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Translating the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit into Messages and Materials to Improve Preventive Care In Older Adults. [Community based participatory research]

Annals of Family Medicine

The Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) is a Medicare benefit aimed at increasing preventive care and building a stronger patient-clinician relationship. However, uptake of the AWV in primary care has been low, and many patients are unaware of this free annual visit. Study Design and Analysis. Conclusions.

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Staff perspectives of a novel integrated community care hub in an urban underserved population (UK) [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

One way the persistent health inequalities experienced by these sections of the population can be addressed is by providing integrated "place-based" care. We interviewed 15 staff involved in delivering the SCZ these included GPs, secondary care consultants, and social care practitioners.

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What Are the Most Common Preventive Services? A Complete Guide

Mesa Family Physician

For residents of Mesa and the surrounding East Valley communities, staying current with recommended preventive care can lead to better health outcomes and reduced healthcare costs. Our female practitioners understand the unique health needs of women in our community.

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An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. On Why Integrated Care Should Be a Cornerstone of the HHS Agenda

Integrated Care News by CFHA

It offers care where people already are: their doctor’s office, their community mental health clinic, their OB/GYN’s exam room. It provides immediate, non-stigmatized behavioral health support at the point of medical care, often in the same visit. You don’t have to build it from scratch.

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Primary Care Utilization in Native American Communities: Challenges and Opportunities [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) patients are disproportionately affected by deleterious health outcomes for many preventable disease when compared to their non-indigenous counterparts. It is paramount to understand the barriers faced by the AI/AN community to better serve their medical needs.

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Q&A: Prioritizing Early Intervention in Pediatric Obesity

Physician's Weekly

When a child has risk factors but has not developed the disease, we must continue to provide preventive care and support for the family and appropriately match intensity and dose of the intervention. The AAP published a statement on prevention; if you haven’t seen that, it may be worth looking at. They are a wonderful resource.

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Is there enough time for prevention in primary care?

Common Sense Family Doctor

Family physicians are being squeezed by two accelerating trends: (1) too few of us to care for the growing US population and (2) the rising number of tasks that we are asked to accomplish for each patient. hours) allocated to preventive care. hours) allocated to preventive care.