Faith-based and Community Leader In times of crisis, such as our current COVID-19 pandemic, people will turn to church and community leaders for help. Faith-based and community leaders are in a unique position to address potential concerns, fears, and anxieties regarding COVID-19. Additionally, by reemphasizing simple hygienic precautions and practices, these leaders can widely promote essential
…two rural organizations are using their grant funding through the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) to improve health outcomes for their communities’ patients with chronic disease. Article originally published at https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/rural-monitor/chronic-disease-federal-funding/ by Kay Miller Temple, MD Research shows that patient-centered health education and care coordination can contribute to decreasing rural health disparities. Using these
Rural Alabama Prevention Center (RAPC) receives funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program for the implementation of the South West Alabama Health Improvement Initiative (SWAHII). The goals of SWAHII are: a) reduce the prevalence of chronic disease
Chronic diseases are one of many significant issues within the United States, accounting for the costliest illnesses that affect Americans. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has cited that the number of Americans affected by this issue will increase to about 157 million in 2020. These diseases include cancer, diabetes, stroke, and cardiovascular disease which
To address the growing concerns of childhood obesity, the Rural Alabama Prevention Center along with two churches, collaborated and formed the “MOO!” Project (Move Over Obesity), a summer initiative whose overarching purpose is to help children become more physically active and gain an understanding of how important it is to move daily in order to