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HUH
C.A.R.E.S. (Comprehensive Area Resources,
Entitlements and Services)
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Howard University Hospital Comprehensive Areas of
Resources, Entitlements and Services (HUH CARES)
provides a coordinated, community-wide approach to
planning and delivering health services for HIV
affected women, men, adolescents, children and their
families. The project provides free outpatient
medical, dental, mental health, nutrition and social
services for HIV positive uninsured and underinsured
residents living in the District of Columbia. All
CARES services are provided at no cost to the
client.
Objectives
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To expand and improve access to primary care
service coordination and referrals for
individuals and families living with HIV and
AIDS.
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To provide sensitive and comprehensive services
to meet the needs of all ages, gender
identification and languages of HIV positive
individuals.
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To ensure health promotion and improve the
quality of life for individuals and families
living with HIV and AIDS.
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To provide a comprehensive and
"family-centered" one-stop shopping system of
care for HIV infected individuals and families
The HUH CARES Program Provides:
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Primary Medical Care: Office Visits; Physical
Exams; HIV Testing; STD Testing; Pregnancy
Testing; TB Testing; PAP Smears
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Dental Service: Dental Exams; Radiology;
Prophylaxis; Oral Cancer Treatment; Soft Tissue
Biopsy; Microscopic Evaluation
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Case Management: Comprehensive Assessment of
Client Needs; Assisting Clients In Acquiring
Services
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Nutritional Services: Dietary assessment and
management
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Mental Health Services: Individual Adult and
Adolescent Counseling; Family and Couples
Counseling; Group Counseling; Psychiatric
Medication Management
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Subspecialty Care
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HIV Counseling and Testing
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Interpreter Services
Who is Eligible?
Uninsured and underinsured HIV positive men,
women, adolescents and children residing in the
District of Columbia.
To Make a Referral
or an Appointment, Contact:
Dorothy Clark,
MSW, Case Management Coordinator
HUH CARES
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health
2041 Georgia Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20060
Phone: 202-865-4564
Fax: 202-865-4580
8:30
a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday
HUH CARES Staff
Davene M. White, R.N.,
M.P.H., PI/Director
Dorothy Clark, M.S.W., Case Manager Coordinator
Vernessa Perry, M.P.H., Oral Health Coordinator
Edith Swann, R.N., Ph.D., Quality Assurance
Coordinator
Orissa Brown, M.S.W., Grants Analyst
Karen Peterson, Administrative Assistant
Initiaz Choudhary, M.D., Primary Care Physician
Andre Farquharson D.D.S., Primary Care Dentist
George Thomas, D.D.S., Pediatric Primary Care
Dentist
Omar Abdul-Malik, P.A.-C, Physician Assistant
Bridgette Tucker, R.N., Treatment Adherence
Specialist
Jocelyn Hamer, Clinical Care Assistant
Darrick Whitley, Case Manager
Danielle Munro Blackshear, M.Ed, Case Manager
Shelton Wallace, Case Manager
Tavon Brown, Case Manager
Monica Smith, Case Manager
Lenora McClain, Ph.D., Mental Health Counselor
Tracy Adams, Project Intern
Darlene Johnson, Project Intern
Antonise Morton, Project Intern
Ezekiel Prince, Project Intern
Boarder Baby Project
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A
“boarder baby” is defined as any pediatric patient
who remains hospitalized without medical problems to
justify the prolonged stay. The children are often
“hard-to-place” and have been labeled as
“born-to-lose” and “children in limbo.” US
Department of Health and Human Services reports
10,000 “boarder babies” are deserted in 851
hospitals nationwide. There is an average of 303
boarder babies on any given day in US hospitals, 75
percent
are African American; 12 percent are White, 8
percent are Hispanic
and 75 percent test positive for alcohol, drugs, and
tobacco. Families are known to Child Protective
Services, are homeless, and all live below poverty
level.
Nearly 24 percent of these infants stay in the hospital
from three weeks to three months after medical
clearance for discharge Two-thirds of all boarder
babies go to foster homes and 19 percent go to relatives.
The Howard University Hospital Boarder Babies
Program was established in 1989, to provide support
services for children in unstable home environments,
out of home placements, or kinship care placements.
The program has grown to include children ages 5
through 13 years old residing in the Kelly-Miller/LeDroit
Park Community surrounding HUH, and the children of
incarcerated women from the District of Columbia.
