Changes in use of health insurance and food assistance programs in medically underserved communities in the era of welfare reform: an urban study.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess potential reductions in premature mortality that could have been achieved in 2008 to 2012 if the minimum wage had been $15 per hour in New York City. METHODS:Using the 2008 to 2012 American Community Survey, we performed simulations to assess how the proportion of low-income residents in each neig...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Tsao TY,Konty KJ,Van Wye G,Barbot O,Hadler JL,Linos N,Bassett MT

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has foregrounded disability as a human rights and equity issue, elevating it to a priority global research area. Academics from Western universities are likely to play an increasing role in disability health research in developing countrie...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Durham J,Brolan CE,Mukandi B

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The status of mammography screening experience and factors related to utilization were examined in six towns serviced by physician staffs at five hospitals. Data were collected via random digit dial telephone interview of a probability sample of 1184 women, aged 45-75 years. The results showed that 55% of the women re...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Zapka JG,Stoddard AM,Costanza ME,Greene HL

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hospitalization of nursing home residents is a growing, poorly defined problem. The purposes of this study were to define rates, patterns, costs, and outcomes of hospitalizations from nursing homes and to consider implications for reducing this problem as part of health care reform. METHODS:Communitywide nu...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Barker WH,Zimmer JG,Hall WJ,Ruff BC,Freundlich CB,Eggert GM

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis to evaluate whether patients with artificial joints should take penicillin, erythromycin, or no antibiotics before dental procedures. We modeled the risk of anaphylaxis from penicillin, the risks and consequences of an artificial joint infection, and the actual variable costs...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Tsevat J,Durand-Zaleski I,Pauker SG

更新日期：1989-06-01 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：:This paper reports register data concerning somatic and psychiatric hospital care on 117 battered women who were identified in a surgical emergency department and offered a treatment program. Data were collected during a period of 10 years before to 5 years after the battering in question. It was concluded that the ba...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Bergman B,Brismar B

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the implications of the current recommended data collection practice of placing self-rated health (SRH) before specific health-related questions (hence, without a health context) to remove potential context effects, between Hispanics and non-Hispanics. METHODS:We used 2 methodologically comparab...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Lee S,Schwarz N

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of life events and mental health impairment was studied in a community-based population of the elderly (n = 986). A crude estimate of the relative risk for mental health impairment given life events larger than or equal to 150 (as measured by the Schedule of Recent Events) was 2.14. A relative risk of ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Blazer D

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to identify individual and contextual predictors of adolescent smoking initiation and progression to daily smoking by race/ethnicity. METHODS:We used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to estimate the effects of individual (adolescent, family, peer) and contextual (scho...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kandel DB,Kiros GE,Schaffran C,Hu MC

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether differences exist in the performance of United States Medical Graduate (USMG) and Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG) House Staff physicians, inpatient hospital audits evaluating individual physician performance on patient histories and physical examinations were conducted in 14 Maryland and Pennsylvan...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Saywell RW Jr,Studnicki J,Bean JA,Ludke RL

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We estimated the prevalence and determinants of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure among nonsmoking adolescents in 9 West African countries. METHODS:We conducted a pooled analysis with nationally representative 2006 to 2009 Global Youth Tobacco Survey data. We used descriptive statistics to determine the preva...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Mamudu HM,Veeranki SP,John RM,Kioko DM,Ogwell Ouma AE

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined young adult smoking patterns and receptivity to cigarette advertising to assess vulnerability to tobacco marketing strategies. METHODS:We obtained data from a telephone survey of 12,072 Massachusetts adults. RESULTS:Smokers aged 18 to 30 years were more likely than older adults to smoke only oc...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Biener L,Albers AB

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We use systems thinking to develop a strategic framework for analyzing the tobacco problem and we suggest solutions. Humans are vulnerable to nicotine addiction, and the most marketable form of nicotine delivery is the most harmful. A tobacco use management system has evolved out of governments' attempts to regulate t...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Borland R,Young D,Coghill K,Zhang JY

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe, and provide a nomenclature and taxonomy for classifying, the economic sectors and functional assets that could be mobilized as partners in an intersectoral health system. METHODS:MAPSCorps (Meaningful, Active, Productive Science in Service to Community) employed local youths to conduct a census...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Lindau ST,Vickery KD,Choi H,Makelarski J,Matthews A,Davis M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We describe trends in receipt of preventive dental care among Medicaid-enrolled children in Pennsylvania between 2005 and 2010, comparing the US children of immigrants with their co-ethnic peers in nonimmigrant families. METHODS:We analyzed Pennsylvania Medicaid claims, birth records, and census data for ch...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Yun K,Chesnokova A,Shults J,Pinto A,Rubin DM

