Pre-Session Assignment

Before the session, complete the following activities and answer the individual readiness questions. Print your answers for use in a team activity.

Read the following articles:

1. Identify their home senators and congressperson: https://www.senate.gov/index.htm (“Find your senator” at the very top of the page) https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
2. Visit and explore NRHA Policy Issues landing page and documents: https://www.ruralhealthweb.org/advocate;
   https://www.ruralhealthweb.org/advocate/policy-documents and perhaps give particular interest to the 2021 NRHA Advocacy Documents, including the NRHA 2021 Policy Agenda, Requests for the Biden Administration, and 2021 Rural Health Policy Institute requests.
3. Complete the FREE STFM Advocacy Course
4. Identify a rural health issue that catches your interest, and come to the session prepared, when asked to enter it into the Chat, to name your chosen issue and why did you choose it?