RHA of TN's Day on the Hill

Rural Health Association of Tennessee members met with several of Tennessee’s legislators and staffs on Wednesday, March 9th.

Topics of conversation ranged from discussing the Access to Naloxone Act, telehealth, health equity, and the importance of coordinated school health.

Click here for the Rural Health Association of Tennessee’s 2022 Advocacy agenda.

Click here to access the Access to Naloxone Act flyer. This bill was passed on March 10th.

A special thanks to the below individuals for meeting with us:

  • Senator Bo Watson (District 11)
  • Representative Johnny Shaw (District 80)
  • Representative Chris Todd (District 73)
  • Representative John Ragan (District 33)
  • Representative Jay D. Reedy (District 74)
  • Senator Page Walley (District 26)
  • Representative Bud Hulsey (District 2)
  • Senator Bill Powers (District 22)
  • Senator Shane Reeves (District 14)
  • Representative Kirk Haston (District 72)

Also thank you to the below individuals for representing RHA of TN members in these meetings.

  • Alison Gower, Rural Health Association of Tennessee 
  • Allie Haynes, Rural Health Association of Tennessee
  • Anna Hurt, Anderson County Coordinated School Health 
  • Barry Cooper, Jackson Area Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency (JACOA)
  • Cheryl Wooten, Stewart County Coordinated School Health
  • Dorshonda Evans, Rural Health Association of Tennessee
  • Elaine Jackson, Stewart County Coordinated School Health
  • Erica Johnson-Lockett, West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar
  • Freda Russell, Three Rivers Hospital 
  • Jacy Warrell, Rural Health Association of Tennessee
  • Jason Weil, Perry Community Hospital 
  • Leslie Brasfield, Manchester City Schools Coordinated School Health
  • Mike Leventhal, Men's Health Network
  • Ruby Kirby, Bolivar/Camden General Hospital 

A special thank you to Elaine Jackson and Cheryl Wooten for bringing five students from their district. These students are in their high school's government class and were selected by their teacher. Each student was encouraged to read up on the legislators they were having meetings with to discuss bills that specifically pertained to them. We were so glad to have them!

 

 

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