County-Level Correlates of CDC-Funded HIV Testing Events, United States, 2012.

abstract：:Considerable recent discussion has taken place regarding the predicted future shortage of physicians, especially in primary care. Much of the attention has focused on the difficulty of recruiting new physicians into primary care practice. It is suggested that part of the solution may be increased efforts to recruit an...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Nusbaum NJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research has found that members of the public have a skewed sense of health risk. The purpose of this research was to investigate how mass media use influences perceptions of threat from cancer and eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). Investigators performed a media content analysis of 253 health-related articl...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Ackerson LK,Viswanath K

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy and the events surrounding it are generally viewed as feminine issues exclusively for women. In sub-Saharan Africa, believing that pregnancy and the events that follow are guided by nature, a lot of superstition is attributed in the event of complications, which result in poor maternal outcomes. Maternal mor...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Nwakwuo GC,Oshonwoh FE

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the degree to which local health departments (LHDs) are preparing to replace retiring top executives. Questionnaires were sent to all 134 local health departments in Ohio. It is typical of many states in terms of the organization of LHDs. Ninety-two LHD top executives responded. The questionnaire a...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Schmalzried H,Fallon LF Jr

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. Disparities in access to care contribute to advanced CRC stage at diagnosis, and these disparities are most pronounced among underserved populations and ethnic minorities. We aim to evaluate race/ethnicity-specific disparities in CR...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Chan C,Lopez A,Castaneda G,Bhuket T,Liu B,Yee S,Irwin D,Wong RJ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A SUNY-Upstate cohort was observed during the four-year matriculation (1974--1978) of the students for changes in their career choices. Medical school exposure seemed to increase students' interest in all major specialties, with the exception of family practice for which there was an overall 3% decrease. Internship an...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Oates RP,Feldman HA

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community organization has been viewed as a promising approach to changing preventive behaviors. We evaluated the impact of community organization strategies to promote breast cancer screening ordering by primary care physicians in Washington State. Physicians practicing in two intervention and two control communities...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Taylor VM,Taplin SH,Urban N,White E,Mahloch J,Majer K,McLerran D,Peacock S

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although successful utilization of medical and preventive care by members of the non-US born communities is an important public health concern, our knowledge regarding health practices of different ethnic subgroups is limited. In the present study, participants of the health fairs organized during South Asian cultural...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Mehrotra N,Gaur S,Petrova A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the marginal success rates of formal smoking cessation clinics and the small number of smokers who have participated in such clinics, it must be concluded that their impact on the public health problem of smoking has been negligible. This paper speculates about changes that would improve their performance and su...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Stachnik TJ,Stoffelmayr BE

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In terms of less access to private sources of care (as distinguished from hospital-public clinics) and longer travel time to usual source of care, poverty areas are at a disadvantage. Within the ten areas studied, the poor have less access than the nonpoor, with access differences even greater between the races than b...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Okada LM,Sparer G

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health disparities have long affected American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations. Transformations are needed in academia to help understand Indigenous 'ways of knowing.' Lifting the voices of AI/ANs in telling their stories could improve the education of students, faculty and the lay public. We collaborated...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Carney PA,Taylor C,Frutos R,Spector D,Brodt E

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of nine states in the Southern United States, hereafter referred to as the targeted states, has experienced particularly high HIV diagnosis and case fatality rates. To provide additional information about the HIV burden in this region, we used CDC HIV surveillance data to examine characteristics of individuals...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Reif S,Pence BW,Hall I,Hu X,Whetten K,Wilson E

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medical inspection of immigrants arriving in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was framed by a need to rapidly process large numbers of people. Scientific medicine, such as it was then, was subordinate to the existing immigration laws which reflected the influences of the power...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Imperato PJ,Imperato GH

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing number cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the general population in Indonesia raises questions concerning the public's knowledge and attitudes regarding this pandemic. To determine the correlation between the general public's knowledge and attitudes regarding the COVID-19 outbreak 1 m...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Sari DK,Amelia R,Dharmajaya R,Sari LM,Fitri NK

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been linked to increased use of tobacco products later in life. However, studies to date have ignored smokeless tobacco products. To address this, data from the 2011 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, which interviewed adults 18 years and over (N = 102,716) were analy...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Alcalá HE,von Ehrenstein OS,Tomiyama AJ

