2025
Candidate Interventions for Integrating Hypertension and Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Care in Primary Health Settings: HEARTS 2.0 Phase 1
Rosende A, Romero C, DiPette D, Brettler J, Van der Stuyft P, Satheesh G, Perel P, Chapman N, Moran A, Schutte A, Sharman J, Irazola V, Huffman M, Campbell N, Salam A, Lanas F, Coca A, Garcia-Zamora S, Ferreiro A, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Rico-Fontalvo J, Ridley E, Picone D, Flood D, Piñeiro D, Ojeda C, Rodriguez G, Wellmann I, Orias M, Rivera M, Reyes M, Onuma O, Ramroop S, Khan T, Gonzalez Y, Barroso W, Plavnik F, Zuniga E, Grassani A, Tajer C, Zaidel E, Marin M, Cyr-Philbert S, Amorin I, Aguilera M, Bortolotto L, Avezum A, Ribeiro A, Tobe S, Aumala T, Angell S, Lavados P, Martins S, Echeverri A, Jaffe M, Prabhakaran D, Parati G, Zhang X, Rodgers A, Yusuf S, Whelton P, Ordunez P. Candidate Interventions for Integrating Hypertension and Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Care in Primary Health Settings: HEARTS 2.0 Phase 1. Global Heart 2025, 20: 45. PMID: 40454106, PMCID: PMC12124280, DOI: 10.5334/gh.1428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical pathwayNon-physician health workersTeam-based careImprove care deliveryReduce care fragmentationPrimary care settingPrimary health settingsCare of hypertensionGlobal Hearts InitiativeCommunity-based screeningEvidence-based interventionsManagement of risk factorsHigher CVD riskLower blood pressure thresholdHigh CVD risk patientsCardiovascular diseaseChronic kidney diseasePhase 1Blood pressure thresholdsHealth equityCare fragmentationHearts InitiativePrimary careCare deliveryHealth settings0187 Effects of Community Violence on Pediatric Sleep Health: A Systematic Review
Scheibner H, Condon E, LaFleur K, Redeker N. 0187 Effects of Community Violence on Pediatric Sleep Health: A Systematic Review. Sleep 2025, 48: a84-a84. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaf090.0187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleep health dimensionsSleep healthHealth dimensionsSystematic reviewPromote health equityEffects of community violenceIndividual-level interventionsSelf-report measures of sleepCommunity violenceHealth equitySleep behaviorEnglish-language articlesChild healthMeasures of sleepDisadvantaged neighborhoodsSelf-report measuresLifelong healthYears of ageElectronic databasesPromote rigorSleep dimensionsHealthRelevant articlesExposure to community violenceCommunity violence exposureEstablishing a community advisory board to align harm reduction research with the unique needs of Black and Latine communities
Kapler S, Hassan H, Jeremiah A, Bryant K, Crespo P, Felix N, Lopez S, Morales A, Reeves S, Jordan A. Establishing a community advisory board to align harm reduction research with the unique needs of Black and Latine communities. Harm Reduction Journal 2025, 22: 74. PMID: 40355897, PMCID: PMC12067662, DOI: 10.1186/s12954-025-01214-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity advisory boardCommunity advisory board membersPromote health equityAdvisory boardImprove health outcomesLatin communityHarm reduction servicesRandomized controlled trialsHealth equityDrug overdose crisisHarm reduction groupsPublic health concernHealth outcomesEthnic disparitiesImprovement initiativesParticipant recruitmentDisproportionate burdenMeeting coordinationRecruitment strategiesPractical barriersReduction servicesEngaging communitiesUnique needsReduction recommendationsOverdose crisisA Multilevel Investigation of Potential Inequities in the Volume of Mental Health Care Received by Black Veterans Health Administration Patients
Boden M, Katz I, Harris A, Hoff R, Trafton J. A Multilevel Investigation of Potential Inequities in the Volume of Mental Health Care Received by Black Veterans Health Administration Patients. Psychological Services 2025 PMID: 40244979, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationMental health careHealth careNon-Black patientsBlack patientsPotential inequalitiesVeterans Health Administration patientsIncrease health equityMental health patientsCross-sectional retrospective observational studyMental health conditionsMental health treatmentNegative binomial regressionHealth equityStaffing ratiosHealth patientsFacility-level analysisVHA patientsHealth treatmentHealth AdministrationHigher overall volumeHealth conditionsBinomial regressionLess careCareMultilevel Intervention to Increase Patient Portal Use in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Who Access Health Care at Community Health Centers: Single Arm, Pre-Post Pilot Study
Whittemore R, Jeon S, Akyirem S, Chen H, Lipson J, Minchala M, Wagner J. Multilevel Intervention to Increase Patient Portal Use in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Who Access Health Care at Community Health Centers: Single Arm, Pre-Post Pilot Study. JMIR Formative Research 2025, 9: e67293. PMID: 40131327, PMCID: PMC11979536, DOI: 10.2196/67293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity health centersPatient portal useDigital health literacyPortal useHealth literacyMultilevel interventionsType 2 diabetesSocial determinants of healthDiabetes self-management educationCommunity health workersImprove health equityDeterminants of healthSelf-management educationDiabetes self-efficacyHealth-related outcomesBarriers to clinical integrationPre-post designHemoglobin A<sub>1c</sub> levelDiabetes distressHealth equityPatient portalsSocial determinantsDeliver carePortal accountHealth appsVulnerability Index Approach to Identify Pharmacy Deserts and Keystone Pharmacies
