Polling places, pharmacies, and public health: Vote & Vax 2012.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the impact of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA's) 2010 parental insurance coverage extension to young adults aged 19 to 25 years on health insurance coverage and access to care, including racial/ethnic disparities. METHODS:We pooled data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for the p...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： VanGarde A,Yoon J,Luck J,Mendez-Luck CA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Washington State hospitals were queried about the fate of 507 infants born in 1978-79 for whom no linked death certificate existed. Only ten previously unregistered deaths were discovered, raising mortality for this group by 2.5 per cent. In addition, 13 previously unmatched death records were linked to birth records,...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Frost F,Jennings T,Starzyk P

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) among recent (0-9 years) and nonrecent (>/= 10 years) immigrant women in Canada to determine whether differences in IPV were associated with length of stay in Canada. METHODS:We analyzed data from the 1999 General Social Survey, a national cross-s...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hyman I,Forte T,Du Mont J,Romans S,Cohen MM

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prenatal care is commonly understood to have a beneficial impact on birthweight. This study describes socioeconomic differences in utilization of prenatal medical care and birthweight in a population with universal health insurance. METHODS:Measures of prenatal care utilization, incidence of pregnancy compl...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Mustard CA,Roos NP

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A federal standard for fuel tank integrity in cars was applied to 1977 and subsequent models. National data indicate that fatalities per 10,000 occupants in rear-end crashes of small cars, where fire was the most harmful event, were reduced by approximately 57% if the fuel tank was located behind the rear axle and 77%...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Robertson LS

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We determined the number of state Medicaid programs adopting initiatives to support preventive dental services provision by nondental health care professionals, their perceived attributes, and implementation barriers. METHODS:We used Qualtrics to conduct a cross-sectional survey in 2008 of Medicaid dental p...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Sams LD,Rozier RG,Wilder RS,Quinonez RB

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We compared prevalence rates and correlates of substance use among high school students in South Africa and the United States. METHODS:We used weighted data from 2 nationally representative surveys of high school students. We conducted bivariate and multivariate analyses and examined between-country differe...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Reddy P,Resnicow K,Omardien R,Kambaran N

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed the impact of a tobacco control initiative over 10 years on cessation and prevention. METHODS:We examined 2000-2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System cases of a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) with systematic tobacco control efforts throughout the decade (El Paso, TX) and 2 comparis...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Taylor T,Cooper TV,Hernandez N,Kelly M,Law J,Colwell B

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We characterized smokers who are likely to use electronic or "e-"cigarettes to quit smoking. METHODS:We obtained cross-sectional data in 2010-2012 from 1567 adult daily smokers in Hawaii using a paper-and-pencil survey. Analyses were conducted using logistic regression. RESULTS:Of the participants, 13% rep...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Pokhrel P,Fagan P,Little MA,Kawamoto CT,Herzog TA

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prospectively gathered data were used to reexamine and to strengthen previously described observations about education and the risk of alcohol abuse and dependence. The hypothesis was that individuals who dropped out of high school and those who entered college but failed to get a college degree might be at ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Crum RM,Helzer JE,Anthony JC

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed the feasibility of collecting race/ethnicity data from patients using their own preferred racial/ethnic terms. METHODS:The 424 patients described their race/ethnicity using their own categories, and we compared their descriptions with their responses to the questions (1) "Do you consider yoursel...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Baker DW,Cameron KA,Feinglass J,Thompson JA,Georgas P,Foster S,Pierce D,Hasnain-Wynia R

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Message tailoring, based on individual needs and circumstances, is commonly used to enhance face-to-face patient counseling. Only recently has individual tailoring become feasible for printed messages. This study sought to determine whether printed tailored recommendations addressing women's specific screeni...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Skinner CS,Strecher VJ,Hospers H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To update previous examinations of racial/ethnic disparities in the use of lethal force by US police. METHODS:I examined online national vital statistics data for deaths assigned an underlying cause of "legal intervention" (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, external-cause-of-injury co...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Buehler JW

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：:Thirty-nine per cent of 1,900 randomly selected adult Health Plan members received one or more tetanus injections during a 10-year period of continuous eligibility. Age-specific immunization rates decreased from 47 per cent for 20-39 year olds to 28 per cent for those over age 70. Nearly half of the elderly, age 60+, ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Mullooly JP

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary arteries and aortas obtained at autopsy in six populations were examined microscopically. Two variants of atherosclerosis could be separately quantified by objective morphometry. These two variants, fibroplasia and atheronecrosis, were both found to increase with age and to correlate with each other from one ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Tracy RE,Kissling GE,Oalmann MC

