October 2020 Population Health Matters Newsletter

A Message from the Dean

Welcome all new students, faculty, and instructors to the JCPH community! After a few months of challenges during this pandemic, we are thrilled to start the Fall semester at JCPH with a new incoming class of students. All of our degree and certificate programs are currently online and we’re particularly proud of our successful history in delivering high quality educational programs online. We are sorry not to be able to meet our new students “in person” but we hope you know that our team is here to support you and make things as “live” and lively as possible from a distance.

In recent months, over 50 students graduated from JCPH under extraordinary circumstances. We salute them and their achievements. Their ability to adapt to change and make major adjustments in their lives, while producing exceptional work, is nothing short of remarkable. View the commencement ceremony here. You will see the JCPH ceremony starting at 1:00!

A few of our students have been on the frontline providing or overseeing care during the pandemic, while going to school. Other students were able to use the challenges of the pandemic to expand their community service experiences, hone their research skills, and develop their skills as future public health leaders.

I’d like to share some additional JCPH highlights:

We successfully delivered the first online Population Health Essentials course as part of the Population Health Academy. This will be repeated, October 19-21. For details and registration click here.
Also under the umbrella of the Population Health Academy, we are offering a new online Population Health Management & Strategy Bootcamp, October 26-27. This workshop builds upon concepts learned in Population Health Essentials and provides the opportunity for participants to focus on developing actionable strategies and practical solutions that improve clinical and financial outcomes for their organization.
Our professional development programming has been going strong, with no interruption. We have offered two webinar series, “Spread the Science NOT the Virus: Clinical Lessons from the Northeast Surge” and “PopTalks” that deliver cutting edge information. If you missed a session, you will find recordings on Jefferson Digital Commons.
The Community Care HUB at the 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health officially launched September 1, 2020.
We are pleased to announce a new Doctor of Health Science in Population Health Program (DHSc) which will begin with the first cohort in 2021. For more information contact program director, Alexis Skoufalos, EdD at Alexis.Skoufalos@jefferson.edu.
With funding support from the AMA, JCPH serves as the convener for the Philadelphia Diabetes Prevention Collaborative. Working with local community organizations, health systems, health plans and large employers, this group is focused on preventing diabetes in the 5-county Greater Philadelphia area. For more information visit: Jefferson.edu/PreventDiabetesPHL.

We are thrilled to kick off the 20th Anniversary Population Health Colloquium today. We welcome our attendees with Philly love and excitement as we bring this virtual gathering directly to you! There is no better time to have a conference on population health. Thank you to all of our amazing speakers and sponsors. Follow #PHC20 on twitter for colloquium highlights and updates.

Later this week, on the evening of October 7, we are holding a Virtual Open House that will offer the opportunity for you to connect with the program directors, I hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to learn more about the College and programs that interest you. Register here.

For those new to JCPH, it is really important that we stay connected during this time. Since we can't meet in person, I’d like to extend an invitation for you to email me if you’d like to chat. I welcome the opportunity to hear from you and learn more about you…my virtual door is always open!

Sincerely,

Willie H. Oglesby, PhD, MBA, MSPH, FRSPH, FACHE

Interim Dean

Jefferson College of Population Health

Student & Alumni Spotlight

Sylvie Abookire, MPH '19 is an author for a recent publication in

Frontiers in Public Health, "Health Design Thinking, An Innovative Approach in Public Health to Defining Problems and Finding Solutions." Sylvie created and implemented a pilot Design Thinking workshop within the Public Health curriculum and has since continued to lead these workshops. Sylvie explains some of the implications of this study, "While students are at home, they might see and experience public health challenges in unique and personal ways, which will likely inspire more creativity and engagement than would be possible in a classroom. Virtual Design Thinking has the potential to empower students to apply these hands-on problem solving methods in their own environments and communities, to address some of the many public health challenges we as a society are facing today."

Goundo Coulibay, MPH '20 is a recent graduate of the public health program. Goundo is originally from Mali, West Africa and came to the U.S. when she was 11 years old, and has been living in East Lansdowne ever since. After finishing her undergraduate program, she wanted to go straight to medical school, but then learned of the accelerated MPH "LEAP" program at JCPH. "Attending the MPH LEAP program was one of the best decisions I have made because I learned several hands-on professional skills that will help me thrive in my career. I valued the determination of instructors and staff to help every student in their unique ways. Thank you to Jefferson for being there for us students through COVID-19 and helping us achieve our goals." Goundo plans to go to medical school and become a pediatrician.

