Center for Community Health Navigation

NewYork-Presbyterian Ambulatory Care Network

Center for Community Health Navigation

Publications & Presentations

Publications

Peretz PJ, Islam N, Matiz, LA. Community Health Workers and Covid-19 — Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Times of Crisis and Beyond. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2020; 383:e108. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2022641

Costich, Marguerite, Peretz, Patricia, Davis, Jaimee, Stockwell, Melissa, Matiz, Luz.   Impact of a Community Health Worker Program to Support Caregivers of Children With Special Health Care Needs and Address Social Determinants of Health. Clinical Pediatrics.  2019 May; https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922819851263.

Tiase, Victoria L, Peretz, Patricia, Biernacki, Anne Marie, Meisner, Patricia S, Cartwright, Crystal; Cruz, Carmen, Kuperman, Gilad J. MD, PhD. Assessing Impressions of Community Health Worker Use of Tablet-Based Medication Documentation Software. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing.  2017 Sept; 35 (9): 447-451.

Garbers S, Peretz P, Greca E, Steel P, Foster J, et al. Urban Patient Navigator Program Associated with Decreased Emergency Department Use, and Increased Primary Care Use, Among Vulnerable Patients. Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education. 2016, 6: 440. doi: 10.4172/2161- 0711.1000440.

Matiz LA, Robbins-Milne L, Krause MC, Peretz PJ, Rausch JC. Evaluating the Impact of Information Technology Tools to Support the Asthma Medical Home. Clinal Pediatrics. 2015 Jul 19; 55 (2).

Matiz LA., Peretz PJ, Jacotin P, Cruz C, Ramirez E, Nieto A. The Impact of Integrating Community Health Workers into the Patient Centered Medical Home. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health. 2014 Oct; 5 (4).

Peretz P., Matiz A., Findley S., Lizardo M., Evans D., McCord M. Community Health Workers as Drivers of a Successful Community-Based Disease Management Initiative. American Journal of Public Health. 2012, 102 (8): 1443–1446

Findley S., Rosenthal M., Bryant Stephens T., Damitz M., Lara M.,Mansfield C., Matiz A, Nourani C., Peretz P, Persky V, Ramos G., Uyeda K. Community-Based Care Coordination: Practical Applications for Childhood Asthma. Health Promotion Practice.2012, 12 (1): 52S-62S.

Rojas Smith L, Nerz P., Bryant-Stephens T., Damitz M., Lara M., Peretz P., Ramos G., Uyeda K., Viswananthan M., Lesch J., Malveaux F., Darcy N.The Role of Partnerships in Addressing Childhood Asthma: The Experiences of the Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN) Initiative. Health Promotion Practice. 2012, 12 (1): 73S-81S.

Williams R., Banks T., Damitz M., Lara M., Lesch J., McCarville E., Montoya J., Morales B., Peretz P., Rojas C., Villanueva R., Woodell C. Desired Attributes and Skills of Program Managers in Translation of Evidence-Based Interventions. Health Promotion Practice. 2012, 12 (1): 82S-90S.

 

Presentations

Developing the Infrastructure Needed to Support and Sustain CHW Programs.  American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. 2021. Denver, CO.

Emergency Department Patient Navigators Facilitating Access to Critical Follow Up Care During the Pandemic and Beyond.  American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.  2021.  Denver, CO.

A Community Health Worker Initiative to Support Children with SNHL.  Scientific and Technology Meeting of the American Auditory Society.  2020. Scottsdale, AZ.

A Proven Hospital-Community Partnership Model Empowering Vulnerable Patients to Improve Their Health and Well-Being.  Annual American Public Health Association Meeting.  2020. San Francisco, CA.

A Proven Emergency Department Patient Navigator Program Connecting Vulnerable Patients to a Medical Home.  American Public Health Association Meeting. 2020.  San Francisco, CA.
Successful Patient Navigation Through a Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine Program.  American College of Emergency Physicians Research Forum. 2020.  Dallas, TX.

