Rural Monitor Search Results for: hispanic
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Date: Mar 15, 2017
Oral health training programs are equipping Community Health Workers on Navajo Nation, Texas colonias, and Maryland's Appalachian communities to improve access to dental care and teach people how to take care of their teeth. - The Rural Monitor
...Hispanic-populated communities along the U.S.-Mexico border. This area experiences similar barriers to Navajo...
Date: Nov 13, 2017
In rural communities, a little bit can go a long way. Learn how three Federal Office of Rural Health Policy awardees have used their funds to enhance healthcare access and create sustainable change. - The Rural Monitor
...Hispanic American population, rural location, high diabetes rate, and promising application made them competitive contenders...
Date: Feb 21, 2018
Miners in rural New Mexico may forego care when they have to drive a long distance to see a primary care provider or specialist. The New Mexico Mobile Screening Program for Miners travels to 12 locations in the state to bring needed care to patients. - The Rural Monitor
...Hispanics and American Indians – about 75% of the service area population – are at lower risk...
Date: Dec 29, 2021
Articles on vaccination, swing beds, COPD, cancer, workforce and more made it onto the year's most-read list. - The Rural Monitor
...Hispanic, and other populations who lack nearby labor/delivery units; a Minnesota program works with moms...
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
...Hispanics are at high risk for glaucoma, a disease that impacts peripheral vision," she said...
Date: Jun 15, 2022
For the 240,000 rural Americans with complete kidney failure, it's likely that very few knew they even had kidney disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, kidney disease is usually silent; 90% of people with kidney disease don't know they have it. With research pointing to the high costs of kidney disease for pediatric and adult patients alike — mostly covered by Medicare — experts and researchers discuss rural disparities around access to disease-stabilizing treatment and to renal replacement therapies. - The Rural Monitor
...Hispanics or Latinos are 1.3 times more likely — to have kidney failure compared to White...
Date: May 16, 2018
Across the country, recruitment and retention challenges are common for rural healthcare entities providing post-acute care. Healthcare leaders share practical examples that have created incentive for staff to join, and stay on, their healthcare teams. - The Rural Monitor
...Hispanic) was one of CEO Leslie Marsh's top priorities when she first joined in 2010. "My question...
Date: Jan 25, 2023
Rural teens face a higher prevalence of behavior problems, anxiety, and suicide rates than their urban peers, but there are fewer behavioral health providers in rural areas to help these teens. A trauma therapist in rural West Virginia and a school program in rural Wisconsin incorporate teenagers' strengths and interests and connect them with trusted adults in order to improve their mental health. - The Rural Monitor
...Hispanic teens. Suicide death rates also increased from 2010 to 2020 among all racial/ethnic groups...
Date: Jun 17, 2020
It is the most costly of chronic medical conditions. Described by some as "hidden" conditions, experts talk about the complex needs of rural Americans with Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias and their caregivers. - The Rural Monitor
...Hispanics; and that the estimated lifetime risk of ADRD for women is nearly twice that...
Date: May 4, 2022
A new library initiative in Texas and an established crisis line in Georgia are bringing mental health services directly to rural residents through teams of lay mental health workers and mental health professionals. - The Rural Monitor
...Hispanic or Latino residents, according to its interim director, Paula Waak. This population is one of the reasons...