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Website Search Results for: community health workers

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431. Demographic Changes and Aging Population – RHIhub Aging in Place Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Jun 4, 2019

This page provides an overview of demographic changes in the U.S. related to aging, including the percentage of older adults in rural communities.

...workers, and family caregivers often work together to provide tailored and coordinated care to older adults. Access to health care is critical for older adults to age in place. Because many retirees are choosing...

432. Historic Flood Cuts Off All Roadways to Rural Fremont, Nebraska: Hospital Plays a Vital Role in Coordinating Community Response – RHIhub Emergency Preparedness Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Describes how Methodist Fremont Health, a hospital in rural Dodge County, Nebraska, responded to flooding that left all roads in and out of the city inaccessible in March of 2019.

...Community Response What Happened Fremont, Nebraska On March 11, 2019, Winter Storm Ulmer, a record-breaking “bomb cyclone,” moved out of the Central Rockies, bringing hurricane-force winds with large amounts of snow and rain...

433. COVID-19's Current Impact on Rural Healthcare Delivery: Q&A with Brock Slabach - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: May 20, 2020

Brock Slabach, the National Rural Health Association's Senior Vice President for Member Services, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on rural America's healthcare organizations. - The Rural Monitor

...health emergency, what has most inspired you about how rural providers, facilities, and communities have responded to this national emergency? Though I'm not surprised because I was in Mississippi during Hurricane Katrina...

434. Telehealth Models for Promoting Workforce Recruitment and Retention - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2023

Introduction to telehealth models that help develop the rural workforce, especially through recruitment and retention.

...communities to implement alternative staffing models. Many telehealth programs allow advanced practice clinicians, technicians, and other healthcare workers to practice at the top of their license while receiving remote supervision from a physician or other...

435. Pennsylvania Mobile Team Addresses Substance Use Disorders - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Nov 16, 2016

In Pennsylvania, more people are dying from drug overdose than from car accidents. The FORHP-funded Addiction Recovery Mobile Outreach Team (ARMOT) program works to educate medical staff on addiction and recovery and to support patients as they navigate the recovery process. - The Rural Monitor

...communities across the country are facing the opioid crisis. Rural opioid users are more likely than urban users to have less income and formal education, no insurance, and poorer health, factors which put them...

436. The Death Certificate: A Document to be Honored and Accurate - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
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...

437. Federal Funding for Rural Health: Supporting Planning and Development Around a Regional Transportation Need - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
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...

438. Bringing Law and Medicine Together to Help Rural Patients - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
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...

439. Sinnissippi Centers, Inc. – RHIhub Mental Health Toolkit - Toolkits
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...

440. Farmworker Health Network: 2023 Key Resources for Agricultural Worker Health - Resources
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...