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Toolkits Search Results for: community health workers

109 Toolkits webpages matched your search. Here are matches 81 - 90:

81. Community Paramedicine Models for Reducing Use of Emergency Resources - RHIhub Toolkit
Added: Jul 16, 2020

Describes community paramedicine programs that focus on high utilizers and other patients who are not well-served by emergency medical service transportation to the emergency department.

...health hospitals. First responders conduct a detailed evaluation in the field to determine what type of care is needed and then transport that patient to the ED or to other partner agencies who can best...

82. Demographic Changes and Aging Population – RHIhub Aging in Place Toolkit
Reviewed: Jun 4, 2019

This page provides an overview of demographic changes in the U.S. related to aging, including the percentage of older adults in rural communities.

...workers, and family caregivers often work together to provide tailored and coordinated care to older adults. Access to health care is critical for older adults to age in place. Because many retirees are choosing...

83. Historic Flood Cuts Off All Roadways to Rural Fremont, Nebraska: Hospital Plays a Vital Role in Coordinating Community Response – RHIhub Emergency Preparedness Toolkit
Added: Nov 14, 2022

Describes how Methodist Fremont Health, a hospital in rural Dodge County, Nebraska, responded to flooding that left all roads in and out of the city inaccessible in March of 2019.

...Community Response What Happened Fremont, Nebraska On March 11, 2019, Winter Storm Ulmer, a record-breaking “bomb cyclone,” moved out of the Central Rockies, bringing hurricane-force winds with large amounts of snow and rain...

84. Telehealth Models for Promoting Workforce Recruitment and Retention - RHIhub Toolkit
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...

85. Sinnissippi Centers, Inc. – RHIhub Mental Health Toolkit
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...

86. Suicide Among Specific Rural Populations - RHIhub Toolkit
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...

87. Sustainability Strategies for Rural Telehealth Programs - RHIhub Toolkit
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2023

Learn how rural communities are sustaining telehealth programs through reimbursement and other strategies.

...Health Resources and Services Administration's Medicare Telehealth Payment Eligibility Analyzer tool can also help communities determine their eligibility for Medicare reimbursements. CMS provides guidance to clarify reimbursement policies for Medicare fee-for-service providers...

88. School-Based Programming for Suicide Prevention - RHIhub Toolkit
Reviewed: May 9, 2022

Learn about school-based suicide prevention programs and how they can be used in rural communities.

...workers, or special education aides, as well as school mental health staff, should be trained in validated screening and identification measures and implement a standardized procedure for screening students for suicide risk. Individualized Interventions Individualized...

89. Workforce Retention for Suicide Prevention Programs - RHIhub Toolkit
Reviewed: May 9, 2022

Learn how workforce retention can be used to help sustain a rural suicide prevention program.

...health employers often lose their trained and qualified staff to higher-paying jobs in more populated and resource-rich areas. To combat these challenges and retain both paid employees and volunteers, job satisfaction and fulfillment...

90. Marshall Fire Power Outage Impacts San Luis Valley Health Regional Medical Center - RHIhub Emergency Preparedness Toolkit
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...