Website Search Results for: rural referral center
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Date: Jul 29, 2020
Referred to as a form of "modern-day slavery," human trafficking occurs in every state and is not limited by the size of a community. Health services are one of the most common points of access to a lifeline for those actively being trafficked, giving healthcare professionals an advantage to help victims escape. A rural hospital CEO, a SORH director, a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, and a Safe Harbor Regional Navigator share how they combat human trafficking through training and raising awareness. - The Rural Monitor
...Rural Communities – A 2015 training webinar hosted by the National Human Trafficking Resource Center. HEAL Trafficking Protocol Toolkit for Healthcare Settings – Helps collaboratively standardize evidence-based protocols for the identification, care, and referral...
Reviewed: Oct 6, 2025
A community health worker initiative to improve the health of rural Appalachian Kentucky residents who have deficits in health resources and health status, including high levels of cancer, heart disease, hypertension, asthma, and diabetes.
...Center of Excellence in Rural Health and funded by the Kentucky General Assembly to combat health disparities in rural areas of the state. This community health worker (CHW) initiative, first based in the eastern town...
Date: Apr 2020
Examines the variation in hospital bed capacity by region in the U.S. and by metro and non-metro status. Discusses urban and rural differences in hospital resources, including hospital and ICU beds per capita. Provides an interactive map displaying hospital beds per capita and select demographic characteristics of metro and non-metro areas of each state and by hospital referral region.
...referral region. Author(s) Kendal Orgera, Daniel McDermott, Matthew Rae, et al. Date 04/2020 Organizations KFF, Peterson Center on Healthcare Tagged as Emergency preparedness and response · Hospitals · Infectious diseases · Inpatient care · Population health · Rural...
Date: Nov 20, 2019
Chronic obstructive lung disease, or COPD, is a disease with a stronghold in rural America: almost double the prevalence and double the mortality rates compared to large urban areas. Though it is a condition with no cure, it's a condition that has treatments — and hope — making proper diagnosis by spirometry imperative. - The Rural Monitor
...rural-urban disparities in COPD outcomes…and referral for effective treatments to help manage the disease" through established HRSA-funded Area Health Education Centers...
Learn about a completed Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services demonstration program that tested an enhanced clinic model in frontier areas.
...referral centers; or patients who need monitoring and observation for a limited period of time Project Timeline In 2004, Congress appropriated funds to the Federal Office of Rural...
Information and resources to support rural health.
...Rural Health Transformation Program Sponsoring Organizations: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Online Library » Resource and Referral...
Added: Jul 16, 2020
Information on community paramedicine programs that focus on connecting patients with resources for food, housing, transportation, and other social services.
...centers Legal services Housing assistance Healthcare coverage, such as applications for Medicaid For more information about addressing social determinants of health in rural communities, please visit the Social Determinants of Health in Rural Communities Toolkit...
Reviewed: May 6, 2022
Learn about an oral health program approach that focuses on helping eligible individuals enroll in Medicaid or otherwise access coverage for dental services.
...rural communities where there is already a workforce shortage. Enrollment, navigation, and referral models require strong partnerships in the community where patients can be referred for dental or other services. Potential partners may include colleges...
Reviewed: Nov 18, 2024
The Medical Legal Partnership of Southern Illinois (MLPSI) was formed to create a system where medical providers can refer patients in need of legal assistance to local attorneys.
...rural MLPs, MLPSI's services cover all ages, populations, and specialties. Partnering healthcare professionals are trained to identify the potential need for legal intervention for their patients. Referrals made to MLPSI come mainly from...
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2023
Describes the resources needed to implement or expand telehealth programs in rural communities.
...rural programs designate a staff member to serve as a telehealth coordinator who can manage telehealth referrals, brief the patient on telehealth services, coordinate with the telehealth provider, facilitate the technological aspects of the visits...