The program offers: summer camp enrollment and
transportation, Saturday and holiday activities
during the school year, family counseling and
support, child and family mentoring, tutoring and
school participation. Monetary donations can be made
payable to the Howard University Hospital (HUH)
Boarder Babies Program and mailed to the address
below. For additional information please contact:
Davene M. White, R.N., M.P.H.
Director, Boarder Babies Program
Howard University Hospital
2041 Georgia Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20060
202-865-4564
dmwhite@howard.edu
COMMUNIVERSITY
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History
Communiversity was established May 29, 1998, as a
Boarder Babies Prevention Project, to improve the
lives of the children in our community by teaching
them to set personal objectives that allow them to
work independently or collectively, organizational
skill building, encouragement of high self-esteem
and education, bridging international and cultural
gaps, and strengthening bonds that make the
community active. Communiversity also aims to boost the
morale of the community while improving safety. This effort was completed through
building and introducing the Communiversity Park and
Playground to the Ledroit Park/Kelly Miller
community. As a result of the community
collaborative an environment was created where area
youth could remain H.A.T.E. (HIV, Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Emergency) Free.
Concept
There are many inequalities/high risk
behaviors within minority neighborhoods. These
current trends put a strain on the community's
social status and economics, and hamper additional
opportunities to better the community and its
environment. These disparities often mean the
difference in one’s health and often expose a
community to avenues that lead to substance abuse,
poor sexual decisions, crime and violence. With this
ongoing, recognized plight, Howard University
Hospital has made an effort to create a healthier
atmosphere through the involvement, education and
empowerment of its members on their responsibility
(both to themselves and others) to establish and
maintain a safe and healthy dwelling place.
This effort will be made possible by:
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Involvement
– An established partnership by all sectors of the
community (Howard University Hospital, Howard
University, Kelly Miller/Ledroit Park and other
members of the community).
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Education
– Using a
Prevention/Health Promotion approach to maintaining
healthy living and activities.
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Empowerment –
Motivating on the importance of maintaining as well
as teaching others about wellness (a healthy balance
of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual parts),
and equipping children in the community with the
necessary tools in order to remain H.A.T.E. Free.
Mission
To involve, educate and empower the
community through neighboring partnerships in order
to maintain wellness. The Boarder Babies Communiversity Project will increase opportunities
for children-at-risk to lead healthy, more
productive lives within the context of their family
and the community.
For additional information, please contact:
Davene M. White,
R.N., M.P.H.
202-865-4564
dmwhite@howard.edu
Neonatal
Resuscitation Program
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Course Schedule:
Download Course
Schedule |
Fill out Registration Form (ONLINE,
PDF)
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2007
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Tuesday,
September 11, 2007
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Tuesday,
October 16, 2007
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Tuesday,
December 11, 2007
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2008
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Tuesday,
January 8, 2008
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Tuesday,
February 12, 2008
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Tuesday,
November 13, 2007
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Tuesday,
March 11, 2008
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Tuesday,
April 8, 2008
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Tuesday,
May 13, 2008
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October 16,
2007 and March 11, 2008 – New Instructor Courses
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June 2008 and
July 2008 – New Interns Only
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NO NRP COURSES
– AUGUST 2007
Course Fees:
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Hospital-based/Institutional Instructor Course,
$95.00
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Provider
Course, $75.00
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Provider
Renewal Course, $65.00
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Book Only,
$50.00
Checks/Money
orders should be payable to HUH Department
Pediatrics NRP Course
Time and Location:
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Howard University Hospital
2041 Georgia Ave, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20060
Room 3-J-14
Registration:
Class size is limited to twelve (12) individuals.
Registration will be accepted on a first-come,
first-served basis.
Registration must be completed at least two (2)
weeks prior to the date of the course.
To obtain registration information and materials
please contact:
Darlene Johnson, NRP Project Intern
huhnrp@gmail.com
Phone: 202-865-4757
W.I.C. (Women Infant Child)
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Howard
University Hospital W.I.C. Family Center
2041 Georgia Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20060
First Floor - Pediatric Services
Families who are currently enrolled in D.C. Health
Families Medicaid, T.A.N.F., and the Food Stamp Program
are financially eligible for the W.I.C. program.
