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Current Funded Projects<\/span><\/h2>\n

Defining Racial Health Equity (RHE): A Landscape and Systematic Review Protocol of Definitions, Terminology, and Related Concepts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Funding Agency<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nRobert Wood Johnson Foundation (GRANT NUMBER: 79982)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Investigator and Co-investigators<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nPatricia C. Heyn<\/strong>, Elizabeth A. Terhune, Mahederemariam Dagne, Christi Piper, Vivian A. Welch, Damian Francis, Ana B. Pizarro, Anita Rizvi, Nila Sathe, Omar Dewidar, Colleen Ovelman, Tiffany Duque, Tamara Baker, Robert W. Turner II, Dru Riddle, Meera Viswanathan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Title<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nDefining Racial Health Equity (RHE): A Landscape and Systematic Review Protocol of Definitions, Terminology, and Related Concepts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Duration<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nSeptember 2022 – August 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Description<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Inequities in health exist within the United States, particularly across racial groups. Health equity has become a priority of the U.S. government and major health organizations; however, a consensus is lacking on racial health equity (RHE) definitions. RHE definitions and terminology will be reviewed from 1) websites from key health organizations, 2) theoretical and narrative studies, and 3) systematic reviews of RHE interventions. Comprehensive search strategies for theoretical and narrative articles (any year) and systematic reviews (since 2020) were developed with a research librarian using MeSH keywords. Databases including MEDLINE, PsychInfo, CINAHL, and the Campbell Collaboration library will be searched. Two reviewers will screen titles\/abstracts and full texts. Disputes will be resolved by consensus. Preliminary results show that RHE definitions differ across health websites, although some definitions are shared and cite the same source. Many organizations, including those with a health equity agenda, do not report explicit definitions of RHE. Searches yielded ~2500 citations for theoretical and narrative articles and >7500 for systematic reviews. Our goal is to improve understanding of RHE constructs to help unify national RHE research efforts. This study was reviewed by multiple diverse stakeholders and is part of a larger research project, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, on centering racial health equity in systematic reviews. To read details about the project please review the protocol here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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To review funding information for the large project click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Remote online administration of Otago Exercise Program for Individuals with Dementia and Their Care Partners: A Feasibility Study<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Funding Agency<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nAlzheimer\u2019s and Related Diseases Awards Fund (ARDRAF), Virginia Commonwealth University, Center on Aging<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Investigator and Co-investigators<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nJulie Ries, Rita Wong, Patricia Heyn, Uma Kelekar, Catherine Diaz-Asper<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Title<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nRemote online administration of Otago Exercise Program for Individuals with Dementia and Their Care Partners: A Feasibility Study<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Duration<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nJuly 2022 – June 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Description<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Individuals with dementia (IwD) fall more and experience greater subsequent dependency and healthcare costs than their cognitively intact peers. The Otago Exercise Program (OEP) is a structured, exercise-based, fall-prevention program that could be promising for IwD, and remote administration could overcome substantial barriers to program access for IwD. This 16-week feasibility study uses components of the RE-AIM framework (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) to assess whether remote web-based OEP is a viable option for fall-prevention programming with IwD supervised by their care partners.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0The Influence of Distance Emergency Department Utilization of Non-Traumatic Dental Conditions (NTDCs) in the State of Maryland, 2017-2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Funding Agency<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nCareQuest Institute of Oral Health<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Investigator and Co-investigators<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nDr. Uma Kelekar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Title<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nThe<\/span> Influence of Distance Emergency Department Utilization of Non-Traumatic Dental Conditions (NTDCs) in the State of Maryland, 2017-2021<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Duration<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nJanuary 2022 – December 2023<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Description<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\n

Dr. Uma Kelekar, Associate Professor of Healthcare Management and a Senior Research Fellow from Marymount\u2019s Center for Optimal Aging received a grant of $30,493 from the CareQuest Institute of Oral Health to study disparities in access to oral health in the Emergency Departments for non-traumatic dental conditions (NTDCs) in the state of Maryland, United States. In this study, Dr. Kelekar<\/span> will estimate the effect of distance from the patient\u2019s location to the nearest hospital as well as the nearest dental providers in the community and answer how proximity to the ED and dental offices, community health centers (CHCs) and urgent care clinics affect the utilization of NTDCs in the ED setting. She will use the secondary dataset State Emergency Department Database (SEDD) 2017-2021 data and employ advanced statistical methodologies to conduct this zip-code level analysis.\u00a0 The results of this study will fill in a significant gap in our understanding of the role of distance in the ED use of NTDCs and inform <\/span>state policymakers to develop interventions that will help reduce NTDCs utilization in ED settings.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Forthcoming Projects<\/span><\/h2>\n

A<\/span>rlington<\/span> L<\/span>ongitudinal<\/span> O<\/span>ptimal<\/span> H<\/span>ealthy<\/span> A<\/span>ging Study<\/span> (ALOHA<\/span>)<\/span><\/h3>\n

ALOHA aims to bring MU\u2019s health experts together under an interdisciplinary health and wellness program to serve older adults in the greater Arlington area. This innovative study will provide participants with a personalized Health Passport designed to improve their health. ALOHA will enable MU students to serve as community health agents and will strengthen intergenerational connections.<\/p>\n

The program will adopt various approaches to bring the needed skills and expertise together to properly investigate and address the multiple dimensions of health and function involved in supporting, informing, and maintaining our older adults aging well in place. We will begin by delivering a comprehensive health assessment and motivational program tool (aka Health Passport) to identify modifiable health risk factors associated with chronic diseases, dementia, and frailty syndrome, to provide a comprehensive and personalized wellness-based Health Passport tool that will inform, guide and support health and function enhancement and maintenance including cognitive health.<\/p>\n

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Current Funded Projects Defining Racial Health Equity (RHE): A Landscape and Systematic Review Protocol of Definitions, Terminology, and Related Concepts Funding Agency Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (GRANT NUMBER: 79982) Investigator and Co-investigators Patricia C. Heyn, Elizabeth A. Terhune, Mahederemariam Dagne, Christi Piper, Vivian A. Welch, Damian Francis, Ana B. Pizarro, Anita Rizvi, Nila Sathe, Omar […]<\/p>\n

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