with the International Institute for Sustainable Development. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water. The authors would like to thank Vihan Khanna, Shalu Agrawal, and Aditya Ramji for their inputs and several anonymous reviewers for their comments and reviews. The Council o...

OBJECTIVE Peer-led outreach is a critical element of HIV and STI-reduction interventions aimed at sex workers. We study the association between peer-led outreach to sex workers and the time to utilize health facilities for timely STI syndromic-detection and treatment. Using data on the timing of peer-outreach interventions and clinic visits, we utilize an Extended Cox model to assess whether pe...

OBJECTIVES This study investigated whether the early outreach programme following the Utøya massacre reached out to the parents of the young survivors. Additionally, we explored whether specialised mental healthcare services were provided to parents presenting elevated levels of PTSD and depression reactions. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey, face-to-face interviews and questionnaires. SETTING...

OBJECTIVE Using a longitudinal, randomized controlled trial, this study assessed the impact of a community-based outreach versus a more traditional criminal justice system-based referral program on women's distress and safety following police-reported intimate partner abuse (IPA). METHOD Women (N = 236 women) with police-reported IPA were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 interdisciplinary communit...

OBJECTIVE Barriers to guideline-based diabetes care include poor patient activation, haphazard clinic appointments, poorly organized medical records and a lack of automated physician decision support. We developed a patient recall intervention to mitigate these barriers and improve diabetes care coordination. We evaluated this intervention in terms of operational feasibility, provider and patie...

Abstract Sigma Phi Omega, The International Academic Honor and Professional Society in Gerontology (aka Omega), was established 1980 to recognize excellence of those who study gerontology aging, the outstanding service professionals work with or on behalf older persons. Its mission vision thoughtfully crafted support endurance outreach Omega within United States globally. This session will shar...

BACKGROUND In the U.S., HIV infections are increasing among men who have sex with men (MSM), particularly young, racial/ethnic minority MSM. OBJECTIVE To examine the feasibility of increasing HIV testing among young Latino MSM by integrating tailored outreach strategies with testing, counseling, and HIV medical services. DESIGN Descriptive study comparing demographic characteristics, behavi...

The National Science Foundation and other funding agencies are increasingly requiring broader impacts in grant applications to encourage US scientists to contribute to science education and society. Concurrently, national science education standards are using more inquiry-based learning (IBL) to increase students' capacity for abstract, conceptual thinking applicable to real-world problems. Sci...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to describe outreach facilitation as an effective method of assisting and supporting primary care practices to improve processes and delivery of care. METHODS We spent 4 years working with 83 practices in Eastern Ontario, Canada, on the Improved Delivery of Cardiovascular Care through the Outreach Facilitation program. RESULTS Primary care practices...