2021 Rural Health Symposium — Call for COVID-19 Innovators

Save the date of February 24-26, 2021 for the fourth annual Rural Health Symposium hosted by the Brody School of Medicine, Eastern Area Health Education Center, and other partners.

Eastern AHEC is accepting submissions of innovative projects to be presented during a Coronavirus session as part of this symposium. All community agencies, academic institutions, and healthcare systems are invited to submit. Please feel free to share this email with colleagues and community members across the region!

COVID-19 is an international, national and North Carolina public health emergency. Rural areas can present challenges in terms of healthcare resources and workforce. Communities have rallied during this unprecedented time to work in innovative ways to combat the public health crisis. The 2021 Rural Health Symposium will showcase a session on the innovative projects being carried out in eastern NC in response to COVID-19.

This session will offer a prerecorded synopsis of each selected innovation, followed by a live panel Q&A session with the project leaders. Selected applicants must be available to present during this session on Thursday, February 25th, 2021.

Submissions are due October 16, 2020. Please see attached guidelines and form.

Completed forms or questions should be directed to Mary Stuart Peaks, MPH, CHES at peaksm19@ecu.edu.

Click here for more information: https://www.easternahec.net/courses-and-events/63212/rural-health-symposium

This event is planned to be held in person with a live webinar option. Eastern AHEC will follow all applicable government guidance regarding gatherings during COVID-19. Any changes to this program will be posted to the Eastern AHEC course catalog and communicated to registered participants.

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