Variations in Asian Americans: How Neighborhood Concordance Is Associated With Health Care Access and Utilization.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We determined factors associated with hearing aid acquisition in older adults. METHODS:We conducted a population-based, prospective study that used information from 3 examinations performed on study participants as part of the Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study (1993-2005). We included participants (n = 718...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Fischer ME,Cruickshanks KJ,Wiley TL,Klein BE,Klein R,Tweed TS

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1984, we investigated the impact of a parental notification statue with judicial bypass procedures in Minnesota. Subjects were interviewed on the day of their abortion at four Minnesota and two Wisconsin clinics. Relatively few were aware of the statute in Minnesota. Parental notification rates were similar in Minn...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Blum RW,Resnick MD,Stark TA

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical consequences of HCV infection are increasing because the population with the highest prevalence of the infection, persons born between 1945 and 1965, is aging. As a result, health care expenditures are expected to increase. Now that a cure for HCV infection is the norm, a public health approach is necessa...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Laraque F,Varma JK

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a 13-year period, 59 per cent of 28,561 smokers decreased the tar and nicotine (T/N) level in the cigarettes they smoked without changing the number of cigarettes smoked to any important extent. On the other hand, more than 54 per cent of the "less than one pack a day" smokers as compared to only 25 per cent of t...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Garfinkel L

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study sought to estimate the risk of silicosis by cumulative exposure-years in a cohort of miners exposed to silica, as well as the lifetime risk of silicosis under the current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard (0.09 mg/m3). METHODS:In a cohort study of 3330 gold miners who ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Steenland K,Brown D

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Researchers have a responsibility to cause no harm, but research has been a source of distress for indigenous people because of inappropriate methods and practices. The way researchers acquire knowledge in indigenous communities may be as critical for eliminating health disparities as the actual knowledge that is gain...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Cochran PA,Marshall CA,Garcia-Downing C,Kendall E,Cook D,McCubbin L,Gover RM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We identified barriers and facilitators to the state-level implementation of primary stroke center (PSC) policies, which encourage the certification or designation of specialized stroke treatment facilities and may address concerns such as transportation bypass, telemedicine, and treatment protocols. METHOD...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： O'Toole LJ Jr,Slade CP,Brewer GA,Gase LN

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：OBJECTIVES:We examined migration-related changes in smoking behavior in the transnational Mexican-origin population. METHODS:We combined epidemiological surveys from Mexico (Mexican National Comorbidity Survey) and the United States (Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Surveys). We compared 4 groups with increasing...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Tong E,Saito N,Tancredi DJ,Borges G,Kravitz RL,Hinton L,Aguilar-Gaxiola S,Medina-Mora ME,Breslau J

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of deer brought to tagging stations at 24 sites in Main revealed the presence of the deer tick, Ixodes dammini, on 5.1 percent of deer. Ticks were found almost exclusively on deer from southwest coastal sites in the state. The potential for endemic Lyme disease in coastal Maine merits further study. ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Smith RP Jr,Rand PW,Lacombe EH

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analysis of morbidity was made in 11 kibbutzim (cooperative agricultural settlements), with a total population of 3,040, that had switched from nonwastewater to wastewater sprinkler irrigation or vice versa. Generally, partially treated stabilization pond effluent of poor microbial quality was used for irrigation. ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Fattal B,Wax Y,Davies M,Shuval HI

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking histories and beliefs about smoking were obtained on 120 ex- and current smokers. Ex-smokers view smoking as a serious health problem, did not report having a physician recommend they stop, and feel personally susceptible to its adverse effects. Moderate smokers (0-10/day) also view smoking as serious, but do ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Weinberger M,Greene JY,Mamlin JJ,Jerin MJ

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The child labor laws are intended to protect young workers from the most dangerous jobs. However, children who work on their parents' farms are exempt from these laws. We evaluated the potential for preventing the occurrence of farm injuries among children by changing the US Federal Child Labor Laws, Hazardou...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Marlenga B,Berg RL,Linneman JG,Brison RJ,Pickett W