Mathis W, Berenbrok L, Kahn P, Appolon G, Tang S, Hernandez I. Vulnerability Index Approach to Identify Pharmacy Deserts and Keystone Pharmacies. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e250715. PMID: 40080019, PMCID: PMC11907307, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.0715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Council for Prescription Drug ProgramsPharmacy desertsSmall rural areasCross-sectional studyPharmacy accessCensus tractsPopulation-based cross-sectional studyRural areasLow-income areasHealth equityPrescription drug programPharmacy servicesMedication dispensingCommunity pharmaciesMain OutcomesTargeted policy interventionsPharmacy dataPrimary exposureSignificant disparitiesNearest pharmacyReimbursement ratesAt-riskPharmacyPublic healthPoint-of-care testing“He was not listening to hear me”: Parent experiences with communication, inclusion, and marginalization in the pediatric emergency department
Gutman C, McFarlane A, Fernandez R, Lion K, Aronson P, Bylund C, Joseph N, Mecias M, Fisher C. “He was not listening to hear me”: Parent experiences with communication, inclusion, and marginalization in the pediatric emergency department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2025, 32: 632-642. PMID: 39912698, DOI: 10.1111/acem.15091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-centered communicationPediatric emergency departmentEmergency departmentED visitsPublic Health Critical Race PraxisPromote health equityChild's ED visitClinician communication behaviorsHealth care encountersProactive communicationPediatric ED visitsPediatric ED patientsPerspective of parentsEthnic backgroundCritical Race PraxisHealth equityClinician communicationThematic saturationCare encountersMedical encountersThematic analysisExperiences of racismPartnership buildingEmpathic communicationED patientsContemporary approaches to treat people with hemophilia: what’s new and what’s not?
Valentino L, Santaella M, Carlson S, Recht M. Contemporary approaches to treat people with hemophilia: what’s new and what’s not? Research And Practice In Thrombosis And Haemostasis 2025, 9: 102696. PMID: 40084158, PMCID: PMC11905833, DOI: 10.1016/j.rpth.2025.102696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComprehensive interdisciplinary careCare of peopleMiddle-income countriesBispecific monoclonal antibodyStandard of careHealth equityNonfactor productsFactor replacementHemophilia AJoint bleedsGenetic therapiesHemophiliaNormal hemostasisMonoclonal antibodiesAnticoagulant mechanismsTargeted inhibitorsUnaffected peersHaemophilia careBleedingNarrative reviewTreatmentTreatment of peopleAverage life expectancyInterdisciplinary careDiagnosisMedical School Curriculum Evaluation to Improve Health Equity Education
Nguemeni Tiako M, Sundaresh R, Nunez-Smith M, Shenson D, Sheares B. Medical School Curriculum Evaluation to Improve Health Equity Education. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 1-5. PMID: 39843676, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-09347-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth equity curriculumEquity educationStudent focus groupsHealth equityEducation policyUndergraduate medical educationClassroom teachingCurriculum evaluationResponsive to community needsCurriculumSocial justiceCourse directorsPhysician-patient relationshipEducationAxes of oppressionYale School of MedicineNational reviewFocus groupsStudentsMedical educationSchool of MedicineBlack Lives MatterMedical studentsStructural competencyCommunity needs“See Me as Human:” Reflections on an Experiential Curriculum Led by People With Lived Experience of Incarceration
Bain T, Saunders M, Manbauman C, Straus E, Bundy C, Acquaye A, Harvey T, Puglisi L, Ostfeld-Johns S, Black C. “See Me as Human:” Reflections on an Experiential Curriculum Led by People With Lived Experience of Incarceration. Journal Of Medical Education And Curricular Development 2025, 12: 23821205241300943. PMID: 39830978, PMCID: PMC11742156, DOI: 10.1177/23821205241300943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperiential curriculumImprove health equityHealth professions studentsMedical education eventsImprove healthcare systemsLived experience of incarcerationHealth equityEquitable healthcareProfessions studentsSubstandard careHealthcare systemClinical trainingIndividual-levelCommunity educationAdvocacy effortsMedical curriculumCommunity expertsCarceral historyHumanization of individualsEducational eventsIncarcerated patientsLived experienceGrant fundingExperience of incarcerationCliniciansClosing the Gap: Digital Innovations to Address Hypertension Disparities
