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1. Filling the Gaps: Program Builds Referral and Recovery Services in Western Massachusetts - The Rural Monitor
Date: Nov 15, 2023

Leveraging federal Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) funding to strengthen and expand their community's substance use services, a Berkshire County, Massachusetts coalition decreased stigma and built sustainable recovery services. - The Rural Monitor

...Rural Recovery Resources "Find Help" Tool An example from Rural Recovery Resources provider referral tree. Starting a recovery center...

2. Primary Care Providers Fill Rural Gaps in Autism Resources - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jul 10, 2024

Timely interventions and support can be life-changing for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families, but are often inaccessible in rural communities. - The Rural Monitor

...center's waitlist and giving rural and underserved patients access to informed care closer to home. "At the center, we would receive referrals...

3. "It's on Us": Healthcare's Unique Position in the Response to Human Trafficking - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jul 29, 2020

Referred to as a form of "modern-day slavery," human trafficking occurs in every state and is not limited by the size of a community. Health services are one of the most common points of access to a lifeline for those actively being trafficked, giving healthcare professionals an advantage to help victims escape. A rural hospital CEO, a SORH director, a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, and a Safe Harbor Regional Navigator share how they combat human trafficking through training and raising awareness. - The Rural Monitor

...Rural Communities – A 2015 training webinar hosted by the National Human Trafficking Resource Center. HEAL Trafficking Protocols – Helps collaboratively standardize evidence-based protocols for the identification, care, and referral...

4. Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program Supports Sustainable Change - The Rural Monitor
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

...Center Rural Outpatient Care Coordination Collaborative (ROCCC) saw the potential impact the grant funds could have on the Critical Access Hospital's behavioral health integration efforts. Don McKenzie, practice manager of St. Luke's McCall...

5. Office-Based Spirometry: Key to Diagnosing Rural COPD Patients - The Rural Monitor
Date: Nov 20, 2019

Chronic obstructive lung disease, or COPD, is a disease with a stronghold in rural America: almost double the prevalence and double the mortality rates compared to large urban areas. Though it is a condition with no cure, it's a condition that has treatments — and hope — making proper diagnosis by spirometry imperative. - The Rural Monitor

...rural primary care providers and individuals with COPD symptoms about rural-urban disparities in COPD outcomes…and referral for effective treatments to help manage the disease" through established HRSA-funded Area Health Education Centers...

6. 20 Years of RHIhub: A Message from the Director - The Rural Monitor
Date: Dec 14, 2022

For 20 years, RHIhub has played a key role in supporting rural communities across the country. RHIhub program director Kristine Sande reflects on the mission, history, and future of RHIhub. - The Rural Monitor

...Rural Health at the University of North Dakota and the Rural Policy Research Institute , or RUPRI, for the full 20 years, as well as the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis for the last...

7. Still Stealing Rural America's Breath: An Update on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jun 16, 2021

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a condition that continues to steal rural America's breath. Researchers, philanthropists, and healthcare professionals talk about new rural research efforts and the impact of COVID-19 on COPD. Also discussed is the importance of pulmonary rehabilitation, an impactful treatment long known to improve quality of life and now backed by new research proving it decreases death rates in select patients. - The Rural Monitor

...rural researchers, advocacy groups, clinicians, national professional organizations, and federal agencies halted when energies had to be redirected to the PHE. She checked off the items that now seem perpetually present on the COPD...

8. Mizzou Educates the Next Generation of Rural Providers through Lectures, Clerkships, and Community Integration - The Rural Monitor
Date: Dec 5, 2018

The MU AHEC Rural Track Pipeline Program in Missouri prepares its medical students and residents for rural practice through a lecture series, rural clerkships, and a community integration project. - The Rural Monitor

...rural communities. In the pipeline program, 54.4% of participants are practicing in the state, with 36.7% of them in rural communities. Kenney, the pediatrician, can speak to the success of this pipeline approach. She grew...

9. Technology Widens Care Options for Rural Hospitals - The Rural Monitor
Date: Feb 12, 2014

Through advanced technologies, hospitals are offering new services, strengthening their bottom lines and keeping patients closer to home. - The Rural Monitor

...referral center. In addition to the robotic program, other high-tech improvements since then include a new cardiac program with 24-hour STEMI service, and a cardiac catheterization laboratory and a chronic wound program that...

10. Rural Post-Acute Care: Healthcare Leaders Offer Practical Solutions to Workforce Challenges - The Rural Monitor
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 communities," said Lindsay. So far, this model has been implemented in 11 out of 12 Mayo Clinic Health Systems' CAHs. Patient satisfaction rates and willingness to recommend a Mayo facility reached 92%. Referrals from...