• America's veterans embody the values that stand at the heart of rural America: hard work, a love of their country, and a sense of duty and sacrifice to give back to the land that has done so much for us all. (usda.gov)
  • When Service members return home, we want them to know that rural America has a place for them and that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has tools and resources to help them follow their dream of starting a farm or ranch business-no matter where they're from. (usda.gov)
  • The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS or the Committee) advises the Secretary of Health and Human Services on health care challenges in rural America. (hrsa.gov)
  • In rural America, it's increasingly difficult for ambulance services to respond to emergencies like Greyn's. (npr.org)
  • Menchik, Mark D., The service sector and rural America: issues for public policy and topics for research, RAND Corporation, P-6430, 1980. (rand.org)
  • Media consolidation hit rural America harder during the pandemic, as there are now fewer news outlets to cover big stories like the COVID-19 pandemic. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • Coverage of the pandemic in rural America hasn't kept pace. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • As America shut down in 2020 during the initial COVID wave in large cities, rural Virginia hospitals followed the same protocols and stopped doing routine procedures, even when local COVID cases were low. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • Public-private partnerships are essential to increasing access to capital and building prosperity in rural America," Baxley said. (usda.gov)
  • These findings included 31 recommendations to align the federal government with state, local and tribal governments to take advantage of opportunities that exist in rural America. (usda.gov)
  • Verizon's similar LTE in Rural America (LRA) program, which was inaugurated five years ago, includes 21 rural and smaller carriers. (fiercewireless.com)
  • Rural Housing Service Reform Act of 2023, S. 2790, 118th Cong. (govtrack.us)
  • The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services will convene in Colorado Springs, Colorado from September 6 - 8, 2023. (hrsa.gov)
  • Siena Chrisman of State Innovation Exchange, Kellon Patey of People's Action and Caitlin Cromwell of Northern Plains Resource Council discuss policy goals at the 2023 Rural Policy Action Summit. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • Dozens of advocates took part in the 2023 Rural Policy Action Summit . (publicnewsservice.org)
  • WASHINGTON, DC - Last month, AmeriCorps leadership visited communities across Alaska to listen, learn, and identify new opportunities for the agency to work hand-in-hand with rural and tribal communities to meet local needs. (americorps.gov)
  • Our members serving in rural and urban communities across Alaska are mitigating the effects of extreme weather, promoting health equity, restoring state and national parks and strengthening Alaska's workforce. (americorps.gov)
  • I was honored to engage with Alaska's diverse communities during my visit and explore new ways to grow the impact of community service across Alaska. (americorps.gov)
  • CEO Smith also highlighted the critical investments made by the Biden-Harris Administration, including the more than $4.3 million AmeriCorps invested in communities across the state last year, to reduce barriers to service in Alaska. (americorps.gov)
  • In Anchorage, the delegation met with RurAL CAP's Elder Mentors , an AmeriCorps Seniors program focusing on language revitalization in Alaska Native communities across Alaska. (americorps.gov)
  • As part of the program, RurAL CAP recruited 55 Elder Mentors directly from the communities in which they serve, who help Alaska Native children learn their traditional languages to ensure that the history, cultures and languages are not lost. (americorps.gov)
  • The foundation of national service--meaningful relationships and supporting communities--are core indigenous values," said Eric R. Stegman, CEO, Native Americans in Philanthropy . (americorps.gov)
  • Rural advocates from around the U.S. recently gathered to lay out policy priorities at the state and federal levels in hopes of making smaller communities better. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • We also talked a lot about consolidation issues, especially in agriculture, and how that lack of competition is really causing harm to rural communities. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • To keep emergency services afloat in rural areas, communities will have to go beyond volunteer-based programs to get people to distant hospitals, experts say. (npr.org)
  • With this veto threat, we can only assume that his support of education does not apply to rural communities. (heartland.org)
  • Congress recognized that it was robbing rural forest communities of the tax base necessary to support their schools and roads, and so took steps to correct the situation. (heartland.org)
  • In 1908, Congress enacted a law requiring that 25 percent of all Forest Service revenue be returned to the communities surrounded by National Forests. (heartland.org)
  • Goodlatte's bill (H.R. 2389), which his House Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry is considering, would require the Forest Service and BLM to fund forest communities, out of their own budgets, at a level equal to the average of the three highest years between 1985 and the bill's enactment. (heartland.org)
  • To assure that people in eligible rural communities have access to broadband service comparable in reliability and quality to the rest of the Nation. (federalgrantswire.com)
  • Assistance to rural communities with extremely high energy costs. (federalgrantswire.com)
