To assess North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services' progress towards the goals of the substance use disorder portions of the 1115 Waiver.

Living with diabetes can be challenging, however Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) is well known to help persons with diabetes (PWDM) learn to cope with the uncertainties of life with diabetes. Unfortunately, DSMES is underutilized in the current health care setting.

The purpose of this project is to adapt an evidence-based mental health intervention, called Friendship Bench, to address depression and engagement in care among adolescents living with HIV in Malawi. In this study, we will interview patients, caregivers, and others involved in clinical care to better understand how to make sure this treatment addresses the needs of this new population. Participants will be interviewed, individually and/or in a group. Afterwards, we will use this information to test how well this adapted treatment can be delivered to depressed adolescents with HIV.

The purpose of this study is to describe the heterogenous EMS MOUD programs in North Carolina, as well as describe the overall success rates for these interventions in connecting patients to outpatient MOUD clinics.

This is a research project that will explore the demographic conditions facing principals of color and investigate the district conditions within which these principals are able to flourish as leaders.

To assess NC community pharmacists' awareness of fentanyl test strips, assess fentanyl test strip instruction preferences, comfort in educating patients about fentanyl test strips as well as referring patients to harm reduction organizations that provide fentanyl test strips.

Investigates how states use (or not) research evidence within the budget development process.

Standardized patients are often utilized in health profession programs to attain clinician and didactic skill development. However, research on using standardized patients in dental hygiene education is limited. The purpose of this research study is to investigate dental hygiene directors' utilization, knowledge, and perceptions regarding integrating standardized patients into the curriculum.

To (1) test the Rome V Diagnostic Questionnaire, a new version of a questionnaire designed to assess the presence of 25 different Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (DGBI), (2) estimate the population prevalence of each of these 25 disorders in the adult population of different countries, (3) evaluate which demographic and personal factors are associated with having these DGBI, and (4) assess their impact on quality of life and emotional wellbeing.

The purpose of our research is to collect catastrophic sports injury and illness data from athletics competing in competitive organized sports on a national level. Analysis of this data is intended to reduce the risk of catastrophic injury and illness and increase safety of sport participation.