Rural Monitor Search Results for: diabetes
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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: Jul 25, 2018
The connection between bullying and youth suicide in rural Union Parish, Louisiana, led a Critical Access Hospital to create an anti-bullying program. Together with local law enforcement, they teach students in elementary through high school the negative effects of peer victimization and how to model positive social behavior. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetes, long-term heart disease, and other physical and mental debilitations. The frequent release of the stress...
Date: May 2, 2018
Post-acute care (PAC) services available locally can make fully recovering from a serious illness or injury faster and easier, setting the patient and provider up for the best possible outcome. This article looks at how a tertiary facility's communication with skilled nursing facilities, a Critical Access Hospital's swing bed program, and a home health agency are improving patient transitions from acute care to PAC. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetic education, and wellness coaching are offered as post-discharge services to help prevent hospital...
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: Jul 12, 2017
Colorectal cancer stands out as a cancer with increased incidence and mortality rates in rural areas – rates that are likely influenced by lack of screening. Using different approaches, two rural healthcare organizations in Idaho and Kentucky show how they are saving lives by improving colorectal cancer screening rates in their communities. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetes control. We learned, while working to make colon cancer a core topic, that we were...
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...
Date: Aug 19, 2015
Rural Impact, a new public-private collaboration led by the White House Rural Council, will use a multi-generational approach for investing in rural low-income families and communities, with the goal of improving the lives of rural children, including those at risk of child abuse and neglect. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetes, and heart attacks. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , estimated lifetime...
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: Feb 26, 2015
The Kūlana Hawai'i program employs an integrated team of health professionals to address internal and external factors relating to weight management. - The Rural Monitor
...diabetes, all kinds of aches and pains. Kūlana Hawai'i has taught me that it's not too late...
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...