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An Innovative Approach to Enhancing Community Health Collaborations: A Community Engagement Directory [Participatory research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context UT Southwestern utilizes community engagement strategies to improve health and integrate stakeholder priorities in clinical care and research. Profile data describing community-engaged projects and the academic and community partners involved is published to the web and publicly accessible.

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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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Compass Rose for Generating Community-based Referrals via Epic: Best Practices and Lessons Learned [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study Design and Analysis: We used information gathered from site visits and team meetings to understand how Compass Rose was being utilized across sites. Outcome Measures: We assessed patterns of social risk factors across our patient population as well as the extent to which patients wanted assistance from the clinic.

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Patient Perceptions of a Lifestyle Medicine Clinic in Southwest Virginia [Mixed methods research]

Annals of Family Medicine

There is limited research on implementation of LM in medically underserved communities. Objective To assess patient perceptions of a primary care-based LM clinic. Setting: LM Clinic in the SW Virginia safety net. Setting: LM Clinic in the SW Virginia safety net. Experience with the LM clinic was rated 7 +/– 2.7

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Implementation Evaluation of a Community Health Worker Program for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes or Hypertension [Dissemination and implementation research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Community health worker (CHW) interventions show promising outcomes for T2D and HTN control particularly among low income and historically marginalized patients. However, studies on the generalizability and implementation of CHW interventions in clinical and community settings are limited. I) There was a mean of 2.8

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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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Vietnamese Americans Trust in COVID-19 Information Sources and Willingness to Participate in Clinical Trials [Clinical trial]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: People of Vietnamese descent are one of the largest Asian American populations, and underrepresented within the demographics of COVID-19 clinical trials. With the rising awareness of misinformation, there is concern about the sources of information Vietnamese Americans use and association with COVID-19 clinical trial participation.

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