Submitted by lills on August 9, 2018 - 18:08
Do you have an interest in the health of San Antonio and the South Texas region? We invite faculty, staff, students to become members of the ReACH Center. Membership is free provides the opportunity to get involved with shaping the future of population health, clinical and translational research in South Texas!
Submitted by lills on July 20, 2018 - 19:17
On Wednesday, July 18th ReACH Center Community Health Worker Ludivina Hernandez participated in Telemundo San Antonio's phone bank for hepatitis awareness.
Submitted by lills on June 12, 2018 - 17:52
A recently published article in the Journal of General Internal Medicine details results from a parallel-group randomized trial of a chronic pain self-management programs that was developed by ReACH Scholars. This self-management program was developed for low-income patients with chronic pain who often lack the skills and resources necessary to manage their disease.
Submitted by lills on May 21, 2018 - 10:33
Roxana Delgado, PhD and Kimberly Peacock EdD recently presented data from Dr. Delgado's ReACH funded pilot project at the 2018 TriService Nursing Research Program Dissemination Program and their poster entitled " Supporting the Wounded, Ill and Injured: Military Caregivers Health-Related Outcomes" won the 2018 TSNRP Regina Aune Perseverance Award.
Submitted by lills on October 27, 2017 - 17:23
The Center for Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH), in conjunction with the Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science (IIMS [UT Health San Antonio CTSA]) is pleased to annouce the 2018 ReACH/IIMS 2018 Population Health Pilot Grant Program awardees.
Submitted by lills on October 17, 2017 - 15:15
On Wednesday, February 28th Ludivina Hernandez, CHW and Kimberly Peacock, EdD with the Center for Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH) partnered with South Central Area Health Education Center (AHEC) to host Tailgate Kitchen, a community nutrition class at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in San Antonio.
Submitted by lills on July 28, 2017 - 17:32
On World Hepatitis Day (July 28th), Dr. Barbara J. Turner, the Director of the Center for Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH) was featured on Texas Public Radio discussing the importance of hepatitis C screening for baby boomers (those born between 1945 and 1960).
Submitted by lills on July 27, 2017 - 18:15
July 28 is World Hepatitis Day, and ReACH Center director Barbara J. Turner MD, MSEd., has a message for the generation most affected by hepatitis C, the baby boomers. Her mantra is the age-old adage: An ounce is prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Submitted by lills on June 30, 2017 - 19:19
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is the 9th leading cause of cancer-related death in the US and is one of the few cancers with an increasing incidence and mortality rate. Texas has the second highest HCC rate in the country and HCC is the fastest growing cancer in the state. The ReACH Center and UT Southwestern Medical Center through the support of the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) have partnered on the Screen Treat or Prevent Hepatocellular Carcinoma (STOP HCC) initiative which aims to reduce HCC incidence and mortality in Texas by implementing an evidence-based hepatitis c virus (HCV) screening and treatment program for low-income populations in primary care settings across South Texas and the Dallas regions.
Submitted by lills on March 31, 2017 - 10:14
Hispanics and other minorities are more likely to receive poor quality of care for chronic pain. A new survey of Hispanics’ knowledge about chronic pain reveals that, even with the painkiller-related deaths of celebrities such as Prince and Heath Ledger, most know little about chronic pain and its care, leaving them vulnerable to repeat the dangerous painkiller cycle.
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