Marlon Satchell, MPH, PhD is a recent graduate of the Population Health Science PhD program. Her dissertation was titled, "Using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to Explore the Association Between High Healthcare Utilization and Behavioral Health Diagnoses in a Pediatric Population with Chronic Disease." Dr. Satchell is currently the Quality Manager at the Family Practice and Counseling Network (FPCN), which is a network of federally qualified community health centers in Philadelphia. She oversees key programs such as Continuous Quality Improvement, Clinical Quality Data, Reporting, Care Coordination, and Quality Assurance. "I am excited about this position because it allows me to apply insight gained from my dissertation, and contribute in a meaningful way to the ongoing process of improving the quality of care and health outcomes for patients. I have cultivated the knowledge and skills that I need to help make meaningful change within the healthcare community during my time in the program. I was also fortunate enough to have a number of extremely supportive instructors and mentors who provided academic, professional, and personal support and encouragement throughout my academic pursuits."

Lori Merkel, PhD, RN, CPHQ is a Population Health Business Analyst with Jefferson Medical Group at Jefferson Abington Health where she supports population health program evaluation and quality improvement initiatives in the ambulatory care setting. Recently, she successfully presented her PhD dissertation, "An Implementation Science Perspective on the Effectiveness of Primary Care Teams." Lori explains, "I attribute my passion around team-based care and translating evidence to clinical practice, to my nursing background. The dissertation journey has given me the opportunity to explore a new discipline that fosters this connection and illuminates a path forward. I am grateful to my esteemed committee for their wisdom and I'm eager to further my growth in this field."

Welcome to JCPH!

Denine Crittendon, MPH, PhD (c) is a new instructor in the MPH program, though she certainly isn't a newcomer to JCPH. Denine graduated from our MPH program in 2017 and is now a student in the PhD program. She previously worked in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and the payer industry and joins JCPH as an Instructor. Denine loves research! She's particularly interested in healthcare disparities and inequity surrounding chronic disease and cancer, and the impact of structural racism on healthcare delivery and quality of care at the health systems level. “I am looking forward to working with the team at JCPH! As a student, I’ve always admired the dedication to student centeredness as well as faculty growth. There is such a strong network of talent, knowledge and experience throughout JCPH. I am honored and excited to have been invited to come aboard! I hope to enhance the success of the college with my own academic and professional contributions, and complement its position of excellence!”

Katie Isselmann DiSantis, PhD, MPH joins JCPH as an Associate Professor in the MPH program. Her major research interests focus on identifying and analyzing the social, behavioral, and neighborhood factors that impact infant feeding behaviors and childhood obesity risk. She was drawn to JCPH because of its efforts to improve the health and well-being of populations through both healthcare and public health approaches. Katie explains, "The team has been incredibly welcoming and although we are physically distant from our offices, I feel very much a part of this community of public health teachers and leaders. I am currently teaching MPH students in the Research Methods course, and the Society, Behavior, and Environment course and have adapted well to the virtual environment, with interactive, synchronous lessons each week."

1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health and

The Community Care HUB: What's New?

The Community Care HUB of the Center officially launched September 1, 2020! The HUB is an organized, outcome-focused, pay-for-performance network of community-based organizations that hire and train community health workers (CHWs) to reach out to those at greatest risk, identify their risk factors, and assure that they connect to medical, social, behavioral, and oral health services. There are more than 40 communities in the U.S. that have implemented the HUB model. The Community Care HUB will focus its efforts on pregnant women living in Cambria and Somerset Counties in Pennsylvania, who are either eligible for, or are receiving financial assistance or diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Training for the initial cohort of CHWs took place over the summer.

Leanna Bird (seen in photo), is a project manager for the 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health. Leanna was selected to be a part of the National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW) Policy Committee as a CHW Ally. The committee focuses on developing internal policies related to the CHW workforce and provides support and education regarding CHW policy to statewide groups outside of the association. Additionally, Leanna became a member of the Pennsylvania CHW Steering Group, led by the PA Certification Board and the Jewish Healthcare Foundation in Pittsburgh, the leading PA certification of CHWs and sustainable financing initiatives across the state.

JCPH at AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

July 26-August 6 2020

Virtual Poster Presentations

Brecher A, Romney M, Oglesby W, Walker A, LaNoue M. Generalizability of quality of life research associated with Hormone Replacement Therapy in Menopause: A review of registered U.S. clinical trials.

Cunningham A, LaNoue M, Gentsch, A, Doty A, Carr B, Hollander J, Rising K. Patient perceptions of successful diabetes management.

Gandi H, Kanzinger C, LaNoue. Factors associated with quality of life of maternal caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review.

Kanzinger C, Gandhi H, LaNoue M. A systematic review: lower quality of life among maternal caregivers of children with ASD compared with other pediatric caregivers.

