Innovations
Health Navigators Support Self-Management With Primary Care Patients, Leading to Improved Behaviors and Lower Utilization 2/20/2013
Health navigators help primary care patients access medical and community resources, leading to significant improvements in health-related and self-management behaviors and health outcomes and to meaningful declines in emergency department and inpatient utilization.
Pharmacy Clinics Help Low-Income, Elderly Individuals Access Medications, Leading to Better Adherence and Lower Costs 2/20/2013
Pharmacists, pharmacy students or residents, and volunteers conduct clinics at primary care practices that help elderly, low-income patients access appropriate, cost-effective medications.
Refugee Trauma Program Uses Novel Approach to Promote Recovery for Victims of Violence, Other Trauma 2/13/2013
The Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma developed and promotes a novel approach to identifying and treating refugees who are victims of trauma.
Trained Paramedics Provide Ongoing Support to Frequent 911 Callers, Reducing Use of Ambulance and Emergency Department Services 2/13/2013
An emergency medical system provider uses advance practice paramedics to provide in-home and telephone-based support to patients who frequently call 911, reducing the use of ambulance and emergency department services.
Worksite Program Provides Strategies for Handling Stress, Reducing Problem Drinking and Psychological Symptoms 2/13/2013
A 16-week workplace intervention teaches those struggling with substance abuse and related psychological issues to avoid negative substance use patterns while coping with work and family stress. The program has led to increased use of positive coping strategies, reduced use of avoidance coping and problem drinking, and fewer psychological symptoms, including depression, anxiety, and somatic complaints.
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QualityTools
Adherence Readiness Assessment 2/20/2013
This tool is used to help a patient/client be more adherent to their HIV medications by identifying possible barriers and helping the client overcome them.
Childhood Obesity: It's Everyone's Business 2/20/2013
This toolkit provides employers with a range of options that may be implemented in their own company to address childhood obesity.
Nemours Health & Prevention Services: 5-2-1-Almost None Online Resources 2/20/2013
This Web page provides programs and materials for organizations and families to incorporate the 5-2-1-Almost None message.
Toolkits for Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs 2/13/2013
This series of toolkits offers tips and tools that families and providers could use to support quality improvement within systems of care for children and youth with special health care needs.
A Toolkit for the Well Child Screening of Military Children 1/16/2013
This toolkit can help in the early identification of children coping with the unique, significant challenge of a parent's military deployment.
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