NRHA Programs Overview
The National Rural Health Association has been serving rural communities by advancing and publicizing rural health issues and seeking to solve rural health care challenges through programmatic efforts and partnerships since 1987.
NRHA Program Resources
NRHA's programmatic efforts include and are supported by the following general and partner-specific resources.
Type of Partner
Introductory Resource
Individuals & Caregivers
Visit https://www.ncoa.org/caregivers and/or https://www.ncoa.org/older-adults
Visit https://www.npaonline.org/find-a-pace-program to find a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE),
Researchers & Students
Visit https://www.afugn.org/about-us to learn about Age-Friendly Universities from the Age-Friendly University Global Network.
Public Health Department
Visit https://afphs.org/about/ to learn about Age-Friendly Public Health Systems from Trust for America’s Health.
Health Systems
Visit https://www.ihi.org/initiatives/age-friendly-health-systems to learn and discover the business case for becoming an Age-Friendly Health System and the business case.
State Rural Health Associations & State Offices of Rural Health
Visit Toolkit: State Strategies to Support Older Adults Aging in Place in Rural Areas from the National Academy of State Health Policy.
Communities
Visit AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
Type of Partner | Introductory Resource |
Individuals & Caregivers | Visit https://www.ncoa.org/caregivers and/or https://www.ncoa.org/older-adults Visit https://www.npaonline.org/find-a-pace-program to find a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), |
Researchers & Students | Visit https://www.afugn.org/about-us to learn about Age-Friendly Universities from the Age-Friendly University Global Network. |
Public Health Department | Visit https://afphs.org/about/ to learn about Age-Friendly Public Health Systems from Trust for America’s Health. |
Health Systems | Visit https://www.ihi.org/initiatives/age-friendly-health-systems to learn and discover the business case for becoming an Age-Friendly Health System and the business case. |
State Rural Health Associations & State Offices of Rural Health | Visit Toolkit: State Strategies to Support Older Adults Aging in Place in Rural Areas from the National Academy of State Health Policy. |
Communities | Visit AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).
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Research & Universities
- Rural Health Research Gateway
- Rural Health Information Hub
- Gerontological Society of America
- Arizona State University
- University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
- University of North Carolina School of Medicine
- University of Texas at Arlington
- NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
- University of California, Davis
Public Health & Health Systems
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- Connected Care for Older Adults
- Trust for America’s Health
- Mississippi State Department of Health
- UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown
Communities & Nonprofit Organizations
- ADvancing States
- American Heart Association
- The SCAN Foundation
- Grant Makers in Health
- Grant Makers in Aging
- National Council on Aging
- Meals on Wheels America
- Stratis Health
- USAging
State & Federal
- Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP)
- Federal Transit Administration
- Nebraska Rural Health Association
- New England Rural Health Association
- Idaho Rural Health Association
- Rural Health Association of Arkansas
- New York State Association for Rural Health