Website Search Results for: community health workers
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Date: Aug 8, 2018
An in-depth look at death certificates shows how this vital statistic document can impact rural healthcare, rural healthcare policy, and public health interventions. - The Rural Monitor
...worker in my home area in rural Maine," Ziller said. "I can help drive evidence-based improvements in rural public health by doing this type of research. Specifically, with this project, we believe...
Date: Dec 9, 2020
Study after study underscores transportation as a major barrier to rural healthcare access. With the support of federal funding, a project director shares how Rides to Health and Wealth is emerging as a solution in eastern Missouri — despite COVID-19. - The Rural Monitor
...community investment groups or small chamber or hospital foundations. Ast shared she was surprised that some businesses requested participation but not to get workers to job sites. Instead, they needed to find options for their...
Date: Oct 19, 2016
Much of a person's health is determined by social and environmental factors such as housing or access to healthcare. When these factors negatively affect a person's health, legal intervention combined with medical care may be the best treatment. - The Rural Monitor
...community health center in Mississippi, Geiger hired a lawyer to help low-income patients solve legal problems that affected their health. In the 1980s, the nation was hit hard by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. To fight...
Date: Nov 2023
Highlights several resources on agricultural worker health, including a toolkit to encourage ag worker participation on health center boards and model programs to address specific health conditions. Provides a summary for each resource and links to more information on each sponsoring program's website.
...worker participation on health center boards and model programs to address specific health conditions. Provides a summary for each resource and links to more information on each sponsoring program's website. Date 11/2023 Organizations Farmworker...
Reviewed: May 15, 2024
Describes Sinnissippi Centers, Inc.'s program in Illinois addressing rural children's mental health.
...community presentations. In 2023, Sinnissippi Centers reported performing over 1,500 crisis evaluations for youth and adults. Most referrals were self-reported with 28% of patients reaching out personally for services. Models represented by this...
Reviewed: May 9, 2022
Provides information specific to population groups at high risk in rural areas, such as veterans, tribal communities, and farmers.
...workers. By understanding the unique challenges these groups face, rural communities and partners can tailor programs to effectively prevent suicide. Veterans Rural veterans are more likely than urban veterans to die by suicide. One reason...
Added: Nov 19, 2024
A program in rural Wisconsin trains local employers in recovery friendly workplace guidelines and provides recovery coaching to employees.
...Worker Connection Program in the program's first year. Description Biehl Bridges to Recovery , a peer-run substance use recovery center in rural Marinette County, Wisconsin, had noticed that employment was one of the biggest...
Date: Nov 16, 2022
Palliative care, designed to treat the symptoms of a serious illness at any stage of diagnosis, is associated with better outcomes like higher patient satisfaction. Despite these benefits, many people in rural communities cannot access these services or don't know what palliative care is. The South Dakota Palliative Care Network is working to increase knowledge of palliative care among rural healthcare professionals, nursing students, and community members. - The Rural Monitor
...health or hospice." When communities lack these types of services, the conversation can shift to things like advance care planning, living wills, powers of attorney, and available community resources. Community presentations tend...
Date: Feb 2023
Presents a literature review of occupational health and safety research discussing American Indian and Alaska Native workers. Breaks down data by National Occupation Research Agenda sector and details studies by type, objective, and findings.
...workers. Breaks down data by National Occupation Research Agenda sector and details studies by type, objective, and findings. Author(s) Kaitlin Wingate, Elizabeth Dalsey, Deborah Poling Scott Citation Journal of Safety Research...
Reviewed: Dec 17, 2024
Information, resources, and frequently asked questions related to home health for rural communities. Includes information on availability of home health services in rural areas, challenges faced by home health agencies, use of telehealth, and the effects that new federal regulations have on provision of home health services.
...Community nonprofit organizations Local Area Agencies on Aging State-level elder affairs or aging departments Federal social services block grant programs The Veterans Health Administration (for veterans who are at least 50% disabled...