4 results match your criteria: "New York University Department of Population Health[Affiliation]"

Objectives: To describe the implementation of a workplace health promotion to address low levels of physical activity (PA).

Methods: Using the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) framework we implemented and evaluated a 10-week workplace step-count challenge to promote PA. All health system employees invited to participate.

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Antiobesity pharmacotherapy to facilitate living kidney donation.

Am J Transplant

March 2024

New York University Department of Surgery, New York, New York, USA; New York University Department of Population Health, New York, New York, USA.

Obesity is a chronic, relapsing disease that increases the risks of living kidney donation; at the same time, transplant centers have liberalized body mass index constraints for donors. With the increasing number of antiobesity medications available, the treatment of obesity with antiobesity medications may increase the pool of potential donors and enhance donor safety. Antiobesity medications are intended for long-term use given the chronic nature of obesity.

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Background: Over the past decade, hospitals and health systems have increasingly adopted interventions to address the needs of patients with substance use disorders. The Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Cascade of Care provides a framework for organizing and tracking patient health milestones over time, and can assist health systems in identifying areas of intervention to prevent overdose and maximize the impact of evidence-based services for patients with OUD. However, detailed protocols are needed to guide health systems in how to operationalize the OUD Cascade and track outcomes using their systems' electronic medical records (EMR).

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