Morbidity and use of ambulatory care services among poor and nonpoor children.

abstract：:Affirmative action programs of all types are under attack legally and politically. Although medical schools have not been specifically targeted, their affirmative action programs, like others in higher education, are potentially in danger. This article examines the current legal status of affirmative action in medical...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： DeVille K

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:My experiences as a mentor of young investigators, along with conversations with a diverse pool of mentees, led me to question the ability of conventional research methods, problem formulation, and instruments to address the unique challenges of studying racial and ethnic minorities. Training of new investigators shou...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Alegría M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We studied whether park size, number of features in the park, and distance to a park from participants' homes were related to a park being used for physical activity. METHODS:We collected observational data on 28 specific features from 33 parks. Adult residents in surrounding areas (n=380) completed 7-day p...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kaczynski AT,Potwarka LR,Saelens BE

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. To quantify changes in US health care spending required to reach parity with high-resource nations by 2030 or 2040 and identify historical precedents for these changes.Methods. We analyzed multiple sources of historical and projected spending from 1970 through 2040. Parity was defined as the Organisation f...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： McCullough JM,Speer M,Magnan S,Fielding JE,Kindig D,Teutsch SM

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. There is debate whether policies that reduce firearm suicides or homicides are offset by increases in non-firearm-related deaths.Objectives. To assess the extent to which changes in firearm homicides and suicides following implementation of various gun laws affect nonfirearm homicides and suicides.Search M...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Smart R,Schell TL,Cefalu M,Morral AR

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the public health impact of direct-to-consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical advertising remains a subject of great controversy, such promotion is typically understood as a recent phenomenon permitted only by changes in federal regulation of print and broadcast advertising over the past two decades. But today's omnipr...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Greene JA,Herzberg D

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought information about the cost-related underuse of medications-which medications are underused, by whom, and how often. METHODS:Chronically ill adults were asked to identify how often they underused prescription medication for 16 health conditions because of the cost. RESULTS:Eighteen percent of resp...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Piette JD,Heisler M,Wagner TH

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated whether eating behaviors were concordant among diverse sets of social ties. METHODS:We analyzed the socioeconomic and demographic distribution of eating among 3418 members of the Framingham Heart Study observed from 1991 to 2001. We used a data-classification procedure to simplify choices in...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Pachucki MA,Jacques PF,Christakis NA

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. To examine if exposure to victimization (e.g., homicide, violence, sexual assault, arson, kidnapping) is related to health problems, health care access and barriers, and health needs-beyond the effects of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C)-among Somali women and adolescent girls.Methods. We colle...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Fox KA,Johnson-Agbakwu C

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed the rates and correlates of seeking mental health services among a probability sample of Cambodian refugees who needed such services. METHODS:Interviewers conducted face-to-face interviews with a representative sample drawn from the largest US community of Cambodian refugees. The analytic sample...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Marshall GN,Berthold SM,Schell TL,Elliott MN,Chun CA,Hambarsoomians K

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cape Town, South Africa experienced an upsurge in the level of political violence from May to July of 1986. To determine the impact of the political violence on health and health services, selected routinely available information was analyzed, a community survey was conducted of 1,540 randomly selected households in h...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Yach D

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to (1) describe AIDS-related knowledge, perceptions, and risky behaviors of impoverished African-American and high- and low-acculturated Latina women; (2) delineate relationships involving high-risk behaviors; and (3) determine whether risky behaviors differ by race and levels of ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Nyamathi A,Bennett C,Leake B,Lewis C,Flaskerud J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This analysis describes trends in the prevalence of genital chlamydial infection in economically disadvantaged young women entering a national job training program. METHODS:We examined chlamydia test data for May 1990 through June 1997 for women aged 16 to 24 years who enrolled in the program. The significa...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Mertz KJ,Ransom RL,St Louis ME,Groseclose SL,Hadgu A,Levine WC,Hayman C

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1919 to 1952, approximately 20 000 individuals were sterilized in California's state institutions on the basis of eugenic laws that sought to control the reproductive capacity of people labeled unfit and defective. Using data from more than 19 000 sterilization recommendations processed by state institutions over...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Stern AM,Novak NL,Lira N,O'Connor K,Harlow S,Kardia S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cocaine use among youths as measured by several annual surveys was most popular from about 1979 to 1986, after which it declined. This study carefully examines the nature of the decline by focusing on microdata for youthful arrestees in Manhattan. METHODS:Multiple statistical analyses examine whether the de...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Golub A,Johnson BD

