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Welcome to the LAB-CTSI Community Research Inventory!

The Community Research Inventory (CRI) provides information about community and clinical research focused on community health, health outcomes, health promotion, disease prevention, health disparities, access to quality care and other issues related to the health and well being of LA County's diverse communities. The CRI was created to serve as a resource to promote "cross-talk" between and stimulate new academic-community partnerships and collaborations among researchers, health and social service providers, policy and advocacy groups, educators, community leaders and consumers of care. Launched in 2009, the CRI contains information that was provided by researchers from LAB-CTSI partner institutions/organizations, including the University of Southern California, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, as well as our other LAB-CTSI community and clinical partner organizations. This resource will grow as an increasing number of projects and research activities are added to the inventory. Instructions for use:

If you have questions about the CRI or would like to enter a project not yet represented in the inventory please contact:
Griselda Monroy
OCE Project Assistant
gmonroy@chla.usc.edu
323-361-3695

Here are several ways you can search the Community Research Inventory.

  1. By project title: All projects are listed, by title, in alphabetical order. Once you identify a project of interest, you can access complete information about the project by selecting "View Project".
  2. By keyword(s): In the search box, enter key words of interest, e.g., teen pregnancy, breastfeeding, autism, etc. Any project description that contains keywords you select will be listed for your review. For more information about each project listed, select "View Project".
  3. By specific criteria: Drop down menus have been created to allow you to search by specific disease or illness, by demographic characteristics (age, race/ethnicity, gender), by geography and by research methods used. You may select multiple criteria. Projects will be listed for you review. For more information about each project listed, select "View Project". Note: Presently, many of "specific disease or illness" categories are broad, e.g., chronic illness, developmental disability. If you are interested in a specific illness not on the list, e.g., diabetes, autism, hypertension, please search by keywords.

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Tags:
Please delimit Tags by commas.

Name of the project
  • AHRQ Culture of Safety Survey
Project abstract/brief description
  • The AHRQ Culture of Safety survey is an annual survey that is used to evaluate and assess the culture of safety within an organization. The survey itself contains measures that evaluate multiple hallmarks of a just culture, safety regarding critical points of care, and communication. Benchmark data is also provided against all hospitals submitting data that provide a point of reference regarding results standing. The survey report provides an organization wide assessment of key strengths as well as opportunities for improvement that the organization can utilize in order to improve the organizations safety culture. Specific measures can be targeted using the results, and implementation of action plans can be utilized in order to improve those areas where weaknesses are identified.
Name of Principal Investigator
  • Kirsten Welge & Peter Kim
Department/division/center/school in which the project is based
  • Quality Improvement (CHLA)
Primary institution in which this project is based
  • Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
Name and email address for the Project Director / Manager, or person responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of this project
  • Name:
  • Email Address:
If we were to request additional information about this project, please provide the name of the person to contact and his/her email address
  • Project Director / Manager listed above
Are there any Co-Investigators on this project?
  • Yes
Please name all Co-Investigators and their institutional affiliation
  • Co-Investigator - Institutional affiliation
  • Kirsten Welge (CHLA)
  • Co-Investigator - Institutional affiliation
  • Christy Beaudin (CHLA)
Which, if any, of the following institutions are you partnering with for this project?
  • No partnerships
For each partner institution listed, please indicate the specific department / division / institute / center with which you are partnering
    Are you collaborating with any other academic, clinical or community organizations on this project?
    • Yes
    List any academic, clinical and / or community  organizations with which you are collaborating.  Please include each partner organization's location
      Which institutional IRBs have reviewed and approved this project?
      • Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
      Which of the following best characterizes the agency(ies) funding this project? (IF THIS IS A SUBCONTRACT, PLEASE IDENTIFY THE CORE FUNDING SOURCE, e.g., NIH, CDC, etc.)
        What year does / did funding begin?
          What year does/did funding end?
            Which of the following best describes the project's thematic focus?
            • Quality/performance improvement
            In what context do your project activities (e.g. data collection) take place?
            • Clinic or other ambulatory healthcare setting
            • Hospital/in-patient setting
            How would you classify this project?
            • Research
            Please indicate which of the following best characterizes the type of research you are conducting?
            • Quality/performance improvement
            Which of the following best characterizes your study design?
            • Mixed methods
            What type of data collection methods are used?
            • Surveys
            Which services does your program provide?
            • NOT a service project - Research only
            How many participants will be/were recruited to participate in your research or service program over the funding/study period?
            • participants recruited =
            Which of the following best describe the population this project targets?
            • All genders
            Which of the following best describes the age groups this project targets?
            • Young adults (19-25 years)
            • Adults (26-65 years)
            • 65 years)
            Which of the following best describes the racial/ethnic characteristics of the project participants?
            • White/Caucasian
            • Black/African American
            • Latino/Hispanic
            • Asian (please specify)
            Please provide any additional characteristics of your project participants that are specific to the goals of the project, e.g., low-income, un-insured, incarcerated, pregnant/parenting teens, populations with disabilities, specific conditions, etc.
            • The target population for the survey included the organizational staff such as the medical staff, administrative staff and nursing staff.
            Which of the following best describes the location(s) in which this project takes/took place?
            • LA County
            In which LA County Service Planning Area (SPA) do/did your project activities take place?
            • SPA 4 (Metro)
            In which locations outside LA County do your project activities take place?
            • NOT outside LA County
            Does this project have an advisory board?
            • Yes
            How often does your advisory board meet?
              Please indicate which of the following best describes the membership of this project's advisory board?
                Which of the following best describe the type of guidance your advisory group provides for your project?
                  In what ways, if any, has your project disseminated information about your project, including findings and lessons learned?
                  • Other (please specify)
                  Which dissemination activities do you/did you find to be most effective?
                  • N/A
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