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Rural Monitor Search Results for: social determinants of health

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

21. Rural Health Philanthropy Partnership: Leveraging Public-Private Funds to Improve Health - The Rural Monitor
Date: May 31, 2017

Public agencies and private non-profit groups have mutual interests in improving the health of rural Americans. The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy and philanthropy organizations worked together to create a unique funding opportunity, the Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Program. Two health care organizations and their philanthropy partners share how coordinated efforts benefit patients with diabetes, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. - The Rural Monitor

...health. However, the model also focuses on those aspects influenced by social determinants of health...

22. Produce Prescription Programs Offer 'A Holistic Approach' to Addressing Rural Food Insecurity and Diet-Related Disease - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jan 24, 2024

Produce prescription programs have gained popularity in recent years as a model for addressing food insecurity and diet-related disease. While such programs are still uncommon in rural areas, those that do exist report wide-ranging impacts on participants and local food systems. - The Rural Monitor

...health outcomes and disparities. "As clinicians, we know very well that the social determinants of health...

23. Relationships and Partnerships: How ACOs Are Improving Treatments for Super-Utilizers - The Rural Monitor
Date: May 30, 2018

Super-utilizers are those patients who are hospitalized multiple times each year and, due to circumstances outside their control, are unable to make the changes needed to keep them out of the ER. Three rural Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are working on reducing these readmissions and improving their super-utilizers' health. - The Rural Monitor

...health providers, social service agencies, and other community-based organizations to address the social determinants...

24. "This Is Not My Grandmother's Summer": Mitigating the Health Impacts of Extreme Heat in Rural Communities - The Rural Monitor
Date: Sep 20, 2023

The health impacts of extreme heat events are being felt by both urban and rural populations. But experts say the factors contributing to urban and rural susceptibility may differ significantly — and some of the most promising strategies for mitigating the impacts in urban areas may not be as useful in sparsely populated rural counties. - The Rural Monitor

...health impacts on farmworkers, including additional information on CKDu, best practices for treatment and follow-up, and social determinants...

25. Frontline Presence, Building Trust, Emergency Preparedness, and Lessons Learned: Q&A with Dr. Tim Putnam - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jan 10, 2024

Rural health expert Tim Putnam, DHA, shares leadership perspectives and ideas gained from his roles as a rural hospital CEO, a member of a White House task force, and now in his academic healthcare policy position. - The Rural Monitor

...social determinants of health and that got me thinking, "How do we fix this?" From...

26. The Death Certificate: A Document to be Honored and Accurate - The Rural Monitor
Date: Aug 8, 2018

An in-depth look at death certificates shows how this vital statistic document can impact rural healthcare, rural healthcare policy, and public health interventions. - The Rural Monitor

...health by doing this type of research. Specifically, with this project, we believe we'll be providing important information about social determinants...

27. Listening to Rural Stories: Q&A with Alisa Druzba - The Rural Monitor
Date: Nov 25, 2020

Alisa Druzba, director of the New Hampshire's Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, discusses her journey to becoming a SORH director, the ways her state has been affected by the pandemic, and the favorite parts of her job. - The Rural Monitor

...social determinants of health. The projects that we're working on help CAHs look at small...

28. Lakewood Engage Tackles Food Insecurity in Rural Minnesota - The Rural Monitor
Date: Dec 23, 2020

To address the issue of food insecurity in the rural Minnesota communities it serves, Lakewood Health System created Lakewood Engage, a community-based program with multiple initiatives including a "Food Farmacy," home delivery, and a farmers market. - The Rural Monitor

...Health System has managed to improve the well-being of the population they serve. They have created an approach to bridge social determinants...

29. Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Grant: A Cultural Shift in Quality for Providers - The Rural Monitor
Date: Feb 17, 2016

How can healthcare improve on quality? Four FORHP grantees share their stories of how even the smallest clinics can accomplish an overhaul of workflow and quality methods. - The Rural Monitor

...Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Grant Program. "Some things we see in successful programs include care coordination, using multidisciplinary teams, participating in payment programs, and integrating the social determinants...

30. 'A Safe Place': Rural HIV Patients and Providers Fight Stigma, Isolation Through Connection - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jun 28, 2023

New HIV infections are on the decline in the U.S. — but in some rural areas, lingering stigma and misunderstanding still stand as barriers to the prevention and treatment of the virus. - The Rural Monitor

...social determinants of health are going to perpetuate any illness or disease that thrives on disparities...