For more information, please call: 202-865-4942
(4WIC)
HUH W.I.C. has a satellite office at THE
CHARTERED FAMILY HEALTH CENTER
For more information, please call: 202-627-7851
Chartered Family Health/W.I.C. Family Center
3924 Minnesota Ave N.E., Washington, D.C. 20019
Project ROSE
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Howard
University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics and
Child Health conducts child find activities for the
purpose of identifying and referring infants and
toddlers who may be eligible for Part C services in
the District of Columbia. The HUH Child Find Early
Intervention Services disseminates information about
the District’s Part C program and early intervention
services to ensure child find activities, including
outreach and identification, are available to
families. HUH Early Intervention Services bring
child find screening and developmental assessments to
HUH.
This Hospital-based collaboration is achieved
through partnerships with the HUH Child Development
Center, departments and providers within Howard
University Hospital and the HUH W.I.C. Family Center,
Family Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Hospital-based Child Find services have been
provided since 1993, for infants and toddlers born
at or accessing services of Howard University
Hospital. HUH Child Find
identified hundreds of Part C eligible infants and
toddlers, and provides continued case management
support for children of HIV positive and/or
substance abusing mothers.
The purpose of the HUH Hospital-based Child Find
early intervention program services is to ensure
that infants and toddlers are identified, evaluated
and receive necessary early intervention services by
qualified persons as outlined in the Individuals
With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C, 34
CFR, Part 303. The Project ROSE staff has considerable
experience in working with homeless and substance
abusing parents.
Howard University Hospital Child Find has existing
linkages and collaborative
agreements established with service providers,
community pediatricians, community-based health care
providers, and community-based services designed for
families with young children. Collaborative
Agreements are established with the Chartered Family
Health Center, Chartered W.I.C. Family Center, D.C.
Chartered Health Plan Mobile Van, HUH W.I.C. Family
Center Mobile Van site at Perry School/Walker Jones, and the HUH Child Development Center.
The Child Find Specialist obtains consent to release
any and all reports regarding the needs of the
infant or toddler from the parent when referring all
infants and toddlers to D.C.EIP. The Child Find
Specialist assures compliance with requirements for
implementation of D.C.EIP established policies,
procedures and the use of forms.
The coordinator and director are Denver II Master
Instructors. The Child Find Specialist will be sent
to Denver in January 2006 to become a Denver II
Master Instructor. From October through January, the
Child Find Specialist will be trained in the Denver
by the Child Find Coordinator. The Child Find
Specialist has been proving Hospital-based Child
Find for a little over one year.
For more information please contact:
Dorese
Eubanks
Child Find Specialist
202-865-4816
deubanks@huhosp.org
B.L.E.S.S. (Breastfeeding Lactation Education Support Services)
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What
is B.L.E.S.S.
(BREASTFEEDING,
LACTATION,
EDUCATION AND
SUPPORT
SERVICES)?
The
B.L.E.S.S. Initiative is a
project of the Department of Pediatrics and Family
Services and Howard University Hospital W.I.C.
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Beautiful Beginnings Club
Our meetings are held the second Wednesday of each
month at 1:00 p.m. in Room 3-J-14 at Howard University
Hospital.
Bring a pregnant or breastfeeding friend.
Your baby is welcome!
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National Breastfeeding Support Center
Having Breastfeeding problems or concerns?
Our Center is open for appointments 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., located on the first floor of Howard University Hospital
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Childbirth Education Classes
Learn what to expect during labor and how to
give your baby the best start through
breastfeeding! For more information and
appointments, please call 202-865-1316.
Need
help Breastfeeding?
The B.L.E.S.S. TEAM
Michal Young, M.D., F.A.A.P., I.B.C.L.C.
Medical Director of Lactation Services
202-865-1316
Gwendolyn West, C.C.E., I.B.C.L.C.
Lactation consultant
202-865-3505
Davene M. White, R.N., M.P.H.
Lactation Specialist
202-865-4564
Breastfeeding Peer Counselors
202-865-1316
National Breastfeeding Support Center
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Health, lactation and nutrition education added to
each childbirth education class is needed to
encourage breastfeeding and nutritious decisions for
African American and Hispanic women, infants,
children and families of the District of Columbia.
The National Breastfeeding Support Center builds on
positive outcomes from the pilot’s focus on labor,
delivery and post partum periods as key points for
breastfeeding decisions and initiation. From
February 2003 through August 2003 B.L.E.S.S. Lactation
Consultants worked with 181 women delivering at
Howard University Hospital. The intervention
resulted in 120 (66.3 percent) initiating breastfeeding.
