Honora Quinn Burnett, Sonja C O'Leary, Sean T O'Leary, Rheanna Platt, Lisa Ross Decamp
{"title":"Funding for School Based Health Care Mental Health Services is Essential for Latino Youth.","authors":"Honora Quinn Burnett, Sonja C O'Leary, Sean T O'Leary, Rheanna Platt, Lisa Ross Decamp","doi":"10.1353/hpu.2026.a992142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2026.a992142","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Youth mental health is in crisis. Many Latino youth, who have a higher burden of mental health illness than other racial/ethnic groups, depend on integrated school-based mental health services within their School Based Health Centers (SBHCs). Recent federal emphasis on deportation of undocumented immigrants, and decrease in \"sensitive locations,\" or places where immigration enforcement actions are generally restricted, such as schools, will likely cause more psychological trauma in the 25% of Latino US youth. Funding for mental health services within SBHCs is critical for maintaining these important mental health services for Latino youth during a critical time.</p>","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"37 2","pages":"773-778"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148253974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rebecca L Kinney, Jack Tsai, Jillian Weber, Donald Keith McInnes, Dorota Szymkowiak, Selene Mak, Garrett I Ash, Kate Wallace, Aleksander Harasim, Alice Abbott, Laurel A Copeland
{"title":"Access To and Utilization of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) among U.S. Veterans of Black and/or Hispanic Descent.","authors":"Rebecca L Kinney, Jack Tsai, Jillian Weber, Donald Keith McInnes, Dorota Szymkowiak, Selene Mak, Garrett I Ash, Kate Wallace, Aleksander Harasim, Alice Abbott, Laurel A Copeland","doi":"10.1353/hpu.2026.a992137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2026.a992137","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We examined the prevalence of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) utilization among eligible Veterans between March 1, 2019, and September 1, 2022, using the Veterans Affairs (VA) Corporate Data Warehouse (CDW). Bivariate analyses examined CGM utilization by Veteran characteristics; survival analyses examined the time elapsed from CGM eligibility to device receipt. The study cohort was 385,222 Veterans, of whom 20,512 (5%) were identified as starting CGM upon eligibility; compared with 364,710 (95%) who did not use CGM despite eligibility within the study period. Continuous glucose monitoring Veterans were more likely to be younger in age (X=67 vs. 71 years; p<.0001; female (p < .0001); White, non-Hispanic (p = .001); and residing in an urban location (p < .0001). Black, non-Hispanic (aHR: 0.81; 95% CI 0.78-0.84) and Hispanic (aHR: 0.76; 95% CI 0.72-0.80) Veterans had a longer delay to CGM use, if it was used at all, compared with their non-Hispanic White counterparts.</p>","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"37 2","pages":"692-704"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148253998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"More than a Brand: Why \"Building Care with You\" Matters for Primary Care Infrastructure.","authors":"Peter Shin, Angelique Wilkins","doi":"10.1353/hpu.2026.a998533","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2026.a998533","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"37 3","pages":"viii-xii"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148763300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
James D Harrison, Michael B Potter, Saji Mansur, Cecilia Hurtado, Maria Carbajal, Gary Bossier, Maria Echaveste, Paula Fleisher, Carlos Guerra-Sanchez, Stutee Khandelwal, Gena Lewis, Lali Moheno, Tung Nguyen, David Ofman, Kerrington Osborne, Nynikka R Palmer
{"title":"Bridging the Gap: Recommendations for Sustainable Research Partnerships Between Community Health and Academic Health Centers.","authors":"James D Harrison, Michael B Potter, Saji Mansur, Cecilia Hurtado, Maria Carbajal, Gary Bossier, Maria Echaveste, Paula Fleisher, Carlos Guerra-Sanchez, Stutee Khandelwal, Gena Lewis, Lali Moheno, Tung Nguyen, David Ofman, Kerrington Osborne, Nynikka R Palmer","doi":"10.1353/hpu.2026.a994061","DOIUrl":"10.1353/hpu.2026.a994061","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Community health centers (CHCs) should be important partners in research with academic health centers (AHCs). While persistent barriers to CHC-AHC partnerships have been described, our understanding of the potential solutions to these barriers is limited. This study aims to identify recommendations to support sustainable research partnerships between CHCs and AHCs to advance community-engaged health research. We conducted a qualitative study using interviews with CHC-based participants from three community health care organizations and researchers from one AHC. Twenty-five participants completed 12 individual interviews and six small group interviews. Five specific barriers to operationalizing research partnerships between CHCs and AHCs were identified, along with several recommendations to address these barriers. Recommendations are categorized into two domains-the first set calls for practical steps for researchers to adopt when conducting research, while the second set calls for deliberate, and leadership-led activities that support the creation of systemwide research partnerships between CHCs and AHCs.</p>","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"37 3S","pages":"78-97"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13403649/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148391950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Strategic Investment and Systemic Return: Building on 60 Years of the Community Health Center Movement.","authors":"Peter Shin, Gina Capra","doi":"10.1353/hpu.2026.a982953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2026.a982953","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"37 1","pages":"xv-xx"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149018246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Madeline Boone, Tiffany White, Amy Hughes, Ashley Ballard, Dana S Vallangeon, Heidi Gullett