  • Grants and loans to the Denali Commission for the benefit of rural communities in Alaska with extremely high household energy costs exceeding 275 percent of the national average. (federalgrantswire.com)
  • Provide water and waste disposal facilities and services to low income rural communities whose residents face significant health risks. (federalgrantswire.com)
  • It includes a roundup of rural stories featuring on rural communities and village services. (rsnonline.org.uk)
  • The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas. (rsnonline.org.uk)
  • The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities. (rsnonline.org.uk)
  • Will the Minister update the House in more detail on how the Department plans to support CCGs such as Northumberland, where managing the extra costs associated with the extreme rurality of communities like the Coquet valley, the most rural in England, means it simply is not possible for community nurses and general practitioners to reach as many patients in a day? (parliament.uk)
  • In April 2017, President Donald J. Trump established the Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity to identify legislative, regulatory and policy changes that could promote agriculture and prosperity in rural communities. (usda.gov)
  • Rural libraries serve approximately 30 million Americans, helping their communities solve persistent challenges with broadband access. (imls.gov)
  • Support efforts to assist critical access hospitals and rural communities in developing collaborative regional or local systems of care, addressing community needs and integrating EMS. (und.edu)
  • Rural Action's Leadership Development and Service programs are about mobilizing energetic and passionate people to make a difference in our communities while empowering local people to grow as community leaders, building the foundation for a lifetime of service and collective impact. (ruralaction.org)
  • Whether it's working in schools, with kids outside of the class, with adults, with senior members of the community, or for the planet that sustains us, we believe investing in members of our community is the greatest hope we have for building thriving communities and healthy environments in rural Appalachian Ohio. (ruralaction.org)
  • Learn more about how we are growing local leaders through our national service programs - Appalachian Ohio Restore Corps, the Youth Climate Action Teams, internships, volunteer engagement in local communities, and more . (ruralaction.org)
  • AmeriCorps State/National members perform direct service in communities of need. (ruralaction.org)
  • AmeriCorps VISTA members help Rural Action and partner organizations to build needed capacity to reach more people and get more done in the communities we work in. (ruralaction.org)
  • Rural Action offers many ways to volunteer and takes an active role in creating thriving communities and healthy environments in Appalachian Ohio. (ruralaction.org)
  • Persons with HIV (PWH) living in rural communities may have limited access to HIV care providers and may need to travel long distances to visit an experienced HIV care provider. (cdc.gov)
  • These barriers can be exacerbated in rural communities. (cdc.gov)
  • In this demonstration project, recipients will be funded to collaborate with HIV care providers to identify PWH in rural communities who are not in care or have not achieved viral suppression and to implement a Community Health Worker (CHW)-mediated model of re-engagement to care and outreach services for PWH in rural communities. (cdc.gov)
  • and increased viral suppression.In rural communities, PWH may face challenges in accessing consistent HIV care services. (cdc.gov)
  • In these rural communities, PWH may also experience health care provider shortages and have fewer providers with expertise in treating HIV. (cdc.gov)
  • 7 ] Although it is a promising option for expanding mental health services, there are several barriers to widespread adoption and use which may also slow increased adoption for pediatric use. (cdc.gov)
  • The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband. (rsnonline.org.uk)
  • ABSTRACT Access to family planning (FP), quality of care and exploring barriers to utilization of services are key factors in the adoption and continuation of contraception in Egypt. (who.int)
  • We conducted this study to explore the barriers affecting utilization of FP as well as the characteristics of women who discontinue using FP and non-users of the FP services. (who.int)
  • Additionally, Black and Hispanic/Latino PWH may experience structural barriers such as racism and lack of access to language translation services that may make it challenging to adhere to routine HIV care and treatment services. (cdc.gov)
  • A model for assessing necessary conditions for rural health care's mobile health readiness: qualitative assessment of clinician-perceived barriers. (cdc.gov)
  • Methods: Semistructured, open-ended interviews were used to investigate clinicians' current practices, motivators, and perceived barriers to their use of mHealth technologies in rural settings. (cdc.gov)
  • CDC's telehealth guidance, discuss frontline clinician experiences related to telehealth implementation across the spectrum of health services and diverse patient basis, discuss how current experiences can inform strategies to identify and improve telehealth access and equity, and list strategies to facilitate and promote telehealth and address barriers to implementation during COVID-19 and beyond. (cdc.gov)
  • Parents seeking vaccination for their children face barriers and obstacles, such as long waiting periods, appointment-only services, and prevaccination physical examinations, that impede efficient vaccine delivery. (cdc.gov)
  • The purpose of this program is to recruit and train emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in rural areas. (samhsa.gov)
