Community-Oriented Primary Care (COPC) is the provision of primary care services to a defined community, coupled with efforts to identify and address the major health problems of the community. The COPC process consists of: defining and characterizing the community; identifying the community’s health issues; modifying or designing health programs; and monitoring or evaluating the effectiveness of programs.

COPC projects generally fall into one of four categories:

COPC projects completed to date by RMED students are listed below.

In addition, COPC projects from 2002-present are available for viewing as an Adobe Acrobat file. Viewing these files requires Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or above. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat, please download the free reader:

• Class of 1997

  SITE		COUNTY		PROJECT
  Belvidere		Boone		Domestic Violence and the Community Response
  Princeton		Bureau		Rural Primary Care: Focusing on the Needs of Rural Prehospital Providers
  Freeport		Stephenson		Addressing Athletic Injuries in Rural Communities
  Murphysboro		Jackson		Domestic Violence
  Belvidere		Boone		Domestic Violence

• Class of 1998

  SITE		COUNTY		PROJECT
  Monticello		Piatt		Patients’ Attitudes Toward and Use of Alternative Medicine
  Jacksonville		Morgan		Smoking Cessation Program for Middle School Youth
  Litchfield		Macoupin		Macoupin County Kids Against Tobacco
  Freeport		Stephenson		Dermatological Problems in Rural Primary Care Practice
  Princeton		Bureau		Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Princeton, Illinois
  Murphysboro		Jackson		Assessment and Treatment of Geriatric Depression by Southern IL Physicians
  Macomb		McDonough		Farm Safety Day
  Pontiac		Livingston		Reducing the Prevalence of Hypercholesterolemia in Livingston County
  Ottawa		LaSalle		Study of Infiltrants in the City of Marseilles, Illinois Waste Water Treatment Plant
  Herrin		Williamson		Prevalence of Hypertension in Emergency Department Patients
  Dixon		Lee		The Status of Farm Safety and Intervention in Lee County, IL
  DeKalb		DeKalb		Disease Trends Among 24 Cases of Breast Cancer in Northern Illinois
  Mt. Vernon		Jefferson		Rural Emergency Room Visits and Required Resources
  DeKalb		DeKalb		Assessing the Needs of Emergency Response Units in Rural Communities
  Marion		Williamson		Smoke-Free, That’s Me: Anti-Smoking Campaign Targeted at 2nd, 4th and 6th Graders
  Belvidere		Boone		Access and Barriers to Prenatal Care in a Small Midwest Community
  Watseka		Iroquois		Congenital Anomalies in Ford/Iroquois County

• Class of 1999

  SITE			COUNTY		PROJECT
  Monticello			Piatt		Study on Utilization of Alternative Treatment Modalities in a Rural Community
  Ottawa			LaSalle		Increasing the Availability of Services to At-Risk Women: The LaSalle County Health Dept. Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
  Byron			Ogle		Student Doctor Lung Patrol in the Ogle County Public School System
  Anna			Union		Correlation of Tobacco Use Rates Between High School Teachers and High School Seniors in Rural Southern Illinois
  Dixon			Lee		Kid Farmers: Age Appropriate Tasks on the Farm
  Pecatonica			Winnebago		Retention/Teamwork in Emergency Medical Service Ambulance in Stephenson County
  Spring Valley			Bureau		A Model for Cholesterol Screening in the Rural Community of Spring Valley
  Princeton			Bureau		Blood Pressure Screening in Bureau County, IL
  Freeport			Stephenson		Recommendations for Lead Screening Guidelines in Stephenson County
  Pontiac			Livingston		Livingston County Coalition Against Violence: Increasing Awareness to Decrease the Crime
  DeKalb			DeKalb		Primary Care Physicians’ Awareness and Treatment of Domestic Violence
  Dixon			Lee		Cooperative Venture Between University and Community to Provide Prenatal Care in a Tri-County Area
  Watseka			Iroquois		Assessment of Need in Use of Home Health Services in Rural Illinois
  Macomb			McDonough		Increasing Immunization Access and Adherence in a Rural Community
  Belvidere			Boone		Ongoing Assessment of Barriers Faced by Women At-Risk in a Small Midwest Community
  DeKalb			DeKalb		Comparing Interval Tubal Ligation by Posterior Colpotomy to Laparoscopy
  Galesburg			Knox		Establishing the Anti-Smoking Campaign Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU)
  Herrin			Williamson		A Study of Hypertension Screenings in Rural Southern Illinois

