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381. Project ECHO's Complex Care Initiative: Building Capacity to Help "Superutilizers" in Underserved Communities - Resources
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...

382. Impact of Improving Home Environments on Energy Intake and Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial - Resources
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...

383. Cultural Beliefs and Understandings of Cervical Cancer Among Mexican Immigrant Women in Southeast Georgia - Resources
Date: Jun 2015

Investigates the knowledge and beliefs among rural Latina immigrant women in southeastern Georgia about the causes of cervical cancer and apparent barriers to cervical cancer screening. A cross-sectional survey of 39 Mexican women was conducted and the information gathered was applied to inform and test the development and effect of using trained lay health advisors or promotoras to increase compliance with cervical cancer screening.

...Community health workers · Farmers and farmworkers · Health screening · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

384. Advancing Health Equity through Primary Care Policy: Priorities and Recommendations for California - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Provides policy recommendations to improve access to primary care and improve health equity in California, summarizing perspectives and conclusions from policy, primary care, and health equity experts who participated in the 2023 Summit on Primary Care Policy to Advance Health Equity. Covers topics including engagement with community organizations, workforce development, access to care, data sharing, payment, and accountability. Discusses people who live in rural areas and other underserved populations throughout.

...Community health workers · Federally Qualified Health Centers · Financial aid for health career education · Health career...

385. North Carolina AHEC Medicaid Managed Care Trainings - Resources
Reviewed: May 2026

Offers tools and coaching on Medicaid care management for North Carolina medical practices. Intended to help practices discover their revenue potential with billing the various care management models, and provides no-cost assistance with education and issue resolution, quality improvement, and clinical workflow redesign.

...Community health workers · Emergency preparedness and response · Healthcare quality · Medicaid · Population health · Telehealth · North Carolina...

386. 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...

387. 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...

388. Texas Value-Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee Recommendations to the 89th Texas Legislature - Resources
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...

389. Mortality and Life Expectancy in Rural America: Connecting the Health and Human Service Safety Nets to Improve Health Outcomes over the Life Course - Resources
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...

390. Una Mano Amiga: Pilot Test of a Patient Navigator Program for Southwest New Mexico - Resources
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...