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Pap-HPV co-testing adoption trends for cervical cancer screening in a multi-state Practice Research Network (PBRN) 2012-2017 [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In 2012, the United States cervical cancer screening (CCS) guidelines changed to add co-testing (Papanicolaou [Pap] and human papillomavirus [HPV] test) to Pap-only. Little is known about variation in adoption of CCS modalities in federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in communities where cervical cancer disparities persist.

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Primary Care Perspectives on Access to Specialty Care in Rural Communities: A Mixed-Method Study [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Rural facilities report challenges and solutions to meet community needs for specialty care. From 2012 to 2022, rural supply decreased for pulmonologists (-41.7%), neurologists (-16.5%), and cardiologists (-5.6%); oncologists increased (20.0%). Objective: This study sought to analyze changes in the U.S. urban), neurologists (1.09

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Racial and Disaggregated Ethnic Disparities of Blood Pressure Control in Community Health Centers [Hypertension]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting: 953 community-based primary care clinics in a national network from 25 states across the United States. Population: Adults 18+ years old with ≥1 primary care ambulatory visit in the network from 2012-2020, with at least one high-risk condition (heart, vascular, or chronic kidney disease, or diabetes).

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Use of Measurement-Based Care for Behavioral Health Care in Community Settings. Advancing Measurement-Informed Care in Community Behavioral Health. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, & Practice, 55(4), 520–537. Carlier, I. Meuldijk, D., Van Vliet, I. Van Fenema, E., Van der Wee, N., & Zitman, F. Anderson, K.N., Bautista, C.L.,&

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Episode 392: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 27 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 2

The Clinical Problem Solvers

They explore the impact of racism, trauma, and inequities in care, while emphasizing the need for culturally grounded, community-based prevention. Community-Based Prevention: The conversation then moves toward community-based prevention, with Dr. Simon advocating for trusted community networks to support youth mental health.

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Q&A: Cannabis Use Tied to Reduced Working Memory

Physician's Weekly

Gowin and his colleagues analyzed data from 1,003 adults between 22 and 36 years of age who had functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), urine toxicology, and cannabis use results collected at one academic site between 2012 and 2015 as part of the Human Connectome Project. The cohort (mean age, 28.7 It’s more complicated than that.

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Episode 384: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 26 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 1

The Clinical Problem Solvers

She was awarded the Society of Biological Psychiatry Humanitarian Award and the Community Outreach Award by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Episode Takeaways Community health centers play an important role in access to evidence-based psychiatric care rooted in community values. J Community Health.