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Research and Innovation
National leaders in practice-based, community participatory, and practice redesign and improvement research.
Jodi Holtrop, PhD, MCHES
Vice Chair for Research
Welcome to the Department of Family Medicine - Research & Innovation.
Our research mission is simple: To improve community health and well-being through high-quality research in patient-centered family medicine using holistic and integrative models of health.
We are innovators and experts in the discovery and dissemination of new knowledge through translational and practice-based research.
We serve as the primary resource for family medicine practices, by providing knowledge, health information technology and practice transformation tools and guidance to satisfy the Quadruple Aim of improving the health of populations, enhancing the experience of care for individuals, reducing the per capita cost of health care, and attaining joy in work.
We continuously push to expand the reach of our practice-based research networks to more effectively support practices, share information, develop and sustain a dynamic learning community and bring value to our stakeholders by answering their questions.
We are here for you, your community, and your health.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
Health Equity Research
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Use of appropriate theoretical models and frameworks, such as a public health critical race praxis
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A proactive, comprehensive, and continuous appraisal of how equity may disproportionately affect oppressed people
Barbershops and Salons Prove Fruitful Grounds for Addressing Hypertension Rates in the Black Community
Featuring Johnny Williams, MPH
Liz | Department of Family Medicine, CU Anschutz Dec 19, 2023
If one goes in search of a stark public health problem, it’s difficult to avoid rates of hypertension in the Black community. Groups like The Colorado Black Health Collaborative (CBHC) are working to alert Black adults to the consequences and risks of unmanaged high blood pressure by providing education in safe, trusted spaces. The Black Barbershop and Salon Health Outreach Program (BBSHOP) is one such educational measure. Johnny Williams, an MPH graduate and DrPH candidate with ColoradoSPH, got involved with the barbershop and salon program in 2018 and was just featured in an article for the CU School of Public Health. “It was nice getting to talk about BBHSOP,” says Johnny. “It’s been a huge part of my public health journey since moving to Colorado and really helped me become a part of the community. I plan on doing my dissertation work to support the CBHC and hypertension prevention for Black Men in community-based settings.”
Contact:
Jodi Holtrop, PhD, MCHES
Vice Chair for Research
jodi.holtrop@cuanschutz.edu
Carlee Kreisel, MPH
Research Services Specialist
carlee.kreisel@cuanschutz.edu
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