Shanab B, Gaffey A, Schwamm L, Zawalich M, Sarpong D, Pérez-Escamilla R, Dorney J, Cooperman C, Schafer R, Lipkind H, Lu Y, Onuma O, Spatz E. Closing the Gap: Digital Innovations to Address Hypertension Disparities. Current Cardiology Reports 2025, 27: 23. PMID: 39812880, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-024-02171-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertension disparitiesCare teamSocial determinants of healthCommunity health workersDeterminants of healthRemote blood pressure monitoringIncrease patient empowermentBlood pressure controlMultidisciplinary care teamBlood pressure machineIntegration of servicesHealth equityHealth inequalitiesHealth disparitiesPatient empowermentPatient engagementInfluence blood pressure controlSocial determinantsHealth workersTelehealth visitsPayment modelsHypertension managementPressure controlHypertension DetectionPatient outcomes
2024
The Perceived Impact of Global Surgery Engagement on Career Advancement among US Medical Students
Serrato P, Solaiman R, Vohra H, Hu K, Jain A, Alamdeen Y, Fagla B, Peck C, Hill S, Wariso B, Rehman S, Subhedar S, Kersh L, Anderson C, Clune J, Alliance G. The Perceived Impact of Global Surgery Engagement on Career Advancement among US Medical Students. Journal Of Surgical Education 2024, 82: 103404. PMID: 39740592, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2024.103404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with increased oddsGlobal surgeryResidency applicantsMultivariate logistic regression modelGlobal surgery programsAcademic global surgeryLogistic regression modelsUS medical studentsMultivariate analysisSurgeryMedical studentsSurgery interest groupSurgery programsSurgery trainingPerceived impactCross-sectional survey studyMedical school curriculumSurgeonsMedical institutionsMedical students' perceptionsSurgery participantsHealth equityOddsCareer advancementMedical schoolsUnveiling Inequities: Racial Disparities in Risk-Reducing Mastectomy for Breast Cancer Prevention
Knoedler S, Diatta F, Klimitz F, Noel O, Kempa J, Obed D, Song S, Mayer H, Kim B, Kauke-Navarro M, Pomahac B, Butler P. Unveiling Inequities: Racial Disparities in Risk-Reducing Mastectomy for Breast Cancer Prevention. Clinical Breast Cancer 2024, 25: e312-e320. PMID: 39743397, DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2024.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk-reducing mastectomyMinority patientsRacial minority patientsBreast cancer preventionRacial disparitiesQuality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramWhite patientsCancer preventionStudy investigates racial disparitiesBreast cancer riskEquitable healthcare accessBlack patientsRates of obesityPrevalence of obesityBlack/African American womenImprovement programsPostoperative outcomesOutpatient surgeryAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramHealth equityBreast cancer treatmentHealthcare accessTenant right to counsel and health: Pathways and possibilities
Keene D, Vargas G, Harper A. Tenant right to counsel and health: Pathways and possibilities. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2024, 6: 100464. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2024.100464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCorporate activities that influence population health: a scoping review and qualitative synthesis to develop the HEALTH-CORP typology
Burgess R, Nyhan K, Freudenberg N, Ransome Y. Corporate activities that influence population health: a scoping review and qualitative synthesis to develop the HEALTH-CORP typology. Globalization And Health 2024, 20: 77. PMID: 39516852, PMCID: PMC11549802, DOI: 10.1186/s12992-024-01082-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluence population healthPopulation healthHealth equityPopulation groupsMiddle-income countriesHealth inequalitiesHealth outcomesScoping reviewCommercial determinantsInfluence healthCorporate activitiesQualitative synthesisHealthHealth impactsCorporate practicesLack of researchCorporate influenceSurveillance effortsPolicy makersPopulationPracticeCode descriptionEmployment practicesIntroductionThe conceptCivil society actorsEducational Impact of Live and Online Enduring CME Activities Presented at the 65th ASH Annual Meeting on Hematology/Oncology Specialists Evaluated Using Pre-/Post-Education Assessments
Worst M, Friedman H, Bomba S, Whitney M, Cameron D, Middleton D, Warren C, Kadkhoda H, Podoltsev N. Educational Impact of Live and Online Enduring CME Activities Presented at the 65th ASH Annual Meeting on Hematology/Oncology Specialists Evaluated Using Pre-/Post-Education Assessments. Blood 2024, 144: 2445-2445. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-208458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStatistically significant improvementCME activitySickle Cell Disease AssociationAmerican Society of HematologyEducational impactPost-education assessmentsClinical care decisionsOnline CME activitiesCare of patientsLearning themesAmerican Society of Hematology Annual MeetingHealth equityCare planningSignificant improvementHealthcare teamEndurance activitiesEndurance participantsCare decisionsIndividualized careEducational portfolioIn-personClinical knowledgeSignificant levels of changesCE creditConfidence questionsFrom Simulation to Bedside: The Journey to Provide Equitable Patient Care.
