Mujeres en accion: design and baseline data.

abstract：:Although it was presumed that moderate exercise is a healthy practice but long term high intensity exercise is not, studies observed a life expectancy benefit for both high-intensity endurance and fast power sports athlets, but the data for contact sports are conflicting. Therefore, the author aimed to investigate the...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Keller K

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Throughout the 1980's, HIV antiretroviral therapy was non-existent or insufficient, and patients admitted to hospitals were frequently terminal. In 1988 we evaluated the HIV related hospitalizations at the Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, and found that only 1.3 % of the patients had an advanced directiv...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： de Caprariis PJ,Carballo-Diéguez A,Thompson S,Lyon C

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although numerous studies have established that breast cancer mortality can be significantly reduced through early detection, only a small percentage of women obtain screening mammograms at intervals recommended by the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, and other major medical organizations. This ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： McKinney MM,Marconi KM

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the self-reported quality of life of racial/ethnic minorities and Caucasians living in a rural, northern New York county, where 94% of the population is Caucasian. Participants completed a 79-item survey online and in-person assessing health status, health-related quality of li...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Bonnar KK,McCarthy M

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community health workers (CHW) have historically served to link structurally vulnerable populations to broad support systems. Emerging evidence suggests that CHWs engage in various forms of advocacy to promote policy and systems change. We assessed the impact of CHW community advocacy on community change, defined as c...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Sabo S,Flores M,Wennerstrom A,Bell ML,Verdugo L,Carvajal S,Ingram M

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:In Uganda malaria causes more morbidity and mortality than any other disease and children below 5 years contribute the biggest percentage of malaria related mortality. Insecticide treated nets (ITNs) are currently one of the most cost effective option for reducing malaria-related morbidity and mortality, however the f...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Nankinga Z,Muliira JK,Kalyango J,Nankabirwa J,Kiwuwa S,Njama-Meya D,Karamagi C

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1984-85, 1855 elderly residents of an urban community responded to a comprehensive baseline interview that included questions regarding an extensive set of sleep characteristics and problems. During the subsequent 3 1/2 years of follow-up, 16.7% of the respondents died and 3.5% were placed in nursing homes. The pre...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Pollak CP,Perlick D,Linsner JP,Wenston J,Hsieh F

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of the novel H1N1 virus prompted the Houston Department of Health and Human services (HDHHS) to use the existing sentinel surveillance system to effectively monitor the situation of novel H1N1 virus in the Houston metropolitan area. The objective of this study was to evaluate the demographic characteristics...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Khuwaja S,Mgbere O,Awosika-Olumo A,Momin F,Ngo K

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to test the hypothesis that follow-up rates for women with abnormal breast screening results would vary by age, ethnicity and initial screening results in California's Breast Cervical Cancer Control Program. The sample was composed of women in this screening program who had received abnormal cl...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Webber PA,Fox P,Zhang X,Pond M

更新日期：1996-04-01 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

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：:Preventing the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (causative agent for COVID-19) requires implementing contact and respiratory precautions. Modifying human behavior is challenging and requires understanding knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) regarding health threats. This study explored KAPs among people in Ecuador. A...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Bates BR,Moncayo AL,Costales JA,Herrera-Cespedes CA,Grijalva MJ

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Timely public health interventions reduce heat-related illnesses (HRIs). HRI emergency department (ED) visit data provide near real-time morbidity information to local and state public health practitioners and may be useful in directing HRI prevention efforts. This study examined statewide HRI ED visits in North Carol...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Rhea S,Ising A,Fleischauer AT,Deyneka L,Vaughan-Batten H,Waller A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whereas, most cancer research data come from high-profile academic centers, little is known about the outcomes of cancer care in rural communities. We summarize the experience of building a multi-institution partnership to develop a cancer outcomes research infrastructure in Southwest Georgia (SWGA), a primarily rural...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Goodman M,Almon L,Bayakly R,Butler S,Crosby C,DiIorio C,Ekwueme D,Fletcher D,Fowler J,Gillespie T,Glanz K,Hall I,Lee J,Liff J,Lipscomb J,Pollack LA,Richardson LC,Roberts P,Steenland K,Ward K

