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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...
Date: May 2023
Report details the NIEHS Worker Training Program initiative to train American Indian and Alaska Native workers and communities to handle hazardous materials and public emergencies. Highlights the courses offered, such as chemical emergency response, asbestos awareness, and infectious disease awareness, among others. Discusses the need for training in AI/AN communities and identifies the tribal nations that have received the training.
...workers and communities to handle hazardous materials and public emergencies. Highlights the courses offered, such as chemical emergency response, asbestos awareness, and infectious disease awareness, among others. Discusses the need for training in AI/AN communities...
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2023
Learn how rural communities are sustaining telehealth programs through reimbursement and other strategies.
...Health Resources and Services Administration's Medicare Telehealth Payment Eligibility Analyzer tool can also help communities determine their eligibility for Medicare reimbursements. CMS provides guidance to clarify reimbursement policies for Medicare fee-for-service providers...
Reviewed: Aug 13, 2021
Through federal funding support and services rendered by Futures Without Violence, a women's assistance center provided an IPV advocate at a local FQHC to offer confidential care to IPV survivors.
...community health centers across the U.S. to receive financial assistance, training, and support. During a 10-month period, these pairings partnered to promote the increased safety and improved health outcomes of those experiencing...
Reviewed: May 9, 2022
Learn about school-based suicide prevention programs and how they can be used in rural communities.
...workers, or special education aides, as well as school mental health staff, should be trained in validated screening and identification measures and implement a standardized procedure for screening students for suicide risk. Individualized Interventions Individualized...
Date: Feb 21, 2018
Miners in rural New Mexico may forego care when they have to drive a long distance to see a primary care provider or specialist. The New Mexico Mobile Screening Program for Miners travels to 12 locations in the state to bring needed care to patients. - The Rural Monitor
...workers' pneumoconiosis (black lung) in the United States, with an age-adjusted death rate of 114.4 per million people [data no longer available online]. The national rate is only 2.9 per million. "Most people...