Publications by authors named "Delaney Gracy"
Methods: Investigators reviewed websites of state departments of health and education, and legislation for all 50 states and DC. For states with mandated screenings and a required form, investigators applied structured analysis to assess HBL inclusion.
Results: No state mandated that schools require screening for all 7 HBLs.
Managing Childhood Asthma as a Strategy to Break the Cycle of Poverty.
Am J Public Health
January 2018
The Medical Home and Care Coordination in Disaster Recovery: Hypothesis for Interventions and Research.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep
August 2015
In postdisaster settings, health care providers encounter secondary surges of unmet primary care and mental health needs that evolve throughout disaster recovery phases. Whatever a community's predisaster adequacy of health care, postdisaster gaps are similar to those of any underserved region. We hypothesize that existing practice and evidence supporting medical homes and care coordination in primary care for the underserved provide a favorable model for improving health in disrupted communities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTwenty-five years of child and family homelessness: where are we now?
Am J Public Health
December 2013
Article Synopsis
- - Family homelessness became a significant social and public health issue in the U.S. during the 1980s, prompting extensive research on its conditions and impacts on affected families.
- - Much of the existing literature dates back to the 1980s and 1990s, which raises concerns about its relevance to current public health discussions, as the homeless family demographic has evolved.
- - While economic conditions and public policies discussed in past studies remain important, family homelessness is now increasingly common among poor and low-income families, prompting new public health recommendations.
EHR systems provide significant opportunities to enhance pediatric care. Well-constructed clinical content, HIE, automated reminders and alerts, and reporting at practice, community, and public health levels are available in several current systems and products. However, the general focus on inpatient and adult populations in the design and marketing of these systems should be seen as a significant barrier to EHR adoption among pediatric primary care providers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess improvement in documentation of asthma indicators using the Asthma Toolbox, an asthma decision-making tool developed in accord with National Asthma Education and Prevention Program guidelines.
Design: Retrospective medical record review using cross-sectional, independent, random samples. Reviews were conducted for 1-year periods before and after implementation and after revision reflecting 2007 guideline modifications.