The economic burden of hospitalizations associated with child abuse and neglect.

abstract：:A coalition of mine operators has used a variety of tactics to obstruct scientific inquiry and impede public health action designed to protect underground miners from diesel particulate matter. These workers are exposed to the highest level of diesel particulate matter compared with any other occupational group. This ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Monforton C

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the longitudinal effects of a Housing First program for homeless, mentally ill individuals' on those individuals' consumer choice, housing stability, substance use, treatment utilization, and psychiatric symptoms. METHODS:Two hundred twenty-five participants were randomly assigned to receive hou...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Tsemberis S,Gulcur L,Nakae M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the variation in the risk of AIDS in US Blacks, Hispanics, and other racial/ethnic groups relative to that in Whites (non-Hispanic) by geographic area and mode of acquiring HIV infection, based on data reported between June 1, 1981 and January 18, 1988 to the Centers for Disease Control and 1980 US census ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Selik RM,Castro KG,Pappaioanou M

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study described factors related to colorectal cancer stage at diagnosis. METHODS:Logistic regression analyses were used on data from the New York State Tumor Registry and US Census area-level social class indicators. RESULTS:After the effects of other predictors were controlled for, the odds of late-s...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Mandelblatt J,Andrews H,Kao R,Wallace R,Kerner J

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secular changes in height and weight measurements were examined in five- to 14-year-olds from 1973 to 1984. The age-sex specific 85th percentile was used to classify persons as overweight (based on ponderal index; kg/m3). Secular increases in weight (2.5 kg), and ponderosity (0.5-0.7 kg/m3) were found. Gains in ponder...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Shear CL,Freedman DS,Burke GL,Harsha DW,Webber LS,Berenson GS

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate national need for family planning services among men in the United States according to background characteristics, access to care, receipt of services, and contraception use. METHODS:We used weighted data from the 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth to estimate the percentage of men aged ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Marcell AV,Gibbs SE,Choiriyyah I,Sonenstein FL,Astone NM,Pleck JH,Dariotis JK

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Firearm violence remains an important problem, and a large body of evidence shows that guns used in crime follow generally predictable paths from manufacturer to criminal end user. Policy initiatives based on that evidence have been shown to be effective. A recently published study conducted by a leading policy organi...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Wintemute GJ,Braga AA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined factors associated with completing, initiating, or intending to pursue voluntary national accreditation among local health departments (LHDs). METHODS:We examined National Association of County and City Health Officials 2010 and 2013 profile data in a pooled cross-sectional design with bivariate...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Yeager VA,Ferdinand AO,Beitsch LM,Menachemi N

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Manitoba, Canada, a representative cohort of elderly individuals ages 65 to 84 (n = 3,573) were interviewed in 1971 and the survivors of this cohort were reinterviewed in 1983. This analysis assesses the determinants of successful aging--whether or not an individual will live to an advanced age, continue to functio...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Roos NP,Havens B

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed the effectiveness of an intervention targeting home food and activity environments to reduce energy intake and increase physical activity among overweight and obese patients from 3 community health centers in rural Georgia. METHODS:We conducted a randomized controlled trial (n = 349) from 2011 t...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kegler MC,Haardörfer R,Alcantara IC,Gazmararian JA,Veluswamy JK,Hodge TL,Addison AR,Hotz JA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the relationship between continuity of care and diabetes control. METHODS:We analyzed data on 1400 adults with diabetes who took part in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. We examined the relationship of continuity of care with glycemic, blood pressure, and lipid control...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Mainous AG 3rd,Koopman RJ,Gill JM,Baker R,Pearson WS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical records of 236 Newark, New Jersey children hospitalized and chelated for lead poisoning in 1977 through 1980 were reviewed to determine whether or not any discernible progress had been made in eradicating the disease since 1972. Results show that the number of treated asymptomatic children, ages 1-6, began to ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Schneider DJ,Lavenhar MA

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We estimated the extent to which time spent watching television is associated with obesity and super-obesity among 6,138 employed adult males. After adjustment for age, smoking status, length of work week, measured physical fitness, and reported weekly hours of exercise, people who viewed TV more than three hours/day ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Tucker LA,Friedman GM

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We described 27-year secular trends in added-sugar intake and body mass index (BMI) among Americans aged 25 to 74 years. METHODS:The Minnesota Heart Survey (1980-1982 to 2007-2009) is a surveillance study of cardiovascular risk factors among residents of the Minneapolis-St Paul area. We used generalized lin...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Wang H,Steffen LM,Zhou X,Harnack L,Luepker RV

