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11. CHWs At Work: Making a Difference for Oklahoma's Marshallese Community - The Rural Monitor
Date: Mar 17, 2021

With federal funds supporting its implementation in Oklahoma's Marshallese community, a Community Health Worker model exemplifies how culturally sensitive education can improve healthcare access, health literacy, and health outcomes. - The Rural Monitor

...Diabetes Empowerment Education Program (DEEP TM ), and Prevent Type 2 Diabetes . Nearly 350 individuals from...

12. Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership: Leveraging Public-Private Funds to Improve Health - The Rural Monitor
Date: May 31, 2017

Public agencies and private non-profit groups have mutual interests in improving the health of rural Americans. The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy and philanthropy organizations worked together to create a unique funding opportunity, the Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program. Two health care organizations and their philanthropy partners share how coordinated efforts benefit patients with diabetes, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. - The Rural Monitor --- May 31, 2017 Rural...

13. Rural Patients with Chronic Disease: A Nonprofit Organization and a Health Department Leverage Federal Funding to Provide Health Education and Care Coordination - The Rural Monitor
Date: Feb 20, 2019

An Alabama nonprofit organization and a North Carolina rural health district share how they leverage public funding for quality improvement and rural network development activities that provide unique patient education opportunities for chronic disease prevention and self-management. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes and prevention of heart attacks and stroke. "Just look at Alabama's state statistics...

14. Understanding the "Tool-ish-ness" of Telehealth: Q&A with Dr. Jonathan Neufeld - The Rural Monitor
Date: Dec 8, 2021

Clinical psychologist and program director for the Great Plains Telehealth Resource & Assistance Center, Dr. Jonathan Neufeld, clarifies telehealth as an "enabler" of healthcare delivery. Emphasizing that telehealth is only a set of telecommunication tools, he details how the unique use and flexibility of these tools by skilled providers can bring quality care and impact rural health equity. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes is diabetes whether you were seen by video or in person. That said, sometimes...

15. New Jersey Clinic Promotes Healthy Lifestyles - The Rural Monitor
Date: Feb 12, 2014

Zufall Health Center is helping patients make healthy lifestyle changes and choices, reaching out to farmworkers and other special populations. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetic husband. ZHC, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), includes lifestyle and weight management counseling...

16. Socioeconomic Policy Is Health Policy - The Rural Monitor
Date: Feb 12, 2014

The United States spends more on medical care and less on social services than other developed countries, yet social services can be just as important to health outcomes. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes and mental disorders can be quite damaging. Early Life. Much of adult health, including...

17. Breaking the Cycle: Missouri Community Paramedicine Program Brings Primary Care to High-Risk Patients - The Rural Monitor
Date: Aug 17, 2022

A partnership between a Federally Qualified Health Center and the local ambulance district in Washington County, Missouri lets chronically ill patients access preventive care from the comfort of home. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetic with no other means of transportation, was taken to the hospital in an ambulance...

18. Rural Health Literacy: Understanding Skills and Demands is Key to Improvement - The Rural Monitor
Date: Apr 19, 2017

Every rural provider has a horror story attached to low health literacy. Health literacy, or getting, understanding, and using health information, involves two sides. Researchers and experts explain that by understanding both the skills and demands side of health literacy, providers and organizations can help their patients move to improved health. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetic patient who was told to decrease sugar intake by stopping their six daily sodas...

19. Tri-Area Community Health Provides Community-Focused Integrated Care - The Rural Monitor
Date: May 19, 2021

In rural Virginia, Tri-Area Community Health puts their own spin on the integrated care model to better serve their communities. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes, overweight/obesity — all those have behavioral health components to them." Gibson, the Family Nurse Practitioner...

20. What's MAT Got to Do with It? Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural America - The Rural Monitor
Date: Mar 21, 2018

An important aspect of the opioid crisis is opioid use disorder. This in-depth story focuses on the science behind the disorder and the use of an evidence-based treatment: MAT, or medication-assisted treatment. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes is a chronic disease associated with the pancreas. For diabetes, the treatment is insulin...