Rural Monitor Search Results for: cancer
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Date: Aug 20, 2014
Crete Area Medical Center Physicians' Clinic and Ammonoosuc Community Health Services are among the very few rural safety net providers that have achieved Level 3 PCMH recognition. - The Rural Monitor
...cancers of the colon, breast and cervix. Behavioral health and oral care are included in the scope...
Date: Mar 15, 2017
Oral health training programs are equipping Community Health Workers on Navajo Nation, Texas colonias, and Maryland's Appalachian communities to improve access to dental care and teach people how to take care of their teeth. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer program, and the smoking cessation program. It's a win-win for our people...
Date: Dec 18, 2019
With national standards now available for voluntary accreditation, rural public health departments need to determine the feasibility of that activity for their organization. The Public Health Accreditation Board President and CEO joins researchers and experts to share information about accreditation and how rural health departments can achieve that designation. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer screening, or STI [sexually transmitted infection] testing and screening. At the same time, as the factors...
Date: Apr 18, 2018
Two healthcare organizations demonstrate how the social determinants of health and social risk assessment can be used as a framework for transforming a rural "health delivery system to a true health system." - The Rural Monitor
...cancer as the most common diseases with the highest mortality. Clinical preventive services became the public...
Date: Sep 20, 2017
Studies show that the more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) one has, the higher the risk of chronic health conditions, anxiety disorders, low life potential, and even early death. A sense of urgency for early intervention spurred one western North Carolina school district and a Native American tribe in Wisconsin to act. Read more about how their programs confront ACEs and build resiliency to overcome them. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer, and diabetes – some of the major causes of the widening rural-urban mortality gap. So, if we want...
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
...cancer center or to a surgery program. Instead, we were focused on keeping people out of the hospital...
Date: Nov 30, 2016
First conceptualized in the 1970s, but not widely adopted in rural communities, freestanding emergency departments (FSEDs) have been getting another look as a sustainable rural option. This article discusses hospital-based versus independent FSEDs, the model's financial viability, and highlights two FSEDs meeting their communities' healthcare needs in Arizona and Illinois. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer center. In VVMC's case, much of their overhead costs are covered by these...
Date: Jan 8, 2020
As people are living longer and trying to find solutions to delay the expense of long-term care or nursing facilities, family members, including adult children, are increasingly becoming informal, unpaid caregivers. Learn how technology may be a solution to help rural caregivers, what some of the challenges and opportunities are, and read about a current model that has the potential to change the landscape. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer or heart failure and provides support to their caregivers. Project C.A.R.E. — Project C.A.R.E. (Caregiver...
Date: Jul 10, 2019
As more healthcare delivery efforts include social risk assessments, the impact of the social determinants of health is better understood. Rural clinicians, researchers, and other experts share perspectives on social isolation and loneliness. - The Rural Monitor
...cancer, and die anyway?' For those who are isolated and feel lonely, sometimes they either...
Date: May 24, 2023
Pivoting from a universal question, "How'd you sleep?" clinical sleep experts, a federal public health agency representative, and Nebraska Extension discussed sleep's impact on rural health and public safety. - The Rural Monitor
...cancers , their incidence, treatment outcomes, and survivorship. Brull shared more about the sleep problems that...