Events

Upcoming Events in 2024

Texas Rural Health Action Alliance Presents:

Texas Rural Health Legislative Summit

Date: November 12th & 13th

Location: Texas Hospital Association 1108 Lavaca, St Austin, TX 78701

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the 2024 Texas Rural Health Legislative Summit, hosted by the Texas Rural Health Action Alliance (TRHAA)—an initiative of the Texas Rural Health Association. Held on November 12th and 13th, this pivotal event brought together rural health advocates, state representatives, healthcare leaders, and community members to address the key legislative priorities impacting Texas’s rural communities as we approach the 89th Legislature in January 2025.

Your dedication and advocacy helped make this summit an incredible success. We are deeply grateful to our inspiring speakers for their expertise and to all attendees for fostering impactful discussions on advancing rural health. Together, we celebrated National Rural Health Day and renewed our commitment to strengthening rural communities across Texas.

Explore featured presentations from the summit below, and thank you for being a vital part of this movement!

Learn more about the Texas Rural Health Action Alliance Initiative: https://www.trha.org/texasruralhealthactionalliance/

Presentations:

The Rural Health Landscape, Choosing Rural – Alan Morgan, CEO, National Rural Health Association (NRHA)

Why Rural Health Matters Video, Texas Maternal Care Deserts Video – Ted D. Matthews, CEO Anson General Hospital, Anson, TX,  TRHA Board Member

TORCH Priorities – Ashley Morgan, Erben & Yarbrough TORCH

Celebrating the Power of Rural – SuLynn Mester, Clinical Professor, UTA Center for Rural Health and Nursing

Texas Maternal Care Rescue Plan Presentation – Dr. Kia Parsi, Executive Director, Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center

Legislative Briefing – UT System Dr. David Lakey, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs & Chief Medical Officer, U.T. System

TTUHSC Overview & Legislative Priorities – Smiley Garcia, Assistant VP of Governmental Relations, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

The Importance of Preserving Medical Liability Reforms – Brian G. Jackson, Executive Director, Texas Alliance for Patient Access

Photos via Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HmHkN0xDEOmg0IDudHvP53582Mm57Tak?usp=drive_link

 

Advocacy 101 Webinar

Date: 7/19/2024

Location: Zoom

The TRHA will be hosting an Advocacy 101 webinar training being provided to us by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) Zil Joyce Dixon Romero – State Government Affairs Manager on Friday July 19, 2024, from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM. This educational event is free for members and select students. Please join us as the Texas Rural Health Association looks to get more involved in rural health advocacy for Texas!

Registration: CLOSED

Rural Healthcare Innovation Symposium

Date: 4/11/2024

Location: Vernon College – 4400 College Drive, Vernon, TX
(REGISTRATION CLOSED)

On April 11, 2024 the Rural Healthcare Innovation Symposium was hosted in Vernon, TX at Vernon College on April 11, 2024. The Big Country, and North Central Area Health Education Centers in partnership with the Texas Rural Health Association to present a one-day event on Rural Healthcare Innovation on topics relevant to the rural and underserved landscape of West Texas, intending to provide regional supportive resources and innovative solutions for healthcare professionals, organizations, and healthcare profession students.

Thank you to our speakers, whom did a fantastic job and to all attendees for joining us. A very special thank you to Representative David Spiller for coming to support as well.

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