Reducing Cardiovascular Disparities Through Community-Engaged Implementation Research

Addressing cardiovascular disparities through community interventions.

OBJECTIVES To identify the components and impact of intervention programs aimed at reducing cardiovascular disparities. METHODS A MEDLINE literature search with key words "cardiovascular" and "African American" was conducted, and all documented interventions targeted at reducing racial disparities were selected for review. We identified the type of intervention, the populations targeted, the ...

Towards reducing disparities in disparities research.

Addressing disparities in cardiovascular risk through community-based interventions.

Cardiovascular diseases account for a significant portion of deaths and healthcare costs in the United States. Women from ethnic minorities and rural areas carry a disproportionately higher burden of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Many factors contribute to this persistent disparity: a comparatively low level of awareness especially among the at-risk populations, increased prevalence o...

Reducing diabetes health disparities through community-based participatory action research: the Chicago Southeast Diabetes Community Action Coalition.

To address disproportionately high rates of diabetes morbidity and mortality in some of Chicago's medically underserved minority neighborhoods, a group of community residents, medical and social service providers, and a local university founded the Chicago Southeast Diabetes Community Action Coalition, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention REACH 2010 Initiative. A community-based partici...

Reducing diabetes disparities through the implementation of a community health worker-led diabetes self-management education program.

Disparities in prevalence of type 2 diabetes and complications in underserved populations have been linked to poor quality of care including lack of access to diabetes management programs. Interventions utilizing community health workers (CHWs) to assist with diabetes management have demonstrated improvements in patient outcomes. Use of CHWs may be an effective model for providing care coordina...