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401. HERO: New Mexico's Health Extension as a Model for Primary Care Transformation - Resources
Date: Apr 2015

Describes the benefits and lessons learned of a New Mexico state-wide primary care improvement infrastructure program - Health Extension Rural Offices (HERO) - to address social determinants of health. Through the use of extension agents (HEROs) information about patient centered medical homes (PCMH) and university resources was provided to 34 participating small primary care clinics of which half were rural. Program was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Infrastructure for Maintaining Primary Care Transformation (IMPaCT) Grants.

...Research and Quality Community health workers · Medical homes · Primary care · Social determinants of health · New Mexico...

402. Virginia Oral Health Workforce Gap Assessment - Resources
Date: Dec 2023

Report describing challenges in ensuring that all Virginians have equitable access oral healthcare, and offering an actionable framework for addressing them. Features statistics on the Virginia oral healthcare workforce, including numbers of dentists and dental hygienists, numbers of dentists treating Medicaid patients by year from 2012-2022, and a map showing dental Health Professional Shortage Areas. Includes information about the Virginia state loan repayment program for eligible providers.

...Community health workers · Dental workforce · Health workforce shortage designations · Health workforce supply and demand · Loans...

403. Region 6 Public Health Leadership Institute (R6-PHLI) - Funding
Deadline: Jun 15, 2026

A leadership program designed for mid-career practitioners and emerging leaders in Public Health Region 6.

...Community health workers Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas A link to the online...

404. Implementation Considerations for Tribal Telehealth Programs - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2023

Learn more about implementation considerations for rural telehealth programs that serve tribes.

...community health workers to help patients address other needs outside of the healthcare setting. The Indian...

405. Empowering Promotores de Salud as Partners in Cancer Education and Research in Rural Southwest Kansas - Resources
Date: Jan 2015

Discusses a community-based participatory method providing cancer research training to promotores and to assess their capability to disseminate cancer research information to Latinos in rural Kansas.

...Community health workers · Culture · Health literacy · Health workforce education and training · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

406. 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...

407. Comparative Effectiveness of Clinician Versus Peer Supported Problem-Solving Therapy for Rural Older Adults with Depression - Resources
Date: Apr 2024

Examines the effectiveness of clinician-supported versus peer counselor-supported Problem-Solving Therapy (PST) among 105 rural adults aged 60+ in California's Tuolomne, Calaveras, and Stanislaus counties.

...Community health workers · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Service delivery models · Statistics and data · California...

408. Mitigating Cancer Disparities Through an Innovative Navigation Program - Resources
Date: Jan 2024

Describes the development and implementation of a population health navigation program to reduce barriers to cancer care in underserved communities in Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina. Provides data on rural program participants, including barriers to cancer care access, program impact on transportation needs and food insecurity, and rates of participation in clinical cancer research. Also covers Black, Hispanic, and adolescent and young adult program participants.

...Children and youth · Community health workers · Health disparities · Statistics and data · Transportation · North Carolina · South Carolina...

409. 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...

410. 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...