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Website Search Results for: community health workers

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511. The Role of First Responders in Rural Emergency Preparedness and Response - RHIhub Toolkits - Toolkits
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...

512. Emergency Preparedness and Response for Mass Casualty Incidents - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
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...

513. In a Maternity Desert, a New Kind of Home Visitation Program Brings Care to At-Risk Mothers - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
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...

514. Telehealth/Home Health – RHIhub Aging in Place Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Jun 4, 2019

Overview of telehealth and home health as methods to help rural older adults age in place.

...communities include Medicare reimbursement, availability of technology, and broadband internet access. For more information about telehealth, see RHIhub's Telehealth and Health Information Technology in Rural Healthcare topic guide and the Rural Telehealth Toolkit . Home...

515. About the Economic Impact Analysis Tool - Other

Learn about how the Economic Impact Analysis Tool and how it calculates economic impact.

...Health Information Hub. The EIA Tool can be used by grantees in several ways: For planning purposes, to understand the timing and extent of program impacts in the community By grantees in demonstrating value...

516. Energy Capital Cooperative Child Care (ECCCC) - Models & Innovations
Reviewed: Jul 22, 2025

ECCCC is a nonprofit cooperative that provides child care in rural Mercer County, North Dakota.

...Health Centers Coyote Station Hazen Public Schools Knife River Care Center North American Coal Corporation Sakakawea Medical Center Union State Bank ECCCC is open Monday through Friday...

517. Emergency Preparedness and Response for Chemical and Radiation Emergencies - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Planning, response, and recovery considerations for emergencies and disasters involving radiation and chemical emergencies.

...communities are at risk for emergencies from hazardous materials due to the large volume and use of certain chemicals in rural areas. For example, farming and agriculture may use large volumes of toxic chemicals; rural...

518. Defining Community Paramedicine - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Jul 16, 2020

Learn what community paramedicine is and the different components of a community paramedicine program.

...health clinic or other non-emergent setting, potentially saving over $4 billion per year in healthcare costs. In many cases, insurers will only provide reimbursement for emergency care and services to the EMS provider when...

519. Rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Trauma Overview - Topic Guides
Reviewed: Dec 1, 2025

Provides an overview of EMS and trauma services in rural areas. Answers frequently asked questions about funding, equipment, training, recruitment, continuing education, trauma systems, trauma care, and other topics relating to rural EMS.

...communities. The May 2025 Flex Monitoring Team document Characteristics and Trends of Critical Access Hospitals that Own or Operate Ambulance Services notes that as of 2022 approximately 21% of Critical Access Hospitals had hospital-based...

520. Community-Based Recruiting: Keeping Providers Close, with Joe Theine and Jen Gero – Exploring Rural Health Podcast - Podcast Episode
Date: Feb 24, 2026

This episode of RHIhub's podcast features an interview with Joe Theine, CEO of Southwest Health System, based in Cortez, Colorado, and Jen Gero, MD, SHS Chief Medical Officer. We learn about how community-based recruiting helps to build a workforce integrated with its patients.

...Health System, based in Cortez, Colorado. Joe Theine is their CEO, and Dr. Jen Gero is their Chief Medical Officer. Our conversation focused on community-based recruiting. First of all, can you tell...