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- Author: Lisa Inman
- Wednesday, Jul. 29, 2020
As agencies and institutions sounded alarms indicating the spread of the novel coronavirus, NRHA advocates went into high gear. NRHA CEO Alan Morgan began fielding a deluge of queries from local and national news outlets. “Who’s most at risk?” Morgan responded to one interviewer. “Elderly, low-income people with high health needs. That is rural America. If you were to have a cluster in a rural community it would turn bad quickly.”
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One in every five service members returns home from combat with at least one serious mental health issue. Successful treatment often requires specialized provider training to meet the unique needs of service members and veterans.
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One of 41 grantees to receive funds from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) to assist health entities with the successful adoption of electronic health records, NeKY RHIO’s sustainability model includes a membership plan with a threepronged approach: core services, IT services and support membership.
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Author:
Eric Meade and Emily Oehler
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Rural communities vary a great deal in terms of population, infrastructure, remoteness and culture. But in general, they are fundamentally different from cities along all of those same dimensions. It stands to reason, then, that the health care system that works well in rural America would be qualitatively different from the health care system that works well in cities.
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Closures of rural obstetrics units and entire hospitals have affected access to care for more than 28 million women of reproductive age living in rural America. With many hospitals closing OB units, women in rural areas are traveling many miles for treatment and delivery.
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With an average of only 40 primary doctors to take care of 100,000 patients in rural America,* it’s vital to find ways to entice more health care providers to practice rurally.
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After W. Scott Garris earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in 1999, he jumped at the chance to purchase a dental practice in St. George, S.C.
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Author:
Jacob Thatcher
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I have always enjoyed the classic “Andy Griffith Show.” In a time when many aspiring medical students choose “House MD” or “Grey’s Anatomy,” people are surprised by my choice. For me, it reminds me of my own ideals and aspirations.
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Entering the second of its five years of funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration, the mission of Rural PREP is to improve and sustain rural health through community engagement and research in primary care health professions education.
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Author:
Kristi Esker, DNP
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Prior to the implementation of Beat the Pack, a pilot smoking cessation program introduced last year at Carle Clinic in Mattoon, Ill., rural Coles County had no formal smoking cessation program. Beat the Pack helps take the burden off busy providers who don't always have time for smoking cessation counseling at patient appointments.
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Author:
Rural Horizons
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The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) honored its 2017 Rural Health Award recipients on May 11 during NRHA’s 40th Annual Rural Health Conference in San Diego, Calif., before an audience of more than 800 rural health professionals and students.
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