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Speakers: Michael Meit, MA, MPH, Director of Research and Programs, ETSU Center for Rural Health Research; Kate Beatty, PhD, Faculty Researcher, ETSU Center for Rural Health Research

Session Description
On this National Rural Health Day, we will celebrate the things that make rural communities strong and provide examples of how to leverage those strengths to improve the health of Tennesseans. Additionally, we will share tangible resources and replicable ideas for providers, school health professionals, and others working to mitigate rural health inequities

Objectives:

• Understand rural health inequities in Tennessee and contributing social determinants of health.
• Describe rural strengths and assets and how those may be leveraged to improve rural health and well-being.
• Learn about ETSU’s efforts to improve rural health through its Center for Rural Health Research and recently awarded HRSA Rural Health Research Center grant.

Moderator: Alicia Calloway, Chief Operating Officer, OPYS