Project #UR034
Project number: UR034
Project Title: Promoting Access to Health Services in Michigan (PATHS-M) Needs Assessment
Faculty Sponsor: Rie Suzuki
Department: Health Sciences
Telephone:
E-Mail: rsuzuki@umflint.edu
Proposed Starting Date: 01/15/2009
Proposed Ending Date: 05/01/2009
Student in mind: No
Number of hours to work per week: 7-10 hours
Project Description: Primary health care screening services are the first step in treatment for some diseases to reduce their impact on a person’s health and prevent an early death. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has made evidence-based recommendations concerning when people should receive clinical preventive services (CPS) as part of their primary health care. Studies show, however, that people with disabilities are less likely to get some CPSs at the recommended times than people without disabilities.
Promoting Access to Health Services in Michigan (PATHS-M) would be designed to address the disparity in receipt of CPS by working with women with physical disabilities. PATHS-M is an intervention program that uses “patient activation training”. PATHS focuses on are:
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Papanicolaou (Pap) test for cervical cancer
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Mammography for breast cancer; and
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Weight management.
Student Tasks & Responsibilities:
The tasks of this position include:
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Conduct a literature search.
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Clean and analyze the 2008 CDC’s Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System in Michigan regarding the routine health care access for women with disabilities for needs assessment (Note: the professor will provide SPSS training to the student).
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Summarize these findings for professional presentation(s)/publication
Minimum Student Qualifications: Basic writing skills and basic statistical/epidemiological knowledge.