August 1, 2003
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From January 2000 through June 2002, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham studied the factors that promote physical activity among rural African-American women in Wilcox County, Ala.
October 1, 2004
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Faculty in the Department of Nursing at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Ala., trained cosmetologists and others to deliver community-based health education and screening services.
October 1, 2006
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In 1998, Freedom from Hunger, a California-based organization that addresses issues of hunger and poor nutrition, began the replication and institutionalization of a program to train lay health advisors in several Southern states.
November 28, 2007
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The Southern Rural Access Program implemented a range of activities to increase access to health care services in rural, underserved areas of eight southern states.
November 16, 2009
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A registered nurse experienced in the business side of health care, Harrison spent almost two months improving the billing system. As a result of her work, the hospital's charges increased from $9 million to $11 million a year initially and eventually went up to $14 million, says Curtis, adding, "That's the bottom line."
November 28, 2007
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The ability of the Louisiana project to help people after the 2005 hurricanes Katrina and Rita added to its value, according to Michael Beachler, the national program director of the Southern Rural Access Program.
November 16, 2009
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In Mississippi the Mississippi Primary Health Care Association created the Mississippi Access to Rural Care program, which helped recruit and place 134 primary care providers in some of the state's most remote and impoverished areas.
November 16, 2009
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The South Carolina Rural Interdisciplinary Program of Training introduced 420 students in 12 health disciplines, to rural health care for five weeks during the summer.
November 16, 2009
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In Texas the East Texas Area Health Education Center worked with 40 organizations - hospitals, social services agencies, and faith-based ministries - to develop the East Texas Health Access Network.
November 28, 2007
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The West Virginia lead agency was the Center for Rural Health Development, a nonprofit organization created in 1994 to provide leadership in the state on rural health issues.
