UW School of Public Health Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

That paired with what is being referred to as a hunger cliff next week when those additional SNAP benefits go away, is quite alarming. Buszkiewicz, research investigator, Epidemiology at University of Michigan SPH; Shawna Beese, assistant professor of Rural Health Promotion at WSU Health Sciences; Sarah M. Tseng, Ph.D.

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NC Health News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

We had some people who were chronically ill or in hospice, or living with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,” Clement said, referring to a condition in which people are at high risk of developing severe lung infections.

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KFF Health News

JANUARY 3, 2025

” The hand he references is easier access to clean syringes. . “You see a city and a county willing to get to work at a scale that’s bigger than ever before,” Solomon said, “but we still have one hand tied behind our back.”

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KFF Health News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Community health worker programs can address common barriers in rural areas, where people face higher rates of poverty and certain health problems , said Gabriela Boscán Fauquier, who oversees community health worker initiatives at the National Rural Health Association.

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MARCH 7, 2025

Young men and women who are homeless or in imminent danger of becoming homeless can be referred to the program through the school system or agencies such as Family Promise of Moore County , a shelter for women and children. They cannot have a felony record or serious substance use issue.

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HEALTHBEAT

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Community health worker programs can address common barriers in rural areas, where people face higher rates of poverty and certain health problems , said Gabriela Boscán Fauquier, who oversees community health worker initiatives at the National Rural Health Association.

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Were going to have to be very purposeful in looking at who’s in a hotel that’s being paid for by an agency, because those individuals can be counted in the point-in-time because they are literally homeless as long as they’re not paying for the hotel themselves, Krause said, referring to the definitions of homelessness used by HUD.

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NC Health News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The term blood deserts generally refers to a problem in rural areas where the nearest trauma center is dozens of miles away. Of the more than 11,000 EMS agencies in the U.S. that provide ground transport to acute care hospitals, only about 1 percent carry blood, according to a 2024 study.

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KFF Health News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

“[REDACTED] does not feel that they need MSU Extension to come out,” she added, referring to outreach to farmworkers provided by Michigan State University. . “[REDACTED] feels that this may have started [REDACTED] weeks ago, that was the first time that they noticed a decrease in milk production,” she wrote.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

He receives primary care at the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony tribal health clinic in Nevada, but structural barriers in the federal Indian Health Service left him without coverage for specialty care outside of the clinic. “I shouldn’t need to move to Kansas City to be fully covered,” Rice said.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

“We’ve got children winding up in the hospital, and yet lawmakers who’ve got their blinders on,” she said, referring to pending policies that will erode vaccination rates. Her group and others offer resources to get involved. “It’s just mind-blowing.”

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NC Health News

MARCH 31, 2025

she said, referring to the flying cardinal in the groups logo. She began volunteering with Down Home NC after seeing its members speak during a meeting of the Alamance County Board of Commissioners. I saw these people in blue shirts with big red birds on them and I was like, Who are these people? They look like they’re powerful.

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KFF Health News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

. “Even if there’s only a 5% chance of a bird flu pandemic happening, we’re talking about a pandemic that probably looks like 2020 or worse,” said Tom Peacock, a bird flu researcher at the Pirbright Institute in the United Kingdom, referring to covid-19. ” Rural health departments are also stretched thin.

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NC Health News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

However, legal scholars often argue that even if someone suffers an injury, and its subsequently discovered that person had a pre-existing condition, that doesnt necessarily preclude the party thats potentially responsible from liability, a common law doctrine referred to as the eggshell skull rule. The autopsy states on that Sept.

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

Even if theres only a 5% chance of a bird flu pandemic happening, were talking about a pandemic that probably looks like 2020 or worse, said Tom Peacock, a bird flu researcher at the Pirbright Institute in the United Kingdom, referring to Covid-19. health security system that would allow other risky new pathogens to take root, too.

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NC Health News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Now many doctors and other health care providers are uncertain what to do if immigration officers, often referred to as ICE, show up in their waiting rooms and clinics. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

That coverage is particularly important for rural populations, which skew older than those of urban and suburban counties. Medicare does not, repeat, does not pay for nursing homes, Cuello said, referring to the similarly named program for older adults and people with disabilities.

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