Melanie Ramsey EMBA

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Deputy Director, Office of Rural Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1118: Bridging the Rural Health Gap: Building Capacity, Workforce, and Connection
May 4, 2026

1118: Bridging the Rural Health Gap: Building Capacity, Workforce, and Connection

Rural communities face some of the most complex and often overlooked public health challenges. Today, Melanie Ramsey, deputy director of CDC’s Office of Rural Health, discusses how a new national effort is working to close those gaps. The Rural Health Academy is a growing initiative designed to str…