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Medication Abortion and Miscarriage Management in Sacramento's Unhoused Community:Assessing Confidence in Support Kits

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Medication Abortion and Miscarriage Management in Sacramento's Unhoused Community:Assessing Confidence in Support Kits

Trends in Utilization of an Anonymous Abortion and Miscarriage Hotline Before and After

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Trends in Utilization of an Anonymous Abortion and Miscarriage Hotline Before and After

The Journey to Transplant: Assessing Transportation Security during Kidney Transplant Evaluation

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Journey to Transplant: Assessing Transportation Security during Kidney Transplant Evaluation

Acculturation and Physical Activity Among Chinese Immigrants

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

• There is increasing evidence of how physical activity (PA) can potentially play a role in healthy aging, decreased mortality, and lower lifestyle disease such as Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)

• Asian Americans have continued to be the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States2 and there are significant lower rates of PA in the Asian American population than in other ethnic groups

• This can possibly be attributed to the different levels of acculturation to Western cultures as it has been seen that a higher identification with American Society can be associated with more recreation-related PA

• Most studies on acculturation and physical activity has focused on the Asian American population without subgroups even though it has been shown that there is heterogeneity among the subgroups

Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on People Who Use Drugs in Sacramento County

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

During the COVID-19 outbreak, there was a surge in overdose-related deaths with the CDC estimating a 38.4% increase in opioid-related deaths and a 26.5% increase in cocaine-related deaths during June 2019-May 2020, when compared to the 12 months prior1. With subsequent surveillance data confirming this trend, it is evident that COVID-19 had a unique impact on people who use drugs (PWUD). However, the psychosocial, socioeconomic, and biopolitical effects of the pandemic on PWUD are poorly understood. The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in disruptions to illicit drug supplies in Canada, leading to increased use of contaminated and variably potent substances2. With social distancing guidelines in place, syringe service programs were deemed non-essential in many areas, effectively cutting off the supply of safe injection materials while contaminated drugs circulated. Given this background, it is necessary to better understand the ways COVID-19 has impacted the health and behaviors of PWUD....

REACH Summer: A Case Study For Covid-19 Literacy and Vaccine Hesitancy

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

REACH (Reimagining Education to Advance central California Health) was established in 2018 and is a continuation of the former SJV Prime program (established in 2011). This Prime program was created to matriculate students with ties to the Central Valley who will train and return to underserved and underrepresented communities in the Valley. Our cohort is made up of seven natives from the Central Valley, ranging from Stockton to Bakersfield. Although we share the same preclinical curriculum with our class, our clinical training will be based in the Central Valley. Of note, we spent 4 weeks in the Central Valley getting hands-on experience. After finishing our first year, our cohort embarked on clinical, outreach, research, and mentoring efforts in the Modesto and Visalia areas of the Central Valley. This was a student-led effort to create meaningful experiences for us and the communities we met. We want to share our experience in Visalia as we teamed with an Emergency Medicine...

The Attitudes of Mental Health Agency and CBO Leaders Towards a CLAS Organizational Assessment

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction: Experts recognize that organizational self-assessments are crucial for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of programmatic activities for improving culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS); however, to-date, the attitudes of organization leaders towards such comprehensive audits, as well as their experiences with developing plans to better meet National CLAS Standards, are not well understood.

Objective: The study aimed to understand the value of the CLAS organizational assessment in planning and implementing CLAS and to also evaluate the mental health agency leaders’ attitudes towards the assessment. The study explored the actions that organizations are taking to operationalize the CLAS standards. Additionally, the impact of COVID-19 on organizational efforts to deliver CLAS was also investigated.

Methods: A total of 12 participants in leadership positions, one from Solano...

Access to Emergency Contraception through the Family PACT Program

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

• Family Planning Access to Care and Treatment (FPACT) provides family planning services to uninsured Californians living at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level.

• Rural communities have higher rates of unintended pregnancies and may face barriers to acquiring emergency contraception (EC).

Visitor Restriction Policy – An Example of Racism in Healthcare

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

UC Davis Health has a "Blackout Flag" policy (1190) that is used in trauma care settings to restrict visitors from the patient. The policy's intended goal is to protect patients from potential harmful visitors, especially in ongoing investigations. This policy may impair history taking and well-informed treatments because it restricts knowledge provided by visitors and loved ones. Often placed by police, this policy may be disproportionally applied to patients from marginalized backgrounds and may perpetuate medical distrust.

Impact of a Student-Run Free Clinic on Hepatitis B in the Asian-Underserved

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Asian Americans make up 6% of the total United States population but account for up to 58% of individuals with Chronic Hepatitis B(CHB)1 . While guidelines are given for disease screening and management, there remains a gap between screening and linkage to care for those with limited resources or language barriers. The purpose of this study was to describe Paul Hom Asian Clinic’s protocol for Hepatitis B (HBV) screening and follow-up, characterize the population screened, and analyze clinical outcomes of the affected population.

Research Addressing Racial Health Disparities in Cardiothoracic Surgery Represents Only a Small Fraction of Total Major Meeting Peer-reviewed Content

Thu, 7 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

African Americans and Latinos face significant health disparities and institutional racism. Heart and lung disease are leading factors affecting morbidity and mortality in these groups. Notably, lung cancer is the number one killer of African Americans and number two killer of Latinos1,2. African Americans are also less likely to receive surgery for lung cancer than other groups3. As such, cardiothoracic surgeons are uniquely positioned to positively affect these health outcomes, mitigate racial health disparities, and contribute to the efforts towards health equity.

