Integrated Care News by CFHA

APRIL 16, 2025

At the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA), we see your agenda aligning with ours in powerful ways. It offers care where people already are: their doctor’s office, their community mental health clinic, their OB/GYN’s exam room. You don’t have to build it from scratch.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Lifestyle medicine programs have demonstrated a positive impact in managing these diseases but are poorly implemented and unavailable in rural communities. Objective: To assess the feasibility of implementing a lifestyle medicine program in a rural Ontario community for patients with chronic diseases. gender, age, race, education, etc.),

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

At Mesa Family Physicians, we believe that preventing illness is always better than treating it. As your trusted healthcare providers in Mesa, Arizona, we’re committed to helping you understand and access the preventive services that can keep you and your family healthy for years to come.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Lifestyle Medicine (LM) is an evidence-based approach to prevention and treatment of chronic disease by addressing six pillars: physical activity, nutrition, sleep and stress management (recovery), connection, and substance use. There is limited research on implementation of LM in medically underserved communities.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting: Three communities in Ontario, including fitness facilities and major junior hockey teams. to 2585), total physical activity (+796 MET minutes/week, 95% CI 521 to 1071), healthful eating score (-1.1, to 2585), total physical activity (+796 MET minutes/week, 95% CI 521 to 1071), healthful eating score (-1.1, kg (SD=20.4)

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context and objectives First defined by a Maori nurse, cultural safety is a concept encompassing environments and therapeutic relationships that are spiritually, socially, emotionally and physically safe for Indigenous peoples; free from aggression and racism or denial of their identities or needs (23).

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) is associated with improved access and engagement in mental health services and mental and physical health patient outcomes. Intervention The IBH Primary Care (IBH-PC) Toolkit intervention included four components: 1) workbooks; 2) online education; 3) online learning community; and 4) remote coaching.

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Integrated Care News by CFHA

MAY 19, 2025

This position statement from the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association (CFHA) outlines our organizational commitment to Measurement-Based Care (MBC) as a foundational element of integrated healthcare. vital signs, bloodwork laboratory findings, and other physical test data) as a means of guiding care over time. Lengerich, A.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Setting Multi-site study, with participants recruited from outpatient clinical and community settings. Outcome Measures Open-ended scripted questions on the interventions’ impact on pain, function, mental and physical health QoL, and opioid use. Results Fifty participants (26 MBT, 24 CBT) were interviewed.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Despite success in some community health centers and Federally Qualified Health Centers, IBH is not widely implemented in other settings. Context: Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) is a model in which medical and behavioral health providers work together to provide whole person care, usually in primary care settings.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

SETTING: Outpatient and community. ±14.0), impaired physical (28.5±8.3) Intention-to-treat, linear mixed effects model analysis compared treatment effectiveness of MBT relative to CBT at 6 and 12 months. Qualitative interviews augmented the quantitative data. POPULATION: Adults with CLBP treated with long-term daily opioids.

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Family Physicians of St. Joseph

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Larger companies now dominate the healthcare landscape, yet through innovation and a dedication to exceptional patient care, Family Physicians of St. That has placed them in the rare company of becoming one of the Top Fifteen Under 15 businesses in our community. Family Physicians of St. Family Physicians of St.

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Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

JUNE 1, 2025

This is a time when lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and allies alike unite to support each other, strengthen the community, and celebrate themselves and others with parades and joyous events. The stigma creates serious problems and the judgment that those in the community experience every day is exhausting.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This can have wide-ranging negative effects on both physical and mental health. There was no difference in the degree of development of the character, their community involvement, and their relationships in films before and after 1990. Individuals with intellectual disability (ID) often experience negative stigma from society.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 26, 2025

Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, discusses early intervention in childhood obesity to reduce long‑term risk and supporting families with tailored, accessible care. Past evidence suggests StEP is highly effective for reducing childhood obesity , though the benefits are better sustained when families attend most or all StEP sessions.

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Doctor Rachel

MARCH 14, 2017

I am a family practice doc who sees teens and 20-somethings daily in my practice. I don’t know how it seems to be going in your home or the town or city you live in, but I am seeing an epidemic of anxious, stressed out teens, in my office and in my community. have lost much of our communal connection. And I am not alone.

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Doctors for America

JUNE 26, 2025

These decisions, taken together, represent a devastating blow to the right of the LGBTQ+ people to access basic, life-saving care, both physical and mental. Our impact areas focus on access to affordable care, community health and prevention, and health justice and equity.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Weight loss programs for older adults also benefit from co-management by an interdisciplinary team that may include a geriatrician, an obesity medicine specialist, an endocrinologist, a registered dietitian, a bone metabolism specialist, a physical therapist and an exercise physiologist. Structured exercise programs can help in both regards.

