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NORC at the University Chicago

Network for Community-Engaged Primary Care Research

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Evaluating primary care interventions to improve health outcomes
  • Client
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
  • Dates
    2022 – Present

Problem

Supporting health centers with data and technical assistance can help them include more participants in research.

The Network for Community-Engaged Primary Care Research (NCPCR) is a single, integrated scientific effort between the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and OCHIN. The NCPCR is positioned within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) to leverage the relationships and assets of OCHIN and MSM in conjunction with technical assistance and expertise from the broader CEAL community.

The primary goals of the NCPCR are to support research on awareness, education, and health information needs relating to biomedical research and to include the most affected groups in biomedical research, including clinical studies and trials. The network consists of two core infrastructure projects:

  1. Clinical Trial Project: Community Health Workers Systematically Assessing and Addressing Social Determinants of Health to Improve Outcomes in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) (CHW-SYSTIM)
  2. Data Ecosystem

Solution

Evaluation of the network will enhance its intereventions and their replicability.

NORC serves as an independent evaluator for NCPCR. The key goal of the evaluation will be to assess the development, implementation, effectiveness, and sustainability of NCPCR as a network and of its interventions.  

NORC is conducting a mixed-methods process and outcome evaluation of the network structure and its two core infrastructure projects using qualitative and quantitative methods for primary data collection and secondary data analysis.  

Result

Evaluation findings will help identify best practices and lessons learned to facilitate quality improvment.  

NORC has begun evaluating cross-collaboration activities. Results are forthcoming. Insights into NCPCR’s strengths and areas for improvement will ultimately guide future interventions and ensure their long-term sustainability and effectiveness.

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