Rural Health
News by Topic: Community engagement and volunteerism
Nov 6, 2024 - Summarizes recent conversations at a panel discussion covering health literacy in rural communities. Topics covered include access to healthcare, provider-patient communication, and community engagement. Offers action steps for providers to improve health literacy in rural communities.
Source: The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Oct 28, 2024 - Interviews Carrie Henning-Smith about aging in place and social connection, highlighting the challenges and benefits in rural communities. Discusses Minnesota-based programming on the topic, community involvement, and recent research.
Source: Next Avenue, The John A. Hartford Foundation
Oct 16, 2024 - Describes rural-specific needs when offering community-based palliative care. Discusses community involvement, planning for palliative care in a community, and payment models.
Source: Hospice News
Oct 4, 2024 - Describes what is done during a fire inspection of public buildings, noting rural-specific needs and challenges. States that inspections are often done by volunteers in rural fire departments.
Source: The Daily Yonder
Sep 30, 2024 - Announces a newly-funded project aiming to reduce childhood obesity for rural children. The project will partner with community organizations and test a digital outreach approach for enrollment in an in-person health weight program. Discusses the importance of community involvement for project success.
Source: University of Utah Health News
Sep 24, 2024 - Discusses efforts to reduce emergency medical service (EMS) response times for rural Arkansas residents in need of emergency care. The volunteer group has been trained with basic EMS and can respond while waiting for full EMS teams to arrive.
Source: KARK