{"id":18729,"date":"2022-09-22T15:16:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T19:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chc2021.excell.net\/?page_id=18729"},"modified":"2024-06-19T09:23:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T13:23:59","slug":"research-population-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caringhealth.org\/about-caring-health-center\/research-population-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Research &#038; Population Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18729\" class=\"elementor elementor-18729\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ee4e01 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3ee4e01\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \" >\r\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d15320\" data-id=\"8d15320\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d23ec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-cms_heading\" data-id=\"8d23ec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"cms_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cms-heading-wrapper cms-heading-layout1\">\r\n    \r\n            <h2 class=\"custom-heading\">\r\n            <span >Improving the Health<\/span>\r\n        <\/h2>\r\n        \r\n            <div class=\"custom-heading-description\">of the community.<\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c9c336 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c9c336\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \" >\r\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-40448d1\" data-id=\"40448d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc524c elementor-align-center elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ebc524c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"#programs-partnerships\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Programs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0e30f3\" data-id=\"d0e30f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35756a1 elementor-align-center elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"35756a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"#publications-resources\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Publications<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f343692\" data-id=\"f343692\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1139868 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1139868\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \" >\r\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5d3f32\" data-id=\"c5d3f32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                    <div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135803e elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"135803e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/about-caring-health-center\/mission-vision\/\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-wobble-horizontal\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Mission, Vision,&lt;br&gt; &amp; Values\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-heart\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/about-caring-health-center\/mission-vision\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMission, Vision,<br> &amp; Values\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f8852c\" data-id=\"5f8852c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                    <div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dede21 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"3dede21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/about-caring-health-center\/our-impact\/\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-wobble-horizontal\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Community&lt;br&gt;Impact\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-hands\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/about-caring-health-center\/our-impact\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommunity<br>Impact\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee89f9f\" data-id=\"ee89f9f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                    <div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2198e05 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"2198e05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/donate\/\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-wobble-horizontal\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Ways to&lt;br&gt; Give\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-donate\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/donate\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWays to<br> Give\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87993cd\" data-id=\"87993cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                    <div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f91c11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"1f91c11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tQualified Providers\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOur providers are available six days a week.  Call us to make an appointment.<br>\n<br>\n<a href=\"tel:14137391100\" style=\"color:#ffffff;font-weight: 500;font-size: 25px\">(413) 739-1100<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-876277c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"876277c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \" >\r\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02af45a col-offset-left\" data-id=\"02af45a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c65a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0c65a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TWO DECADES OF RESEARCH<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f499fd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f499fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Caring Health Center (CHC) has collaborated on federally-funded research projects for over two decades. Since 2007, CHC has sustained an on-site, staffed research department and has completed two National Institute of Health-R01 studies. Based on its history, CHC\u2019s research department and collaborators have expertise in mixed method, interdisciplinary and practice-based approaches to community-responsive research.