A Survey of Medical Student Competencies and Training at Student-Run Free Clinics: Before and After the COVID-19 Outbreak

Tue, 5 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Student-run free clinics (SRFCs) simultaneously provide accessible community care and healthcare training opportunities, yet there is little research on how medical students are prepared to serve in clinics. This study examines the effect of type and length of training on perceived student competency at 11 UC Davis-associated SRFCs.

Data-Driven Precision Health Messaging Leveraging EMR Data and Targeted Messaging to Increase COVID-19 Booster and Vaccination Rates

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

COVID-19 highlighted the challenge of connecting patients with accurate information regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. Upon seeing large disparities in vaccination rates among different populations in Sacramento, we began incorporating behavioral nudges into our digital messages to deliver information on the vaccine. To evaluate if these nudges could reduce vaccine disparities in our community, we leveraged UCD EMR data from Epic to identify populations with low vaccination rates, developed tailored messaging trees to those populations, and deployed messaging campaigns that were constantly iterated with A/B testing.

Challenges of Engaging At-Risk Youth in the Context of COVID-19: The Family and Me (FAM) Program

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Data were collected as part of an evaluation of the Family and Me (FAM) program, a family-based foster care pilot program for youth impacted by commercial sexual exploitation (CSE). The initial study was designed to assess changes in youth outcomes over time, but there has been minimal youth enrollment in the context of COVID-19. The research team developed a secondary research objective to better understand the challenges of engaging at-risk youth in the context of COVID-19.

Assessing Palliative Care Options for Northern California’s Rural Underserved

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Palliative care offers interprofessional medical care aimed at improving quality of life for persons living with serious illness, sometimes up to and through the end-of-life. Palliative care can improve patient experience across a diverse range of clinical settings through addressing adverse symptoms and psychosocial needs during complex illness. Since emerging as a specialty in 2006, palliative medicine has remained underutilized, as it is often associated with end-of-life care. However, within the literature, the benefits of palliative care for patients, lay caregivers, and their families are not restricted to end-of-life cases. Palliative care may be especially helpful to patients in rural and underserved populations, who experience increased barriers to accessing both primary and specialty care services. The purpose of this research is to assess the scope, accessibility, and use of palliative care services in rural communities in Northern California. This research would provide...

¿Se habla español? Linguistic access to publicly-funded family planning services for Spanish speakers in Sacramento County

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

California’s Family Planning Access Care and Treatment (Family PACT) program was established to ensure that all California residents have access to desired contraceptive service, regardless of immigration status. Many California residents speak Spanish.

Developing PRISM-Spanish: A psychosocial skills-based intervention for Spanish-speaking adolescents and young adults with cancer

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Adolescents and young adults (AYAs; 12-25 years old) with cancer are at high risk for elevated distress and poorer mental health outcomes than their peers. Studies have shown that, in particular, Spanish-speaking Latinos with cancer are at risk for increased psychosocial burden, lower quality of life, and higher depressive symptoms when compared to their non-Latino counterparts. Despite this, a systemic review of the literature finds a severe lack of interventional studies being conducted among Hispanic/Latinx cancer patients and survivors. PRISM (Promoting Resilience in Stress Management) is an intervention built on the premise that promoting resilience resources will reduce distress and improve outcomes. However, its efficacy has only been tested in English-speaking populations. Studies show that translating a psychosocial intervention without considering key cultural differences will inevitably be ineffective. The aim of this study is to lay the groundwork for an adaptation...

Inpatient Telehealth for Family Engagement: A Qualitative Process Evaluation

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

• COVID-19 has impeded the delivery of family-centered care• Telehealth (TH) permits family members to virtually transmit into the hospital as a means to enhance family engagement

Understanding How Patients with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Perceive the Value of Palliative Care Services

Tue, 3 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Patients with CHF seen by an interdisciplinary palliative care team have shown improvements in patients' quality of life, sympton burden, and mood. The Supportive Medicine Clinic (SMC) at UC Davis Health (UCDH) is a Palliative Care Clinic that is embedded in an academic cardiology practice and sees patients one day per week for sixty minutes.

Utilizing ASAM CONTINUUM® at Rural FQHC to Identify Gaps in Addiction Services

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

20 million people in the USA struggled with asubstance use disorder (SUD) in 2020. SUD affects both rural and urban areas, but rural areas have fewer treatment resources. ASAM CONTINUUM® is an intake assessment tool created by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) that helps evaluate SUD and recommend the appropriate level of care.

El Dorado Community Health Center has aLevel 1 SUD treatment clinic in rural NorthernCalifornia that implemented ASAM CONTINUUM®.

TRAUMATIC RE-INJURY IN UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The impact of being unhoused on the likelihoodof being violently injured and reinjured (+financial burden) has become more significantas the unhoused population continues toincrease. Being unhoused is associated with an increased likelihood of being re-assaulted (recidivism) after an initial violent assault compared to the housed population.

Transgender Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Health Concerns, their Upstream Causes, and Protective Factors

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Clear health and mortality disparities exist both in transgenderpopulations and for youth experiencing homelessness (YEH). Transgender youth are overrepresented within populations of YEH. 1 in 100 youth is transgender, but an estimated 1 in 11 youth experiencing homelessness is transgender. No peer-reviewed research has yet explored the structural factors that underlie health disparities experienced bytransgender YEH.

When Care is Uncaring: Homelessness Stigma in Health Care and Mobile Medicine as a Model for Healing

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Qualitatively understand the factors contributing to the decision of PEH to seek or accept STI testing.