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June 28, 2013 | Program Results Report
The Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association developed Aging Well, a program to help improve the physical, mental, and social health of older adults living in rural Routt and Moffat counties.
June 28, 2013 | Program Results Report
This sidebar tells the story of Butch Cook and his wife who began attending senior wellness classes run by the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association of Steamboat Springs.
June 28, 2013 | Program Results Report
This sidebar tells how Louise Iacovetto, age 88, benefits from a senior wellness class, part of Aging Well, a program run by the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association of Steamboat Springs.
June 13, 2013 | Program Results Report
The Center for New Community conducted a grassroots effort to address health and related problems of immigrants working in meatpacking and poultry-processing plants in 12 rural communities in Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota.
June 11, 2013 | Program Results Report
Kentucky launched Consumer Directed Option, giving disabled Medicaid recipients choice and control over their personal assistance services, including hiring workers and purchasing assistive devices, through the Cash & Counseling national program.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Nurse staffing stability associated with improved performance measures in heart failure care in rural hospitals according to this study.
April 25, 2013 | Program Results Report
From 2009 to 2011, the Rural Policy Research Institute examined the impact of health reform proposals and the Affordable Care Act on rural people, places, and providers, and gave policy-makers unbiased, nonpartisan analysis.
March 15, 2013 | Journal Article
Sugary drink offerings are easy to find in high school vending machines; soda not so available.
February 26, 2013 | Program Results Report
Researchers at the University of Southern Maine examined the potential impact of the 2010 Affordable Care Act on rural communities, and suggested strategies for ensuring that their residents benefit from new health insurance options and financing.
February 25, 2013 | Program Results Report
Coming Home: Affordable Assisted Living is a national program to develop affordable models of assisted living, with a focus on smaller and rural communities and low-income seniors.