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Resources Search Results for: community health workers

188 Resources webpages matched your search. Here are matches 151 - 160:

151. University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Infectious Diseases (ID) Project ECHO
Reviewed: Oct 2024

Shares knowledge and expertise through telementoring for healthcare providers to enhance their capacity to treat complex health conditions in underserved communities. Current project aims to assist healthcare workers in identifying COVID-19 health disparities, developing targeted strategies to mitigate those disparities, and implementing quality improvement projects to promote health equity and cultural sensitivity.

...health conditions in underserved communities. Current project aims to assist healthcare workers in identifying COVID...

152. AgriStress Helpline: Crisis Support for Agricultural Communities
Reviewed: May 2025

Helpline connects farmers and agricultural workers to trained professionals offering mental health support and resources in their area. Provides crisis support tailored for the agricultural community with an understanding of the values, stressors, and lived experiences of the agricultural community. Helpline is open 24/7 and is currently available in CT, MO, PA, TX, VA, and WY.

...Communities --- Helpline connects farmers and agricultural workers to trained professionals offering mental health support and resources...

153. American Indian and Alaska Native Worker Safety and Health Strategic Plan
Date: Mar 2023

Highlights a strategic plan for researching occupational safety and health of American Indian and Alaska Native workers. Provides a step-by-step guide for conducting and disseminating research on the health and safety risks of AI/AN workers, as well as crafting safety policy for tribal communities.

...health and safety risks of AI/AN workers, as well as crafting safety policy for tribal communities...

154. Coal Workers' Health Surveillance Program: Black Lung Screenings
Date: Mar 2023

Fact sheet describing a program intended to study the causes and effects of coal mine dust lung disease and to offer early detection and prevent progression of the disease. Provides information on health screenings available at mobile testing units that travel to communities and mining sites.

...health screenings available at mobile testing units that travel to communities and mining sites. --- View more Coal Workers...

155. Communities, Climate Change, and Health Equity: Lessons Learned in Addressing Inequities in Heat-Related Climate Change Impacts: Proceedings of a Workshop-in Brief
Date: 2023

Summary of a National Academies' Environmental Health Matters Initiative workshop in June 2023 discussing health equity for heat-related climate change. Highlights challenges with data gathering, recent policy changes, capacity building, and partnerships. Includes discussion of rural specific challenges, occupational health for farmworkers and other outdoor workers, and healthcare access.

...health for farmworkers and other outdoor workers, and healthcare access. --- View more Communities, Climate Change...

156. UT Health San Antonio ECHO
Reviewed: Jan 2024

Program partnering healthcare workers in underserved, remote, and rural areas with providers to expand knowledge and support specialty care in local communities through the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model.

...workers in underserved, remote, and rural areas with providers to expand knowledge and support specialty care in local communities through the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model. --- View more UT Health...

157. How Are Migrant Health Centers and Their Patients Faring Under the Affordable Care Act?
Date: May 2016

An analysis of the population characteristics of migrant and seasonal agricultural workers (MSAW) and their dependents, the changes over time in the MSAW population served by federally funded community health centers, and the effect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid expansion on federally funded migrant health centers.

...workers (MSAW) and their dependents, the changes over time in the MSAW population served by federally funded community health...

158. Lessons on Climate Change and Poverty From the California Drought
Date: Aug 2015

Examines the impact of California's droughts on vulnerable populations, including low-income, agricultural communities and Native American populations. Discusses drought-related health conditions and the drought's impact on food security, especially for agricultural workers. Offers recommendations to address the uneven impact of climate change, including emergency money for small and rural communities affected by the drought.

...communities and Native American populations. Discusses drought-related health conditions and the drought's impact on food security, especially for agricultural workers...

159. Understanding the U.S. Behavioral Health Workforce Shortage
Date: May 2023

Discusses the shortage of behavioral health professionals across the country and highlights some of the contributing factors. Breaks down factors affecting licensed providers, clinical supporters, community care workers, and frontline workers. Makes recommendations for policymakers and includes considerations for rural areas.

...community care workers, and frontline workers. Makes recommendations for policymakers and includes considerations for rural areas. --- View more Understanding the U.S. Behavioral Health...

160. Confronting Workforce Shortages and Health Worker Well-Being
Date: Dec 2023

Six videos addressing the impact of healthcare worker shortages and how those shortages affect individual well-being and the ability to provide care in rural communities. Includes a keynote presentation by the Chief Medical Officer of the Indian Health Service. Transcripts available under the descriptions of the videos.

...Health Worker Well-Being --- Six videos addressing the impact of healthcare worker shortages and how those shortages affect individual well-being and the ability to provide care in rural communities...