Areas of Focus
Education
Building knowledge, skills, and confidence through a range of community health interventions and educational programs.
Food
Supporting programs and policies that bridge connections between local agriculture, food access and healthcare.
"My VISTA experience showed me the importance and impact that programs and initiatives like those at Rural Health Network can have on individuals and communities."
-Caroline Russo
AmeriCorps VISTA Member 2016-2017
Our Impact
$1,082,270
Rural Health Network invested a total $1,082,270 in the local economy through direct purchasing — a 29% increase from last year.
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AmeriCorps: Rural Health Service Corps is seeking Public Health AmeriCorps members for positions including this one with the Astor D. Rice Foundation. This 900 hour term position comes with a living allowance and education award. To find out more about this, and our many other positions, head to www.ruralhealthservicecorps.org today!Contact Alexis Sankofa directly at asankofa@rhnscny.org with any questions.
The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published a great article on "Strategies for Eating Well on a Budget". The article includes resources for food assistance programs, tips for supermarket savings, recommendations for nutritious and inexpensive staples, and a full library of recipes.
Strategies for Eating Well on a Budget
An all-too-common mantra says, “It’s too expensive to eat healthy.” It’s true that when comparing specific foods like organic fruits with conventional fruits, the former tends to be a few doll...
This is one of several AmeriCorps positions we have available.
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New York State Association for Rural Health is hosting a webinar next Thursday at 1 PM on Medicare's Preventive Services Overview. Learn more and register:
NYSARH - Medicare’s Preventive Services Overview
Provide a high-level overview of Medicare preventive services, advise attendees on where to research preventive services coverage and billing information and provide recent updates to payment and bill...