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Achieving Pharmacy Based Public Health: Call For Public Health Engagement, Beth Meyerson, Priscilla Ryder, Cariann Richey-Smith
Achieving Pharmacy Based Public Health: Call For Public Health Engagement, Beth Meyerson, Priscilla Ryder, Cariann Richey-Smith
Priscilla T. Ryder
The evolution of pharmacy practice in the last 15 years has created expanded public health access. Community pharmacies now provide a range of public health services with promising improvements in health access and outcomes. The observed practice changes call our attention to systemic issues that remain in need of collective attention. As we strengthen our intersectoral public health system, we must focus on the pharmacy-public health partnership and establish collaborative policy and research agendas to guide this system change for maximum public health impact. Our collective effort to assure the health of communities depends upon our seeing opportunities across systems …
Complementary And Alternative Medicine Use Among Older Urban African Americans: Individual And Neighborhood Associations, Priscilla Ryder, Beverly Wolpert, Denise Orwig, Olivia Carter-Pokras, Sandra Black
Complementary And Alternative Medicine Use Among Older Urban African Americans: Individual And Neighborhood Associations, Priscilla Ryder, Beverly Wolpert, Denise Orwig, Olivia Carter-Pokras, Sandra Black
Priscilla T. Ryder
Purpose: Older African Americans may be vulnerable to risks due to impaired healthcare access and understudied complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and other traditions. We describe C AM use among older African Americans in Baltimore, MD, examining associations among CAM and sociodemographic, health status, healthcare utilization and neighborhood factors. Methods: Cross sectional telephone survey of 95 African Americans ages ≥60 on use of CAM modalities (herb/home remedies, prayer, group spiritual practices, meditation/visualization, massage, chiropractic, acupuncture, relaxation/ biofeedback) in prior year. Results: A large majority (88.4%) reported CAM use in the previous year; 50.5% reported CAM use excluding individual prayer. …
Timely Follow-Up Among Multicultural Women With Abnormal Mammograms, Pamela Arnsberger, Patrick Fox, Priscilla Ryder, Brenda Nussey, Xiulan Zhang, Regina Otero-Sabogal
Timely Follow-Up Among Multicultural Women With Abnormal Mammograms, Pamela Arnsberger, Patrick Fox, Priscilla Ryder, Brenda Nussey, Xiulan Zhang, Regina Otero-Sabogal
Priscilla T. Ryder
Objective: To examine factors influencing time from screening to final diagnosis among multicultural women with abnormal mammograms using the precede-proceed model. Methods: Staff of 58 clinics and a sample of 436 women served by these clinics were interviewed and their medical records examined. Results: Longer duration from screening to diagnosis was associated with speaking Spanish and having clinic staff make appointments. Ease of access to health care, provision of early morning screening services and higher levels of patient anxiety shortened the time to diagnosis. Conclusion: The precede-proceed model is useful in delineating personal and structural factors that affect timely diagnosis.
Preferences Of Gay And Bisexual Men For Pharmacy-Based Hiv Testing And Over-The-Counter Hiv Tests, Beth Meyerson, Roberta Emetu, Stephanie Sanders, Marlon Bailey, Priscilla Ryder, James Armstrong
Preferences Of Gay And Bisexual Men For Pharmacy-Based Hiv Testing And Over-The-Counter Hiv Tests, Beth Meyerson, Roberta Emetu, Stephanie Sanders, Marlon Bailey, Priscilla Ryder, James Armstrong
Priscilla T. Ryder
A 2013 study among 169 Indiana men aged 18–45 who have sex with men assessed the acceptability of and preferences for pharmacy-based and over-the-counter (OTC) HIV testing. Rural men in general and men who did not know their HIV status were more likely to purchase an OTC HIV test. Men who did not know their HIV status also preferred an OTC HIV test to pharmacy-based testing. Pharmacies should enhance information around the sale of OTC HIV tests, particularly in rural areas. Information should include test results, opportunities for consultation, and linkage to care.