更新日期：2013-03-01 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：:Nuclear weapons pose a particularly destructive threat. Prevention of the proliferation and use of nuclear weapons is urgently important to public health. "Horizontal" proliferation refers to nation-states or nonstate entities that do not have, but are acquiring, nuclear weapons or developing the capability and materi...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Sidel VW,Levy BS

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disability is often considered a health outcome disproportionately experienced by minority groups. It is also possible to view people with disabilities as a minority group that itself experiences health disparities. Calls to reduce these disparities necessitate the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities i...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： McDonald KE,Raymaker DM

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA), enacted in 2005, grants the firearm industry broad immunity from liability. The PLCAA not only prevents most people from receiving compensation for their firearm-related injuries, it erodes litigation's ability to serve its public health role of providing manufact...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Vernick JS,Rutkow L,Salmon DA

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the contribution of hospital type and quality of care to perinatal mortality rates in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. METHODS:We used a cohort study of all births (40953) and perinatal deaths (826) in Belo Horizonte in1999. After adjusting for maternal education and birthweight, we compared ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Lansky S,França E,Kawachi I

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As one element of Baltimore's effort to combat its high rate of teenage pregnancy, the Baltimore City Health Department added the implantable contraceptive Norplant to the array of services offered at one of its school-based health centers in early 1993. The initial findings with the adolescents who received this cont...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Beilenson PL,Miola ES,Farmer M

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed the effect of public health leadership training on the capacity of public health leaders to perform competencies derived from the list of "Ten Essential Public Health Services" presented in 1994 by the steering committee of the Public Health Functions Project. METHODS:Graduating scholars of the ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Saleh SS,Williams D,Balougan M

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the level of HIV-related risk behavior among the general US adult population, we analyzed data from the first sexual behavior questions available for states to use with the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. METHODS:The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System is a state-specific, popul...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Holtzman D,Bland SD,Lansky A,Mack KA

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decentralized health service delivery responsive to the needs of local populations implies allocating program funds to regions on the basis of predetermined criteria that can facilitate effective planning and budgeting. In 1974, the Manitoba Continuing Care Program attempted to develop a formula for regional allocatio...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Shapiro E

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to assess 6-month outcomes for HIV-infected people released from New York City jails with a transitional care plan. METHODS:Jail detainees in New York City living with HIV who accepted a transitional care plan during incarceration were asked to participate in a multi-site evaluation aimed at impro...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Teixeira PA,Jordan AO,Zaller N,Shah D,Venters H

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We studied whether 5 regulatory agency advisories concerning the possible increased risk of suicidal behavior during antidepressant therapy had an effect on antidepressant prescription trends in Ontario. METHODS:We conducted a population-based, time-series analysis of new monthly antidepressant prescription...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kurdyak PA,Juurlink DN,Mamdani MM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study investigated rates of discontinuation of the recently introduced injectable contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) and postdiscontinuation rates of unprotected intercourse and unintended pregnancy. METHODS:A sample of 402 low-income, urban, minority women were interviewed when the...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Davidson AR,Kalmuss D,Cushman LF,Romero D,Heartwell S,Rulin M

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to determine how risk factors for disease vary among Asian subgroups. METHODS:Using data from a case-control study conducted at Northern California Kaiser Medical Centers (from 1996 to 2001), we compared prevalence of selected risk factors among Asian subgroups and evaluated the associations of th...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Gomez SL,Kelsey JL,Glaser SL,Lee MM,Sidney S

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to assess the capacity of state public health agencies to address noncommunicable disease clusters (NCCs) and to develop recommendations to enhance agencies' NCC response capacity. METHODS:We conducted an inventory of state public health agency Web sites and administered a Web-based survey of stat...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Juzych NS,Resnick B,Streeter R,Herbstman J,Zablotsky J,Fox M,Burke TA

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the influence of neighborhood environment on the weight status of adults 55 years and older. METHODS:We conducted a 2-level logistic regression analysis of data from the 2002 wave of the Health and Retirement Study. We included 8 neighborhood scales: economic advantage, economic disadvantage, ai...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Grafova IB,Freedman VA,Kumar R,Rogowski J

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper uses monthly time-series data from 1968 through 1988 to test whether the observed increase in the incidence of low birthweight in New York City represents a reversal of the downward trend that existed prior to 1984. We find that the trend has shifted for both Whites and Blacks. We estimate that between July...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Joyce T

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00