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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 6 of 6 Research Studies DisplayedPayán DD, Derose KP, Flórez KR
The food environment in 3 neighborhoods in South Los Angeles, California: access, availability, quality, and marketing practices.
The authors developed a mapping component as part of a multilevel church-based intervention that used community-based participatory research to prevent obesity in African American and Latino churches in South Los Angeles. They developed neighborhood maps of local food environments and provided churches with standardized information on food access, availability, quality, and marketing practices. Including several tables as well as discussion, they stated that local food environment maps that are paired with data can inform community-based strategies to prevent obesity and food insecurity.
AHRQ-funded; HS000046.
Citation: Payán DD, Derose KP, Flórez KR .
The food environment in 3 neighborhoods in South Los Angeles, California: access, availability, quality, and marketing practices.
Prev Chronic Dis 2020 Jul 16;17:E61. doi: 10.5888/pcd17.200028.
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Keywords: Obesity, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Prevention, Prevention, Community Partnerships, Community-Based Practice, Nutrition
Wallace AS, Luther B, Guo JW
Implementing a social determinants screening and referral infrastructure during routine emergency department visits, Utah, 2017-2018.
Emergency departments see a disproportionate share of low-income and uninsured patients. In this study, the investigators developed and evaluated a process for identifying social needs among emergency department patients, for facilitating access to community-based resources, and for integrating clinical and community-based data. They leveraged an academic-community partnership to develop a social needs screening tool and referral process.
AHRQ-funded; HS026505.
Citation: Wallace AS, Luther B, Guo JW .
Implementing a social determinants screening and referral infrastructure during routine emergency department visits, Utah, 2017-2018.
Prev Chronic Dis 2020 Jun 18;17:E45. doi: 10.5888/pcd17.190339..
Keywords: Social Determinants of Health, Emergency Department, Screening, Community-Based Practice, Community Partnerships
Reid R, Rising E, Kaufman A
The influence of a place-based foundation and a public university in growing a rural health workforce.
This article describes a partnership between a private, place-based foundation and the University of New Mexico's Office for Community Health. The university’s resources and the JF Maddox Foundation’s entrepreneurial nature, discretionary grant-making, and local convening capabilities combined to an innovative approach for addressing an acute shortage in the local health care delivery workforce in an isolated, rural setting in New Mexico. Results included a significant increase in recruitment of key health care professionals, a more cohesive medical community, a school-based clinic, and support for other community challenges such as the prevention of teen pregnancy.
AHRQ-funded; HS023904.
Citation: Reid R, Rising E, Kaufman A .
The influence of a place-based foundation and a public university in growing a rural health workforce.
J Community Health 2019 Apr;44(2):292-96. doi: 10.1007/s10900-018-0585-y..
Keywords: Access to Care, Community-Based Practice, Community Partnerships, Rural Health, Workforce
Pardos de la Gandara M, Raygoza Garay JA, Mwangi M
Molecular types of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus strains causing skin and soft tissue infections and nasal colonization, identified in community health centers in New York City.
In November 2011, a research and learning collaborative project with six community health centers in the New York City metropolitan area was launched to determine the nature (clonal type) of community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus strains causing skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). It found that of 63 patients with S. aureus infections, 16 of the colonizing isolates were MRSA, and 14 were MSSA, and the majority of the colonizing isolates belonged to the USA300 clonal group.
AHRQ-funded; HS021667.
Citation: Pardos de la Gandara M, Raygoza Garay JA, Mwangi M .
Molecular types of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus strains causing skin and soft tissue infections and nasal colonization, identified in community health centers in New York City.
J Clin Microbiol 2015 Aug;53(8):2648-58. doi: 10.1128/jcm.00591-15..
Keywords: Community-Acquired Infections, Community Partnerships, Community-Based Practice, Genetics, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Connolly Gibbons MB, Kurtz JE, Thompson DL
The effectiveness of clinician feedback in the treatment of depression in the community mental health system.
This article described the development and evaluation of a clinician feedback intervention for use in community mental health settings. The Community Clinician Feedback System (CCFS) was developed in collaboration with a community partner to meet the needs of providers working in such community settings. Satisfaction ratings of the CCFS indicated that the system was widely accepted by clinicians and patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS022124.
Citation: Connolly Gibbons MB, Kurtz JE, Thompson DL .
The effectiveness of clinician feedback in the treatment of depression in the community mental health system.
J Consult Clin Psychol 2015 Aug;83(4):748-59. doi: 10.1037/a0039302..
Keywords: Community-Based Practice, Community Partnerships, Depression, Behavioral Health, Patient Experience
Holzer J, Kass N
Understanding the supports of and challenges to community engagement in the CTSAs.
The researchers sought to understand the supports and challenges experienced by multiple Clinical and Translational Science Awards programs as they pursued community engagement. The interviews identified three support themes, including: funding, existing relationships with communities, and leadership and a partnership approach at the institution. Six challenge themes arose: need for capacity development, lack of positive relationships with communities, lack of leadership, funding constraints, time and staff constraints, and unsustainable models.
AHRQ-funded; HS017589.
Citation: Holzer J, Kass N .
Understanding the supports of and challenges to community engagement in the CTSAs.
Clin Transl Sci 2015 Apr;8(2):116-22. doi: 10.1111/cts.12205..
Keywords: Community Partnerships, Community-Based Practice, Health Services Research (HSR), Research Methodologies