People surviving cancer represent a particularly vulnerable population who are at a higher risk for food insecurity (FI) due to the adverse short- and long-term effects of cancer treatment. This analysis examines the influence of the COVID-19 …
Air pollution is a pervasive global public health threat. The purpose of this study was to assess the content of 100 widely viewed English language YouTube videos on air pollution using the search term ‘air pollution.’ Content categories were …
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Corey H. Basch, Helen Yousaf, Joseph Fera, Charles E. Basch
Nearly 60% of people with HIV in New York State are over 50 years of age. After town halls and a statewide survey of long-term survivors, older people living with HIV, and their providers, the Quality of Care Program of the AIDS Institute in the …
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Daniel Belanger, John Wikiera, Marz Albarran, Anita Zhu, Nicole Fera, Rebecca Glassman, John Hartigan, Eugenia L. Siegler
Women represent a growing proportion of the U.S. military, with about one-sixth of Service Members and one-tenth of Veterans being female [ 1 , 2 ]. Women in the military are at a significantly higher risk for suicide and are at greater likelihood …
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Rachel M. Larson, Mary Saxon, Megan A. Phillips, Matthew L. Broussard, Amanda R. Straus, Wanda A. Wright
Community-based health events provide an opportunity to increase knowledge, awareness, and screening for acute and chronic diseases among individuals living in a socioeconomically diverse community. Because there are limited reports of such …
Authors:
Shane Tinsley, Navid Mahabadi, Lauren Hamel, Gregory Dyson, Michael Lutz, Andrea Hamilton, Isaac Powell, Elisabeth I. Heath
Background: In California, all four-year public colleges have adopted 100% smoke-/tobacco-free policies (TFP) whereas community colleges (CCs), particularly rural CCs, are less likely to have tobacco-free environments. This raises concerns about …
Authors:
Camillia K. Lui, Sang Leng Trieu, Anne-Marie Gomes, Katie Moose, Lien Dao, Setareh Harsamizadeh Tehrani, Elisa K. Tong, Nina Mulia
To evaluate the Advancing Community Health and Individual leadership through a noVel Educational (ACHIEVE) program uniting Chicago high school and undergraduate students (scholars) and community organizations to empower youth to meaningfully …
Authors:
Monica Kowalczyk, Jeronimo Najarro, LaTonya Hill, Todd Barnett, Anna Volerman
Despite increased risk of morbidity and mortality among older adults due to preventable infectious diseases such as influenza, shingles, pneumonia, and COVID-19, many forego receiving some, if not all, of these vaccinations. This study examines …
Authors:
Andrea L. Huseth-Zosel, Heather Fuller, Paul J. Carson
The objective of this analysis was to evaluate and compare the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine and annual influenza vaccination in Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Routine and annual influenza vaccination uptake and coverage between …
Authors:
Naomi Jiter, Allison Dykstra, Ona Loper, Sydney Kuramoto, Jessica Schultz
Firearm carriage and possession predicts youth firearm violence victimization and perpetration. This study describes self-reported factors associated with firearm access, carriage, and possession among justice-involved youth. We conducted an …
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Samaa Kemal, Lauren Jones-Robinson, Kevin Rak, Cassandra Otoo, Leonardo Barrera, Karen Sheehan
Community health promotion offers a potential solution to persistent healthcare challenges, with community health workers playing a pivotal role. The Community Training Institute for Health Disparities (CTIHD) implemented a problem-solving …
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Luisa Morales-Torres, David A. Vélez-Maldonado, Fernando J. Rosario-Maldonado, Jeannie M. Aguirre-Hernández, Jorge L. Motta-Pagán, Dorimar Rodríguez-Torruella, Eida Castro-Figueroa, Axel Ramos-Lucca, Elizabeth Rivera-Mateo, Melissa Marzán-Rodríguez, Julio Jiménez-Chávez
The purpose of this study was to explore Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) as a moderator between sleep duration/irregularity and overweight/obesity in U.S. adolescents. Using the National Survey of Children’s Health 2017–2018 cross-sectional …
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Lauren B. Covington, Xiaopeng Ji, Janeese A. Brownlow, Ming Ji, Freda Patterson
In Taiwan, hesitancy regarding COVID-19 vaccination centered more on the choice of vaccine brand than on the decision to vaccinate. However, there is limited research exploring the factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine brand preferences from a …
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are pivotal in delivering healthcare services to underserved populations in the United States. While the number of FQHCs and FQHC look-alikes has been increasing, intensifying competition, limited …
Authors:
Seongwon Choi, Ganisher Davlyatov, William Opoku-Agyeman
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and exacerbated a public health workforce shortage and national strategies have called for the development of clear occupational pathways for students to enter the public health workforce and meaningful public health …
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Eric W. Hall, Shabir Sarwary, Amelia Reynolds, Julia Przedworski, Abigail Newby-Kew, Karen Camp, Jennifer H. Ku, Jonathan M. Snowden
Less than two-thirds of US adolescents are up-to-date with HPV vaccination. While mothers engaged in preventive care are more likely to seek preventive care for their children, current studies on associations between maternal cervical cancer …
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Adino Tesfahun Tsegaye, John Lin, Allison Cole, Adam A Szpiro, Darcy W. Rao, Judd Walson, Rachel L. Winer
This study investigated community empowerment as a means of addressing food insecurity amongst underserved neighborhoods by increasing available and affordable food choices through Clementine Collective stands in Staten Island, New York (Richmond …
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Miral Abbas, Zainab Nasar, David Rosenthal, Heather Butts, Robert Fullilove, Daphne Derose, Patrick Moreau, Hedda Ngyuen, Monica Law
Children from diverse ethnic groups are at significantly increased risk for dental caries. In particular, American Indian (AI) children have the highest incidence of detal caries of any ethnic group. The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically restricted …
Authors:
Steven D. Barger, Christine Kirby, Heather Thomas, Carolyn Camplain, Sara Young, Gerlinda Morrison, Stephanie Hyeoma, Skyler J. Bordeaux, Chloe Horowitz, Julie A. Baldwin
This study is the first to report the results of a scan of the official webpages of all public and private colleges and universities in the state of Oregon, including but not limited to student health services webpages and student handbooks, to …
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Gulaiim Almatkyzy, Ashley Vaughn, Dharmakrishna Mirza, Cynthia M. Mojica
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27-02-2024 | Vaccination | Original Paper
