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1. CHWs At Work: Making a Difference for Oklahoma's Marshallese Community - The Rural Monitor
Date: Mar 17, 2021

With federal funds supporting its implementation in Oklahoma's Marshallese community, a Community Health Worker model exemplifies how culturally sensitive education can improve healthcare access, health literacy, and health outcomes. - The Rural Monitor

...Hispanic and Marshallese communities. The RHND Program is administered by the Federal Office of Rural...

2. Doulas Provide Support for Maternal and Infant Health in Rural Communities - The Rural Monitor
Date: Oct 6, 2021

Three programs across rural America demonstrate how doulas improve birth outcomes by providing prenatal, labor, and postpartum support. A New Mexico program reaches American Indian, Hispanic, and other populations who lack nearby labor/delivery units; a Minnesota program works with moms experiencing incarceration; and a North Dakota program is training postpartum doulas who will care for families impacted by opioid use disorder and other substance use. - The Rural Monitor

...Hispanic, and other populations who lack nearby labor/delivery units; a Minnesota program works with moms...

3. Tri-Area Community Health Provides Community-Focused Integrated Care - The Rural Monitor
Date: May 19, 2021

In rural Virginia, Tri-Area Community Health puts their own spin on the integrated care model to better serve their communities. - The Rural Monitor

...Hispanic population, especially from a cultural standpoint," Hernandez noted, "and so being of a Hispanic...

4. Young Volunteers Aid, Stay Engaged In Their Communities - The Rural Monitor
Date: Nov 18, 2014

Whether raising chickens for the poor or volunteering at a hospice, rural youth are connecting with their communities and learning the importance of service. - The Rural Monitor

...Hispanics significantly lowering their blood glucose levels, according to Dawn Kaley, a senior manager with...

5. Diabetes Management in Rural Areas Takes Holistic, Community Approaches - The Rural Monitor
Date: Aug 20, 2014

Programs in Florida and Kentucky are helping diabetic patients better manage their health, and promoting community awareness of the disease. - The Rural Monitor

...Hispanics, and it is not clear whether this is related to lack of education (checking...

6. Innovating Mental Healthcare in Texas and Beyond: Q&A with Dr. Octavio Martinez - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jun 14, 2017

Dr. Octavio Martinez discusses the current state of the U.S. mental health system, the particular challenges faced in rural America, and the work of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health to improve the mental health care system in Texas. - The Rural Monitor

...Hispanic to lead the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at The University of Texas at Austin...

7. Con Alma Health Foundation: Health Equity and COVID Relief - The Rural Monitor
Date: Jan 13, 2021

Dolores E. Roybal, executive director of Con Alma Health Foundation, discusses how her foundation partnered with other funders to provide almost $2 million in grants and created an advisory committee of immigrant-led, immigrant-serving organizations to address barriers limiting access to services. - The Rural Monitor

...Hispanic, around 11% Native American, and around 3% African American and other populations of color...

8. New Jersey Clinic Promotes Healthy Lifestyles - The Rural Monitor
Date: Feb 12, 2014

Zufall Health Center is helping patients make healthy lifestyle changes and choices, reaching out to farmworkers and other special populations. - The Rural Monitor

...Hispanic viewpoint that babies' and children's chubbiness is a sign of good health. "Cultural...

9. Vaccinating Rural America: Q&A with Dr. Amanda Cohn - The Rural Monitor
Date: May 12, 2021

Amanda Cohn, MD, Chief Medical Officer on CDC's COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force, shares how the CDC is providing funding, creating resources, and partnering with other organizations to increase vaccination rates in underserved communities such as rural, tribal, and communities of color. - The Rural Monitor

...Hispanic adults wanting to "wait and see" are sometimes worried that they will not be able...

10. Rural Patient Centered Medical Homes Achieve New Standards - The Rural Monitor
Date: Aug 20, 2014

Crete Area Medical Center Physicians' Clinic and Ammonoosuc Community Health Services are among the very few rural safety net providers that have achieved Level 3 PCMH recognition. - The Rural Monitor

...Hispanic and many speak no English. ACHS serves 10,000 primarily Caucasian people living in 26 communities...