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2019 Maryland Rural Health Conference

Annual Association Meeting & Awards Ceremony Dinner

Monday, October 21, 2019

• Mission:

▫ The Maryland Rural Health Association (MRHA) is a non-profit

• rganization whose mission is to educate and advocate for the
• ptimal health and wellness of rural communities and their

residents.

• Vision Statement:

▫ MRHA envisions a rural Maryland where the health needs of communities are met with quality, access, and affordable care.

Mission & Vision

Thank you to our Sponsors!!

Thank you to the 2019 MRHA Conference Planning Committee!

• President:

▫ Susan Stewart, AHEC West

• Vice President:

▫ Jennifer Berkman, Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center

• Secretary:

▫ Lori Werrell, MedStar St Mary’s Hospital & MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

• Treasurer:

▫ John Ness, West Cecil Health Center

MRHA Board of Directors Executive Board Leadership – FY20

• Mark Bittle, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Diana Gaviria, Washington County Health Department
• Rebecca Jones, Worcester County Health Department
• Alana Knudson, NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
• Kimi-Scott McGreevy, Garrett Regional Medical Center
• Andrew Naumann, MIEMSS
• Larry Polsky, Calvert County Health Department
• Patti Willis, University of Maryland Shore Regional Health
• Grace Zaczek, Retired, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• State Agency/Non-Voting Members:

▫ Jennifer Witten, VP of Governmental Affairs, Maryland Hospital Association ▫ Currently Vacant, Rural Maryland Council ▫ Currently Vacant, State Office of Rural Health, Maryland Department of Health

MRHA Board of Directors

• 1. Sustainability & Membership Building
• 2. Growing Strategic Partnerships
• 3. Using Data to Drive Decision-Making
• 4. Advocacy & Being a Leading Voice for Rural

Health in Maryland

• 5. Community Outreach & Education
• 6. Continue Increased Visibility

MRHA 2018 Strategic Plan: GOALS

MRHA Conference Registration Growth (2015 - 2019)

104 116 151 211 235

2015 - Ocean City 2016 - Solomons 2017 - McHenry 2018 - Cambridge 2019 - National Harbor

MRHA Heads West in 2020

SAVE THE DATE

for

Rocky Gap

October 18-20, 2020

MRHA Interactive Organizational Membership Map

• Over 60 Organizational

Members in FY19

• Over 200 Individual

Members in FY19

• MRHA’s membership

includes over 20,000 Marylanders

• Receive updates on the Maryland General Assembly

Legislative Session (budget and bills)

• Help develop advocacy priorities for MRHA that supports rural

communities across the state

• Engage with elected officials and staff on rural health issues
• Participate in the legislation process and be the rural voice

during committee considerations

• Provide guidance and help determine MRHA’s position on

legislation that may have an impact to rural communities

• Conference Calls are bi-weekly during the Legislative Session

(January – March) and planning meetings over the interim

MRHA Legislative Committee

MRHA’s 3rd Annual Legislative Forum – 2019 Session

• Held in partnership with the Community

Health Resources Commission on January 31st at the Miller Senate Bldg in Annapolis

• MRHA honored Delegate Mike McKay with

the 2019 Thomas 'Mac' Middleton Maryland Rural Health Legislator of the Year Award

• Details for the 4th Annual Legislative Forum

in January/February 2020 coming soon!

Shown above: Senator Middleton, Delegate McKay, Senator Eckardt (2018 recipient), and Lara Wilson

❖ Collaborative project with:

➢ State Office of Rural Health, MDH ➢ Rural Maryland Council ➢ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

❖ Focus groups were conducted in each of the 18 rural counties across Maryland – providers and consumers

2018 Maryland Rural Health Plan

www.MDRuralHealthPLan.org

This website was made possible by a grant from the Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund (RMC) grant.

❖ Implementing specific recommendations from the 2018 Maryland Rural Health Plan ❖ Highlights three unique, evidence-based, rural health programs that are achieving specific goals related to community health improvement: ➢ Charles County Health Department’s Mobile Integrated Health Program ➢ Garrett County Health Department’s Medication Assisted Therapy and Telemedicine Program ➢ Atlantic General Hospital’s Chronic Pain Rehabilitation and Treatment Program

Maryland Rural Health Implementation Plan

• 1. HRSA Rural Opioid Response Program –

AHEC West

• Healing Allegany: Pathway to Recovery
• 2. SAMHSA Rural Opioid Technical Assistance

(ROTA) Grant – University of Maryland Extension

Other NEW exciting MRHA grant partnerships:

Maryland Rural Health Stories – MRHA/CHRC

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MRHA’s YouTube Channel – View Chapter 2

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!

• Outstanding Rural Health Achievement Award

➢ Rod Kornrumpf, FACHE

• Outstanding Rural Health Advocate

➢ Karen Twigg, MSM-HCA, BSN, RN, CMCN

• Outstanding Rural Health Practitioner Award

➢ Dr. Sandra Garbely Kerkovich, DMD

• Outstanding Rural Health Volunteer Award

➢ Bob and Stephanie Gray

• Outstanding Rural Health Program Award

➢ The Queen Anne’s County Health Department’s Mobile Integrated Community Health Program

CONGRATS TO OUR 2019 RURAL HEALTH AWARD WINNERS!