What's New

The August & September Issue of RWHC Eye On Health is now available and Includes:

• Immunizing Against Our Culture of Contempt 
• What the Measles Epidemic is Telling Us
• Strong Support for Revising Rural Wage Index
• College Grads Prospering in Rural America
• Leadership Insights: “Cascading a Message”
• Acting to Prevent Farmer Suicide
• Hospitals Aligned for Healthy Communities
• Leadership Insights: “Cascading a Message”
• Go Paperless with RWHC Eye on Health
• Upcoming RWHC Leadership Programs
• Help Develop the Next Generation of Rural Leaders
• Eye On Health Cartoons

Thanks for your ongoing support for rural health!

"The State of Rural Wisconsin Health" by Tim Size, RWHC Executive Director, Wisconsin Rural Health Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI, June 13, 2019

Issue 106, "Reversing the High Cost of Blame", by Jo Anne Preston, Workforce & Organizational Development Sr. Mgr., is available online:

Issue 105, "Bread, the Staff of Leadership", by Jo Anne Preston, Workforce & Organizational Development Sr. Mgr., is available online:

Issue 104, "Summarize", by Jo Anne Preston, Workforce & Organizational Development Sr. Mgr., is available online:

Introducing HEAL

RWHC is committed to partnering for opportunities to reduce burnout in healthcare providers and leaders. One great program that addresses this is the HEAL - Healthy Embodied Agile Leadership program. The goal of the HEAL program is to provide a pathway for healthcare practitioners/leaders to sustainably thrive and be a force for positive change in their patients, practices and systems. 

Click Here for the 2019 schedule and signup links.

RWHC is committed to partnering for opportunities to reduce burnout in healthcare providers and leaders. One great program that addresses this is the HEAL - Healthy Embodied Agile Leadership program. The goal of the HEAL program is to provide a pathway for healthcare practitioners/leaders to sustainably thrive and be a force for positive change in their patients, practices and systems. This opportunity for physicians, clinicians, C-Suite-any health care leader-focuses on resiliency in these times of chaotic change. In this CME approved program, participants will learn to:

• ·   Shift from coping to transforming, reframing problems into opportunities
• ·   Learn practices for building resilience
• ·   Build energy agility among 4 patterns in the nervous system
• ·   Learn how to use oneself as an instrument for positive change

HEAL has achieved exceptional results with participating physicians and healthcare leaders. Join for one of the 2019 events!

A Very Partial List of Rural Health Innovations in Wisconsin–" 'The Challenge is Not so Much New Models But Further Expanding a Culture of Innovation.' This brief compendium of 32 rural innovations was collected from Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC) Members and Staff for a Rural Policy Research Institute Health Panel meeting, supported by the Helmsley Foundation, for a conversation about innovations occurring in rural health practice, delivery system design and payment models on December 6 and 7 in Washington, DC."  Tim Size, RWHC Executive Director