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Community Health
The Center's goal is to develop collaborative relationships with individuals and organizations based on principles of cultural sensitivity, service-learning, community-generated identification of research priorities, and the development of sustainable community assets (e.g. skills, services, knowledge of health outcomes). Researchers in this group will examine:
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The effect of health care delivery systems and treatments on communities; |
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The health of entire communities, including the uninsured and under-served; |
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How to work with communities to develop joint research and action agendas. |
In 2001, the Institute for Health & Aging, School of Nursing, was awarded $3.6 million by The California Endowment for a 3 1/2 year Continuous Quality Improvement Program targeting providers of high volume services to school-aged children with asthma in high need California communities. The California Asthma Among the School-Aged Project (CAASA) intends to demonstrate a decrease in asthma morbidity and improved quality of life for school-aged children with asthma and their families by linking improved clinical care to the community.
Links
Center for Aging in Diverse Communities
Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
Center for Health Professions
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