Perspective Magazine
Perspective is published annually and shared with friends and alumni of the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health. The publication highlights achievements from the previous year, keeping an eye toward the future and always with the perspective that people and communities come first.
Recent News
Mina Silberberg, PhD, a professor in the Duke Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, has been named faculty director for the new Duke Center for Community Engagement. Reporting jointly to the vice president for community affairs and the vice provost for interdisciplinary studies in this role, she will facilitate greater coordination of engaged education and research across the university.
Women are less likely to receive CPR from a bystander than men when stricken with cardiac arrest. New research finds this disparity is eliminated when 911 operators guided an emergency caller through CPR steps.
Blood pressure measured at home is a better predictor of heart disease risk than blood pressure (BP) measured during doctor visits, but finding time to review a long list of home blood pressure readings during primary care appointments can be a challenge.
A first-of-its-kind study documents Durham neighborhoods with higher levels of structural racism also have higher rates of chronic disease. Duke researchers are expanding their work to help others conduct similar studies in their own cities, and to use that data to inform policy efforts to intervene where it’s needed most.