Category: Community Engagement

Mindfulness Based Interventions to Prevent Toxic Stress

This presentation will describe current research on adverse exposures and the use of mindfulness based programs for new mothers in treatment for opioid addiction. Mindfulness Based Parenting has shown improvements in parenting and behavior change. The presentation will describe the mechanisms of mindfulness based training and findings from research. A pilot project that aims to […]

Why must my child sound like Stephen Hawking: Personalized Synthetic Voices for Pediatric Assistive Communication

Existing speech synthesis technology allows us to record fluent speech from an individual and, using machine learning, develop a Text To Speech (TTS) “voice” that sounds like the individual. This technology is used for “Voice Banking” by patients diagnosed with neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS who are able to create personal TTS voices for use […]

Prioritizing Essential Surgery and Safe Anesthesia Services for Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries

Globally, 5 million deaths and 279 million DALYs were attributed to injuries in 2010 and injuries accounted for 11% of the global total disease burden. Basic surgical care has the potential to play a role in reducing the injury-related burden in low and middle income countries. Surgical and anesthesia care is an emerging global health […]

Disparities in Obesity among US Adolescents with Disabilities

Childhood obesity is a major public health concern. Children with a broad range of disabilities have a higher prevalence of obesity. This presentation will examine disparities in obesity rates by disability status among a US sample of adolescents aged 12 to 18 years. Key risk factors for obesity among adolescents with disabilities will be identified […]

Social and Spatial Correlates of Infection in the Neonatal ICU

Traditionally risk factors for neonatal infection in the ICU are related to characteristics of the baby (or mom). But, there may be other extrinsic factors at play, such as the provider team (who takes care of which babies) and location within the unit (environmental factors). Infectious disease epidemiology focuses on risk being related to a […]

A Primer in Racial Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare and Outcomes

LeRoi S. Hicks, M.D., MPH is a doctor, researcher, and educator at Christiana Care Health System and serves at the vice chair of the Department of Medicine. Dr. Hicks graduated cum laude from Howard University in Washington D.C. with a B.S. in medical technology and obtained his medical degree at Indiana University. His postdoctoral training […]

RICH LIFE: Reducing Hypertension Disparities through Health System vs Multilevel Interventions

The RICH LIFE Study will help to lower blood pressure and heart disease risk among minority, low income, and rural populations, by comparing standard clinical performance feedback and education for providers and staff to a more comprehensive approach that includes workshops for health system leaders, a structured team approach to care, and access to subspecialists […]

Shared Decision-Making: Beyond Informed Consent and Decision Aids

Value Institute Scholars meet regularly to discuss ongoing research projects, various investigative techniques, and current issues from a variety of fields. Our scholars include Value Institute leadership and staff members, as well as clinicians practicing across a broad range of specialties within the Christiana Care Health System. We study pressing issues identified as part of […]

Health Reform and Transformation in Delaware

Wilmington’s World Kidney Day Connects Community to Kidney Disease Screening Education and Research

Partners in Research, a community engagement effort spearheaded by the Value Institute, helped organize a local World Kidney Day event in Wilmington that offered community members free health screenings and education about kidney disease. The focus of this year’s event, hosted March 9 by Henrietta Johnson Medical Center in Wilmington, was the effect of obesity […]