Rural Monitor Search Results for: social determinants of health
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Date: Oct 18, 2017
Rural veterans may face significant challenges when pursuing careers in healthcare. Organizations like the Multi-State Collaborative on Military Credit and the Consortium of Michigan Veterans Educators are working to reduce these barriers so that veterans can better serve their communities. - The Rural Monitor
...Organizations Help Veterans Transition into Healthcare Careers - The Rural Monitor --- Rural veterans may face significant...
Date: Nov 13, 2017
In rural communities, a little bit can go a long way. Learn how three Federal Office of Rural Health Policy awardees have used their funds to enhance healthcare access and create sustainable change. - The Rural Monitor
...Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program Supports Sustainable Change - The Rural Monitor --- In rural communities...
Date: Jan 10, 2018
Dr. Art Kaufman discusses the Health Extension Rural Offices (HEROs) model, how he is helping promote the use of community health workers, and his work with the University of New Mexico's World Health Organization Collaborating Center. - The Rural Monitor
...Health Sciences Center. In addition, Kaufman helped spearhead the "Beyond Flexner" movement, a national effort to change how academic health centers address social determinants...
Date: Mar 21, 2018
Understanding the opioid problem begins with understanding the science behind pain and how opioids relieve pain. It's also important to understand individuals who might be more at risk of developing opioid use disorder. - The Rural Monitor
...social skills Drug experimentation Illicit drug availability Community poverty Source: NIDA's Science of Addiction According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), “in 2014, an estimated 1.9 million people...
Date: Apr 18, 2018
Two healthcare organizations demonstrate how the social determinants of health and social risk assessment can be used as a framework for transforming a rural "health delivery system to a true health system." - The Rural Monitor
...social risk assessments to convert determinants from a buzz phrase to a rural healthcare delivery action item. Social Determinants: Collegiate Version Dr. Cheryl Gaddis, Assistant Professor, Mercer University Understanding where social determinants fit into health...
Date: May 2, 2018
Post-acute care (PAC) services available locally can make fully recovering from a serious illness or injury faster and easier, setting the patient and provider up for the best possible outcome. This article looks at how a tertiary facility's communication with skilled nursing facilities, a Critical Access Hospital's swing bed program, and a home health agency are improving patient transitions from acute care to PAC. - The Rural Monitor
...Rural Post-Acute Care: Improving Transitions to Enhance Patient Recovery - The Rural Monitor --- Post-acute...
Date: May 16, 2018
Across the country, recruitment and retention challenges are common for rural healthcare entities providing post-acute care. Healthcare leaders share practical examples that have created incentive for staff to join, and stay on, their healthcare teams. - The Rural Monitor
...Rural Post-Acute Care: Healthcare Leaders Offer Practical Solutions to Workforce Challenges - The Rural Monitor...
Date: May 30, 2018
Super-utilizers are those patients who are hospitalized multiple times each year and, due to circumstances outside their control, are unable to make the changes needed to keep them out of the ER. Three rural Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are working on reducing these readmissions and improving their super-utilizers' health. - The Rural Monitor
...health needs often go beyond physical health, ACOs are developing partnerships with behavioral health providers, social service agencies, and other community-based organizations to address the social determinants...
Date: Jun 13, 2018
The Oregon Washington Health Network and the Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center are addressing behavioral health challenges through peer counselors and heart disease/cancer prevention through community education. In addition, they're collaborating with local healthcare facilities and medical schools to improve recruitment and retention. - The Rural Monitor
...Oregon Washington Health Network and Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center "Tackle Everything" to Improve the Health...
Date: Aug 8, 2018
An in-depth look at death certificates shows how this vital statistic document can impact rural healthcare, rural healthcare policy, and public health interventions. - The Rural Monitor
...health by doing this type of research. Specifically, with this project, we believe we'll be providing important information about social determinants...