Community based health insurance schemes: lessons from rural Kenya.

abstract：:Until recently, few children with chronic illnesses such as sickle cell disease (SCD) lived past late adolescence. Substantial reductions in mortality mean a growing number of adolescents with SCD reach adulthood. Consensus among researchers and health care providers (HCP) from multiple disciplines is that critical at...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Telfair J,Alexander LR,Loosier PS,Alleman-Velez PL,Simmons J

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a response to rising health care costs and substantial cuts in state funding for correctional health care in Texas, we developed and applied a process framework for systematically prioritizing the provision of inpatient hospital services to prisoners. Specifically, all inpatient services provided from September 200...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Schneider BC,Harzke AJ,Ivanitskaya L,Murray OJ

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We surveyed first-year medical students about preparedness for work at student-run clinics, and for addressing patients' access to care, and social issues. Most students did not know how to get uninsured patients ongoing care or medications outside of the student-run clinic. A large majority of students desired an ori...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Simmons BB,DeJoseph D,Diamond J,Weinstein L

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mobile mammography can increase access to preventive screening and might be effective in church-based settings. Among 1,117 women ages 50 to 80 from 45 Los Angeles County churches, 31.7 percent said they would definitely use a mobile van at church, 21.9 percent would probably use one, 28.7 percent would probably not u...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Derose KP,Duan N,Fox SA

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More effective treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) creates an opportunity to improve health outcomes. OBJECTIVE:To use Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)-defined HCV quality indicators (QI) as a framework to assess the quality of care at an urban safety net hospital. DESIGN:Retrospective co...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Assoumou SA,Huang W,Horsburgh CR,Mus,Linas BP

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recruiting and retaining rural primary care providers is challenging. The Graduate Nursing Education Primary Care Scholars (GNEPCS) is a partnership between a philanthropic organization and a school of nursing to recruit, educate, train, and retain primary care advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) for practice ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Selleck C,Deupree J,Hodges A,Holland A,Plane L,Horton J,Harper DC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the baseline data on the proportion of Hmong women (n=402), ages 18-65, in Sacramento, California who reported that they had a Pap test for the early detection of cervical cancer. We assessed the association between sociodemographic characteristics and Pap test receipt using chi-squared and multiple...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Fang DM,Lee S,Stewart S,Ly MY,Chen MS Jr

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uninsured individuals face great challenges in accessing both primary and specialty care. The Access Partnership (TAP) is a novel collaboration between primary and specialty care providers at an urban academic medical center to provide care coordination and facilitate access to specialty services for uninsured patient...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Block L,Ma S,Emerson M,Langley A,de la Torre D,Noronha G

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study we use the 2007 National Survey of Child Health to examine whether parental social support is associated with children's overweight/obesity and if this relationship is moderated by race/ethnicity, acculturation, and/or parent's sex. Results reveal that Hispanics (English and Spanish-speaking) and ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Watt TT,Martinez-Ramos G,Majumdar D

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many observers explain the prevalence of inadequate prenatal care in the United States by citing demographic or psychosocial factors. But few have evaluated the barriers faced by women with different health insurance status and socioeconomic backgrounds. In this study of 149 women at six hospitals in Minneapolis, insu...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Oberg CN,Lia-Hoagberg B,Skovholt C,Hodkinson E,Vanman R

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Direct-acting antivirals (DAA) have revolutionized the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of DAA in a safety-net population. METHODS:Retrospective cohort study including patients who received at least one dose of DAA for chronic HCV infe...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Bryant A,Kalra A,Truesdale A,Pyle L,Martinez-Camacho A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mexican American women have the highest incidence of metabolic syndrome among all U.S. demographic groups. This paper details an innovative approach to reducing the risks for metabolic syndrome among Hispanic families in rural Idaho. Compañeros en Salud (CeS) is a promotora-led wellness program and community-based par...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Schwartz R,Powell L,Keifer M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study analyzed the impact of sociodemographic characteristics, patient comorbidities, risk factors for critical limb ischemia and hospital characteristics on racial disparities in amputation rates for Native American patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). METHODS:The study used the Healthcare...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Rizzo JA,Chen J,Laurich C,Santos A,Martinsen BJ,Ryan MP,Kotlarz H,Gunnarsson C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the experiences of low-income Part D beneficiaries with mental illness and their use of community helpers to access prescription medicines. METHODS:Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 Medicare beneficiaries with mental illness in community settings. The transcripts were a...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Hensley MA

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the ethnicity/race and gender distribution of the international medical graduates (IMGs) qualified to enter graduate medical education (GME) and those who are actually in GME. METHODS:The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) database and the American Medical Association's Ma...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Norcini JJ,van Zanten M,Boulet JR

