Hospital Enhances Access to Healthy Food Through Onsite Pantry and Cooking Classes, Leading to Better Diet and Health for Low-Income Families

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Hospital Enhances Access to Healthy Food Through Onsite Pantry and Cooking Classes, Leading to Better Diet and Health for Low-Income Families

The program has enhanced access to healthful foods among low-income families, generated high levels of satisfaction among these families, and, according to anecdotal reports, improved the diet and overall health of those served.

Group Sessions and Automated Phone Counseling Help Overweight Children in Low-Income Families Improve Health-Related Behaviors, Quality of Life, and Body Mass Index

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Group Sessions and Automated Phone Counseling Help Overweight Children in Low-Income Families Improve Health-Related Behaviors, Quality of Life, and Body Mass Index

In a pilot test, the program helped children reduce body mass index, achieve more muscle mass, improve their health-related quality of life, reduce screen time, and increase levels of physical activity.

Improving the Diet of Low-Income Families

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Improving the Diet of Low-Income Families

Low-income families face multiple challenges related to eating healthfully, including the relatively high cost of healthy foods, the lack of healthful choices in urban neighborhoods, and limited knowledge on how to prepare nutritious meals. Family-focused interventions can help overcome such barriers and promote healthy diets among low-income populations. 

Mental Health Care Resources

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Large compilation of online resources for mental healthcare professionals, including innovation profiles and tools. 

Infectious Disease Health Care Innovations

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Hundreds of online healthcare tools and innovation profiles about infectious diseases.

Topics include Anogenital human papilloma virus infection, Anthrax, Antibiotic prophylaxis, Bacterial infection, Botulism, Campylobacter infections, Catheterization, central venous, Catheter-related infection, Chickenpox, Chlamydia infections, Clostridium difficile infection, Common cold, Community-acquired pneumonia, Cryptosporidiosis, Cytomegalovirus infections, Drug resistance, Erythema infectiosum, Escherichia coli infections, Fever, Food-borne diseases, Genital warts, Gonococcal infections, Hand hygiene, Hepatitis, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Herpes zoster disease, Human papillomavirus, Infection prophylaxis, Influenza, avian, Leprosy, Listeria infections, Malaria, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Mycobacterium avium complex infections, Mycoses, Norovirus gastroenteritis, Nosocomial infection, Otitis, Otitis media, Otitis media with effusion, Pertussis, Pertussis vaccine, Pneumococcal infections, Pneumonia, pneumococcal, Pneumonia, pneumocystis carinii, Respiratory tract infections, lower, Respiratory tract infections, upper, Rhinitis, Salmonella infections, Septic shock, Septicemia, Sexually transmitted diseases, Sexually transmitted diseases screening, Shigella infections, Streptococcal infections, group B, Streptococcus group B, Surgical wound infection, Swine influenza, Swine-origin influenza a h1n1 virus, Toxoplasmosis, Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis and HIV, Universal precautions, Urinary tract infection, Vancomycin resistant enterococcus, Ventilator-associated pneumonia, Viral hepatitis, Zoonoses.

Hematology and Oncologic Health Care

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Diverse online repository of hematology and oncologic health care innovation profiles and tools.

Promoting Your Public Report: A Hands-On Guide

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Promoting Your Public Report: A Hands-On Guide

The suggested approaches and template materials are intended for use with the media, both in traditional settings (e.g., printed newspapers, radio broadcasts) and online avenues (e.g., news Web sites, blogs). 

DiabetesIQ

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | DiabetesIQ

Users can track glucose levels, blood pressure, weight, and exercise and share the information with health care professionals or caregivers.

Culturally Appropriate, School-Based Education and Support Reduces Likelihood That Latino Teens Will Engage in Risky Sexual Behaviors

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Culturally Appropriate, School-Based Education and Support Reduces Likelihood That Latino Teens Will Engage in Risky Sexual Behaviors

 The program incorporates commonly held cultural beliefs in the Latino community, using them to frame abstinence and condom use as acceptable and effective health strategies.

Hospital-Based Social Workers Follow Up With Recently Discharged Older Adults to Resolve Transition Problems, Reducing Readmissions and Deaths

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Hospital-Based Social Workers Follow Up With Recently Discharged Older Adults to Resolve Transition Problems, Reducing Readmissions and Deaths

The program enhanced patients' and caregivers' knowledge and ability to manage at home, improved attendance at followup appointments, and reduced readmissions and deaths.

