NRHA announces 2015 Rural Health Award recipients
The National Rural Health Association is proud to announce its 2015 Rural Health Award recipients. The following organizations and individuals will be honored April 16 during NRHA’s 38th Annual Rural Health Conference, which will attract more than 650 rural health professionals and students to Philadelphia. “We’re proud of this year’s winners,” says Alan Morgan, NRHA CEO. “They have each already made tremendous strides to advance rural health care, and we’re confident they will continue to help improve the lives of rural Americans.” And the winners are… Outstanding Rural Health Program Rural Behavioral Health Primary Care Collaborative at Western Montana Area Health Education Center Outstanding Rural Health Program Innovative Readiness Training Medical Mission, a Delta Regional Authority and U.S. Department of Defense collaborative Outstanding Rural Health Organization Sakakawea Medical Center and Coal Country Community Health Center Louis Gorin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Rural Health Steven R. Shelton Rural Health Practitioner of the Year Wendel Ellis, DO Outstanding Educator Award K. Bryant Smalley, PhD, PsyD Outstanding Researcher Award Mark Holmes, PhD NRHA/John Snow Inc. Student Leadership Award Alex Spencer View the press release for more information on the honorees and Annual Conference details.