State Offices of Rural Health Orientation Meeting October 25-26, 2016 Chris Salyers, MA Education and Services Director
Historical Perspective • The only membership association dialed in exclusively on the needs of SORHs • Thank you to FORHP for their tremendous support • Additional revenue streams outside FORHP to diversify activity types • Began 20 years ago, with first full time staff 10 years ago (Teryl and Donna)
Strategic Priorities • Increase and diversity funding for NOSORH strategic priorities and to support SORH. • Increase SORH capacity to support, strengthen and sustain rural health clinics. • Provide TA to SORHs experiencing operational and leadership challenges. • Monitor, educate and provide resources for NOSORH, SORH, FORHP and policy makers on emerging issues that impact rural health. • Increase the impact of Power of Rural and National Rural Health Day to grow the visibility of SORH and rural community successes. • Increase and diversity funding for SORHs by 50% increase in SORH line to $15 million and renew program reauthorization. • Build the capacity of SORHs through strategic education and mentoring.
How we accomplish strategic goals? • Cooperative Agreement, Contracts, Membership Dues, Sponsorships (Development Committee) • RHC Institute, toolkits, webinars (RHC Committee) • Development of task force and mentorship programs • Harvey, PPMT, Policy review, comments to CMS, Hall Render (PPMT and Policy Committees) • New PR firm, continued expansion of NRHD activities (webinars, etc.), inclusion of Hall Render firm (Communications Committee) • Reauthorization act, appropriations and other Congressional committees (Policy Committee) • Webinars, Meetings, Fact sheets, Learning Collaborative calls, Travel Scholarships, upcoming SORH Proficiencies and Mentoring program (Educational Exchange Committee primary)
Resources NOSORH Offers • Toolkits • Fact Sheets • Webinars, presentations, etc. • Institutes • Templates • State Sharing • Travel Scholarships
New for FY ‘16 • Early Adopter SORH resources • Strategic Partnerships (NAO, BHW) • Workforce projects (Rural PREP, 3RNet)
How to get involved • Committees • Awards • Communications • Development • Educational Exchange • Finance • Flex • Policy • JCREC • RHC • PPMT • Regional Representative • Liaison positions • Executive Committee • State Sharing, Mentoring, and hosting Travel Scholarships
Contact Me Chris Salyers, Education and Services Director Phone:888.391.7258 x106 | Fax:586.739.9941 Direct: 743.881.9551 | Cell: 606.568.5354 chris.salyers@nosorh.org | www.nosorh.org
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