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Community Services For Patient Referral Document, Jett Choquette
Community Services For Patient Referral Document, Jett Choquette
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Patients have a need for referral to a variety of services that directly relate to their health and wellbeing that are not generally included in the traditional referral system of healthcare networks. These services include (but are not limited to) social work support, pandemic support, elderly services, LQBTQ+ services, intimate partner violence services, functional medicine, and substance use disorder and mental health support and treatment. Because these services are not part of the traditional healthcare referral system, healthcare providers may not have an up-to-date list of organizations and programs in the community that could provide these needed services. This is …
The Design And Impact Of A Rural Community Supported Doula Program, Kalin Jean Gregory-Davis
The Design And Impact Of A Rural Community Supported Doula Program, Kalin Jean Gregory-Davis
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
The purpose of this study is to describe the design and impact of a rural community supported doula program. The Washington County Mental Health Doula Project is a unique collaboration between the Central Vermont Medical Center and Washington County Mental Health Services, whereby doula support services are offered for at risk patients during their pregnancy, through the birth process and the post partum period, and up to one year post delivery. Many more typical doula programs are of significant cost to the patient, making this support inaccessible to those that may need it the most. This program is unique in …