Sen. Heitkamp earns applause from rural health advocates
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) received a big round of applause during the National Rural Health Association’s Rural Health Policy Institute today in DC when she said her priorities are “1) rural health care and 2) preventative public health.” “We don’t do public health in America; we do curative medicine,” she said. “Yes, we need to cure disease, but we really want to prevent disease.” Heitkamp advised attendees to build relationships “to make sure there’s a core of advocates in the Senate supporting public health in rural communities.” 430 Policy Institute attendees will meet with their legislators on Capitol Hill Wednesday as part of the 25th annual NRHA event. For more on the nation’s largest rural advocacy event, visit RuralHealthWeb.org/pi.