Topic Guides Search Results for: community health workers
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Reviewed: Aug 22, 2023
Presents information on rural veterans' access to healthcare, including frequently asked questions regarding VA eligibility, the Veterans Choice Program, and rural veteran demographics and health concerns, among others. Features resources, organizations, models, and more.
...community provider. Frequently Asked Questions What types of health programs are available to rural veterans? Who is eligible for VA health benefits? How can healthcare providers, counselors, social workers...
Reviewed: Jul 24, 2023
Guide outlines the roles of community health workers (CHWs) in rural areas. Features frequently asked questions about CHW's duties, certification, and education, among other topics.
...Community Health Workers and CHW Program Models from the Community Health Worker Toolkit . Also, The Community...
Reviewed: Jul 13, 2023
Provides resources on and answers frequently asked questions related to rural human services. Includes information on income, housing supports, job training and placement programs, child care, child welfare programs, virtual models for delivering human services, and more.
...Health program includes social workers as part of multi-disciplinary community health teams that operate...
Reviewed: Jun 28, 2023
Provides information, resources, and frequently asked questions related to substance use in rural areas. Describes substance use and misuse and discusses what rural healthcare providers and communities can do related to prevention and treatment.
...Community Health Worker/Certified Recovery Specialist program addresses behavioral health issues in rural areas by training community health workers...
Reviewed: Jun 20, 2023
Resources and information related to rural long-term care facilities, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and others. Includes sections on workforce issues, mental health needs, antibiotic stewardship, and oral health.
...communities. These facilities and their employees contribute to the local economy through local spending for supplies and services, as do friends and relatives who visit facility residents. The Effect of Nursing Home Closure on Local...
Reviewed: Jun 7, 2023
Information, resources, and frequently asked questions related to the education and training of the rural healthcare workforce. Includes use of educational programs to introduce students to healthcare careers, role of community colleges, rural rotations in academic programs, use of technology in training the rural health workforce, and baccalaureate-MD programs.
...communities. This approach recognizes and builds on the idea that health professionals are more likely to consider serving in the community in which they were raised. It does not provide healthcare workers...
Reviewed: Feb 24, 2023
Examines policy, economics, planning challenges, health professional shortage areas, and other issues related to the rural healthcare workforce. These include supply and demand, distribution and characteristics of the workforce, licensure, certification, and scope of practice issues, and policies that can be used to improve the rural healthcare workforce.
...Health professions schools can: Use admissions criteria that are likely to produce providers interested in rural practice, such as admitting more students from rural communities or who intend to practice in a rural community Offer...
Reviewed: Feb 14, 2023
Farm and agricultural safety resources for rural communities. Discusses health risks and injuries, federal programs that support agricultural health and safety programs, other funding sources, and more.
...communities nationwide. The NIOSH Centers for Agricultural Disease and Injury Research, Education, and Prevention conduct research, education, and prevention projects that support the health and safety of agricultural workers...
Reviewed: Jan 27, 2023
Provides information, resources, and answers frequently asked questions related to community paramedicine. Covers benefits and challenges community paramedicine programs in rural communities, defines the role of community paramedics, discusses education and licensure requirements requirements for community paramedic providers, and program funding. Includes community paramedicine models and existing program examples.
...community. However, MIH is broader, including healthcare services provided outside of a healthcare facility by any type of health professional, which could include community paramedics, but also nurses, community health workers...
Reviewed: Nov 28, 2022
Provides information on health disparities and the causes of these disparities in rural areas. Discusses rural versus urban mortality and life expectancy, and resources and programs to address rural health disparities. Provides information on regions throughout the U.S. that experience higher level of rural health disparities.
...communities face a myriad of issues that can affect population health and wellness, ranging from chronic poverty to a lack of stable medical care for migrant workers...