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social work education plays a critical role in preparing social workers to lead efforts that improve health. Because of the dynamic health care landscape, schools of social work must educate students to facilitate health care system improvements, enhance population health, and reduce medical costs. We reviewed the exi...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Browne T,Keefe RH,Ruth BJ,Cox H,Maramaldi P,Rishel C,Rountree M,Zlotnik J,Marshall J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate a multicultural smoking prevention curriculum, 16 schools were randomized to receive the multicultural curriculum or a standard curriculum and program effects on 1-year smoking initiation among 1430 never smokers were assessed. Hispanic boys who received the multicultural curriculum were less likely to ini...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Unger JB,Chou CP,Palmer PH,Ritt-Olson A,Gallaher P,Cen S,Lichtman K,Azen S,Johnson CA

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We used a community-based research approach to test a culturally based breast cancer screening program among low-income Hmong women in central and southern California. METHODS:We designed a culturally informed educational program with measures at baseline and 1-year follow-up in 2 intervention cities and 1 ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kagawa-Singer M,Tanjasiri SP,Valdez A,Yu H,Foo MA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from the 1981 Child Health Supplement to the National Health Interview Survey were used to examine relationships between family and child characteristics and regular use of seatbelts or child restraints. Only for a third of children less than seven years old was regular seatbelt use reported. They were more likel...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Haaga J

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed whether an intervention based on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and mindfulness was successful in promoting positive mental health by enhancing psychological flexibility. METHODS:Participants were 93 adults with mild to moderate psychological distress. They were randomly assigned to the...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Fledderus M,Bohlmeijer ET,Smit F,Westerhof GJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. To comprehensively assess asthma disparities and identify correlates in youths at the intersections of sex, sexual identity, and race/ethnicity in the United States.Methods. We obtained a diverse sample of youths (n = 307 073) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Behavior Survey...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Curry CW,Felt D,Beach LB,Ruprecht MM,Wang X,Phillips GL 2nd

更新日期：2020-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the effect of North American public bicycle share programs (PBSPs), which typically do not offer helmets with rentals, on the occurrence of bicycle-related head injuries. METHODS:We analyzed trauma center data for bicycle-related injuries from 5 cities with PBSPs and 5 comparison cities. We use...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Graves JM,Pless B,Moore L,Nathens AB,Hunte G,Rivara FP

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the effect of care coordination on asthma outcomes among children in underserved urban communities. METHODS:We enrolled children, most of whom had very poorly or not well-controlled asthma, in medical-social care coordination programs in Los Angeles, California; Chicago, Illinois; Philadelphia, Pe...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Janevic MR,Stoll S,Wilkin M,Song PX,Baptist A,Lara M,Ramos-Valencia G,Bryant-Stephens T,Persky V,Uyeda K,Lesch JK,Wang W,Malveaux FJ

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated sociodemographic disparities in alcohol environments and their relationship with adolescent drinking. METHODS:We geocoded and mapped alcohol license data with ArcMap to construct circular buffers centered at 14 595 households with children that participated in the California Health Interview...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Truong KD,Sturm R

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to examine prospectively the association between reported use of vitamin supplements and risk of cataract and cataract extraction. METHODS:The study population consisted of 17,744 participants in the Physicians' Health Study, a randomized trial of aspirin therapy and beta-carot...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Seddon JM,Christen WG,Manson JE,LaMotte FS,Glynn RJ,Buring JE,Hennekens CH

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data derived through log recordings of 89 nurse practitioners (NPs) in adult/family practice on 7,086 prescriptions issued during 890 clinical days were analyzed to describe prescribing practices of NPs who held prescriptive authority from the licensing regulatory boards of five western states. Results showed drug uti...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Batey MV,Holland JM

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare methods for estimating low HIV incidence among persons who inject drugs. METHODS:We examined 4 methods in New York City, 2005 to 2014: (1) HIV seroconversions among repeat participants, (2) increase of HIV prevalence by additional years of injection among new injectors, (3) the New York State and...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Des Jarlais DC,Arasteh K,McKnight C,Feelemyer J,Campbell AN,Tross S,Smith L,Cooper HL,Hagan H,Perlman D

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Just before and 4 months after initiation of a condom giveaway program, a questionnaire regarding sexual behavior and condom acquisition was administered to 103 men attending an outpatient drug abuse treatment clinic. Jars filled with a variety of condoms were placed in every clinic room. Condom taking varied as a fun...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Calsyn DA,Meinecke C,Saxon AJ,Stanton V

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We studied state-adopted bicycle guidelines to determine whether cycle tracks (physically separated, bicycle-exclusive paths adjacent to sidewalks) were recommended, whether they were built, and their crash rate. METHODS:We analyzed and compared US bicycle facility guidelines published between 1972 and 1999...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Lusk AC,Morency P,Miranda-Moreno LF,Willett WC,Dennerlein JT

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2010, the Brooklyn Active Transportation Community Planning Initiative launched in 2 New York City neighborhoods. Over a 2-year planning period, residents participated in surveys, school and community forums, neighborhood street assessments, and activation events-activities that highlighted the need for safer stree...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： DeGregory ST,Chaudhury N,Kennedy P,Noyes P,Maybank A

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00