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a 2-year pilot randomized controlled trial (N = 105) in a high HIV-prevalence area in rural western Kenya to test whether providing young orphan adolescents with uniforms, school fees, and community visitors improves school retention and reduces HIV risk factors. The trial was a community intervention, li...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Hallfors DD,Cho H,Mbai I,Milimo B,Itindi J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the extent and integration of osteoporosis knowledge in three age groups of women and compare knowledge to calcium intake and weight-bearing physical activity (WBPA). In this cross-sectional study, knowledge, calcium intake and WBPA were assessed using probe interviews, a foo...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Terrio K,Auld GW

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sugary drink consumption is associated with many adverse health outcomes, including weight gain, diabetes, and other chronic conditions. These beverages are widely marketed and ubiquitously available. This analysis explores sugary drink consumption across all age groups among New York City (NYC) residents using repres...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Elfassy T,Adjoian T,Lent M

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify significant predictors of the adoption of more than one tick-exposure and tick-borne disease risk reduction behavior among a cross-section of Indiana residents. Study participants were recruited through quota sampling, before completing an online self-administered questionnaire in Qualtrics. The most adopt...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Omodior O,Luetke M,Kianersi S,Colón A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe the level of integration of community health workers (CHWs) into Missouri public healthcare systems using a cross-sectional survey research design. Representatives of all Missouri Local Public Health Agencies, Rural Health Clinics, and Federally Qualified Health Centers were p...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Rhodes D,Visker J,Cox C,Banez JC,Wang A

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevention of childhood obesity is a national priority. Parents influence young children's healthy lifestyles, so it is paradoxical that obesity interventions focus primarily on children. Evidence and theory suggest that including parents in interventions offers promise for effective childhood obesity prevention. This...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Jurkowski JM,Green Mills LL,Lawson HA,Bovenzi MC,Quartimon R,Davison KK

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A meta-study of 83 articles published from 1981 to 2016 was conducted on Hispanics access to health care in the US. Few of these studies have included acculturation and even fewer the role of social capital as important factors that impact healthcare access for this population. Among those that do include these two fa...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Rodriguez-Alcalá ME,Qin H,Jeanetta S

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asian/Pacific Islanders (A/PIs) in the United States are disproportionately affected by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which can cause a lifelong liver infection that may result in cirrhosis, liver failure, liver cancer, or death. Although previous studies have measured knowledge of hepatitis B transmission and preventi...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Nishimura A,Shiono P,Stier D,Shallow S,Sanchez M,Huang S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to identify family physicians' firearm safety counseling beliefs and behaviors. A survey was mailed to a random sample of 600 members of the American Academy of Family Physicians. A three wave mailing technique was used to maximize the response rate and yielded 271 usable surveys (55% res...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Everett SA,Price JH,Bedell AW,Telljohann SK

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The issue of adolescent pregnancy is one which physicians, social workers, ministers, politicians, parents and other concerned citizens now recognize as being of paramount importance. The New York City Board of Education, in accepting its responsibility for helping young people to live healthy and fulfilling lives, ha...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Schecter S

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A specific type of casual relationship known as "Friends with Benefits" (FWB) is becoming increasingly popular among youth. However, current research has often examined the dating practices of urban college students, resulting in a limited understanding of rural youth. Potential risk factors associated with FWB includ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Letcher A,Carmona J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus vaccination (HPV) remains low in the United States. The inpatient postpartum setting provides an innovative opportunity to vaccinate eligible patients. This study evaluated two different interventions to improve HPV vaccination rates in hospitalized postpartum patients: a nurse based protocol and ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Park SK,Holschneider CH,Chen J,Saleeby E,Singhal R

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this Community-based National Epidemiological Household Survey, conducted between 1990-1993, were to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Saudi Arabia and to examine its association with the socio-demographic characteristics of the adult population. A sample of Saudis 20 years and ove...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： al-Nuaim AA,Bamgboye EA,al-Rubeaan KA,al-Mazrou Y

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The practice of reviewing drug utilization provides a surveillance system for monitoring the efficiency of drug distribution and drug consumption; it also provides a data base for the interpretation of the frequency of adverse drug reactions and helps to identify gaps in the delivery of a crucial aspect of health serv...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Stolley PD

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a sample of 13,500 adolescents (53% female and 47% male) who participated in all four waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study used multilevel regression to examine the influence of early structural community adversity (as measured by rates of community poverty, single-parent hea...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Wickrama KA,O'Neal CW,Lott RE

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00