ORH’s Community Conversations
Community Conversations is an ongoing, bimonthly virtual event to bring together rural community members and partners to discuss pressing rural health topics. These events are intended to share information and more importantly, learn from YOU about the needs in your rural communities.
2026 event schedule:
January 29 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Oregon Legislative Update
March 19 - 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. | Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) Updates
May 21 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Communities Recruiting Providers - How Rural Communities Can Come Together to Recruit a Health Care Workforce
July 23 - 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. | How CHWs at Rural Hospitals are Improving Health Outcomes
September 17 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Revitalizing Oregon's EMS Workforce
November 19 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | National Rural Health Day (NRHD) - Celebrating Rural Health in Oregon
*Registration coming soon.
January 30, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Oregon Legislative Update - Event recording
March 13, 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. ORH’s New Rural Resource Hub - Event recording
May 15, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EMS Workforce Recruitment and Retention Programs - Event recording
July 24, 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. CAH, RHC and Population Health Program Updates - Event recording| Slides
September 18, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Students and Pipeline/Pathway as a Workforce Strategy - Event recording | Slides
November 20, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. National Rural Health Day: Celebrating Rural Health in Oregon - Event Recording
January 25, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Rural health in the 2024 Legislative Session - Event recording | Slides
April 11, 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. Guide to ORH Data Resources for Your Rural Health Grants and Research - Event recording | Slides
May 23, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Tackling Workforce Challenges Through Recruitment & Retention - Event recording | Slides
July 25, 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. Rural Health Resource Round-up - Event recording | Slides | Resources
September 26, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. 2024/2025 Tax Credit and Insurance Subsidy Programs - Event recording | Slides
November 21, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. National Rural Health Day: Celebrating rural health in Oregon - Event recording
January 26, 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Rural health in the 2023 legislative session Event recording | Slides
March 23, 12 p.m. -1:30 p.m. Supporting older adults in rural Oregon Event recording | Slides
July 27, 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Addressing workforce shortages in rural Oregon Event recording | Slides
August 24, 12 p.m. -1:30 p.m. Supporting Oregon’s Critical Access Hospitals and Rural Health Clinics Event recording | Slides
September 28, 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Enhancing population health in rural Oregon Slides
November 16, 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. National Rural Health Day: Celebrating rural health in Oregon Event recording