IMPACT WV: Adapting Patient Navigation Models of Care to Improve Services to Caregivers of Infants Exposed to Substances in Utero

Authors

Charlotte S. Workman BSMS, CCRP, WVU Reserach CorpFollow
Lesley Cottrell, West Virginia UniversityFollow
Mawyah Bashatah, West Virginia UniversityFollow
Aisha Hashmi, United Hospital CenterFollow
Kayla Richard, West Virginia UniversityFollow
Poornima Murthy, Wheeling HospitalFollow
Susan Harrison, CASAFollow
Ashleigh McKinsey, BUMFSFollow
Amy Bott, Wheeling HospitalFollow
Sydney Leary, West Virginia UniversityFollow
Cody Smith, West Virginia University Children's HospitalFollow
Melina Danko, West Virginia University Center for Excellence in DisabilitiesFollow

Corresponding Author

Charlotte Sue Workman, BS, CCRP

West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities, 959 Hartman Run Rd, Morgantown, WV

Email charlotte.workman@hsc.wvu.edu

Phone 304-293-4692, Fax 304-293-7294

Author Affiliations

1. Charlotte S. Workman, BS, CCRP: Program Manager IMPACT WV, Center for Excellence in Disabilities, West Virginia University (Morgantown WV); E-mail: charlotte.workman@hsc.wvu.edu
2. Lesley Cottrell, PhD: Professor, Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia University
3. Mawyah Bashatah, MPH, PhD Candidate: Student, Department or College, West Virginia University
4. Aisha Hashmi, MSW, LGSW: Social Worker, Community Care Connections (Weston WV)
5. Kayla Richard, BS, MS: DISB/Country Roads Program Manager, Center for Excellence in Disabilities, West Virginia University
6. Poornima Murthy, MD, MRCP, FAAP, FRCPC: Neonatologist, Wheeling Hospital (Wheeling WV)
7. Susan Harrison, MSW, MPA, LGSW: Executive Director, Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children, Inc. (Wheeling WV)
8. Ashleigh McKinsey, MS: Supervisor, Burlington United Methodist Family Services (Grafton WV)
9. Amy Bott, BSN, RN: Transition Program Coordinator, Wheeling Hospital
10. Sydney Leary, MS: Speech Language Pathologist, Integrated Speech Solutions (Clarksburg WV)
    
11. Cody Smith, MD: Associate Program Director, Division of Neonatology, WVU Children’s Hospital, West Virginia University
12. Melina Danko, MS: Director of Communications and Marketing, , Center for Excellence in Disabilities, West Virginia University

Author Area of Expertise

Charlotte S. Workman BSMS, CCRP - Program Manager, research coordination Lesley Cottrell - Principal Investigator Mawyah Bashatah - Data Analyst Aisha Hashmi - Survey Developer Kayla Richard - Education and Employment service coordination Poornima Murthy - Delivery of care, neonatology Susan Harrison - Patient navigation Ashleigh McKinsey - Patient navigation Amy Bott - Patient navigation Sydney Leary - Editor Cody Smith - Delivery of care, neonatology Melina Danko - Communications, information dissemination

Abstract

Patient navigation (PN) is a healthcare service delivery model designed to partner clients with service providers to reduce challenges to health care, as well as to improve access to care by identifying opportunities to coordinate services for clients. The IMPACT WV project at the West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities (WVU CED) implemented PN models of care for caregivers of infants exposed to substances in utero. The purpose of this program was to reduce burden for potentially at-risk families and improve caregiver and infant outcomes as a result. To understand the processes that influence the implementation of PN models of care with this population, the project modified existing surveys developed by the Fox Chase Virtual Health Cancer Program.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.13023/jah. 0701.09

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Workman CS, Cottrell L, Bashatah M, Hashmi A, Richard K, Murthy P, Harrison S, McKinsey A, Bott A, Leary S, Smith C, Danko M. IMPACT WV: adapting patient navigation models of care to improve services to caregivers of infants exposed to substances in utero. J Appalach Health 2025;7(1):132-137. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13023/jah.0701.09