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Webinar: Designing and Implementing an Evidence-Informed, Community-Based Model for Rural Population Health

Published on August 17, 2026

Join this 1-hour webinar, hosted by the UI’s Prevention Research Center for Rural Health (PRC-RH), to learn about Missouri’s Transformation of Rural Community Health (ToRCH) program and participate in a live Q&A. Live captioning will be available.

When: Tuesday, September 1, 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Panelists: Abigail Barker, Washington University, and Kirk Matthews, Five Stones Strategies Consulting

Learning Objectives:

  • Explain the importance of community-based models in rural health
  • Describe the creation of the Transformation of Rural Community Health (ToRCH)
  • Share early analyses of “leading indicators” of success

Questions? Contact Aaron Gumm at aaron-gummjr@uiowa.edu