Website Search Results for: community health workers
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Date: Aug 31, 2022
A skilled nursing facility in New Hampshire and national experts share the benefits telehealth services can bring to the residents and staff of rural long-term care facilities as well as the challenges some facilities face in providing these services. - The Rural Monitor
...worker can also talk with the psychologist and provide more context if needed in regard to residents' situations. University of Vermont Medical Center's Nursing Home Telepsychiatry Service provides telepsychiatry care and education to nursing...
Reviewed: Jun 23, 2025
Hope Squad helps students in 16 states and Canada identify classmates struggling with suicide and other mental health concerns and refer them to adult advisors who can help.
...communities in Utah. In 2004, Hope4Utah implemented Hope Squad , a school-based peer leadership program in which students learn how to identify warning signs of suicide or other mental health concerns in their peers...
Date: Feb 8, 2023
Across the rural West, an awareness of the health impacts of poor air quality – and how to minimize those impacts – is growing. - The Rural Monitor
...communities and develop new educational materials. "Risk communication messaging around wildfire smoke is directly informed by air quality data," said Kristin VanderMolen, PhD, an assistant research professor of atmospheric sciences...
Date: Dec 2022
Highlights a study on the perceptions of the efficacy of COVID-19 protective behaviors among farmers and farmworkers from April to June of 2020. Bases conclusions on the results of a survey on agricultural workers' adherence to, and belief in, COVID-19 protective practices, such as social distancing, wearing a face mask, and handwashing, among others.
...Community Members Highlights a study on the perceptions of the efficacy of COVID-19 protective behaviors among farmers and farmworkers from April to June of 2020. Bases conclusions on the results of a survey...
Added: Nov 14, 2022
Describes how a rural hospital in Alamosa, Colorado handled an extended power outage in the middle of winter in 20201.
...workers worried about outpatient needs as well. Many community residents required electricity to power healthcare equipment used in their homes such as oxygen concentrators. Frequent communication with emergency medical services (EMS) was initiated during...
Deadline: Feb 18, 2026
Grants for organizations throughout New Jersey and Connecticut that focus on access to dental care for underserved children, people with disabilities, veterans, and seniors.
...community events for seniors Establishing dental homes for veterans Programs that help edentulous seniors and veterans get dentures Programs that address the total care of the patient and incorporates oral healthcare into the overall healthcare...
Date: Apr 2022
Brief review exploring the intersection of disability rights and personal care labor, including discussion of advocacy and changing public opinion. Provides an overview of historical disability legislation and labor policy at the federal level, with discussion of institutionalization and home-based care. Identifies challenges faced by people with disabilities and care providers in rural areas.
...Workers' Rights Brief review exploring the intersection of disability rights and personal care labor, including discussion of advocacy and changing public opinion. Provides an overview of historical disability legislation and labor policy at the federal...
Added: Nov 14, 2022
Learn about the considerations for first responders in rural preparedness and response.
...workers might be better suited to respond to a viral outbreak. First responders must receive the appropriate training that corresponds to their role and skills. However, in rural areas, the number of first responders available...
Added: Nov 14, 2022
Learn about preparing for, responding to, and recovering from mass casualty incidents in rural communities.
...communities should be prepared to set up temporary infrastructure to maintain cellular communication. Portable cell towers, called cells on wheels (COWs), can be rented or purchased to make up for a lack of signal. Mental...
Date: Aug 9, 2023
Project Swaddle uses community paramedics to bring wrap-around care to pregnant and postpartum patients. - The Rural Monitor
...workers, and other service providers in the community. Patients can enroll in Project Swaddle as early as the first trimester of their pregnancy and receive care up to 90 days postpartum; the program...