Dec. 11 - 12
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Connecting the Dots: Economic Development and Rural Minority and Multicultural Health
The Rural Minority and Multicultural Health Conference is one of the NRHA's fastest-growing conferences. It is also one of the only events in the nation to focus exclusively on the health of rural minority and multicultural populations.
Contact Rosemary McKenzie at rmckenzie@NRHArural.org or 816-756-3140 x. 15 with questions.
Click here for a full conference schedule, including session descriptions.
Please note that paper handouts will not be available at the conference! To download and print your own handouts, please visit the handouts page.
Click here for the dates of other NRHA conferences.
Scholarships are available for those who cannot attend the Rural Minority and Multicultural Conference without financial assistance. The deadline for both applications is Oct. 24.
Click here for a conference scholarship for California residents only.
Click here for a scholarship for all other U.S. residents.
Click here to turn your trip to the conference into a vacation.
(limited to 50 people, $35 additional cost)
Before the conference, join the NRHA for an evening of cultural excitement. Take a private motor coach on local clinic site visit to Cuidando Los Ninos, then spend the evening exploring the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, where you'll enjoy a Southwestern buffet dinner as well as traditional cultural performances and exhibits. Space is limited, so sign up soon!
To register online, click here, or call 816-756-3140 x. 10.
Click here to download a registration form to mail or fax.
Conference rates:
Before Nov. 7
$160 member rate
$260 non-member rate*
After Nov. 7
$240 member rate
$340 non-member rate*
*Price includes a one-year promotional individual membership in NRHA.
Hotel information:
Hilton Albuquerque
1901 University Boulevard NE
Albuquerque, NM 87102
To make a reservation, call 505-998-6415 and mention the NRHA Rural Minority and Multicultural Health Conference to get our discounted $89 room rate.
Display tables are available for $350 each.
Click here for more information about exhibiting and sponsorships, or contact Rosemary McKenzie at rmckenzie@NRHArural.org or 816-756-3410 x. 15.
Continuing education credits have been requested for the following professions: certified health education specialists (NCHEC), health care executives (ACHE), nurses (NMNA), nurse practitioners (AANP), physicians (AAFP), and social workers (NASW - NM).
The NRHA would like to thank the generous supporters of the 2009 Minority and Multicultural Conference: The California Wellness Foundation, Con Alma Health Foundation, Local Host Committee, National Institute of Mental Health/National Institutes of Health Office on Women’s Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
