Community Health Centers | Center for Primary Care Research & Innovation

Delivery of Colorectal and Cervical Cancer Screenings During the Pandemic in Community Health Centers

By Bridge C2 / July 19, 2023 / Comments Off

Background: We identify how CHCs adapted cancer preventive care to the COVID-19 context, and the changes employed to realign care with cancer […]

COVID-19 Affected Tobacco Assessment and Assistance Provided in Community Health Centers

By Bridge C2 / March 30, 2023 / Comments Off

BACKGROUND: Use of tobacco remains the leading cause of preventable illness and death in the United States. It disproportionately impacts […]

Burden of Complications for CHC Patients with Diabetes

By CPCRI Admin / September 14, 2022 / Comments Off

Background Diabetes-related complications may lead to greater health problems or death in patients with diabetes. Economically and socially vulnerable patients […]

Association of Parent Preventive Care with their Child’s Recommended Well-Child Visits

By CPCRI Admin / June 9, 2022 / Comments Off

Background Yearly well-child visits are recommended, yet many children do not receive well-child care as advised. This study estimated the […]

Community health centers’ performance in cancer screening and prevention

By Bridge C2 / October 15, 2021 / Comments Off

Background Community Health Centers (CHCs) typically serve low-income and underrepresented patient populations. Introduced in 2010, one of Healthy People 2020’s […]

Rates of Undiagnosed Hypertension and Diagnosed Hypertension Without Anti-hypertensive Medication Following the Affordable Care Act

By CPCRI Admin / September 1, 2021 / Comments Off

Background Uncontrolled hypertension is the largest single contributor to all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Access to health insurance is a critical […]

Unintended consequences: a qualitative study exploring the impact of collecting implementation process data with phone interviews on implementation activities

By CPCRI Admin / March 26, 2021 / Comments Off

Background Qualitative data are crucial when studying implementation processes, and thus necessary for understanding implementation trial outcomes. Typical methods for […]

Lessons learned about the effective operationalization of champions as an implementation strategy: results from a qualitative process evaluation of a pragmatic trial

By CPCRI Admin / February 20, 2021 / Comments Off

Background Implementation strategies are methods used to help clinics adopt new practices. The knowledge base on these strategies is growing, […]

Assessing cancer history accuracy in primary care electronic health records through cancer registry linkage

By Bridge C2 / January 19, 2021 / Comments Off

Background The majority of cancer survivors transition from oncological care to primary care settings several years after their diagnosis, and […]

Prevalence of Preexisting Conditions Among Community Health Center Patients With COVID-19: Implications for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

By CPCRI Admin / December 28, 2020 / Comments Off

Background Short- and long-term effects of COVID-19 will likely be designated preexisting conditions. We describe the prevalence of preexisting conditions […]