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12:03 am on April 9, 2026 · 2026 (276), digital health (7), rural (6), shlb (4)

WEBINAR 15 APR 18:00 UTC – SHLB – Transforming Rural Health: Understanding and Leveraging the Rural Health Transformation Program

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SHLB Webinar on “Transforming Rural Health: Understanding and Leveraging the Rural Health Transformation Program,” Wednesday, April 15 at 2 pm ET, featuring Sarah Bauman, Michael Wallace, Shawn Daugherty, and Jordan Rogers.

SHLB Webinar on “Transforming Rural Health: Understanding and Leveraging the Rural Health Transformation Program,” Wednesday, April 15 at 2 pm ET, featuring Sarah Bauman, Michael Wallace, Shawn Daugherty, and Jordan Rogers. REGISTER | ADD TO CALENDAR | PERMALINK

On Wednesday April 15, 2026, at 14:00 EDT (18;00 UTC)the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB)  will host a webinar, ‘Transforming Rural Health: Understanding and Leveraging the Rural Health Transformation Program‘. The $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (RHT Program)  represents a major opportunity to strengthen rural healthcare systems. The purpose of the program is to transform the rural health ecosystem by strengthening care delivery, improving health outcomes, expanding access to essential services, and stabilizing the financial future of rural providers. This webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of the program, including what it funds and its overarching goals, and examine how various states are approaching implementation.

SPEAKERS
Sarah Bauman – Director of Telehealth Services, Utah Education and Telehealth Network.
Michael Wallace – Assistant Director, UAMS e-Link
Shawn Daugherty – Principal, Digital Opportunity, HR&A Advisor
Jordan Rogers – Director of Relationship Marketing, NCTNA

 

#SHLB #RuralHealth #RHTprogram

12:06 pm on May 29, 2020 · broadband (121), congress (9), digital equity (9), shlb (4)

WEBCAST TODAY: ‘#Broadband on the Hill: A Legislative Update’ @SHLBCoalition @SenMarkey @RepAnnaEshoo #DigitalEquityAct

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livestreamOn Friday May 29 2020 at 1pm EDT (17:00 UTC) the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) will host a webinar ‘Broadband on the Hill: A Legislative Update‘. US Broadband legislation is having an unprecedented moment – a reaction to the urgent need to expedite connectivity amid COVID-19. Congress is considering bills to add $2 billion to the Rural Health Care Program, $4 billion to the E-rate program, $9 billion for Lifeline, $80 billion for broadband infrastructure, and $1.2 billion for digital literacy. The panel will explore which bills will have the best chances of enactment, and what can be done to support these initiatives. SPEAKERS; Asad Ramzanali, legislative director, Office of Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif.; Joseph Wender, senior policy advisor, Office of Senator Edward J. Markey, D-Mass.; John Windhausen Jr., executive director, SHLB Coalition. MODERATOR: Kelcee Griffis, senior telecom reporter, Law360.

LIVESTREAM: http://livestream.com/internetsociety/hill

SIMULCAST: Periscope | Twitch

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM: https://bit.ly/3gxEpeF

TWITTER: #broadband + @SHLBCoalition

5:59 pm on March 9, 2020 · broadband (121), shlb (4), usa (16)

WEBCAST 3/24: @SHLBCoalition Webinar ANCHORING STATE BROADBAND EFFORTS @pewresearch @anealgraves @OITColorado @crystaliveyTN @TNECD #PewBroadband #switchiton

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livestreamOn Tuesday March 24 2020 at 1pm EDT (17:00 UTC) the Internet Society Livestream Channel will webcast a SHLB Coalition webinar ‘Anchoring State Broadband Efforts‘. A new report from the Broadband Research Initiative at Pew Charitable Trusts explores nine states exemplifying “promising practices” in their broadband programs. Community anchor institutions (CAIs) are essential partners in closing the digital divide, on both a state and local level. ‘Anchoring State Broadband Efforts’ will zero in on three case studies highlighted in Pew’s report that demonstrate the various roles CAIs play in shaping and executing state broadband initiatives. Speakers include: Crystal Ivey, Broadband Director, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development; Anthony Neal-Graves, Executive Director, Colorado Broadband Office, and Chief Operations Officer, Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology; and Eileen Harris, development director, human-I-T. Moderator: Anna Read, Officer, Broadband Research Initiative, Pew Charitable Trusts.

LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/statebroadband

PARTICIPATE: http://bit.ly/2TCCo7R

TWITTER: #broadband + @SHLBCoalition | #PewBroadband

2:59 pm on June 19, 2019 · broadband (121), congress (9), shlb (4)

WEBCAST TODAY: @SHLBcoalition Webinar – Scoring Congressional #Broadband Proposals #switchiton

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livestreamToday Wednesday June 19 2019 at 3pm EDT (19:00 UTC) the Internet Society Livestream Channel will webcast a SHLB Coalition webinar “Scoring Congressional Broadband Proposals” that will examine the broadband bills most likely to become law and discuss those with the most potential to attain the National Broadband Plan’s goal of gigabit connectivity for all community anchor institutions.

PANEL

Phillip Berenbroick, senior policy counsel, Public Knowledge(@pab_PK @publicknowledge)

Michael Romano, senior vice president of industry affairs & business development, NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association
(@MikeRomanoNTCA , @NTCAconnect)

Thomas Cohen, Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
(@KelleyDrye)

VIEW ON LIVESTREAM: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/shlbbroadband/

MODERATOR
John Windhausen Jr., executive director, SHLB Coalition

TWITTER
#broadband + @SHLBCoalition http://bit.ly/2F9kzpj
#grow2gig http://bit.ly/grow2gig

ABOUT SHLB COALITION
The SHLB Coalition is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) advocacy organization that supports open, affordable, high-quality broadband connections for anchor institutions and their surrounding communities. The SHLB Coalition is based in Washington, D.C. and has a diverse membership of over 160 commercial and non-commercial organizations from across the United States. https://shlb.org