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Xylazine-associated Wounds: Clinical Experience From a Low-barrier Wound Care Clinic in Philadelphia.
J Addict Med
February 2024
From the Prevention Point Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (RMF, SW-K, KPS, RH, KMN); Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy (CAMP), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (RMF, APT); Stephen Klein Wellness Center, Project HOME, Philadelphia, PA (SW-K); Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA (RH); Division of Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA (RN); and Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (APT).
Article Synopsis
- * At a nurse-led clinic in Philadelphia, staff are treating these specific wounds and observing the challenges faced by people who use drugs.
- * The authors advocate for improved wound care approaches and stronger safety measures to combat the dangers posed by the contaminated drug supply, sharing insights from their frontline experience.
Main Outcomes of a Peer-Led Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for People With Serious Mental Illness in Supportive Housing.
Psychiatr Serv
May 2021
Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis (Cabassa, Guo, Wang); Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York City (Stefancic, Lewis-Fernández); New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York City (Lewis-Fernández); Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York City (Luchsinger); Department of Family and Community Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia (Weinstein); Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles (Palinkas); School of Nursing, Columbia University, New York City (Bochicchio); School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York City (O'Hara); The Bridge, New York City (Blady); Pathways to Housing PA, Philadelphia (Simiriglia); Project Home, Stephen Klein Wellness Center, Philadelphia (McCurdy).
Objective: The effectiveness of the Peer-led Group Lifestyle Balance (PGLB) intervention, a 12-month manualized healthy lifestyle intervention delivered by peer specialists, was investigated in a sample of persons with serious mental illness who were overweight or obese and living in supportive housing.
Methods: The authors randomly assigned 314 participants from three supportive housing agencies to PGLB or usual care, with assessments at baseline and 6, 12, and 18 months. Outcomes were clinically significant changes from baseline in weight (≥5% weight loss), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF; increase of ≥50 meters in the 6-minute walk test), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction (clinically significant weight loss or CRF improvement).
Centering Providers to Deliver Group Care: Implementing CenteringPregnancy and CenteringParenting at an Urban Federally Qualified Health Center.
Popul Health Manag
April 2021
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Background And Objectives: The population surrounding an urban federally qualified health center (FQHC) in Philadelphia has poorer health than Philadelphia overall. Community residents identified aerobics and dance classes as very important services or programs that an FQHC might provide. We sought to measure the impact of participation in a resident physician-led, patient-centered fitness and nutrition class on participants' attitudes, knowledge, and self-efficacy regarding their health.
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