State Offices of Rural Health

Goal 1: Maintain within the state a clearinghouse for collecting and sharing information on rural health care issues, research findings related to rural health care, and innovative approaches to rural healthcare delivery.Goal 2: 1. Establish and maintain within the state a clearinghouse for collecting and disseminating information on: Goal 3: 2. Coordinate the activities carried out in the state that relate to rural health care, including providing coordination for the purpose of avoiding redundancy in such activities; and Goal 4: 3. Identify federal and state programs regarding rural health, and provide technical assistance to public and nonprofit private entities regarding participation in such programs. Goal 5: The legislation also allows that each SORH may: - Conduct activities pertaining to the recruitment and retention of health care professionals to serve in the rural areas of their states: and - Provide sub-awards and contracts to public and non-profit organizations to carry out SORH activities.Goal 6: Coordinate rural health related activities in the state and avoid redundancy.Goal 7: Identify federal and state rural health programs and help public and nonprofit private entities participate in these programs.

Sarah Ndiang'ui