Topic Guides Search Results for: community health workers
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Reviewed: Nov 21, 2022
Provides resources and answers frequently asked questions related to healthcare access. Discusses the importance of primary care for rural residents and covers barriers to healthcare access in rural areas, such as transportation, insurance, and workforce issues. Highlights strategies to improve access to care for rural residents.
...community paramedicine program. Rural communities looking to develop community paramedicine or mobile integrated health programs can also view RHIhub's Rural Community Paramedicine Toolkit for emerging practices and resources. The Community Health Worker...
Reviewed: Nov 2, 2022
Provides information and resources related to frontier areas and frontier healthcare issues and challenges. Features frequently asked questions about issues pertaining to providing healthcare in frontier areas.
...Health Aides - A Promising Practice for Frontier Communities . Community Health Workers Community health workers (CHWs...
Reviewed: Oct 20, 2022
Resources and information on how rural healthcare providers are reimbursed by different payers and payment systems and the impact of payment policies on rural healthcare.
...community health workers (CHWs) provide a range of services to improve a rural community's health...
Reviewed: Aug 23, 2022
Information, resources, and frequently asked questions related to home health for rural communities. Includes information on availability of home health services in rural areas, challenges faced by home health agencies, use of telehealth, and the effects that new federal regulations have on provision of home health services.
...health services, including: Insufficient reimbursement from Medicare High costs of implementing and maintaining electronic health records systems Limitations in insurance coverage affecting service provision Different interpretations in the definition of homebound status Home health workers...
Reviewed: Aug 11, 2022
Provides an overview of EMS and trauma services in rural areas. Answers frequently asked questions about funding, equipment, training, recruitment, continuing education, trauma systems, trauma care, and other topics relating to rural EMS.
...Rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Trauma Overview - Rural Health Information Hub --- Provides an overview...
Reviewed: Jul 18, 2022
Information, resources, models, and frequently asked questions related to oral health and oral healthcare access in rural areas.
...Health Centers worked together to improve the oral health of children in 6 rural parishes (counties) in Louisiana. Regional Oral Health Pathway used Community Health Workers...
Reviewed: Jul 18, 2022
Provides resources and information on cancer risks, prevention and screening, access to cancer treatment, and cancer survivorship in rural areas.
...communities and clinical settings by utilizing interpreters and culturally competent staff to address screening hesitancy. Some rural communities have successfully leveraged local assets, such as faith-based organizations and community health workers...
Reviewed: Jun 6, 2022
Information, resources, and frequently asked questions regarding health inequities that rural residents experience, related to a variety of factors that make up the social determinants of health.
...Community Survey 5-Year Estimates A 2011 brief, also from the Carsey Institute, Rural Workers Have Less Access to Paid Sick Days , reports that 44% of rural workers lack access to paid sick leave, compared...
Reviewed: May 31, 2022
Resources, information, and frequently asked questions related to tribal health in rural areas. Provides an overview of the Indian Health Service and other federal agencies that address Native American health. Discusses tribal health disparities, health workforce barriers, and other challenges.
...health paraprofessionals and to use such paraprofessionals in the provision of healthcare, health promotion, and disease prevention services to Indian communities. A community health representative (CHR) is a trained, community-based healthcare worker...
Reviewed: May 20, 2022
Provides resources and information on the impact of chronic disease in rural areas, as well as prevention and treatment strategies. Highlights specific chronic diseases, including heart disease and stroke, diabetes, chronic respiratory conditions, arthritis, and HIV/AIDS.
...Community Health Workers in Rural Settings topic guide. Community Health Representatives (CHRs) are trained, community...