RWHC Rural Health News & Updates

New PSA Video- "I was wrong"

posted on 10/19/2021 1:05:00 PM

by the "Stop the COVID Spread! Coalition"

| Categories: COVID-19

Letter 4 of 10: To the Struggling Nurse Right Now...

posted on 10/19/2021 8:00:00 AM

It may not seem like it right now, but it will get better, things will get easier, you may have shifts that leave you in tears, but they will make you a better nurse. What you are doing matters. It may not feel like you are being appreciated for all ...

| Categories: Letters from Nurses 2021

Letter 3 of 10: To the Struggling Nurse Right Now...

posted on 10/18/2021 8:00:00 AM

Remember why you became a nurse! Times are tough with COVID, but hopefully one day it will pass. You are making a difference in people’s lives! You are leaving a positive impact on your patients. You matter! The work you do matters! If you are unhap...

| Categories: Letters from Nurses 2021

Letter 2 of 10: To the Nurse Struggling Right Now...

posted on 10/15/2021 8:00:00 AM

You. Are. Not. Alone. Remember who you are, and how far you’ve come. Sleepless nights, constant studying, passing your NCLEX, performing your first IV and getting it the first try. Little victories are BIG victories. Whether it’s performing CPR or ...

| Categories: Letters from Nurses 2021

November 2021 Issue of Eye On Health Newsletter

posted on 10/14/2021 1:04:00 PM

This issue includes: Letters to the Nurse Struggling Right Now, Hurricane Ida, COVID & Resilience, COVID Killing Rural at Twice Rate Urban, Leadership Insights: “Energy +/-”, UW Students Can Apply for 30th Annual $2,500 Monato Essay Prize, U...

| Categories: Eye On Health 2021

Letter 1 of 10: To the Nurse Struggling Right Now...

posted on 10/13/2021 6:00:00 AM

Welcome to the crazy world of nursing. You joined at a time that was not ideal. It probably isn’t what you imagined it’d be. You walked onto the floor of your first shift greeted with N95s and gowns – not smiles and hugs. You have probably questio...

| Categories: Letters from Nurses 2021

Rural Vaccine Confidence Initiative

posted on 10/4/2021 8:44:00 AM

You know better than anyone that vaccine hesitancy among rural Americans means COVID-19 will linger in rural communities for the foreseeable future – unless something more is done to increase vaccination rates.NRHA has developed a grassroots initiat...

| Categories: COVID-19

October 2021 Issue of Eye On Health Newsletter

posted on 9/16/2021 10:09:00 AM

This issue includes: Fighting COVID with Arm Tied Behind Back, RWHC Briefs White House on Rural Health, “Don’t wait. Vaccinate.” PSA, A Rural Hospital Partners for Childcare, “Five Keys to Rural Resilience”, RWHC Celebrates Rural Health Ambassad...

| Categories: Eye On Health 2021

30th Annual $2,500 Hermes Monato Rural Health Essay Competition

posted on 9/16/2021 9:41:00 AM

Please help us publicize the 30th Annual $2,500 Hermes Monato Rural Health Essay Competition.

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Don’t wait. Vaccinate. "Coach Pete"

posted on 8/31/2021 6:51:00 AM

(Video) The ad features, Pete, a former long-time high school football coach and Pete's doctor, Dr. Heyka, of Bellin Health. Both are from Oconto, Wisconsin. “Don’t wait. Vaccinate." was produced by Platform Communications and will run for four w...

| Categories: COVID-19

Behind The Mask: Stories of the COVID-19 pandemic

posted on 8/27/2021 9:50:00 AM

SSM Health filmmakers, including a former NBC News producer, visited hospitals, homes and a PPE supply center across Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Missouri to capture stories of the pandemic as they unfolded in the lives of patients and front-line hospital...

| Categories: COVID-19

‘Do It for the People You Love,’ Says Pennsylvania Farmer in Video about Vaccination

posted on 8/23/2021 10:01:00 AM

John Painter felt so strongly about his decision to get vaccinated that he wanted to share his experience with more people. The resulting video is just what’s needed to communicate effectively and respectfully, says a communications professional.

| Categories: COVID-19

September 2021 Issue of Eye On Health Newsletter

posted on 8/16/2021 8:26:00 AM

This issue includes: COVID Will End as a Whimper, Not a Bang, Dialing Back Covid Anger/Denial, It Must be Summer, 2021 Q&B/RWHC Community Engagement Awards Announced, UW Students Can Apply for 30th Annual $2,500 Monona Essay Prize, Register: RWHC Nat...

| Categories: Eye On Health 2021

RWHC is excited to announce the National Rural Health Leadership Virtual Residency Program

posted on 8/3/2021 2:53:00 PM

In year six of this successful program in Wisconsin, we are expanding nationally to engage new healthcare leaders in this one-year track of monthly education and skill development sessions. We cover a wide array of topics to ensure success for those ...

| Categories: Other News & Updates