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The Office of Rural and Underserved Programs: Preparing learners for patient-centered primary care in underserved places.

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The Ohio contingency attending the Rural Health Policy Institute braved the snow in Washington DC to visit with legislators on Capitol Hill today. @OUHCOM

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Congratulations to Dawn Mollica, Office of Rural and Underserved Programs, for winning the 2025 CARE Award.  CARE, Celebrating Achievements and Recognizing Excellence, is a formal employee recognition program at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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RUSP graduate Belainesh Nigeda, is making a difference after graduating from OU-HCOM in 2024. Nigeda recently received the Humanistic Healer Award.
Congratulations Belainesh Nigeda!

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RUSP would like to congratulate, Paul Phongkusolchit, OMSIV, for his recent publication.  Paul co-authored an article, Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Zinc Deficiency: A Study of a Rural Nursing Home. The article has been accepted and schedule to be published in 2025

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We would like to congratulate Fourth year student Ifa Abduljelil, on the Dublin campus, for being selected as the 2024/25 Heritage College Student DO of the Year!

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The Office of Rural and Underserved Programs congratulates Marilena Wolf (OMS-III), for her Podium presentation entitled, “Creating Inclusive and Accessible Menstrual Health Education,” at the Transforming Care Conference on October 4, 2023.

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At the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics 2023 Annual Fall Meeting on October 6, 2023.

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The Office of Rural and Underserved Programs congratulates Brandon Wolters (OMS-IV), for his Poster Presentation entitled, “A Retrospective Chart Review: Examining the Prevalence of Ankle Pathology and the Need for Diagnostic Ankle Arthroscopy in Malleolar Fractures."

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Click here to find out more about NRHA's advocacy campaigns! https://t.co/GwEojUKMpB...

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Today’s the day! It’s National Rural Health Day! We are celebrating here in DC with a resolution declaring today #NRHD in both the House and Senate. Swipe to learn about the #PowerOfRural through some facts and figures from @nosorh !

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Just a reminder that tomorrow at noon join us in celebrating National Rural Health Day by clicking on the ORHA link below to watch the webinar with featured speaker Ruth Dudding, Athens County Health Department.

Here is the link to register: https://t.co/MhNkOykuV0

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As we gear towards the final days of our National Rural Health Day countdown on November 16th, we will share some rural health facts! Today's fact is that nearly 1 in 5 people in the United States live in rural areas.

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Today's fact is that there is strong evidence that CenteringPregnancy improves birth outcomes, particularly among disadvantaged populations such as low-income black and Hispanic women.

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As we gear towards the final days of our National Rural Health Day countdown on November 16th, we will share some rural health facts!

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Today's fact is evidence indicates that community health workers improve access to health care and increase patient knowledge and healthy behavior.

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As we gear towards the final days of our National Rural Health Day countdown on November 16th, we will share some rural health facts!

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A reminder that on Wednesday, November 16th, there will be a National Rural Health Day Webinar.

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Today's fact is that there is strong evidence that enrollment outreach and support efforts, increase enrollment in health insurance programs among working-age adults and children.

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As we gear towards the final days of our National Rural Health Day countdown on November 16th, we will share some rural health facts!