Clinical Practice

Healing Hands: Heart of the Matter: Managing and Preventing Cardiovascular Disease

Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the U.S. Poor diet, insufficient aerobic exercise, excessive use of drugs that elevate blood pressure and pulse rate (including nicotine and alcohol), highly stressful lives, and lack of regular preventive health care increase the risk for life- threatening diseases of the cardiovascular

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“Got Milk?” Responding to Pediatric Dental Injuries of Homeless Children

Advertisements declare that milk builds strong bones and teeth for children, but it also can be a critical solution during a dental emergency. Dental trauma is extremely common among children. One-third of five-year-olds have suffered injury to their primary teeth and one-fourth of 12-year-olds have suffered injury to their permanent teeth.1 Knowing the right response

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Access to Medications by Underserved Populations: Recommendations for Process Improvement

The operation of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (P&T) is the cornerstone of pharmaceutical management. Clinician representation in the P&T Committee process, which involves an evidence-based approach to clinical decision making, is part of the transdisciplinary team model that ACU supports. This sharing of knowledge and expertise, along with trust and respect, provides some assurance

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Health, Housing and the Heart: Cardiovascular Disparities in Homeless People

The interaction between housing and health is intimate and complex, yet little evidence exists with regard to the healthcare outcomes for people struggling to survive without housing. The study in this issue by Lee and colleagues not only exposes a resounding need for community-wide interventions to improve the cardiovascular health of homeless adults but also

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Developing Outcome Measures

Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) grantees need to track measurable outcomes to determine whether their services are having a positive impact on clients and to provide an empirical basis for improving quality of care. They also need a means of ensuring accountability to funders. This report addresses difficulties and potential benefits that HCH projects

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Integration of Primary Care & Behavioral Health: Report on a Roundtable Discussion of Strategies for Private Health Insurance

This Report on Strategies for Private Health Insurance was written by Elaine Alfano, Bazelon Center policy analyst, and edited and designed by publications director Lee Carty. It is a companion document to GET IT TOGETHER, the Bazelon Center’s report on integration of health and behavioral health care in the public sector. We gratefully acknowledge the

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