Taubman Health Sciences Library Blog- Blog Retired
- Global Innovation – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of October 20, 2014)
- Local Innovation & #MCubed – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of October 13, 2014)
- Open Access Journal on Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology
- National Medical Librarians Month 2014
- Suicide Prevention & Trauma on Social Media – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of October 6, 2014)
- Radiation Oncology Journal Club (#RadOnc) – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of September 29, 2014)
- From the National Library of Medicine: Roosevelt at NIH
- Patients on the Right TEDMED Questions – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of September 22, 2014)
- TEDMED on Patient Engagement – Hashtags of the Week (HOTW): (Week of September 15, 2014)
Tag Archives: rural health
Rural health
From the Health Resources and Services Administration: New publications focussing on rural health are now available from the HRSA Information Center. Causes and Consequences of Rural Pharmacy Closures: A Multi-Case Study identifies factors that contributed to the closing of six … Continue reading
Hispanic women successfully navigate computer-based bilingual breastfeeding education program
From the AHRQ Electronic Newsletter (13 December 2013): Research supported by AHRQ evaluated the usability of a computerized learning program to provide breastfeeding education to Hispanic women residing in rural areas. “An interactive, bilingual touch-screen program to promote breastfeeding among … Continue reading
Posted in health literacy
Tagged AHRQ, health disparities, health literacy, online learning, rural health
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Improving the health status of underserved populations
New from AHRQ: The November 7 issue of AHRQ’s Health Care Innovations Exchange features three profiles of programs that provided medical care and patient education to persons with limited means of accessing such services, improving their health status and facilitating access to … Continue reading
Affordable Insurance Exchanges and Enrollment: Meeting Rural Needs
A new report from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Affordable Insurance Exchanges and Enrollment: Meeting Rural Needs, reviews the function and implications of key characteristics of health insurance exchanges that will affect access to affordable insurance plans in rural America. … Continue reading
New from HRSA–Will Bundling Work in Rural America?
Health Resources and Services Administration has published a Report and a policy Brief, both entitled “Will Bundling Work in Rural America? Analysis of the Peasiblity and Consequences of Bundled Payments for Rural Health Providers and Patients”. Use inventory code ORHP00539 … Continue reading
The Health and Well-Being of Children in Rural Areas–new from HRSA
A new chartbook has just been published by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). National Survey of Children’s Health: The Health and Well-Being of Children in Rural Areas: A Portrait of the Nation (2007) presents findings on the health … Continue reading
Posted in Government publications
Tagged health disparities, HRSA, rural health, statistics
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In Georgia, school nurses offices take the lead in providing health care in rural areas
From Kaiser Health News comes this story from Georgia Health News on how students, faculty, and staff of schools in Berrien County will have access to a full range of medical experts via telemedicine. The service began in Nashville, Georgia, and early next … Continue reading
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Tagged health disparities, rural health, school-based health care, telemedicine
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