Responding to domestic and family violence in resource-constrained contexts: a case study on rural policing innovations in Melanesia - Watson DVC, Amin SN, Robinson AL.
Discussions about progressive gender reform across Melanesia highlight the need for more gender-inclusive policies and improved conditions for women and girls throughout all sectors. However, for many of these countries, attempts to address the pro... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Forensic identification of sexual asphyxia in open place ：A case report - 周, 邹, 姚.
In mid-November of a certain year, a body was found in an abandoned field in a rural area. According to the investigation, the deceased, Han, male, 68 years old, lived alone and had no direct relatives. He was reported missing by his neighbor a week ago.
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Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Boys Do Cry: Rural Michigan Men Are Opening up about Mental Health
Discusses suicide among rural men in Michigan, noting the issues of stigma and mental healthcare access. Discusses the results of an intervention targeting men and policy measures building on those successes. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - March 22, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare Program; Application by the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) for Continued CMS Approval of Its Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) Accreditation Program
Announcement from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) of the approval of the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) as a national accrediting organization providing home infusion therapy services that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. The approval is effective March 27, 2024, through March 27, 2030. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 22, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
VA: Revised VA Tribal Consultation Policy and Directive 8603
Notice from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) seeking comments on updates to its policy and directive on VA Tribal Consultation. VA has gathered and reviewed tribal input and recommendations from previous requests for comments, tribal consultation meetings, and the VA's Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs and proposes several edits to the Tribal Consultation Policy in response to the tribal recommendations. Comments are due by April 22, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 22, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Revisiting the urbanization-violence nexus: the mediating effects of local ethnic diversity - Duan H, Cao X.
Urban concentration and rapid rural-urban migration are often considered factors that trigger violence. The empirical evidence, however, is mixed: many studies find either an undetermined or even a negative relationship between urbanization and violence. T... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 21, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Huge $14M Donation Will Help Bring Much-Need Ultrasound Equipment To Rural Wyoming
A charitable donation to a Community Health Center system will increase access to ultrasound technology in Montana and Wyoming as well as train healthcare workforce on new sonography technology. Discusses workforce shortages and the impact of new technology on health outcomes in rural and frontier areas. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - March 21, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
EOP: Advancing Women's Health Research and Innovation
Executive Order from the Office of the President to advance and integrate women's health across the Federal research portfolio. Directs agency members of the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research – Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Director of the National Science Foundation – to develop or strengthen research and data standard s that enhance the study of women's health across all relevant, federally funded research and other federal funding oppor...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 21, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
FDA: Revocation of Six Authorizations of Emergency Use of In Vitro Diagnostic Device for Detection and/or Diagnosis of COVID-19; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked 6 Emergency Use Authorizations issued to Life Technologies Corp.; Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.; Revvity, Inc.; bioM érieux SA; and Luminex Corp. related to COVID-19 detection and diagnosis tests. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 21, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Eagle Telemedicine Announces Eagle MedWorks Connect Modular Telemedicine Cart System
All-in-One Telemedicine Solution Lowers the Cost of Telemedicine Delivery by up to 64% for Rural and Smaller Regional Hospitals ATLANTA, March 20, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Eagle Telemedicine, the leader in technology-enabled inpatient and outpatient care for sustainable healthcare... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 20, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
ARPA-H taps Pisano for'Advancing Clinical Trials Readiness' initiative
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has tapped the American College of Radiology's (ACR) Chief Research Officer Etta Pisano, MD, to develop its clinical trial portfolio and lead its Advancing Clinical Trials Readiness initiative.
The ARPA-H is a new federal health research and development organization within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Pisano is the first radiologist appointed to such a role in the ARPA-H, and she will lead the initiative under the agency's Resilient Systems Mission office director, Jennifer Roberts, PhD, according to a statement released by the ACR. In the posi...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 20, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Practice Management Source Type: news
UVM Researchers Tackle Rural Health Disparities
Highlights the Risk Underlying Rural Areas Longitudinal (RURAL) Study, a 6 year study investigating risk and protective factors for lung and heart disease for rural residents in 4 Southern states. Discusses the under-representation of rural residents in research and their recruitment strategies. Notes early results from the study as well as the role large public health studies can play in developing a new generation of researchers. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - March 20, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
IHS: Native Public Health Resilience
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is accepting applications for grants for Native Public Health Resilience. The purpose of this program is to build on and strengthen community resilience by supporting wider access to the 10 Essential Public Health Services (EPHS) within established public health programs serving American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. Applications are due by May 14, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 20, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
IHS: Native Public Health Resilience Planning
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is accepting applications for grants for Native Public Health Resilience. The purpose of this program is to assist applicants to establish goals and performance measures, assess their current management capacity, and determine if developing a Public Health program is practicable. Specifically, programs should assess the availability and feasibility of the 10 Essential Public Health Services (EPHS). Applications are due by May 14, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 20, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
The first over-the-counter birth control pill becomes available. Where is it sold?
Health experts say the over-the-counter birth control pill gives contraception options to people who live in rural or remote areas. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jireh Deng Source Type: news
