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Back to school: Nurse seeks training to help bridge mental health care gap in rural NC

NC Health News

ECUs behavioral health programs, which extend beyond the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner training, have been an important part of the health care infrastructure in eastern North Carolina and other places, Sauer said. The university also has been teaching people to work in an integrated care setting.

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How do we integrate training in Generalism in medical education?

Better Health For All

To explore this further, the Faculty of Public Health’s special interest group, Public Health Educators in Medical Schools (PHEMS) ran an online workshop with medical educators to explore any challenges and opportunities for integrating Generalism into undergraduate medical curricula. J Med Educ Res [Internet].

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Metabolism in US Is Declining

Mercola

Energy Balance Energy balance refers to the relationship between the energy consumed through food and beverages (caloric intake calories in) and the energy expended through bodily functions and physical activity (caloric expenditure calories out). This has to be one of the absolute best values for health education I have ever seen.

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Ten Low-Cost Interventions to Provide Mental Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

BMJ Global Health

With the proper training and support, non-specialists can deliver psychoeducation and basic counseling, provide Psychological First Aid (PFA), identify signs of gender-based violence, and refer patients to specialized care when necessary.

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New Year, Real You — The Secret to Lasting Change and a Happier Metabolism

Mercola

For reference, I am 5, 4.5 Your basal metabolic rate (BMR), which refers to the energy required for your body to maintain basic function. It is so good that I am using the core of their program to teach the many Health Coaches that I am in the process of training for the new Mercola Health Clinics I am opening this fall.

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Older Americans Act reauthorization in limbo: What to know

Association of Health Care Journalists

We are very proud that the Senate came together Democrats, Republicans, and Independents to expand and strengthen the Older Americans Act over the next five years, said Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee chair Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and ranking member Bill Cassidy, (R-LA) in a joint statement. However, on Dec.

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NCUIH Calls for Protected Funding of Indian Health Service & Funding for Key Indian Health Programs in Written Testimony to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

National Council on Urban Indian Health

A Brief History on Urban Indian Organizations: As a preliminary issue, “urban Indian” refers to any American Indian or Alaska Native (AI/AN) person who is living in an urban area, either permanently or temporarily. The FMAP refers to the percentage of Medicaid costs covered by the federal government and reimbursed to states.