Annual Rural Health Conference

NRHA's Annual Rural Health Conference is the nation's largest rural health conference, created for anyone with an interest in rural health care, including rural health practitioners, hospital administrators, clinic directors and lay health workers, social workers, state and federal health employees, academics, community members and more.

Medical education and health equity events
The annual Rural Medical Education Conference and Health Equity Conference (formerly the Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference) will both be held May 7 directly prior to the Annual Rural Health Conference.

• icon-agenta Agenda

  Draft 2019 Annual Rural Health Conference agenda (updated 3.19.19)
  
  Past agendas:
  2018 Annual Rural Health Conference agenda
  2017 Annual Rural Health Conference agenda
  
  Medical education and health equity events
  The annual Rural Medical Education Conference and Health Equity Conference (formerly the Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference) will both be held May 7 directly prior to the Annual Rural Health Conference.

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• icon-field-visits Field Visits

  The CDC Experience
  Thursday, May 9, 3:30-7 p.m. (includes a reception hosted by the CDC Foundation)
  
  Interested in meeting CDC staff and learning more about the agency’s rural health work? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pleased to host the CDC Experience at their Atlanta headquarters during NRHA's 2019 annual events.
  
  The Experience will provide you an opportunity to make connections with CDC staff and hear about the agency and its efforts to improve the health of rural populations.
  
  Participants will also have the opportunity to visit the CDC Museum, “a Smithsonian Affiliate, [which] uses award-winning exhibits and innovative programming to educate visitors about the value of public health, and presents the rich heritage and vast accomplishments of CDC.”
  
  Registration is $25 for those attending NRHA's 2019 Atlanta events.
  
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Global Communications Center, Roybal Campus
  1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30329

• icon-rates Rates

  Register online for NRHA's Atlanta events

  
  You may also register via downloadable PDF form email to registration@nrharural.org, mail or fax.
  
  Early registration rates (before April 12)
  $725 for members
  $825 for non-members*
  $363 for students
  
  Registration rates after April 12
  $825 member
  $925 non-member*
  $413 for students
  
  * Price includes a one-year complimentary membership for first-time NRHA members.
  
  Contact Lisa Inman at 816-756-3140 for more information on registration.

• icon-exhibitors Exhibitors

  Exhibitors, sponsors and advertisers
  Don't miss the opportunity to increase your visibility in the rural market with ads and sponsorships or by becoming a vetted NRHA Partner. 
  
  Download NRHA's 2019 engagement guide, or contact Larry Bedell to learn more.
  
  NRHA offers sponsorships for all events, providing a valuable opportunity for your organization to gain visibility. These sponsorships, ads and partnerships are great ways to get your company's message in the hands of hundreds of attendees. Remember, one-third of all U.S. hospitals are rural facilities.

• icon-building Accommodations

  Hotel
  The Atlanta Marriott Marquis is located in the downtown Peachtree Center, which offers indoor access to Marta transit.
  
  NRHA’s discounted hotel rate is $195 plus tax (currently 16.9% plus $5 per night Georgia hotel/motel fee). The discount deadline is April 14 or when rooms sell out.
  
  Travel
  The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is 15 miles away with $2.50 MARTA transit each way and estimated taxi fare of $32 each way.
  
  Fraud alert
  Some NRHA’s members have been contacted by companies claiming to represent NRHA in booking hotel reservations for this conference. This is unfortunately a widespread problem in the meeting industry. NRHA does not use a third party booking service, and hotel reservations can be booked directly.