Impact evaluation of a public bicycle share program on cycling: a case example of BIXI in Montreal, Quebec.

abstract：:We carried out a seroepidemiologic study to evaluate the transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) from students to staff in a day school for mentally retarded students. Of 505 students tested, 37 (7.3 per cent) had HBsAg; 74 per cent of HBsAg-positive sera tested were HBeAg-positive. Of 162 staff members tested, 21 (13...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Remis RS,Rossignol MA,Kane MA

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term "rural" suggests many things to many people, such as agricultural landscapes, isolation, small towns, and low population density.However, defining "rural" for health policy and research purposes requires researchers and policy analysts to specify which aspects of rurality are most relevant to the topic at han...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hart LG,Larson EH,Lishner DM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of a package of roadway modifications in New York City funded under the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program. METHODS:We used a Markov model to estimate long-term impacts of SRTS on injury reduction and the associated savings in medical costs, lifelong disability, and deat...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Muennig PA,Epstein M,Li G,DiMaggio C

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We analyzed how ease of geographic access to emergency departments (EDs), defined as driving time to the closest ED, changed between 2001 and 2005, and whether access deterioration was more likely to occur in vulnerable communities. METHODS:We classified communities on the basis of American Hospital Associa...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Shen YC,Hsia RY

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. We examined whether residence in neighborhoods with high levels of incarceration is associated with psychiatric morbidity among nonincarcerated community members. Methods. We linked zip code-linked information on neighborhood prison admissions rates to individual-level data on mental health from the Detroi...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hatzenbuehler ML,Keyes K,Hamilton A,Uddin M,Galea S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A random sample of employees was surveyed 20 months after a non-smoking policy was implemented at the New England Telephone Company in 1986. Overall, 21 percent of respondents who were smoking at the time they heard about the policy had quit smoking; 42 percent of quitters said they stopped smoking because of the poli...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Sorsensen G,Rigotti N,Rosen A,Pinney J,Prible R

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five years after the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, the mental health of women who had been pregnant and living within 10 miles of Three Mile Island at the time of the accident was similar to that of women from the same area who became pregnant after the accident. Ratings of the development of the two groups of c...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Houts PS,Tokuhata GK,Bratz J,Bartholomew MJ,Sheffer KW

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Monthly Health Review was developed to monitor symptoms, illnesses and injuries among Air Traffic Controllers. Return rate of the mailed check-list exceeded 90 per cent. Diagnoses were generated from symptom clusters by computer algorithms. Telephone interview by physicians, laboratory analyses for serum pepsinogen ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Jenkins CD,Kreger BE,Rose RM,Hurst M

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated a community-based participatory research worksite intervention intended to improve farmworkers' behaviors at work and after work to reduce occupational and take-home pesticide exposures. The workers received warm water and soap for hand washing, gloves, coveralls, and education. Self-reported assessments ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Salvatore AL,Chevrier J,Bradman A,Camacho J,López J,Kavanagh-Baird G,Minkler M,Eskenazi B

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We compared estimates for children with and without special health care needs (SHCN) at 2 time periods for national health objectives related to the Healthy People 2010 leading health indicators (LHIs). METHODS:Data were from the 2003 and 2007 National Surveys of Children's Health. Seven survey items were r...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Ghandour RM,Grason HA,Schempf AH,Strickland BB,Kogan MD,Jones JR,Nichols D

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The classification of disease burdens is an important topic that receives little attention or debate. One common classification scheme, the broad cause grouping, is based on etiology and health transition theory and is mainly concerned with distinguishing communicable from noncommunicable diseases. This may be of limi...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Setel PW,Saker L,Unwin NC,Hemed Y,Whiting DR,Kitange H

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the impact of geographic residency status and census tract (CT)-level socioeconomic status (SES) on colorectal cancer (CRC) outcomes. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study of patients diagnosed with CRC in Georgia for the years 2000 through 2007. Study outcomes were late-stage disease at...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hines R,Markossian T,Johnson A,Dong F,Bayakly R

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research suggests that greater ethnic density correlates with worse health among African Americans but better health among Hispanic Americans. These conflicting patterns may arise from Hispanic American samples being older than African American samples. We found that among 2367 Mexican American and 2790 African Americ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Alvarez KJ,Levy BR

