Rural communities require rural-specific, innovative programs and policies to reverse disparities in access to basic resources, education and educational opportunity. An upcoming event is designed to help close those disparities by sharing successful rural programs and policies that are positively impacting the collective health of rural communities. SIU Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy, SIU School of Law and Southern Illinois Healthcare are proud to jointly provide the 2022 Innovating Illinois Rural Health Summit: Addressing Rural Needs in Programs and Policies from 7:30 a