AimThe purpose of this scoping literature review was to determine what is known about: 1)
structures and processes required to build successful collaborations between primary care …

BACKGROUND Although screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) is a widely accepted
concept nationally and screening rates are increasing, there are differences in screening …

Executive summary Modern primary health care emerged when gross health inequalities
became a global concern. Forty years ago, the Declaration of Alma-Ata endorsed primary …

Objectives. We evaluated whether a program to prevent coronary heart disease (CHD) with
community health workers (CHWs) would improve CHD risk in public health and health care …

ABSTRACT CONTEXT Research suggests that pharmaceutical marketing influences
prescribing and may cause cognitive dissonance for prescribers. This work has primarily …

Objectives. To evaluate knowledge and prescribing changes following a 2-month public
health detailing campaign (one-to-one educational visits) about judicious opioid analgesic …

Abstract In 1995, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention granted a Cooperative
Agreement Program award to the Infectious Diseases Society of America to develop a …

Context: In December 2005, in characterizing diabetes as an epidemic, the New York City
Board of Health mandated the laboratory reporting of hemoglobin A1C laboratory test …

Long after the leading causes of death in the United States shifted from infectious diseases
to chronic diseases, many public health agencies have not established effective policies and …

OBJECTIVES: In 2003, in response to low colonoscopy screening rates and significant
sociodemographic disparities in colonoscopy screening in New York City (NYC), the NYC …