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Deadline: Jan 19, 2024
Loan repayment assistance for primary healthcare professionals who agree to serve in a Health Professional Shortage Area or for substance use disorder services in Massachusetts.
...Health Care Workforce Center, Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers Deadlines Jan 19, 2024 Contact MLRP@massleague.org Purpose The Massachusetts State Loan Repayment Program offers loan repayment assistance to primary healthcare professionals who agree to serve...
Date: Nov 16, 2016
In Pennsylvania, more people are dying from drug overdose than from car accidents. The FORHP-funded Addiction Recovery Mobile Outreach Team (ARMOT) program works to educate medical staff on addiction and recovery and to support patients as they navigate the recovery process. - The Rural Monitor
...communities across the country are facing the opioid crisis. Rural opioid users are more likely than urban users to have less income and formal education, no insurance, and poorer health, factors which put them...
Date: Aug 8, 2018
An in-depth look at death certificates shows how this vital statistic document can impact rural healthcare, rural healthcare policy, and public health interventions. - The Rural Monitor
...worker in my home area in rural Maine,” Ziller said. “I can help drive evidence-based improvements in rural public health by doing this type of research. Specifically, with this project, we believe...
Date: Dec 9, 2020
Study after study underscores transportation as a major barrier to rural healthcare access. With the support of federal funding, a project director shares how Rides to Health and Wealth is emerging as a solution in eastern Missouri — despite COVID-19. - The Rural Monitor
...community investment groups or small chamber or hospital foundations. Ast shared she was surprised that some businesses requested participation but not to get workers to job sites. Instead, they needed to find options for their...
Date: Oct 19, 2016
Much of a person's health is determined by social and environmental factors such as housing or access to healthcare. When these factors negatively affect a person's health, legal intervention combined with medical care may be the best treatment. - The Rural Monitor
...community health center movement. At the first community health center in Mississippi, Geiger hired a lawyer to help low-income patients solve legal problems that affected their health. In the 1980s, the nation...
Date: May 12, 2021
Amanda Cohn, MD, Chief Medical Officer on CDC's COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force, shares how the CDC is providing funding, creating resources, and partnering with other organizations to increase vaccination rates in underserved communities such as rural, tribal, and communities of color. - The Rural Monitor
...community-based organizations (no longer available online), with resources for educating communities on the importance of COVID-19 vaccination. What resources does CDC have available to support rural vaccine education? Our COVID-19 website...
Date: Nov 2023
Highlights several resources on agricultural worker health, including a toolkit to encourage ag worker participation on health center boards and model programs to address specific health conditions. Provides a summary for each resource and links to more information on each sponsoring program's website.
...Health Network: 2023 Key Resources for Agricultural Worker Health --- Highlights several resources on agricultural worker health, including a toolkit to encourage ag worker participation on health center boards and model programs to address specific health...
Date: Nov 16, 2022
Palliative care, designed to treat the symptoms of a serious illness at any stage of diagnosis, is associated with better outcomes like higher patient satisfaction. Despite these benefits, many people in rural communities cannot access these services or don't know what palliative care is. The South Dakota Palliative Care Network is working to increase knowledge of palliative care among rural healthcare professionals, nursing students, and community members. - The Rural Monitor
...workers, and others), and 182 community members. SDPCN leaders have traveled to 15 communities in the state to provide education to the public, and their online education component for healthcare professionals (11 continuing education sessions...
Reviewed: Nov 23, 2020
Learn about the components and benefits of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT).
...Community Health Center in Butte, Montana provides SBIRT and cognitive behavioral therapy as part of its SUD screening and treatment program. The West Virginia Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment Project (WVSBIRT) is a collaboration...
Added: Mar 6, 2020
Describes strategies to improve the rural workforce and increase human capital to address social determinants of health.
...community. Employment is an important social determinant of health (SDOH), as stable employment has been linked to improved health outcomes and well-being. As the country continues to recover from the Great Recession, rural areas...