Rural Monitor Search Results for: outdoor
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Date: Feb 8, 2023
Across the rural West, an awareness of the health impacts of poor air quality – and how to minimize those impacts – is growing. - The Rural Monitor
...outdoor recreation often revolve around outdoor work, exposing employees to unhealthy air throughout the workday...
Date: May 17, 2017
Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses have become the most prolific zoonotic diseases in our nation. Because of their proximity to tick environments, rural areas are more susceptible. In this article, we hear from a Lyme disease patient, a scientist, psychiatrist, nonprofit leader, and a medical doctor about the spread and what's being done about it. - The Rural Monitor
...outdoor activities like cutting and splitting firewood Lankow's case was classic. Her bull's-eye rash...
Date: Nov 24, 2021
When Henry County Medical Center (HCMC) and the community of Paris, Tennessee, wanted to combat behavioral and mental health challenges in their community, they used the technical assistance and resources provided by the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) program to address their needs. - The Rural Monitor
...Outdoor events such as Yoga in the Park provided needed stress relief and made connecting...
Date: Sep 20, 2023
The health impacts of extreme heat events are being felt by both urban and rural populations. But experts say the factors contributing to urban and rural vulnerability may differ significantly — and some of the most promising strategies for mitigating the impacts in urban areas may not be as useful in sparsely populated rural counties. - The Rural Monitor
...outdoor workers, athletes, and those with chronic health conditions are disproportionately impacted by heat," said...
Date: Jan 9, 2019
Rural Americans of all ages often go without eye healthcare, a gap that has obvious consequences: blindness and low vision. National associations and an FQHC administrator talk about how rural vision care can be improved to increase quality of life and prevent disability in rural patients. - The Rural Monitor
...outdoor time and more screen time. That outdoor time can be critical for eye development...
Date: Jul 27, 2016
Built environments significantly influence community health and individual behaviors of physical activity. Rural communities may face infrastructure barriers to active living, but a little innovation can get an entire town moving. - The Rural Monitor
...outdoor activities to improve health and well-being for themselves and their families face obstacles...
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
...outdoors….I want to see this city shine the way it can and should. So that...
Date: Feb 22, 2023
A community consortium in McKinley County brings together a range of local organizations and entities to take a holistic approach to recovery. - The Rural Monitor
...outdoor therapy. Growing up in a Navajo family, Livingston recalls times as a child when...
Date: Nov 1, 2017
Teens in Kentucky, Montana, and Vermont are raising awareness in their schools and communities about the dangers of tobacco. Their efforts have led to policy changes at the local and state levels. - The Rural Monitor
...outdoor spaces next to windowless walls, where students could smoke hidden from teachers' sight. Their...
Date: Feb 24, 2021
To improve care for its American Indian and Latino patients, St. Charles Madras, a Critical Access Hospital in Oregon, created a Patient Family Advisory Council, implemented cultural competency trainings, and installed new artwork to better represent its community. - The Rural Monitor
...outdoor healing garden has an artistic rendering of a piece of rock art in the Columbia...