Vora S, Dahlen B, Bryant K, Kou M. From Simulation to Bedside: The Journey to Provide Equitable Patient Care. Pediatric Annals 2024, 53: e414-e419. PMID: 39495632, DOI: 10.3928/19382359-20240908-03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSimulation-based educationHealth equityHealth care disparitiesEquitable patient careHealth care trainingHealth care professionalsCare disparitiesCare trainingCare professionalsPatient careImplementing action stepsCultural humilityPatient outcomesCommunity engagementHealthEnhance skillsSystem issuesAction stepsUnintentional harmClinical practiceRobust evaluationPotential benefitsTeam commitmentHidden curriculumSkillsLiderando Juntos y Revueltos: A Collectivistic Leadership Approach to Address Latinx Immigrant Health and Psychological Needs
Moreno O, Garcini L, Rodriguez M, Mercado A, Venta A, Galvan T, Silva M, Perez O, Cadenas G, Paris M. Liderando Juntos y Revueltos: A Collectivistic Leadership Approach to Address Latinx Immigrant Health and Psychological Needs. Psychological Services 2024, 21: 758-765. PMID: 37796603, PMCID: PMC11753812, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplex social issuesPublic sectorImmigrant healthLeadership approachAnti-immigrant rhetoricPublic health crisisHealth crisisImmigrants' needsSocial justiceImmigrant communitiesMarginalized communitiesPublic actionSystemic inequalitiesLatinx communitiesCommunity organizationsSocial issuesHealth equityCollectivistic approachCommunityPolicyHealth AllianceCrisisHealth researchLeadershipEquityImproving racial/ethnic health equity and naloxone access among people at risk for opioid overdose: A simulation modeling analysis of community‐based naloxone distribution strategies in Massachusetts, United States
Zang X, Skinner A, Li Z, Shaw L, Behrends C, Chatterjee A, Jalali A, Jordan A, Morgan J, Nolen S, Schackman B, Marshall B, Walley A. Improving racial/ethnic health equity and naloxone access among people at risk for opioid overdose: A simulation modeling analysis of community‐based naloxone distribution strategies in Massachusetts, United States. Addiction 2024, 120: 316-326. PMID: 39450522, PMCID: PMC11707306, DOI: 10.1111/add.16691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRates of opioid overdose deathsOpioid overdose deathsEthnic disparitiesNaloxone availabilityHealth equityNaloxone distribution strategiesRacial/ethnic groupsHispanic/Latinx populationsHealthcare costsImprove overall population healthOverall population healthOverdose deathsRisk of opioid overdose deathCost per lifePopulation healthNaloxone kitsNaloxone accessSimulation model analysisOpioid overdoseDisparitiesIncremental costPopulation levelAnnual numberHealthcareEthnic groupsPatient and community centered approaches to sepsis among birthing people
Richardson B, Cepin A, Grilo S, Moss R, Moller M, Brown S, Goffman D, Friedman A, Reddy U, Hall K. Patient and community centered approaches to sepsis among birthing people. Seminars In Perinatology 2024, 48: 151974. PMID: 39341761, PMCID: PMC11568907, DOI: 10.1016/j.semperi.2024.151974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal health equityHealth equityAcademic-community research partnershipsSevere maternal morbidityCo-designed interventionsBirthing peopleMaternal deathsUnderserved communitiesMaternal morbidityMoms studyResearch partnershipsSepsis-related morbidityCommunity centered approachRisk periodResearch principalsResearch processCentered approachCommunityMorbidityPeoplePostpartumInterventionEquityPartnershipBirth
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