  • SAMHSA recognizes the great need for emergency services in rural areas and the critical role EMS personnel serve across the country. (samhsa.gov)
  • But residents of small towns and rural areas across the nation - including southeast Minnesota - depend on a patchwork network of barely-paid volunteers to answer the call when disaster strikes. (yahoo.com)
  • [1] The percentage of children with diagnosed MBDDs is similar for small rural [3] and urban areas, at 18.6% and 15.2% respectively. (cdc.gov)
  • Across the country, people with mental health issues may struggle to get care due to a shortage of providers, and this problem is magnified in rural areas. (cdc.gov)
  • According to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), 61% of areas with a mental health professional shortage are rural or partially rural. (cdc.gov)
  • Traditionally, rural areas have fewer of these professionals than urban areas. (cdc.gov)
  • The Committee will be assessing the challenges and opportunities of access and service delivery to people with disabilities living in rural areas. (hrsa.gov)
  • The Committee is an independent advisory group representing a public-private partnership focused on the provision of health care in rural areas. (hrsa.gov)
  • KUALA LUMPUR: REDtone International Bhd said a unit had received a notice of approval from Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to offer 2G and 3G public cellular services in rural areas in eight states. (thestar.com.my)
  • A new initiative with the Health Resources and Services Administration is working to improve access in these areas, through telehealth. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • She pointed out that while most of the state's public school students reside in urban areas, the majority of school districts are rural. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • According to the 2022 Midterm Election Voter Poll , 82% of independents from rural areas said they would support a candidate who would be vocal about placing moratoriums on factory farms and corporate monopolies in food and agriculture. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • About 53% of rural EMS agencies are staffed by volunteers, compared with 14% in urban areas, according to an NRHA report . (npr.org)
  • Especially in rural areas, service industries constitute the fastest-growing sector of the American economy. (rand.org)
  • Rural residents may see major media covering COVID stories in large cities when not much is happening locally - and then, as media attention turns to other topics, a virus surge hits rural areas. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • And this has driven up the ability to misinform people about COVID overall in rural areas, because we don't conform to the major patterns you see on the news. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • This year, the budget will lean toward rural areas, especially isolated mountainous areas and those inhabited by ethnic minorities. (china.org.cn)
  • The ministry also planned to bridge the urban-rural gap by organizing more urban cultural groups to tour rural areas and donating books to rural libraries. (china.org.cn)
  • Non-governmental organizations were welcome to take an active part in cultural services in rural areas, Yu said. (china.org.cn)
  • The government had included a balanced development of urban and rural areas into its development goals. (china.org.cn)
  • That promise, McGuire said, has culminated in a large investment of state money into about a dozen rural fire departments in northern Mendocino County and southern Humboldt County, funds intended to help "keep tens of thousands of residents in some of the most wildfire-prone areas in the state more safe from wildfires. (firehouse.com)
  • To make grants to private, nonprofit organizations to finance the construction, refurbishing and servicing of individually-owned household water well systems in rural areas for individuals with low or moderate income. (federalgrantswire.com)
  • To assure that people in eligible rural areas have access to electric services comparable in reliability and quality to the rest of the Nation and to assist borrowers in implementation of demand-side management, energy efficiency and conservation. (federalgrantswire.com)
  • To reduce or eliminate pollution of water resources and improve planning and management of solid waste disposal facilities in rural areas. (federalgrantswire.com)
  • The purpose of the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) to make loans and grants for the purpose of facilitating broadband deployment in rural areas. (federalgrantswire.com)
  • The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas. (rsnonline.org.uk)
  • NHS England is now introducing a new community services formula, which will better recognise the needs of rural, coastal and remote areas. (parliament.uk)
  • Northumberland CCG will receive an extra £1.1 million in funding this year to provide emergency ambulance services in sparsely populated areas. (parliament.uk)
  • People in rural areas need more investment in social care services. (parliament.uk)
  • What can the Minister do to expedite the provision of primary care services in those rural areas where the population is growing fast as a consequence of new housing? (parliament.uk)
  • USDA Rural Development provides loans and grants to help expand economic opportunities and create jobs in rural areas. (usda.gov)
  • and high-speed internet access in rural areas. (usda.gov)
  • The Gender Centre is a state wide support service and as such we provide support to all Rural and Regional areas within NSW. (gendercentre.org.au)
  • Smith said because of that limitation, Alaska Power and Telephone needs to be careful about how its internet service is doled out in those southern Southeast areas, to make sure telephone service isn't affected. (krbd.org)