<\/p><h2><span style=\"color: #555555;\">CHC\u2019s Research Model:<\/span><\/h2><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\"><li>Research topics align with CHC\u2019s mission and vision;<\/li><li>Research topics emerge from observations, questions, concerns, and trends identified by CHC\u2019s staff, patients, providers and community;<\/li><li>All research projects are reviewed by an internal grants committee and by Caring Health Center\u2019s 51% consumer-led board of directors to ensure agency and patient buy-in and support of the health center.<\/li><li>As with all CHC staffing, research teams aim to reflect the patients and populations served;<\/li><li>Research projects respect patients\u2019 general privacy, autonomy, medical confidentiality, and overall well-being;<\/li><li>Findings result in <b>A<\/b>ction-oriented, <b>C<\/b>ulturally appropriate, <b>T<\/b>ranslational, <b>S<\/b>ustainable <b>(ACTS)<\/b> practice improvements, interventions, policy, and dissemination.<\/li><li>Existing research aims to inform ACTS as well as next steps in research and public health programming.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f695aa elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f695aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no \" >\r\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0010c2\" data-id=\"a0010c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f6cdd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f6cdd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/caringhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Research-Dr.-CH-Torres.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18754\" alt=\"Dr. Cristina Huebner Torres\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caringhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Research-Dr.-CH-Torres.jpg 800w, https:\/\/caringhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Research-Dr.-CH-Torres-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caringhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Research-Dr.-CH-Torres-768x624.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6aedbf5\" data-id=\"6aedbf5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b6c7a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b6c7a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChief Research &#038; Population Health Officer, Dr. Cristina Huebner Torres, emphasized that, \u201ckey aims of the RPH department\u2019s work are to address individual and systems-level factors to reduce health disparities and to ensure the delivery of culturally and linguistically appropriate services.\u201d To address these barriers to care, the RPH department is focused primarily on social determinants of health, population health, and health equity as they shape chronic illness prevention and management among ethnically diverse, urban, and low income populations. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-608b5bd elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"608b5bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no \" >\r\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ea30094\" data-id=\"2ea30094\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-413b41f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"413b41f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \" >\r\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e61cf9\" data-id=\"8e61cf9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37651ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37651ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/caringhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/person-icon-100.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14231\" alt=\"Person Icon\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-53ff2ea\" data-id=\"53ff2ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2999e06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2999e06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e6a5fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e6a5fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The mission of Caring Health Center is to eliminate health disparities and achieve health equity through providing accessible, value-driven healthcare for diverse, multi-ethnic communities in Western Massachusetts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdbf9e3\" data-id=\"fdbf9e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15809a7 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"15809a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/our-impact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Our Impact<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d89947c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d89947c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \" >\r\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c12d0a2 col-offset-left\" data-id=\"c12d0a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d3493 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09d3493\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH POPULATION HEALTH PROGRAMS (RPH)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3843754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3843754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>RPH aims to eliminate health disparities and achieve health equity through community-responsive research, leveraging population health\u2028 data to inform practice improvements, offering public health programming, and supporting initiatives that \u2028create linkages between patients, health center services, and community resources.<\/p><p>Findings from Continuous Quality Improvement, Population Health, and Research are used to inform action-oriented, culturally appropriate, translational, sustainable (ACTS) practice improvements, interventions, policy, and dissemination.