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single case of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) can overwhelm the technical and financial capacity of small TB programs. In May 2008, the island state of Chuuk requested assistance for their first cases of MDR-TB. Second-line drugs and isolation rooms were unavailable, lab capacity was limited, and clinicia...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Brostrom R,Fred D,Heetderks A,Desai M,Song R,Haddad M,Wada R,Bamrah S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We estimated the number of deaths attributable to secondhand smoke (SHS), years of potential life lost (YPLL), and value of lost productivity for different US racial/ethnic groups in 2006. METHODS:We determined the number of SHS-related deaths among nonsmokers from 2 adult and 4 infant conditions using an e...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Max W,Sung HY,Shi Y

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study investigated douching and reduced fertility. METHODS:The monthly probability of conception for douchers and nondouchers was compared in a sample of 840 married, parous women in King County, Washington. Data on the number of months required to conceive were analyzed. RESULTS:In comparison with no...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Baird DD,Weinberg CR,Voigt LF,Daling JR

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In this study we examined the relationship between indicators of socioeconomic status (SES) and mortality for a representative sample of individuals. METHODS:The sample included 3734 individuals aged 45 and older interviewed in 1984 in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. In the current study, mortality was ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Daly MC,Duncan GJ,McDonough P,Williams DR

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to determine the extent to which early life conditions and adverse life events impact chewing ability in middle and later adulthood. METHODS:Secondary analyses were conducted based on data from waves 2 and 3 of the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), collected in the years ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Listl S,Watt RG,Tsakos G

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pandemic Influenza: Special Considerations for Pregnant Women was a meeting convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2008 to obtain input from experts and key partners regarding clinical management of pregnant women and related public health actions to be taken during a pandemic. Meeting goals wer...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Rasmussen SA,Jamieson DJ,Macfarlane K,Cragan JD,Williams J,Henderson Z,Pandemic Influenza and Pregnancy Working Group.

更新日期：2009-10-01 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 compared childbirth-related outcomes for Medicaid recipients who received prenatal education and childbirth support from trained doulas with outcomes from a national sample of similar women and estimated potential cost savings. METHODS:We calculated descriptive statistics for Medicaid-funded births natio...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kozhimannil KB,Hardeman RR,Attanasio LB,Blauer-Peterson C,O'Brien M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although "population health" is one of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's Triple Aim goals, its relationship to accountable care organizations (ACOs) remains ill-defined and lacks clarity as to how the clinical delivery system intersects with the public health system. Although defining population health as "pa...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hacker K,Walker DK

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to assess whether breastfeeding-related hospital practices reported by mothers were associated with achievement of their intentions to exclusively breastfeed. METHODS:We used data from Listening to Mothers II, a nationally representative survey of 1573 mothers who had given birth in a hospital to ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Declercq E,Labbok MH,Sakala C,O'Hara M

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. To explore whether and how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affects the relationship between employment and health insurance coverage, health care utilization, and health outcomes among recently incarcerated men aged 18 to 64 years in the United States.Methods. With data from the National Survey on Drug Use a...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Gutierrez CM,Pettit B

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the potential relation of mental ability test scores at age 10 years with alcohol problems and alcohol intake at age 30 years. METHODS:We used data from a prospective observational study involving 8170 members of a birth cohort from Great Britain born in 1970. Data included mental ability scores...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Batty GD,Deary IJ,Schoon I,Emslie C,Hunt K,Gale CR

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：:Public health and private providers and facilities may shape the future of the US health system by engaging in new ways to deliver care to patients. "Accountable care" contracts allow private health care and public health providers and facilities to collaboratively serve defined populations. Accountable care framework...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Ramanathan T

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study investigated the efficacy of a social-influences tobacco prevention program conducted with adolescents living in a high tobacco production area. METHODS:Students in 10 experimental schools completed the tobacco prevention program and a booster intervention. Control students received health educat...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Noland MP,Kryscio RJ,Riggs RS,Linville LH,Ford VY,Tucker TC

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The design of a community's built environment influences the physical and mental health of its residents. Because few studies have investigated this relationship, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hosted a workshop in May 2002 to help develop a scientific research agenda on these issues. Workshop particip...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Dannenberg AL,Jackson RJ,Frumkin H,Schieber RA,Pratt M,Kochtitzky C,Tilson HH

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We analyzed cervical cancer incidence and mortality data in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women compared with women of other races. METHODS:We improved identification of AI/AN race, cervical cancer incidence, and mortality data using Indian Health Service (IHS) patient records; our analyses focu...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Watson M,Benard V,Thomas C,Brayboy A,Paisano R,Becker T

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00