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Conference Purpose:

To increase awareness and replication of best practices that address the needs of women and families living in rural and frontier areas.

Conference Goals:

  • Discuss the latest sex- and gender-specific research and programs to improve the health status of women, especially rural women;
  • Translate sex- and gender-specific research into clinical practice by sharing programs and tools that have proven effective in applying the research and addressing the social concerns of women living in rural areas;
  • Share strategies with national and regional change agents to enhance effective outreach to rural women and their families and increase support for women's programs and services; and
  • Provide hands-on workshops to teach participants how to implement programs in their own communities.

Conference Highlights:

  • An online photo contest with two categories for submission—(1) Rural Health (including pictures of people and community health activities), and (2) Rural Life (including landscapes and animals)
  • The opportunity to earn continuing education credits as a result of conference participation

Continuing Education Credits:

  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this educational activity for a maximum of 11.75 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.
  • This activity for 11.75 contact hours is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is accredited as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditations.
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is a designated event for the CHES to receive 12.0 Category I contact hours in health education, CDC provider number GA0082.
  • The CDC has been reviewed and approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean, VA 22102. The CDC has awarded 1.15 of CEU's to participants who successfully complete this program.