See you tomorrow! (pre-conference update)

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Rural Health United:

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Conference To Do's

Exactly one week from today, we'll be in the beautiful Pigeon Forge Tennessee! Please do these things before arriving at our event:

Vote (Members Only)
Download Conference App
Review Agenda
Review Safety Protocols
Arrive by 11am EST November 17th
Pre-conference starts 8am, Nov. 17th

Details below and on our event page.

About Pre-Conference

Pre-Conference Sessions start Wednesday morning the 17th at 8am Eastern. These sessions are typically aimed at our Coordinated School Health audience, however any registered guest is welcome to attend.

The Tennessee School Health Coalition will meet 4:20pm Eastern (after last session of day) in the Dulcimer room.

Vote (members only)

We have 7 highly respected leaders running for 5 open board seats. Also on the ballot is a slate of officers for 2022 and a new Mission and Values developed as part of our strategic planning process.

Members may access the board ballot by logging into our website, following the below directions:

Visit www.tnruralhealth.org.
Click on Member Login.
Login using your email address.
If you have never logged in or forgot your password, go through the "forgot password" process.
The link to the ballot is on the Member Landing Page.

For easy access, we've also posted the link to the ballot on our event app.

Download the Conference App

Search "Tennessee Rural Health" in your app store to download our conference app!

Guests will receive a printed program at the event, however we will not be distributing paper ballots or evaluations as part of our COVID-19 protocols. All links for evaluations will be on the app.

Instructions are on our event page.

Conference Details

Please review our reminders and safety protocols.

Start and End Times - The main conference begins with a luncheon, Wednesday, November 17th, 11:30 EST and ends 11:30 EST on Friday, November 19th. There are 4 pre-conference sessions Wednesday November 17th, 8am EST - 11am EST. Additional registration not required. Please arrive by 11am EST to have time to get settled, get lunch, and be seated by 11:30 for our opening presentation from Tennessee Office of Rural Health.

Continuing Education Units - This event has been approved for continuing education units for nurses, social workers, and family physicians (AAFP). Each session will have a sign in sheet to confirm attendance and we will have a table to complete other required documentation on the last day of the event.

Attire - This is a business casual event. We recommend attendees dress in layers and/or bring a sweater as both outside and inside temperature can easily fluctuate.

Meals - Lunch will be provided Wednesday, November 17th 11:30 EST and Thursday, November 18th. A breakfast buffet will be open Thursday and Friday mornings.

Beverages - The conference center is not offering water stations as part of their COVID-19 protocols. We have purchased bottle waters for guests. Please plan on bringing your own beverages if you do not drink water.

Recycling - Our member, Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic has made an agreement with Keep Sevier Beautiful to take water bottles to use for school art projects. Please dispose of water bottles in designated bins.

Safety Guidance

Please review the below reminders and updates to help us have a fun and safe event:

Vaccination - The best way to protect yourself in the event of exposure to COVID-19 is vaccination. If you have not yet been vaccinated, please do so as soon as possible.

COVID-19 Testing - If you have been exposed to COVID-19 or at large gatherings where masking and distancing protocols were not in practice, we encourage you to take an at-home test prior to the event. If you are feeling unwell, please do not attend the event.

Masking - The CDC recommends: "To maximize protection from the Delta variant and prevent possibility spreading it to others, get vaccinated as soon as you can and wear a mask indoors in public if you are in an area of substantial or high transmission." Every guest will be provided a RHA of TN branded mask and we encourage you to bring your own.

Distancing - There will be times when maintaining distancing will be difficult, such as the ballroom tables where meals are served and transitioning between sessions. We strongly encourage wearing masks in these situations. To help communicate comfort level in being in proximity and contact with others, each guest will be provided a color-coded wrist band. Red bands indicate a desire to "Greet from 6 feet;" Yellow bands indicate "Elbows only;" and Green indicate "Handshakes and High fives approved."

Distancing (NEW) - We will have tables reserved for individuals who choose red wristbands that will have less seats and wish to maintain more distancing while seated.