Join us for the next monthly OGHE Global Health Forum on Monday, April 28 from 12-1 pm in Roper Hall (Room 4302) OR online on zoom (https://zoom.us/j/3111814366?omn=97728086196). RSVP by 12 noon on Thursday, April 24, for a boxed lunch – if joining the in person event.
Joy Baumgartner, PhD, CMSW, CPH
Adolescent Wellness Visits in Tanzania (VITAA trial)
Abstract: In Tanzania, and in many LMICs, there are no routine health check-ups for adolescents (well-child visits end at age 5). The VITAA trial is a cluster RCT to test the impact of a new preventive health service for young adolescents—Adolescent Wellness Visits (AWV)—coordinated via government primary schools and nearby health facilities. Outcomes of interest include more timely identification and treatment of health concerns, and increased HIV testing uptake to close the gap on delayed access to HIV treatment for adolescents compared to adults.
Speaker Info: Joy Noel Baumgartner is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work with adjunct appointments in the Gillings School of Public Health and the Duke Global Health Institute at Duke University. Dr. Baumgartner has 20+ years of experience conducting socio-behavioral and health services research in low-resource contexts globally. Her area of focus is strengthening the delivery of integrated health and social service interventions that address mental health, HIV prevention, reproductive health, maternal, child & adolescent health, and/or interpersonal violence. As Director of the School of Social Work’s Global Mental Health Initiative, Dr. Baumgartner’s mixed methods research is grounded in the fields of psychiatric epidemiology, implementation science, and integrated service systems to inform, co-create, and evaluate global health interventions. She is PI for the NICHD-funded clinical trial “Adolescent Wellness Visits to Reduce Health Risks in Tanzania” (VITAA study) and the NIMH-funded clinical trial “Family Psychoeducation for Adults with Psychotic Disorders in Tanzania” (KUPAA study). Baumgartner also leads the qualitative and implementation science components of several other research studies focused on child and adolescent health in East Africa and is the Social Work Faculty Liaison for the MSW/MPH Dual Degree program.
We will also host it live on zoom if you cannot attend in person (no need to RSVP for zoom attendance – just join at the time of the event)- https://zoom.us/j/3111814366