abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the association between the size and growth of Latino populations and hospitals' uncompensated care in California. METHODS:Our sample consisted of general acute care hospitals in California operating during 2000 and 2010 (n = 251). We merged California hospital data with US Census data for each ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Chen J,O'Brien MJ,Mennis J,Alos VA,Grande DT,Roby DH,Ortega AN

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined whether Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation changes associations between food insecurity, dietary quality, and weight among US adults. METHODS:We analyzed adult dietary intake data (n = 8333) from the 2003 to 2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Bivar...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Nguyen BT,Shuval K,Bertmann F,Yaroch AL

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:After conducting a media campaign focusing on the importance of oral and pharyngeal cancer (OPC) examinations, we assessed mechanisms of behavior change among individuals receiving an OPC examination for the first time. METHODS:We used data from 2 waves of telephone surveys of individuals residing in 36 rur...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Logan HL,Guo Y,Emanuel AS,Shepperd JA,Dodd VJ,Marks JG,Muller KE,Riley JL 3rd

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood obesity is a critical public health matter associated with numerous pediatric comorbidities. Local-level data are required to monitor obesity and to help administer prevention efforts when and where they are most needed. We hypothesized that samples of children visiting hospital clinics could provide represe...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Gilliland J,Clark AF,Kobrzynski M,Filler G

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We estimated the effect of the ACA expansion of dependents' coverage on health care expenditures and utilization for young adults by race/ethnicity. METHODS:We used difference-in-difference models to estimate the impact of the ACA expansion on health care expenditures, out-of-pocket payments (OOP) as a shar...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Chen J,Bustamante AV,Tom SE

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The science of eliminating health disparities is complex and dependent on demographic data. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) encourages the adoption of electronic health records and requires basic demographic data collection; however, current data generated are insufficie...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Douglas MD,Dawes DE,Holden KB,Mack D

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) depends on the capacity of local communities to mobilize for action. Yet the literature offers few systematic investigations of what communities are doing to ensure support for enrollment. In this empirical case study, we report implementation and outcomes of ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Fawcett SB,Sepers CE,Jones J,Jones L,McKain W

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:US national elections, which draw sizable numbers of older voters, take place during flu-shot season and represent an untapped opportunity for large-scale delivery of vaccinations. In 2012, Vote & Vax deployed a total of 1585 clinics in 48 states; Washington, DC; Guam; Puerto Rico; and the US Virgin Islands. Approxima...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Shenson D,Moore RT,Benson W,Anderson LA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the marketing strategies for local vapor stores in a large metropolitan area in Oklahoma. METHODS:Vapor store owners or managers (n = 33) participated in individual interviews regarding marketing practices in 2014. We asked owners about their marketing strategies and the groups they targeted. We...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Cheney M,Gowin M,Wann TF

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, thousands of people living with HIV who have received Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program-funded care are now eligible for Medicaid or subsidized insurance. The protection against insurance discrimination on the basis of preexisting conditions is increasing health care access for many, but t...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Cahill SR,Mayer KH,Boswell SL

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the association between neighborhood convenience stores and diet outcomes for 20 years of the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study. METHODS:We used dietary data from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study years 1985-1986, 1992-1993, and 2005-2006 (n = 3299; ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Rummo PE,Meyer KA,Boone-Heinonen J,Jacobs DR Jr,Kiefe CI,Lewis CE,Steffen LM,Gordon-Larsen P

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We addressed the positive and negative factors that influence the health and wellness of urban Aboriginal youths in Canada and ways of restoring, promoting, and maintaining the health and wellness of this population. Fifty-three in-service professionals, care providers, and stakeholders participated in this study in w...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Yi KJ,Landais E,Kolahdooz F,Sharma S

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Belmont Report principles focus on the well-being of the research subject, yet community-engaged investigators often eschew the role of subject for that of participant. We conducted semistructured interviews with 29 community and academic investigators working on 10 community-engaged studies. Interviews elicited persp...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Bromley E,Mikesell L,Jones F,Khodyakov D

