Kentucky Office of Rural Health

08/28/2026

Don’t let debt hold you back! 💸 The National Health Service Corps Students to Service Loan Repayment Program application opens soon and provides up to $120,000 for student loan repayment.

📥 Sign up for NHSC's Students to Service Loan Repayment Program email updates and be the first to learn when the application opens: https://ow.ly/ghHo50ZzwRI

08/27/2026

🌱 Leadership doesn't start with a title. It starts with a decision to grow. Introducing Step Into Leadership, a new program from the Kentucky Office of Rural's Kentucky EMS Leadership Academy designed for EMS professionals who want to develop their leadership potential and learn practical strategies for personal and professional growth.

📍 Join us on September 15, 2026, from 12:00–4:00 p.m. CST at the Owensboro Convention Center during the KYAPA 2026 Kentucky EMS Conference & Expo.

✅ Register today: https://form.jotform.com/262385724398066

Participants will explore foundational leadership principles, discover ways to make a greater impact within their organizations, and get a firsthand look at the Kentucky EMS Leadership Academy to determine whether the full Academy experience is the right next step in their leadership journey.

🌟 Your leadership journey starts here. 🚑

Kentucky EMS Conference and EXPO Kentucky EMS Connection

08/27/2026

📢 Have Your Say in Improving Health Care Access in Kentucky

The Kentucky Primary Care Office is seeking input through the 2026 Healthcare Access Community Needs Survey. Your feedback will help identify health care needs, barriers to care, and workforce shortages affecting communities across the Commonwealth.

📝 Take the survey today: https://redcap.chfs.ky.gov/surveys/?s=YAAMYFXF9CX7ML7T

The survey findings will help inform future planning, funding opportunities, and partnerships designed to improve health outcomes for Kentuckians.

We encourage participation from: ✅ Community members
✅ Patients and caregivers
✅ Health care providers
✅ Public health professionals
✅ Community organizations
✅ Local leaders and advocates

📝 Take the survey today: https://redcap.chfs.ky.gov/surveys/?s=YAAMYFXF9CX7ML7T

Every perspective matters. 💙

08/25/2026

Happy National CHW Awareness Week! 🎉 Community Health Workers play a vital role in strengthening the health of Kentucky's rural communities by connecting individuals and families to care, support, and essential resources. Join us this week as we celebrate the impact of CHWs across the Commonwealth! 💙 Kentucky Association of Community Health Workers National Association of Community Health Workers

08/24/2026

🤔 Interested in staying up-to-date on current rural health 📰news?
Take a minute ⏰ to sign up for updates from across the Commonwealth, including:
✨ KORH Weekly Update
🏥 RHC Monthly Newsletter and updates
🚑 EMS Table Talks Newsletter

Stay in the know on current headlines, upcoming trainings/events, funding opportunities, and more!

‼️ Don’t miss out—sign up at️ https://bit.ly/49TaZTo

🏥 ✉️

Sign up to stay up-to-date with the Kentucky Office of Rural Health and stay on top of rural health related news in Kentucky and nationwide. With monthly newsletters focused on EMS, RHCs, and CAHs, AND a Weekly Update for all things rural health, including training and event announcements, links to....

08/24/2026

📣 Kentucky Office of Rural Health is hiring for a Data Support Specialist!

❗Deadline to apply is August 30, 2026.❗

For more information and to apply, please visit ➡️ https://ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/643192 ⬅️.

08/21/2026

✨ We're still reflecting on the conversations, connections, and ideas that made the 2026 Kentucky Rural Health Clinic Summit such a success!

💙 More than 160 rural health stakeholders from across the Commonwealth came together last week for a day of learning, networking, and collaboration. From compliance and quality improvement to workforce development and clinic sustainability, attendees explored the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of Rural Health Clinics in Kentucky.

👏 We were also proud to celebrate excellence in rural health with the announcement of the 2026 KORH Impact Award recipient, Baptist Health Deaconess Powderly Women’s Health Center. Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville

📸 Take a look back at some of the moments, connections, and highlights that made this year's Summit so special: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjD32P1

08/21/2026

📆 Mark your calendars! Join the National Health Service Corps for the Virtual Job Fair on Wednesday, August 26, from 6–9 p.m. ET.

This FREE online event connects health care professionals with 30 facilities nationwide recruiting for clinician roles (physicians, advanced practice providers, and nursing) and behavioral health, dental, and care support positions.

💬 Chat directly with employers, learn about benefit packages, and discover how YOU can make a difference in communities that need you most!

Register now: https://ow.ly/eAkR50Zzxa4

08/20/2026

‼ 🤔 🤯 Interested in what we're doing at KORH? Follow us on LinkedIn @ www.linkedin.com/company/kentucky-office-of-rural-health to see what else we're up to!