Pandemic influenza and pregnant women: summary of a meeting of experts.

abstract：:Federal government policy in the United States lacks uniformity, as is indicated by the fact that the Dept. of Defense permits the performance of abortion for medical and mental health reasons, the Office of Economic Opportunity states that no project funds may be used for any surgical procedure intended to result in...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Contis G,Hern WM

更新日期：1971-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addiction is a complex brain disease with frequently overlapping expressions involving nicotine, alcohol, and other drugs. Yet current health care practices, public policies, and national treatment data too often exclude nicotine or address its use as completely separate from other forms of substance use and addiction...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Richter L,Foster SE

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and HIV diagnosis rates in the United States and whether racial/ethnic disparities in diagnosis rates persist after control for SEP. METHODS:We used cases of HIV infection among persons aged 13 years and older, diagnosed 2005 through 2009 in 3...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： An Q,Prejean J,McDavid Harrison K,Fang X

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United States' international ranking for infant mortality slipped from 19th in the 1980s to 27th in 1997. This slippage may be related to the segregation of priorities that occurred early in the 1990s, when national concern was diverted from infant mortality to minority health. To rekindle concern about infant mor...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hogue CJ,Vasquez C

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Because of their youth, adolescent parents often lack the interpersonal skills necessary to manage the relationship challenges involved in parenting, leaving them and their children vulnerable to the health risks associated with relational stress and conflict. The primary goal of this study was to test the e...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Florsheim P,Burrow-Sánchez JJ,Minami T,McArthur L,Heavin S,Hudak C

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：:In Russia, rates of alcohol consumption and homicide are among the highest in the world, and already-high levels increased dramatically after the breakup of the Soviet Union. Rates of both, however, vary greatly among Russia's 89 regions. We took advantage of newly available vital statistics and socioeconomic data to ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Pridemore WA

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of the results of breast self-examination (BSE) is inconclusive. Studies which address the question of proper method of BSE find that most women do not know how to carry out the procedure correctly. Socio-demographic characteristics most consistently related to BSE practice are age and education. New resear...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Holtzman D,Celentano DD

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study sought to estimate the population-based prevalence of environmental hazards in the homes of older persons and to determine whether the prevalence of these hazards differs by housing type or by level of disability in terms of activities of daily living (ADLs). METHODS:An environmental assessment w...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Gill TM,Williams CS,Robison JT,Tinetti ME

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined initiation patterns among different birth cohorts of people who used prescription opioids and heroin because of historical differences in drug use availability. We examined data from a community-based study of persons who inject drugs (n = 483) in California and a general population survey from the Nationa...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Novak SP,Bluthenthal R,Wenger L,Chu D,Kral AH

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiologists have expressed concern about constraints upon the conduct of epidemiological research imposed by Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), attorneys, and both institutional and individual health services providers. The epidemiologists assert that these constraints, not necessarily required by law or sound po...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hershey N

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated links between police brutality and poor health outcomes among Blacks and identified five intersecting pathways: (1) fatal injuries that increase population-specific mortality rates; (2) adverse physiological responses that increase morbidity; (3) racist public reactions that cause stress; (4) arrests, ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Alang S,McAlpine D,McCreedy E,Hardeman R

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We explored the relationship between social isolation and mortality in a nationally representative US sample and compared the predictive power of social isolation with that of traditional clinical risk factors. METHODS:We used data on 16,849 adults from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Su...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Pantell M,Rehkopf D,Jutte D,Syme SL,Balmes J,Adler N

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional methods for classifying patients with respect to utilization of health care resources are based almost exclusively on diagnostic criteria. We review a new severity of illness index which is generic to most medical and surgical conditions in a hospital, and which has been found to produce subgroups of pati...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Horn SD

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A two-week composite sample of prime time television programming from fall 1984 was analyzed for portrayals of alcohol and tobacco. Earlier studies note that smoking acts have progressively declined, suggesting smoking is no longer as frequent on prime time television. The current study notes higher levels of smoking....

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Cruz J,Wallack L

更新日期：1986-06-01 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：:A deeper understanding of how structure and environment shape the sexual and reproductive health vulnerabilities of youths across a range of outcomes has implications for the development of successful policies and programs. We have discussed some of the key structural and environmental factors that influence the sexua...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Sommer M,Mmari K

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In data from the Texas Educational Agency and the Health Resources and Services Administration, we found fewer autism diagnoses in school districts with higher percentages of Hispanic children. Our results are consistent with previous reports of autism rates 2 to 3 times as high among non-Hispanic Whites as among Hisp...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Palmer RF,Walker T,Mandell D,Bayles B,Miller CS

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：:State government, university, and local health department (LHD) partners collaborated to build the geographic information system (GIS) capacity of 5 LHDs in North Carolina. Project elements included procuring hardware and software, conducting individualized and group training, developing data layers, guiding the proje...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Miranda ML,Silva JM,Overstreet Galeano MA,Brown JP,Campbell DS,Coley E,Cowan CS,Harvell D,Lassiter J,Parks JL,Sandelé W

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 90,000 inmates are admitted annually to the New York City jail system, many of whom require a high level of medical or mental health services. According to our analysis of deaths in custody from 2001 to 2009, crude death rates have dropped significantly despite the increasing age of the population. Falli...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Brittain J,Axelrod G,Venters H

更新日期：2013-04-01 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 determined whether a representative national probability sample of US community-dwelling older adults who reported less social support also reported poorer general health status, which is a robust predictor of prospective mortality among elders. METHODS:We analyzed 2 subsamples generated via random sampl...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： White AM,Philogene GS,Fine L,Sinha S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To elucidate why the inverse association between education level and mortality risk (the gradient) has increased markedly among White women since the mid-1980s, we identified causes of death for which the gradient increased. METHODS:We used data from the 1986 to 2006 National Health Interview Survey Linked ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Montez JK,Zajacova A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing numbers of tuberculosis control programs compile information about the number, location, bacteriologic status, and chemotherapy status of tuberculosis patients within their jurisdiction. Reports from these programs show that during the 1970s the prevalence of patients requiring supervision decreased three t...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Powell KE,Brown ED,Seggerson JJ,Farer LS

更新日期：1984-04-01 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：:The completion of essential components of patient encounters by lay paramedics in a feminist clinic was compared to that of nurse practitioners in a student health gynecology clinic using explicit criteria for the gynecological annual examination and the examination for vulvo-vaginitis. According to evidence charted i...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Elhai LS

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For systematic reviews to have an impact on public health, they must report outcomes that are important for decision-making. Systematic reviews of public health interventions, however, have a range of potential end users, and identifying and prioritizing the most important and relevant outcomes represents a considerab...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Wolfenden L,Movsisyan A,McCrabb S,Stratil JM,Yoong SL

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed the distribution of immunization records among 3 health care delivery sectors and the impact of a regional immunization registry on "up to date" rates. METHODS:Immunization registry records in 2 regions were categorized as having originated in private practices, community health centers, or publ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kempe A,Beaty BL,Steiner JF,Pearson KA,Lowery NE,Daley MF,Crane LA,Berman S

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Model State Emergency Health Powers Act became a contentious document in more than 30 states in 2001 and 2002. Controversy has focused on recommendations by the authors of the Model Act that seemed to accord higher priority to collective action in emergencies than to protecting privacy and property. This situation...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Colmers JM,Fox DM

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00