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latinas have the highest incidence of cervical cancer. Latino parents' perceptions of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and willingness to have their sons and daughters vaccinated in Utah is largely unknown. Latino parents/guardians of children ages 11-17 years were recruited from two community organizations (N = 52) to ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Warner EL,Lai D,Carbajal-Salisbury S,Garza L,Bodson J,Mooney K,Kepka D

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper examines the controversy surrounding legislative proposals in New York State that would require amending the public health law's stringent confidentiality provisions; the legislation calls for "unblinding" the results of a 7-year old statewide HIV seroprevalence study that tests newborns for HIV antibodies i...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Dumois AO

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:South Asians are the third largest Asian group in the US and among the fastest growing racial groups in New Jersey. Tobacco consumption among South Asians is characterized by several smoked and smokeless tobacco products indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. However, there is a paucity of research on tobacco use beha...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Hrywna M,Jane Lewis M,Mukherjea A,Banerjee SC,Steinberg MB,Delnevo CD

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed neighborhood-level association between jail incarceration and premature mortality and estimated the number of potentially avertable premature deaths associated with jail incarceration in NYC. The study outcome was premature mortality rate and the main predictor of interest was jail incarceration ra...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Reilly KH,Johns E,Noyan N,Schretzman M,Tsao TY

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an excess burden of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the Appalachian region of the United States, which could be reduced by increased uptake of CRC screening tests. Thus, we examined correlates of screening among Appalachian residents at average-risk for CRC. Using a population-based sample, we conducted interviews...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Paskett ED,Llanos AA,Young GS,Pennell ML,Lee CJ,Katz ML

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:A 3-year project was undertaken to evaluate two methods of promoting residential smoke alarm installation and maintenance in high risk households across the U.S. Five states (Arkansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, and North Carolina) participated. The two strategies under study were direct installation of smoke ala...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Harvey PA,Aitken M,Ryan GW,Demeter LA,Givens J,Sundararaman R,Goulette S

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even after the introduction of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), uninsured visits remain high, especially in states that opted out of Medicaid expansion. Since the ACA does not provide universal coverage, free clinics serve as safety nets for the un- or under-insured, and will likely continue servi...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Kamimura A,Tabler J,Chernenko A,Aguilera G,Nourian MM,Prudencio L,Ashby J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is a national public health concern linked to numerous chronic health conditions among Americans of all age groups. Evidence suggests that discretionary calories from sugary drink consumption have been a significant contributor to excess caloric intake among both children and adults. Research has established s...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Adjoian T,Dannefer R,Sacks R,Van Wye G

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the fourth leading cause of death in Puerto Rico. Using multi-media resources and in-person education may be an effective approach to improve knowledge and awareness of AD. The Un Café por el Alzheimer program in Puerto Rico incorporates an education component at coffee shops and a social m...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Friedman DB,Gibson A,Torres W,Irizarry J,Rodriguez J,Tang W,Kannaley K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exceptional precautionary measures have been adopted to stop the transmission and control of COVID-19 through the world and Pakistan is facing lockdown in this scenario. Public loyalty to precautionary measures is affected by their knowledge, attitude, risk factors and practices (KAP) towards COVID-19. The present stu...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Afzal MS,Khan A,Qureshi UUR,Saleem S,Saqib MAN,Shabbir RMK,Naveed M,Jabbar M,Zahoor S,Ahmed H

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses the results from the field test of a multimedia health education intervention, designed to provide breast cancer education for low income Latinas. The purpose of the field test was to ascertain whether the intervention produced significant changes in breast cancer knowledge and attitude, and scree...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Valdez A,Banerjee K,Ackerson L,Fernandez M

更新日期：2002-02-01 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：:Disparities in outcomes for vulnerable women is an ongoing problem. Homelessness and breast cancer treatment outcomes is understudied. This is a descriptive study exploring types of homelessness and treatment delays at an urban safety net hospital providing care to a vulnerable patient population.This study is a retro...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Festa K,Hirsch AE,Cassidy MR,Oshry L,Quinn K,Sullivan MM,Ko NY

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the need for parents to support their children's healthy behaviors, knowledge of factors preventing parents from doing so is still rudimentary. This study primarily aimed to explore perceived parental barriers to and strategies for supporting physical activity and healthy eating among Head Start children. A se...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Ling J,B Robbins L,Hines-Martin V

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00