The purpose of this study is to learn more about the long-term priorities of coastal community members.

Interviewing craniofacial center care providers and administrative staff on what factors contribute to an effective mulitidisciplinary team meeting

To collect information on current policies.

The Back Pain Consortium (BACPAC) Research Program, a component of the NIH HEAL Initiative, is conducting a range of studies to better understand and treat chronic low back pain.  This online questionnaire is forclinicians who treat patients with low back pain and will gather information on how they assess their patients, how they decide on a treatment approach(es), and the research needed to improve care and outcomes for these patients. This information will be used by BACPAC researchers in the development of future research studies.

The purpose of the PREVENTABLE research study is to learn if taking a statin could help older adults live well for longer by preventing dementia, disability, or heart disease. A statin is a commonly used drug to lower cholesterol.

Primary care and behavioral health providers who accept patients on Medicaid will be surveyed regarding their satisfaction with the current fee for service payment model and the managed care payment model that NC Medicaid is transitioning to.

The purpose of this research study is to develop the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Palliative Care (ADRD-PC) program for persons with late-stage ADRD and their family members during a hospitalization. For patients, we aim to learn if this program of dementia-specific palliative is effective to reduce hospital transfers, improve symptom treatment, supplement supportive services and reduce nursing home transitions. For family members, we aim to improve communication with clinicians, shared decision-making and decrease distress.

The purpose of this research study is to learn about how family advocates/specialists/support workers perceive the families they work with and how they support their partnerships with diverse families.

This purpose of this activity is to assess whether validated newborn indicators are feasible to implement in health facilities in Bangladesh.

The Autism Research program is an on-going project that has 2 components. One involves permission to conduct Records Reviews of client data and the other is a Research Registry for permission to contact subjects about future research studies. The purpose of both components is to support research in the field of autism and to provide information to help others with this disability. The Records Review answers research questions based on existing subject records. The Research Registry assists research investigators with recruitment of subjects and confidentiality of subjects. The risk is not more than minimal.