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Community Integration: Pushing the Boundaries for a Better World

Integrated Care News by CFHA

On October 6, 2017, a van loaded with medical supplies departed from the Health Center, bound for the local airport. The Holyoke Health Center, in collaboration with the Family Resource Center at Enlace de Familias , played a pivotal role in this local relief effort.

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Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

That small win reminded me that artificial intelligence is already shaping the way our patients (and our families) search for health advice. I believe that as clinicians, educators and supervisors, we are called to guide this shift. Evidence‑informed care was literally at his fingertips. Below, I share three reasons why.

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Vaccine Uptake Strategies & Ethical Considerations- Part II

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Availability and Requirements Vaccination programs in communities, including schools, childcare centers, community gathering places, and homes, also successfully improve vaccine uptake, especially for children less likely to access healthcare. Requiring vaccines for school or childcare attendance can also contribute to improving it.

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Evaluating the Impact of Data Visualization with China-PAR on Hypertension Management in Primary Care: A Pilot Study [Hypertension]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Data visualization is useful to contemporary methods designed for clarity and communication of information. Although data visualization is gaining traction in the hypertension, its use in health education and information dissemination is still underutilized. Setting or Dataset two primary health centers.

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A Multisite CFIR Study of Readiness to Implement Collaboration Oriented Approach to Controlling High Blood Pressure (COACH) [Dissemination and implementation research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Intervention: COACH — a patient-facing decision support tool integrated into the electronic record. timeliness and satisfaction) and decreases message center burden; people suggested the trial's protocol emphasizes team-based approaches for recruitment and evaluation. Consideration of the care team workflows (i.e.,

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Cervical Cancer Screening Differences Between Black and White Women: An Examination of HPV and Pap Test Utilization. [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context The introduction of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) test and the 2012 Cervical Cancer Screening (CCS) guidelines expanded the way providers offer and interpret screening for their patients. Intervention/Instrument: The NHIS survey is a large-scale structured interview conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics via the CDC.

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Gaps Identified in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patient Education

Physician's Weekly

Patients with hidradenitis suppurative seek advice online, highlighting unmet needs in clinician-patient education regarding daily self-management strategies. For clinicians treating patients with HS, the findings may inform more tailored patient engagement. Vaidyula and colleagues in Cureus.