Current Research
Sonoran UCEDD Future Planning: A Roadmap
Sonoran UCEDD Future Planning: A Roadmap for Family Caregivers 2nd Edition MORE
AHCCCS Home and Community Based Regulations Person Centered Planning (PCP) Project
AHCCCS Home and Community Based Regulations Person Centered Planning (PCP) Project
University Center for Excellence in Disabilities, Education, Research & Services
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities MORE
AZ Youth in Transition
The Sonoran UCEDD working with the COM and our established patient centered medical home for adults with developmental disabilities will increase the capacity of future and current health care providers to facilitate effective transitions form pediatric to adult health care for youth with DD.
Health Care to You: Adults with DD in SA
The Sonoran UCEDD and the Arizona Telemedicine Program (ATP) will bring stakeholders together to assess needs and develop a plan to improve health for adults with DD by providing telemedicine specialty and sub- specialty services in rural and underserved communities in Arizona.
Patient Centered Medical Home
The Sonoran UCEDD has developed a model coordinated primary care program for youth/adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, embedded in the UA's DFCM resident teaching clinic. The CPSD at the AHSC has reached an agreement with AZ Medicaid to utilize AHCCCS data in support of health equity, enhanced health, and reduced health-care cost in AZ. FCM will compare quality/cost outcomes. MORE
ArtWorks
ArtWorks is an outreach program housed in Sonoran University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities at the University of Arizona, Department of Family & Community Medicine. ArtWorks is a community that provides creative and expressive arts interactions between adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and University of Arizona students. MORE
Project I-AADAPT
Project I-AADAPT (Identify and Address Alzheimer's and Dementia in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities through Prevention and Training): A Program for Family Members, Caregivers
Project Together: Expressing Bereavement through Peer-Based Interdisciplinary Arts for Adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Project Together provides opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to articulate grief at the death of a parent caregiver or close family member through art-making at the University of Arizona ArtWorks Studio. The project will enhance, implement and evaluate a twelve-week expressive arts curriculum that facilitates a group bereavement process for adults with IDD. It will engage audiences and raise community awareness through presentation of the artists’ works at the University Art Museum
Community Engagement Research
Evaluating an Interdisciplinary Group Prenatal Program to Improve Health Outcomes Among Somali Refugees in Southern Arizona.
(UG) Effect of Helpers Program On-line Training
Effect of Helpers Program On-line Training on Smoking Relapse and Social Network
Community Development Block Grant
To provide needed upgrades and repairs to the Mobile Health Program's mobile clinic and medical equipment.
Mobile Health Program
To upgrade medical equipment and supplies. MORE
Mobile Health Program, FCM
The Mobile Health Program (MHP) at the University of Arizona Department of Family and Community Medicine requests funds to provide medical care, health intervention and prevention services that address disparities among diverse populations residing in Federally-designated Medically Underserved Rural Areas. MORE
Mobile Health Vehicle Lease
Mobile Health Vehicle Lease and $50,000 to assist with staffing and supplying the vehicle to provide medical care to underserved populations in Southern Arizona for 3 years.
Oral Health Service to Underserved Children
Oral Health Service to Underserved Children
Oral Health Services for First Smiles
Oral Health Services for First Smiles Matter
Tobacco Cessation Brief Intervention Training for Behavioral Health
The project goals are to adapt the existing Helpers tobacco cessation training program to prepare behavioral health professionals and peer mental health mentors to motivate their clients to engage in evidence-based tobacco cessation treatment and implement clinical practice changes to support cessation. A pilot study will be conducted to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the training and practice changes, and evaluate the program’s impact with surveys and insurance claims data.
RISE Workforce Development Program
To provide employment services through the Integrated Healthcare Recovery Support Specialist Institute (IHRSSI) to eligible adults in order to obtain and/or maintain competitive employment and personal recovery as Certified Recovery Support Specialists (CRSS) within the behavioral health community. MORE
University of Arizona RISE Health & Wellness Program
Nine week Camp for Tucson Area Participants. Each Camp includes skills training and peer support services in the areas of Health Education, Physical Activity, Nutrition and Cooking Skills, Stress Management, Mindfulness, and Tobacco Education as well as elective offerings. Each Camp serves approximately 26 members or approximately 130 members annually. MORE
Creating a "Picture of Life" for Transit
Creating a "Picture of Life" for Transitioning youth with Developmental Disabilities in Foster Care. MORE
(UG) Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH)
Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH): Student Development Core, Faculty Development Core MORE
TFAP
Program Support for a medical-legal partnership between the Tucson Family Advocacy Program and the Family Medicine Clinic at Alvernon. MORE
Tucson Family Advocacy Program
Legal partnership between the Tucson Family Advocacy Program and Southern Arizona Legal Aid, Inc., (SALA) to improve the health and welfare of low income patients and their families. MORE
American Indian Youth Wellness Camp
American Indian Youth Medical Wellness Camp More
American Indian Youth Wellness Camp
To support NARTC and Training Center's participation, camp site, transportation, and Slide Rock state park fees for the Summer Medical Wellness Camp.
Improving Advance Care Planning for Cancer Patients
Improving Advance Care Planning for Cancer Patients Through Better Care Coordination: Seeking Insights from Family Physicians, Medical Oncologists, and People Living with Cancer
Expanding Patient-Centered Cancer Care
Expanding Patient-Centered Cancer Care for Underserved Patients in Southern Arizona MORE