An Emergency Department-Based Patient Navigator Program Supporting Vulnerable Patients to Navigator a Complex Health Care System.  2019. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.  Philadelphia, PA.

A Successful Hospital-Community Partnership Improving Outcomes for Rising Risk Patients.  American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.  2019. Philadelphia, PA.
Impact of an Innovative Community Health Worker Program for Caregivers of Children with Special Health Care Needs on Social Determinants of Health and Caregiver Distress.  Oral Presentation at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting.  2019.  Baltimore, MD.

Understanding the Social Determinants of Health in Pediatric Patients Hospitalized for Asthma Through the Use of Community Health Workers. 2019.  Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting.  Baltimore, MD.

Understanding the Social Determinants of Health in Pediatric Patients Hospitalized for Asthma Through the Use of Community Health Workers. 2019.  Pediatric Hospital Medicine Conference.  Seattle, WA.

Evolution of a Community Based Model to Support Caregivers of Children with Chronic Illness.  American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.  2018. San Diego, CA.

Understanding the Social Determinants of Health for Latino Children with Special Health Care Needs through a Community Health Worker Program.  2018.  Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.  Toronto, CA.

Expanding and Evolving a Proven Community Health Worker Partnership Model to Bridge Gaps in Care for Underserved Patients and Their Caregivers.  2017. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.  Atlanta, GA.

The Implementation of a CHW-Driven Tool to Improve Chronic Disease Self- Management in the PCMH. International Conference on Communication in Healthcare and Health Literacy Annual Research Conference.   2017. Baltimore, MD.

A Partnership Model to Bridge Gaps in Care for the Underserved Patients.  Poster presentation at the Reimagining Health in Cities: From Local to Global Urban Health Symposium.  2017. Philadelphia, PA.

Creation of a Center for Community Health Navigation: Preparation for the Post-DSRIP Era.  New York Academy of Medicine Fourth Annual Population Health Summit: Working Across Sectors to Address Social Determinants of Health. 2016.  New York, NY.

A Nationally Recognized Hospital-Community Model Bridging Gaps in Care for Patients in Lower Manhattan.  Planetree International Conference on Patient-Centered Care.  2016. Chicago, IL.

Evolution of a Proven Community Health Worker Model Bridging Gaps in Care for Patients and Their Caregivers.  American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition.  2016. Denver, CO.

A CHW-Led Initiative to Reduce the Burden of Chronic Illness in a Low-Income, Urban Community. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition.  2016. Denver, CO.

Improving Care Transitions to Reduce Readmissions.  Institute for Health Improvement Expedition Series. Virtual presentation.  2016. Denver, CO.

Integrating a Community Health Worker into the Emergency Department.  Institute of Education for the Care of Chronic Diseases Participatory Healthcare Practice and Education Conference.  2016, New York, NY.

CHW-Led Program to Reduce the Burden of Chronic Disease in Northern Manhattan.  2nd Annual Patient and Family Education – National Health Education Week Conference at NYU Langone Medical Center. 2015.  New York, NY.

An Emergency Department Based Patient Navigator Program.  2nd Annual Patient and Family Education – National Health Education Week Conference at NYU Langone Medical Center.  2015. New York, NY.

Fostering Effective Community-Clinical Linkages through the Integration of Community Health Workers (CHWs) into the Healthcare Workforce.  Presentation at the New York University - City University of New York Prevention Research Center Forum.  2015. New York, NY.

Expanding Primary Care Capacity: The WIN for Health Community Health Worker Program.  Presentation at the New York DSRIP Learning Symposium Kickoff Conference.  2015. Rye, New York.

Evaluating the Impact of IT Tools to Support the Asthma Medical Home.   Pediatric Academic Societies. 2014. San Diego, CA.

Community Health Workers as Members of the Health Care Team. 142nd American Public Health Association Annual Conference.  2014.  New Orleans, LA.

A Hospital-Community Partnership Model to Reduce the Burden of Chronic Disease.  142nd American Public Health Association Annual Conference.  2014. New Orleans, LA.