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed state and local public health workforce characteristics by occupational category from 2010 to 2013. We also examined health department characteristics to determine whether workforce size and composition varied across these domains. METHODS:We analyzed Association of State and Territorial Health ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Beck AJ,Boulton ML

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the relationship between quality improvement (QI) maturity and accreditation attributes of US local health departments (LHDs), specifically those in Nebraska. METHODS:Using 2011 Nebraska LHD QI survey data, we conducted Spearman correlation analyses between QI maturity domains and accreditation ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Chen LW,Nguyen A,Jacobson JJ,Gupta N,Bekmuratova S,Palm D

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined which local health department (LHD)-level factors contributed to successful implementation of policy, systems, and environmental change strategies in Minnesota. METHODS:We used a retrospective mixed-methods design to evaluate the relationship between the Statewide Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Gyllstrom E,Gearin K,Frauendienst R,Myhre J,Larson M,Riley W

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Describing, evaluating, and conducting research on the questions raised by comparative effectiveness research and characterizing care delivery organizations of all kinds, from independent individual provider units to large integrated health systems, has become imperative. Recognizing this challenge, the Delivery Syste...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Piña IL,Cohen PD,Larson DB,Marion LN,Sills MR,Solberg LI,Zerzan J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We systematically reviewed randomized controlled trials of interventions to improve the health of people during imprisonment or in the year after release. We searched 14 biomedical and social science databases in 2014, and identified 95 studies. Most studies involved only men or a majority of men (70/83 studies in whi...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kouyoumdjian FG,McIsaac KE,Liauw J,Green S,Karachiwalla F,Siu W,Burkholder K,Binswanger I,Kiefer L,Kinner SA,Korchinski M,Matheson FI,Young P,Hwang SW

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Texas Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) sought to engage the WIC staff and community in the implementation of relevant and effective client-centered nutrition education. The program was implemented in a 4-stage framework. The collaborative process of developing client-ce...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Isbell MG,Seth JG,Atwood RD,Ray TC

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the impact of a change in New York tax law on the numbers of untaxed cigarettes bootlegged from Native American reservations and resold in the South Bronx. METHODS:Discarded cigarette packs were systematically collected in 30 randomized South Bronx census tracks before and after the amended tax ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Kurti M,von Lampe K,Johnson J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improving oral health is a leading population health goal; however, curricula preparing health professionals have a dearth of oral health content and clinical experiences. We detail an educational and clinical innovation transitioning the traditional head, ears, eyes, nose, and throat (HEENT) examination to the additi...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Haber J,Hartnett E,Allen K,Hallas D,Dorsen C,Lange-Kessler J,Lloyd M,Thomas E,Wholihan D

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the relation of household crowding to food insecurity among Inuit families with school-aged children in Arctic Quebec. METHODS:We analyzed data collected between October 2005 and February 2010 from 292 primary caregiver-child dyads from 14 Inuit communities. We collected information about househ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Ruiz-Castell M,Muckle G,Dewailly É,Jacobson JL,Jacobson SW,Ayotte P,Riva M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An epidemic of morbidity and mortality has swept across the United States related to the use of prescription opioids for chronic noncancer pain. More than 100,000 people have died from unintentional overdose, making this one of the worst manmade epidemics in history. Much of health care delivery in the United States i...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Franklin G,Sabel J,Jones CM,Mai J,Baumgartner C,Banta-Green CJ,Neven D,Tauben DJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to identify people living with HIV/AIDS from Medicare and Medicaid claims data to estimate Medicaid costs for treating HIV/AIDS in California. We also examined how alternate methods of identifying the relevant sample affect estimates of per capita costs. METHODS:We analyzed data on Californians en...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Leibowitz AA,Desmond K

