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Institute of Rural Health

News & Events

October 2009

Institute of Rural Health celebrates 20 years at Idaho State University

The Idaho State University Institute of Rural Health will celebrate its 20th anniversary at the Idaho Conference on Health Care, October 30 at ISU.

Members of the IRH will be staffing booths and offering celebratory cake at the conference from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the third floor of the Earl R. Pond Student Union. More...

September 2009

ISU researcher being honored as a Health Care Hero

Russell Spearman has been selected as one of the Idaho Business Review's Health Care Heroes honorees for 2009 in the Rehabilitation Care category. More...

September 2009

Ann Kirkwood wins Voice Award

Idaho State University's Institute of Rural Health Senior Research Associate Ann Kirkwood has been named a winner of the prestigious Voice Award, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Mental Health Services announced on September 24, 2009. More...

September 2009

Idaho State University Awarded $1.5 million for youth suicide prevention

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded $1.5 million to Idaho State University's Institute of Rural Health for youth suicide prevention projects over the next three years. More...

August 2009

Medical Education Training Videos Available Online

ACMEC, an accredited continuing medical education organization, has partnered with the IRH's Rocky Mountain Learning to provide online access to selected training videos, with optional CME credit. More...

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