• Class of 2000

  SITE			COUNTY		PROJECT
  Lena			Stephenson		Detecting Symptoms of Depression in Patients at a Rural Stephenson County Family Practice
  Sullivan			Moultrie		Health Beliefs and Health Practitioner Utilization of an Illinois Amish Community
  Herrin			Williamson		Diabetes Care in a Rural Area
  Metropolis			Massac		Barriers to Diabetes Care in Metropolis, IL
  Pontiac			Livingston		A Multidisciplinary Approach to Smoking Cessation in Livingston County
  Watseka			Iroquois		Diabetic Foot Screenings in Iroquois County, IL
  Robinson			Crawford		Colorectal-Prostate Cancer Screening of Men in Crawford County, IL
  Pittsfield			Pike		Diabetes in School
  Monticello			Piatt		Pap Smears in Adolescents
  Gibson City			Ford		Sexual Abstinence Education
  Litchfield			Montgomery		Suicide in Montgomery County
  Dixon			Ogle/Lee		Continuation of a Primary Care Implemented Longitudinal AIDS Awareness Education Program for Adolescents in Rural Communities
  Dixon			Lee		Use of Prostate Specific Antigen for Prostate Cancer Screening: a Practice-based Survey Of Primary Care Physicians in Rural Northern IL
  Sycamore			DeKalb		The Prevalence of Abuse Among Women Utilizing a Rural Family Practice Office and Physician Screening Efforts
  Murphysboro			Jackson		Assessment of the Basic Beliefs in Organ Donation in Murphysboro, IL
  Princeton			Bureau		Health Promotion in a Rural Community: CHIPping” Away at Lifestyle Change
  Fairfield			Wayne		Diabetes Mellitus Education and Primary Care Management
  Anna			Union		Diabetes Medications: Educating a Community Diabetes Support Group

• Class of 2001

SITE		COUNTY		PROJECT
Fairfield		Wayne		Referral Practices in a Rural Primary Care Clinic
Forrest		Livingston		PSA Screening in Livingston County
Fairfield		Wayne		Referral Practices in a Rural Primary Care Clinic
Murphysboro		Jackson		Increasing Public Knowledge About Infectious Diseases
Pontiac		Livingston		Community Needs and Resources for Children in Rural Illinois
Macomb		McDonough		Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Participation in High School Extracurricular Activities
Spring Valley		Bureau		Improving Diabetes Care in Rural Illinois
Pittsfield		Pike		Collaboration in Developing a Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
				Spirituality in Medicine
Dixon		Lee
				Community-Based Health Needs Assessment
Pecatonica		Winnebago
				The Role of Nurse Midwives in Rural Illinois
Princeton		Bureau
				Smoking Patterns Among High School Freshmen
Sullivan		Moultrie
		Montgomery		Services for Montgomery County Jail
Litchfield

• Class of 2002

SITE		COUNTY		PROJECT
Dixon		Lee		Nutritional Practices of a Low Income Population
Macomb		McDonough		Make Yours a Fresh Start Family
Princeton		Bureau		Colon Cancer Screening Practices in a Rural Community
Sycamore		DeKalb		Social Isolation and the Effect on Mental Health in Older Hispanic and Caucasian Patients
Mattoon		Coles		Developing a Website for the Coles County Department of Public Health
Oregon		Ogle		Depression and Chronic Disease Rural Community of Spring Valley
Pecatonica		Winnebago		Always Changing–Puberty and Stuff Fifth Grade School Program
Fairfield		Wayne		Diabetes Community Needs Assessmentin Wayne County, Illinois
Sycamore		DeKalb		On the Run: Food and Fitness Increasing Awareness to Decrease the Crime
Galesburg		Galesburg		A Pain Resource Guide for Galesburg, Illinois
Herrin		Williamson		Detection and Control of Cardiovascular Disease in the Rural Community
Spring Valley		Bureau & LaSalle		The High Plan
Robinson		Crawford		Colorectal Cancer Education and Screening Adherence in a Rural Community

• Class of 2003

  SITE		COUNTY			PROJECT
  Dixon		Lee			Smoking Cessation Aids
  Marion		Williamson			Hospice Awareness in Southern Illinois
  Dixon		Lee			Effectiveness of Exercise in Lowering Pain Levels & Improving Mood
  Pecatonica		Winnebago			Evaluation of Depression in The Elderly of a Rural Mid-Western
  Pittsfield		Pike			Assessing Geriatric Depression in a Rural Community
  Herrin		Williamson			Patient Education Services Provided Within the Community of Herrin, IL
  Dekalb		Dekalb			A Review of Osteoporosis Screening, Treatment and Prevention in a Primary Practice Fairfield Lifestyle Medicine
  Mattoon		Coles			Selected Communicable Disease Binders for Childcare Providers
  Murphysboro		Jackson			Correlation Between Perseption of Weight Status and Activity Level: A Comparison Between National Trends and an Illinois County
  Princeton			Bureau		Diagnosis and Management of Depression in a Primary Care Setting
  Marshall		Clark			Preventive Medicine for Health Individuals Ages 18-65
  Dekalb		Dekalb			Patient Perspective and Pattern of Oral Antibiotics Used in an Outpatient Setting
  Anna		Union			Improving Osteoporosis Screening Rates of Women in Rural Southern Illinois
  Monticello			Piatt		Athletic injury and its Treatment in a Rural Illinois Town
  Dekalb		Dekalb			Healthy Choices: Giving Kids Alternatives for School Lunch
  Oregon		Ogle			Pediatric Needs Assessment at Ogle County Health Department
  Watseka			Iroquois		Public Knowledge of Varicella Disease and Vaccine in Rural Illinois and Indiana, and Measurement of Outcomes in Quality Assurance Improvements by Primary Intervention

