Rural Monitor Search Results for: diabetes
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Date: Jan 24, 2024
Produce prescription programs have gained popularity in recent years as a model for addressing food insecurity and diet-related disease. While such programs are still uncommon in rural areas, those that do exist report wide-ranging impacts on participants and local food systems. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetes. Shin wondered, "What can we do to actually prevent diabetes instead of trying to manage...
Date: Oct 9, 2019
Deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind people in rural communities may struggle to access healthcare due to a lack of interpreters as well as providers' misunderstanding of their culture and communication needs. A Michigan clinic hires ASL-fluent staff and provides telemental health, a New Jersey state division provides deaf sensitivity training, and a Colorado program brings interpreters to rural communities. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetes and chronic pain but never received lifestyle coaching. Some patients with poorly controlled diabetes...
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...
Date: Jan 9, 2019
Rural Americans of all ages often go without eye healthcare, a gap that has obvious consequences: blindness and low vision. National associations and an FQHC administrator talk about how rural vision care can be improved to increase quality of life and prevent disability in rural patients. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetic retinopathy . Above that age range, another eye disease commonly causes vision loss: age-related...
Date: Mar 21, 2018
MAT, or medication-assisted treatment, is understood as a whole-patient treatment for opioid use disorder, considered a chronic disease. Four MAT medications work differently and help each patient's unique needs. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetics who "relapse" and go from well-controlled sugars to uncontrolled sugar levels, MAT patients...
Date: Jul 1, 2020
Butler Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania received a HRSA Rural Health Care Services Outreach grant to develop a program for chronic disease patients. Partway through the grant cycle, the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The hospital shares how it was able to transition its program services to an online format and develop new initiatives to address stress in the healthcare workforce and the larger community. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetes, ischemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and hypertension. Program enrollees receive a wide...
Date: Jul 24, 2024
For decades, community health workers (CHWs) provided their services outside usual healthcare reimbursement models. In recent years, with research supporting CHWs as professionals effectively assisting patients with navigating health-related social determinants, federal and private payers are exploring reimbursement mechanisms. Four rural healthcare organizations share both the impact and the continued sustainability challenges — and successes — of their CHW programs. - The Rural Monitor
...Diabetes Care: Quality Improvement Study of a Population Health Team in Rural Critical Access Hospitals...
Date: Jan 20, 2016
Two veterans living in rural Missouri share their stories about how HealthTran, a non-emergent transportation service, came to their rescue during a desperate time of need. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetic, Haralson was at risk for further amputation unless he healed quickly. For three months...
Date: May 24, 2023
Pivoting from a universal question, "How'd you sleep?" clinical sleep experts, a federal public health agency representative, and Nebraska Extension discussed sleep's impact on rural health and public safety. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetes that's poorly controlled, or mental health conditions like depression and anxiety, a sudden...
Date: Oct 23, 2024
Maternal deaths have increased in the U.S., with half of those deaths occurring in the year after childbirth. In many rural communities, accessing necessary postpartum care has become increasingly difficult. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetes, hypertension, and cardiomyopathy, and they can also be a lifeline for women experiencing less...