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The first National Rural Health Day was an opportunity to "Celebrate the Power of Rural" by honoring the community-minded spirit in rural America and Minnesota celebrated! Gov. Mark Dayton proclaimed November 17 as Rural Health Day in Minnesota (PDF: 511KB/1pg)

Ideas for celebrating rural all year long: 

Ideas for celebrating National Rural Health Day 2012:

 • Ortonville Area Health Services and Northside Medical Clinic celebrated in town, at the schools and with a coloring contest and caduceus cookies!
coloring contest display caduceus shaped cookie

 • Template to create a proclamation for your community or organization (Word: 1pg/21KB).

More ideas are on the National Rural Health Day site:

 • National Rural Health Day Community Success Stories site.

  • National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health webinars are online.

 • National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health director explained purpose of Rural Health Day

 • Templates for school celebrations and community support letters from hospitals and chamber/city/town councils.

For more information, please contact Mary Ann Radigan at maryann.radigan@state.mn.us or 651-201-3855.


 


 

 
Updated Wednesday, 21-Dec-2011 07:47:04 CST