HRHN's 2022 Quarter 2 Newsletter

Our latest edition includes ~

• Network Updates:
  1. HRHN's HD CHW Program Prepares for Year 2
  2. HRHN's CHW COVID Initiative 
  3. Info on HD CHW Program
• Rural Health Updates:​
  1. FRHA Health Literacy ECHO New Dates
  2. FRHA Summit Wrap-Up
  3. NRHA's Latest Newsletter​
  4. Telemedicine Talk #9: CDC Offers Law and Policy Resources for Telehealth and Telemedicine

• Member Updates:
  1. Tobacco Free Florida celebrates 15 years
  2. Healthy Start Coalition's Annual Meeting Announced
  3. QuitDoc Upcoming Classes
  4. ​FCHWC Census Launched
     
• Articles:​
  1. AdventHealth - Stroke: The Need for Speed
  2. HPCSWF - HIV and Expecting Mothers
  3. CFHC - May is Mental Health Awareness Month

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Board Meeting Notice

Heartland Rural Health Network's next Board of Directors Meeting will take place
​on Wednesday, May 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 Friday, May 13th. 

Jobs available!

Heartland Rural Health Network has the following open position:​

• Vaccination Community Health Worker (FT)

To learn more about these positions, please visit our Employment tab or click here.

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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.