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Topic Guides Search Results for: community health workers

40 Topic Guides webpages matched your search. Here are matches 21 - 30:

21. Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and the Health Center Program Overview
Reviewed: Dec 17, 2024

Provides an overview of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Health Center Program awardees and look-alikes, important safety net providers in rural areas. Discusses Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) requirements for FQHCs and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Primary Health Care requirements for Health Center Program awardees and look-alikes. Includes information on the benefits of FQHCs and Health Center Program awardees and look-alikes, as well as links to funding, events, model programs, and additional resources and information.

...communities (or service areas) and specific populations as mandated in the Section 330 authorization, such as migratory and seasonal agricultural workers, persons experiencing or at risk for homelessness, and residents of public housing. Health...

22. Community Supports for Rural Aging in Place and Independent Living Overview
Reviewed: Apr 25, 2025

Resources and information on home-based services and community supports to support aging in place and independent living in rural communities.

...health. For more information, see the Transportation to Support Rural Healthcare topic guide and the Rural Transportation Toolkit . Family caregivers; community, business, and nonprofit organizations; paid home care workers...

23. Rural Response to Farmer Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Overview
Reviewed: Apr 28, 2025

Learn about the mental health challenges that farmers and ranchers face, with information on the root causes of stress, farmer demographics, mental health needs, and barriers to accessing care. Find tools and examples for developing programs to help address farmer mental health.

...health issue. Key people to consider are those who frequently interact with the farm and ranch community. These people can include: Veterinarians Clergy and members of faith-based communities Insurance agents Financial lenders Feed store...

24. Violence and Abuse in Rural America Overview
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2024

Features information on violence, abuse, and human trafficking in rural areas. Examines barriers to addressing intimate partner violence, health outcomes related to violence and abuse, strategies for identifying and supporting victims in healthcare settings, impacts on at-risk populations, and effects of adverse childhood experiences, harassment, stalking, and bullying in rural areas.

...Community Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center, as they implemented TIC through consultation and staff training. In addition, an issue brief from the Center for Health Care Strategies describes Key Ingredients for Successful Trauma...

25. Rural Mental Health Overview
Reviewed: Jun 7, 2024

Information, resources and frequently asked questions on rural mental health services and issues. Details the state of mental health, suicide prevention, and access to mental health services in rural areas.

...Workers 57.7 96.4 Details number of practitioners per 100,000 population. Data from 2021 unless otherwise noted. To further complicate the challenges of providing mental health services, the most under-resourced communities...

26. Rural Healthcare Workforce Overview
Reviewed: Jan 10, 2025

Examines policy, economics, planning challenges, health professional shortage areas, and other issues related to the rural healthcare workforce. These include supply and demand, distribution and characteristics of the workforce, licensure, certification, and scope of practice issues, and policies that can be used to improve the rural healthcare workforce.

...Health professions schools can: Use admissions criteria that are likely to produce providers interested in rural practice, such as admitting more students from rural communities or who intend to practice in a rural community Offer...

27. Rural Agricultural Health and Safety Overview
Reviewed: Aug 1, 2024

Farm and agricultural safety resources for rural communities. Discusses health risks and injuries, federal programs that support agricultural health and safety programs, other funding sources, and more.

...communities nationwide. The CDC's NIOSH Centers for Agricultural Safety and Health conduct research, education, and prevention projects that support the health and safety of agricultural workers...

28. Community Vitality and Rural Healthcare Overview
Reviewed: Nov 25, 2024

Information, resources, and frequently asked questions related to the linkage between rural healthcare and the economic strength and overall vitality of the community. Features economic impact studies and funding to support healthcare in rural communities.

...workers. Healthcare facilities that are not prepared for major economic growth in the community may be significantly strained as they try to meet the changing needs of the community. What is the role of philanthropy...

29. Rural Veterans and Access to Healthcare Overview
Reviewed: Aug 22, 2023

Presents information on rural veterans' access to healthcare, including frequently asked questions regarding VA eligibility, the Veterans Choice Program, and rural veteran demographics and health concerns, among others. Features resources, organizations, models, and more.

...community provider. Frequently Asked Questions What types of health programs are available to rural veterans? Who is eligible for VA health benefits? How can healthcare providers, counselors, social workers...

30. Rural Hospice and Palliative Care Overview
Reviewed: Jun 4, 2024

Information and resources on hospice and palliative care options in rural areas, as well as financial considerations and workforce challenges. Includes types of services available and information on the composition of hospice and palliative care teams.

...workers, marriage and family therapists, and mental health counselors, may also be reimbursed for mental health services provided to patients receiving palliative care services in some situations. As a result, patients experience variation in access...