Community

Remote Patient Monitoring of Chronic Disease in Community Health Centers (REDUCE)

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The goal of this study is to evaluate the biomedical effects of these RPM interventions, and to gain insights into barriers and facilitators to implementation and adoption of the programs. Our results will inform efforts to ensure that patients in community health centers can benefit from digital RPM interventions and will lay the foundation for large-scale implementation of such interventions. 

Digital Technology to Support Adherence to Hypertension Medications for Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment

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Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is characterized by mild impairment in one or more cognitive functions and is associated with an increased risk for failure to take prescribed medications. Hypertension is prevalent among persons with MCI (PwMCI) and nonadherence to medications increases the risk of accelerated cognitive decline through cerebrovascular disease. Adherence is often only 46% or lower among PwMCI.

Statistical Adjustments of Sample Representation in Community-level Estimates of COVID-19 Transmission and Immunity

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This project will develop a valid metric to estimate the true viral incidence and immunity prevalence in the community, examine the health disparities and social inequality, and monitor the epidemic over time as an operational surveillance system.

A National Neighborhood Data Resource to Understand Inequities in the Health and Socioeconomic Impacts of COVID-19 in the United States

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This project will use the National Neighborhood Data Archive (NaNDA) to identify which communities are most vulnerable to the immediate and longer-term consequences of the pandemic for a host of behavioral, psychological, social, and economic outcomes.

Unequal Parenthoods: Population Perspectives on Gender, Race and Sexual Minority Disparities in Family Stress and Health During Crises

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This project aims to identify mechanisms underlying gender, racial and ethnic minority, and sexual minority disparities in parenting stress and parental well-being during COVID and this period of intense racial trauma.

Intensifying Community Referrals for Health: The SINCERE Intervention to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities

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The objective of this study is to determine whether community service use for those with social needs improves general and COVID-related health outcomes, and whether random assignment to intensive follow-up and collaborative goal setting helps overcome barriers to community service use.

ABCD-USA Consortium: Research Project Site at CHLA

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This study leverages ABCD’s infrastructure, cohort, and existing protocol to rapidly characterize the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on each child in the study, including the impact on their families and communities.

Urgent Revision to Creating Peace: Community-level Intervention to Reduce Youth Violence

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This intervention involves community members and youth leaders assessing child and youth thriving in their neighborhood, using a community-developed Child/Youth Thriving Matrix tool to engage in structured dialogue on neighborhood transformation, racial and gender equity, youth engagement, and organizing for social change.