2023 MN Rural Health Hero Policy Award - MDH Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Minnesota Department of Health sent this bulletin at 11/15/2023 01:09 PM CST
2023 Minnesota Rural Health Hero Policy Award
Every year the Minnesota Rural Health Awards are given to individuals and groups who have made a significant contribution to improving rural health in Minnesota. These awards are announced to coincide with Minnesota Rural Health Day, Thursday, November 16, 2023. MDH Press Release
This year, Ann Bussey, rural community advocate from Side Lake, receives the 2023 Minnesota Rural Health Hero Policy Award for her advocacy work in ensuring the needs of older adults on the Iron Range, as well those across Greater Minnesota and rural America, are reflected in policy decisions.
A retired health care leader, Bussey has been a tireless advocate for equitable health opportunities for rural older adults. In 2021, she became a member of the inaugural cohort of the University of Minnesota Project REACH (Rural Experts Advancing Community Health) program that provides community leaders in rural Minnesota with health policy and leadership training. Bussey met with stakeholders across Minnesota to get feedback on her work and talk about the benefits of creating and maintaining physical and virtual opportunities for older adults to stay connected and thrive in place. Bussey wrote the Aging in Minnesota Fact Sheet 2022 to help to reframe and inform the narrative on aging so that policymakers have a better understanding about the 65+ population in Minnesota; she has presented her work locally, statewide and nationally. To address isolation and help older adults use technology effectively, Bussey not only supports expanded broadband service across Minnesota’s rural and remote areas, but she has become a champion for providing digital inclusion and literacy to older adults through Minnesota’s libraries. As a result of Bussey’s policy work, the Minnesota State Library five-year plan includes initiatives that support Minnesota’s growing rural 65+ population.
The 2023 MN Rural Health Award recipients will also be honored in person at the 2023 MN Rural Health Conference. The conference is hosted by the National Rural Health Resource Center, the Minnesota Department of Health, and the Minnesota Rural Health Association.
For more information, contact health.orhpc@state.mn.us
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