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From February through December 2012, we examined responses to health behavior questions integrated into the electronic medical record of primary care centers in the Bronx, New York in the context of New York City Community Health Survey data. We saw a higher proportion of unhealthy behaviors among patients than among ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Chambers EC,Wong BC,Riley RW,Hollingsworth N,Blank AE,Myers C,Bedell J,Selwyn PA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schools of Public Health historically introduced core curriculum courses in the first year of the Master of Public Health program as independent perspectives; these perspectives included epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, public health biology, health behaviors, and health policy. We performed a pilot ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Dewar DM,Bloom MS,Choi H,Gensburg L,Hosler A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, Doctor of Public Health degree is designed to build leadership skills and an ability to contribute to the evidence base of practice. The competency-based, distance-format, doctoral-level program for midcareer professionals features an action learning appr...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Lenihan P,Welter C,Brandt-Rauf P,Neuberger B,Pinsker E,Petros M,Risley K

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curricular change is essential for maintaining vibrant, timely, and relevant educational programming. However, major renewal of a long-standing curriculum at an established university presents many challenges for leaders, faculty, staff, and students. We present a case study of a dramatic curriculum renewal of one of ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Galea S,Fried LP,Walker JR,Rudenstine S,Glover JW,Begg MD

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We estimated dementia incidence rates, life expectancies with and without dementia, and percentage of total life expectancy without dementia. METHODS:We studied 3605 members of Group Health (Seattle, WA) aged 65 years or older who did not have dementia at enrollment to the Adult Changes in Thought study bet...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Tom SE,Hubbard RA,Crane PK,Haneuse SJ,Bowen J,McCormick WC,McCurry S,Larson EB

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：:Public health is usually enacted through public policies, necessitating that the public engage in debates that, ideally, are grounded in solid scientific findings. Mistrust in science, however, has compromised the possibility of deriving sound policy from such debates, partially owing to justified concerns regarding u...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Camargo K Jr,Grant R

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We describe trends in occupational and nonoccupational injury among working-age adults in Ontario. METHODS:We conducted an observational study of adults aged 15 to 64 over the period 2004 through 2011, estimating the incidence of occupational and nonoccupational injury from emergency department (ED) records...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Chambers A,Ibrahim S,Etches J,Mustard C

更新日期：2015-02-01 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：:We examined associations of different levels of same-ethnicity neighborhood concordance with health care access and utilization among all Asian American, Chinese, Filipino, and Vietnamese adults (aged 18-64 years) using the 2005, 2007, and 2009 California Health Interview Survey and the 2010 US Census. Although associ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Chang E,Chan KS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To ascertain HCV testing practices among US prisons and jails, we conducted a survey study in 2012, consisting of medical directors of all US state prisons and 40 of the largest US jails, that demonstrated a minority of US prisons and jails conduct routine HCV testing. Routine voluntary HCV testing in correctional fac...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Beckwith CG,Kurth AE,Bazerman L,Solomon L,Patry E,Rich JD,Kuo I

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. We explored gender role strain (GRS) arising from conflict between homosexuality and cultural conceptions of masculinity among young Black men who have sex with men (MSM). Methods. We conducted a categorical analysis (a qualitative, 3-stage, iterative analysis) of data from studies conducted in 2001 to 200...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Fields EL,Bogart LM,Smith KC,Malebranche DJ,Ellen J,Schuster MA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We surveyed young men on their experiences of police encounters and subsequent mental health. METHODS:Between September 2012 and March 2013, we conducted a population-based telephone survey of 1261 young men aged 18 to 26 years in New York City. Respondents reported how many times they were approached by Ne...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Geller A,Fagan J,Tyler T,Link BG

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We sought to determine whether severe psychological distress (SPD) and serious mental illnesses (SMIs) are associated with a specific set of chronic medical conditions (CMCs) and the association between SPD-SMIs and increasing levels of medical multimorbidity and complexity (i.e., from 1 to 3 or more CMCs). ...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Swartz JA,Jantz I

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:An editorial in a previous issue of this journal falsely claims that the US government's efforts to reduce road fatalities are not based on science. It says that, as a result, the United States has fallen behind other countries in road death prevention. A large body of research and evaluation informed federal and stat...

journal_title：American journal of public health

authors： Robertson LS

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00