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President's Column
Jeanette Weyrich
Jeanette Weyrich is the Executive
Director of Okanogan Regional Home Health & Hospice,
based in Omak, WA. |
C Is For
Community
In
each WRHA Newsletter, the pages are filled with examples
of residents in rural settings working together to keep
their communities healthy and thriving. These successes
are a result of all residents working together toward
common goals, not just health care providers.
The Washington Rural Health Association is a statewide
rural community that comes together on behalf of rural
residents in this state. However, when I review the
membership roster, I don’t see the diversity of
membership as is reflected in our local rural
communities. If WRHA is to remain healthy and thrive, we
must add members to mirror this diversity.
Our WRHA Membership Committee is hard at work developing
new member recruitment strategies. Membership
recruitment must be a priority for each of us, and not
left just to the Committee. I challenge each of you to
bring at least one new member to WRHA this year. Who are
the leaders that influence the framework for your
healthy community? Are they members of WRHA? We need
teachers, senior citizens, bankers, and business owners
just as we need health care providers. Do your part to
keep our community strong!
Membership information is available on page 19 of this
newsletter, on our website at
www.wrha.com, or from
our central office at wrha@wsu.edu or 800-369-0975. We
are always happy to pass along information, materials,
and event invitations to current and potential members.
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