HRHN's ​2021 First Quarter Network Newsletter Released!

Our latest edition includes ~

• Network Updates:
  1. HRHN's FY '19-20 Annual Report
  2. iMAD Girls & WUMB Program Mentoring
  3. COVID-19 Vaccine Information Roll-out
  4. HRHN's Advocacy Priorities
• Member Updates:
  1. CFHC Growth, Children's Dental Sealant Program, and COVID-19 Vaccination Process
  2. DMH Vaccination Process
  3. Advent Health Food is Health Program
  4. Heartland Rides Transportation Program​

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• Rural Health Updates:

                    1.    Special Health Insurance Enrollment Period
              2.     Family Telehealth Curriculum Released
              3.   Survey on COVID-19 Rural Preparedness and Vaccination

• Recognition of:
  1. National Mentoring Month (January)
  2. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day (January 18)
  3. National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month (January)
  4. National Children's Dental Health Month (February)
  5. Black History Month (February)
  6. National Nutrition Month (March)

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Looking for information about COVID-19 - the CORONAVIRUS?  

Click here for COVID-19 resources and information
​from our partners in health.

President Biden announced a Special Health Insurance Enrollment Period through the Health Insurance Marketplace from February 15th - May 15th, 2021.  To read the full Statement, click the button below.  If you need to enroll, visit HealthCare.gov. 

President's Statement on Open Enrollment

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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.