  • Smith said AP&T can provide internet service in areas where it is not the local telephone company, like Klawock, but that's limited. (krbd.org)
  • Title : Providing access to mental health services for children in rural areas Corporate Authors(s) : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of the Associate Director for Policy. (cdc.gov)
  • Around 15% of people in the United States live in rural areas. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Rural areas are less crowded and can offer more privacy. (medlineplus.gov)
  • In 2010, 17% of the U.S. population lived in rural (nonmetropolitan) areas. (cdc.gov)
  • Many rural areas are medically underserved due to physician (especially specialist) shortages. (cdc.gov)
  • To evaluate the oral hygiene practices, use of dental services and self-perception of oral health of school children from the rural areas of the city of Caruaru, PE, in the Northeast region of Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • Background: Mobile health (mHealth) technology dissemination has penetrated rural and urban areas alike. (cdc.gov)
  • She adds HRSA also provides telehealth services for treatment of chronic diseases, like diabetes, and information for healthcare providers. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • That disparity has had consequences - both for how rural Americans view the pandemic, and how prepared regional hospitals were for local virus outbreaks. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • The huge rural area covered by the Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has and needs three hospitals, but it is funded as if it had only one. (parliament.uk)
  • Facilitates and encourages the ongoing collaboration between emergency medical services and critical access hospitals throughout North Dakota. (und.edu)
  • Both Hoffmann and Kensinger agreed the pandemic has elevated the need for more health care professionals in rural hospitals. (kcrg.com)
  • Rural hospitals often are small, with a low volume of services, and have difficulty remaining financially viable under the regular hospital prospective payment system. (cdc.gov)
  • This finding is consistent with other research reporting lower adoption of high-cost technologies at rural or small hospitals. (medscape.com)
  • The Rural Utilities Service provides funding for the development of rural utilities infrastructure such as water, waste management, power and telecommunications. (usa.gov)
  • Showing results 1-18 of 18 for Rural Utilities Service federal grants, government grants and loans. (federalgrantswire.com)
  • For detailed information on a Rural Utilities Service federal grant including eligibility requirements or financial assistance, click the title. (federalgrantswire.com)
  • On May 3rd, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service (RUS) posted a Federal Register Notice (FR 26245) announcing the availability of $993,000 in grant funds from the 2012 Household Water Well System (HWWS) Grant Program. (asdwa.org)
  • The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2021 Rural Emergency Medical Services Training grants (Short Title: EMS Training). (samhsa.gov)
  • Emergency medical services are resources used by a public or private non-profit licensed entity to deliver medical care outside of a medical facility under emergency conditions that occur as a result of the condition or the patient. (samhsa.gov)
  • This includes services delivered by an emergency medical services provider or other provider that is licensed or certified by the State involved as an emergency medical technician, a paramedic or an equivalent profession (as determined by the State). (samhsa.gov)
  • A Teton County emergency medical services volunteer outside the Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau, Mont. (npr.org)
  • One factor is that emergency medical services are struggling to find young volunteers to replace retiring EMTs. (npr.org)
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in North Dakota face significant challenges. (und.edu)
  • For more information, see the Emergency Medical Services page on the Center for Rural Health's Rural Health Information Hub website. (und.edu)
  • Another is a growing financial crisis among rural volunteer EMS agencies: A third of them are at risk because they can't cover their operating costs. (npr.org)
  • More and more volunteer services are finding this to be untenable," says Brock Slabach, chief operations officer of the National Rural Health Association. (npr.org)
  • Select additional awards for Probst include South Carolina Rural Health Association Researcher of the Year (2001), American College of of Healthcare Executives Regent's Award (2004), National Rural Health Association Distinguished Researcher Award (2005) and National Rural Health Association Volunteer of the Year (2016). (sc.edu)
  • The Health Extension Program (HEP) was introduced in 2003 to extend primary health care services by institutionalizing the former volunteer -based village health services . (bvsalud.org)
  • The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) encourages states to use the flexibility built into Medicaid to create innovative payment methodologies for services that incorporate telemedicine technology. (cdc.gov)
  • In a rural part of upstate New York, students with access to school-based health centers received more medical care and missed less school, Cornell researchers found. (cornell.edu)
  • SAMHSA's mission is to lead public health and service delivery efforts that promote mental health, prevent substance misuse, and provide treatments and supports to foster recovery while ensuring equitable access and better outcomes. (samhsa.gov)
  • 5 ] This shortage combined with the unique socioeconomic and cultural factors associated with rural residence, including higher poverty rates and geographic isolation, make it more challenging for rural children to access behavioral health services. (cdc.gov)
