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Predictors of hepatitis C treatment outcomes in a harm reduction-focused primary care program in New York City

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background The social determinants of health that influence steps in the entire Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) treatment cascade must be identified to achieve HCV elimination goals.
Jacob Ziff, Trang Vu, Danielle Dvir, Farah Riazi, Wilma Toribio, Scott Oster, Keith Sigel, Jeffrey Weiss   +7 more
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Putting Women's Health Care Disparities on the Map: Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities at the State Level [PDF]

, 2009
Assesses the racial/ethnic disparities in women's health status, access to and utilization of health care, and social factors such as poverty and gender wage gap by state.
Alina Salganicoff, Cara V. James, Marsha Lillie-Blanton, Megan Thomas, Roberta Wyn, Usha Ranji   +5 more
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Feasibility and acceptability of a peer provider delivered substance use screening and brief intervention program for youth in Kenya

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Youth in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of substance use yet lack access to substance use interventions. The goal of this project was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a peer-delivered, single-session substance use ...
Florence Jaguga, Edith Kamaru Kwobah, Ali Giusto, Edith Apondi, Julius Barasa, Mercy Korir, Wilter Rono, Gilliane Kosgei, Eve Puffer, Mary Ott   +9 more
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Addressing Colorado's Primary Care Provider Shortage [PDF]

, 2009
Outlines projected shortages of physicians, physician assistants, and advance practice nurses in family practice, internal medicine, and pediatrics and potential impact on health, healthcare access, and the economy.

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Accessibility for mental healthcare [PDF]

Facilities, 2013
PurposePatients' movement in mental health facilities is frequently compromised for reasons quite apart from real physical incompetence. Accessibility within mental healthcare facilities is a more complex issue than universal accessibility standards generically allow for.
openaire   +2 more sources

State Implementation of National Health Reform: Harnessing Federal Resources to Meet State Policy Goals [PDF]

, 2010
Discusses state options for maximizing coverage and access to care; reforming the health insurance market; holding insurers accountable for high-quality, affordable coverage; restructuring healthcare delivery and financing; and cutting budget ...
Stan Dorn
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Risks and benefits of engaging youth living with HIV in research: perspectives from Kenyan Youth, caregivers, and subject matter experts

BMC Medical Ethics
Background Involving children and adolescents (youth) living with HIV (YLWH) in research is critical for developing appropriate HIV care services and interventions.
Emma Gillette, Winstone Nyandiko, Ashley Chory, Michael Scanlon, Josephine Aluoch, Hillary Koros, Celestine Ashimosi, Whitney Biegon, Dennis Munyoro, Janet Lidweye, Jack Nyagaya, Allison DeLong, Rami Kantor, Rachel Vreeman, Violet Naanyu   +14 more
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Potentially avoidable Inter-Facility transfer from Veterans Health Administration emergency departments: A cohort study

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Inter-facility transfer is an important strategy for improving access to specialized health services, but transfers are complicated by over-triage, under-triage, travel burdens, and costs.
Nicholas M. Mohr, Chaorong Wu, Michael J. Ward, Candace D. McNaughton, Kelly Richardson, Peter J. Kaboli   +5 more
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BLS Spotlight on Statistics: Employer-Sponsored Healthcare Coverage Across Wage Groups [PDF]

, 2017
[Excerpt] In March of 2016, a little more than half of all private industry employees participated in employer-sponsored healthcare benefit plans. However, workers earning different wages often have markedly different experiences with healthcare benefits.
Wile, David
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Gaps in communication theory paradigms when conducting implementation science research: qualitative observations from interviews with administrators, implementors, and evaluators of rural health programs

Implementation Science
Background Communication is considered an inherent element of nearly every implementation strategy. Often it is seen as a means for imparting new information between stakeholders, representing a Transaction orientation to communication.
Nicole L. Johnson, Jennifer Van Tiem, Erin Balkenende, DeShauna Jones, Julia E. Friberg, Emily E. Chasco, Jane Moeckli, Kenda S. Steffensmeier, Melissa J. A. Steffen, Kanika Arora, Borsika A. Rabin, Heather Schacht Reisinger   +11 more
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