2025 Minnesota Rural Health Day Proclamation

Download Governor Walz's 2025 Rural Health Day Proclamation (PDF)

WHEREAS: Rural communities in Minnesota and throughout the United States are exceptional places to live, work, play, and volunteer; and

WHEREAS: The health and well-being of our citizens are of the utmost importance to our state; and 

WHEREAS: Rural communities can face limited access to healthcare services, shortages of healthcare providers, transportation challenges, an aging population with higher rates of chronic conditions, and a greater proportion of uninsured and underinsured citizens; and

WHEREAS: Rural communities are resilient, resourceful, and innovative in meeting challenges with creativity and collaboration; and

WHEREAS: Rural Minnesota offers meaningful opportunities for dedicated health professionals to deliver high-quality, personalized care and essential health services; and

WHEREAS: People are working in partnership across all sectors--public and private--to build, support, and maintain a robust health care system and a vibrant environment to recruit and retain health care professionals to serve Minnesota's rural residents; and

WHEREAS: Meeting the health needs of Minnesota's rural residents requires continued commitment, innovation, and resourcefulness that reaches across and beyond geographic boundaries, demographics, and financial challenges;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, TIM WALZ, Governor of Minnesota, do hereby proclaim Thursday, November 20, 2025, as:

RURAL HEALTH DAY

in the State of Minnesota.

For more information about this national effort, visit the National Association of State Offices of Rural Health's (NOSORH) National Rural Health Day website.

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