  • 6,7 ] Transportation is also a barrier in accessing mental health care and is often cited "as one of the major concerns reported by rural residents in discussing limitations to their access to health care or their participation in health programs. (cdc.gov)
  • Telemental health could increase access for all rural Americans by maximizing the ability of the existing mental health workforce to reach people who may not have access to in-person services. (cdc.gov)
  • The operation, run by Janani, brings family planning products and services to people who have limited access to them (3/13). (kff.org)
  • In rural Arkansas, access to healthcare can be a distant dream - literally - as almost 60 counties in the state do not have enough providers to serve their populations. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • But if you meet them, you really are able to access either free or reduced cost for broadband services and cell phone services. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • Recent trends in the demand for services and in the technology of service provision suggest that country folk will soon have access to certain specialized services formerly denied to all but urbanites. (rand.org)
  • McGuire described the Type 6 Wildland engines as a "desperately needed resource (for such districts as they are) highly adaptable, compact, and able to access rural properties on rugged roads," adding that such equipment is also "incredibly expensive, (and the money to buy) it is hard to come by. (firehouse.com)
  • www.FederalGrantsWire.com/rural-broadband-access-l. (federalgrantswire.com)
  • Sprint is also working with its rural partners to get them access to network infrastructure for the 2.5 GHz band, a key element of Sprint's tri-band LTE Spark service. (fiercewireless.com)
  • New grants from the Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS) will fund research ranging from exploring why people spread polarizing content online to assessing health care access in rural New York. (cornell.edu)
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. - Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today announced the appointment of Bruce Lammers as the Administrator of Rural Development's Rural Housing Service. (usda.gov)
  • Is the mortgage an FHA, VA, Rural Housing Service/Rural Development mortgage, or none of these? (cdc.gov)
  • On Oct. 9, 50 people attended a public meeting about staffing woes affecting the Altura Ambulance Service. (yahoo.com)
  • According to Minnesota law, an ambulance service that has no on-call coverage for 12 consecutive hours can have its Basic Life Service license revoked. (yahoo.com)
  • Jessica Romine, director of Altura Ambulance Service, has floated the idea of paying on-call volunteers $2 an hour on weekdays, $5 an hour on weekends. (yahoo.com)
  • Still, that money would have to come from somewhere, and Medicare (which pays for the bulk of ambulance calls in rural Minnesota) and private insurance companies won't pay a higher rate just because an ambulance service asks for it. (yahoo.com)
  • In its early days, the Dutton ambulance service was locally run and survived off limited health insurance reimbursements and donations. (npr.org)
  • The RSP now has over 140 organisations who wish to work with the Rural Services. (rsnonline.org.uk)
  • We are thrilled by the ever-increasing interest in the Rural Services Partnership and the variety of organisations that have joined this month are a clear example of its diverse representation. (rsnonline.org.uk)
  • Not only do you have the right to enjoy electricity just like people in the city," the minister told villagers," but as someone with rural roots myself, I know how lacking electricity can hinder development. (ipsnews.net)
  • The system works like this: At any given moment, Altura Ambulance (and all such services in Minnesota) must have at least two people 'on call,' and one of them must be a fully trained EMT. (yahoo.com)
  • China's rural residents received inadequate public cultural services in comparison with urban people due to a lack of government funding, Yu Youjun, deputy minister of culture, said Sunday. (china.org.cn)
  • To encourage and improve the use of telemedicine, telecommunications, computer networks, and related advanced technologies to provide educational and medical benefits through distance learning and telemedicine projects to people living in rural. (federalgrantswire.com)
  • The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN. (rsnonline.org.uk)
  • For nearly 30 years, Rural Action has provided a pipeline for people who were interested in making a difference in their community through engagement, training, and leadership development. (ruralaction.org)
  • And then, some people in more rural parts of the island drive to Klawock to update apps on their devices, further stretching that limited cell service. (krbd.org)
  • Carers' preferences for the delivery of therapy services for people with disability in rural Australia: evidence from a discrete choice experiment. (bvsalud.org)
  • The implementation of the Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme is expected to generate a responsive, person -centred system that will empower people with disability to choose the services and support they receive. (bvsalud.org)
  • This study aimed to determine quantitatively the relative importance that carers of people with a disability living in rural Australia place on different therapy service delivery characteristics. (bvsalud.org)
  • A stated preference discrete choice experiment was incorporated into a survey of carers of people with disability living in rural Australia . (bvsalud.org)
  • Carers of people with a disability in rural Australia exhibited strongest preferences for short waiting times (0-3 months). (bvsalud.org)
