Rural Monitor Search Results for: community health workers
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Date: Jun 28, 2017
For the past few decades, suicide rates for working-aged men have been at a steep incline. Healthy Men Michigan is a unique campaign that evaluates the risk of depression and suicide in Michigan men through an anonymous online survey. Male-dominated industries and other organizations are drawn to the campaign's creative methods that appeal to working-aged men. - The Rural Monitor
...health of workers, especially during down times," attested Elhart. Recent studies show that suicide rates are the highest in male-dominated industries of construction and extraction. Other industries with high rates of male suicide include...
Date: Oct 4, 2017
What's in the air in the rural workplace? From grain dust to rock dust to hospital cleaning chemicals, all these particles have potential to cause chronic lung diseases. But, there are keys to prevention. - The Rural Monitor
...health worker side of respiratory health and other occupational hazards, such as inhaled chemical exposures. “We have great collaborative networks, from our own organization's emergency teams, and the community...
Date: Nov 1, 2023
With free and confidential live chat, text, phone, and email services, new mothers can get quick answers to questions about potentially dangerous exposures. - The Rural Monitor
...community organizations on substance use during pregnancy and other issues as needed. A training performed for the South Georgia Farmworker Health Project included information about pesticides and other agricultural products that a pregnant farm worker...
Date: Dec 13, 2023
As the pandemic receded, many rural healthcare providers began to feel the acute effects of another crisis impacting communities across the country: a severe local housing shortage. In response, some organizations are forming unique partnerships and implementing creative solutions. - The Rural Monitor
...workers in addition to 17 permanent supportive housing units for individuals with behavioral health conditions who have been, or are at high risk for becoming, homeless. The project is led by Columbia Pacific...
Date: Oct 26, 2022
After a 1965 public law created the Medicare and Medicaid programs, many rural residents insured by these government health programs were unable to access care. This challenge was remedied by another public law: the Rural Health Clinic Services Act of 1977. Using a historical framework, rural health policy experts, researchers, and clinicians reviewed the Act's impact on outpatient healthcare delivery in rural America. - The Rural Monitor
...health report. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Health policy experts said the origin story — a story that starts actually two decades before the 1997 Critical Access Hospital designation — had several public law precursors. The first...
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
...health departments ― despite size or number of provided essential services ― PHAB and NACCHO are leading the effort to further understand the accreditation needs of smaller health departments . The Unseen, Unmeasured, and Intangible Side of Accreditation...
Date: Jul 24, 2019
CAPABLE is a national model that connects low-income seniors with an occupational therapist, registered nurse, and home repair services. Program coordinators from Hawaii and Maine share their successes and the challenges of helping rural residents age safely in place. - The Rural Monitor
...Health. Lessons Learned To other rural communities considering CAPABLE, Farrar advised understanding what challenges you may experience and finding community partners. For example, KAPA partners with other traditional healers as well as social workers...
Date: Dec 27, 2023
Articles on behavioral health, workforce, maternity care, Long COVID, and more made it onto the year's most-read list. - The Rural Monitor
...communities. Published July 26, 2023 #4 – In a Maternity Desert, a New Kind of Home Visitation Program Brings Care to At-Risk Mothers Project Swaddle uses community paramedics to bring wrap-around care to pregnant...
Date: Mar 23, 2022
Parent Partners is a statewide program in Iowa that pairs families whose children have been removed from the home with mentors with shared experience who have successfully navigated the state's Department of Human Services (DHS) system. These mentors coach, advocate, and connect their clients with community resources. - The Rural Monitor
...Communities , a literature review released in January 2020 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), lists peer mentorship as a potential strategy to overcome the barriers to helping child welfare clients access...
Date: Nov 18, 2014
Many rural nonprofit organizations benefit from senior volunteers, giving them a chance to share their expertise and stay engaged. - The Rural Monitor
...Health Center, said social workers often refer hospitalized patients to Senior Companions at the time of discharge. The social support helps ensure that these patients continue to recuperate and achieve the best possible level...