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The study examined the unique and combined contributions of race/ethnicity, income, and family structure to adolescent cigarette smoking, alcohol use, involvement with violence, suicidal thoughts or attempts, and sexual intercourse. METHODS:Analyses were based on the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescen...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Blum RW,Beuhring T,Shew ML,Bearinger LH,Sieving RE,Resnick MD

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study determined the prevalence and factors associated with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among men who have sex with men. METHODS:At the baseline visit of an HIV study among men who have sex with men, we asked about HBV vaccination status and tested for HBV markers. RESULTS:Of 625 subjects, 48% h...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Remis RS,Dufour A,Alary M,Vincelette J,Otis J,Mâsse B,Turmel B,LeClerc R,Parent R,Lavoie R

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:California's Proposition 36 offers nonviolent drug offenders community-based treatment as an alternative to incarceration or probation without treatment. We examined how treatment capacity changed to accommodate Proposition 36 clients and whether displacement of other clients was an unintended consequence. ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Hser YI,Teruya C,Brown AH,Huang D,Evans E,Anglin MD

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed evidence of the relationship between job strain and ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) in 29 studies (1985-2012). We conducted a quantitative meta-analysis on 22 cross-sectional studies of a single exposure to job strain. We systematically reviewed 1 case-control study, 3 studies of cumulative exposure to job...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Landsbergis PA,Dobson M,Koutsouras G,Schnall P

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public health clients in an Ontario community 65 years of age or older were randomly allocated to receive an intervention by a public health nurse during a home visit promoting either influenza immunization or safety measures. There was no statistically significant differences in influenza immunization rates between t...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Black ME,Ploeg J,Walter SD,Hutchinson BG,Scott EA,Chambers LW

更新日期：1993-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:We characterized smokers who are likely to use electronic or "e-"cigarettes to quit smoking. METHODS:We obtained cross-sectional data in 2010-2012 from 1567 adult daily smokers in Hawaii using a paper-and-pencil survey. Analyses were conducted using logistic regression. RESULTS:Of the participants, 13% rep...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Pokhrel P,Fagan P,Little MA,Kawamoto CT,Herzog TA

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. To examine changes in age of initiation of e-cigarette, cigarette, cigar, and smokeless tobacco use among adolescents in the United States.Methods. We used data from 5 cohorts of the National Youth Tobacco Survey (2014-2018; n = 26 662).Results. In 2014, 8.8% of lifetime e-cigarette users initiated use at ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Evans-Polce R,Veliz P,Boyd CJ,McCabe VV,McCabe SE

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptosporidia that were infective for infant mice were subjected to various moist heat treatments and subsequently tested in infant mice for infectivity. Warming from 9 degrees C to 55 degrees C over a period of 15 to 20 minutes neutralized infectivity in calf feces, cecal contents, and ileal scrapings. Inocula held ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Anderson BC

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The AIDS Interfaith Council of Houston, sponsored by the Foundation for Interfaith Research and Ministry, recruits, trains, and coordinates volunteers for home-based care for adults and children with AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). The program provides compassionate, non-judgmental care for the sick and res...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Shelp EE,DuBose ER,Sunderland RH

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We compared social network characteristics of African American men who have sex with men only (MSMO) with social network characteristics of African American men who have sex with men and women (MSMW). METHODS:Study participants were 234 African American men who have sex with men who completed a baseline soc...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Latkin C,Yang C,Tobin K,Penniman T,Patterson J,Spikes P

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of these analyses was to test the hypothesis that depressive symptomatology affects the risk of onset of physical disability in high-functioning elderly adults. METHODS:The data come from the MacArthur Study of Successful Aging, a community-based cohort of high-functioning adults aged 70 through...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Bruce ML,Seeman TE,Merrill SS,Blazer DG

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The World Health Organization's determination of the Ebola virus disease outbreak as a public health event of international concern prompted nonaffected countries to implement measures to prevent, detect, and manage the introduction of the virus in their territories. The outbreak provided an opportunity to assess the ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Espinal M,Aldighieri S,St John R,Becerra-Posada F,Etienne C

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scientific literature from January 1970 to June 1979 was reviewed for articles reporting outcomes from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest treated by paramedic programs. Only articles appearing in refereed professional journals and reporting 25 or more attempted resuscitations were included. A total of 21 articles from...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Eisenberg MS,Bergner L,Hearne T

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00