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Michigan Center for Rural Health

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< About Us

  • Annual Conferences
  • Staff
  • Board
  • Who We Serve

< News

< Programs

  • Hospital Programs
  • Improving Veterans Access to Healthcare
  • Palliative Care
  • Primary Care
  • EMS
  • Workforce
  • Social Drivers of Health
  • Northern Michigan Opioid Response Consortium

< Education

  • Grand Rounds
  • EMS Continuing Education
  • Project ECHO

< Resources

  • CKD Toolkit for Rural Healthcare Teams
  • Community Health Workers
  • Improving Diabetic Eye Exam Rates: A Practical Guide for RHCs
  • Rural Maternal Health Environmental Scan
  • MCRH Resource Snapshot
  • National Rural Resources
  • Newsletter Archive
  • Remote Patient Monitoring for Rural Michigan Hospitals

< Events

< Sponsors

Coordinating, Planning, and Advocating for Rural Health in Michigan

About MCRH

About Us

  • Annual Conferences
  • Staff
  • Board
  • Who We Serve

News

  • News

Resources

  • CKD Toolkit for Rural Healthcare Teams
  • Community Health Workers
  • Improving Diabetic Eye Exam Rates: A Practical Guide for RHCs
  • MCRH Resource Snapshot
  • National Rural Resources
  • Newsletter Archive
  • Remote Patient Monitoring for Rural Michigan Hospitals
  • Rural Maternal Health Environmental Scan

Programs

  • Hospital Programs
  • Improving Veterans Access to Healthcare
  • Palliative Care
  • Primary Care
  • EMS
  • Workforce
  • Social Drivers of Health
  • Northern Michigan Opioid Response Consortium

Education

  • Grand Rounds
  • EMS Continuing Education
  • Project ECHO

Events

  • CAH Conference
  • Rural Health Conference
  • Opioid and Substance Use Summit
  • National Rural Health Day

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(517) 355-7979

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Michigan State University 909 Wilson Rd. Rm B-218 East Lansing, MI 48824

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MCRH Staff

As the State Office of Rural Health, the Michigan Center for Rural Health is universally recognized for our expertise on rural health throughout the state by combining creative and visionary education, service, and research.

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Critical Access Hospitals

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Rural Health Clinics

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Grant Programs Managed

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Programs

MCRH has many different program areas that aim to improve the rural health in Michigan.

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Education Resources

MCRH offers educational programming from Project ECHO clinics, to Grand Rounds, to EMS Webinars with CE credits available for those attending.

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