Neighborhood Health Centers and Community-Based Care: Federal Policy from 1965 to 1982

1983 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Sardell
Keyword(s):  
Federal Policy ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Neighborhood Health Centers

Does Prenatal Care at Community-Based Health Centers Result in Infant Primary Care at These Sites?

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther K. Chung ◽  
Kelly F. McCollum ◽  
Irma T. Elo ◽  
Jennifer F. Culhane
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Prenatal Care ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Community Based

scholarly journals Community-Based Intervention to Increase Usage of Medication Disposal Bins

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjhavi Agarwal ◽  
Jordan Burr ◽  
Charis Darnell ◽  
Brett Ellison ◽  
Amir El-Khalili ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
P Value ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Provider Knowledge ◽  
Informational Intervention ◽  
Medication Disposal

Despite the existence of medical waste disposal sites, many patients do not know how to discard their unused and expired medications. The goal of this project is to assess health care providers’ knowledge regarding proper medication disposal (PMD) and to measure the effectiveness of a brief provider informational intervention regarding PMD. Changes in knowledge were evaluated using paper pre and post surveys. The surveys were administered anonymously before and after the presentation. Principal findings: A total of 55 healthcare providers (Clinic A n = 25, Clinic B n = 28) received the PMD presentation. 52 (95%) completed the pre and post surveys. Pre-intervention knowledge of PMD was higher in Clinic B where there was an existing medication disposal box (92% accuracy) compared to Clinic B which did not have a medical disposal bin (52% accuracy). Surveys results showed improvement in 36% of Clinic A participants and 14.3% of Clinic B participants (p value = 0.0086). Based on these findings, we can conclude that the presence of a medication disposal bin is positively correlated with provider knowledge regarding PMD. This may be used to encourage the institution of medication disposal bins in more health centers and an increase in medical staff knowledge of the practice.

scholarly journals Building Community-Based Surge Capacity through a Public Health and Academic Collaboration: The Role of Community Health Centers

2006 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard K. Koh ◽  
Amie C. Shei ◽  
Janette Bataringaya ◽  
Jon Burstein ◽  
Paul D. Biddinger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Centers ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Surge Capacity ◽  
Academic Collaboration ◽  
Building Community

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PREVENTIVE PRACTICE ON DEMENTIA CARE AMONG PRIMARY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN MACAO

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
I.L. Lo ◽  
W. Zeng ◽  
C.I. Lei ◽  
C. Lam ◽  
H.L. Lou
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Preventive Practice ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Dementia Prevention ◽  
Dementia Education

The Macao Dementia Policy was recognized by Alzheimer Disease International as the 27th globally and one of the highest stage 5 to develop dementia friendly community and primary health professionals are in a pivotal position to enhance community-based dementia prevention and care quality. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitude and preventive practice on dementia care among primary health professionals in Macao. A specially designed 30-item questionnaire was developed and validated for the study. The Content Validity Index (CVI) and Cronbach’s α of the questionnaire were 0.973 and 0.808. The questionnaires were distributed to all 375 primary health professionals from 8 Health Centers throughout Macao and 234 valid questionnaires (62.4%) were returned. The score for dementia care knowledge was 87.02+14.01; attitude was 69.52+5.83; preventive practice was 77.88+13.18, of which doctors (79.89+13.77) was significantly higher (t=2.29, p=0.023) than nurses (75.91+12.33). There were positive relationships between preventive practice and attitude (r=0.163, p=0.014), and age (r=0.212, p=0.002), and a negative relationship between knowledge and age (r=-0.139, p=0.040). These findings have significant implications that most primary health professionals in Macao had sufficient knowledge, a positive attitude and appropriate preventive practice on dementia care. However, enhanced dementia education to improve knowledge and preventive practice was a strong agenda for the training for senior staff and nurses.

scholarly journals DEVELOPING A NEW FEDERAL POLICY AGENDA TO ADDRESS SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S601-S601
Author(s):  
Andrew MacPherson
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Federal Policy ◽  
Health Plans ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Patient Groups ◽  
Policy Solutions

Abstract The Coalition to End Social Isolation and Loneliness convenes a diverse group of allied stakeholders, including consumer and patient groups, health plans, community-based organizations, private sector researchers and innovators, and others, to address the epidemic of social isolation and loneliness. The Coalition is developing and advocating for bipartisan federal policy solutions to provide individuals the support they need to be socially engaged. This session will describe the role of the Coalition in engaging stakeholders, promoting innovative research, and advocating for policy changes that combat the adverse consequences of social isolation and loneliness and advance approaches and practices that improve social connectedness for all Americans.

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