Arizona Rural Health Conference
For the past 49 years the Arizona Center for Rural Health has hosted the Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference in collaboration with the Arizona Rural Health Association, making it one of the longest continually running rural health conference in the United States. The Arizona Rural Health Conference provides an environment for networking and dissemination of pertinent information among professionals and community members from rural Arizona and the Southwest.
Each year, a statewide planning committee selects the theme and tracks for the conference. The conference engages statewide participants and presenters who share an interest in rural issues, building and strengthening partnerships and discussing projects/programs in a variety of educational events, workshops presentations, general sessions, exhibits and in some cases pre-conference and post-conference sessions. Exhibitors, along with the presenters and participants, play an important role in this event. They demonstrate how their services or products can enhance an organization’s viability allowing them to make connections with rural populations.
51st Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference, June 3 & 4, 2025
50th Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference, June 4 & 5, 2024
49th Annual Conference (2023)
June 6 & 7, 2023 at the High Country Conference Center in Flagstaff
2022 conference theme: Enhancing The Rural Health Ecosystem.
48th Annual Conference (2022)
June 14 & 15, 2022 at the High Country Conference Center in Flagstaff
2022 conference theme: Critical Conversations to Invigorate Rural Health
Presented in collaboration with the Arizona Rural Health Association
47th Annual Conference (2021) [2020 was skipped due to pandemic]
46th Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference, August 1 - August 2, 2019
High Country Conference Center, Flagstaff, Arizona
2019 conference theme: The Five Cs of Rural Health in Arizona: Care, Capacity, Connection, Culture & Collaboration
Presented in collaboration with the Arizona Rural Health Association
45th Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference, July 26 - July 27, 2018
High Country Conference Center, Flagstaff, Arizona
2018 conference theme: Health in Context: Addressing Rural Strengths and Challenges
44th Arizona Rural Health Conference, July 25 - July 26, 2017
High Country Conference Center, Flagstaff, Arizona
2017 conference theme: Making the Case for Rural Health and Wellness
43rd Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference and 11th Annual Performance Improvement Summit
July 26 - July 27, 2016
High Country Conference Center, Flagstaff, Arizona
2016 conference theme: Rural Partnerships: Working Together to Support Healthy Arizona Communities
42nd Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference, August 4 - August 5, 2015
Hilton Sedona Resort & Spa, Sedona, AZ
41st Annual Rural Health Conference & 9th Annual Performance Improvement Summit, August 7-8, 2014
Wigwam Resort, Litchfield, AZ
40th Annual Rural Health Conference, August 20-21, 2013
Prescott, AZ
39th Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference , September 13 & 14, 2012
Desert Diamond Casino & Hotel in Tucson, Arizona
38th Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference, August 2 & 3, 2011
Wigwam Resort, Litchfield Park, Arizona
37th Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference, August 2-3, 2010
High Country Conference Center, Flagstaff, Arizona
2010 conference theme: Partnering for Solutions: A New Decade for Rural Health
36th Annual Arizona Rural Health Conference , August 3-4, 2009
High Country Conference Center, Flagstaff, Arizona
2009 conference theme: Coming Out of the Recession Stronger & Healthier: Opportunities, Solutions and Collaborations
35th Annual Rural Health Conference, August 4-5, 2008
High Country Conference Center, Flagstaff, Arizona
2008 conference theme: Building Stronger and Healthier Rural Communities
34th Annual Rural Health Conference, July 30–August 1, 2007
Fountain Hills, AZ
2007 conference theme: Traditions and Technologies: Rural and Public Health Responding to Change
33rd Annual Rural Health Conference, July 19, 20 and 21, 2006
Bisbee, Arizona
2006 conference theme: Beyond Borders: Collaborating for Health in Rural Arizona