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371. Community Health Workers Get Trained to Reduce Oral Health Disparities - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Mar 15, 2017

Oral health training programs are equipping Community Health Workers on Navajo Nation, Texas colonias, and Maryland's Appalachian communities to improve access to dental care and teach people how to take care of their teeth. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes, chronic disease, and smoking cessation. The recent spotlight on gaps in rural dental access...

372. The "M" of MAT: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Mar 21, 2018

MAT, or medication-assisted treatment, is understood as a whole-patient treatment for opioid use disorder, considered a chronic disease. Four MAT medications work differently and help each patient's unique needs. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetics who "relapse" and go from well-controlled sugars to uncontrolled sugar levels, MAT patients...

373. Rural Community Health Worker Programs: Proving Value and Finding Sustainability - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jul 24, 2024

For decades, community health workers (CHWs) provided their services outside usual healthcare reimbursement models. In recent years, with research supporting CHWs as professionals effectively assisting patients with navigating health-related social determinants, federal and private payers are exploring reimbursement mechanisms. Four rural healthcare organizations share both the impact and the continued sustainability challenges — and successes — of their CHW programs. - The Rural Monitor

...Diabetes Care: Quality Improvement Study of a Population Health Team in Rural Critical Access Hospitals...

374. Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Grant: A Cultural Shift in Quality for Providers - The Rural Monitor - 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

...diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Since the project's launch in 2013, the network has succeeded...

375. Out of the Shadows: Reducing the Rural Impact of Epilepsy - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Oct 20, 2021

A common health condition, epilepsy impacts rural populations in many ways, including the ability to drive. Medical and public health experts join an advocacy organization to review the condition's impact and outline rural management approaches — including seizure first aid. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetic — they are considered to have epilepsy. To diagnose epilepsy, providers take a careful history...

376. Models Addressing Perinatal Health - RHIhub Rural Maternal Health Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: May 17, 2021

Models of providing perinatal health services in rural communities in the U.S.

...diabetes, respectively. Childbirth education classes are typically taken during the second or third trimester of pregnancy...

377. Health Extension Regional Offices (HEROs) - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: May 21, 2024

The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center created Health Extension Regional Offices (HEROs) whose agents link people in rural communities to local health and social services.

...diabetes rates were high, after HERO agents identified the need for them. Funding for HEROs...

378. The Reverend's Revolution: A Kid-First Approach to Community Health - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jun 29, 2016

By teaching youth how to better their health and economic situation, Reverend Richard Joyner has inspired the Conetoe community to make lasting changes. Read more about how the Conetoe Family Life Center's garden camp and partnerships with local hospitals have revolutionized the health of northeast North Carolina. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes, and dialysis complications several years ago. As a result, Hymana and her siblings joined...

379. Maternal Health and Prenatal Care – RHIhub Rural Early Childhood Health Promotion Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Feb 18, 2021

Discusses maternal health in relation to childhood health and wellness.

...diabetes, preterm birth, having a large baby, and stillbirth. Maternal obesity is also a predictor...

380. Sociodemographic and Health Status Characteristics of Maine's Newly Eligible Medicaid Beneficiaries - Resources
Date: Sep 2019

Describes the sociodemographic characteristics, access to healthcare, and health status for Maine's adults with low income and no dependent children using data derived from the 2011-2016 Maine Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, in preparation of Medicaid expansion. Offers recommendations to policymakers, providers, and other stakeholders supporting the effective implementation of Medicaid expansion to address the health needs of potential enrollees.

...Diabetes · Medicaid · Men · Mental health · Population health · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Tobacco...