Kavin M, Chrusch A, Cunningham A, LaNoue M. Multiple chronic conditions: quality of life trajectories in osteoarthritis patients with and without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Kavin M, Chrusch A, Cunningham A, LaNoue M. Multiple chronic conditions: comparison of baseline characteristics, treatment modalities and surgery utilization in osteoarthritis patients with and without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Kavin M, Courtney P. Risk-adjustment models in Medicare patients with multiple chronic conditions: A1C as cost predictor during joint replacement surgery.

LaNoue M, Moeller P, George B. The relationship between a single-item ‘Perception of Childhood’ measure and the ‘Adverse Childhood Events’ (ACE) score.

LaNoue M, Cassola A, Moeller P, Casey D, Bell K. Self-reported childhood abuse and other adverse childhood experiences in an international sample of transgender and gender-questioning adults.

Moeller P, LaNoue M, Oglesby W. Bright lights, Big City: Changes in readmissions after implementation of the hospital readmissions reduction program by Hospital Urbanicity.

Walsh K, Oliver B. Initial study of system-level differences in high priority patient-reported MS symptoms: Year 1 results of the Multiple Sclerosis Continuous Quality Improvement (MS-CQI) Research Collaboration.

Walsh K. Oliver B. System-level differences in high priority patient-reported symptoms: Year 1 Results of the Multiple Sclerosis Continuous Quality Improvement (MS-CQI) Research Collaborative.

JCPH Publications

Alcusky M. Singer D. Keith S. Hegarty S, Lombardi M, Saccenti E, Maio V. Evaluation of care processes and healthcare utilization in newly implemented medical homes in Italy: a population-based cross-sectional study. Am J Med Qual. 2020; 35(3)265-273.

Blazoski C, Maio V. Medicaid expansion’s importance to mental health care. Am J Med Qual. 2020; https://doi.org/10.1177/1062860620958611

Cunningham AT, Gentsch AT, Doty AMB, Mills G, LaNoue M, Carr B, Hollander J. et al. “I had no other choice but to catch it too”: the roles of family history and experiences with diabetes in illness representations. BMC Endocrine Disorders. 2020; 20(1):95.

Kosel, K. Nash DB. Connecting communities of care in times of crisis. NEJM Catalyst. August 24, 2020.

Nash DB. Uncovering the untold burden of COVID 19. Medpage Today, August 31, 2020

Rubin E. The silence of virtual learning: remote learning makes social skills development more challenging. Philly Voice, September 25, 2020.

Gannon M, Short V, LaNoue M, Abatemarco D et al. Prevalence of adverse childhood experiences of parenting women in drug treatment of opioid use disorder. Community Ment Health J. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00661-0

Geskey JM, Grile C, Jennings N, Good H, Crawford A, Kaminski M. Use of postdischarge emergency medical services to reduce hospital readmissions: does it work and is it economically feasible? Popul Health Manaag. 2020; 23(3):220-225.

Hwang J, Lee C, Mastrolonardo E, Frasso R. Where there smoke there’s fire: what current and future providers do and do not know about electronic cigarettes. BMC Public Health. 2020; 20(1):1145.

Itzoe MSM. Frasso R. Tiny or Tall, Mighty or Small-Music for All! Developing an Interactive Online Storybook to Promote Body Positivity in Children. Health Prom Pract. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839920952404

Kmetik KS, Skoufalos A, Nash DB. Philadelphia makes diabetes prevention a priority. Popul Health Manag. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1089/pop.2020.0126

Lake M, Shusted CS, Juon HS, McIntire R, Zeigler-Johnson et al. Black patients referred to a lung cancer screening program experience lower rates of screening and longer time to follow-up. BMC Cancer. 2020; 20 (1):561.

Moeller P, Naidu S, Bavaria J, Vallabhjosyula P, et al. Instabilities of aortic length after TEVAR and reoperation: 12 years of follow-up imaging. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2020; 110(1):58-62.

Pennington JR, Oglesby WH, Alemagno S. Impact of social capital on the availability of healthcare services. Popul Health Manag. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1089/pop.2020.0142.

Parks EP, Finnerty DD, Panganiban J, Frasso R, Bishop-Gilyard D. et. al. Perspectives of adolescents with severe obesity on social media in preparation for weight-loss surgery: a qualitative study. BMC Pediatrics. 2020;20(1):96.

Riley AH. Slifer L, Hughes J, Ramaiya A. Results from a literature review of menstruation-related restrictions in the United States and Canada. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. 2020; 25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2020.100537

Smith RS, Zucker RJ, Frasso R. Natural disaster in the Americas, dialysis patients, and implications for emergency planning: a systematic review. Prev Chronic Disease. 2020;17:190430

Weinstein LC, Chilton M, Turchi R, Klassen AC, LaNoue M, Silvero A, Cabassa LJ. “It’s common sense that an individual must eat”: advocating for food justice with people with psychiatric disabilities through photovoice. Health Expectations. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13101