United in Purpose, Cause, and Voice for Rural Health Access, Quality, and Equity
• Serving as a clearing house for rural health expertise, knowledge and information.
• Rural health policy issue statements and white papers.
• Leadership in coalition building around rural health issues.
• Exchange for rural health solutions via the promotion of the development of new service delivery models, rural health quality improvement and the dissemination of information regarding best practices.
• Training programs and materials on topics such as community development, community partnership building with business and industry, leadership/team building, and grant writing.
• Tools, such as community needs assessment, resource mapping, consumer surveys, business planning processes and templates, etc.
• An exchange for technical assistance to help members and partners acquire data analysis and interpretation services as well as management assistance.
• Advocacy for rural health.
To safeguard and improve the health of rural Missourians.
Services and Benefits
MRHA provides four key services:
1) specialized capabilities (expertise, equipment, and facilities)
2) linkages and social relationships
3) transfer of knowledge
4) management and organization
