Rural Monitor Search Results for: community health workers
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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...
Date: Feb 21, 2018
Miners in rural New Mexico may forego care when they have to drive a long distance to see a primary care provider or specialist. The New Mexico Mobile Screening Program for Miners travels to 12 locations in the state to bring needed care to patients. - The Rural Monitor
...health companies, since miners who receive compensation are eligible for home health benefits. Sood reported that these companies' professionals are skilled at communicating with the miners and bringing their concerns to the mobile clinic. These...
Date: Nov 29, 2023
Old Dominion University's new mobile clinic is bridging care gaps in underserved communities while providing clinical opportunities to nursing students. - The Rural Monitor
...Community College, a two-year school in Franklin, have also begun working at the clinic. Some patients might come to the clinic with acute issues, such as infections or injuries, while others need general wellness...
Date: Aug 7, 2019
To address rising ER readmissions, an Arizona healthcare system and network partners adapted an unconventional EMS telehealth service to help rural patients. Coupled with care coordination, mobile telehealth units are saving the healthcare system money while better meeting patients' healthcare needs. - The Rural Monitor
...health providers, patients needing care that is more specialized are referred to ChangePoint Integrated Health , a community mental health clinic and crisis stabilization unit and NIOREC partner. Having ChangePoint as a place to refer patients...
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
...health risks of wildfire smoke in rural communities and develop new educational materials. “Risk communication messaging around wildfire smoke is directly informed by air quality data,” said Kristin VanderMolen, PhD, an assistant research professor...
Date: Aug 9, 2023
Project Swaddle uses community paramedics to bring wrap-around care to pregnant and postpartum patients. - The Rural Monitor
...Health Crawfordsville established, an early version of Project Swaddle was formed, centered on connecting mothers to obstetric care, transportation, and social services as needed. But conversations with Sinnott, who had paired up with the fire...
Date: Oct 6, 2021
Three programs across rural America demonstrate how doulas improve birth outcomes by providing prenatal, labor, and postpartum support. A New Mexico program reaches American Indian, Hispanic, and other populations who lack nearby labor/delivery units; a Minnesota program works with moms experiencing incarceration; and a North Dakota program is training postpartum doulas who will care for families impacted by opioid use disorder and other substance use. - The Rural Monitor
...worker or other resources. In Española, New Mexico, the nonprofit Tewa Women United provides full-spectrum doula services across the reproductive spectrum, regardless of pregnancy outcome, in its region as well as doula training across...
Date: Oct 17, 2018
Domestic violence impacts 12 million men and women annually. Here is a look into rural prevalence rates, provider knowledge gaps, and associated healthcare costs. - The Rural Monitor
...health-care workers remain challenged in screening and appropriately responding to IPV.” Specific to rural providers, a 2013 report surveying 100 rural providers in northeastern New York found respondents lacked information in three areas...
Date: Dec 24, 2019
Articles on mental health, eye care, school-based telehealth, rural EMS and more made it onto the year's most-read list. - The Rural Monitor
...Top 10 Rural Monitor Articles of 2019 - The Rural Monitor --- Articles on mental health, eye...
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
...Frontline Presence, Building Trust, Emergency Preparedness, and Lessons Learned: Q&A with Dr. Tim Putnam...