ABBREVIATIONS. PKU, phenylketonuria; AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics; MCHB, Maternal and Child Health Bureau; ARC, Association for Retarded Citizens; MCH, maternal and child health (programs); CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; HRSA, Health Resources and Services Administration; CSHCN, Children With Special Health Care Needs; CORN, Council of Regional Networks for Genetic Serv...

BACKGROUND Over the past decade, group medical visits have become more prevalent. Group medical visits may have some advantages in treating chronic illnesses such as chronic pain as they can be more patient centered. The empowerment model is a novel approach used to provide support, education, and healthy activities guided by participants. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the early stages of a chronic p...

OBJECTIVE Collaborative quality improvement programs have been successfully used to manage chronic diseases in adults and acute lung complications in premature infants. Their effectiveness to improve pain management in acute care hospitals is currently unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a collaborative quality improvement program implemented at hospital level could impr...

A key challenge in evaluating comprehensive community health initiatives is documenting the unfolding of the intervention, that is, the multiple changes in the environment that can leadto widespread behavior change and improvement in population-level outcomes. Using principles of community-based participatory research (CBPR), partners can documentchanges in the community and system (for example...

ABBREVIATIONS. PKU, phenylketonuria; AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics; MCHB, Maternal and Child Health Bureau; ARC, Association for Retarded Citizens; MCH, maternal and child health (programs); CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; HRSA, Health Resources and Services Administration; CSHCN, Children With Special Health Care Needs; CORN, Council of Regional Networks for Genetic Serv...

ABBREVIATIONS. PKU, phenylketonuria; AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics; MCHB, Maternal and Child Health Bureau; ARC, Association for Retarded Citizens; MCH, maternal and child health (programs); CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; HRSA, Health Resources and Services Administration; CSHCN, Children With Special Health Care Needs; CORN, Council of Regional Networks for Genetic Serv...

ABBREVIATIONS. PKU, phenylketonuria; AAP, American Academy of Pediatrics; MCHB, Maternal and Child Health Bureau; ARC, Association for Retarded Citizens; MCH, maternal and child health (programs); CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; HRSA, Health Resources and Services Administration; CSHCN, Children With Special Health Care Needs; CORN, Council of Regional Networks for Genetic Serv...

The Medicare+Choice (M+C) program, created by the 1997 Balanced Budget Act (BBA), expands Medicare's health insurance options to include a wider range of health plan options. In this article, we describe the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study (CAHPS®) survey and its use with beneficiaries receiving care through Medicare managed care (MMC) plans. We also discuss the implications of these ...

conclusions the intervention was successful in improving most aspects of hairdressing. in women, safety and healthy behaviors were affected more than men. however, in men salons, environmental and physical conditions had greater improvement. we suggest that health educational programs for hairdressers should be integrated into their training course. results the findings revealed a significant i...

background and aim: hearing impairment is one of the common disabilities quality of life of mothers of children with hearing impairment are often lower than others. this study aimed to evaluate the effects of life skills training (lst) on the quality of life of mothers who have children with hearing impairment. methods: an experimental research method (pretest, post-test with control group desi...