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4b3b35 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4b3b35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no \" >\r\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bc67a1\" data-id=\"1bc67a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9572750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9572750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/caringhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Research-graph.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18768\" alt=\"Research emerges from community\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caringhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Research-graph.jpg 800w, https:\/\/caringhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Research-graph-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caringhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Research-graph-768x624.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c3dfce\" data-id=\"8c3dfce\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f9228 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76f9228\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Research emerges from community \u2028and informs the development and\u2028 integration of:<br \/><span style=\"color: #044f9e;\"><strong>A<\/strong><\/span>ction-oriented\/Applied,<br \/><span style=\"color: #044f9e;\"><strong>C<\/strong><\/span>ulturally Meaningful,<br \/><span style=\"color: #044f9e;\"><strong>T<\/strong><\/span>ranslations\/Transformative, and<br \/><span style=\"color: #044f9e;\"><strong>S<\/strong><\/span>ustainable <span style=\"color: #044f9e;\"><strong>(ACTS)<\/strong><\/span> Interventions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0775069 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0775069\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no \" >\r\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17ccb90\" data-id=\"17ccb90\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0dac209 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0dac209\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \" >\r\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-81bed8f\" data-id=\"81bed8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2197633 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"2197633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 64 64\"><g data-name=\"Hospital\"><path d=\"m10 14h44v27h2v-29h-18v-10h-12v10h-18v24h2zm18-10h8v8h-8z\"><\/path><path d=\"m33 5h-2v2h-2v2h2v2h2v-2h2v-2h-2z\"><\/path><path d=\"m21 17h-8v6h8zm-2 4h-4v-2h4z\"><\/path><path d=\"m31 17h-8v6h8zm-2 4h-4v-2h4z\"><\/path><path d=\"m41 17h-8v6h8zm-2 4h-4v-2h4z\"><\/path><path d=\"m51 17h-8v6h8zm-2 4h-4v-2h4z\"><\/path><path d=\"m21 25h-8v6h8zm-2 4h-4v-2h4z\"><\/path><path d=\"m31 25h-8v6h8zm-2 4h-4v-2h4z\"><\/path><path d=\"m41 25h-8v6h8zm-2 4h-4v-2h4z\"><\/path><path d=\"m51 25h-8v6h8zm-2 4h-4v-2h4z\"><\/path><path d=\"m13 39h8v-6h-8zm2-4h4v2h-4z\"><\/path><path d=\"m23 39h8v-6h-8zm2-4h4v2h-4z\"><\/path><path d=\"m33 39h8v-6h-8zm2-4h4v2h-4z\"><\/path><path d=\"m43 39h8v-6h-8zm2-4h4v2h-4z\"><\/path><path d=\"m41 48h3v-6h-24v6h3v12h-9v2h38v-2h-11zm-19-2v-2h20v2zm11 14v-5h-2v5h-6v-12h6v5h2v-5h6v12z\"><\/path><path d=\"m62 50c0-3.185-1.994-8-5-8s-5 4.815-5 8c0 2.9 1.721 5.321 4 5.879v4.121h-2v2h6v-2h-2v-4.121c2.279-.558 4-2.979 4-5.879zm-8 0c0-2.636 1.682-6 3-6s3 3.364 3 6c0 2.206-1.346 4-3 4s-3-1.794-3-4z\"><\/path><path d=\"m9 53.9c2.833-.558 5-3.433 5-6.9 0-3.583-2.393-9-6-9s-6 5.417-6 9c0 3.462 2.167 6.337 5 6.9v6.1h-3v2h8v-2h-3zm-5-6.9c0-2.927 2.016-7 4-7s4 4.073 4 7c0 2.757-1.794 5-4 5s-4-2.243-4-5z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb13eaf\" data-id=\"eb13eaf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2731108 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2731108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Impact<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba4488e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba4488e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Caring Health Center delivers comprehensive evidence-based healthcare to the Greater Springfield community that directly addresses inequities and promotes health equity and engenders change.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca40bd2\" data-id=\"ca40bd2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76404ef elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"76404ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/about-caring-health-center\/annual-report\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1e6185 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1e6185\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \" >\r\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2cf31c5 col-offset-left\" data-id=\"2cf31c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f7739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"28f7739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"programs-partnerships\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51aed79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-cms_heading\" data-id=\"51aed79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"cms_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cms-heading-wrapper cms-heading-layout1\">\r\n    \r\n            <h2 class=\"custom-heading\">\r\n            <span >Programs &amp; Partnerships<\/span>\r\n        <\/h2>\r\n        \r\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bd94a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bd94a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The goal of population health management is to provide quality patient care, reduce healthcare costs, and support patients in reaching their optimal state of health by identifying and addressing disparities.