2022
Rapid Deployment of a Mobile Medical Clinic During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessment of Dyadic Maternal-Child Care
Rosenberg J, Sude L, Budge M, León-Martínez D, Fenick A, Altice FL, Sharifi M. Rapid Deployment of a Mobile Medical Clinic During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessment of Dyadic Maternal-Child Care. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2022, 26: 1762-1778. PMID: 35900640, PMCID: PMC9330972, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-022-03483-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeople of colorHealth-related social needsQualitative interviewsSocial needsMobile medical clinicCOVID-19 pandemicMother-infant careConstant comparative methodFood insecurityService deliveryMaternal child careMajor themesInterviewsMedical clinicsFamily-centered careInsecurityComparative methodMaternal-infant careMixed-methods observational studyOffice-based visitsAssessment of caregiversInnovative modelSurvey participantsMaternal hypertensionChart review
2017
Innovative Program Delivery and Determinants of Frequent Visitation to a Mobile Medical Clinic in an Urban Setting
Gibson BA, Morano JP, Walton MR, Marcus R, Zelenev A, Bruce RD, Altice FL. Innovative Program Delivery and Determinants of Frequent Visitation to a Mobile Medical Clinic in an Urban Setting. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2017, 28: 643-662. PMID: 28529215, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2017.0065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMobile medical clinicMedical clinicsInjection drug useVulnerable populationsHealth careHealth insurance coveragePatient characteristicsContinuous health careAcute careAffordable Care ActDrug useNegative binomial regressionInsurance coverageCare ActCareCertain populationsUtilization patternsBinomial regressionClinicVisitsProgram deliveryUnique clientsNew HavenPopulationSpecific indicators
2014
Strategies for Hepatitis C Testing and Linkage to Care for Vulnerable Populations: Point-of-Care and Standard HCV Testing in a Mobile Medical Clinic
Morano JP, Zelenev A, Lombard A, Marcus R, Gibson BA, Altice FL. Strategies for Hepatitis C Testing and Linkage to Care for Vulnerable Populations: Point-of-Care and Standard HCV Testing in a Mobile Medical Clinic. Journal Of Community Health 2014, 39: 922-934. PMID: 25135842, PMCID: PMC8317466, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-014-9932-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHCV testing strategyMobile medical clinicHCV testingHCV careHCV treatmentPatient preferencesPOC testingPrior injection drug useMedical clinicsHepatitis C testingReactive test resultsInjection drug useRoutine health assessmentsPrior STI diagnosisTesting strategiesHCV prevalenceStandard phlebotomySTI diagnosisTherapeutic advancesSpecialty clinicSerological testingWhite raceC testingDrug useHCVAccessibility and utilization patterns of a mobile medical clinic among vulnerable populations
Gibson BA, Ghosh D, Morano JP, Altice FL. Accessibility and utilization patterns of a mobile medical clinic among vulnerable populations. Health & Place 2014, 28: 153-166. PMID: 24853039, PMCID: PMC4475348, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
The Burgeoning HIV/HCV Syndemic in the Urban Northeast: HCV, HIV, and HIV/HCV Coinfection in an Urban Setting
Morano JP, Gibson BA, Altice FL. The Burgeoning HIV/HCV Syndemic in the Urban Northeast: HCV, HIV, and HIV/HCV Coinfection in an Urban Setting. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e64321. PMID: 23691197, PMCID: PMC3653872, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV/HCV coinfectionHCV coinfectionHIV monoinfectionTransmission risk behaviorsCross-sectional studyMobile medical clinicViral infection statusCrack cocaine useHCV monoinfectionHCV infectionIndependent correlatesCoinfection statusLifetime HIVClinical careHCVHIVMonoinfectionElectronic databasesDisease preventionCocaine useMedical clinicsRisk behaviorsGallery useInfection statusCoinfection