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Office of Rural Health and Primary Care

  • ORHPC Home
  • Rural Health Conference
  • Rural Health Day
  • Flex Program
  • Funding
  • Primary Care
  • Publications
  • Rural Health Advisory Committee (RHAC)
  • State Office of Rural Health (SORH)
  • Statewide Trauma System
  • Workforce Data and Analysis
  • Contact Us

Related to Health Care Professions

  • Emerging professions
  • Health care loan forgiveness repayment
  • International Medical Graduate program
  • J1 visa waiver
  • Medical Education and Research Costs (MERC)
Contact Info
Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
651-201-3838
800-366-5424 (toll-free)
health.orhpc@state.mn.us

Contact Info

Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
651-201-3838
800-366-5424 (toll-free)
health.orhpc@state.mn.us

The Minnesota State Office of Rural Health (SORH)

All 50 states have a State Office of Rural Health (SORH). The general purpose of each SORH is to help their individual rural communities build health care delivery systems. While funding levels and sources also vary, every state receives a portion of their funding from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) through the SORH Grant program, begun in 1991. With this grant, a SORH is expected to:

  • Collect and disseminate information
  • Coordinate rural health care activities in states in order to avoid duplication
  • Provide technical assistance to public and non-profit private entities

National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH)The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) was established in 1995 to assist SORHs in their efforts to improve access to, and the quality of, health care for America’s 61 million rural citizens. NOSORH enhances the capacity of SORHs to do this by supporting the development of state and community rural health leaders; creating and facilitating state, regional and national partnerships that foster information sharing and spur rural health-related programs/activities; and enhancing access to quality healthcare services in rural communities.

From our unique position within state government, we work as partners with communities, providers, policymakers and other organizations.

Together, we develop innovative approaches and tailor our tools and resources to the diverse populations we serve.

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Last Updated: 10/04/2022

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