<\/p><p>Activities related to population health management include:<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\"><li>The collection and analysis of population health data (such as disease outcome data and emergency room utilization) to identify areas of support for patients.<\/li><li>Collaboration with departments across the health center to ensure goals related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncqa.org\/programs\/health-care-providers-practices\/patient-centered-medical-home-pcmh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patient Centered Medical Home<\/a> are met.<\/li><li>Facilitation of ongoing Quality Improvement Initiatives across the health center.<\/li><li>Data and information sharing and reporting initiatives.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>For questions related to Population Health programs and partnerships, please contact Cristina Huebner Torres, PhD, MA Chief Research &amp; Population Health Officer at <a href=\"mailto:chuebnertorres@caringhealth.org\">chuebnertorres@caringhealth.org<\/a> or <a href=\"tel:14137391100\">413-739-1100<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43be064 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43be064\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \" >\r\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94aaa2f col-offset-left\" data-id=\"94aaa2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n                \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4aa26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4a4aa26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"publications-resources\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6f390 elementor-widget elementor-widget-cms_heading\" data-id=\"bd6f390\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"cms_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cms-heading-wrapper cms-heading-layout1\">\r\n    \r\n            <h2 class=\"custom-heading\">\r\n            <span >Publications &amp; Resources<\/span>\r\n        <\/h2>\r\n        \r\n    <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc6850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dc6850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #555555;\">Publications<\/span><\/h3><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\"><li>Gold R, Kaufmann J, Gottlieb LM, Weiner SJ, Hoopes M, Gemelas JC, Torres CH, Cottrell<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><li>EK, Hessler D, Marino M, Sheppler CR, Berkowitz SA. Cross-Sectional Associations: Social Risks <br \/>and Diabetes Care Quality, Outcomes. Am J Prev Med. 2022 May 3:S0749-3797(22)00167-2. doi: <br \/>10.1016\/j.amepre.2022.03.011. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35523696.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Lee RM, Handunge VL, Augenbraun SL, Nguyen H, Torres CH, Ruiz A, Emmons KM; RADx<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><li>-MA Research Partnership. Addressing COVID-19 Testing Inequities Among Underserved <br \/>Populations in Massachusetts: A Rapid Qualitative Exploration of Health Center Staff, Partner, and <br \/>Resident Perceptions. Front Public Health. 2022 Mar 24;10:838544. doi: <br \/>10.3389\/fpubh.2022.838544. PMID: 35400042; PMCID: PMC8987278.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Pirraglia P, Huebner Torres C, Collins J, Garb J, Kent M, McAdoo Perez S, Oloruntola-Coates<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><li>Y, Smith JM, Thomas a. 2021. COVID-19 Mitigation for High Risk Populations In Springfield <br \/>Massachusetts USA: a health systems approach. <i>International Journal for Health Equity <br \/><\/i>20(1):230.doi: 10.1186\/s12939-021-01567-3. PMID: 34666781; PMCID: PMC8525052.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>S.J. Shaw, J.D. Korchmaros, C. Huebner Torres, M.S. Totman, J.K. Lee. 2019. The RxHL Study:<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><li>Community Responsive Research to Explore Barriers to Medication Adherence. <i>Health Education <br \/>Research<\/i> 34(6): 556\u2013568. PMCID: PMC6878947<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Lee JK, Shaw SJ, Huebner Torres CI, Korchmaros JD, Totman M. Creative Partnership to Assess Health<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><li>Beliefs, Health Literacy and Medication Adherence Among Ethnically Diverse Populations. <i>Am J <br \/>Pharm Educ. <\/i>2016;80(5), Article S2:102-103.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Armin, J, Huebner Torres, C., Vivian, J., Vergara, C., and Shaw, S. (2014). Breast self-examination<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><li>beliefs and practices, ethnicity and health literacy: Implications for health education to reduce <br \/>disparities. <i>Health Education Journal<\/i>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Shaw SJ, Armin J, Huebner Torres, C, Orzeck KM, Vivian J. Chronic disease self-management and<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><li>health literacy in four ethnic groups. <i>Journal of health communication. 2012; 17(3):67-81.PMCID:<br \/>PMC3615891.<\/i><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Orzech, K.M., Huebner Torres, C.I., Armin, J., Vivian, J., Shaw, S.J. (2011). Diet and exercise<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><li>adherence and practices among medically underserved patients with chronic disease: variation across <br \/>four ethnic groups. <i>Health Education &amp; Behavior<\/i>, 40(1), 56-66.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Shaw, S.J., Vivian, J., Orzech, K.M., Huebner Torres, C.I., Armin, J. (2011). Consistency in attitudes<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><li>across cancer screenings in medically underserved minority populations. <i>Journal of Cancer <br \/>Education<\/i>, 27(1), 165-171.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Shaw, S., Vivian, J., Huebner, C., Orzech, K., Armin, J. (2008) The role of culture in health literacy &amp;<ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><li>chronic disease screening and management. <i>Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health <br \/><\/i>11(6):460-468.