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Emerging Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and produce early results that are consistent with the objectives of the activities and thus indicate effectiveness.
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Peer Review Study
This article evaluated the use of Department of Veterans Affairs–issued video telehealth tablets to increase access to care among veterans experiencing homelessness. While tablet uptake was more common among some underserved sub-populations (veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and veterans experiencing homelessness in rural areas), other populations (Black veterans, veterans with substance use disorders, and veterans experiencing chronic housing instability) were less likely to use tablets, indicating mixed results from an equity perspective.
Emerging Practices that show potential to achieve desirable public health outcomes in a specific real-life setting and produce early results that are consistent with the objectives of the activities and thus indicate effectiveness.
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Case Study, Peer Review Study
This was a randomized, quasi-experimental study of an intervention that was implemented among rural and urban populations to encourage online grocery shopping and more nutritious food purchases. The authors targeted rural counties with high poverty rates for recruitment. The results showed that online shopping can improve food shopping habits and accessibility.