Title
Challenges to research in urban community health centers
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine
Date
4-2-2006
Document Type
Article
Subjects
African Americans; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Colonic Neoplasms; Communication Barriers; Community Health Centers; Female; Health Services Research; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Information Systems; Male; *Mass Screening; Middle Aged; Quality of Health Care; Research Design; *Urban Population
Disciplines
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities | Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms | Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Preventative Medicine
Abstract
Community health centers (CHCs) are important settings for research aimed at reducing health disparities. However, CHCs pose many challenges to research at patient, provider, and system levels. We summarized lessons learned from a multimethod, formative study to develop intervention strategies for improving colorectal cancer screening in CHCs, and make recommendations for future research. The call for research in "real world" settings such as CHCs must be matched with greater understanding of the challenges, as well as the resources to meet those challenges.
Rights and Permissions
Citation: Am J Public Health. 2006 Apr;96(4):626-8. Epub 2006 Jan 31. Link to article on publisher's site
Related Resources
PubMed ID
16449595
