Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

Bilingual Dual-Role Staff Interpreters in the Health Care Setting: Factors Associated With Passing a Language Competency Test

Can Physicians Deliver Chronic Medications at the Point of Care?

Interventions aimed at improving medication adherence are challenging to integrate into clinical practice. Point-of-care medication delivery systems (POCMDSs) are an…

The Cholesterol, Hypertension, And Glucose Education (CHANGE) study: Results from a randomized controlled trial in African Americans with diabetes

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes account for one-third of the mortality difference between African American and white patients. We…

Using Web-Based Training to Improve Skills Among Bilingual Dual-Role Staff Interpreters

According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 47 million residents—nearly one in five—speak a language other than English at home. During the…

Collecting Patient Race/Ethnicity and Primary Language Data in Ambulatory Care Settings: A Case Study in Methodology

Objective. To collect patient race/ethnicity and language (r/e/l) in an ambulatory care setting. Data Sources/Study Setting. The Palo Alto Medical…

The Cholesterol, Hypertension, and Glucose Education (CHANGE) study for African Americans with diabetes: Study design and methodology

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes account for over one third of the mortality difference between African Americans and white…