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371. 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...

372. Small Healthcare Provider Quality Improvement: Sourcebook, 2016-2019 - Resources - Archive
Date: Feb 2020

Detailed descriptions of 32 rural quality improvement initiatives funded through the Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement grant program during the 2016-2019 grant period. Initiatives focused on enhancing chronic disease management, increasing patient and caregiver engagement, improving quality of care, and better health outcomes.

...Office of Rural Health Policy Cardiovascular disease · Chronic disease management · Chronic respiratory conditions · Diabetes · Healthcare quality...

373. Williamson Health and Wellness Center (WHWC): Community Health Worker Care Coordination Program, West Virginia - Resources - Archive
Date: 2019

Brief overview of a care coordination program using a team of community health workers, a registered nurse, and a nurse practitioner. Discusses the program's sustainability efforts, as well as key takeaways about the program. The program was funded under the Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Grant Program from 2015-2018 and received additional philanthropic funding through a public-private partnership.

...Policy Cardiovascular disease · Care coordination · Chronic respiratory conditions · Community health workers · Diabetes · Kentucky · West Virginia...

374. A New Era of Health Literacy? Expanded Definitions, Digital Influences, and Rural Perspectives - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Feb 2, 2022

The priority for rural population health is access, including access to health information needed to make personal health decisions. Two of the nation's health literacy experts join a federal agency official to review current rural challenges of accessing health information that is clear and usable. Along with an exploration of digital health literacy, recently expanded definitions of health literacy are discussed. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes risk or whatever the risk being discussed." The Rural Future of Health Literacy Baur...

375. Education, Income, and Employment and Prevalence of Chronic Disease Among American Indian/Alaska Native Elders - Resources
Date: Mar 2018

Results of a study measuring the effects of income, employment status, and education level on the rates of chronic disease among 14,632 American Indian or Alaska Native elders from 2011-2014. Features demographics with breakdowns by 10 chronic diseases.

...Diabetes · Educational attainment · Elderly population · Employment and unemployment · Health disparities · Income · Mental health conditions · Statistics...

376. Rural Health in Connecticut A Comprehensive Review of Social Determinants, Community Resources, Health Outcomes, and Wellbeing - Resources
Date: Jun 2022

Documents the nature of public health for Connecticut's rural populations with a focus on trends, to understand how these populations are changing. Features chapters on social determinants of health, healthcare systems, health risks and behaviors, and health outcomes.

...Diabetes · Environmental health · Health screening · Illicit drug use · Infectious diseases · Mortality · Obesity and weight control...

377. How Community Health Centers Respond to Rural Hospital Closures - Resources
Date: Dec 2024

Describes how community health centers work to fill gaps in healthcare services and impact the economy when a local rural hospital closes.

...services · Diabetes · Economics and the economy · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Maternal health and prenatal care...

378. Remote Patient Monitoring Helps Rural Patients Recover at Home - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jul 14, 2021

Essentia Health created the Remote Patient Monitoring program to allow some patients to recover at home while still having access to medical attention. Program launch was accelerated to treat COVID-19 patients, but Essentia plans to continue the program after the pandemic to treat other chronic diseases. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes and congestive heart failure, among other chronic conditions. Caring for patients at home Originally...

379. Community Paramedics Team Up with Hospitals to Reduce Readmissions - Resources
Date: Jan 2017

Describes community paramedicine pilot projects in California, one of which is rural, that are providing follow-up calls and visits to patients between 24-72 hours after hospital discharge. Features statistics including number of patients and number of readmissions within 30 days, with breakdowns by 6 diagnoses and site.

...Diabetes · Emergency medical technicians and paramedics · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

380. Relationships and Partnerships: How ACOs Are Improving Treatments for Super-Utilizers - The Rural Monitor - 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

...diabetes, chronic pain, PTSD, depression, adrenal insufficiency, and a heart transplant. This patient was a top super...