Website Search Results for: community health workers
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Date: Nov 2021
Analysis of a public health intervention addressing hypertension and obesity among low-income Latino populations in the U.S.-Mexico border region in Texas. Discusses the impacts of the intervention in 10 cities and large metro areas, 2 small towns, and 6 rural areas and examines data using the RE-AIM Framework.
...Community health workers · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · U.S.-Mexico Border Region · Wellness...
Date: Feb 2019
Reports on a pilot study of utilizing bilingual promotoras as patient navigators to help cancer patients and their families in 3 rural counties of southwest New Mexico navigate the healthcare system from cancer diagnosis to treatment.
...Education, 34(1), 173-179 02/2019 Access · Cancer · Community health workers · Statistics and data · New Mexico...
Reviewed: May 11, 2026
Identifies methods for sharing successes of programs addressing social determinants of health with a variety of audiences.
...Community Health Workers Toolkit Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Toolkit Services Integration Toolkit Telehealth Toolkit...
Date: Aug 2016
Describes a case study from the University of New Mexico's Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) program, which uses telehealth to support primary care clinicians in underserved areas. Focuses on a project targeting Medicaid beneficiaries with substance abuse and mental health issues, with details on two primary care teams being supported, including one in a rural New Mexico community.
...Community health workers · Health workforce education and training · Medicaid · Mental health · Primary care · Substance use and misuse...
Date: Feb 2019
Provides actionable recommendations for developing California's health workforce, addressing rural throughout. Discusses the state's population health, current health workforce challenges, healthcare delivery transformation, and more. The commission was convened by major health philanthropies to develop a comprehensive California health workforce strategy and was composed of state leaders in health, policy, education, and workforce development.
...Community health workers · Graduate medical education · Health career pathways · Health workforce supply and demand · Nurse...
Date: Dec 2024
Identifies trends and provides policy recommendations related to value based care and quality improvement in Texas. Discusses rural healthcare access and workforce throughout and highlights key reports focusing on rural health.
...Community health workers · Health workforce supply and demand · Healthcare quality · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models...
Date: Jan 2016
Reports on the effectiveness of a weight control intervention using health coaches to target home environments using the Healthy Homes/Healthy Families model. Examines changes in the patients' physical activity, calorie intake, and weight. The intervention focused on overweight and obese women in rural Georgia who were patients of community health centers.
...Community health workers · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Wellness...
Date: Oct 2015
Policy brief describing the driving forces behind rural health disparities in Appalachian Kentucky. Offers nationally relevant recommendations for addressing these challenges. Discusses rural and urban differences in life expectancy and mortality rates, and other significant factors including behavioral health, substance abuse, population health, trauma care, and transportation.
...Community health workers · Emergency department and urgent care services · Mortality · Population health · Rural-urban differences...
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...
Date: Sep 2018
Presents a study on the effectiveness of a promotora-led intervention aimed at improving the rates of physical activity among low-income Mexican-American women in rural South Texas.
...Community health workers · Physical activity · Poverty · Public health · Social connectedness · U.S.-Mexico Border Region · Women...