A Healthier Rural West Summit: Transitioning from Crisis to Well-Being

Date

Tue March 19th 2019, 12:00am - Thu March 21st 2019, 12:00am

Location

Salt Lake City

A Healthier Rural West Summit: Transitioning from Crisis to Well-Being

This two-day gathering of stakeholders from across the rural West promises participants an inspiring vision of rural cooperation and leadership in the information and health economies

Organized by A Healthier We (a not-for-profit organization) along with founding sponsor Intermountain Healthcare, the Summit will draw 400 rural health care providers, public leaders in local and state government, education, technology, and business leaders and community advocacy organizations. In a highly participative format, the event will debate, discuss and formulate success strategies for creating well-being in the West through inspiring talks, interactive sessions, panel discussions and networking.

Confirmed speakers include:

David Kennedy, PhD, Co-Founder, Bill Lane Center for the American West, Stanford University
Lynn Gallagher, JD, Cabinet Secretary of Health, State of New Mexico
Marc Harrison, MD, President and CEO Intermountain Healthcare
Hilary Franz, Commissioner of Public Lands, State of Washington
Spencer Cox, Governor, State of Utah

Learn more by subscribing to the summit mailing list at https://healthierruralwestsummit.org/subscribe/.

Healthier West Resource Guide

The Healthier Rural West Resource Guide is intended to serve as a pre-reading primer for conference attendees; highlight the vital contributions of individuals and organizations whose efforts have been shown to be effective in improving rural health; serve as a repository and clearinghouse for useful tools; and to disseminate actionable information on both looming challenges and time-tested solutions.