Integration of the Registered Nurse Care Coordinator Role in a Federally Qualified Health Center.

The purpose of this 1-group, retrospective case study was to analyze the expanded role of registered nurse care coordination (RNCC) on health outcomes in a primary care setting in its real-life context. The convenience sample consisted of 244 adults diagnosed with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension. Secondary data entered into the electronic health record by the health care team during patient visits pre- and post-implementation of the RNCC program were analyzed.

Evaluation of a Web-Based Training Model for Family Peer Advocates in Children's Mental Health.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare knowledge gains from a new online training program with gains from an existing in-person training program for family peer advocates.

Methods: Data were used from a pre-post study of individuals who enrolled in the Web-based Parent Empowerment Program training; 144 participants completed the training and pre-post tests, and 140 were admitted to the analyses. Knowledge was assessed with 34 questions, 29 of which were common to the online and in-person trainings.

Using health coaches to help patients manage chronic disease.

This exploratory pilot study analyzed the transition to a new patient-centered care team model at three separate clinical sites of an urban community health center. The findings provide insights from both providers and health coaches on benefits and barriers of this new model.

A cost consequence analysis of outreach strategies for high risk pregnant women.

This retrospective, cost consequence analysis examined three distinct outreach strategies used by a community-based public health agency to enroll uninsured, low-income pregnant women in perinatal health care services. The three strategies included outreach workers, liaison workers, and case managers. Data analysis revealed that costs per enrollee by strategy were: outreach workers: $429; liaison workers: $98; and case managers: $187.

Community health changes under welfare reform.

This comparative case study examined changes in community health under New Jersey welfare reform policy implementation (1994-2001). The boundaries of these case descriptions were directed by Milii's ecological framework for policy studies. The separate cases consist of descriptions of changes in social climate and health indicators within Camden, Essex, and Hudson counties in New Jersey.

Organizational and community health changes under welfare reform.

This article comments on changes made by health-related organizations and in community health during the first years of New Jersey's welfare reform policy implementation in Camden, Essex, and Hudson counties (1992-1998). Throughout these years, county welfare agencies made organizational changes that shifted their focus from supporting family well-being to encouraging work. Health care provider organizations now are beginning to make organizational changes in response to the ripple effects of welfare reform policy.