Use of Enabling Health Information Technology by Community Health Workers to Document Patient Self-Medication Behaviors of High-risk Diabetes Patients in a Home Setting.  Association of Clinicians for the Underserved Annual Conference.  2014. Alexandria, VA.

Improving Chronic Asthma Care During an Acute Visit: An Interactive Asthma Kiosk in the Emergency Department.  Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting. 2014.  Vancouver, CA.

Use of IT Innovations to Improve the Outcomes of Children in the Asthma Medical Home.  24th Annual Symposium on Health Care Services in New York: Research and Practice, sponsored by GNYHA Foundation and the United Hospital Fund. 2013.  New York, NY.

A Hospital-Community Care Coordination Partnership Model.  Children’s Hospital Association Annual Leadership Conference.  2013. New Orleans, LA.

The Use of IT Innovations to Improve the Outcomes of Children in the Asthma Medical Home.  American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition.  2013. Orlando, FL.

WIN for Asthma: From Grant to Operations – Redesigning the Health Care Team. Integrating Community Health Workers within Affordable Care Act Implementation.  2013. NYU Prevention Research Center.  New York, NY.

Community Health Workers in Northern Manhattan: From Theory to Practice.  2012 NIHMH Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit.  2012. National Harbor, MD.

WIN for Asthma: A Hospital-Community Initiative to Reduce the Burden of Asthma.  23rd Annual Symposium on Health Care Services in New York: Research and Practice, sponsored by GNYHA Foundation and the United Hospital Fund.  2012.  New York, NY.

Briefing on Emerging Workforce Roles in Patient Care Management.  Greater New York Hospital Association. 2012.  New York, NY.

Community Health Workers: The Key to Successful Care Coordination of High-Risk Children with Asthma in the Inner-City. 2011.  Academic Pediatric Association Annual Meeting.  Chicago, IL.

Creating a Common Language – Using Data Collection to Effectively Collaborate. EPA Asthma Forum. 2011.   Washington, DC.

Establishing Program Sustainability – Defining Your Program’s Values.  EPA Asthma Forum. 2011. Washington, DC.

A Partnership Model Designed to Reduce the Burden of Disease Among Inner-City Children.  Community-Campus Partnership for Health: Bringing Global Perspectives to Local Action.  2011. Waterloo, ON.

Outcomes Associated with a Hospital-Community Program Aimed at Reducing the Burden of Asthma Among Inner-City Families.  American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. 2010.  Denver, CO.

A Model for Improving Care for Inner-City Children with Asthma.  NHLBI CHW Strategy Planning Symposium. 2010. Washington, DC.

The WIN for Asthma Model.  Harlem Asthma Network.  2010New York, NY.

A Model for Improving Care for Inner-City Children with Asthma.  National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions. 2010. San Diego, CA.

Strategies for Training and Supporting Community Health Workers in Multi-Service Organizations. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. 2009.  Philadelphia, PA.
An Effective Care Coordination Model to Address Health Disparities for Children with Asthma in the Inner-City.  Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting.  2009. Baltimore, MD.

Bridging Gaps in Culturally Appropriate Asthma Care in an Inner-City Community.  Annual Health Disparities Conference. 2009.  New Orleans, LA.

An Effective Care Coordination Model to Address Health Disparities for Children with Asthma in the Inner-City.  Eastern Society for Pediatric Research Annual Meeting.  2009. Philadelphia, PA.

Gaps in Culturally Appropriate Asthma Care in an Inner-City Community.  NIHMH Science of Eliminating Health Disparities.  2008. National Harbor, MD.

WIN for Asthma: A Community-Wide Network of Care to Reduce the Burden of Asthma in Northern Manhattan.  10th Annual American College of Chest Physicians Community Asthma and Coalitions Symposium. 2008.  Philadelphia, PA.

Establishing a Community-Wide Network of Care to Reduce the Burden of Asthma in an Inner-City Community.  American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. 2008.  San Diego, CA.