  • In practical terms, an age-friendly city adapts its structures and services to be accessible to and inclusive of older people with varying needs and capacities. (who.int)
  • We continue to take additional steps to grow opportunity so that all rural Americans, including rural veterans, can achieve their dreams. (usda.gov)
  • Capacity to leverage our assets to solve our own issues is a challenge for small rural organizations, and finding your place in the world can also be a challenge. (ruralaction.org)
  • If organizations are prepared to manage mHealth, clinicians may improve the quality of care for their patients, both rural and urban. (cdc.gov)
  • Conducts research on rural emergency infrastructure. (und.edu)
  • 10 ] This brief will use the term telemedicine to refer to the general use of technology to provide health services. (cdc.gov)
  • Telemedicine services are governed by federal and state laws. (cdc.gov)
  • Regulation varies considerably because each state defines telemedicine services differently, and these definitions determine the services that qualify for reimbursement under Medicaid and private insurance. (cdc.gov)
  • There is some evidence that when telemedicine is not reimbursed, or is reimbursed at a lower level than in-person services, doctors may not have sufficient financial incentives to provide telemedicine services. (cdc.gov)
  • However, because the service sector is so different from agriculture and manufacturing, its growth poses unique challenges for rural development policy. (rand.org)
  • A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network highlighting a selection of current rural economic development news, issues and opportunities Agriculture Bill introduced at Parliament The Agriculture Bill was introduced to the House. (rsnonline.org.uk)
  • ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support. (adb.org)
  • Lammers has been a long-time leader in government-guaranteed lending, and this important perspective will help USDA Rural Development be a stronger, more innovative partner with private, community-focused lending institutions across the country. (usda.gov)
  • USDA Rural Development encourages partners and stakeholder groups to reach out to Lammers in his new role to build on existing partnerships and facilitate new relationships. (usda.gov)
  • Handbook of Research on Agricultural Policy, Rural Development, and Entrepreneurship in Contemporary Economies, edited by Andrei Jean Vasile, et al. (igi-global.com)
  • Handbook of Research on Agricultural Policy, Rural Development, and Entrepreneurship in Contemporary Economies (pp. 133-151). (igi-global.com)
  • Opportunities provided through Rural Action are linked to career pathways into promising sectors in our region such as watershed restoration and protection, sustainable agriculture and forestry, community organizing and development, zero waste, and environmental education. (ruralaction.org)
  • During a term of service, members gain training and experience on many types of exciting community and economic development projects, environmental restoration efforts, and education initiatives. (ruralaction.org)
  • Identified linkages guided the development of a refined rural mHealth readiness model. (cdc.gov)
  • Rural health care institutions should consider investing in mHealth analysis, tool development, and formal recommendations of sanctioned tools for clinicians to use with patients. (cdc.gov)
  • Works with North Dakota Department of Health & Human Services, Division of EMS and Trauma and other stakeholders to determine how a community paramedicine model might work in North Dakota. (und.edu)
  • In some ways," said Bourenane, "it specifically impacts rural schools, which tend to have sparse populations, very high transportation costs and challenges with staffing, finding child care for educators. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • mHealth could have a unique impact on health and quality of life for rural populations. (cdc.gov)
  • 13 ] Thirty-nine states have some form of Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for telemental health services. (cdc.gov)
  • Objective: This study explored organizational readiness for rural mHealth adoption, the use of patient-reported data by clinical care teams, and potential impact on improving rural health care delivery. (cdc.gov)
  • Thematic analysis revealed code-category linkages that identify the complex nature of a rural health care organization 's current climate from a clinician's perspective. (cdc.gov)
  • After 10 years as a health policy consultant, public health adjunct instructor and clinical faculty member at the USC School of Medicine, Probst returned to the Arnold School on a full-time basis in 2000 as an associate professor in the HSPM department and quickly became recognized for her growing expertise in rural health disparities. (sc.edu)
  • Dr. Probst has singularly mentored a constellation of public health scientists, sending us out to advance rural health equity using the scientific tools with which she equipped us," says Amy Brock Martin , an associate professor at the Medicial University of South Carolina and a former student of Probst. (sc.edu)
  • Dr. Probst has singularly mentored a constellation of public health scientists, sending us out to advance rural health equity using the scientific tools with which she equipped us. (sc.edu)
  • Rural water supply services worldwide consistently fail to deliver full public health impacts as intended due to a low service sustainability. (mdpi.com)
  • However, in the US, this model, which may include home visits, has not been implemented as part of routine treatment and care services.Community health workers (CHW) are frontline public health workers who are trusted members of the community and have a uniquely close understanding of the community served. (cdc.gov)