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This commentary argues that 100 years after the deadly Spanish flu, the public health emergency community's responses to much more limited pandemics and outbreaks demonstrate a critical shortage of personnel and resources. Rather than relying on nonpharmaceutical interventions, such as quarantine, the United States mu...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Greenberger M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We compared pneumonia and influenza death rates among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people with rates among Whites and examined geographic differences in pneumonia and influenza death rates for AI/AN persons. METHODS:We adjusted National Vital Statistics Surveillance mortality data for racial miscla...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Groom AV,Hennessy TW,Singleton RJ,Butler JC,Holve S,Cheek JE

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:Promoting population mental health and meeting the burdens of mental illness is a priority public health challenge of the 21st century. But too little attention has been placed on how to design and sustain the scope of strategies and commitments that credibly live up to the full breadth of that challenge. ThriveNYC is...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Belkin G,McCray C

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the probability of an obese person attaining normal body weight. METHODS:We drew a sample of individuals aged 20 years and older from the United Kingdom's Clinical Practice Research Datalink from 2004 to 2014. We analyzed data for 76,704 obese men and 99,791 obese women. We excluded participants...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Fildes A,Charlton J,Rudisill C,Littlejohns P,Prevost AT,Gulliford MC

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The association between the timing of discussions about condoms between mother and adolescent and adolescents' condom use during their first and subsequent sexual encounters was examined. METHODS:Sexually active adolescents reported whether and when they discussed condoms with their mother and answered ques...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Miller KS,Levin ML,Whitaker DJ,Xu X

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information regarding all patient and staff exposures to varicella-zoster virus (VZV) was prospectively accumulated from 1/1/86 to 12/31/86 at North Carolina Memorial Hospital. During this period of time 37 sources of exposure to VZV were reported: 10 outside and 27 within the hospital. Index cases for nosocomial expo...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Weber DJ,Rutala WA,Parham C

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the social distribution of environmental hazards, methods to assess cumulative effects and their health implications are needed. We developed a cumulative environmental hazard index integrating environmental data on pollution sites, air quality, and pesticide use; a social vulnerability index to measure ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Huang G,London J

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to determine how part-year and full-year gaps in health insurance coverage affected working-aged persons with chronic health care needs. METHODS:We conducted multivariate analyses of the 2002-2004 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to compare access, utilization, and out-of-pocket spending burden am...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Gulley SP,Rasch EK,Chan L

更新日期：2011-02-01 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 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：:The Disablement Process model explicates the transition from health conditions to disability and specifically emphasizes the role of intervening factors that speed up or slow down the pathway between pathology and disability. We used hierarchical Poisson regression analyses with data on older adults from central North...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Clarke P,George LK

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the effect of a weight gain prevention intervention (Shape Program) on depression among socioeconomically disadvantaged overweight and obese Black women. METHODS:Between 2009 and 2012, we conducted a randomized trial comparing a 12-month electronic health-based weight gain prevention interventi...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Steinberg DM,Askew S,Lanpher MG,Foley PB,Levine EL,Bennett GG

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined trends and differentials in US childhood mortality from 1950 through 1993 according to sex, race/ethnicity, education, family income, and cause of death. METHODS:Log-linear, multiple regression, and Cox proportional hazards regression models were applied to the data from the National Vit...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Singh GK,Yu SM

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We estimated human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series completion and examined predictors of completion among adolescents and young adults in a large family planning network. METHODS:Our retrospective cohort study of vaccine completion within 12 months and time to completion used electronic health record da...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Simons HR,Unger ZD,Lopez PM,Kohn JE

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study investigated the effect of moderate prenatal alcohol exposure on psychomotor development of preschool-age children in a longitudinal study. METHODS:Pregnant women were interviewed about their alcohol consumption at their first visit to the maternity hospital in Roubaix, France. Alcohol consumptio...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Larroque B,Kaminski M,Dehaene P,Subtil D,Delfosse MJ,Querleu D

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined interconnections among runaway and homeless youths (RHYs) and how aggregated network structure position was associated with HIV risk in this population. METHODS:We collected individual and social network data from 136 RHYs. On the basis of these data, we generated a sociomatrix, accomplished net...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Rice E,Barman-Adhikari A,Milburn NG,Monro W

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00