Sentences with phrase «rural health care in»

Rural health care in general has taken a hit in the past few decades as hospitals have closed and fewer doctors have sought to practice in rural areas.

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Virgin Unite, our non-profit foundation, has partnered with the international development charity Christian Aid since 2009 to bring health care to remote rural communities in Kenya.

Our organizations built the Rural Transport Network to provide local health - care workers with the motorbikes they needed to travel the distances required: more than 30 riders are currently delivering supplies, care and advice to remote locations in Kenya.

The reasons for rural hospital closures vary for every community but can include decreased demand for inpatient services, consolidation in the health - care space, and a state's decision of whether to expand Medicaid, Mark Holmes, director of NC RHRP, told CNBC.

«Certainly working moms are kind of the most visible, but it's a misconception that that's the only audience that's interested... Both working moms and dads, and also people with health issues, or who are [taking care of] people with health issues, people who live in rural or locally depressed economies, military spouses, people who want to travel, and certainly millennials «-- are just some of the categories of people seeking job flexibility.

After Jaime highlighted loss of health care access by rural Pacific County residents, Premera announces new contract for health care coverage in Astoria

To front - load the story by saying people were being treated in animal stalls, and only later point out it was a free clinic held in a county fairground (rural area, large crowd... likely the only suitable place that passed health and safety requirements for such an event), and to not mention that many if not most of those taking advantage of the free medical care were likely farm workers and not here legally... is beyond poor reporting.

He was in rural practice with the Zuni Indian Ramah Indian Health Service from 1992 - 1998 where he was the Director of Maternity Care at a facility using a birth center model.

Some of the more rural areas of the country have lost all health care insurance providers - I'm due to lose mine when BCA discontinues insurance in December.

This directive will build upon additional measures to expedite referrals and treatment, including expansion of Project TEACH to connect primary care providers with mental health specialists, enhanced screening and referrals at WIC clinics and increased access to telepsychiatry for those in rural communities.

Lawmakers began funding dozens of different programs with money from HCRA, paying for worker retraining (which pleased health care unions) and rural health grant programs that were good for residents — and lawmakers — in rural districts.

«Further, I'll keep bringing rural health care to the forefront in Albany,» he said.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

The gap would instead fall on hospitals, nursing homes and rural health care providers, he said, many of which are unequipped to handle a potential increase in emergency room visits and are already on the bubble — including facilities like Southampton Hospital, which he said was insolvent.

-- $ 400 million for health care capital projects in rural, upstate areas and to encourage mergers between small and large hospitals.

«In rural Upstate New York, health care is a big issue — getting services, getting access to health care — and Dana is very strong with health care,» Batman said.

GLENS FALLS Veterans health care, rural broadband, tax reform and Obamacare will be among her top priorities in 2016, said U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik.

Governments could substantially reduce the tragic death toll of infants and mothers by making postnatal care services more accessible — especially to impoverished and poorly educated women in rural areas, according to a study published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization today.

Patients in small towns can save thousands of dollars in health care costs if their local rural hospital is part of a tele - emergency room network, according to a new study from the University of Iowa.

Snakebites are a major public health problem in many rural communities around the world, often requiring medical care and affecting victims» ability to work.

Examples include changing policies to encourage older adults to remain part of the workforce for longer (e.g., removing tax disincentives to work past retirement age), emphasising low - cost disease prevention and early detection rather than treatment (eg, reducing salt intake and increasing uptake of vaccines), making better use of technology (eg, mobile clinics for rural populations), and training health - care staff in the management of multiple chronic conditions.

The propensity score was defined as the conditional probability of a patient undergoing bariatric surgery, given his or her baseline characteristics, including: age, year in which a total hip or total knee replacement was performed, laterality (unilateral versus bilateral surgery), sex, health care payer, region (rural versus urban), and Elixhauser comorbidities.

The foundation also runs nine primary health care clinics in the rural and urban regions served by its micro-insurance plan and holds three to four monthly health camps in more remote areas.

A new examination of remoteness as a barrier to health care, published online in the Journal of Global Health, notes that most surveys and policy documents categorize families as living either in an urban or rural setting, and this dichotomy can mask disparities of the most remote famhealth care, published online in the Journal of Global Health, notes that most surveys and policy documents categorize families as living either in an urban or rural setting, and this dichotomy can mask disparities of the most remote famHealth, notes that most surveys and policy documents categorize families as living either in an urban or rural setting, and this dichotomy can mask disparities of the most remote families.

«Research has long suggested people with heart disease in rural areas are at a disadvantage when it comes to access to health care and longevity,» says Dr. Sacha Bhatia, lead author of the study and a cardiologist at Women's College Hospital.

«If the data are verified, the model could be valuable in many circumstances, such as rural settings or developing countries with less convenient access to health care, or even as an airport screening tool during an outbreak of a particularly threatening strain of flu.»

«Due to a shortage of mental health professionals in rural and underserved areas, we see primary care physicians using this class of drugs to give relief to their patients with psychiatric symptoms.

The study, «Assessing the Potential Impact of State Policies on Community Health Centers» Outreach and Enrollment Activities,» is the first to examine efforts on the front lines to find and enroll uninsured people, many of whom are living in rural and urban communities that face high poverty rates, elevated health risks and a shortage of primary healthHealth Centers» Outreach and Enrollment Activities,» is the first to examine efforts on the front lines to find and enroll uninsured people, many of whom are living in rural and urban communities that face high poverty rates, elevated health risks and a shortage of primary healthhealth risks and a shortage of primary healthhealth care.

