Going Beyond Good Intentions: Needs Assessment for  Student-Led Health Outreach in Northern Ontario

Thorgrimson, Joelle; Doble, D; Balfour-Boehm, Jazmyn; Bastedo, Jaya; Cole, Jeremy; Doiron, François; Haggarty, Moira; Hoy, Karoline; McLean, Michelle; Rom, Karl; Shewfelt, Duane; Stephenson, Wilson; Haggarty, John; Newhouse, Ian

doi:10.59586/jsrc.v2i2.13

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“…8,9 Students have reported increased self-efficacy in patient education and communication skills after participating in SRCs. 10,11 There is a wealth of literature on the creation of SRCs, much of which have focused on osteopathic medicine, 12,13 quality improvement, [14][15][16][17][18] or specialty care. [19][20][21][22] For example, the Rowan School of Osteopathic medicine writes about a unique system that utilizes an angle of social support through community health workers or family members.…”

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Establishing the First Student-Run Clinic to Provide Free Health Care to a South Texas Colonia

Cauba,

Callan,

Alvarado

et al. 2024

J Stud Run Clin

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine (UTRGVSoM) opened its student-run clinic (SRC) in March 2018 to provide free health care for the residents of Pueblo de Palmas colonia in Hidalgo County. Located along the United States-Mexico border near some of the country's poorest and most medically underserved communities, UTRGVSoM has the unique opportunity to extend quality primary care to those who otherwise would go without. The physical location of the clinic was determined by a partnership with Proyecto Desarrollo Humano, a nonprofit organization within the Pueblo de Palmas colonia. The free clinic, located in the town’s community center, opens its doors to the public every month on a chosen Saturday. This article hopes to detail the experience of being the first SRC to operate inside a Texas colonia.

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Establishing the First Student-Run Clinic to Provide Free Health Care to a South Texas Colonia

Cauba,

Callan,

Alvarado

et al. 2024

J Stud Run Clin

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Community Needs Assessments in a Student-Run Clinic serving a West Philadelphia Neighborhood

Arenas

Noche

et al. 2020

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Background: While Community Needs Assessments (CNAs) are an important tool for Student-Run Clinics (SRCs) to understand local communities healthcare needs, few studies have evaluated CNAs and their impact on care provided at SRCs. Objective: Evaluate results from two CNAs of an SRC in East Parkside, Philadelphia to better comprehend (1) community awareness and opinions regarding the SRC and (2) local healthcare concerns and access. Methods: 58 and 105 East Parkside residents were surveyed in 2011 and 2015 respectively. The results were analyzed to quantify various health-related measures in the community. Results: Results showed high rates of hypertension, asthma, and diabetes. Rates of pap-smear and hypertension screening matched national averages while mammograms and colonoscopies were below national rates. Both CNAs showed that less than 40% of community members were aware of the clinic's existence. Conclusions: CNAs can provide valuable insights regarding local health needs which can inform future healthcare interventions.

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Assessing the Impact of Demographic Factors on Presenting Conditions or Complaints Among Internal Medicine Patients in an Underserved Population in Central Florida

El-Said¹,

Patil²,

Leone³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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Background and objectivePatients' demographics (race, age, gender, and ethnicity) have been determined to affect patients' health status. It has been established that chronic disease prevalence varies by race, age, gender, and ethnicity; however, not much is known about how these demographic factors influence presenting conditions or complaints within a student-run clinic (SRC). This study aimed to investigate how demographic factors in the Apopka community in Florida determine what internal medicine (IM) conditions or complaints patients present with at a student-run free clinic. MethodsElectronic medical record (EMR) data for adult patients seen at the clinic from February 2019 to February 2020 were reviewed to collect information on patient demographics, IM presenting conditions or complaints, and body mass index (BMI). Binary logistic regressions were employed to investigate the relationship between demographic factors and presenting conditions or complaints. ResultsThe majority of the patients were female (62.2%), with an almost equal representation of Hispanic (50.3%) and non-Hispanic individuals. About half of the patients visiting the clinic were either overweight or obese. Of the 167 patients, the average age was 44.17 and 44.32 years for males and females respectively. The most common presenting conditions or complaints included cardiac conditions (25.07%), diabetes (9.64%), gastric pain (9.21%), and upper respiratory infection (URI)/allergies (6.15%). Cardiac conditions were further broken down into hypertension (18.94%), dyslipidemia (3.94%), and palpitations (2.19%). Patient age was a contributing factor to the incidence of diabetes (p=0.002), hypertension (p<0.0001), and cardiovascular conditions excluding hypertension (p=0.021). There was a significant relationship between obesity and diabetes (p=0.036) and hypertension (p=<0.001). ConclusionSRCs can make use of the information obtained from this study to advocate for coverage of medications to treat diabetes and hypertension in this undocumented population to prevent morbidity rates. We believe our findings can also provide guidance in terms of instituting screening programs for these illnesses among the broader population and SRCs with different patient makeups.

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Going Beyond Good Intentions: Needs Assessment for Student-Led Health Outreach in Northern Ontario

Cited by 3 publications

References 4 publications

Establishing the First Student-Run Clinic to Provide Free Health Care to a South Texas Colonia

Establishing the First Student-Run Clinic to Provide Free Health Care to a South Texas Colonia

Community Needs Assessments in a Student-Run Clinic serving a West Philadelphia Neighborhood

Assessing the Impact of Demographic Factors on Presenting Conditions or Complaints Among Internal Medicine Patients in an Underserved Population in Central Florida

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