Toolkits Search Results for: community health workers
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Added: Nov 14, 2022
Learn about the considerations for first responders in rural preparedness and response.
...workers might be better suited to respond to a viral outbreak. First responders must receive the appropriate training that corresponds to their role and skills. However, in rural areas, the number of first responders available...
Added: Nov 14, 2022
Learn about preparing for, responding to, and recovering from mass casualty incidents in rural communities.
...communities should be prepared to set up temporary infrastructure to maintain cellular communication. Portable cell towers, called cells on wheels (COWs), can be rented or purchased to make up for a lack of signal. Mental...
Reviewed: Jun 4, 2019
Overview of telehealth and home health as methods to help rural older adults age in place.
...communities include Medicare reimbursement, availability of technology, and broadband internet access. For more information about telehealth, see RHIhub's Telehealth and Health Information Technology in Rural Healthcare topic guide and the Rural Telehealth Toolkit . Home...
Added: Nov 14, 2022
Planning, response, and recovery considerations for emergencies and disasters involving radiation and chemical emergencies.
...communities are at risk for emergencies from hazardous materials due to the large volume and use of certain chemicals in rural areas. For example, farming and agriculture may use large volumes of toxic chemicals; rural...
Added: Jul 16, 2020
Learn what community paramedicine is and the different components of a community paramedicine program.
...health clinic or other non-emergent setting, potentially saving over $4 billion per year in healthcare costs. In many cases, insurers will only provide reimbursement for emergency care and services to the EMS provider when...
Reviewed: May 6, 2022
Special considerations for evaluating rural oral health programs.
...workers or populations served by a mobile oral health program. It may be difficult to collect data from the same people over time. Planning evaluation logistics , including the travel time and distance required to collect...
Added: May 17, 2021
Information on special considerations for adolescents and teen pregnancy in rural communities.
...communities. --- View more Maternal Health Considerations for Adolescents Since 1991, birth rates have declined steadily in the U.S. among teenagers aged 15-19. However, from 2007 to 2015 , teen birth rates in urban counties declined...
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2023
Describes licensing and credentialing considerations for rural telehealth programs.
...Health Policy also provides details about cross-state licensing for every state . Rural communities should be aware of credentialing by proxy — a streamlined process for credentialing telehealth providers. Credentialing by proxy can help rural programs...
Added: Mar 27, 2024
Provides an overview of rates of unintentional injuries in rural areas and common causes.
...workers experience a higher fatality rate , primarily due to agricultural transportation and tractor accidents. In some of these industries, such as farming, families may also live and work on site, which increases their exposure...
Added: Feb 18, 2021
Considerations for evaluating early childhood health promotion programs in rural communities.
...communities, one of the greatest challenges to planning, implementing, and evaluating initiatives is that the program may serve a smaller population. This may result in a small sample size for evaluation, which can limit ability...