Accessible Health Care Resources

How to Find Trustworthy Health Information from the Internet

Description: This infosheet includes tips to locate trustworthy internet sites, and also provides a list of trustworthy internet sites.

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Creation Date: 2015

Type of Product: infosheet; tips

People Required: individual

Adaptation Needed: some links may be outdated

Rural Adaptations: availability of technology to do online searches

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document

Funding: none needed for the guide

Staff Needed: some people may need assistance learning or using internet

Supplies: need this guide

Technology: online use

Alone/Group: done alone

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 10

Practical As-Is for Implementation: great


Inclusive Healthcare Facilities: Access and Accommodations Resource Toolkit 2014

Description: This infosheet includes a list of accessible health care training programs and resources to promote accessible and inclusive health care.

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Creation Date: 2014            

Type of Product: infosheet; training

People Required: organization; individual

Adaptation Needed: some links or trainings may be outdated

Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to urban areas

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document

Funding: some cost for some of the trainings

Staff Needed: staff are needed to conduct the training; the resources teach the staff what they need to know to carry out the training                      

Supplies: manuals; webinars

Technology: most resources are online

Alone/Group: done alone

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: some rural areas may not have consistent access to internet

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 12

Practical As-Is for Implementation: great


How to Get the Most Out of Your Health Care Visits

Description: This infosheet includes tips for what to expect during a healthcare visit and how to get organized before the visit.

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Creation Date: 2015            

Type of Product: infosheet; tips

People Required: individual

Adaptation Needed: may have some outdated links

Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to urban areas

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document

Funding: none needed for the guide

Staff Needed: some people may need some support during health appointments

Supplies: this guide, takeaway materials, and materials in preparation

Technology: need this guide; can be printed

Alone/Group: done alone

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: none

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 9

Practical As-Is for Implementation: great


Creating a Training Program for Informal Personal Assistants

Description: A training for informal personal assistants that includes the same information that formal personal assistants receive.

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Creation Date: 2016           

Type of Product: workshop guide; infosheet

People Required: individual

Adaptation Needed: little to none needed

Rural Adaptations: does not appear to be limited to urban areas; relies on technology

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document

Funding: needed for resources, medical supplies, and trainer

Staff Needed: staff are needed to facilitate workshop; staff need to have knowledge of medical equipment and other personal assistant topics, as well as how to facilitate a workshop

Supplies: medical supplies, quizzes, and videos

Technology: online access to resources, can be printed; videos

Alone/Group: done in collaboration with trainers

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: inability to have resources or trainees in rural communities

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 10

Practical As-Is for Implementation: good


Managed Long-Term Services and Supports: Using Capitation to Promote Home and Community-Based Services

Description: A review of state implementation of using capitation (per member per month) to promote home and community based services.

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Creation Date: 2017           

Type of Product: infosheet

People Required: organization

Adaptation Needed: adaptation needed outside of the selected states

Rural Adaptations: availability of personal assistant workers and government assistances

Reading Time: does not take a long time to read the document

Funding: assistance from government

Staff Needed: Staff are needed to facilitate groups; staff need to have knowledge of roles such as administration and personal assistants

Supplies: need this guide

Technology: online access to resources, can be printed

Alone/Group: done in collaboration with existing agencies/resources and government policies

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: inability to have resources/personal assistants in rural community

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): Grade 16

Practical As-Is for Implementation: good


TechSAge Tool: Guidelines for Delivering Telewellness Programs to Older Adults with Disabilities

Description: This TechSAge tool provides guidelines for designing wellness classes delivered via video conferencing, or “telewellness” classes, for older adults with disabilities, from the initial planning stage to class execution.

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Creation Date: 2021          

Type of Product: toolkit; guide; education; tips

People Required: organization

Adaptation Needed: little to none needed

Rural Adaptations: needed if availability of technology is sparse

Reading Time: takes a long time to read guide

Funding: none to use guide, but for resources   

Staff Needed: needed to conduct classes

Supplies: this guide and supplemental materials

Technology: needed to conduct classes

Alone/Group: alone or in a group

Recruitment/Attrition Risk: availability of technology

Plain Language Rating (Flesch-Kincaid): College

Practical As-Is for Implementation: great