  • Administration of the US Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, defines telehealth as the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long distance clinical healthcare, patient and professional health related education, and public health and health administration services. (cdc.gov)
  • These 18 standards have since been recommended by the NVAC, approved by the U.S. Public Health Service, and endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics. (cdc.gov)
  • Arkansans can visit telehealth.hhs.gov to explore their options, including behavioral and mental-health services. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • According to Alioune Diouf, head of monitoring for the National Biogas Programme at the energy ministry, the government initiated the programme in Senegal in 2006, with the objective of ensuring the sustainable supply of peri-urban and rural households with energy for lighting and cooking. (ipsnews.net)
  • Lower-income households can get up to $30 a month off their internet service bill, or $75 a month if they live on tribal lands, according to the FCC. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • Eligible applicants are rural emergency medical service agencies operated by a local or tribal government (fire-based and non-fire based) and non-profit emergency medical service agencies. (samhsa.gov)
  • Traditionally, most Forest Service and BLM income, like the incomes of forest community residents themselves, has come from logging. (heartland.org)
  • The main goal of the chapter is to find out which consumer shopping orientations can be brought in connection to purchases of the services of rural tourism in online channel. (igi-global.com)
  • In the 2006 government budget for the cultural sector, 28.5 percent went to the 737-million rural population while 71.5 percent went to 563-million urban residents, Yu said at a conference of China's culture officials in Beijing. (china.org.cn)
  • As was noted in a recent hearing before Chenoweth's Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee (which is also considering H.R. 2389), Forest Service mismanagement threatens not only the health of forests, but the lives of residents in the towns that surround them. (heartland.org)
  • To help rural residents who have experienced a significant decline in quantity or quality of water, due to an emergency event (such as drought, earthquake, hurricane or tornado), to obtain adequate quantities of water that meet the standards of the. (federalgrantswire.com)
  • Financial assistance should result in reasonable user costs for rural residents, rural businesses, and other rural users. (federalgrantswire.com)
  • Rural residents can suffer from Rural Vulnerability, due to a combination of issues such as poor transport, lack of broadband low wages and higher than average house prices. (rsnonline.org.uk)
  • But, a satellite internet provider now has an updated system for the state's rural residents. (krbd.org)
  • rural residents of Henry County can also enjoy this high speed internet service. (atcmhmr.com)
  • In comparison the DSL services they have been used to, most residents are amazed at the lightning-fast speeds of the CenturyLink service. (atcmhmr.com)
  • With such speeds, one can understand why Sedgwick residents make CenturyLink their provider of choice for internet and phone services. (atcmhmr.com)
  • It is therefore no surprise that many of the residents make CenturyLink their number one provider of both internet and phone services. (atcmhmr.com)
  • RRTS uses channelized radio to provide radiotelephone services such as Basic Exchange Telephone Radio Service between a fixed subscriber location and a remote central office, private line service between a two fixed locations or interconnection between two or more central offices. (wikipedia.org)
  • Their purpose is to provide relevant content information to Committee members while they are gathering information on any health or human service topics and to help ensure the language used in the Committee's recommendations is technically correct. (hrsa.gov)
  • We are always looking for ways to improve our service as we provide you with unmatched high speed internet and phone services in Sedgwick AR. (atcmhmr.com)
  • The rural economy is as diverse and important to delivering a strong, cohesive community as any economy would be. (rsnonline.org.uk)
  • Janice Probst , professor of health services policy and management (HSPM) and director of the South Carolina Rural Health Research Center (SCRHRC), was chosen from among numerous nominations across the university for her mentorship of junior faculty, establishment of a research center with wide-reaching impact, community engagement and creation of programs aimed at increasing diversity. (sc.edu)
  • Engaging in AmeriCorps National Service with Rural Action is a chance to Get Things Done for your community, your world, and yourself. (ruralaction.org)
  • The Tree of Life Center – with 174 units, community and retail space, and a full-service health center and dental clinic – opened on Dec. 9 in Jamaica, Queens. (cornell.edu)
  • Voluntary effort in community health : review of the Community Health Project of SEWA-Rural (an abridged report / Renu Khanna, N. R. Mehta, Anil Bhatt. (who.int)
  • There are many different reasons why you might choose to live in a rural community. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Without a new source of state funding for rural EMS, county leaders might need to overcome that hesitance. (yahoo.com)
  • In addition to cell towers and satellite internet, local landline companies offer some broadband service on Prince of Wales and in other rural parts of the state. (krbd.org)
  • USDA's efforts are just one piece in America's shared responsibility to support our veterans, but I am proud of the positive impact we've had in the lives of brave returned service members and their families. (usda.gov)
