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Basic Human Health And Sustainable Community Development: A Case Study Of A Community In Monte Plata, Dominican Republic, Rachelle H. Arnoux

Capstone Collection

One of my objectives in conducting this research is to enhance my skills in data collection while simultaneously improving my writing skills. More substantively, I wanted to explore how access to healthcare in a developing country like the Dominican Republic can contribute to sustainable development. As good health is fundamental and vital for all human beings, it is important in the context of this study to understand how the healthcare system in a particular country gives the population access to quality healthcare. Referring myself specifically to the situation at Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) Dominicana medical center in the Dominican Republic …

Practice-Based Learning: Opportunities And Implications For Stem Education, Glen P. Mays

Health Management and Policy Presentations

This presentation examines how practice-based research strategies have been used to produce new knowledge and stimulate learning about how to improve the organization, financing, and delivery of public health services. I consider how practice-based research strategies can be adapted to advance knowledge and practice related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and application.

What's Happening: May 26, 2014, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

How Will Public Health And Primary Care Come Together In Massachusetts?, Javier Crespo

Public Affairs Capstones Collection

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act aims to place public health and prevention practice closer to the clinical care delivery system by mandating basic preventive services and creating a national prevention plan. The Massachusetts health care system has a number of elements that can help foster closer linking of public health practices in the primary care setting. This research set out to examine whether the current healthcare system in Massachusetts will enable public health and primary care integration as intimated upon by the Affordable Care Act. This study will assess the current connection between public health and primary care …

Maximizing Roi: Laboratories And The Value Of Next-Generation Public Health, Glen P. Mays

Health Management and Policy Presentations

Laboratories serve as information engines for the public health enterprise, and their importance to population health improvement is likely to grow considerably under U.S. health reform. This session will examine the changing landscape of public health responsibilities within a reforming U.S. health system, and the current and potential roles for public health laboratories in improving the health and economic value of investments in public health. The session examines key changes in the organization, financing, and delivery of public health services that are occurring through innovations to better integrate public health and medical care delivery, and the current and potential roles …

What's Happening: May 19, 2014, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Public Health Services & Systems Research And The Reforming U.S. Health System, Glen P. Mays

Health Management and Policy Presentations

This session reviews progress in the field of public health services & systems research (PHSSR), with a specific focus on findings that can inform the implementation and impact of health reform strategies on the U.S. public health system.

Einstein's Medication Reach Program Enhances Patient Care, Deborah Hauser Rph, Mha

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Einstein's Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program, Beth Lapiene Msph

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Data Analytics In Population Health, Harm Scherpbier Md, Ms

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

What's Happening: May 12, 2014, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Producing Population Health: Collective Action Requires Infrastructure, Incentives & Evidence, Glen P. Mays

Health Management and Policy Presentations

Population health improvement strategies are collective action problems that require targeted infrastructure, incentives, and information to succeed. Research on collective action problems and solutions in public health and other spheres of practice offer insight for the successful scale and spread of population health innovations.

What's Happening: May 5, 2014, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Agenda Of 05/02/2014 Hsc Board Of Directors Mtg, Patrice Martin

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

No abstract provided.

Minutes Of 05/02/2014 Hsc Board Of Directors Mtg, Patrice Martin

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

No abstract provided.

Notice Of 05/02/2014 Hsc Board Of Directors Mtg, Patrice Martin

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

No abstract provided.

Promoting Behavior Changes In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Through Shared Medical Appointments, Shonda Lanette Williams

Doctoral Projects

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease that affects many individuals in the United States. It was reported that a total of $245 billion is spent annually on both direct and indirect health care costs associated with the treatment of diabetes and diabetic related complications. Diabetes related complications can be prevented or delayed if proper education is done and individuals are willing to practice positive behavior changes and self-manage their disease. The purpose of this doctoral capstone project was to promote behavior changes in patients with diabetes through diabetes self-management education (DSME) in shared medical appointments (SMAs).

This project was …

Robust System For Infection Control: An Industrial Systems Engineering Approach, Sundaravel Vinay Swarup Achudhan

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Health care delivery in the United States needs improvement. Each year about 98,000 people die as a result of medical errors and the United States is outranked by a number of developed countries in life expectancy, mortality and comorbidity. Healthcare quality is determined based on the quality of the service provided to the patient during their visit. Apart from the traditional problem solving design and development tools used to improve healthcare quality, The National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine recommend systems engineering principle and systems engineering tools to be used in health care to improve the industry. …

More Than A Diagnosis: Enabling Medical Students To Understand And Address The Patient’S Psychological Needs, Paige Jarmuz

Renée Crown University Honors Thesis Projects - All

Patient-centered care is a framework for providing medical services in a humanistic, patient-focused manner. Although there are many proposed dimensions, it is simply the perspective of caring for the patient as a person with psychosocial needs, not just a diagnosis. Extensive literature review was completed to gain understanding of the application of patient-centered care in undergraduate medical education, as well as the evidence behind implementing patient-centered methods. Aspects of patient-centered care may be taught in many medical schools but their importance warrants a stronger focus. Incorporating aspects of patient- centered care is not only most ethical, but also is also …

Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of And Obstacles To A Recruitment Program For Spoons, Jade Elizabeth Mehlhoff

The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses

The purpose of the proposed project was to develop a Pre-professional Recruitment Plan (PRP) for the Support for and Promotion of Optimal Nutritional Status (SPOONS) at Washington Regional Medical Center (WRMC). Additionally, this project determined if the PRP led to a significant increase in the number of volunteer participants in WRMC’s SPOONS program. Finally, this research examined the attrition rate of participants related to the mandatory Tuberculosis (TB) skin test and drug screen, and extensive SPOONS training program required to volunteer at WRMC. Malnutrition is a serious medical concern among hospitalized older adults. Socialization can improve the nutritional intake of …