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Welcome to the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health

Announcements

Obama Taps Daschle for HHS: Former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) has been offered the job of Health and Human Services secretary by President-elect Barack Obama and has accepted the job, according to a Democratic source close to Daschle.
Are you rural? Click here to find out!
A Resource Guide to Low-Cost or No-Cost Health Insurance Options In Pennsylvania is available here (Third Edition: July 2008)
Our Resource Library is now accessible online, which includes articles and materials on over 50 topics ranging from access issues to minority health to women's health
Drug Use Web-Based Conference

About Us

The Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health was established at Penn State in 1991. It is a joint effort of the Colleges of Health and Human Development and Penn State Outreach and Penn State Cooperative Extension and is administratively located in the Department of Health Policy and Administration. The Office is funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Pennsylvania Department of Health, and Penn State University.

Contact Us

The Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health
202 Beecher-Dock House, University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-8214
Fax: 814-865-4688
Email: porh@psu.edu
Pesticide Training Information: 814-863-1948

Objectives

The mission of the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health is to improve the health of rural communities and their residents throughout the Commonwealth by:

  • Compiling, analyzing, and disseminating information to policy makers, health providers, health educators, and health administrators;
  • Strengthening the existing network of rural providers, planners, and advocates by encouraging partnerships and identifying opportunities for collaboration and cooperation;
  • Increasing interest in rural health needs, opportunities, and policy issues; and
  • Acting as a liaison between academia, state government, professional associations, and the general public.

To accomplish these objectives, the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health coordinates its activities with the following public and private health agencies: