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421. Healthcare Access in Rural Communities Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: Nov 8, 2024

Provides resources and answers frequently asked questions related to healthcare access. Discusses the importance of primary care for rural residents and covers barriers to healthcare access in rural areas, such as transportation, insurance, and workforce issues. Highlights strategies to improve access to care for rural residents.

...diabetes, heart conditions, and high blood pressure compared to urban veterans. Moreover, suicide rates are higher...

422. In a Maternity Desert, a New Kind of Home Visitation Program Brings Care to At-Risk Mothers - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Aug 9, 2023

Project Swaddle uses community paramedics to bring wrap-around care to pregnant and postpartum patients. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes during visits. Since then, Project Swaddle has expanded into a mobile integrated healthcare program...

423. Project Swaddle - Models & Innovations
Added: Aug 10, 2023

A home visitation program in Crawfordsville, Indiana lets community paramedics provide wrap-around care and education to pregnant women and recent mothers.

...diabetes, as well as women dealing with challenges such as substance use disorders or domestic...

424. Rural Farmers Market Promotes Food Security - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Sep 21, 2016

About one in seven Americans struggles with hunger, and rural communities seem to be hit especially hard. The Allegan Farmers Market is helping its low-income, senior, and other nutritionally at-risk populations gain access to Michigan-grown produce through a variety of incentives. These incentives include free transportation and Double Up Food Bucks that matches SNAP participants' spending. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes, obesity, and early death. To combat these conditions, magazines encourage us to control portion...

425. The Opioid Epidemic: Rural Organizations Fight Back - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jun 13, 2016

The initial shock of the opioid epidemic is settling, and rural communities have identified several avenues to combat opioid addiction. Rural organizations are implementing innovative solutions to shrink the number of opioid overdoses, and many are finding that great success requires teamwork. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes or heart disease?" asked Campanello. "I think when scientifically and medically proven to be a disease...

426. Mobile Telehealth Units and Care Coordinators Improve Emergency Care Services for Rural Arizona Patients - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Aug 7, 2019

To address rising ER readmissions, an Arizona healthcare system and network partners adapted an unconventional EMS telehealth service to help rural patients. Coupled with care coordination, mobile telehealth units are saving the healthcare system money while better meeting patients' healthcare needs. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes). The device tracks vital signs and relays the results to the patient's medical...

427. Responding to the HIV Crisis in Scott County, Indiana: Q&A with Dr. William Cooke - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Nov 28, 2018

Scott County, Indiana, has been in the national spotlight since experiencing the largest HIV outbreak in rural America's recent history. The town's only physician at the time, Dr. William Cooke, took action to bring healing and hope to his community of Austin and the surrounding county. In this Q&A, he shares the motivation behind his compassionate approach to care. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes clinic, and the hepatitis C/HIV clinic. I can also provide HIV care for a neighboring...

428. An 'Unseen' Struggle: Addressing Hoarding Disorder in Rural Communities - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Feb 7, 2024

Hoarding disorder can lead to serious health risks and a hazardous home environment, with older adults especially susceptible – but in rural places, diagnosing and treating the condition can be a challenge. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes, seizures, lung conditions, hematological conditions, and sleep apnea were especially common among the hoarding...

429. Rural Pharmacies Provide Multi-Faceted Value to Rural Communities - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jul 12, 2023

Rural community pharmacies are often vital sources for prescriptions, vaccinations, patient education, and other healthcare needs, but the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis reported a decrease in the number of rural pharmacies from 2003 to 2021. A pharmacy chain in the Midwest, a pharmacy-based research network in the South, and an Illinois school of pharmacy discuss the rewards and challenges of operating in rural areas. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes, and other circumstances and conditions in which rural pharmacies can play an important role...

430. Futures Without Violence in Tillamook County - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Aug 13, 2021

Through federal funding support and services rendered by Futures Without Violence, a women's assistance center provided an IPV advocate at a local FQHC to offer confidential care to IPV survivors.

...diabetes, chronic pain, substance use disorders, and depressive symptoms. Across the nation, 1 in 4 women...