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Community Integration: Pushing the Boundaries for a Better World

Integrated Care News by CFHA

The plane was piloted by a native of the island, deeply committed to helping his community. What followed was a powerful expression of community and compassion. We offered trauma-informed support and helped newly displaced individuals connect with health and community resources.

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Vaccine Uptake Strategies & Ethical Considerations- Part II

Integrated Care News by CFHA

WHO grouped these determinants into contextual, individual, and group influences and vaccine/vaccination-specific issues. Below is a summary of the findings published in that review, which includes structural and operational approaches as well as interventions for clinical encounters.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MBC is presented not simply as data collection, but as a dynamic, evidence-based clinical process that enhances outcomes, promotes equity, and strengthens team-based care. MBC supports optimal clinical practice, demonstrates the value of integrated care teams, and improves outcomes. What is MBC? 3, 4) Why is MBC important? 1, 8, 9) d.

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Lived experience of individuals with thalassemia in Eastern India [Allergy/Immunology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Methods: The authors employed a qualitative research design to study thalassemic patients receiving outpatient treatment at a suburban hospital clinic in Kolkata, India. The authors, both individually and collectively, utilized an immersion-crystallization approach to analyze the content of the interviews.

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"We feel alone and not listened to": Somali, Hmong and Latin American Parents Perspectives on Pediatric Serious Illness [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Listening to families from these communities about their experiences could identify modifiable barriers to quality pediatric serious illness care and facilitate the development of potential improvements. Setting: Minneapolis-St Paul metropolitan area. Intervention: NA. Outcome Measures: NA.

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Diabetes related complications among Ethiopian Jews-Outcomes of a 10 years cohort study in Israel [Population health and epidemiology]

Annals of Family Medicine

Design and analysis: The study employed a comprehensive cohort design to compare individuals with T2D who were Ethiopian-born to their Israeli-born counterparts. Setting: Community-based study using Clalit Health Services (CHS) data. Setting: Community-based study using Clalit Health Services (CHS) data. 0.83, HR 0.70; 95% CI 0.65-0.76,

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Validation of the "Proactive" self-assessment tool for older people to identify their own risk of functional decline [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis: In a convergent, mixed methods design, a cross-sectional survey allowed us to assess the concurrent validity of Proactive by comparing its results with those of a clinical examination. Setting: Community-based. Intervention: Proactive consists of 21 items covering nine constructs.

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