Reduction in US Health Care Spending Required to Meet the Institute of Medicine's 2030 Target.

abstract：:We analyzed the variation in the risk of AIDS in US Blacks, Hispanics, and other racial/ethnic groups relative to that in Whites (non-Hispanic) by geographic area and mode of acquiring HIV infection, based on data reported between June 1, 1981 and January 18, 1988 to the Centers for Disease Control and 1980 US census ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Selik RM,Castro KG,Pappaioanou M

更新日期：1988-12-01 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：:Epidemiologists, biostatisticians, and health physicists frequently serve as expert consultants to lawyers, courts, and administrators. One of the most common errors committed by experts is to equate, without qualification, the attributable fraction estimated from epidemiologic data to the probability of causation req...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Greenland S

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to update income-specific secular trends in obesity in Brazil to assess the hypothesis that the disease burden is shifting toward the poor. METHODS:We compared overall and income-specific obesity prevalence rates estimated for Brazilian men and women from national surveys conducted in 1975, 1989, ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Monteiro CA,Conde WL,Popkin BM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper models the prevailing political attack on government as a heuristic, a judgmental strategy that simplifies complex phenomena by applying simple tests to a limited set of relevant data. The heuristic of market individualism offers three tools for analyzing the problems of governing: the supremacy of the free...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Burris S

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the frequency with which alcohol advertisements appeared on Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) transit lines in Boston, MA, and we calculated adult and youths' exposure to the ads. METHODS:We measured the nature and extent of alcohol advertisements on 4 Boston transit lines on...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Nyborn JA,Wukitsch K,Nhean S,Siegel M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated basic measures used to assess collaboration between colocated providers and to gauge the extent to which health centers practice integrated care. METHODS:We used the Assessment of Behavioral Health Services survey and the 2010 Uniform Data System to explore the elements of integrated care fo...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Jones EB,Ku L

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the widespread use of ecologic analysis in epidemiologic research and health planning, little attention has been given by health scientists and practitioners to the methodological aspects of this approach. This paper reviews the major types of ecologic study designs, the analytic methods appropriate for each, ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Morgenstern H

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse demonstrable health effects linked to the individual's smoking were shown to 2,689 American workers to motivate cessation during routine examinations to detect asbestosis. This intervention was evaluated six to 25 months later by a mailed questionnaire and by telephone to non-responders. Results were compared ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kilburn KH,Warshaw RH

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHAct) declared that every worker is entitled to safe and healthful working conditions, and that employers are responsible for work being free from all recognized hazards. Thirty-eight years after these assurances, however, it is difficult to find anyone who believes th...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Silverstein M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two generations of epidemiological studies of the true prevalence of mental disorders have been conducted since the turn of the century. The first and smaller in number took place prior to World War II and was characterized by the use of records and key informants to define "cases." The second, utilizing the greatly e...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Dohrenwend BP,Dohrenwend BS

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents data from an experimental project which distributed oral contraceptives, foam, and condoms to households in three rural areas of Haiti between January 1978 and March 1980. The contraceptive distribution had little apparent impact on traditional, prolonged breastfeeding patterns, and the percentage ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Bordes A,Allman J,Verly A

更新日期：1982-08-01 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：:We assessed the prevalence of smokeless tobacco use by 901 high school students in two Arkansas communities, and identified factors associated with initiation and maintenance. Results showed that 36.7 per cent of males and 2.2 per cent of females currently used smokeless tobacco. Modal responses indicated that if smok...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Marty PJ,McDermott RJ,Williams T

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We describe trends in occupational and nonoccupational injury among working-age adults in Ontario. METHODS:We conducted an observational study of adults aged 15 to 64 over the period 2004 through 2011, estimating the incidence of occupational and nonoccupational injury from emergency department (ED) records...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Chambers A,Ibrahim S,Etches J,Mustard C

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabies antibody titers ranged from 0-9.3 IU/mL in 117 human volunteers one year after intradermal vaccination with one or two doses of human diploid cell rabies vaccine (HDCV). At that time, each volunteer received one 0.1-mL booster dose of HDCV intradermally. All 117 volunteers showed good anamnestic responses, with...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Burridge MJ,Sumner JW,Baer GM

