Rural Monitor Search Results for: EMS
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Date: Apr 10, 2024
While an estimated 20% of Americans live in rural areas, 40% of traffic deaths occur on rural roads. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS agencies often cover much broader swaths of land than urban agencies, leading to significantly...
Date: Feb 21, 2024
CommHIT, a nonprofit based at the Kennedy Space Center, has worked at the intersection of rural health and technology for over a decade. Now, as an awardee of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network (RPHWTN) grant program, the organization is assisting Florida partners with workforce development initiatives and technology-related training programs. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS field — noting that EMS workers are disproportionately male, while many CHWs are women of color...
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
...EMS provides. I'd always advocated that everybody needs to be an EMT because the lessons...
Date: Sep 20, 2023
The health impacts of extreme heat events are being felt by both urban and rural populations. But experts say the factors contributing to urban and rural vulnerability may differ significantly — and some of the most promising strategies for mitigating the impacts in urban areas may not be as useful in sparsely populated rural counties. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS HeatTracker , released in August on the National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) website, provides information...
Date: Aug 9, 2023
Project Swaddle uses community paramedics to bring wrap-around care to pregnant and postpartum patients. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS Division Chief for the Crawfordsville Fire Department. “And, resoundingly, he has knocked it out of the park...
Date: Feb 8, 2023
Across the rural West, an awareness of the health impacts of poor air quality – and how to minimize those impacts – is growing. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS worker, he saw a noticeable increase in asthma and COPD exacerbations when the smoke...
Date: Nov 30, 2022
Rural EMS providers have fewer chances to practice their skills on the job, but simulation tools can help small agencies prepare for high-stress calls. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS professional trains using a virtual reality headset provided by Maine EMS. Maine EMS, the state...
Date: Oct 5, 2022
To keep 24/7 urgent care available in Maine's Moose River Valley, a new pilot program lets paramedics take shifts staffing the local health center after-hours and on weekends. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS as the spackle of healthcare: If there's a crack, you can use EMS...
Date: Aug 17, 2022
A partnership between a Federally Qualified Health Center and the local ambulance district in Washington County, Missouri lets chronically ill patients access preventive care from the comfort of home. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS education programs at MAC work with the MIHN and other EMS providers in the region...
Date: Feb 16, 2022
By leveraging federal COVID-related funding, the Quapaw Nation now serves its local residents with a new community paramedicine program. Current program data indicates that it's bringing significant cost savings, along with valuable information for future local healthcare delivery decision-making. Most importantly, the program is also proving to be widely acceptable to community members. - The Rural Monitor
...EMS about 24 times in one year. To get someone with those needs into our program...