In the DHomes study, Dr. Vickery, HHCJ lab staff, and a multi-stakeholder research team focuses on the health of people experiencing Type 2 Diabetes and homelessness. This is a three part project. First, we conducted focus groups and interviews with service providers and people experiencing homeless to find out what type of program would best help patients manage their diabetes. Second, we used that data to design a Diabetes Wellness Coaching program.

In this community engaged research project, our HHCJ staff and participatory research team had the opportunity to collaborate with the zAmya Theater.

In this pilot clinical trial, Dr. Winkelman and Dr. Andrew Busch (Behavioral Health Disparities Research Group, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute) conducted the first ever smoking cessation trial in a US county jail setting. In this study, participants assigned to the intervention group received counseling while they were in jail and counseling plus nicotine lozenges after they were released.

HHCJ is one of six sites participating in a nationwide study led by Yale University to prevent opioid overdose among people recently released from jail or prison. This 5-year study aims to measure the relative effectiveness of providing care at a Transitions Clinic versus a standard primary care clinic for people recently released from jail.