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postabortion care providers who breach patient confidentiality endanger women's health and violate ethics. A 1998 abortion ban in El Salvador likely spurred an increase in the number of women investigated, because many women were reported to legal authorities by health care providers. Having analyzed safeguards of con...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： McNaughton HL,Mitchell EM,Hernandez EG,Padilla K,Blandon MM

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed whether asthma is associated with urban children's use of special education services. METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional study in 24 randomly selected New York City public elementary schools using a parent-report questionnaire focusing on sociodemographic characteristics, special education e...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Stingone JA,Claudio L

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intensification of polio eradication efforts worldwide raises concerns about costs and benefits for poor countries. A major argument for global funding is the high benefit-cost ratio of eradication; however, financial benefits are greatest for rich countries. By contrast, the greatest costs are borne by poor countries...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Taylor CE,Cutts F,Taylor ME

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the readiness to vaccinate critical infrastructure personnel (CIP) involved in managing public works, emergency services, transportation, or any other system or asset that would have an immediate debilitating impact on the community if not maintained. METHODS:We analyzed self-reported planning to ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Moulia DL,Dopson SA,Vagi SJ,Fitzgerald TJ,Fiebelkorn AP,Graitcer SB

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The World Bank began operations on June 25, 1946. Although it was established to finance European reconstruction after World War II, the bank today is a considerable force in the health, nutrition, and population (HNP) sector in developing countries. Indeed, it has evolved from having virtually no presence in global h...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Ruger JP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The effect of a community-based physical activity program in Pawtucket, RI, was evaluated relative to one in a comparison community. METHODS:Cross-sectional surveys of 7529 residents of Pawtucket, RI, and 7732 residents of the comparison city were conducted at 2-year intervals during 7 years of intervention...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Eaton CB,Lapane KL,Garber CE,Gans KM,Lasater TM,Carleton RA

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, advocates for increasing access to medical and oral health care have argued for expanding the scope of practice of dentists and physicians. Although this idea may have merit, significant legal and other barriers stand in the way of allowing dentists to do more primary health care, physicians to do mor...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Manski RJ,Hoffmann D,Rowthorn V

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis Team conducted a systematic review of US-based HIV behavioral intervention research literature from 2000 through 2004 to identify interventions demonstrating best evidence of efficacy for reducing HIV risk. METHODS:Stand...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Lyles CM,Kay LS,Crepaz N,Herbst JH,Passin WF,Kim AS,Rama SM,Thadiparthi S,DeLuca JB,Mullins MM,HIV\/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis Team.

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence in 1988 of ciprofloxacin-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in New York City was studied in nine hospitals and eight nursing homes. Of the 43 hospitalized patients studied, 21 were admitted from home, while nine of the 12 nursing home patients were transferred from a hospital. T...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Budnick LD,Schaefler S

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to elucidate changes in attitudes, experiences, readiness, and confidence levels of medical residents to perform screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) and factors that moderate these changes. METHODS:A cohort of 121 medical residents received an educa...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Marshall VJ,McLaurin-Jones TL,Kalu N,Kwagyan J,Scott DM,Cain G,Greene W,Adenuga B,Taylor RE

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed whether multiple psychosocial factors are additive in their relationship to sexual risk behavior and self-reported HIV status (i.e., can be characterized as a syndemic) among young transgender women and the relationship of indicators of social marginalization to psychosocial factors. METHODS:Par...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Brennan J,Kuhns LM,Johnson AK,Belzer M,Wilson EC,Garofalo R,Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV\/AIDS Interventions.

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Entrenched poor health and health inequity are important public health problems. Conventionally, solutions to such problems originate from the health care sector, a conception reinforced by the dominant biomedical imagination of health. By contrast, attention to the social determinants of health has recently been give...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Baum FE,Bégin M,Houweling TA,Taylor S

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We reviewed data for the Minority HIV/AIDS Research Initiative (MARI), which was established in 2003 to support underrepresented minority scientists performing HIV prevention research in highly affected communities. METHODS:MARI was established at the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control as a program ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Sutton MY,Lanier YA,Willis LA,Castellanos T,Dominguez K,Fitzpatrick L,Miller KS

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilizing data from a field study of psychiatric disorder, the study examined sex differences in patterns of response to interviewers in contrasting status positions. The dependent variables in the analysis were mean scores on nosological scales measuring three dimensions of symptomotology identified in a factor analy...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Riessman CK

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00