DOH heralds first rural health heroes

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November 17, 2022

In celebration of National Rural Health Day, the Office of Rural Health at DOH is excited to announce the first annual Rural Health Heroes of Washington Awards. These awards exemplify the outstanding work done by those who provide direct patient care, leadership, and teamwork within their organizations.

The chosen winners had to demonstrate one or more of the following criteria to be nominated as a Health Hero:

Commitment: bringing impactful change to their community
Leadership: advancing leadership capacity to improve population health and health equity in their community.
Fearlessness: showing tenacity in driving change and innovation that impacts rural communities
Compassion: showing an exceptional level of empathy and generosity for team members and patients.

Read the stories of our Rural Health Heroes of Washington, we are sure you will feel the can-do spirit and the power of rural. Our Rural Health Heroes of Washington will be honored in March 2023 at the National Rural Health Conference.