• Class of 2004

  SITE		COUNTY		PROJECT
  Byron		Ogle		Hospice Services in Rural Illinois
  Monticello		Piatt		Evaluating Availability and Utilization of Access to Care in Rural Elderly
  Princeton		Bureau		The use of Hormone Replacement Therepy Post in a Selected Rural Illinois Community
  Dekalb		Dekalb		A Survey of Rural Illinois Family Physician' Reported Practice and Use of Guidelines in Cervical Cancer Screening
  Dekalb		Dekalb		Prevention and Early Detection of Cultaneous Malignancies
  Macomb		McDonough		H.A.L.T. - Helping Adolescents Learn the Truth about Substance Abuse
  Freeport		Stephenson		Diabetes Control and Depression (Preliminary Findings)
  Galesburg		Knox		Preempting Disaster: Economic Hardship Affecting Health Care in A Small Midwestern Town
  Oregon		Ogle		Introduction to Medical Translation for High School Spanish Students in Rochelle, Illinois
  Belvidere		Boone		Asthmatic Patients and Compliance with Chronic Medications
  Pontiac		Livingston		Bicycle Safety
  Dixon		Lee		Methamphetamine - In Our Backyard

• Class of 2005

  SITE		COUNTY				PROJECT
  Murphysboro				Jackson					Melanoma
  Sycamore				DeKalb					Prevalence and Awareness of Allergic Rhinitis in the Rural Population
  Spring Valley				Bureau					Diabetes Care in Full-Time versus Part-Time University Settings and Improvement in Diabetes Care with Flow Sheet Implementation
  Pontiac				Livingston					ADHD Needs Assessment in Rural Central Illinois
  Princeton				Bureau					Negative Feedback in the Endogenous Cholesterol Pathway-Does it Exist?
  Belvidere				Winnebago					Increasing awareness of obesity as an epidemic and probable solutions available
  Mattoon				Bureau					A Step In The Right Direction:Prevention of Type II Diabetes
  Gibson City				Ford					Study of Chronic Disease Management & Health Education in a Rural Illinois Population
  Oregon				Ogle					Teacher Perception of Adolescent Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Regarding Sexual Health
  Monticello				Piatt					Stroke Mortality '91-'98
  Herrin			Williamson						Obesity and the location of chronic pain
  Macomb			McDonough						Differences in knowledge and behavioral practices in the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases: a comparison of rural and metropolitan college students
  Robinson			Crawford						Cardiovascular Disease and Women
  Dixon			Lee						A Survey of Rural Teachers Knowledge on Diagnosis and Treatment Options of ADHD

• Class of 2006

  SITE			COUNTY		PROJECT
  Sycamore			Dekalb		Nutrition and Wellness Education for Active Seniors
  Herrin			Williamson		Education and Prevention of Complications of Diabetes Mellitus
  Sycamore			Dekalb		Assessment of Treatment Awareness and Compliance in Management of Asthma in the Rural Family
  Anna			Union		Identification and Evaluation of Barriers to Healthcare and Services for Hispanic Migrant Workers
  Pecatonica			Stephenson		Determining the Age of Onset of Childhood Obesity
  Belvidere			Winnebago		Determinants of Food Choice Among the Poor
  Sping Valley			Bureau		Increasing Medication Self Awareness Among Elderly Individuals in a Rural Community Through an Educational Program
  Oregon			Ogle		Fact or Fiction? Substance Abuse Knowledge and Education in Adolescents
  Monticello			Piatt		Smoking Cessation Class to Help Stop Tobacco Abuse at the Alamo Group Factory in Gibson City, IL
  Sycamore			Dekalb		THE TOP TEN WAYS TO LIVE TO 100
  Forrest					Cost of Prescription Medications used by Elderly Patients in a Rural Illinois Community and the Proposed Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
  Marshall			Clark		Evaluation of the Efficacy of an Abstinence Based Sexual Education Program in Crawford County, IL.
  Oregon			Ogle		Understanding Parental Attitudes, Awareness, and Responsibilities in Childhood Obesity
  Princeton			Bureau		Women of Bureau County: Health Prevention and Obesity
  Galesburg			Knox		Use, Side Effects & Potential Interactions of Dietary Supplements: Community and Provider Perspectives
  Mattoon			Bureau		Interests and Preferences of Patients in a Rural Family Medicine Practice Regarding Diabetes Education

   

   

   

  
  

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