The Patient-Centered Medical Home: A Resource Guide for Integrating Comprehensive Medication Management to Optimize Patient Outcomes

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | The Patient-Centered Medical Home: A Resource Guide for Integrating Comprehensive Medication Management to Optimize Patient Outcomes

The guide focuses on the decisions surrounding the comprehensive management of a patient’s medications, regardless of source, method of delivery, or form of administration.

Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Reducing the Risk of Primary Breast Cancer: Guidance for Shared Decision Making

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Reducing the Risk of Primary Breast Cancer: Guidance for Shared Decision Making

 This educational program for clinicians provides information about the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ's) systematic review of the comparative effectiveness and safety of tamoxifen, raloxifene, and tibolone for reducing the risk of primary breast cancer in women.

Nonprofit Organization Enhances Access to Medical and Dental Care for Those With Disabilities by Helping Them Overcome Their Fears

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Nonprofit Organization Enhances Access to Medical and Dental Care for Those With Disabilities by Helping Them Overcome Their Fears

 The program has enhanced access to medical, dental, and personal care services for numerous individuals, many of whom overcame their fears and now receive care without sedation or restraints.

Agency Enhances Access to Culturally Competent Home Care by Providing Trained Aides to Asian American Seniors With Limited English Proficiency

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Agency Enhances Access to Culturally Competent Home Care by Providing Trained Aides to Asian American Seniors With Limited English Proficiency

The program has enhanced access to culturally sensitive care by serving hundreds of frail seniors who otherwise would not have had access to such care and by expanding culturally competent home-care services to the underserved Asian population in the Philadelphia region.

Patient-Centered Care

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Patient-Centered Care

The featured Innovations describe two programs that delivered patient-centered care to vulnerable populations, thereby improving the patient experience and enhancing access to appropriate care.

The featured QualityTools provide clinicians and other stakeholders with resource guides that support a patient-centered approach to medication management.

My Life Check

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | My Life Check 
The tool uses information such as blood pressure, smoking status, diet, and physical activity to determine the user's current heart score.

The Transformation of Health and Health Care Delivery: A Conversation with Barbara Spurrier, Administrative Director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | The Transformation of Health and Health Care Delivery: A Conversation with Barbara Spurrier, Administrative Director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation

The lab is a clinical environment where providers can experiment with health care delivery methods, prototypes, and processes to discover new insights and address problems.

Weekly Home Monitoring and Pharmacist Feedback Improve Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Weekly Home Monitoring and Pharmacist Feedback Improve Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients

The program has reduced systolic and diastolic blood pressure, particularly for those with the highest readings entering the program, and generated high levels of patient satisfaction.

Spreading Innovations to Enhance Care for Older Adults: An Interview With Amy Berman of the John A. Hartford Foundation

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Spreading Innovations to Enhance Care for Older Adults: An Interview With Amy Berman of the John A. Hartford Foundation

The Hartford Foundation supports multiple projects focused on improving care transitions, which are critical for frail, elderly patients seeing multiple providers in different settings.The foundation is especially concerned with improving care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions and functional impairment.

Heart Attack Risk Calculator

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Heart Attack Risk Calculator

The tool uses information such as blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and blood sugar levels to help determine a level of risk for heart problems. Upon completing the questionnaire, users can print various reports to help them make a plan with their doctor to reduce their risk.

Language Concordant Health Coaches Team with Residents to Help Improve Patients' Self Care Skills, Leading to Better Diabetes Management

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Language Concordant Health Coaches Team with Residents to Help Improve Patients' Self Care Skills, Leading to Better Diabetes Management

 The program improved the management, documentation, treatment, and outcomes of patients with diabetes.

Gynecologic and Obstretic Healthcare

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Large online repository of gynecologic and obstretic care tools and case studies available at AHRQ's Innovations Exchange.

Subjects include telehealth, pneumothorax, chlamydia, Birth plan, Birth trauma, Breast diseases, Cervical cancer, Cervical cancer screening, Cesarean section, Contraception, Depression, postpartum, Episiotomy, Fertility, Fetal death, Genetic counseling, Gestational diabetes, Gynecological examination, HIV and pregnancy, Hormone replacement therapy, Human papillomavirus,l Infertility, Labor (childbirth), Labor and delivery, Labor induction, Manual pelvic examination, Maternal hyperthyroidism, Maternal hypothyroidism, Menopause, Newborn death, Postnatal care, Postpartum hemorrhage, Pregnancy, Pregnancy in adolescence, Premature birth, Rh deficiency syndrome, Sexual dysfunction, Sexually transmitted diseases, Spontaneous rupture of membranes, Thyroid disease in pregnancy, Transdermal contraception, Vaginal bleeding, Vaginal smears.