  • But organizers say public polling indicates rural and small-town voters support the Inflation Reduction Act. (publicnewsservice.org)
  • The "first pillar" of support, McGuire announced over a Zoom press conference Wednesday morning, was $2 million secured for rural fire districts located in northern Mendocino County and southern Humboldt County, describing the money as buying "10, new Type 6 fire engines" for departments located in Covelo, Laytonville, Westport, Piercy and Leggett in Mendocino County, as well as Briceland and Garberville in Humboldt County. (firehouse.com)
  • We support rural and regional transgender and gender diverse individuals in a number of ways. (gendercentre.org.au)
  • Therapy services that are delivered by therapy assistants or support workers will require careful introduction to achieve uptake and acceptability. (bvsalud.org)
  • Our fi ndings suggest salivary and possible its occurrence in organ transplant recipients ( 21 ), suggests nosocomial HHV-8 transmission in rural Egypt. (cdc.gov)
  • Her commitment to service extends beyond the university to entities, such as the South Carolina Office of Rural Health (board of directors), the National Rural Health Association's Health Equity Council, and the Rural Health Information Hub (advisory board). (sc.edu)
  • This paper points to the sharp growth in the rural service sector, identifies the economic precursors and consequences of service-sector activity, delineates issues for public policy, and speculates on the future. (rand.org)
  • USDA also recently announced Lanon Baccam as Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services and USDA's new Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison. (usda.gov)
  • The Rural Services Partnership continues to go from strength to strength The RSP membership is very diverse representing those, both in the private and third sector, who wish to work with the Rural Services Network to fight for a. (rsnonline.org.uk)
  • Carers chose between therapy delivery services differing in attributes such as travel time to receive therapy , sector providing the service (i.e. (bvsalud.org)
  • Sector providing the service was not statistically significant. (bvsalud.org)
  • Adoption of immunotherapy in rural practices was 11 percentage points lower than in urban practices in the years after FDA approval. (medscape.com)
  • To view the report in its entirety, please view the Report to the President of the United States from the Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity (PDF, 5.4 MB). (usda.gov)
  • The data set included 71,659 episodes at 1732 oncology practices, which were evaluated for location (rural vs urban), affiliation type (academic system, nonacademic system, independent), and size (1 to 5 physicians vs 6 or more physicians). (medscape.com)
  • While in Scammon Bay, the delegation met with tribal leaders and AmeriCorps member Abe, serving with the RurAL CAP Resilient Alaska Youth program . (americorps.gov)
  • Sky News Australia offers a look into the NSW Rural Fire Service's junior cadet program which is preparing the next generation of firefighters. (skynews.com.au)
  • Sprint is using its Rural Roaming Preferred Provider program to expand its LTE footprint, which lags those of Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) and AT&T Mobility (NYSE: T). Verizon and AT&T each say they cover 308 million POPs with LTE. (fiercewireless.com)
  • Sprint's rural LTE program includes reciprocal roaming agreements, letting Sprint customers roam onto the rural carriers' networks and vice versa. (fiercewireless.com)
  • However, until today, Sprint had not disclosed how many carriers had actually launched service under the program. (fiercewireless.com)
  • The Rural Services Partnership membership is increasing month -on- month with The Diocese of Blackburn and the Rural Business Awards Business Group joining last month. (rsnonline.org.uk)
  • A quarterly bulletin facilitated by your membership of the Rural Services Network and produced in partnership with the Rural Housing Alliance, highlighting a selection of current rural housing issues and opportunities Social Housing Green Paper - views sought. (rsnonline.org.uk)
  • It includes a roundup of rural health & social care news, research, learning and best practice. (rsnonline.org.uk)
  • Demographic and socio-economic data on oral hygiene practices, the use of dental services and self-perception of oral health were collected and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (chi-square and Fisher's exact tests). (bvsalud.org)
  • If such a revocation did occur (or if the remaining volunteers simply gave up), then neighboring ambulance services would have to take over Altura Ambulance's coverage area. (yahoo.com)
  • She uses these projects as a springboard for advancing rural health and helping faculty and students launch their careers in the underserved and understudied area. (sc.edu)
  • Speaking from that company's Port Townsend, Wash., office, he said the company is working toward improving its microwave network throughout its service area, from Skagway to the southeastern tip of Alaska. (krbd.org)
  • You may choose a rural area so that you can live near your family and friends. (medlineplus.gov)
  • But there are also challenges to living in a rural area, including when it comes to taking care of your health. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Many ambulance services and quick response units do not have reliable and sustainable funding sources. (und.edu)
  • County commissioners in rural Minnesota have expressed a reluctance to raise taxes for ambulance services - especially if they have to ask voters' permission to do so. (yahoo.com)
  • http://www.afro.who.int/en/clusters-a-programmes/ard/african-health-observatory-a-knowledge-management/aho- publications.html Geneva, World Health Organization 2008. (who.int)