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Website Search Results for: social determinants of health

1049 webpages matched your search. Here are matches 1011 - 1020:

1011. Public Safety and Crisis Communication in an Emergency or Disaster - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Considerations and guidelines for crisis communication to support public safety in rural communities, with information on planning, response, and recovery from an emergency or disaster.

...health department staff who deliver messages. Messengers should express empathy, use clear and simple terminology, have credibility in the community, and provide a course of action. Key Personnel – individuals familiar with the crisis communication plan...

1012. Capital Funding for Rural Healthcare Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: Sep 13, 2023

Information, sources, and frequently asked questions for capital funding in rural communities. Identifies major federal loan and grant programs for capital projects, as well as other potential sources of support.

...social service providers. The U.S. Department of the Treasury CDFI Fund administers several funding programs that may benefit rural healthcare facilities: The New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC) provides options for the capital needs...

1013. FirstLink Care and Support Program - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Jul 10, 2025

FirstLink's Care and Support program provides phone calls, cards, and texts to North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota residents who have called suicide helplines or were referred by a healthcare provider.

...determines Call Specialists provide the following services through these phone calls: Assess adherence to aftercare and provide ongoing assessment of risk De-escalate situations and provide crisis intervention when appropriate Offer resources and warm referral...

1014. Seneca Strong's Certified Addiction Recovery Coaches - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Jul 18, 2022

A recovery peer advocate program in Seneca Nation has helped to reduce substance misuse among the Seneca Nation community.

...Social networks Advocacy groups Education Employment Healthcare Services Keeps communication lines open with SNHS's medical, behavioral health, and other services so that clients can receive assistance and full-spectrum health care services as needed...

1015. New Horizons Geriatric Counseling Program - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Jun 20, 2022

Motivated by the suicide deaths of 5 local senior men over a 2-year period, Yoakum Community Hospital, Yoakum, Texas, created an outpatient behavioral health program to offer community residents local behavioral health treatment.

...determined to offer quality behavioral health services in the aftermath of 5 senior-aged men's suicides in a period of 2 years. With this as their primary goal, the Yoakum team created an inpatient...

1016. Rural Post-Acute Care: Improving Transitions to Enhance Patient Recovery - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: May 2, 2018

Post-acute care (PAC) services available locally can make fully recovering from a serious illness or injury faster and easier, setting the patient and provider up for the best possible outcome. This article looks at how a tertiary facility's communication with skilled nursing facilities, a Critical Access Hospital's swing bed program, and a home health agency are improving patient transitions from acute care to PAC. - The Rural Monitor

...determining the best PAC service for a patient, including service availability, insurance reimbursement, and patient choice. VNA trains their home health clinicians on how to best respect the patient's choices related to PAC, including...

1017. Schools as a Hub for Health - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: May 23, 2023

A school hub connects districts in rural Appalachian Ohio so they can learn about and replicate one another's successful health programs for their students and the larger community.

...social aspects of health. When local organizations were trying to find the best way to reach the county's population, they decided that schools could be the central location to provide community health programming...

1018. Wisconsin Collaborative for Rural Graduate Medical Education - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Oct 27, 2022

A collaborative that provides leadership, development, vision, and support for expanding rural graduate medical education in Wisconsin.

...social media platforms. In 2012, the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC) received a 3-year start-up grant from the Wisconsin Rural Physician Residency Assistance Program (WRPRAP) that allowed for the development of WCRGME. WRPRAP...

1019. Safe Place of Eastern South Dakota - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Nov 28, 2023

Serves victims of domestic violence in an 8-county region of rural South Dakota through temporary housing, advocacy, and community education.

...determining custody rights. The FVC serves as a neutral location for children being picked up by parents with visitation rights or for monitored visitation at the Center (for cases of documented or suspected abuse). Safe...

1020. Developing a Logic Model for Maternal Health Programs - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: May 17, 2021

Describes the role of a logic model for maternal health programs and why to develop one.

...social, economic, or environmental outcomes To build a logic model , the maternal health program must: Work closely with the target community to understand their needs. It is helpful to be as specific as possible when...