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Current Institute Projects

 

DD Claims:  AHCA funded multiple projects (subcontracted through UF CPHHP) renewed annually to analyze Medicaid claims data in Florida to answer research questions that are established annually.

NIH Family Nurse Care Coordination Project:  An NIH sponsored R21 research (planning) project to study role of Nurse Care Coordinators impacting health and quality of life issues of children with special health care needs.

ARTAS:  Anti-retroviral Treatment and Access Study: The major goal of this CDC sponsored project is to assess the feasibility of doing early case management (evidence-based intervention) on people who test positive for HIV.

Jaguars Evaluation: A community-based utilization focused evaluation of local NFL Foundation media and agency programs to reduce teen pregnancies and STDs.

Dyson Evaluation: Formative and summative evaluation of a 2.5 million dollar project to train pediatric residents in community pediatrics.

Physical Education Evaluation: Evaluation of Physical Education Program:  The major goal of this project is to evaluate a 1.4 million dollar effort to increase physical activity in public schools (US Dept of ED funded).

Adolescent STDs: Study of adolescent STDs as a regional disparity (internal funded)

Breast Feeding Evaluation: WIC funded project to assess the impact of local Breast feeding education programs.

Synagis: Study of the factors influencing access to Synagis vaccine by high risk low income premature children.

Social Capital-Immunization: Study of relationship of social capital to immunization rates among low income high risk populations.

Medical Home Evaluation: Evaluation of Medical Home Intervention for Children with Special Needs: The major goal of this project is to evaluate a medical home, care coordination approach to providing services to children with special needs (DOH-CMS funded).

Magnolia Evaluation: An Evaluation Study to assess the Impact of Pre and Interconceptional Care Case Management on Birth Outcomes of High-Risk Women.

Palliative Care Evaluation:  A local foundation supported evaluation project to assess the impact of a palliative care program on children with terminally debilitating chronic conditions, as well as their families and the institutions including utilization and cost of hospital services (Local foundation funded).

Obesity Policy Evaluation: Follow up evaluation study of a community-based initiative to recommend evidence based policies to reduce the obesity epidemic in the local community (internal funded).

Dental “Healthy Smile” Focus Groups:  Private foundation funded project to assess barriers to utilization and awareness of importance of dental health services for children.

Tomorrow’s Rainbow: Evaluation project for breast cancer mammography screening education and outreach program (internal funded).

Breast Cancer Awareness: Evaluation project for breast cancer education project. 

Safe Sleep evaluation: Evaluation project for local education initiative.

Prostrate Cancer Awareness Program:  Evaluation project for local prostate cancer education and awareness program (internal funded).

Medicaid Pilot Eval: Community based initiative to evaluate the impact of Medicaid reform on local community (internal funded).

JailLinc Eval:  Evaluation study of a HIV prevention and treatment programs for people housed in the county jail (CDC funded).

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