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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...
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...
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. 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 challenges...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Reviewed: May 2, 2023
The Mothers and Infants Sober Together (MIST) program helped mothers who used substances to get treatment and provide safe, drug-free homes for themselves and their newborns.
...health counseling Substance abuse treatment Relapse prevention Parenting education Supervised visits for mothers without custody of their children Case management Weekly support groups Individualized treatment plans Individual therapy From August 2009 to June...
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...