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case study describes how we are translating a diabetes care quality improvement initiative from an insured (HMO) setting into federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). We outline the innovative collaborative processes whereby researchers and FQHC providers adapted this initiative, which includes health informat...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Gold R,Muench J,Hill C,Turner A,Mital M,Milano C,Shah A,Nelson C,DeVoe JE,Nichols GA

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 diabetes disproportionately affects Latinos increasing their risk of diabetes-related complications. This study used a randomized controlled design with a community-based approach to evaluate the impact of a culturally tailored pharmacist intervention on clinical outcomes in Latino diabetics. The intervention i...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Castejón AM,Calderón JL,Perez A,Millar C,McLaughlin-Middlekauff J,Sangasubana N,Alvarez G,Arce L,Hardigan P,Rabionet SE

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the leading cause of acquired blindness in U.S. adults. Early detection prevents progression. Screening rates are only 10% in medically underserved populations. METHODS:A statewide telemedicine-based program within primary care centers was implemented to improve DR screening, de...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Olayiwola JN,Sobieraj DM,Kulowski K,St Hilaire D,Huang JJ

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We describe body mass index (BMI) trajectories over 20 months in newly settled refugees in the United States. METHODS:Growth curves were modeled in in hierarchical linear modeling for cohorts from Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. RESULTS:For refugees from Southeast Asia and Africa, coefficients...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Careyva B,LaNoue M,Bangura M,de la Paz A,Gee A,Patel N,Mills G

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine how the safety net in Michigan is responding to the health care needs of their uninsured population with diabetes and/or mental illness. METHODS:We used a multiple-site case study design. Data were collected through interviews of key informants in five Michigan communities. Analytic patterns and t...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Dalton VK,Jacobson PD,Konig M,Holman PP Jr

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This qualitative longitudinal study documents the experiences of 60 people who are homeless and mentally ill from their state mental hospital discharge through their first two years in community housing. The study explores the personal, cultural, and environmental contexts of life for adults who are homeless and menta...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Drury LJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa is frequently referred to as a crisis while the principal U.S. program to address it is labeled emergency relief. These terms trigger specific policy responses and corresponding evaluation activities. In this article, three stages in the response to HIV/AIDS are distinguished: awareness...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Wallis A,Dukay V

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homeless individuals have mortality rates three to six times higher than their housed counterparts and have elevated rates of mental illness, substance abuse, and co-morbidities that increase their need for health services. Data on the utilization of Harris County, Texas' public hospital system by 331 homeless individ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Buck DS,Brown CA,Mortensen K,Riggs JW,Franzini L

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using three years (2006, 2008, 2010) of nationally representative data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, I assessed the socioeconomic status (SES) gradient for odds of receiving a mammogram in the past two years and a Pap test in the past three years among White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian women liv...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Monnat SM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines travel patterns for hospitalization among elderly patients to address whether there are differences by age and race/ethnicity, and whether the differences persist even when a severe illness occurs. Using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) State Inpatient database (SID) of the Agency...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Basu J

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to describe the prevalence and predictors of tuberculin skin test (TST) reactors in a high-risk sample of urban Aboriginal people, and to evaluate adherence to medical evaluation and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) treatment among those with TST reactivity. Of the 164 participants tested, 86% returned f...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Brassard P,Anderson KK,Schwartzman K,Macdonald ME,Menzies D

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:African Americans experience mental health disadvantages relative to European Americans with respect to financial barriers, barriers to help seeking, and poorer quality services. This paper provides an overview of these mental health inequalities, and offers recommendations for addressing them. ...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Holden KB,Xanthos C

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The documented high incidence of mental health disorders among individuals in substance abuse treatment argues for the importance of studying the provision of mental health services to this population. This survey documents how the Linkage Programs assembled an array of mental health services based on the assessed hea...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Brach C,Falik M,Law C,Robinson G,Trent-Adams S,Ulmer C,Wright A

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor communication of medical information during care transitions can lead to medication errors, adverse drug events, and increased health care costs. The crucial pharmacist's role sometimes requires efforts to improve documentation. Here, we describe our experience integrating a pharmacist into a medical team at a fe...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Brown MA,Bloodworth L,Ross LA

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited English proficiency (LEP) is a common barrier that negatively affects access to health care and quality of care. Prior studies have examined interpreter services as a means of ameliorating LEP, but have focused on Spanish-language services, largely overlooking comparisons with other, less-established ethnic gr...

journal_title：Journal of health care for the poor and underserved

authors： Shippee ND,Pintor JK,McAlpine DD,Beebe TJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00