Our Mission
The National Rural Health Association is a member-driven organization that provides leadership on rural health issues.
To accomplish this, the Association espouses the following values that express the Association's concern not only with the provision of health care services, but with the level of health and well-being that those services establish for rural areas and their residents.
- All Americans are entitled to an equitable level of health and well-being established through health care services regardless of geographic locale, gender, ethnic or racial background, or economic ability or status.
- Access to primary and preventive health care services should be available locally to rural residents to achieve the goal of preventing illness whenever possible.
- An overarching goal of the Association is to foster service partnerships among health care providers and facilities rather than focusing on the disciplines.
- The Association recognizes the value that each member brings to the improvement of rural health care services and values the multicultural diversity of its membership. Additionally, the Association realizes the broader scope of solutions and opportunities that may be achieved through the grassroots efforts of this diverse membership.
- The Association recognizes that collegiality and partnerships with and among other associations may serve to enhance or increase rural health accomplishments.
- The Association believes local residents should be involved in determining the health care needed and provided in their communities.
- The Association values and strives to achieve its role in helping members provide the best possible health care services by offering continuing education and information on rural health related issues, policy and research.
The Association values its role in improving rural health care services and thereby positively affecting the public health of rural people and populations. Through the involvement of its members, other organizations, and governmental entities, assistance is provided in achieving a more positive health care environment and maximum health status for all rural Americans. To this end, the Association strives to be a proactive and positive force in its efforts toward providing the best rural health care possible.
