Rural Monitor Search Results for: hiv
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Date: Jun 28, 2023
New HIV infections are on the decline in the U.S. — but in some rural areas, lingering stigma and misunderstanding still stand as barriers to the prevention and treatment of the virus. - The Rural Monitor
...HIV Patients and Providers Fight Stigma, Isolation Through Connection - The Rural Monitor --- New HIV infections...
Date: Nov 28, 2018
Scott County, Indiana, has been in the national spotlight since experiencing the largest HIV outbreak in rural America's recent history. The town's only physician at the time, Dr. William Cooke, took action to bring healing and hope to his community of Austin and the surrounding county. In this Q&A, he shares the motivation behind his compassionate approach to care. - The Rural Monitor
...HIV-positive person they knew to their newly launched HIV, hepatitis C, and opioid/substance use disorder...
Date: Apr 28, 2015
The Director of the Veterans Health Administration's Office of Rural Health (ORH) discusses the Veterans Choice Program and other VA activities underway to connect rural veterans to the healthcare services they need. - The Rural Monitor
...HIV) virtual team" promising practice provides a model for HIV treatment and provider training via telehealth...
Date: Oct 23, 2019
Translational science is a specialized research field bringing cutting-edge science to patients that need it. Making sure rural communities are also recipients of new research, the National Center for Advancing Translational Science is a federal agency that facilitates the steps and supports the investigators who want their findings to translate into better health. - The Rural Monitor
...HIV Care in the US: Regional and Urban–Rural Differences HIV Care Provider Perceptions and Approaches...
Date: Jul 26, 2023
In response to rising rates of overdose death and injection-related disease, rural organizers across the country are testing innovative harm reduction strategies to expand potentially life-saving services to some of the most at-risk members of their communities. - The Rural Monitor
...HIV outbreak in rural Scott County, Indiana, brought national attention to the risk of injection...
Date: May 18, 2016
Opioid addiction continues to devastate communities across the country. However, there are some aspects of rural living that leave small communities even more vulnerable to the ever-growing epidemic. - The Rural Monitor
...HIV and hepatitis C. Austin, a town of 4,000 people, experienced an outbreak of 190 new HIV...
Date: Mar 21, 2018
An important aspect of the opioid crisis is opioid use disorder. This in-depth story focuses on the science behind the disorder and the use of an evidence-based treatment: MAT, or medication-assisted treatment. - The Rural Monitor
...HIV transmission." Methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone are the three medications used for OUD. Experts say this...
Date: Jul 13, 2022
Rural mortality rates had been improving until recent years when a perfect storm of the opioid epidemic and COVID-19 pandemic converged to reverse these gains. However, federally funded efforts have sought to stem the tide through community, clinical, and policy efforts. - The Rural Monitor
...HIV outbreak of more than 200 HIV cases , many with co-infection of hepatitis C, in a county...
Date: Jan 6, 2016
The Director of the Oregon Office of Rural Health shares his state's strategies to address common rural health issues and also newer epidemics such as opiate abuse. - The Rural Monitor
...HIV prevention. In 1992, he began his career at the ORH, holding a few different...
Date: Sep 5, 2018
As more federal dollars are directed toward the opioid crisis, three communities use grant funds for treatment and recovery care coordination in court, prisons, and the homes of new moms. - The Rural Monitor
...HIV and hepatitis C testing, medical care, continued patient navigation services, and the health department...