HRHN's 2022 Quarter 4 Newsletter

Our latest edition includes ~

• Network Updates:
  1. HRHN's New Health Disparities Project Launches
  2. COVID-19 Vaccine Event October 29th 
  3. DYK: HD CHW Program Wauchula Office Coming Soon
• Rural Health Updates:​​​
  1. Florida DOH Upcoming Webinars​
  2. FRHA Rural Health Heroes
     
  3. Telemedicine Talk #11: Telehealth Strategies for Delivery of Maternal Health Care
• National Rural Health Updates:
  1. HRSA's National Survey of Children's Health Released
  2. ​NRHA Rural Health Day
     

• Member Updates:
  1. TGH Community Programs Available
  2. ​AdventHealth Breast Cancer Survivor Support Group Launches
  3. Recovering from Hurricane Ian: Resources
• Articles:​
  1. CFHC - Think Fast, Think Pink, Think Beat
  2. HPCSWF - Long COVID, What We Know So Far

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Board Meeting Notice

Heartland Rural Health Network's next Board of Directors Meeting will take place
​on Wednesday, January 18th starting at 11:30 am.  
If you would like to attend the meeting or have something that you would like to be added to the agenda, please e-mail support@hrhn.org by Wednesday, January 11th. 

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Our Core Values

Integrity- We encourage the free exchange of ideas in an environment that embraces honesty, fairness, personal responsibility, and ethical leadership

Ethics- We respect honesty, fairness, equality, dignity, diversity, and individual rights and demonstrate this through both our actions and words.

Collaboration-We continually seek opportunities to work in partnership with other organizations and share resources to ensure that we are meeting the needs of our community.

Quality-We strive to provide the highest quality products and services that meet the diverse needs of our community.

Innovation-​We constantly seek to provide innovative and flexible solutions.

Our Service Area

Hardee, Highlands, DeSoto, and rural portions of Polk and Charlotte Counties, FL.

​What Is Rural In Florida?

According to Florida Statute, 381.0406, the definition of rural means an area with a population density of less than 100 individuals per square mile or an area defined by the most recent United States Census as rural.

30 of Florida's 67 counties are considered rural based on this definition. These 30 counties cover just over 42% of Florida's nearly 54,000 square miles of land. Rural counties are primarily located in the Florida Panhandle, north central Florida, the south central portion of the state, and the Florida Keys. Approximately 1.1 million of Florida's 16 million citizens live in rural counties. Portions of other Florida counties also contain large, rural pockets.