Public Resources
Click the topics below to access links to documents, tip sheets, and online resources that support the self-management of chronic conditions.
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COVID-19 Resources
Below are links to an easy to read booklet about the Coronavirus is from SARTAC. It is in English and Spanish. It was written by and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Below are links to a useful resource for physical activity while avoiding risky situations and keeping physical distancing.
Below is a list of other useful resources:
Falls Prevention
Nutrition
Diabetes
Caregiving
Community/Government Partnership
Issue Brief from NAACO
How Community Care Hubs Can Work with Health Departments to Get Further Faster
Overview: Multi-sector community coalitions and partnerships are increasingly creating and taking part in community care hubs to better address social determinants of health (SDOH) to advance health equity and reduce chronic disease. SDOH such as housing, access to healthy foods, transportation, income, and education are strong predictors of health outcomes and a major driver of health disparities.
This issue brief describes the benefits of taking part in hubs, how state and local health departments can partner with hubs to address SDOH, and recommendations for hubs partnering with health departments. Interviews with representatives of multi-sector coalitions addressing SDOH that work with or lead a hub and a review of existing literature informed this resource.
What is a community care hub? Community care hubs are entities that coordinate administrative functions and provide operational infrastructure to support business relationships between the health care sector and a network of community-based organizations (CBOs) providing services to address SDOH. A hub denotes a concept or category, rather than a model, as there are many types of hub structures. Hubs typically serve as a go between for CBOs and health care entities, public health agencies, and payers.
Work with health departments to find funding. Hubs can work directly with health departments to identify and collaborate on funding opportunities that they might not otherwise know about or have the resources to pursue.
Spotlight The Maryland Living Well Center for Excellence hub partnered with state and local health departments to apply for grants to provide more than 25,000 vaccinations throughout the state. Without these partnerships, the center would not have considered applying for the grant, given its limited resources. Through its health department collaboration, the center learned about the grant, received help applying for it, and worked with the health department to successfully launch the grant-funded project.
Other
- The Maryland Department of Aging offers a range of programs and services that help older adults live healthy, safe, and meaningful lives in their homes and communities. We encourage you to learn more about our programs, services, and volunteer opportunities. For additional information, please call us at 1-800-243-3425 or visit our website at aging.maryland.gov.
- Mental Health Association of Maryland Materials
- Keeping Your Brain Healthy as You Age
- Loneliness and Social Connection
- Suicide in Later Life
- Mental Health in Later Life: A Guidebook for Older Marylanders and the People Who Care for Them
- Rural Caregiver Online Program: Allegany, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, Somerset, St. Mary's, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico and Worcester.
- 2020.02.07_Building Better Caregivers fact sheet_CBOs_Final
- Rural Caregiver Project_flyer_v1
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- Rural Maryland Council Website: The Rural Maryland Council (RMC) brings together citizens, community-based organizations, federal, state, county and municipal government officials as well as representatives of the for-profit and nonprofit sectors to collectively address the needs of Rural Maryland communities. We provide a venue for members of agriculture and natural resource-based industries, health care facilities, educational institutions, economic and community development organizations, for-profit and nonprofit corporations, and government agencies to cross traditional boundaries, share information, and address in a more holistic way the special needs and opportunities in Rural Maryland.