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1031. Community Engagement and Volunteer Management for Emergency Preparedness and Response - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Learn about how to engage community members and manage volunteers in rural emergency preparedness and response efforts.

...security risks, and required immunizations. Rural communities should establish procedures to ensure that volunteer needs are met while they are deployed. Volunteer needs may include food...

1032. Landslide in Sitka Alaska Leads to Unique Approach for Creating an Early Warning System - RHIhub Emergency Preparedness Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

After experiencing a devastating landslide in 2015, shares how the community of Sitka, Alaska worked to develop and implement an early warning system for landslides.

...secured damaged buildings. Volunteers set up an emergency operating command and utilized community spaces like a church to stage efforts with residents providing food...

1033. Improving Access to Overdose Treatment - Funding
Deadline: Mar 24, 2023

Grants to expand access to Food and Drug Administration approved overdose reversal medications for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose through collaboration and training on policies, procedures, and models of care for prescribing, co-prescribing, and expanding access to naloxone and other medications for rural or urban populations.

...Food and Drug Administration approved overdose reversal medications for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. Grantees will collaborate with other prescribers at the community level to implement trainings on policies, procedures, and models...

1034. Rural Health Information Hub Topic Guides A-Z - Topic Guides

A list of common rural terms and the related Rural Health Information Hub topic guide.

...Security, see Rural Emergency Preparedness and Response Hospice and Palliative Care Hospitals Housing, see Human Services to Support Rural Health HPSA, see Rural Healthcare Workforce Human Services Hunger and Access to Healthy Food...

1035. Looking at the Rural Homelessness Experience: Definitions, Data, and Solutions - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
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

...food and protection, and limited resources and social services." Experts in the field of homelessness and public health said this is not only costly in terms of annual healthcare dollars — higher for those experiencing homelessness...

1036. Community Paramedicine Models for Referrals for Social Services - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Jul 16, 2020

Information on community paramedicine programs that focus on connecting patients with resources for food, housing, transportation, and other social services.

...food, housing, transportation, and other social services. --- View more Community Paramedicine Models for Referrals for Social Services In addition to performing critical primary care functions, community paramedics often provide support to patients through care navigation...

1037. Emergency Preparedness and Response for Equipment and Infrastructure Failure - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Planning, response, and recovery considerations for emergencies and disasters involving equipment and infrastructure failure in rural areas.

...security threats, and natural disasters. In rural areas, a power grid failure would disrupt care within healthcare facilities , as electronic health records and equipment rely on electricity to operate. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

1038. Emergency Preparedness and Response for Bioterrorism - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Learn about unique considerations related to for rural community preparedness and response to bioterrorism.

...security. Category A – These agents are of the highest priority because they have the potential to cause the most damage based on their potential to spread easily, impact public health, cause high rates of mortality...

1039. Columbia Gorge Collective Impact Health Specialist - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Jul 30, 2024

The Collective Impact Health Specialist helps the Columbia Gorge region of Oregon and Washington identify health needs, convene community partners to design responsive initiatives, and secure funding for these initiatives.

...secured $32.2 million so far. Some highlights include: The region's first school-based health center Mental health collaborative that includes primary care, public health, school districts, social services, law enforcement, and mental health providers...

1040. Trinity Hospital Twin City's Fit for Life - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Nov 19, 2018

A 12-week wellness course to help participants in rural Ohio lose weight through healthier lifestyle behaviors.

...foods we eat affect the cells on my body to create lasting results. Some people live to eat and others eat to live - this program creates the paradigm shift in the brain to know...