Phase II recognizes lessons learned from these women,
which included the need for childbirth education.
Access to prenatal education was identified as a
health disparity for low-income women. Howard
University Hospital Childbirth Preparation Classes
reported a low enrollment (less than 10 percent) of W.I.C. eligible
families.
The National Breastfeeding Support Center broadens
access to breastfeeding support and education for
women in the District of Columbia. With an emphasis
on nutrition, health and breastfeeding, The N.B.S.C.
structures prenatal and postpartum breastfeeding
education and support services for women throughout
the Washington Metropolitan Area. Howard University
Hospital W.I.C. and B.L.E.S.S. Family Center coordinate this
increased access to needed childbirth education and
enhance the standard childbirth education curriculum
to include aspects of breastfeeding support and
nutrition education at each session.
Goal I is to incorporate lactation, breastfeeding
and nutrition education into each childbirth
education class. Lactation Consultants provide
prenatal and postpartum education and support,
emphasizing breastfeeding promotion to the pregnant
population in the District of Columbia.
Goal II is to increase breastfeeding initiation
rates by 50 percent among African American mothers in the
Washington Metropolitan Area.
The N.B.S.C. targets the prenatal period to increase
breastfeeding and utilization of childbirth
education in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
Breastfeeding and nutrition education is included in
each childbirth education session. The N.B.S.C. utilizes
lactation consultants as child birth educators and
W.I.C. public health nutritionists to enhance currently
available childbirth education. Lactation
consultants are the lead instructors for childbirth education classes and are also the primary source of
postpartum breastfeeding support.
For more information please contact:
Gwen West, IBCLC
District of Columbia Department of Health
W.I.C. State Agency
202-865-3505
gwest@huhosp.org
Davene
McCarthy White, R.N., M.P.H.
HUH W.I.C. and B.L.E.S.S. Initiative
Principal Investigator
dmwhite@howard.edu
Michal Young, M.D.
Co-PI and B.L.E.S.S. Initiative Project Director
m_a_young@howard.edu
Pediatric Hematology and HIV Research Unit
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Dr.
Sohail Rana is the principal investigator of the
Pediatric Hematology and HIV Research Unit in the
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health. The unit is
currently funded for several national research
projects including:
International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent
AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT). We are
funded through Westat, Inc. for this NICHD
project. We have been conducting HIV clinical
trials at Howard University for the past 15
years, for children, adolescents, and young
adults infected with or exposed to HIV, as well
as for HIV infected pregnant women. Several
trials are currently open to enrollment,
including:
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P1065, Phase I/II Study of Safety and
Immunogenicity of Quadrivalent Meningococcal
Conjugate Vaccine in HIV-Infected Youth
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P1066, Phase I/II Multicenter, Open-Label,
Noncomparative Study of the International,
Pediatric, Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT)
Group to Evaluate the Safety, Pharmacokinetics,
and Antiviral Activity of MK-0518 in HIV-1
Infected Children and Adolescents
For more information please contact Shipra
Sharma at 202-865-6970 or Patricia Yu at
202-865-4578. As a part of this project we
operate a Community Advisory Board (CAB). We are
always interested in recruiting new members who
have an interest in HIV, and HIV research and
the impact of this disease in Washington, DC and
across the world. For information please contact
Pastor Daniel Hall, at 240-595-2235.
Pediatric Hydroxyurea Phase III Clinical Trial (Baby
HUG). The clinical trial is an NIH NHLBI
sponsored trial of the medication Hydroxyurea in
very young children with sickle cell disease.
The trial is currently continuing, but is closed
to new enrollments. For information please
contact Caroline Reed, at 202-865-4579.
District of Columbia Greater Access to Care
(DC GAPS). DC GAPS is an HRSA sponsored project
to offer follow up and services to newborns and
young children recently diagnosed with sickle
cell disease and their families. Services
include transportation assistance, medical care
coordination, parent support groups, and
recreational activities. For information please
contact Folasade Akereyeni at 202-865-4443.
Please visit our website at
http://www.curesicklecelldisease.com.
Pulmonary Hypertension Research Screening Study
(PUSH). The study is an observational clinical
trial to investigate pulmonary hypertension in
children and adults with sickle cell disease.
The study includes free pulmonary evaluations
for participants, and is currently open to new
enrollments. Please contact Erin Yeagley at
202-865-4553 for more information.
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