NRHA Home | National Rural Health Association - NRHA | NRHA NRHAx27s 2025 Annual Rural Health Conference is May 1923 in Atlanta Explore the biggest issues facing your rural community with the experts Upcoming opportunities with NRHA About NRHA The National Rural Health Association is a nonprofit nonpartisan membership organization serving eight distinct constituency groups including rural hospitals and clinics. With tens of thousands of members NRHA is the largest organization of its kind serving rural communities that produce the food fuel and fiber our country depends on. Upcoming NRHA Events Leading the way in rural health The obstacles faced by patients and health care providers in rural areas are vastly different than those in urban areas. Economic factors cultural and social differences educational barriers remote isolation and a lack of recognition by legislators often compound to create a lack of health care opportunities and impede rural Americans in their pursuit to lead a healthy life.