Publications
DiPiro N, Murday D, Krause J. Prevention quality indicators and preventable hospital use among adults with traumatic spinal cord injury. BMC Proceedings. 2024;18(8):17.
Smithwick J, Nance J, Covington-Kolb S, Rodriguez A, Young M. "Community health workers bring value and deserve to be valued too:" Key considerations in improving CHW career advancement opportunities. Front Public Health. 2023;11:1036481. Published 2023 Mar 8. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1036481
Monalisa NN, Frongillo EA, Blake CE, Steck SE, DiPietro RB. Strategies elementary school children use to influence mothers' food purchasing decisions. Matern Child Nutr. 2023;19(4):e13539. doi:10.1111/mcn.13539
DiPiro ND, Murday D, Krause JS. Differences in personal characteristics and health outcomes between ambulatory and non-ambulatory adults with traumatic spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med. Published online October 11, 2023. doi:10.1080/10790268.2023.2234726
McClam M, Liu J, Fan Y, et al. Associations between exposure to cadmium, lead, mercury and mixtures and women's infertility and long-term amenorrhea. Arch Public Health. 2023;81(1):161. Published 2023 Aug 25. doi:10.1186/s13690-023-01172-6
McClam M, Workman L, Dias EM, et al. Using cognitive interviews to improve a measure of organizational readiness for implementation. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023;23(1):93. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-09005-y
Yelton B, Rumthao JR, Sakhuja M, et al. Assessment and documentation of social determinants of health among health care providers: qualitative study. JMIR Form Res. 2023;7:e47461. Published 2023 Jul 3. doi:10.2196/47461
Alshareef N, Cozad M, Macauda M, Ostermann J, Thigpen C. Patient attitudes and beliefs associated with self-referral to physical therapy for musculoskeletal complaints: a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023;23(1):80. Published 2023 Jan 25. doi:10.1186/s12913-022-08989-x
Macauda MM, Arent MA, Sakhuja M, et al. Elements for successful implementation of
a clinic-based health literacy intervention. Front Public Health. 2022;10:977765. Published 2022 Oct 28. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.977765
Featured Work
Assessing the Impacts of Green Heart Project’s Farm to School Program [Infographic]
South Carolina MIECHV Coordinated State Evaluation Implementation Quality Measure [Example Report]
The South Carolina Poverty Study [Poster]
Building Capacity for Colorectal Cancer Screening in Federally Qualified Health Centers [Poster]
In the News
Staff Spotlight on CARE’s Director, Pamela Gillam
Staff Spotlight on CARE’s Business Manager, Catrina Plyler
Staff Spotlight on CARE's Graduate Research Assistant, Lauren McAbee
Presentations
Craig DW, Hunyadi J, Walker TJ, Workman L, McClam M., Padilla J, Lamont A, Diamond P, Wandersman A, and Fernandez ME. Using a novel, multi-method approach to evaluate the quality of self-reported survey data in organizational readiness research. Presented at American Public Health Association; October 30, 2024; Minneapolis, MN.
Schreiber K, Leake L, McClam M, Howell A. Evaluating the impact of an environmental health science-based farm to school program. Presented at South Carolina Public Health Association Annual Conference; March 25, 2024; Myrtle Beach, SC.
DiPiro N, Murday D, Krause JS. Prevention quality indicators and preventable hospital use among adults with traumatic spinal cord injury. Poster presented at 5th National Big Data Health Science Conference; February 3, 2024; Columbia, SC.
Pope H. Implementation of Community Health Worker Programs (CHW): A Qualitative Analysis of Barriers, Facilitators, and Impacts. Presented at the 2022-2023 NC and SC Health Systems CHW Community of Practice supported by The Duke Endowment; April 24, 2023; Virtual.
Pope H. Multiple stakeholders’ perceptions of the implementation of community health worker (CHW) programs. Presented at the Southeastern CHW Networking Summit; September 15, 2023; Charlotte, NC.
Pope H. Public Health Dental Prevention Program: A (Preliminary) Qualitative Analysis of Challenges, Facilitators, and Recommendations. Presented at the PHDPP Provider Annual Meeting supported by the Department of Health and Environmental Control, Division of Oral Health; July 25, 2023; Virtual.
Pope H. Medical-Dental Integration (MDI) Program: A (Preliminary) Analysis of Successes and Challenges. Presented at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Site Visit at the Division of Oral Health, Department of Health and Environmental Control; August 2023; Columbia, SC.
McClam M, Workman L, Walker T, Craig D, Dias E, Gibson R, Dockery J, Lamont A, Wandersman A, and Fernandez M. Building capacity for colorectal cancer screening in federally qualified health centers: Practical perspectives on reporting organizational readiness assessment data. Poster presented at Dissemination and Implementation Conference; December 10-13, 2023; Washington, DC.
Dias E, McClam M, Craig D, Workman L, Padilla J, Walker TJ, Fernandez ME. Staff perspectives on the usability of readiness reports to improve the implementation of colorectal cancer screening interventions in federally qualified health centers. Presented at Implementation Research Scientific Conference; 2023; Bilbao, Spain.