The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) welcomes you to join them to learn more about the Alabama Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program and the eleven initiatives set forth by the State of Alabama to kick-start the goal of transforming health in the state’s rural communities.  Details regarding the workshop dates, times, and… Continue reading Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program – Roadshow Workshops

The National Rural Health Association is partnering with the Leon Lowenstein Foundation to conduct a nationwide environmental scan of rural mobile health clinics. This initiative is focused on identifying successful models, emerging practices, and the policy frameworks needed to support mobile care delivery, with a strong emphasis on rural communities like those across Alabama. As mobile clinics… Continue reading Alabama: Help Inform National Mobile Health Clinic Policy and Practice

The Alabama Rural Health Association welcomed rural health professionals, clinic administrators, community health leaders, and industry partners to the 2026 Alabama Rural Health Conference, held March 18–20 at the Embassy Suites Birmingham Hoover in Hoover. Building on the success of previous years, the conference focused on advancing meaningful dialogue around key issues impacting rural healthcare,… Continue reading 2026 Alabama Rural Health Conference is a Wrap

The Alabama Rural Health Association hosted its 2025 Alabama Rural Health Roadshow on Friday, November 21, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the ADPH Training Center in Prattville.  The event welcomed 35 in-person attendees, with an additional 15 participants joining virtually from across the state. The interactive session focused on identifying the most… Continue reading Alabama Rural Health Roadshow Draws Engagement From Rural Healthcare Leaders

The Alabama Governor’s Office has submitted a comprehensive proposal to the federal government to secure Rural Transformation Fund resources that could reshape healthcare delivery across Alabama’s 58 rural counties. Known as the Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program (ARHTP), the initiative represents one of the most ambitious rural health reform plans in state history, designed to… Continue reading Alabama’s Rural Transformation Fund: A Bold New Vision for Rural Healthcare

Secretary Kennedy will announce significant changes to the US Department of Health and Human Services, which will cut roughly a quarter of the workforce, reshape the nation’s health agencies, and close 5 of the 10 HHS regional offices. As part of the reorganization, Kennedy is creating a new subdivision called the Administration for a Healthy… Continue reading Changes Coming to HHS

Workforce, Nondiscrimination, and Other Final Rules with Impacts for RHCs

The Alabama Rural Health Association is pleased to welcome six new board members who will begin a three-year term on July 1, 2024. These new board members were nominated and voted by their member peers throughout the state. They are as follows: Lamont DupreeExecutive DirectorNorth Alabama Area Health Education Center Lamont Dupree is the new… Continue reading ARHA Welcomes Six New Board Members

May 22, 2023 Former U.S. Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama was recently awarded the Alabama Rural Health Association’s ‘Legislator of the Year’ award at the 2023 annual conference in Hoover. “Senator Shelby and his staff were always receptive to our advocacy for issues around rural health and other issues that impact rural Alabama,” said Farrell… Continue reading Shelby Awarded Alabama Rural Health Award

The next cohort for the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program is forming now. They are accepting applications from interested facilities now to begin programming in Winter 2023. To learn more about the program and application process, you are invited to attend an informational webinars for hospitals and FQHCs on Tuesday, June 6th from 11am-12pm CST and for RHCs and small clinics on Thursday, June 29th from 11am-12pm CST.… Continue reading Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program Applications Opening