Institute for PUBLIC Health INFORMATICS AND RESEARCH
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Chronic Diseases Tomorrow's Rainbow: Breast Cancer Database: Develop and maintain the breast and cervical cancer database. Neighborhood and Mammography Project: The intent is to achieve a better understanding what these women might themselves identify as factors at multiple levels of influence (e.g. individual, neighborhood- rural vs urban) that contribute to the lower rates of mammography among African-American women which in turn contributes to cancer mortality. Improving Access to Breast Health for Women with Disabilities: Improving Access to Breast Health for Women with Disabilities Diabetes Translation Research Study: Analysis of AHCA morbidity and mortality Data Diabetes and Substance Abuse Study: Analysis of AHCA morbitiy and mortality Data Diabetes Prevalence Study: Analysis of AHCA morbitiy and mortality Data
Communicable Diseases HIV Prevention-Selective Exposures: A sample of at-risk participants will be recruited through collaboration between UIUC and the Duval County Health Department for a randomized, double-blind trial. The study will investigate if a meta-intervention video designed for empowering participants as agents of their own change can increase the number of attended sessions relative to a control condition without such a video. This trial will also determine if a meta-intervention video addressing various emotional/social and instrumental benefits of an HIV-prevention-counseling intervention can also increase the number of attended sessions. These two factors will be crossed, and their effects on retention will be estimated for different genders and ethnicities. Azalea Project: HIV Prevention Program for Women Partners of Incarcerated/Newly Released Men UF- AIDS/HIV Meta Intervention AIDS Program Office Evaluation AIDS-HIV enrollment STD: Two Floridas Manuscript: A epidemiologic study which assesses the STD differences among 15-24 year old Floridians.
Community-Based Participatory Research & Practice-Based Research Networks Race and Health CBPR Intervention Protection Violence: CBPR Transdisciplinary CBPR Approach to Translational Research to Reduce Diabetes Rates: The transdiciplinary team approach includes a major emphasis on community-based practitioners having a major role in the research leadership, collaborating with accomplished researchers and community residents. Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks: Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that supports the development of research networks for studying the reach, effectiveness, efficiency and equity of public health practice. A practice-based research network (PBRN) brings multiple public health agencies together to design and implement studies in real-world practice settings. Findings will advance RWJF’s efforts to enhance the evidence base for public health policy and practice.
Evaluation Mental Health Systems Evaluations Juvenile Assessment Center (JAC) Fresh ministries/CeaseFire: A formative evaluation will be conducted by DCHD. Program staff and volunteers will be recruited and trained. The CeaseFire model will be adapted to the local context and implemented. CeaseFire Chicago will provide consultation on these activities. Beaches Clinic Evaluation Tobacco Evaluation: The goals of the Tobacco Prevention Program are to assist the Smoke-Free Jacksonville Coalition in changing the community environment to discourage tobacco use; train and empower youth to change community attitudes and behavior about tobacco and de-normal. Unnatural Causes/Health Equity/Health Impact Assessment: Exploring opportunities to increase awareness of health equity issues internally and externally. Educating and advocating for integration of health impact assessments into regional/city wide planning and decision making.
Health Information Exchange Northeast Florida Health Informatics Consortium (NEFHIC): Establish a community HIE infrastructure in Duval County and its surrounding area. Jacksonville Health Information Network: The JHIN is a health information exchange (HIE) initially focused on improved coordinated care for Northeast Florida’s under- and uninsured population. Public Health Informatics Network: This grant will support development of a manual/guide for local health department (LHD) leadership in coalition development to build social and political capital among local and regional public health, clinical care and emergency response organizations necessary for the development of HIE. The manual will contain guidelines for eHIE development using coalition strategies and assessment tools to aid in implementation of the guidelines. The manual will also include foundations in public health principles and practices for LHD involvement in HIE.
Maternal Child Health March of Dimes - Interconception Program Evaluation Maternal Child Health Block Grant for Healthy Start Black Infant Health Initiative: The purpose of this project is to increase community awareness of the high infant mortality rate in the Black community and engage the community in addressing the issue. Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR) TRAQ-Transition Readiness Assessment Questionaire Mobilizing Assessment Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR): TRAQ was based on a review of the existing literature and on a theoretical framework of skills needed to navigate health care transition successfully. Breastfeeding Initiatives for Babies: A qualitative evaluation of breastfeeding babies. Community Asthma Partnership @ Wolfsons: A surveillance and formative evaluation project used to assess a pediatric community based asthma management program
Policy Obesity: Development of obesity policy report. Participation in various community coalitions related to Obesity policy, research and grant work. Working with Healthy Jacksonville on the Embrace a Healthy Florida grant, data surveillance and evaluation committee. Medicaid Reform: Policy and evaluation monitoring. Updating affected DCHD constituents.
Quality Improvement RWJ - Quality Improvement Project (Immunization): Evaluating Quality improvement strategies to improve immunization rates of children 2 years old or younger. Perceived Discrimination and Patient Satisfaction
Miscellaneous Projects Impact of Methods of Language Translation on Clinic Utilization Family Nurse Care Coordination Partnership: An NIH sponsored R21 research (planning) project to study the role of Nurse Care Coordinators impacting health and quality of life issues of children with special health care needs. Research Partners for Kids with Special Needs Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
DD
Claims: AHCA
funded multiple projects (subcontracted through UF CPHHP) renewed annually
to analyze Medicaid claims data in 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. Adolescent
STDs: Study of
adolescent STDs as a regional disparity (internal funded) 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). Breast
Feeding Evaluation:
WIC funded project to assess the impact of local Breast feeding education
programs. 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). 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
Evaluation:
Evaluation study of a HIV prevention and treatment programs for
people housed in the county jail (CDC funded). 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.
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.
Dental
“Healthy Smile” Focus Groups:
Private foundation funded project to assess barriers to utilization
and awareness of importance of dental health services for children.
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