<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3172633 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3172633\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #555555;\">Local, State and National Conference Presentations<\/span><\/h3>\n &nbsp;\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n \t<li>Knowledge to Practice: Dr. Cristina Huebner Torres [interview].\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>Massachusetts League of Community Health Center&#8217;s (MLCHC) Institute for Health Equity (IHE). October 3, 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n \t<li>Huebner Torres C, Gold R, Kaufman J, Marino M, Hoopes M, Totman M, Aceves B, Gottlieb L.\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>Cross-sectional assessment of racial, ethnic, and language equity in social risk screening and results\nin community health center patients. 2022 Social Interventions Research &amp; Evaluation Network\n(SIREN) National Research Meeting: Racial Health Equity in Social Care. Digital conference\nSeptember 15, 27 and October 12, 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Huebner Torres C, Haneuse S, et al. Addressing Equity by Centering the Role of FQHC Leadership in\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>Research. Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers\u2019 Annual Community Health Institute\n(CHI). May 11-13,2022, Falmouth, MA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\">Bierer B, Nguyen H, Gupta P, Huebner Torres C. RADx-MA: Developing Sustainable Equity-Centered\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>COVID-19 Testing Approaches. Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers\u2019 Annual\nCommunity Health Institute (CHI). Panel presentation. May 11-13,2022, Falmouth, MA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Totman M, Hayes C, Ruth B, Huebner Torres C. Integration and Sustainability of Interdisciplinary\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>Chronic Disease Management at an FQHC. Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers\u2019\nAnnual Community Health Institute (CHI). Panel presentation. May 11-13,2022, Falmouth, MA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Huebner Torres C, Gold R, Marino M, et al. Race, Ethnicity and Language Disparities in Social Risk\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>Screening and Results Among CHC Patients with Cardiometabolic Disease. 13th Annual Conference\non the Science of Dissemination and Implementation. Digital conference December 15-18, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Pirraglia P, Huebner Torres C, Szegda K, Robinson F, Balder A, Lindenauer P. Developing a Strategic\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>Plan for Community Based Research in Springfield. Center for Clinical and Translational Science:\nCommunity Engagement and Collaboration Core. Fall 2020 Webinar Series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Nielsen V, Huebner Torres C. Making the case for reimbursement: A pilot study linking CHWs to\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>improve health outcomes using electronic medical record data. 2018. APHA. Accepted. Round\nTable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Nielsen V, Huebner Torres C. 2018. Community Health Workers &amp; Electronic Medical Records: Access,\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>Meaningful Use, and Patient Health Outcomes. CHW Annual Conference.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Huebner Torres, C., Korchmaros, J., Lee, JK, Totman, M, Shaw, S.J. Association between food\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>insecurity and medication adherence among low-income patients with chronic disease at a\ncommunity health center. Accepted for oral presentation at the Society for Epidemiologic Research,\nSeattle, WA, 6\/23\/2017.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Huebner Torres, C.I., Korchmaros, J., Lee, J.K., Totman, M., and Shaw, S. Association between Health\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>literacy, medication adherence and chronic disease control among diverse, low-income patients with\nhypertension at a community health center. Accepted for poster presentation at the Health Literacy\nAnnual Research Conference, Baltimore, MD, 10\/2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Huebner Torres, C.I., Korchmaros, J., Lee, J.K., Totman, M., Dhakal, S., Hilton, A., and Shaw, S.\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>Association between social stress and medication adherence among diverse, low income patients\nwith chronic disease at a community health center. Accepted for oral presentation at the 143rd\nAmerican Public Health Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, 11\/2015.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Robertson, W.J., Hilton, A.J., Huebner Torres, C., Totman, M., Korcharos, J., Dhakal, S., Shaw, S. The\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>burden of cost: A mixed-methods approach to explaining ethnic differences in cost as a barrier to\nmedication adherence. Accepted for poster presentation at the 114th American\u00a0 Anthropological\nAssociation Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 11\/2015.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Huebner Torres, C.I. Developing a community wellness center: Food insecurity, barriers to exercise and\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>building capacity. Oral presentation at the Mount Holyoke College Weissman Center for Leadership,\nFood and Culture Matters: Health, Diet and History in African American Communities, South\nHadley, MA, 3\/7\/2010.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Huebner, C., Orzech, K., Vivian, J., Markham, J., Shaw, S., Armin, J., Vargas, A., Reyes, V., Leverance,\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>C., Do, P. Barriers to exercise in four ethnic groups living with chronic illness. Paper for oral\npresentation at the American Public Health Association 137th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA,\n11\/9\/09.