Website Search Results for: community health workers
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Added: Nov 14, 2022
Planning, response, and recovery considerations for emergencies and disasters involving radiation and chemical emergencies.
...communities are at risk for emergencies from hazardous materials due to the large volume and use of certain chemicals in rural areas. For example, farming and agriculture may use large volumes of toxic chemicals; rural...
Added: Jul 16, 2020
Learn what community paramedicine is and the different components of a community paramedicine program.
...health clinic or other non-emergent setting, potentially saving over $4 billion per year in healthcare costs. In many cases, insurers will only provide reimbursement for emergency care and services to the EMS provider when...
Reviewed: Dec 1, 2025
Provides an overview of EMS and trauma services in rural areas. Answers frequently asked questions about funding, equipment, training, recruitment, continuing education, trauma systems, trauma care, and other topics relating to rural EMS.
...communities. The May 2025 Flex Monitoring Team document Characteristics and Trends of Critical Access Hospitals that Own or Operate Ambulance Services notes that as of 2022 approximately 21% of Critical Access Hospitals had hospital-based...
Date: Oct 17, 2018
Domestic violence impacts 12 million men and women annually. Here is a look into rural prevalence rates, provider knowledge gaps, and associated healthcare costs. - The Rural Monitor
...health-care workers remain challenged in screening and appropriately responding to IPV." Specific to rural providers, a 2013 report surveying 100 rural providers in northeastern New York found respondents lacked information in three areas...
Date: Aug 2023
Examines policies that support healthy food access and breastfeeding, such as tax incentives for food vendors, streamlined processes for farmers markets, breaktime for workers who pump breast milk, and more. Tracks data changes between 2014 and 2021 to examine policies in US municipalities according to rural-urban status, Census region, educational attainment, poverty, and race/ethnicity.
...Community-Based Policy and Environmental Supports for Healthy Eating and Active Living (CBS-HEAL) Examines policies that support healthy food access and breastfeeding, such as tax incentives for food vendors, streamlined processes for farmers markets...
Reviewed: May 6, 2022
Special considerations for evaluating rural oral health programs.
...workers or populations served by a mobile oral health program. It may be difficult to collect data from the same people over time. Planning evaluation logistics , including the travel time and distance required to collect...
Date: Jan 10, 2024
Rural health expert Tim Putnam, DHA, shares leadership perspectives and ideas gained from his roles as a rural hospital CEO, a member of a White House task force, and now in his academic healthcare policy position. - The Rural Monitor
...community healthcare worker, or how to utilize paramedicine doing preemptive visits and home safety checks. From that relationship building and data sharing came several anecdotes of interest. One patient's sugar was not controlled because...
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Training to provide medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for clinicians in high-need communities. Clinicians who complete the training may be priority applicants for some NHSC loan repayment programs.
...communities. Completion of the training will count toward meeting MATE Act training requirements for practitioners registering for or renewing a DEA license. The training is free to complete, and is available in-person or online...
Date: Aug 26, 2020
From decreasing stigma to increasing treatment access and the impact of COVID-19, experts and rural healthcare organizations speak out on alcohol use and misuse in rural America. - The Rural Monitor
...worker with JBS International , providing national technical assistance for rural community opioid response grantees. He also self-describes as having a passion for "specifically addressing stigma and eliminating discrimination for all people dealing with...
Reviewed: Jun 20, 2023
Resources and information related to rural long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and others. Includes sections on workforce issues, mental health needs, antibiotic stewardship, and oral health.
...communities. These facilities and their employees contribute to the local economy through local spending for supplies and services, as do friends and relatives who visit facility residents. The Effect of Nursing Home Closure on Local...