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461. Williamson Health and Wellness Center (WHWC): Community Health Worker Care Coordination Program, West Virginia - Resources - Archive
Date: 2019

Brief overview of a care coordination program using a team of community health workers, a registered nurse, and a nurse practitioner. Discusses the program's sustainability efforts, as well as key takeaways about the program. The program was funded under the Rural Health Care Coordination Network Partnership Grant Program from 2015-2018 and received additional philanthropic funding through a public-private partnership.

...Policy Cardiovascular disease · Care coordination · Chronic respiratory conditions · Community health workers · Diabetes · Kentucky · West Virginia...

462. Barriers to Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Rural Areas - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
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...

463. 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...

464. Defining Mental Health – RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: May 15, 2024

Provides an overview and definition of mental health.

...increased co-occurrence of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, obesity, epilepsy, cancer, and cardiovascular disease....

465. Access to Care among Rural Veterans - Resources
Date: 2019

A brief that discusses health disparities and access challenges for rural veterans. Includes chart showing rural versus urban prevalence of chronic health conditions.

...Administration Access · Cardiovascular disease · Diabetes · Health disparities · Obesity and weight control · Rural-urban differences · Veterans...

466. Building Rural Environments for Active Living - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jul 27, 2016

Built environments significantly influence community health and individual behaviors of physical activity. Rural communities may face infrastructure barriers to active living, but a little innovation can get an entire town moving. - The Rural Monitor

...diabetes and obesity, you see a growing motivation and number of grant programs for young...

467. Boone County Health Center Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2022

Patients with chronic respiratory conditions can benefit from rural pulmonary rehabilitation program, like that established in 1989 at Boone County Health Center, Albion, Nebraska.

...diabetes, tobacco use, weight management, etc. Equipment: Exercise equipment: Treadmills, stationary bicycle, recumbent stepper, ellipticals...

468. Culture and Self-Determination Provide Strength to Heal - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Describes how the Seneca Nation of Indians has incorporated its culture into programs and community initiatives. Examples include school and adult Seneca language immersion programs, restoring indigenous plants, cultivating native animals, and the Seneca Strong program to address substance abuse by incorporating prevention and sobriety programming into traditional rites of passage, outdoor skills camps, and powwows. The Seneca Nation of Indians (New York) received the 2017 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Prize.

...Diabetes · Environmental health · Population health · Schools · Substance use and misuse · Tribal communities · Wellness, health promotion...

469. The Reverend's Revolution: A Kid-First Approach to Community Health - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
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...

470. Promising Approaches to Integrating Community Health Workers into Health Systems: Four Case Studies - Resources
Date: Dec 2013

Identifies the scope of practice, supervision, financing, and the workforce standards implemented by states and employers in the development of community health worker (CHW) programs. Four case studies that include rural counties illustrate the challenges and opportunities for integrating CHWs into health systems.

...Diabetes · Health workforce education and training · Home and community-based services · Medicaid · Wellness, health promotion...