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. 2016 Jun 14;21:10.3402/meo.v21.30662. doi: 10.3402/meo.v21.30662

Table 1.

AoC project descriptions and main outcomes cohorts 1 and 2

Project title/cohort Student disciplines Main outcomes CHC
Innovative Weight Loss Support via Mobile Technology and Social Networks (Y1/Y2) Business, Medicine, Engineering
  • Incorporated into an LLC (HealtheTrek)

  • Developed a beta application for testing on 120 users

  • Received $40,000 continuation funding from AoC to refine and develop product

  • Received Letter of Interest from Blue Cross/Blue Shield Innovation Fund

Union Square Family Health, Somerville, MA
Integrating Oral Health into Diabetes Group Visit Models (Y1) Dentistry, Medicine
  • Created a standard operating procedure for integration of oral health and primary care for diabetic patients

  • Introduced 80 diabetic patients to first-time dental care

Windsor Street Health Center, Cambridge, MA
Reducing Barriers to Care: Reproductive Health Group Visits at Malden High School (Y1/Y2) Education, Medicine, Public Health
  • Started high school-based health services for the first time since 1986 with 50 students screened and counseled on STDs in Y1

  • Received $40,000 in continuation funding from AoC in order to scale up services

  • Received funding from City of Malden to establish permanent school-based clinic

  • Obtained part-time staffing of clinic by Tufts Family Medicine residents and attending

Malden Family Health Center, Malden, MA
Novel Educational Game for Improving Adherence in Pediatric Asthma Patients (Y1) Business, Medicine, Public Health
  • Developed beta type of a game to improve adherence in pediatric asthma patients

  • Due to the amount of time to code and create a virtual game, this product was not tested by the end of the grant year

Dimock Community Health Center, Roxbury, MA
Tai Chi for Improved Balance and Wellness among the elderly (Y2) Business, Public Health, Medicine
  • Developed a protocol and tool kit for starting Tai Chi classes at CHCs with instructional videos

  • 43 Tai Chi classes held, with an average of 10 participants per class

Bowdin Street Health Center, Dorchester, MA
Trial of new clinical position: Adolescent Health Coach (Y2) Medicine, Public Health, Pediatrics Resident, Physician Assistant, Policy
  • 54 youths screened and added to the health coach caseload

  • Standard operating procedures developed for integration of adolescent health coach into CHC

  • Position of adolescent health coach became a permanent position funded by clinic budget

Chelsea Health Center, Chelsea, MA
Closing the Loop between pharmacy and clinicians (Y2) Medicine, Public Health, Business
  • Project had not impacted clinic by the end of the project year

Joseph M Smith Health Center, Boston, MA
Refer Smarter to decrease wait time for specialist visits (Y2) Medicine, Business
  • Five physicians at CHC adapted application for referral

  • 24 cases were referred though the application

Codman Square Health Center, Dorchester, MA