Website Search Results for: community health workers
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Reviewed: Jun 8, 2023
Introduction to telehealth models that help develop the rural workforce, especially through recruitment and retention.
...communities to implement alternative staffing models. Many telehealth programs allow advanced practice clinicians, technicians, and other healthcare workers to practice at the top of their license while receiving remote supervision from a physician or other...
Date: Nov 16, 2016
In Pennsylvania, more people are dying from drug overdose than from car accidents. The FORHP-funded Addiction Recovery Mobile Outreach Team (ARMOT) program works to educate medical staff on addiction and recovery and to support patients as they navigate the recovery process. - The Rural Monitor
...communities across the country are facing the opioid crisis. Rural opioid users are more likely than urban users to have less income and formal education, no insurance, and poorer health, factors which put them...
Date: Aug 8, 2018
An in-depth look at death certificates shows how this vital statistic document can impact rural healthcare, rural healthcare policy, and public health interventions. - The Rural Monitor
...worker in my home area in rural Maine," Ziller said. "I can help drive evidence-based improvements in rural public health by doing this type of research. Specifically, with this project, we believe...
Date: Dec 9, 2020
Study after study underscores transportation as a major barrier to rural healthcare access. With the support of federal funding, a project director shares how Rides to Health and Wealth is emerging as a solution in eastern Missouri — despite COVID-19. - The Rural Monitor
...community investment groups or small chamber or hospital foundations. Ast shared she was surprised that some businesses requested participation but not to get workers to job sites. Instead, they needed to find options for their...
Date: Oct 19, 2016
Much of a person's health is determined by social and environmental factors such as housing or access to healthcare. When these factors negatively affect a person's health, legal intervention combined with medical care may be the best treatment. - The Rural Monitor
...community health center in Mississippi, Geiger hired a lawyer to help low-income patients solve legal problems that affected their health. In the 1980s, the nation was hit hard by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. To fight...
Reviewed: May 15, 2024
Describes Sinnissippi Centers, Inc.'s program in Illinois addressing rural children's mental health.
...community presentations. In 2023, Sinnissippi Centers reported performing over 1,500 crisis evaluations for youth and adults. Most referrals were self-reported with 28% of patients reaching out personally for services. Models represented by this...
Deadline: May 31, 2026
Loan repayment assistance for qualified mental health and substance use professionals who agree to practice in rural areas in Illinois.
...community mental health center, behavioral health clinic, substance use treatment center, or State-operated psychiatric hospital in a rural health professional shortage area (HPSA) mental health discipline. Eligible professions include: Psychiatrist Advanced practice registered nurse...
Added: Nov 19, 2024
A program in rural Wisconsin trains local employers in recovery friendly workplace guidelines and provides recovery coaching to employees.
...Worker Connection Program in the program's first year. Biehl Bridges to Recovery , a peer-run substance use recovery center in rural Marinette County, Wisconsin, had noticed that employment was one of the biggest challenges...
Reviewed: May 9, 2022
Provides information specific to population groups at high risk in rural areas, such as veterans, tribal communities, and farmers.
...workers. By understanding the unique challenges these groups face, rural communities and partners can tailor programs to effectively prevent suicide. Veterans Rural veterans are more likely than urban veterans to die by suicide. One reason...
Date: May 2023
Report details the NIEHS Worker Training Program initiative to train American Indian and Alaska Native workers and communities to handle hazardous materials and public emergencies. Highlights the courses offered, such as chemical emergency response, asbestos awareness, and infectious disease awareness, among others. Discusses the need for training in AI/AN communities and identifies the tribal nations that have received the training.
...workers and communities to handle hazardous materials and public emergencies. Highlights the courses offered, such as chemical emergency response, asbestos awareness, and infectious disease awareness, among others. Discusses the need for training in AI/AN communities...