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There’s still time to register for The Rural 50 – NMA Ensuring Access in Rural America webinar, a critical conversation on rural health disparities, implementation of the new rural health fund, and how policy decisions are impacting care in underserved communities.

🗓 December 9, 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET

Featuring:
• Roger A. Mitchell, Jr., MD – NMA 126th President
• Sara Singleton – Leavitt Partners
• Kathleen Nolan – Health Management Associates
• Susan Ward Jones, MD – CEO, East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc.

✔ Gain insights on the political spotlight on rural health
✔ Learn what the law now requires
✔ Discover how you can get involved in advocacy and implementation

🔗 Register now: https://bit.ly/3Mfar3t (Or scan the QR code in the flyer)

Let’s work together to ensure equitable access to care for rural communities nationwide.

#NMA #RuralHealth #HealthEquity #AccessToCare #PublicHealth #TheRural50 #NMALeadership

Communities across the nation are feeling the impact of healthcare cuts and rising costs. As trusted messengers and conveners, faith leaders have a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between policy and people, ensuring that information, access, and support reach those who need it most.

We invite you to join the third and final installment of Standing in the Gap: Faith Leaders on Navigating Health, Access & Justice, a three-part webinar series hosted by the Cost & Coverage Collaborative (an initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation), the National Medical Association and REACH Beyond Solutions.

The final session, Enduring Voices — Sustaining Advocacy & Messaging for Health Justice, takes place Monday, December 8 at 1:30 PM ET. This conversation will feature leaders from faith, advocacy, and digital spaces sharing what’s working, what’s resonating, and what’s needed now to meet the moment.

Featuring:
Bishop Leah Daughtry - National Presiding Prelate, The House of the Lord Churches
Rev. Roslyn Brock - National Board Chairman Emeritus, NAACP
Rev. Dr. J. Lawrence Turner - Founder & President, Black Clergy Collaborative of Memphis

��Register today at: https://bit.ly/48vgA33

The National Medical Association (NMA) is adamantly opposed to ACIP’s recent vote to roll back the universal recommendation for hepatitis B vaccination at birth. This decision undermines decades of proven public health progress and places infants – especially Black newborns, who already bear a disproportionate burden of hepatitis B – at unnecessary and preventable risk.

The science is clear: universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination is safe, effective, and one of the most successful vaccination programs in U.S. history. Rolling it back will increase missed doses, widen gaps in prenatal screening, and deepen existing health inequities in communities that can least afford it.

The NMA will continue to advocate for evidence-based policy, health equity, and protection of our most vulnerable infants.

🔗 Read the full NMA statement here: https://bit.ly/48DHDcq

#NMA #HealthEquity #HepatitisB #VaccinesWork #PublicHealth #BlackHealthMatters #InfantHealth

The NMA extends our appreciation to Philander Smith University and all who joined today’s Town Hall & Luncheon focused on the health needs of Americans in the Deep South.

We are grateful for the leadership of 126th NMA President Roger A. Mitchell, Jr., MD, and the powerful discussions on Medicaid access, violence prevention, rural health, and strengthening our healthcare workforce.

Thank you to the advocates, students, and community partners working to advance health equity across Arkansas and the Deep South. Together, we are making an impact.

#NMA #DeepSouthHealth #HealthEquity #CommunityImpact #PublicHealth #NMALeadership

Join the NMA for an important webinar: “The Rural 50 – Ensuring Access in Rural America”

🗓️ December 9, 2025
⏰ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET

We’ll explore the impact of the new rural health fund under HR1, current implementation, political focus on rural health, and how YOU can get involved in addressing rural health disparities.

🎙️ Featuring:
• Roger A. Mitchell, Jr., MD – NMA 126th President
• Sara Singleton – Leavitt Partners
• Kathleen Nolan – Health Management Associates (HMA)
• Susan Ward Jones, MD – CEO, East Arkansas Family Health Center, Inc.

Secure your spot today! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3Mfar3t

#NMA #RuralHealth #HealthEquity #AccessToCare #PublicHealth