Membership

The Washington Rural Health Association was formed in 1988, an outgrowth of the developing vision of many individuals and organizations who recognized the value of uniting to support rural healthcare throughout the state of Washington. We invite you to become a member or a sponsor and join others interested in rural healthcare issues in Washington State.

The special challenges of delivering healthcare in rural areas of Washington were the driving force in the development of the WRHA. The Association provides a neutral forum for exchanging information, developing common strategies-particularly regarding legislative action-and representing rural health needs in a coherent fashion.

WRHA's diverse constituency is composed of members interested in providing leadership on rural health issues. It includes individuals and organizations involved in rural health: healthcare providers of all types; hospitals, mental health and dental, community centers, consumer groups, and elder services programs; insurance, legal & financing organizations; policy makers and educators; rural business leaders; and health consultants.

The Washington Rural Health Association's goals are to:

• Serve as an advocate for rural health while securing access to high quality healthcare services for rural citizens and individuals vacationing or traveling through rural areas;
• Assist in providing enhanced opportunities for education and training for rural healthcare providers;
  Increase communication among interested individuals and organizations with common goals to help promote partnerships, coalitions and other cooperative arrangements to benefit rural healthcare delivery;
• Promote enhanced understanding of rural health issues while working toward the improvement of regulatory, financing and insurance industry policies affecting the delivery of rural health services; and  
• Support the work of existing constituency groups in their efforts to pursue improvements in rural healthcare.

MEMBER BENEFITS
Your annual membership includes:

• Discounted registration to the annual Northwest Regional Health Conference.
• Representation in statewide Office of Rural Health.
• An opportunity to have a voice in rural health by joining your state legislator at Rural Health policy in Olympia.
• Representation in State Association council of National Rural Health Association.
• Individual members have one vote pertaining to Association matters and one year subscription to the WRHA newsletter. Organizational members have three votes and three one-year subscriptions to the newsletter.

Become a Member

Below is a link to the membership form for the Washington Rural Health Association. We offer student, individual, and organizational memberships.

Click here to download a .pdf of the March 2010 through September 2010 membership and sponsorship form.

Please fill out the form and mail or fax it to us at the address below. The Association's by-laws, membership roster, and other materials will be sent to you upon receipt of your initial membership dues. Membership dues for a one-year period are $15 for a student membership (no vote), $70 for an individual membership (1 vote) and $240 for an organizational membership (3 votes). We are not currently set up to accept credit cards, sorry.

Memberships will be activated at the beginning of the month and run through the end of September 2010.  Ongoing membership after September 2010 will refelct the October 1 through September 30 annual cycle.  For example, if your membership is processed on November 24, your "official" renewal date will be December 1st and your membership year will conclude on September 30, 2010.

Feel free to call or write should you have any additional questions or comments about the Washington Rural Health Association.

Washington Rural Health Association
PO Box 1495
Spokane, Washington 99210-1495
(509) 358-7653

National Rural Health Association offers a 20% discount for WRHA members. To download the NRHA special offer application click here.

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