Rural Monitor Search Results for: social determinants of health
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Date: Dec 9, 2020
Study after study underscores transportation as a major barrier to rural healthcare access. With the support of federal funding, a project director shares how Rides to Health and Wealth is emerging as a solution in eastern Missouri — despite COVID-19. - The Rural Monitor
...social determinants of rural health, it is also one of the most influential determinants of a rural...
Date: Dec 23, 2020
To address the issue of food insecurity in the rural Minnesota communities it serves, Lakewood Health System created Lakewood Engage, a community-based program with multiple initiatives including a "Food Farmacy," home delivery, and a farmers market. - The Rural Monitor
...Health System has managed to improve the well-being of the population they serve. They have created an approach to bridge social determinants...
Date: Jan 20, 2021
Kim Barber Tieman, program director for health and human services for the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, shares how her foundation set up a COVID-19 grant capture team and funded grant writers to help organizations navigate and apply for federal funding opportunities. In addition, her foundation worked with organizations and funded three mobile COVID testing units to better reach communities of color. - The Rural Monitor
...social determinants of health and basic needs, which a lot of people did, such as food...
Date: Feb 10, 2021
Graham Adams, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of the South Carolina Office of Rural Health (SCORH), shares how his office is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and addressing social determinants of health like employment. - The Rural Monitor
...health and health outcomes that are broader than just access to care. So as people become more attuned and appreciative of social determinants...
Date: Mar 31, 2021
Bringing focus to rural housing quality as a social determinant of health, a healthcare organization joins a service organization and housing experts to explain housing's impact on health and how these organizations can work together to improve rural population health. - The Rural Monitor
...Health Information Hub Social Determinants of Health in Rural Communities Toolkit Social Determinants of Health...
Date: Apr 7, 2021
Though often considered an urban problem, homelessness also affects rural individuals and families, impacting their health and well-being. A Vermont nonprofit leader shares her organization's work using the evidence-based solution Housing First and reminds us that for many, homelessness is just "one catastrophic event away." - The Rural Monitor
...health and well-being — housing is included in several federal health agencies' social determinants of health...
Date: Apr 28, 2021
Fast, reliable broadband is essential for people to access telehealth and patient portals as well as work and study from home, but rural and tribal areas fall behind urban and suburban areas in terms of broadband deployment and speed. Organizations in Alabama, Colorado, and Kentucky share how broadband affects their work and their patients' care. - The Rural Monitor
...social determinants of health, like a lack of transportation, that prevent them from receiving healthcare...
Date: Jun 9, 2021
After their county ranked number seven in the nation for opioid related deaths, the community of Fayette County, Ohio created Pathways to Recovery, with programs designed to educate providers and law enforcement, prevent overdoses, reduce harm, and encourage recovery through the use of Peer Support Specialists. - The Rural Monitor
...Health (ADAMH) Board, also added a wellness component to address social determinants of health for outpatients...
Date: Jun 30, 2021
On the list of leading causes of death, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, impacts millions of rural Americans and their quality of life. Though limited treatments are available for COPD, research indicates that pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) provides major benefits, yet is currently under-prescribed and facing challenges from COVID-19 and from reimbursement policies. Researchers discuss the potential that tele-PR might bring to rural areas, and rural healthcare leaders highlight the benefits of their PR programs for service areas. - The Rural Monitor
...Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Benefiting Rural Individuals, Benefiting Rural Population Health - The Rural Monitor --- On the list...
Date: Jul 14, 2021
Essentia Health created the Remote Patient Monitoring program to allow some patients to recover at home while still having access to medical attention. Program launch was accelerated to treat COVID-19 patients, but Essentia plans to continue the program after the pandemic to treat other chronic diseases. - The Rural Monitor
...social determinants of health to ensure that RPM patients' home environments are safe and conducive...