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Indiana Health Law Review

WebIn 2003, the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law established a specialty law review focused on health care law and policy: the Indiana Health Law Review.Now in its ninth full year of publication, the journal continues to provide informative articles on important health law topics and issues that academic …

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Benefits and Challenges of Telehealth Use during COVID-19

WebSocial workers and other health care researchers have examined benefits and challenges of telehealth in rural communities before the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, experience with virtual platforms and other technologies have rapidly evolved during the pandemic. The research team interviewed 14 health care providers and 17 patients after …

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Insights into How HIAs are Characterized in the Press: Findings …

WebBackground: Health impact assessments (HIAs) are burgeoning tools in the policy process, where the media plays a critical role by focusing attention on issues, informing consumers, and influencing positions. Examining how media portrays HIAs is critical to understanding HIAs in the policy context.Methods: This study considered how …

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Around the Corner, Across the Globe

WebNursing educators wrestle with preparing the future nursing workforce to meet the needs of underserved, vulnerable populations in marginalized communities who suffer significant health disparities and social injustices. This article illustrates the integration of engaged civic learning (ECL) within a social justice framework that prepares …

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Engaging the Faith Community in Designing a Church-Based …

WebAfrican Americans are disproportionately burdened by mental health issues (e.g., stress, chronic depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder). Upon review of mental health local/state/national data, a highly-engaged faith-based Community Action Board (CAB) raised concerns about the mental health needs of African Americans and …

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Chronicles of Health Impact Assessment

WebThe mission of the Chronicles of Health Impact Assessment (CHIA) is to be a leading source of scholarly information on health impact assessments, providing insight into theory and practice.

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Relationships Between Health Behaviors, Social Determinants of …

WebBackground: Social determinants of health (SDOH) contribute to over 50% of health outcomes and inequities. Healthcare institutions are increasingly implementing SDOH screenings and referrals. St. Mary Medical Center (SMMC) in Northwest Indiana was the first acute care hospital to implement a comprehensive SDOH pilot screening and …

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COVID-19 and the Rapid Expansion of Telehealth in Social and

WebThe spread of COVID-19 changed the landscape of how social service agencies operate. Essential services providers have had to adapt and innovate in order to carry out their mission. As a result, technology has become an integral part of their service model, with an increased emphasis on telehealth services. For many agencies, the …

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Planning for Food Systems: Community-University Partnerships

WebJennifer Whittaker is a Research Associate with the Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. She conducts research on the role of local government policy and planning in facilitating sustainable food systems and healthy communities in rural America, as part of the federally funded Growing Food …

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Search Functionality Within the Electronic Health Record and

WebBackground and Hypothesis: In the US today, over 95% of healthcare institutions operate using the electronic health record (EHR). While proven to be a substantial improvement to medical practice, the substantial amount of retained information within those records has made searching the EHR for relevant material …

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Beyond the Conference: Health Sciences Librarians’ Motivations for

WebIntroduction: Previous studies have found that only 21.8% to 28% of abstracts presented at the annual Medical Library Association (MLA) conferences are later published as journal articles. What motivates health sciences librarians to take the next step in publishing and disseminating their work? This study will answer the following …

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Electric Scooters (e-scooters): Assessing the Threat to Public

WebObjective: To determine self-reported incidences of health and safety hazards among persons who ride rentable electric scooters (e-scooters), knowledge of e-scooter laws, and attitudes and perceptions of the health and safety of e-scooter usage. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of n= 561 e-scooter riders and non-riders was …

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Enhancing Health through Built Environment Improvement: A …

WebBackground: Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a public health tool to evaluate how choices made outside the health sector can affect health. HIAs are utilized in transportation, housing, planning, and other fields. Since the built environment can impact community health outcomes, including physical activity rates, injuries, and overweight …

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Hypothesis: Research Journal for Health Information …

WebHypothesis is the official journal of the Research Caucus of the Medical Library Association.

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Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Mental Health Practice Between

WebReligiously committed mental health practitioners frequently encounter situations in which their perceived or actual religious mandates are at odds with their client’s values, leaving them in an ethical conundrum as to how to reconcile these values with the mandates of their professional ethical codes of conduct. Examples of such conflicts …

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Community Inclusion for People with Intellectual and

WebMany people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are isolated and lack meaningful opportunities to participate and develop social networks within their communities. Sharing membership with a community that fosters connection and belonging is essential to well-being. As a human rights profession, social work is …

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“Women Never Use Drugs Alone”: Assessing Stigma & Access to

WebBackground: Substance misuse remains a significant health threat in communities across Indiana. Despite the 2015 HIV outbreak in Scott County, Indiana’s health systems continue to lack the capacity to reduce health harms associated with substance misuse. Unlike general patient populations, people who use drugs (PWUD) …

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Community Defined Health: Thinking from the Inside Out

WebHealth-related decision making is traditionally based on institutional health indicators such as morbidity and mortality rates. Our approach, however, only tells a community's story. The Center for Health Professions in Saginaw, Michigan has developed a Community Defined Health process that captures the human capacity of caring, citizen …

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Case-based EBM instruction for Osteopathic Medical Students: A …

WebBackground: Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is an important part of graduate medical education and a learning outcome necessary for preparing students to become effective residents. However, many medical educators and librarians struggle to offer EBM instruction that is contextualized, relevant, and engaging. Case-based learning …

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