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to describe the characteristics and sleep circumstances of infants who die suddenly and unexpectedly and to examine similarities and differences in risk factors among infants whose deaths are classified as resulting from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), suffocation, or undetermined causes. MET...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Schnitzer PG,Covington TM,Dykstra HK

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following Hurricane Katrina, the uniformed US Public Health Service created an updated system through which its officers participated in emergency responses. The Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) concept, begun in 2006, involved five teams of officers with diverse clinical and public health skill sets organized into an inc...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Iskander J,McLanahan E,Thomas JD,Henry JB,Byrne D,Williams H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, thousands of people living with HIV who have received Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program-funded care are now eligible for Medicaid or subsidized insurance. The protection against insurance discrimination on the basis of preexisting conditions is increasing health care access for many, but t...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Cahill SR,Mayer KH,Boswell SL

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has proposed revising the AIDS surveillance definition to include any HIV-seropositive person with a CD4 cell count of less than 200 cells per microliter. Based on a study of persons receiving treatment for HIV infection, this new definition would lead to an estimated 50% increase...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Des Jarlais DC,Wenston J,Friedman SR,Sotheran JL,Maslansky R,Marmor M,Yancovitz S,Beatrice S

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study provides the first estimated prevalence of implanted orthopedic fixation devices (e.g., pins or wires) among children in the United States, based on the Medical Device Implant Supplement to the 1988 National Health Interview Survey. The overall prevalence was 27 per 10,000 children younger than 18 years; pr...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Moore RM Jr,Bright RA,Jeng LL,Sharkness CM,Hamburger SE,Hamilton PM

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the light of a possible link between stress and cancer promotion or progression, and of previously reported distress in residents near the Three Mile Island (TMI) nuclear power plant, we attempted to evaluate the impact of the March 1979 accident on community cancer rates. METHODS:Proximity of residence ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hatch MC,Wallenstein S,Beyea J,Nieves JW,Susser M

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine trends and socioeconomic disparities for preventable dental-related emergency department (ED) visits in Nevada. METHODS:We pooled retrospective data containing 66 267 ED visits involving dental conditions from Nevada hospital ED databases from 2009 to 2015. The dependent variable was nontraumatic...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Zhou W,Kim P,Shen JJ,Greenway J,Ditmyer M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six primary care practices which utilize both physician and non-physician practitioner types were studied to measure differences between practitioner types in the care of patients. By chart review 1,369 patient-practitioner encounters were examined. Physicians identified less symptoms and signs in their patients and p...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Simborg DW,Starfield BH,Horn SD

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used an agent-based model to examine the impact of the walking school bus (WSB) on children's active travel to school. We identified a synergistic effect of the WSB with other intervention components such as an educational campaign designed to improve attitudes toward active travel to school. Results suggest that t...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Yang Y,Diez-Roux A,Evenson KR,Colabianchi N

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the percentage of unintentional firearm-related injuries associated with hunting and to identify risk factors, we conducted a retrospective, descriptive survey of all hunting firearm injuries identified by two North Carolina surveillance systems. Almost one-third of unintentional shooting deaths are hunti...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Cole TB,Patetta MJ

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine relationships between income and mortality, focusing on the predictive utility of single-year and multiyear measures of income, the shape of the income gradient in mortality, trends in this gradient over time, the impact of income change on mortality, and the joint effect...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： McDonough P,Duncan GJ,Williams D,House J

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidence rates for hip fracture in the United States were estimated using non-federal hospital discharges from the National Hospital Discharge Survey for the years 1974-1979. Age-specific incidence curves for women and for men showed similar patterns of increase in risk with age, with risks approximately doubling eve...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Farmer ME,White LR,Brody JA,Bailey KR

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. The health risks of smoking are well documented, as is the effectiveness of clinical and public health interventions to prevent and reduce smoking. However, many myths about smoking either encourage people to begin or continue smoking or...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Frieden TR,Blakeman DE

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving oral health is a leading population health goal; however, curricula preparing health professionals have a dearth of oral health content and clinical experiences. We detail an educational and clinical innovation transitioning the traditional head, ears, eyes, nose, and throat (HEENT) examination to the additi...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Haber J,Hartnett E,Allen K,Hallas D,Dorsen C,Lange-Kessler J,Lloyd M,Thomas E,Wholihan D

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00