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Illinois and Missouri Rural Health Equity Summit
Saturday, March 20, 2021, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
Category: Live Meetings/Events

Illinois and Missouri Rural Health Equity Summit

Saturday, March 20
Regency Conference Center
O’Fallon, IL

Online registration coming soon!

Co-hosted by Illinois and Missouri chapters, the goal is to raise awareness of rural health challenges and then identify and discuss resources available and those still needed in order to effectively meet those challenges.

The Rural Health Equity Summit makes rural health a priority by addressing the many layers of barriers that prevent sustaining progress and attention on rural health in Illinois and Missouri. These barriers include physician workforce shortages, an imminent maternal mortality crisis, budget challenges and the lack of intergovernmental agency prioritization.

Taken together, Illinois and Missouri’s rural populations total nearly 3 million with per capita income lagging behind their urban counterparts. This event will examine both states’ selected social determinants of health and explore solutions to reduce disparity gaps.

Audience: Health care providers and leaders from throughout Illinois and Missouri, including physicians, nurses, advanced practice nurses, administrators, practice managers and community leaders representing rural districts.