Resources Search Results for: diabetes
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Date: Oct 2011
Describes how the Internet can help rural health facilities get access to current health education materials for their patients.
...disease management · Diabetes · Technology for health and human services · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...
Date: 2021
Highlights the health disparities and major causes of death faced by American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities in Arizona to serve as a guide for tribal leaders and organizations when developing programs focused on improving AI/AN health. Includes information and data derived from Arizona population health and vital statistics, United States Census Bureau, and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) on chronic disease, causes of death, and behavioral risk factors for AI/AN populations.
...Diabetes · Health disparities · Injuries · Mortality · Statistics and data · Suicide and suicide prevention · Wellness, health promotion...
Date: Jan 2015
Identifies ways in which physicians can address unfavorable child outcomes (e.g. unplanned pregnancy, tobacco addiction, mental health disorders) by working with other groups and forming coalitions within the rural community.
...youth · Diabetes · Mental health · Networking and collaboration · Obesity and weight control · Tobacco use · North Carolina...
Date: Jun 2014
Describes a rural community effort to improve both the health and the economy of a region that once prospered from the coal industry. Veteran coal miners banded together to modify a historic building to house the Williamson Health and Wellness Center, which started out as a free clinic and is now designated as a Federally Qualified Health Center. Discusses the Health Innovation Hub event where entrepreneurial initiatives are presented and experts are available to help develop new businesses and healthy enterprises. Williamson, WV is a recipient of the 2014 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.
...Diabetes · Economics and the economy · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Food security and nutrition · Wellness, health...
Date: 2023
Highlights a study on a culturally competent educational program on healthy foods and physical activity for Yup'ik Alaska Native communities. Discusses the structure and efficacy of the project. Details some of its limitations and access-based barriers.
...Diabetes · Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...
Date: Jun 2013
Study of 6-month-long interventions in 8 self-selected churches in 4 counties. Features statistics including sex, weight group, smoking status, employment, types of chronic disease and medication use, and levels of physical activity.
...Diabetes · Obesity and weight control · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...
Date: Aug 2023
Identifies specific health challenges in Pennsylvania and indicates where the largest improvements can be made. Features sections on social determinants of health, access to care, substance use, chronic diseases, mental health, maternal and infant health, injury and violence prevention, infectious diseases and immunization, Health Professional Shortage Areas, and environmental health. Includes references to rural throughout.
...Diabetes · Environmental health · Food security and nutrition · HIV and AIDS · Health disparities · Health workforce shortage...
Date: Dec 2013
Identifies the scope of practice, supervision, financing, and the workforce standards implemented by states and employers in the development of community health worker (CHW) programs. Four case studies that include rural counties illustrate the challenges and opportunities for integrating CHWs into health systems.
...Diabetes · Health workforce education and training · Home and community-based services · Medicaid · Wellness, health promotion...
Date: Oct 2021
Report examining health disparities for Americans ages 50 and older by rural/urban location and by race/ethnicity. Analyzes rates of healthcare access, health behaviors, and chronic health conditions based on 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data.
...Diabetes · Elderly population · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban...
Date: Mar 2014
Discusses the importance and benefits of Medicaid and non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) for patients accessing life sustaining healthcare services. Covers patients impacted by limited transportation options prevalent in rural areas.
...Association of America Tagged as Access · Diabetes · Medicaid · Mental health · Substance use and misuse · Transportation...