Rural Health Institute

Join Public Health Professionals from across the nation at The 5th Annual Rural Public Health Institute to be held at the Thelma Keller Convention Center in Effingham, IL on March 11, 12 and 13, 2009.  The theme of this year’s conference is: Preparing for Challenging Times.

The Rural Public Health Institute provides half and full day training workshops on current, timely topics in the area of Rural Public Health.  The Institute is designed to provide an opportunity for professional growth, educational enrichment and networking to those professionals who work in the fields of rural public health, health care, chronic diseases, food safety, epidemiology, surveillance, emergency preparedness, agriculture, and education.   There will be two tracks for public health professionals to follow this year. The first track will provide training in Rural Health Preparedness and the second track will provide trainings related to Workforce Development for rural public health professionals. 

This year, we are honored to have Dr. Damon Arnold, Director of Illinois Department of Public Health, as our Keynote Speaker on Wednesday March 11th.  

In addition, on March 12, Ms. Barbara Reynolds, a Crisis Communication Specialist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will be doing two ½ day workshops on Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication.

Registration information is available at PublicHealthLearning.com.

Conference topics are determined by a statewide panel of rural health academics and practitioners. If you are interested in participating in the planning of the 2008 conference please contact us.