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Systems of care (SOC) is a proven and community-based service network addressing the mental health needs of children and families. Child and adolescent psychiatrists play a crucial role in leading SOCs, utilizing skills such as partnership building and strategic planning. Barriers to mental health care, including access issues and stigma, can be tackled through multisector collaboration. Overcoming challenges such as cultural differences and fragmented systems requires effective leadership. In a SOC, core principles involve culturally competent care, evidence-based practices, collaborative decision-making, and smooth transitions of care. Championing these principles fosters a holistic and supportive environment for those facing mental health challenges.
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Liderança , Serviços de Saúde Mental , Humanos , Criança , Serviços de Saúde Mental/organização & administração , Adolescente , Psiquiatria Infantil/organização & administração , Serviços de Saúde da Criança/organização & administração , Psiquiatria do Adolescente/organização & administração , PsiquiatrasRESUMO
Athletes at all levels of participation, including athletes of color, have no natural immunity to mental health challenges. There is considerable evidence to support that no matter the level of participation, athletic identity including race, may be linked to psychological distress. This article provides the clinical context needed to offer therapeutic interventions to athletes and recommendations for how training programs can prepare psychiatrists for this work and opportunities for future development and inclusion of psychiatrists as members of the "medical" team, especially when working to address the needs of the increasingly diverse population of athletes today.
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Psiquiatria , Esportes , Humanos , Diversidade de Recursos Humanos , Esportes/psicologia , Atletas/psicologia , Saúde MentalRESUMO
Long-standing challenges facing the mental health system require more effective strategies to furnish a workforce whose diversity matches an increasingly diverse population. Current and former system leaders can offer expert guidance informed by their experiences and perspectives. Their professional journeys to leadership in this area provide context and unique insight into issues of justice, including workforce diversity, equity, and inclusion in psychiatry. These experts agree that significant policy changes are needed to improve psychiatric workforce diversity and that implementing change will require that disparate groups together to achieve this goal. Financial considerations must be included in policy and advocacy.
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Psiquiatria , Humanos , Saúde Mental , Recursos HumanosRESUMO
Long-standing challenges facing the mental health system require more effective strategies to furnish a workforce whose diversity matches an increasingly diverse population. Current and former system leaders can offer expert guidance informed by their experiences and perspectives. Their professional journeys to leadership in this area provide context and unique insight into issues of justice, including workforce diversity, equity, and inclusion in psychiatry. These experts agree that significant policy changes are needed to improve psychiatric workforce diversity and that implementing change will require that disparate groups together to achieve this goal. Financial considerations must be included in policy and advocacy.
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Psiquiatria , Humanos , Liderança , Inquéritos e Questionários , Recursos HumanosAssuntos
Psiquiatria , Racismo , Diversidade Cultural , Humanos , Desenvolvimento de Pessoal , Recursos HumanosRESUMO
The COVID-19 pandemic is broadly undercutting global health and economies, while disproportionally impacting socially disadvantaged populations. An impactful pandemic surveillance solution must draw from multi-dimensional integration of social determinants of health (SDoH) to contextually inform traditional epidemiological factors. In this article, we describe an Urban Public Health Observatory (UPHO) model which we have put into action in a mid-sized U.S. metropolitan region to provide near real-time analysis and dashboarding of ongoing COVID-19 conditions. Our goal is to illuminate associations between SDoH factors and downstream pandemic health outcomes to inform specific policy decisions and public health planning.
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Betacoronavirus , Infecções por Coronavirus , Pandemias , Pneumonia Viral , COVID-19 , Infecções por Coronavirus/epidemiologia , Humanos , Saúde Pública , SARS-CoV-2RESUMO
OBJECTIVES: To describe an innovative health information technology (HIT) model for supporting community-wide health improvement through multiprovider collaboration in a regional population health registry and practice-based research network (PBRN). STUDY DESIGN: Case study. METHODS: We describe the HIT data structure and governance of the Diabetes Wellness and Prevention Coalition (DWPC) Registry and PBRN based in Memphis, Tennessee. The population served and their characteristics were assessed for all adult patients with at least 1 encounter in a participating health care delivery system from January 1, 2013, to March 31, 2019. Disparities in access and health care utilization were assessed by residential zip code. RESULTS: The DWPC Registry is a chronic disease and population health data warehouse designed to facilitate chronic disease surveillance and tracking of processes and outcomes of care in medically underserved areas of the mid-South. The Registry primarily focuses on obesity-associated chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and chronic kidney disease. It combines patient data from 7 regional health systems, which include 6 adult hospitals and more than 50 outpatient practices, covering 462,223 adults with 2,032,425 clinic visits and 602,679 hospitalizations and/or emergency department visits from January 1, 2013, to March 31, 2019. The most prevalent chronic conditions include obesity (37.2%), hypertension (34.4%), overweight (26.4%), hyperlipidemia (18.0%), and type 2 diabetes (14.0%). The Registry provides quarterly practice improvement reports to participating clinics, facilitates surveillance of and outreach to patients with unmet health needs, and supports a pragmatic clinical trial and multiple cohort studies. CONCLUSIONS: Regional registries and PBRNs are powerful tools that can support real-world quality improvement and population health efforts to reduce disparities and improve equity in chronic disease care in medically underserved communities across the United States.
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Indicadores de Doenças Crônicas , Doença Crônica/epidemiologia , Doença Crônica/terapia , Disparidades em Assistência à Saúde/organização & administração , Relações Interinstitucionais , Informática Médica/organização & administração , Comportamento Cooperativo , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiologia , Diabetes Mellitus/terapia , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde/organização & administração , Disparidades nos Níveis de Saúde , Humanos , Hiperlipidemias/epidemiologia , Hiperlipidemias/terapia , Hipertensão/epidemiologia , Hipertensão/terapia , Uso Significativo/organização & administração , Obesidade/epidemiologia , Obesidade/terapia , Sistema de Registros , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/epidemiologia , Insuficiência Renal Crônica/terapia , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Depression is a major public health problem and a leading cause of disability worldwide. Compounding the high rates of morbidity and mortality and treatment challenges associated with depression are the tremendous disparities in quality of mental health care that exist between the majority of the population and those of racial and ethnic minorities. Although more study data are available on depression care for African Americans than for other groups, racial and ethnic minorities overall are less likely than whites to receive an accurate diagnosis, to receive care according to evidence-based guidelines, and to receive an antidepressant upon diagnosis. Multiple factors contribute to these disparities, among them socioeconomic and cultural issues and prejudices among patients and health care providers. Closing the gap that exists between what depression care is and what depression care could be begins with clinicians' recognizing the relevance of culture to care. Opportunities exist within the broader context of medical education, including continuing medical education (CME), to prepare health care professionals to address the myriad issues related to managing depression.