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Armin, J., Huebner, C., Shaw, S., Vivian, J., Vargas, A., Markham Jr., J., Reyes, V., Leverance, C.\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>Patient- provider partnership, body knowledge, and long-term practice: BSE beliefs and practices\namong ethnic groups in a medically underserved area. Paper for oral presentation at the American\nPublic Health Association 137th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 11\/11\/09.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Reyes, V., Shaw, S., Huebner, C., Vivian, J., Armin, J., Vargas, A., Markham Jr., J., Do, P., Leverance, C.\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>Different perceptions of healthcare by two immigrant groups in a Massachusetts clinic for medically\nunderserved patients. Paper for presentation at the American Public Health Association 137th Annual\nMeeting, Philadelphia, PA, 11\/10\/09.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Shaw, S., Vivian, J., Huebner, C., Armin, J., Vargas, A., Markham, J., Do, P., Reyes, V., Leverance, C.,\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>Awad, A. (2009). Measuring health literacy across diverse populations. Poster presentation at the\n137th Annual APHA meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Vargas, A., Vivian, J., Huebner, C., Shaw, S., Armin, J., Markham, J., Reyes, V., Leverance, C., Do, P.,\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>Awad, A. (2009). Exploring the mind-body connection in patients with diabetes and hypertension.\nPoster presentation at the 137th Annual APHA meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Markham, J., Shaw, S., Vivian, J., Huebner, C., Vargas, A., Do, P., Reyes, V., Leverance, C., Armin, J.,\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>Awad, A. Food insecurity and health outcomes at a community health center. Oral presentation at the\n137th Annual APHA meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Leverance, C., Armin, J., Shaw, S., Markham, J., Huebner, C., Reyes, V., Vivian, J., Vargas, A., Do, P.,\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>Awad, A., Nichter, M. (2009). Smoking behavior in hypertensive and diabetic patients. Poster\npresentation at the 137th Annual APHA meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Huebner, C., Vivian, J., Armin, J., Reyes, V., Orzech, K., Vargas, A., Markham, J., Nguyen, L.,\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>Leverance, C., Abdur-Rauf, S., Shaw, S. 2009. Measuring mindfulness skills and chronic disease\noutcomes in four diverse populations at a community-based health center. Poster presentation at the\n7th Annual International Scientific Conference for Clinicians, Researchers and Educators:\nInvestigating and Integrating Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, Worcester, MA,\nMarch 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Shaw, S., Vivian, J., Huebner, C., Armin, J., Orzech, K., Vargas, A., Markham, J., Nguyen, L., Reyes, V.\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>Leverance, C., Awad, A. Consistency in attitudes towards cancer screenings in four ethnic groups.\nPoster presentation at the American Association of Cancer Research, Carefree, AZ, February 2009.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Shaw, S., Vivian, J., Huebner, C., Orzech, K., Armin, J., Awad, A. The relationship of health literacy to\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>knowledge, beliefs and attitudes about cancer screening in four ethnic groups. Poster presentation at\nthe Moffitt Cancer Annual MTG \u201cCancer, Culture and Literacy\u201d Conf, Clearwater Beach, FL, May\n2008.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Shaw, S., Huebner, C., Vivian, J. Armin, J., Orzech, K, Vergara, C., Awad, A. Health Literacy, Cultur\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>and Chronic Illness Outcomes in Four Populations. Poster presentation at the Sixth National\nConference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations (ID#: 1743). Minneapolis,\nMN, September 2008.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Huebner, C., Shaw, S., Vivian, J., Armin, J., Orzech, K. Preliminary findings of cultural health beliefs\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>and practices that shape health literacy and chronic illness outcomes in four populations. Presented\nat the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, D.C., November 2007.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Huebner, C. Body-mind awareness as a method of preventive health self care. Poster presentation at the\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, D.C., November 2007.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Armin, J., Shaw, S., Vivian, J., Huebner, C., Orzech, K. Preliminary findings of cultural health beliefs\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>and practices that shape health literacy and cancer screening behaviors in four populations. Poster\npresentation at the American Assoc for Cancer Research, Atlanta, GA, November 2007.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Shaw, S., Huebner, C., Vivian, J. Lessons learned from formative community involvement: Developing\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n \t<li>and implementing a culturally appropriate research design. Oral presentation at Crossroads II:\nCommunity-Based Collaborative Research for Social Justice, Hartford, CT, June 2007.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Improving the Health of the community. Programs Publications Mission, Vision, &#038; Values CommunityImpact Ways to Give Qualified Providers Our providers are available six days a week. Call us to make an appointment. 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