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Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

JANUARY 17, 2025

(NEW) TLDR at the bottom* Welcome back to our series on physical well-being investments. Funke Brown, one of our previous guest coaches in the JoyFM Community, is a sleep medicine specialist (with lots of expertise for parents too!) How challenging that can be in this line of work! Have a joy-filled and rested week!

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StorytellERdoc

JUNE 11, 2020

What I wasn't prepared for, though, was this patient's physical appearance. His presence, contrasting his physicality, was enormous and palpable. He survived because a local farming family took him in as "one of their own" during the war. He was extremely small in stature, petite almost. Thanks, as always, for reading.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: Midwestern clinicians within the specialties of Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics (671 clinicians); and all Midwestern adult patients aged over 18 years (257 000 patients). 67% of clinicians reported being unaware of the risks of arsenic exposure in drinking water; 76% did not know physical exam findings.

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StorytellERdoc

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

He was a few years shy of middle-age and appeared to be in good physical shape. Even without doing my physical exam, I suspected he might be suffering from a community-acquired pneumonia. Sir," I said, touching his shoulder, "I'm going to perform a physical exam now." Between coughs, he managed to give me a faint smile.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 9, 2023

This study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior collected data on eating and physical activity behaviors from families in two socioeconomically-different communities in Nairobi, Kenya. Researchers found that increasing prosperity is linked to unhealthy eating patterns in Kenyan preadolescents.

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BMJ

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Reference: Benson J , Sexton R , Dowrick C , et al, Staying psychologically safe as a doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic As we face the ongoing global pandemic of COVID-19, doctors, and particularly general practitioners and family doctors (GPs), answer the call to serve in time-pressured, unfamiliar, chaotic, and often-traumatic environments.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 24, 2025

They explore the impact of racism, trauma, and inequities in care, while emphasizing the need for culturally grounded, community-based prevention. Clinically, he cares for youth and families through the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and the new Division of Addiction Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital.

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Center for Family Medicine

APRIL 14, 2025

Hands-on healing Physical therapy focuses on improving strength, flexibility, and function to reduce pain. Rural patients can often receive preliminary guidance from a visiting physical therapist and continue exercises at home. Finding relief requires practical, adaptable strategies that can be managed at home.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

It gathers contextual information on physical, cognitive, mental, and social health, and generates an automated summary report of potential vulnerabilities. The tool was implemented and tested in four university-affiliated family medicine groups in Quebec, Canada from December 2021 to October 2022.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Study design: Qualitative interviews were conducted with older adults (n=19) and health providers (n=17) in 4 family medicine clinics (2 rural and 2 urban) in Quebec, Canada. Setting and dataset: Community-based practice. The recruitment of older adults was diversified according to age, gender, and comorbidity.

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Dr. Michael Bazel

JANUARY 28, 2025

Exercise : Aim to incorporate regular physical activity into your daily routine. Fitness tracking : Use a fitness app or a wearable device to track your physical activity and monitor your steps, heart rate, and calories burned. Being part of a community of people with similar goals can offer encouragement and advice.

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Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

MAY 1, 2025

Therapists and counselors, as well as community support groups, can provide much-needed guidance. Keep in mind that mental and physical health are linked, as anxiety, for example, can show itself through physical attacks. If you have any questions or would like more information, contact the Center for Family Medicine.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Incarceration negatively affects the physical and mental health of people who are incarcerated as well as their family members and loved ones, and limits access to healthcare before, during, and after incarceration. The ways to remedy the negative impacts of incarceration are to incarcerate fewer people and to invest in communities.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: People living in precarious socio-economic conditions are at greater risk of developing mental and physical health disorders, and of having complex healthcare and social needs (hereafter complex needs). Appropriate care for these people calls for integrated care from the healthcare, social services, and community networks.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Population Studied: Community-dwelling adults 65 years & older from the selected states that collected all the three optional modules including the ACEs, cognitive decline, and inadequate sleep (N=21,722) in BRFSS data.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

The Quality of Autism-Related Services While autism-related services span many areas, the researchers highlighted physical health services, behavioral health services, educational services, and employment services as crucial for people with autism. Those from marginalized backgrounds often face difficulty accessing these services.

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Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 23, 2025

Regular physical activity can make your heart healthier and may help bring down levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol. Walking with coworkers, friends, or family can help you stay motivated. Check if your local YMCA or community center has affordable access to pools. appeared first on Imperial Center Family Medicine.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

While SMS is well established for chronic physical conditions, evidence is lacking to support the implementation of structured SMS programs for common mental disorders, and particularly anxiety. Findings suggest that SMS should be routinely offered in the community in a recovery-oriented approach.

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East Cary Family Physicians

JANUARY 30, 2024

As we embark on Glaucoma Awareness Month, East Cary Family Physicians is unwavering in our commitment to highlight the pivotal role of vision health, with a special emphasis on the early detection of glaucoma. Family history: If you have a close relative with glaucoma, you may have an increased risk.

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