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221. Community Water Fluoridation Model – Rural Oral Health Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: May 6, 2022

Information on an oral health program approach that uses a public health intervention, community fluoridation, to prevent tooth decay.

...guidelines and recommendations, data and methods for calculating statistics, frequently asked questions, and links to organizations...

222. What's MAT Got to Do with It? Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural America - The Rural Monitor - 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

...guidelines, acknowledge that MAT benefits exceed drug diversion risks. Education regarding drug diversion is part...

223. Office-Based Spirometry: Key to Diagnosing Rural COPD Patients - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Nov 20, 2019

Chronic obstructive lung disease, or COPD, is a disease with a stronghold in rural America: almost double the prevalence and double the mortality rates compared to large urban areas. Though it is a condition with no cure, it's a condition that has treatments — and hope — making proper diagnosis by spirometry imperative. - The Rural Monitor

...Guidelines Pulmonary function tests. Based on an international standard referred to as the GOLD criteria...

224. Alcohol Use Disorder: Addressing Stigma and Treatment Access in Rural America - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Aug 26, 2020

From decreasing stigma to increasing treatment access and the impact of COVID-19, experts and rural healthcare organizations speak out on alcohol use and misuse in rural America. - The Rural Monitor

...Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal in June. Second, Jarvis said there are anecdotal accounts of increasing...

225. Rural Health Literacy: Who's Delivering Health Information? - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: May 3, 2017

From over-the-counter medication use, to decisions about personal or family disease treatments, health literacy impacts the most everyday of health decisions. But, distance and Internet connectivity challenges make it difficult for rural residents to get health information. To navigate health information gaps, school nurses, newspapers, public libraries, churches, public health departments, and hub-and-spoke academic institutions are working in creative ways. - The Rural Monitor

...guidelines about word choice and plain language are now second nature to patient care at their...

226. Increasing Child Safety Seat Use - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Mar 27, 2024

Learn more about evidence-based strategies and promising approaches being used in rural communities to increase child safety seat use, including safety seat laws and child seat distribution and education programs.

...guidelines for the age at which a child can transition out of a child safety...

227. AI Discharge Assistants – RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Sep 23, 2026

Describes AI discharge assistants and how this model can support safer hospital discharges and reduce the risk of avoidable hospital readmissions.

...guidelines, recovery milestones, and a patient's health information to give care teams real-time...

228. Better Together: Rural Hospital High-Value Networks - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Apr 19, 2023

Three rural healthcare experts discuss how rural hospital high-value networks can create economies of scale and value-based care capacity in order to enter into value-based payment contracts. - The Rural Monitor

...guideline use Clinical variation reduction Quality improvement Care coordination Data sharing and analysis Clinician accountability...

229. BNSF Railway Foundation Grants - Funding
Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Grants to organizations that operate near a BNSF railway line. Priority areas include health and human service organizations, programs that address chemical dependency treatment and prevention, spouse and child abuse, women's and children's aid, transitional shelters, hospitals, medical programs, and youth development programs.

...guidelines and the online application process are available on the program website . Grants and Contracts...

230. Recovering from a Cybersecurity Attack and Protecting the Future in Small, Rural Health Organizations - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Oct 4, 2023

Rural hospitals are becoming increasingly vulnerable to attempts to penetrate information systems to create havoc, steal data, or hold information "hostage" for a monetary ransom. Two Critical Access Hospital leaders discuss attacks at their organizations and how they are working to prevent future attacks. An information technology compliance expert also highlights actions organizations can take to better protect themselves from cyber-attacks. - The Rural Monitor

...guidelines, practices, and methodologies to strengthen the healthcare and public health (HPH) sector's cybersecurity...