{"id":2956,"date":"2020-11-24T13:00:19","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/health-equity\/?page_id=2956"},"modified":"2025-09-03T09:57:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T13:57:55","slug":"announcements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/health-equity\/state-office-of-rural-health\/announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"State Office of Rural Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2956\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2956-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2956-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2956-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Stay informed with the latest updates from the Virginia State Office of Rural Health. 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