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Improving Healthcare For Coptic Egyptian Migrants, Lorena Ayoub
Improving Healthcare For Coptic Egyptian Migrants, Lorena Ayoub
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
There is very little known about Coptic Egyptian migrant health in the current literature. Exploring health beliefs and behaviors in regard to seeking medical care is important. Additionally, understanding how the Coptic church plays a role in healthcare is essential as many Coptic individuals believe spirituality influences physical health.
Safer Prescription Opioid Use In The Greater Danbury Area, Ying K. Loo
Safer Prescription Opioid Use In The Greater Danbury Area, Ying K. Loo
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Opioid use disorder continues to be a major public health concern worldwide, with over 16 million people affected, and is associated with increased health care costs, reduced quality of life, lost productivity, and loss of life due to opioid overdose deaths. The neurobiology and susceptibility for opioid dependence and addiction is not well-understood by patients, and the lack of understanding of the safe use of prescription opioid regarding its intended effect of pain-relief versus other potential side effects and withdrawal symptoms may lead to misuse. This community health improvement project aims to empower patients and their family members to better …
Weighty Words: Addressing Weight Bias In Primary Care, Jharna Jahnavi
Weighty Words: Addressing Weight Bias In Primary Care, Jharna Jahnavi
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Weight bias in healthcare impacts a great proportion of patients. In some ways, weight bias often goes unaddressed compared to other forms of discrimination and spans across diverse groups of people resulting a double burden of bias in patients with intersecting marginalized identities. It is essential that providers and healthcare workers are better trained in building inclusivity for patients of all weights and body types to improve healthcare access and acceptance. Patients who experience weight bias in the office are less likely to return for routine preventative care and less likely to feel safe and comfortable with their providers. This …
Nutritional Literacy: Enhancing Community Health Through Pamphlet Education, Jordan Franco
Nutritional Literacy: Enhancing Community Health Through Pamphlet Education, Jordan Franco
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Research suggests that individuals with limited nutritional literacy may struggle to make informed decisions about their food choices. Such individuals could derive benefits from targeted interventions aimed at enhancing their comprehension and utilization of nutrition label information. This project addresses this issue by enhancing the nutritional literacy of local food pantry clients through the distribution of an informative pamphlet designed to improve their understanding of nutrition.
Aging And Exercising Gracefully, Karena P. Nguyen
Aging And Exercising Gracefully, Karena P. Nguyen
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Exercise and physical therapy are concerns among patients experiencing menopause and patients who near the age of menopause. Newtown Primary Care serves a population, whose census indicates an aging population. An interdisciplinary pamphlet on weight-bearing exercises and community resources for the peri- and postmenopausal population was developed with input from physical therapists and doctors.
Handout To Promote Diabetes Education In Spanish Speaking Patients, Javier Rincon
Handout To Promote Diabetes Education In Spanish Speaking Patients, Javier Rincon
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Hispanic adults are 70 percent more likely than non-Hispanic white adults to be diagnosed with diabetes by a physician. In 2017, Hispanics were twice as likely to be hospitalized for treatment of end-stage renal disease related to diabetes, as compared to non-Hispanic whites. In 2018, Hispanics were 1.3 times more likely than non-Hispanic whites to die from diabetes. Lack of readily accessible educational material in different languages can lead to educational deficits in non-English speaking patients.
A Healthier Diet For Weight Loss, Hannah White
A Healthier Diet For Weight Loss, Hannah White
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Many patients presenting to clinic have the goal of weight loss to improve their health as obesity has many comorbidities. Many patients have multiple health concerns like Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, PCOS, or joint pain. Part of the management of their conditions include weight loss, but many patients struggle, for years, to lose weight. A referral to the Metabolic Weight Loss clinic in Newtown, which will provide patients with nutritional information, evidence based diets, medications, exercises, and more, can take up to 1 year to get an appointment. The goal of this project is to provide information to patients in …
Healthcare Against Exploitation: Empowering Clinics To Identify And Support Human Trafficking Survivors, Daniel Mitchell
Healthcare Against Exploitation: Empowering Clinics To Identify And Support Human Trafficking Survivors, Daniel Mitchell
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
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Pamphlet For Identifying Anxiety And Initial Coping Strategies, William Hsu
Pamphlet For Identifying Anxiety And Initial Coping Strategies, William Hsu
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Anxiety affects up to 1/3 of the population in their lifetime. The geriatric population is especially susceptible to anxiety due to comorbid conditions and limitations in mobility. Anxiety is also difficult to identify, with mental health literacy with regards to anxiety being limited. This project aims to education patients on common symptoms of anxiety and at home interventions that can be initiated with helping to manage anxiety.
Implementing A Patient Resource Guide On Intimate Partner Violence (Ipv) At A Connecticut Primary Care Practice, Mahima R. Poreddy
Implementing A Patient Resource Guide On Intimate Partner Violence (Ipv) At A Connecticut Primary Care Practice, Mahima R. Poreddy
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Intimate partner violence is an ongoing public health crisis in the United States. According to the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, nearly 39,000 victims were served in 2021, which was a 5% increase from the year prior. As intimate partner violence continues to affect numerous lives in Connecticut and across the nation, the risks of seeking assistance in these situations prevent those experiencing domestic violence from accessing support services. The cost of intimate partner violence can range from an increase in health care utilization to restricted access to safe housing. The Ridgefield Primary Care practice does not currently have educational …
Managing Constipation: A Community-Level Intervention In Newtown, Ct, Weida Ma
Managing Constipation: A Community-Level Intervention In Newtown, Ct, Weida Ma
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
The prevalence of chronic constipation in adults is 10-15%. Constipation is associated with a lower quality of life and poorer psychological well-being. This goal of this project was to perform a community-level intervention by creating a pamphlet detailing first-line lifestyle modification and over-the-counter laxatives for the treatment of consitpation to be handed out at a primary care office in Newtown, CT.
Caring For Caregivers, Lily Deng
Caring For Caregivers, Lily Deng
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Aging populations and chronic conditions have shifted care from hospital settings to community and family settings, caregiver burden is increasing. This project was focused on understanding the factors that impact the wellbeing of caregivers of patients with chronic conditions/cancer. Focus is also on identifying barriers to accessing support and increasing awareness of available community support resources.
Improving The Assessment Of Patient Dietary Choices, Jiayi Luo
Improving The Assessment Of Patient Dietary Choices, Jiayi Luo
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Asking about a patient's diet has always been a critical part of primary care wellness visits, as well as in managing chronic medical problems like hypertension, obesity, and diabetes. However, patient responses when asked to recall their diet is time-consuming, subjective, and can even be uncomfortable. This project aims to create a qualitative and objective tool for patients to report back their dietary habits. This project will 1) create a short dietary questionnaire for patients in Newtown Primary care and 2) assess for patient receptiveness to sharing dietary habits through said questionnaire.
Alcohol Cessation Resources In Greater Danbury, Ct, Rachel M. Thompson
Alcohol Cessation Resources In Greater Danbury, Ct, Rachel M. Thompson
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
There is an abundance of resources available to residents of the greater Danbury, CT area looking to reduce their alcohol consumption. However, a central repository of this information is lacking, and individuals seeking local services report feeling overwhelmed and confused by their search. This project aims to simplify the journey to getting help by providing patients at New Fairfield Primary Care with a brief physical pamphlet and extensive virtual database describing alcohol abuse and the variety of services available in their region. Supports detailed include medical providers, counselors, holistic therapies, hotlines, lifestyle changes, peer support groups, treatment centers, self-assessment quizzes, …