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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias

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In this project, we will examine the impact of changes in outpatient and inpatient care on clinical event rates and deaths among older patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease Related Dementias living in the community.

A New Database to Measure the Association Between Income, Race, and Mortality: Inequality in Longevity During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic Disparities

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This project will build a public database of mortality rates incorporating socioeconomic and demographic variables across the U.S. population. Researchers will be able to analyze the sources of disparate impacts of COVID-19 on mortality across subgroups, with the aim of understanding how to reduce health inequality.

CV Wizard: Does a Prioritized, Point-of-Care Clinical Decision Support Tool Improve Guideline-Based CVD Risk Factor Control in Safety Net Clinics?

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This project will assess virtual care's impact on cardiovascular disease risk management in community health centers and the role of patient-facing clinical decision support tools during the pandemic. Specifically, it investigates how the shift to virtual care (VC) affects cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk management; the shift’s impact on existing health disparities in vulnerable populations; and whether CVD care in VC can be enhanced by the use of patient-centered clinical decision support tools.

Supplement: Long-term Effects of the Family Check-Up on Depression and Suicide Across Trials and Development

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The project will adapt and test the efficacy of the Family Check-Up Online as a treatment to foster resilient family functioning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Technological Intervention to Improve Nutrition among Older Adult Congregate Meal Participants during COVID-19

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This project extends existing congregate meal programming infrastructure and partnerships with Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) to provide a sustainable approach focused on older adult health.

StepWell: Stepped Care Mental Health and Substance Use Telehealth Services for COVID-19 Affected Patients

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To meet the critical mental health challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, this research will adapt and apply the Electronic Mental Wellness Tool (EmwT) that guides providers in screening patients for any mental health and substance use disorders (MHSUDs) and triaging patients to specific evidence-based treatments according to diagnostic categories.

Adapting Coordinated Specialty Care in the Post COVID-19 Era

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This project will examine the implications of modifications to service delivery within the OnTrackNY learning health care system (LHS) during and after the COVID-19 crisis.

Bridging Gaps in Healthcare Services for New Families Due to COVID-19

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This project aims to evaluate Nursery2Home, a patient-informed digital healthcare intervention that is is specifically responsive to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on new families, with a focus on health equity for racial/ethnic minority and low income families.

Family-focused vs. Drinker-focused Smartphone Interventions to Reduce Drinking-related Consequences of COVID-19

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This project is a Hybrid II RCT/implementation study modifying and testing two of our alcohol smartphone interventions to address the fallout from COVID. This work is an extension of our evidence-based Addiction–Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support system (ACHESS), augmented with COVID resources.