North Dakota Rural Health Association

Upcoming Event

Dakota Conference on Rural and Public Health
April 1-3, 2009
Best Western Seven Seas Hotel & Waterpark, Mandan, ND

Mission
The North Dakota Rural Health Association’s mission is to bring together diverse interests and provide a unified voice to promote and enhance the quality of rural health through leadership, advocacy, coalition building, education and communication.

Vission
The North Dakota Rural Health Association’s vision is to be an effective advocate for improved health status of rural North Dakotans.

Goals

To identify the healthcare needs of rural North Dakota
To promote public awareness and understanding of North Dakota’s rural health care problems
To provide a forum for the exchange and distribution of ideas, information, and research for the improvement of rural health care
To develop and promote solutions to rural health care challenges at a local, state, and national level
To encourage research and analysis of the rural health system in North Dakota
To work collaboratively with rural and urban partners to strengthen rural healthcare in North Dakota
To support professional health education programs that focus on enhancing and improving the healthcare of rural North Dakotans
To serve as a link between Association members, consumers, providers, professionals, public officials and others interested in improving rural health care
To promote the maintenance and economic well being of North Dakota’s rural health infrastructure.