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A Multi-Sector Pilot Design in the Northeast Ohio QI Hub: Engaging Community Based Organizations to Advance Diabetes Equity [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Results: Key priorities across all sectors included access to behavioral health, economic mobility, social cohesion, and transportation.

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SGLT-2 inhibitor, cardiovascular risk and outcome in patients with comorbidity of hypertension and diabetes [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

Sodium-glucose transporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors have been proved to decrease the cardiovascular adverse events in several large randomized controlled trials (RCTS), but evidence limited to patients with type 2 diabetes and ASCVD. Setting or Dataset Five electronic systems of community clinic.

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Relationship between Social Risks and Colorectal Cancer Screening/Surveillance in a Large US Health System [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Implementation of electronic health record SDOH questionnaires is more common in health care institutions and allows for individual-level assessment of social risk in a primary care setting. Context Social determinants of health (SDOH) such as access to care and economic stability negatively impact colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates.

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Relationship between Social Risks and Diabetes Metrics in a Large US Health System [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Demographic data obtained from electronic health record included age, gender, race, and rurality, along with practice location, medical complexity and outpatient visits. Gender, medical complexity and patient reported intimate partner violence are not associated with attaining D5 metric.

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Association between patient reported social risks and HOUSES index: A rural-urban comparison [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Integration of patient reported social risk questionnaires in electronic health records allows for assessment of individual-level SES, but this data is frequently missing. vs 3.4%, transportation risk 3.3% Context Socioeconomic status (SES) is one of the key determinants of health among rural populations. live in rural areas.

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Middle to Older Age Latinas Experiences Across the Cervical Cancer Continuum: Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment and Impact [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Participants were recruited via electronic healthcare records, community tabling events, and social media efforts. About 90% were either currently or formerly undocumented, 2/3 spoke Spanish, 2/3 made <$50,000 annually, and 1/3 reported inadequate transportation. Our Community Advisory Board (CAB) guided this work.

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