Website Search Results for: diabetes
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Date: Oct 2019
Compares rates of potentially avoidable deaths in rural and urban communities and shows how these deaths vary by census region. Features statistics on modifiable risk factors, such as smoking, excessive alcohol use, and obesity, and percent of potentially preventable deaths attributable to specific health conditions, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas.
...Diabetes · Injuries · Mortality · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Tobacco use...
Reviewed: Mar 18, 2026
Presents information on rural veterans' access to healthcare, including frequently asked questions regarding VA eligibility, the Veterans Choice Program, and rural veteran demographics and health concerns, among others. Features resources, organizations, models, and more.
...diabetes, acid reflux, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and depressive disorder, as well as one or more...
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...
Date: Oct 26, 2022
After a 1965 public law created the Medicare and Medicaid programs, many rural residents insured by these government health programs were unable to access care. This challenge was remedied by another public law: the Rural Health Clinic Services Act of 1977. Using a historical framework, rural health policy experts, researchers, and clinicians reviewed the Act's impact on outpatient healthcare delivery in rural America. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetic foot infection and the education to help the patient avoid the worst complication: an amputation...
Date: Jul 2010
Summary of data collected from a large population of adult American Indian/Alaska Native people in 26 Alaska communities, and comparison with U.S. overall population. Includes statistical breakdowns by sex, age group, ethnicity, weight status, and levels of cholesterol, blood glucose, and blood pressure.
...Disease, 7(4) 07/2010 Cardiovascular disease · Diabetes · Obesity and weight control · Statistics and data · Tribal communities · Alaska...
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...
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: 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: Jan 10, 2024
Rural health expert Tim Putnam, DHA, shares leadership perspectives and ideas gained from his roles as a rural hospital CEO, a member of a White House task force, and now in his academic healthcare policy position. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetic patient telling us they were not going to give it up. Without seeing where...
Added: May 17, 2021
Breastfeeding models with proven effectiveness in rural communities in the U.S.
...diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. Women in rural areas are less likely to initiate breastfeeding than...