Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Testing The Waters: Are Health Education Specialists Willing To Conduct Rapid Hiv Testing?, Angela W. Prehn, Jacquie Fraser, Anthony J. Santella
Testing The Waters: Are Health Education Specialists Willing To Conduct Rapid Hiv Testing?, Angela W. Prehn, Jacquie Fraser, Anthony J. Santella
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Approximately 1 in 5 people with HIV are not aware of their infection; access to testing is an important part of public health. In a national study, Health Education Specialists with high HIV knowledge and favorable attitudes towards persons with HIV/AIDS were more willing to be trained to conduct rapid HIV testing (RHT)
Church-Based Health Care Initiatives In East Baltimore, Maryland, Valerie Warner-Collins
Church-Based Health Care Initiatives In East Baltimore, Maryland, Valerie Warner-Collins
2010-2016 Archived Posters
A qualitative case study that investigated the perceptions of clergy regarding their roles, and those of the church, in health care advocacy. Questions emanating from the research literature were piloted to 4 expert jurors before distribution to 17 main participants. The results indicated that barriers to health care access was predicated on clerical perceptions of the role of the church, severed relationships between collaborators, and several faulty and systemic factors of prior partnerships.
Leadership Strategies And Initiatives For Combating Medicaid Fraud And Abuse, Krista K. Laursen
Leadership Strategies And Initiatives For Combating Medicaid Fraud And Abuse, Krista K. Laursen
2010-2016 Archived Posters
This study explored how health-care leaders in Arizona characterized limitations to the mitigation of Medicaid fraud and abuse. Emergent themes included the need for the application of modern technologies to combat Medicaid fraud and abuse and the concentration of Medicaid fraud and abuse mitigation efforts at the state level.