This can be challenging for people living in remote and or rural areas where malaria is prevalent but health care access limited.

Today there are 1,128 community health centers that provide care at 8,000 sites in rural or underserved areas of the United States.

Such an expansion would particularly benefit residents of medically underserved urban and rural communities who otherwise lack ready access to primary care services, especially adults with serious and chronic health conditions that can be cared for in primary care settings, women of childbearing age, children and the low - income elderly.

It had to do with our origins in the Norwegian community in Minnesota, the Lutheran Medical Missionaries — they were not preaching evangelism, they were providing health care in rural Africa and Asia.

«Our goal has been to educate advanced nursing leaders for the health care workforce and to promote good health for all, with a particular focus on individuals in rural and underserved areas.

As part of Sanford Health, the largest rural non-profit health care system in the nation, we can integrate research and patient care so that information flows seamlessly — translational genomic research discoveries are accelerated into clinical applications, such as new treatments and diagnostics to benefit patients, and clinical data about patient response flows back to the labs to inform more discovHealth, the largest rural non-profit health care system in the nation, we can integrate research and patient care so that information flows seamlessly — translational genomic research discoveries are accelerated into clinical applications, such as new treatments and diagnostics to benefit patients, and clinical data about patient response flows back to the labs to inform more discovhealth care system in the nation, we can integrate research and patient care so that information flows seamlessly — translational genomic research discoveries are accelerated into clinical applications, such as new treatments and diagnostics to benefit patients, and clinical data about patient response flows back to the labs to inform more discoveries.

Jill was the co-founder of Agrosalud, a non-profit health care program in rural Guatemala and collaborated with the University of Miami Field Epidemiology Survey Team on projects in the San Blas archipelago in Panamá, including cholera intervention, scabies and head lice studies.

A new examination of remoteness as a barrier to health care, published online today in the Journal of Global Health, notes that most surveys and policy documents categorize families as living either in an urban or rural setting, and this dichotomy can mask disparities of the most remote famhealth care, published online today in the Journal of Global Health, notes that most surveys and policy documents categorize families as living either in an urban or rural setting, and this dichotomy can mask disparities of the most remote famHealth, notes that most surveys and policy documents categorize families as living either in an urban or rural setting, and this dichotomy can mask disparities of the most remote families.

She grew up in rural Pennsylvania, where her mother also dealt with chronic health issues and little access to consistent health care.

Director Nichols walks a tightrope between giving us a dark, Gothic tale of misunderstood prophecy and a sobering lesson on the state of mental health care in rural America.

Nichols walks a tightrope between giving us a dark, Gothic tale of misunderstood prophecy and a sobering lesson on the state of mental health care in rural America.

The firm also has a number of highly successful teams specialising in individual market sectors, including health and social care, education, advanced manufacturing, agricultural and rural affairs, defence, security and the forces, and construction.

In addition, Ford's Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto has done work on autonomous vehicle «virtual» test drives, sensor development for road signs and pedestrians, camera sensor development, and data - driven health care for GPS - and digital mapping - based distribution of vaccines in rural AfricIn addition, Ford's Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto has done work on autonomous vehicle «virtual» test drives, sensor development for road signs and pedestrians, camera sensor development, and data - driven health care for GPS - and digital mapping - based distribution of vaccines in rural Africin rural Africa.

In the Progressive Era they labored to cleanse cities from corruption of political machines; they promoted public health, nursing care, and education for maternity among thousands of women living in rural backwaters and city slums; they fought to end the double standard and to promote enlightened policies of population control; and they encouraged support for schools, museums, and librarieIn the Progressive Era they labored to cleanse cities from corruption of political machines; they promoted public health, nursing care, and education for maternity among thousands of women living in rural backwaters and city slums; they fought to end the double standard and to promote enlightened policies of population control; and they encouraged support for schools, museums, and librariein rural backwaters and city slums; they fought to end the double standard and to promote enlightened policies of population control; and they encouraged support for schools, museums, and libraries.

The Louisiana State Loan Repayment Program was created to encourage health care professionals to serve in rural or inner - city communities in exchange for loan assistance.

There are several types available, each of which are designed to provide an increase in the level of health care in rural areas, while also acting as part of the federal student loan forgiveness initiative.

Applicants agree to provide primary care health coverage in rural or underserved urban areas with designated shortages.

The Rural Communities Health Care Investment Program provides partial student loan reimbursements of up to $ 100,000 for doctors who practice in Texas communities that are medically underserved.

The state of Oklahoma recognizes the need of those in rural communities to have the proper health care.

As cases of novel influenza in animals are reportable to public health, the Windsor - Essex County Health Unit, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long - Term Care and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs are involved in the investigation, along with the University of Ghealth, the Windsor - Essex County Health Unit, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long - Term Care and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs are involved in the investigation, along with the University of GHealth Unit, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long - Term Care and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs are involved in the investigation, along with the University of GHealth and Long - Term Care and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs are involved in the investigation, along with the University of Guelph.

Access to modern veterinary care matched by an understanding of contemporary animal health and husbandry protocols can help create a pathway for farmers in rural communities of developing countries to make their way from subsistence to productivity and profitability.

provide animal health care clinics for cats and dogs in rural and under - served areas in Canada and internationally