Community Health Clinic

SCENARIO:  Your team has been assigned to renovate Centerville Community Health Clinic which resides in a small town in the Rocky Mountain West region of the United States. This health clinic is over 60 years old, and the last renovation was in 2004. Since then, the population has expanded to 15,000 residents. The clinic currently offers primary care services with rotating specialty clinics supplied by a metropolitan hospital system 3 hours away. Using the R.A.I.S.E. acronym as guidance, search the clinic for clues for unique considerations necessary when designing for community-based health centers. Input your answers in the Google Form at the bottom to 'escape' the room!

RETHINK [R]: First, RETHINK how to lead your team to determine what is critical to creating a community health clinic design through discussing core concepts of what it 'means' to live in a rural or small town by clicking on the nurse. 

APPRAISE [A]: Second, APPRAISE articles that provide key information from recent research and quality improvement projects. 

INQUIRY [I]: Third, INQUIRE who should be included in the design development meeting to help make design decisions from a community participatory perspective. 

STUDY [S]: Next, STUDY the input from community members and the important features needed in the design of the clinic based on the interactive components of the room. 

EMPOWER [E]: Then, EMPOWER the team to design a research study to evaluate the success of the clinic design. What are the best metrics to study?