Student Works
Within Our Communities

Discover how Naloxone training and kits affect clients’ perceptions of drug use. Analyze the long-term effects of Naloxone treatments...

North Country HealthCare Flagstaff clinic has a 39% CRC screening rate compared to the 75% CDC target. This study initially aimed to increase CHC provider awareness...

Medical education has not changed much in the past few decades, even in light of tremendous advances in medicine, learning theory and cognitive behavior...

This study aims to assess the influence of time to follow-up from date of release from DC Department of Corrections to presentation...

Diabetic patients are a huge population at our clinics. They are difficult to manage due to many factors: homelessness, poverty, education...

This project evaluated the use of a validated survey for self-management of type 2 Diabetes in a community health center population...

For several years, El Rio Community Health Center (ERCHC) has recorded a high rate of missed appointments. Our research was directed at finding ...

Nationwide, air quality and pollution levels are important topics that impact millions in a myriad of ways. Poor air quality and excess pollution usually conjures images of major...

The purpose of this study is to determine if there was a correlation between obesity and vitamin D deficiency in the Hispanic pediatric population in Sunset Park, NY...

Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton counties in South Carolina, consistently have higher HIV rates than national averages. The BJHCHS offers free HIV testing...

To address the significant shortage of primary care physicians, we sought to gauge student interest in health care careers in a Health Professional Shortage Area...

Osteopathic medicine is a rapidly growing field, however many people are unaware of osteopathic medicine to this day.

Polypharmacy and medication non-compliance are known obstacles to patient care. We became interested in investigating this barrier while rotating in Troy, AL.

Specific patient populations, such as those suffering from diabetes or chronic pain, consume a disproportionately large fraction of healthcare resources in our current health care system.

To evaluate the effect of a community health center based sodium intake reduction intervention on patient systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

Background: Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. High cholesterol is a major risk factor contributing to cardiovascular disease and can be prevented by simple interventions.

Deciding whether or not to seek out emergency care can often be a difficult and cumbersome question to answer. Each year more than 20 million children in the United States...

The Mini Doc program was an educational intervention focused on providing underprivileged elementary students with knowledge on healthy living.

We presented an educational video on diet and exercise pertaining to DM, available in English and Spanish from Healthy Roads Media, during a routine office visit at El Rio Community Health Center...

Opiate overdose among IV heroin users is a preventable cause of death. Strategies to reduce the risk of overdoses in IV heroin users should be further investigated.

The aim of this quality assessment project was to determine if the 6% decrease in vaccination compliance among patients less than two was due to provider- controlled lost opportunity for vaccination...

In the fall of 2011, Washington State Health Care Authority approved legislation to stop covering non-urgent care for Medicaid patients at the Emergency Department (ED)