Priority Interests

We welcome collaborators who share our interests.  Here are some topics that have been on our radar screen:

• Data warehouse.
  Create the data warehouse capabilities to monitor the health and health care utilization of the uninsured and those on medical assistance.
  
  
• Cross cultural communication in health and health care.
  Overcoming limited health literacy
  Empowering the community to ask questions about the health system and their care
  Assessing patient-centered communication
  Overcoming language barriers in health and health care
  
  
• Overcoming barriers to chronic disease self-management.
  Psycho-social risk factors in diabetes self-care
  What private providers can learn from safety nets
  
  
• Early interventions.
  Rapid screening and brief intervention for substance abuse
  Screening and interventions for pre-natal and postpartum depression
  
  
• Public and private policies.
  Impact of quality measurement and reporting on disparities
  Using quality measurement and reporting to address disparities