From the Minnesota Rural Health Association’s (MRHA) about their upcoming conference. It’s not strictly broadband or technology but I suspect they will come up…

The Minnesota Rural Health Association’s (MRHA) Rural Health Policy Summit is a one-day event — held on National Rural Health Day, Thursday, 11/19/2026 at the St. Cloud Best Western Kelly Inn, 9:00am – 4:30pm.   

 MRHA Rural Health Policy Summit offers rural health stakeholders an opportunity to learn and collaborate on shared rural health policies and strategies to ensure rural communities are vibrant and healthy across Minnesota.  You are invited to participate in conversations and discussions about industry trends and meaningful policy and strategy development. The 2026 Policy Summit is aiming to sustain rural health through transformative systems change. 

 Our one-day summit offers attendees, those rural-centric healthcare and community leaders from across our state, a dynamic environment to engage in the big question: What are key policies and strategies that can be adopted and/or adapted by rural-centric leaders and stakeholders for transformative systems change?  The format of the Summit includes opportunity for learning, conversations, discussion, and time to talk about what is going on around, and in, the state of Minnesota and to consider policy level and strategic level ideas and solutions that support rural health and vitality.