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Rural Monitor Search Results for: EMS

33 Rural Monitor webpages matched your search. Here are matches 21 - 30:

21. Rural Registered Nurses: Stories of Caring for Their Communities - The Rural Monitor
Date: Nov 10, 2020

Nurses are an integral part of the rural healthcare workforce. Registered nurses from across the country share their stories about their path to nursing, their accomplishments, and how they provide healthcare in their rural communities. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS to Diploma Nurse to PhD: Dr. Audrey Snyder Dr. Audrey Snyder. Dr. Audrey Snyder...

22. In a Maternity Desert, a New Kind of Home Visitation Program Brings Care to At-Risk Mothers - The Rural Monitor
Date: Aug 9, 2023

Project Swaddle uses community paramedics to bring wrap-around care to pregnant and postpartum patients. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS Division Chief for the Crawfordsville Fire Department. "And, resoundingly, he has knocked it out of the park...

23. Asset-Based Thinking: Q&A with Graham Adams - The Rural Monitor
Date: Feb 10, 2021

Graham Adams, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of the South Carolina Office of Rural Health (SCORH), shares how his office is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and addressing social determinants of health like employment. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS, and all of those folks who are providing care directly. It's for construction...

24. Pulmonary Health in Rural America: Cause and Impact of Work-Related Lung Diseases - The Rural Monitor
Date: Oct 4, 2017

What's in the air in the rural workplace? From grain dust to rock dust to hospital cleaning chemicals, all these particles have potential to cause chronic lung diseases. But, there are keys to prevention. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS and paramedics – who are the first eyes on affected patients – along with other neighboring...

25. Facing Disproportionate Danger, Rural Communities Take a Grassroots Approach to Road Safety - The Rural Monitor
Date: Apr 10, 2024

While an estimated 20% of Americans live in rural areas, 40% of traffic deaths occur on rural roads. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS agencies often cover much broader swaths of land than urban agencies, leading to significantly...

26. An Interview with Scott Ekblad - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jan 6, 2016

The Director of the Oregon Office of Rural Health shares his state's strategies to address common rural health issues and also newer epidemics such as opiate abuse. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS providers for training. The grants are modest – $300 for individuals and $2,500 for agencies...

27. Oregon Washington Health Network and Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center "Tackle Everything" to Improve the Health of Local Community Members - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jun 13, 2018

The Oregon Washington Health Network and the Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center are addressing behavioral health challenges through peer counselors and heart disease/cancer prevention through community education. In addition, they're collaborating with local healthcare facilities and medical schools to improve recruitment and retention. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS response can take up to 30 minutes to reach a person in cardiac arrest...

28. Planning and Partnerships: Coordinating Rural Resources for Emergency Preparedness and Response - The Rural Monitor
Date: Mar 6, 2019

Rural healthcare facilities must plan and prepare for a wide range of natural and man-made disasters. A tornado in Iowa, an earthquake in Alaska, and an armed hostage standoff in South Dakota provide lessons in how rural providers can help ensure the safety of their patients, staff, and community in difficult circumstances. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS and air medical transport, pharmacies and primary care providers, is essential to being ready...

29. Comprehensive Rural Population Health: Where is the General Surgeon? - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jun 27, 2018

Moving the conversation away from finances, advocates share why general surgery plays an important role in a comprehensive rural population health strategy by delivering the right care in the right place at the right time. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS teams for other emergent surgical problems, along with fielding questions from other rural providers...

30. Facing Unique Challenges, Rural Communities Find Unique Solutions to Protect Against Wildfire Smoke Exposure - The Rural Monitor
Date: Feb 8, 2023

Across the rural West, an awareness of the health impacts of poor air quality – and how to minimize those impacts – is growing. - The Rural Monitor

...EMS worker, he saw a noticeable increase in asthma and COPD exacerbations when the smoke...