{"title":"Accelerating Community-Based Tobacco Cessation Treatment in Ohio FQHCs: A Statewide Quality Initiative.","authors":"Madeline Boone, Tiffany White, Amy Hughes, Ashley Ballard, Dana S Vallangeon, Heidi Gullett","doi":"10.1353/hpu.2026.a994064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2026.a994064","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite declines in tobacco use, disparately high use remains among low-income and rural populations. The Ohio Primary Care Association supports 60 health centers statewide that provide preventive, integrated care. These centers play a key role in tobacco cessation, successfully increasing screenings and reducing tobacco use in underserved communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"37 3S","pages":"140-150"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148392013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Note From the Editor.","authors":"Virginia Brennan","doi":"10.1353/hpu.2026.a992122","DOIUrl":"10.1353/hpu.2026.a992122","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"37 2","pages":"vii-viii"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148253959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"\"That was a Failure. Next Idea?\": Mistakes, Successes, and Possibilities at a Rural Community Health Center.","authors":"James Werth","doi":"10.1353/hpu.2026.a994057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2026.a994057","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"37 3S","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148391940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Changing Landscape of Community Health Centers in Rural America: A Commentary on Federal Policy Developments.","authors":"Tracy Fasolino, Samantha Koehler","doi":"10.1353/hpu.2026.a994060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2026.a994060","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Community health centers in rural communities provide primary care and other health services that are essential, particularly given the closures and reductions of services by rural hospitals. The centers play a critical role in delivering affordable and accessible care as part of the safety-net health care system for low-income, publicly insured, and uninsured patients. In this commentary, we highlight several key considerations related to community health centers in rural communities and reflect on the sustainability of the centers, given the current focus on budgetary cuts and changing landscape of funding streams. Recent federal policy changes undermine Americans' social safety-net services through community health centers, particularly for rural communities, putting millions at risk of losing access to the care they depend on. Now, more than ever, rural communities must use their collective voice to fight for access to health care and lift up the essential role of community health centers.</p>","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"37 3S","pages":"64-77"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148392098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jessica Carda-Auten, Elena DiRosa, Evan Ashkin, Anna Baker, David L Rosen
{"title":"Overcoming Barriers to Health Care during Reentry with the North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transition (NC FIT) Program: Patient Perspectives.","authors":"Jessica Carda-Auten, Elena DiRosa, Evan Ashkin, Anna Baker, David L Rosen","doi":"10.1353/hpu.2026.a992134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2026.a992134","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Transitions Clinic Network (TCN) programs facilitate continuity of care for people with chronic conditions recently released from incarceration. Despite widespread implementation of TCN programs and their association with positive reentry outcomes, studies have yet to examine clients' perspectives on the programs' most helpful traits for overcoming reentry barriers to health care. Therefore, we interviewed 19 clients from the TCN-affiliated North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transition (NC FIT) Program. Respondents' identified reentry barriers included financial challenges, difficulties with health care system navigation, and insufficient community resources. They reported that NC FIT helped overcome barriers by paying for medications and medical visits and helping them enroll in health care coverage. Respondents said that NC FIT community health workers' ability to foster positive client relationships was foundational to effective service delivery. Findings are considered in the context of recent Medicaid expansion in NC and the need to expand health care reentry services throughout the state.</p>","PeriodicalId":48101,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved","volume":"37 2","pages":"634-659"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148253991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}