142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Determining Services at the UAMS 12th Street Health and Wellness Center

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Angela Jimenez-Leon, M.D, M.P.S. , Arkansas Department of Health, Arkansas Department of Health, Little Rock, AR
In this study, researchers performed a perceived health needs assessment for residents of the 12th Street Corridor in Little Rock, Arkansas, as well as an institutional assessment of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ ability to meet those needs. The UAMS College of Pharmacy received a donated building in the heart of the 12th Street Corridor where they established a Health and Wellness Center. The purpose of the study was to provide the College with the perceived health needs of the community in which it lies so they can structure interprofessional programming and services to fulfill those needs. Methods used include a community survey, community leader interviews, UAMS Dean interviews, and a UAMS student focus group. Results indicate that the Center should focus their health care services on the prevalent chronic diseases within the community. Additionally, results indicate that the Center should be structured in a way that continually engages and empowers the residents in their own health care decision-making and treatment. Results of the institutional assessment indicate that both faculty and students at UAMS value interprofessional care. However, there is an opportunity for greater development of different roles and responsibilities for implementing this type of model at the Center.

Keywords: Community engagement, health care, wellness, chronic diseases, interprofessional, health needs assessment

Learning Areas:

Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Assessment of individual and community needs for health education
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Provision of health care to the public
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Identify the limitations of professional knowledge to respond to inequalities in health.

Keyword(s): Community-Based Partnership & Collaboration, Minority Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been the co-principal investigator of publications related with community-based research, teen pregnancy prevention and health disparities. Among my scientific interests has been the development of strategies for tackle health disparities, teen pregnancy prevention and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act for people with substance abuse disorders.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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