The importance of public health agency independence: Marcellus shale gas drilling in Pennsylvania.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies of adolescent smoking suggest that the causes of smoking initiation may differ for Blacks and Whites. METHODS:Correlates of smoking initiation were examined among 1,277 nonsmokers, ages 12-14, who completed questionnaires in their homes. The analyses examined relationships between smoking initiation...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Headen SW,Bauman KE,Deane GD,Koch GG

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We analyzed smoking survey data across communities in Chicago, Ill, to explore community-level variations in smoking behavior. METHODS:We conducted a health survey of 6 racially and ethnically diverse Chicago communities during 2002-2003. The survey included questions about current smoking, smoking history,...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Dell JL,Whitman S,Shah AM,Silva A,Ansell D

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We assessed the quality of hospital care for women who underwent a hysterectomy to compare Medicaid-covered women with privately insured women and minority women with White women. METHODS:We evaluated medical decisions, inpatient care, quality of inpatient care, and outcomes. RESULTS:Quality of hospital car...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hakim RB,Benedict MB,Merrick NJ

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a quality-of-life method for valuing changes in health status. Our model determines changes in health attributes for different illnesses and then estimates the dollar value of the corresponding welfare losses. We used our quality-of-life approach to estimate willingness to pay to avoid asthma, a headache,...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： French MT,Mauskopf JA

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. To document the collective effort of diaper banks in the United States and to estimate the percentage of low-income children whose diaper need is met through these efforts.Methods. For each state, we compared the number of children younger than 4 years in families living at or below 200% of the federal pov...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Massengale KEC,Comer LH,Austin AE,Goldblum JS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effect of legislation requiring deposits for beverage containers on the incidence of lacerations in urban children. Records of emergency room visits for lacerations and fractures were reviewed for three years pre-legislation (1980-82) and the immediate post-legislation period (1983). The incidence of to...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Baker MD,Moore SE,Wise PH

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a mass diphtheria-tetanus immunization campaign in November 1975, more than 220,000 doses of diphtheria-tetanus toxoid, adult type were administered to adults throughout Alaska. In Anchorage, where more than 87,000 doses were given, a survey was conducted to determine the frequency of side effects. Postcard que...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Middaugh JP

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We compared the association between 3 different definitions of social smoking-a common pattern of smoking among young adults-and cessation indicators. METHODS:We used a Web-enabled, cross-sectional national survey of 1528 young adults (aged 18-25 years) from a panel (recruited by random-digit dialing) maint...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Song AV,Ling PM

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our study tested the effectiveness of network methods for identifying opinion leaders and for constructing groups. METHODS:Three conditions-random, teacher, and network--ere randomly assigned to 84 6th-grade classrooms within 16 schools. Pre- and postcurriculum data on mediators of tobacco use were collecte...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Valente TW,Hoffman BR,Ritt-Olson A,Lichtman K,Johnson CA

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between December 2009 and January 2010, we conducted a nationally representative telephone survey of US adults (n = 1001; completion rate = 52.9%) to explore perceptions of risks associated with peak petroleum. We asked respondents to assess the likelihood that oil prices would triple over the next 5 years and then to...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Nisbet MC,Maibach E,Leiserowitz A

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1981, outbreaks of itchy skin rashes were reported accompanying the heavy infestation of gypsy moths (GM) in the Northeastern United States. The rash problem was widespread and a considerable public annoyance. In the spring of 1982, during the period of greatest contact with the caterpillars, a telephone survey was...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Tuthill RW,Canada AT,Wilcock K,Etkind PH,O'Dell TM,Shama SK

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate 3 single-item screening measures for limited health literacy in a community-based population of English and Spanish speakers. METHODS:We recruited 324 English and 314 Spanish speakers from a community research registry in Dallas, Texas, enrolled between 2009 and 2012. We used 3 screening measure...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Bishop WP,Craddock Lee SJ,Skinner CS,Jones TM,McCallister K,Tiro JA

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We estimated dementia incidence rates, life expectancies with and without dementia, and percentage of total life expectancy without dementia. METHODS:We studied 3605 members of Group Health (Seattle, WA) aged 65 years or older who did not have dementia at enrollment to the Adult Changes in Thought study bet...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Tom SE,Hubbard RA,Crane PK,Haneuse SJ,Bowen J,McCormick WC,McCurry S,Larson EB

