Leading through advocacy, education, and relationships
Events
EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY
ORHA Advocacy Update
30 Minute Update
September 9, 2026
11:00 a.m.
Presented by Carly Salamone, Advocacy Chair, ORHA
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National Rural Health Day Celebration with Carrie Henning-Smith
Celebrate Rural Health Day with us on November 19 at 11:00 a.m. for an inspiring message of hope, strength, and rural resilience featuring Carrie Henning-Smith, Board Director with the National Rural Health Association. Join us as we celebrate the people, communities, and partnerships that make rural health stronger.
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ORHA Advocacy Update
30 Minute Update
December 2, 2026
11:00 a.m.
Presented by Carly Salamone, Advocacy Chair, ORHA
Member Webinars
Access Starts With Panel Size: How Many Patients Can You Actually Serve?
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET | Hosted on Zoom by PanelWise
How many patients can your primary care providers actually serve? Panel size is the force underneath access, continuity, burnout and quality, but it is challenging for rural organizations to get reliable data on how many patients they are managing today or how many more they can sustainably take on.
With Medicaid pressure rising and Rural Health Transformation dollars now in play, that number matters more than it used to. In this one-hour session, experienced medical group COO Jason Harris walks through a practical method for setting panel sizes based on how your providers actually practice and what your patients need.
Register: https://us05web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fgaEIY8GRcSLKXUTpoyxaQ
Dates and Programming are subject to change
Regional Stakeholder Meetings
Stakeholder meetings are held across the state; they are an essential piece of our advocacy, education, and relationship efforts.
Our virtual meetings will bring people together to have a conversation about improved access to care. During a 1.5-hour interactive meeting, participants will rank the feasibility and impact of evidence-based solutions to address access to care. From these meetings, ORHA will identify top priorities for the state to implement to support the Ohio Rural Health Improvement Plan.
Please watch for registration information.
Phone: 567-712-0697
Ohio Department of Health – State Office of Rural Health
National Rural Health Association
