Federal Rural Definitions
Date:
Time:
10:00am Pacific,
11:00am Mountain,
12:00pm Central,
1:00pm Eastern
Duration: approximately
minutes
Featured Speakers
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Sarah Heppner, MS, Associate Director, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy |
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Greta Stuhlsatz, PhD, Statistician, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy |
In 2025, many agencies across the federal government released new data allowing users to understand how rural populations and areas are changing. This webinar will provide a brief history of rural population over time and review how the term "rural" is defined. Presenters from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) will focus on how FORHP compiles information from the Census Bureau, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Services (ERS) to identify rural areas in the United States for rural health grant program eligibility. Changes to rural areas, as identified by FORHP with their most recent September 2025 data release, will be highlighted.
Registration
This webinar is free. High-speed internet is required to participate. A recording will be available on our website after the live event. Connection details will be emailed to you immediately upon registration.
If you have questions or problems with the registration process, please contact RHIhub Webinars at webinars@ruralhealthinfo.org.
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