Rural Health Month is celebrated in November in Australia and the United States.
Australia
Rural Health Month was launched in Australia by Rural Health Pro, a social enterprise of RDN, in the year 2020.Honouring Vocations of Care; NSW AMA Doctor Magazine, Summer 2025 Edition, p. 29 The event takes place annually in November and has been widely embraced by the rural health community as a time to acknowledge and celebrate the work of health professionals in remote, rural and regional health services.Celebrating Rural Health Care Heroes www.rwannetwork.com.au, 19 Dec 2024Funding boost for operating theatre in Young as local member calls for a 'comprehensive' health plan; Region Riverina; 12 Nov 2024Parliament of NSW: 4176 - Rural Health Month Notice given 19 November 2025 by Joe McGirrWelcome to Rural Health Month 2025; www.ruraldoctors.org, 31 October 2025
RDN, an Australian charity for health access, conceived of the idea in 2019 as an opportunity for a multidisciplinary coming together of the rural health community for a series of educational and networking events events with a rural positive focus.Honouring Vocations of Care; NSW AMA Doctor Magazine, Summer 2025 Edition, p. 29 In 2025, the National Rural Health Commissioner Professor Jenny May described the month as an opportunity for rural health professionals to access the professional support they need. "The power of connectedness is a vital ingredient in bringing our rural health community together," the Commissioner said.Welcome to Rural Health Month 2025; www.ruraldoctors.org, 31 October 2025
Events taking place during Rural Health Month include the National Rural and Remote Health Awards.Bullinah Aboriginal Health Service's 'rising star' honoured at national awards; National Indigenous Times; Nov 6 2025 The Awards were inaugurated at Parliament House in 2023 by Rural Health Pro.Southern stars shine at National Rural and Remote Health Awards; NSW Government - News;1 Dec 2023Celebrating RFDS’s Fallon Gray as National Rural and Remote Health Awards Finalist; Royal Flying Doctor Service - news; 6 November 2025Parliament House hosts inaugural National Rural and Remote Health Awards; www.ruraldoctors.org, 16 Nov 2023 The Awards celebrate the achievements of health professionals and organisations in rural and remote communities across Australia, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.Rheumatic heart disease cases drastically reduced in North West Queensland; abc.net.au; 5 Dec 2025Spotlight on inspiring Aboriginal health stories at National Rural & Remote Health Awards; www.ruraldoctors.org, 17 Nov 2023Aged Care Evaluation Unit named finalist in national awards Aged Care Evaluation Unit named finalist in national awards; NSW Government; 20 October 2025Alice Springs and Katherine health teams named award winners; NT News, 9 Nov 2025Health partnership wins national award for reducing RHD; Northwest Weekly; 6 Nov 2025One for the "little guys" says Milton-based national award winner; Milton Ulladulla Times; Nov 6, 2025 Summing up the spirit of the Awards in her 2024 address at the ceremony, Governor-General Sam Mostyn said:
United States
In the United States, Rural Health Month takes place in November, and includes National Rural Health Day. In November 2025, US Reps. Jill Tokuda (Hawaiʻi-02) and Diana Harshbarger (Tenn.-01), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Rural Health Caucus, led the US Congress in celebrating National Rural Health Day, highlighting the need to advance bipartisan policy to strengthen rural healthcare systems in America.Tokuda, Harshbarger highlight National Rural Health Day; Maui Now, Nov 23, 2025
External links
Rural Health Month - Rural Health Pro www.ruralhealthpro.org Rural Health Month - Rural Doctors Network - www.ruraldoctors.org National Rural Health Day - National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH)
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