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Inclusive partnership
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
Supporting better mental health in the Black community, one stylist and barber at a time
Trusted hair care professionals create “sacred spaces” in the community where clients can open up, share struggles and learn how to get help when they need it.
Liz | Department of Family Medicine, CU Anschutz Jan 24, 2024
Project HairCare is designed to elevate the impact that shop operators have on their clients’ mental well-being. This program is essential because Black men and women in the U.S. have increased mental health challenges worsened by COVID-19 and daily social injustices.
Recently, UCHealth published an article on the foundational work being undertaken by project co-leaders Alex Reed, a psychologist with UCHealth A.F. Williams Family Medicine Clinic in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood, and Dr. Terri Richardson, a retired doctor and vice chair of Colorado Black Health Collaborative’s board. Reed is also an associate professor at the CU School of Medicine and is a team psychologist for the Denver Nuggets and the Colorado Rapids.
When asked about his participation in this program, Reed said: "I was originally drawn to this idea by my own stylist of 7 years who shared with me the many stories of mental health they hear from their clients, as well as their own challenges. I was then inspired by hearing the wide range of mental health challenges the barbers and stylists in the Black Community of Denver hear on a daily basis. They hear the same difficulties, tragedies and triumphs that I hear as a clinic psychologist in primary care. This program has meant a lot to me. As a white male, I am honored to listen and learn from these barbers and stylists who make such an impact on their client's lives...it has been a gift."
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Article by: Katie Kerwin McCrimmon, UCHealth
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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