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This report describes trends in the rates of lower-extremity amputation and revascularization procedures and vascular disease risk factors. METHODS:We analyzed trends in National Hospital Discharge Survey data for 1979 through 1996 and in National Health Interview Study data for 1983 through 1994. RESULTS:...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Feinglass J,Brown JL,LoSasso A,Sohn MW,Manheim LM,Shah SJ,Pearce WH

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Randomized controlled trials were conducted at two residential drug abuse treatment facilities to compare programs that differed in planned duration. One trial compared a 6-month and a 12-month therapeutic community program (n = 184), and the second compared a 3-month and a 6-month relapse prevention program (n = 444)...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： McCusker J,Vickers-Lahti M,Stoddard A,Hindin R,Bigelow C,Zorn M,Garfield F,Frost R,Love C,Lewis B

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subsidized rural clinics and providers have long depended on the rural hospital for the care of some of their patients; the hospital has also been a source of revenue for these providers and programs. We studied a representative national sample of 116 subsidized rural clinics, focusing on the impact on rural clinic co...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： McLaughlin CP,Ricketts TC,Freund DA,Sheps CG

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community health workers (CHWs) have gained increased visibility in the United States. We discuss how to strengthen the roles of CHWs to enable them to become collaborative leaders in dramatically changing health care from "sickness care" systems to systems that provide comprehensive care for individuals and families ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Balcazar H,Rosenthal EL,Brownstein JN,Rush CH,Matos S,Hernandez L

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：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:We evaluated the impact of a mailed, tailored intervention on skin cancer prevention and skin self-examination behaviors of adults at moderate and high risk for skin cancer. METHODS:Adults at moderate and high risk for skin cancer were recruited in primary health care settings in Honolulu, HI, and Long Isla...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Glanz K,Schoenfeld ER,Steffen A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed shifts in patterns of mortality during a hot weather event in greater Vancouver, British Columbia. METHODS:We used a case-only analysis to compare characteristics of individuals who died during the hottest week of 2009 with those who died (1) during earlier summer weeks in 2009 and (2) during th...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kosatsky T,Henderson SB,Pollock SL

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study evaluated the efficacy of radiographic screening for tuberculosis in correctional facilities. METHODS:Inmates at an admission facility in New York, NY, were screened for tuberculosis by registry cross-match, symptom interviews, tuberculin testing, and chest radiography. RESULTS:Thirty-two cases ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Layton MC,Henning KJ,Alexander TA,Gooding AL,Reid C,Heyman BM,Leung J,Gilmore DM,Frieden TR

更新日期：1997-08-01 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: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：:The past quarter century has seen an explosion of concern about widening health inequities in the United States and worldwide. These inequities are central to the research mission in 2 arenas of public health: social epidemiology and community-engaged interventions. Yet only modest success has been achieved in elimina...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Wallerstein NB,Yen IH,Syme SL

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies of stress in childhood have used instruments containing items describing events/conditions thought by adults to be stressful for children. In interviews with 5th- and 6th-grade children, we asked them to describe circumstances that would make or had made them feel bad, nervous, or worried. After prete...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Lewis CE,Siegel JM,Lewis MA

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A parasitic surveillance of farm workers of Puerto Rican background and their children revealed a high prevalence rate (35.5%) of parasites in this population. This high prevalence rate, however, was expected in view of the fact that other researchers have found a high degree of parasitosis in Puerto Rican populations...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Ortiz JS

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study determined infection risk for HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) from needle reuse at a phlebotomy center that possibly exposed 3810 patients to infection. METHODS:We used a model for the risk of infection per blood draw, supplemented by subsequent testing results from 1699...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Porco TC,Aragón TJ,Fernyak SE,Cody SH,Vugia DJ,Katz MH,Bangsberg DR

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate how met need for accessibility and availability of primary care among nonelderly individuals in Georgia will be affected by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) over the next 10 years. METHODS:We used a stock-and-flow model to predict the number of available visits from 2013 to 2...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Gentili M,Harati P,Serban N

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal mortality remains one of the most daunting public health problems in resource-poor settings, and reductions in maternal mortality have been identified as a prominent component of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. The World Health Organization estimates that 515000 women die each year from pregn...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Mavalankar DV,Rosenfield A

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00