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721. 2021 Legislative and Policy Agenda for Indian Health - Resources
Date: Feb 2021

Provides policy recommendations from the National Indian Health Board regarding tribal health issues. Addresses COVID-19 response and recovery efforts, telehealth capacity, Indian Health Service funding, tribal public health, behavioral health, Medicare and Medicaid access, and more.

...Health --- Provides policy recommendations from the National Indian Health Board regarding tribal health issues. Addresses...

722. How Increased Funding Can Advance the Mission of the Indian Health Service to Improve Health Outcomes for American Indians and Alaska Natives - Resources
Date: Jul 2022

Provides an overview of health and healthcare disparities experienced by American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. Describes the role of the federal government in financing and providing healthcare services to these populations. Discusses how enhanced funding could help further the Indian Health Service's mission to ensure that tribal communities have access to high-quality healthcare services.

...Health conditions · Health disparities · Health insurance · Health workforce supply and demand · Policy · Statistics and data...

723. Staving Off One's Mortality: Rural Kidney Health and Its Disparities - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jun 15, 2022

For the 240,000 rural Americans with complete kidney failure, it's likely that very few knew they even had kidney disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, kidney disease is usually silent; 90% of people with kidney disease don't know they have it. With research pointing to the high costs of kidney disease for pediatric and adult patients alike — mostly covered by Medicare — experts and researchers discuss rural disparities around access to disease-stabilizing treatment and to renal replacement therapies. - The Rural Monitor

...Health and Its Disparities - The Rural Monitor --- For the 240,000 rural Americans with complete...

724. North Carolina Innovative Approaches Initiative - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Jul 8, 2024

The North Carolina Innovative Approaches initiative works with families of CYSHCN and other community leaders to make systems changes in the state's healthcare system.

...health. The Cabarrus Health Alliance in Cabarrus County received an AMCHP Replication Grant in 2017 so its IA could...

725. Washington Rural Health Clinic Dental Services Toolkit: A Guide to Implementing Dental Services in Washington's Rural Health Clinics - Resources
Date: Mar 2022

Resource guide to assist Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) in Washington implement dental services alongside primary care. Covers funding, facility, health information technology, and other considerations related to implementing dental care.

...Health Tagged as Health information technology · Oral health · Reimbursement and payment models · Rural Health Clinics...

726. Rural-Urban Differences in Social and Emotional Protective Factors and Their Association with Child Health and Flourishing - Resources
Date: 2024

Examines differences in childhood protective factors in rural and urban communities that correlate with childhood health and wellness. Utilizes 2018-2021 data from the National Survey of Children's Health to analyze protective factors such as caregiver emotional and social support, caregiver mental and physical health, family resilience and connectedness, neighborhood and school safety, and more. Includes rural versus urban comparisons with data further broken down by race/ethnicity, sex, age, health status, and marriage status of caregiver.

...health and wellness. Utilizes 2018-2021 data from the National Survey of Children's Health...

727. Advancing Health Equity Through Community Health Workers and Peer Providers: Mounting Evidence and Policy Recommendations - Resources
Date: Nov 2019

Reviews the results from 9 studies funded by the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute supporting the inclusion of community health workers (CHWs) and peer providers (PPs) as effective participants in addressing health and healthcare inequities, particularly for diverse communities. Each study presented focuses on a distinct function of utilizing CHWs and/or PPS such as mentoring, managing chronic conditions, and navigator support for serious mental illness and depression. Discusses why payers and providers should include CHWs and PPS in a variety of capacities to improve outcomes, add value to care, and control costs.

...health workers · Health conditions · Healthcare quality · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Statistics and data · Tribal...

728. Pathways Vermont Housing First Program - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Apr 3, 2021

Pathways Vermont created a rural adaptation of the evidence-based Housing First program to assist people suffering from mental health and/or substance abuse challenges with permanent housing.

...health · Home and community-based services · Human services · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Substance use and misuse...

729. Efforts by Critical Access Hospitals to Increase Health Equity Through Greater Engagement with Social Determinants of Health - Resources
Date: Jun 2023

Examines the ways Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) engage in upstream social determinant of health (SDOH) efforts to improve community health. Analyzes CAH and non-CAH programs that utilize screening, in-house strategies, and external partnerships to address SDOH. Discusses the impacts of SDOH policy on CAHs in rural communities.

...Health screening · Networking and collaboration · Policy · Population health · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data...

730. AgriSafe Nurse Scholar Program - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

A distance learning opportunity available to rural nurses designed to increase knowledge base in prevention, identification, and assessment of diseases related to agricultural work exposures. A partial scholarship is available for nurses working in nonprofit organizations, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and educational institutions. A full scholarship is available for nurses from Illinois that work in Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, government agencies, academia, and nonprofit organizations.

...Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and educational institutions. A full scholarship is available for nurses...