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Date: May 3, 2017
From over-the-counter medication use, to decisions about personal or family disease treatments, health literacy impacts the most everyday of health decisions. But, distance and internet connectivity challenges make it difficult for rural residents to get health information. To navigate health information gaps, school nurses, newspapers, public libraries, churches, public health departments, and hub-and-spoke academic institutions are working in creative ways. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetes, hypertension, and cholesterol, disparities that can be modified by behaviors, the program is based...
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...
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...
Date: Dec 23, 2020
To address the issue of food insecurity in the rural Minnesota communities it serves, Lakewood Health System created Lakewood Engage, a community-based program with multiple initiatives including a "Food Farmacy," home delivery, and a farmers market. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetic. Because of the relationship built over time with the patient, who may come in as often...
Date: 2023
Highlights a study on a culturally competent educational program on healthy foods and physical activity for Yup'ik Alaska Native communities. Discusses the structure and efficacy of the project. Details some of its limitations and access-based barriers.
...Diabetes · Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion...
Date: 2022
Compendium of resources intended to help caregivers find the information they need to perform their caregiving roles effectively. Includes resources to help caregivers perform medical and nursing tasks, resources relating to advance directives and power of attorney, links to a broad range of Wisconsin and national caregiver resources, and resources intended to help caregivers address their own health and well-being.
...Cooperative Dementia · Diabetes · Informal caregivers · Mental health conditions · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Wisconsin...
Reviewed: Jan 17, 2024
Learn about barriers rural areas face related to health promotion and disease prevention.
...diabetes. Rural communities also experience higher rates of mortality and disability than urban communities. Limited...
Date: Feb 6, 2024
The February 2024 episode of RHIhub's podcast features an interview with the American Heart Association's Jennifer Conner, PhD, Vice President of Rural Health Southwest Region, and Jessica Black, National Vice President of Community Health. Also joining us is Dianne Connery, Director of the Pottsboro Texas Area Public Library.
...diabetic, how then can we come along those local partners like Extension and really make...
Date: Jan 2021
Presents a study on the well-being and healthcare needs of socially isolated adults 75 years and older during the COVID-19 pandemic in rural West Virginia. Bases conclusions on telephone interviews with seniors from April 1-22, 2020. Breaks down data by demographic characteristics, mental and physical health conditions, and comfort with different forms of communication technology, among other factors.
...Diabetes · Elderly population · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Public health · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...
Date: Feb 2024
Presents a study on the efficacy of a chronic illness self-management program for Apsáalooke tribe in Montana. Breaks down data by demographic information, such as education, income, and marital status, among other measures, and number and type of illnesses managed.
...Cancer · Cardiovascular disease · Chronic respiratory conditions · Diabetes · Health disparities · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Montana...