Improving access to birth control for Arizona patients: Making contraceptives available without a prescription at your local pharmacy

This week rules were approved to allow Arizona patients 18 years old and older to access contraceptives at their local pharmacy without a doctor’s p…

az-department-of-health-news-feed July 6, 2023

New Resource Released on Integrating Behavioral Health and Oral Health

The National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA) released a new resource, “NNOHA User’s Guide for Integration of Behavioral Health and Oral Hea…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health July 6, 2023

Updated Oral Health Risk Assessment Tool Launched

The American Academy of Pediatrics has streamlined their “Oral Health Risk Assessment Tool.” The tool is now accompanied by an intake form to coll…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health July 6, 2023

New Dental Clinical Practice Guidelines Released

The American Dental Association released a new clinical practice guideline on caries restoration. The new guideline includes sixteen recommendations …

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health July 6, 2023

Latino Adults More Likely Than Others to Skip Medication Due to Cost

Times are financially tough for many families, especially low-income Latinos. To save money, many people are cutting costs on non-essentials, like eat…

Salud America July 6, 2023

CMS Release a New School-based Services Technical Assistance Center

As a follow-up to the May 2023 release of the School-Based Services (SBS) Comprehensive Guide to Medicaid Services and Administrative Claiming, the …

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health July 6, 2023

CMS Proposes Policy Updates for End Stage Renal Disease

On June 26, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule under the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment Sy…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health July 6, 2023

Commonwealth Fund on State Health System Performance

Learn why Massachusetts, Hawaii, and New Hampshire top the health policy nonprofit’s ranking based on 58 measures of access, quality, disparities,…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health July 6, 2023

USDA Economic Research Service on Rural Access to Primary Care

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) update their chart showing the number of physicians per capita in rural counties. The post…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health July 6, 2023

The Built Environment and Social and Emotional Support Among Rural Older Adults

Previous studies on social infrastructure in the built environment – specifically, the physical places that facilitate social interaction and soci…

PA_Dept_of_Rural_Health July 6, 2023

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Day: July 6, 2023

Improving access to birth control for Arizona patients: Making contraceptives available without a prescription at your local pharmacy

New Resource Released on Integrating Behavioral Health and Oral Health

Updated Oral Health Risk Assessment Tool Launched

New Dental Clinical Practice Guidelines Released

Latino Adults More Likely Than Others to Skip Medication Due to Cost

CMS Release a New School-based Services Technical Assistance Center

CMS Proposes Policy Updates for End Stage Renal Disease

Commonwealth Fund on State Health System Performance

USDA Economic Research Service on Rural Access to Primary Care

The Built Environment and Social and Emotional Support Among Rural Older Adults

Bi-Weekly AZBSN Health & Education Taskforce

Bi-Weekly AZBSN Health & Education Taskforce