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Resources Search Results for: community health workers

192 Resources webpages matched your search. Here are matches 161 - 170:

161. 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...

162. 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...

163. 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...

164. 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...

165. Health Care Workforce: Key Issues, Challenges, and the Path Forward
Date: Oct 2024

Provides an overview of the supply and distribution of physicians, nurses, direct care workers, behavioral health workers, and oral healthcare providers. Describes persistent challenges related to the healthcare workforce, including supply and distribution of healthcare workers, especially in rural communities; racial and ethnic diversity; burnout; compensation; and administrative burden. Identifies opportunities to address these challenges and efforts supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to address these issues.

...health workers, and oral healthcare providers. Describes persistent challenges related to the healthcare workforce, including supply and distribution of healthcare workers, especially in rural communities...

166. Store Owners as Potential Agents of Change: Energy Drinks in the Interior of Alaska
Date: Nov 2017

Discusses how store workers can act as health advocates by limiting or promoting specific products to improve the health status of their rural Alaskan community members.

...workers can act as health advocates by limiting or promoting specific products to improve the health status of their rural Alaskan community...

167. A Holistic Approach to Maternal Health in Rural Indiana
Date: Sep 2021

Discusses the Healthy Start Communities that C.A.R.E. (HSCC) program that utilizes family nurse practitioners (FNPs) and a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) to serve women in 4 rural counties in Indiana. Provides commentary on the program, such as reducing access barriers, utilizing bilingual healthcare practitioners, providing mental health support and trauma-informed care, and more.

...Health in Rural Indiana --- Discusses the Healthy Start Communities that C.A.R.E. (HSCC) program that utilizes family nurse practitioners (FNPs) and a licensed clinical social worker...

168. Creating a Patient Navigation Model to Address Cervical Cancer Disparities in a Rural Hispanic Farmworker Community
Date: Nov 2012

Details a program to address cervical cancer disparities in rural Hispanic agricultural workers. Addresses specific barriers to preventive screenings, including awareness and knowledge of screening, cultural beliefs, cost, lack of health insurance, transportation, and child care.

...Community --- Details a program to address cervical cancer disparities in rural Hispanic agricultural workers. Addresses specific barriers to preventive screenings, including awareness and knowledge of screening, cultural beliefs, cost, lack of health...

169. How to Solve New Mexico's Health Care Worker Shortage
Date: 2024

Proposes state-level policy and funding changes to address healthcare workforce shortages in New Mexico, covering topics including Medicaid reimbursement, financial incentives for education and practice, credentialing, workforce programs, and more. Highlights the needs of rural and tribal communities, including discussion of rural provider retention, workforce pipelines, the Rural Healthcare Tax Credit (RHTC), and state and federal cooperation with tribal nations.

...communities, including discussion of rural provider retention, workforce pipelines, the Rural Healthcare Tax Credit (RHTC), and state and federal cooperation with tribal nations. --- View more How to Solve New Mexico's Health Care Worker...

170. Addressing the Direct Care Workforce Shortage: A Bipartisan Call to Action
Date: Dec 2023

Report discusses direct care worker shortages throughout the country. Details shortages of home health aids, certified nursing assistants, and residential care aids, among other direct care workers, and makes recommendations for decreasing shortages. Highlights some of the added barriers faced by rural communities.

...health aids, certified nursing assistants, and residential care aids, among other direct care workers, and makes recommendations for decreasing shortages. Highlights some of the added barriers faced by rural communities...