Major Rural Organizations and Agencies
The organizations listed on this page have a broad interest in rural health and human services. To find organizations and agencies that focus on a specific topic, please consult the information guide for that topic.
Directories
Directory of Rural Health Contacts
Directory information for people and organizations with an interest in rural health. Includes associations, federal offices, U.S. legislators, rural health research centers, state offices of rural health, and the media.
Rural Health Resource Directory
Directory of consultants, organizations and speakers throughout the United States who provide services to rural healthcare organizations. Searchable by state, organization type and service.
Organizations
National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH)
Phone: 586.739.9940
Email: nosorhpd@comcast.net
Works to foster and promote legislation, information exchange, education, and liaison activities with all State Offices of Rural Health, the federal Office of Rural Health Policy, the National Rural Health Association, and other organizations.
National Rural Health Association (NRHA)
Phone: 816.756.3140
Email: mail@NRHArural.org
Promotes leadership, ideas, information, communication, education, research, advocacy, and methods to improve rural health. Composed of individual and organizational members who share a common interest in rural health.
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Phone: 301.443.0835
Promotes better health care service in rural America. Part of the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Focuses on matters affecting rural hospitals and health care, coordinating activities within the department that relate to rural health care, and maintaining a national information clearinghouse.
Rural Assistance Center (RAC)
Phone: 1.800.270.1898
Email: info@raconline.org
Helps rural communities and other rural stakeholders access the full range of available programs, funding, and research that can enable them to provide quality health and human services to rural residents.
Rural Information Center (RIC)
Phone: 1.800.633.7701
Provides information services for rural communities, officials, organizations and citizens. A page defining what is rural with links to related informational resources is included in their web site.
Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)
Phone: 573.882.0316
Conducts policy-relevant research and facilitates public dialogue to assist policymakers in understanding the rural impacts of public policies and programs.
