Website Search Results for: Food Security
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Date: Jun 24, 2015
Education, health, employment, and human services have important roles in supporting the well-being of rural children and families. - The Rural Monitor
...food, housing, safety, independence and well-being to sustain a family. These are pieces that make the fabric of well-being and prosperity. Many of us live in areas where these resources are readily available...
Reviewed: Jul 16, 2024
An overview of rural health research, needs assessments, and program evaluations, with tools and resources to support these activities. Discusses the roles each of these activities play in helping rural communities and their partners understand rural health needs and identify effective interventions.
...secure permission before engaging in research, evaluation, or assessment. For more on the relationship between researchers and communities, see What is community-based participatory research (CBPR) and how can it help rural communities and researchers...
Added: Nov 14, 2022
Shares how researchers at the University of Alabama developed 3 projects to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in March of 2020.
...security created by the distance between which people live. Through tools like Map It Zap It, Dr. Feldman's team hoped to raise awareness in Alabama's rural communities of the need for social distancing...
Added: Nov 14, 2022
Shares how the Big Horn Basin Healthcare Coalition (BHB HCC) coordinates emergency response training, in collaboration with other healthcare providers and partners, in 4 remote and frontier Wyoming counties.
...secure so that only necessary personnel had access to the scene. Triage, transportation, and patient transfer were the main roles of the participating healthcare facilities. After-Action First responders on-scene at the exercise transporting...
Reviewed: Jul 18, 2022
Provides resources and information on cancer risks, prevention and screening, access to cancer treatment, and cancer survivorship in rural areas.
...Food topic guide. Alcohol Alcohol consumption has been shown to increase the risk for the following cancer types: Head and neck Esophageal Breast Liver Colorectal Stomach Laryngeal In 2023, lifetime alcohol consumption for people aged...
Date: Dec 13, 2023
As the pandemic receded, many rural healthcare providers began to feel the acute effects of another crisis impacting communities across the country: a severe local housing shortage. In response, some organizations are forming unique partnerships and implementing creative solutions. - The Rural Monitor
...secure several million dollars in state and federal grant funding. Since the deed was officially transferred in January 2023, the project has progressed rapidly: a complex of 20 two- and three-bedroom townhomes is expected...
Date: Jul 29, 2020
Referred to as a form of "modern-day slavery," human trafficking occurs in every state and is not limited by the size of a community. Health services are one of the most common points of access to a lifeline for those actively being trafficked, giving healthcare professionals an advantage to help victims escape. A rural hospital CEO, a SORH director, a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, and a Safe Harbor Regional Navigator share how they combat human trafficking through training and raising awareness. - The Rural Monitor
...Security, "involves force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act." Referred to as a form of "modern-day slavery," human trafficking occurs in every state and is not limited...
Date: Jan 7, 2025
The January 2025 episode of RHIhub's podcast features an interview with Carrie Henning-Smith, co-director of the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center. We examine the prevalence and impact of medical debt in rural communities.
...food, paying for medication, and paying for other types of healthcare. I think it's important to know the many different ways — and sometimes very opaque ways — that medical debt is impacting people's lives...
Date: Aug 23, 2023
The FORHP Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network works to expand public health capacity in rural and tribal areas through job development, training, and placement. Three grantees — a career ladder program in Missouri, a respiratory therapy program in Texas, and a health IT program in Virginia — share stories of changing individuals' lives as well as keeping local talent in their healthcare facilities and communities. - The Rural Monitor
...secure a vehicle so she could work and attend classes. All these connections helped Kylie stay in school, support herself, and find a career path. Expanding Workforce in Rural Areas Coleman is part...
Added: Nov 14, 2022
Describes how the Advancing Unified Guidance for Medical Emergencies with Network Telehealth for the Emergency Departments and Emergency Medical Services of Greater Vermont (AUGMENT Tele-ED/EMS) project supported rural providers by providing telehealth equipment and assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
...food services had prepared 110 box lunches to feed staff as they worked. GMH also provided resources and opportunities, both formally and informally, for staff to debrief and process the events of that day. Other...