Open AccessChallenges to Research in Urban Community Health Centers
Author(s) -
Stephenie C. Lemon,
Jane G. Zapka,
Barbara Estabrook,
Evan M. Benjamin
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2004.057976
Subject(s) - formative assessment , community health , medicine , health equity , family medicine , intervention (counseling) , alternative medicine , medical education , public health , environmental health , nursing , psychology , pedagogy , pathology
Community health centers (CHCs) are important settings for research aimed at reducing health disparities. However, CHCs pose many challenges to research at patient, provider, and system levels. We summarized lessons learned from a multimethod, formative study to develop intervention strategies for improving colorectal cancer screening in CHCs, and make recommendations for future research. The call for research in "real world" settings such as CHCs must be matched with greater understanding of the challenges, as well as the resources to meet those challenges.