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301. Assessing the Effectiveness of Policies to Improve Access to Primary Care for Underserved Populations: Case Study Analysis: Kanawha County, West Virginia - Resources
Date: Jun 2023

Case study of policy initiatives to increase access to primary care, focusing on Kanawha County, West Virginia. Discusses workforce shortages, healthcare access, structural barriers to primary care, healthcare affordability, and more.

...Community health workers · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Health workforce · Health workforce supply and demand · Medicaid...

302. The Effectiveness of Policies to Improve Primary Care Access for Underserved Populations: An Assessment of the Literature - Resources
Date: Jan 2022

Review of research literature to assess whether policy initiatives targeting primary care access for rural and underserved populations has been effective in reducing healthcare disparities. Initiatives considered include availability, accessibility, accommodation, affordability, and acceptability.

...Community health workers · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Graduate medical education · Health disparities · Health workforce supply...

303. PREVENT Pandemics Act (P.L. 117-328, Division FF, Title II) - Resources
Date: Aug 2023

Provides a section-by-section overview of the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act), enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. Describes the Continuing Education Support for Health Professionals Serving in Rural and Underserved Communities Program, which supports specialty training for primary care providers, as well as other rural-relevant provisions.

...Community health workers · Emergency preparedness and response · Health workforce · Health workforce education and training · Legislation...

304. Access to Oral Health Workforce Report: Part II - Resources
Date: Jan 2023

Evaluates and discusses patient access to oral healthcare in Pennsylvania. Provides demographic and well-being information, and analysis of variables affecting workforce outcomes and access to care. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban and rural areas.

...Community health workers · Dental workforce · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Health workforce education and training · Health...

305. Salud es Vida: A Cervical Cancer Screening Intervention for Rural Latina Immigrant Women - Resources
Date: Dec 2018

Investigates the feasibility and effectiveness of Salud Es Vida, an educational group session led by promotoras focused on cervical cancer screening and increased cervical cancer knowledge among immigrant Hispanic/Latina women from farmworker environments. The intervention was conducted in four rural counties of Southeast Georgia and included the development of a toolkit offering a curriculum guide and class activities created in partnership with promotoras.

...Community health workers · Health screening · Migrants · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

306. Physical Activity Outcomes of a Culturally Tailored, Father-Focused, and Family-Centered Health Promotion Program for Mexican-Heritage Families: ¡Haz Espacio Para Papi! (Make Room for Daddy) - Resources
Date: Nov 2024

Examines the physical activity outcomes of ¡Haz Espacio Para Papi! (HEPP), a promotora-delivered nutrition and physical activity intervention for Latino families in colonias near the Texas-Mexico border. Provides data on change in physical activity among fathers, children, and mothers, and discusses physical activity-related negative health outcomes of Mexican-heritage families in colonias.

...Community health workers · Culture · Families · Men · Physical activity · Statistics and data · U.S.-Mexico Border Region...

307. Maine Care for the Underserved Pathways AHEC Scholars Program - Funding
Deadline: Aug 1, 2024

A multidisciplinary certificate and honors distinction program for health professions students in Maine that offers opportunities for hands-on training, experience in rural and underserved communities, and networking with other students and professionals.

...Community Health Worker Training Program Maine A link to the online application is available on the program...

308. Refinement of an Educational Toolkit to Promote Cervical Cancer Screening among Hispanic Immigrant Women in Rural Southern Georgia - Resources
Date: Nov 2012

Describes a collaborative project using promotoras to develop and refine a Spanish language educational flipchart promoting cervical cancer screening and related topics for low-income, Hispanic farmworker women in rural southeast Georgia.

...Community health workers · Health screening · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Women...

309. Module 3: Program Clearinghouse - RHIhub Health Literacy Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Sep 14, 2022

Examples of programs working to improve health literacy in rural communities.

...community health workers. Purchase District Health Department Synopsis: The Purchase District Health Department is working...

310. Transforming Lives at the Border: How a Rural Library in San Elizario is Changing the Game - Resources
Date: Dec 2024

Describes how the Pete Herrera Library functions as a hub for healthcare, human services, education, and more in the rural, border community of San Elizario, Texas. Highlights the library's initiatives and strategies for supporting community health and wellness in a predominantly Spanish-speaking, under-resourced community.

...Foundation for Mental Health Access · Community health workers · Service delivery models · U.S.-Mexico Border Region · Texas...