Website Search Results for: community health workers
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Date: Nov 2016
Illustrates examples of rural-focused medical education programs to support an adequate supply of physicians in rural Maine. Also, discusses behavioral and oral health workforce development, and promising programs utilizing other types of healthcare workers such as community paramedics and community health workers (CHWs) to increase the availability and accessibility of healthcare in rural Maine and in other rural regions of the U.S.
...Health Access Foundation, Maine Rural Health Research Center Tagged as Behavioral health workforce · Community health workers...
Date: Nov 2016
Discusses the findings of a single-case, community-based participatory design study in a frontier community in northern Minnesota to determine the effectiveness of developing a community care team focused on collaboration and care coordination to improve patient outcomes and reduce emergency room use.
...Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 27(4A), 91–115 Date 11/2016 Type Document Tagged as Care coordination · Community health workers...
Date: Nov 9, 2016
Happy 25th anniversary to the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy's State Office of Rural Health (SORH) Program! Although each SORH has its own story, this article highlights the history of the program and the good work of three state offices that are meeting rural health needs in unique ways. - The Rural Monitor
...health workforce is foundational.” Because of this reality, Schoenbaum's team assists immigrant physicians in becoming licensed to practice medicine in Minnesota. Emerging professions, such as community health workers...
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: 2017
Details the state laws pertaining to Community Health Workers as of June 30, 2016. Includes laws defining scope of practice, team-based care models, reimbursement, and the core certification process.
...Community Health Worker Laws --- Details the state laws pertaining to Community Health Workers as of June...
Date: Feb 2017
Policy brief reviewing research findings on community health worker (CHW) integration, and how CHWs can help bridge healthcare gaps in rural communities. Also reviews various state policies related to CHWs, identifies a number of care settings where CHWs are working in rural areas, and makes policy recommendations to support the continued integration of CHWs into the rural healthcare delivery system.
...Organization National Rural Health Association Tagged as Access · Community health workers · Policy · Scope of practice...
Date: Mar 2017
Provides an update to the story of the Zuni people of western New Mexico and the health conditions they commonly face: chronic kidney disease and diabetes. Describes the Home-Based Kidney Care model to train tribal members fluent in Zuni to become community health workers. The community health workers visit patients weekly, providing them with education on healthy lifestyles, medication support, and data collection. The original story, published in July 2014, is included at the end of the update.
...community health workers. The community health workers visit patients weekly, providing them with education on healthy...
Date: Mar 1, 2017
Nearly 1 in 5 American adults have a diagnosable mental or behavioral disorder. By supporting 16 nonprofit agencies, the Vermont Care Network facilitates the provision of services for this population. Nearly 50,000 Vermont residents have access to behavioral health and developmental disability services through their efforts. - The Rural Monitor
...health conditions, and substance use disorders. Vermont Care Network serves 13,000 agency workers who address developmental disabilities, mental health conditions, and substance use disorders in Vermont. In 1994, a group of community...
Date: Mar 15, 2017
Oral health training programs are equipping Community Health Workers on Navajo Nation, Texas colonias, and Maryland's Appalachian communities to improve access to dental care and teach people how to take care of their teeth. - The Rural Monitor
...Health Pathways and its partner organizations in Rural Health Models & Innovations. That's where Savage comes in. She is part of the Regional Oral Health Pathways project that uses Community Health Workers...
Date: Apr 2017
A recorded webinar that discusses how to integrate community health workers (CHWs) and volunteers into the healthcare system to care for complex patients in hard-to-reach areas. Includes a case study from rural Montana about collaborating with volunteers to help socially isolated patients access community resources and social services.
...community resources and social services. Date 04/2017 Type Video/Multimedia Organization Center for Health Care Strategies Tagged as Access · Community engagement and volunteerism · Community health workers...