2024
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Control Following Release From Carceral Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Aminawung J, Puglisi L, Roy B, Horton N, Elumn J, Lin H, Bibbins-Domingo K, Krumholz H, Wang E. Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Control Following Release From Carceral Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2024, 13: ejaha2024035683t. PMID: 39248257, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.124.035683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUncontrolled CVD risk factorsCardiovascular disease risk factor controlCVD risk factorsRisk factor controlFactor controlRisk factorsSocial determinant of cardiovascular healthCardiovascular diseaseProspective cohort study of individualsDeterminants of cardiovascular healthPublic health prevention effortsCardiovascular disease risk factorsCohort study of individualsHealth prevention effortsCross-sectional studyProspective cohort studyCarceral facilitiesCorrectional facilitiesSocial determinantsTailored interventionsTraditional risk factorsStudy of individualsAdversity scorePerceived stressCardiovascular health
2023
Health Insurance and Mental Health Treatment Use Among Adults With Criminal Legal Involvement After Medicaid Expansion
Howell B, Hawks L, Balasuriya L, Chang V, Wang E, Winkelman T. Health Insurance and Mental Health Treatment Use Among Adults With Criminal Legal Involvement After Medicaid Expansion. Psychiatric Services 2023, 74: 1019-1026. PMID: 37016823, PMCID: PMC10939137, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth insurance coverageMental disordersMedicaid expansionSubstance useInsurance coverageTreatment useMental health treatment useAffordable Care Act Medicaid expansionMental health treatmentSubstance use disordersFederal poverty levelUse of treatmentsLegal involvementLow health insurance coverageNSDUH respondentsUse disordersHealth treatmentDrug useMental illnessPercentage point increaseAge 18Insurance accessDisordersHealth insuranceTreatment
2022
Incarceration status and cancer mortality: A population-based study
Oladeru OT, Aminawung JA, Lin HJ, Gonsalves L, Puglisi L, Mun S, Gallagher C, Soulos P, Gross CP, Wang EA. Incarceration status and cancer mortality: A population-based study. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0274703. PMID: 36112653, PMCID: PMC9481043, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274703.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based studyStage of diagnosisCancer mortalityInvasive cancerCancer diagnosisOverall survival rateCancer-related deathImmediate post-release periodCause mortalityTumor RegistryCancer characteristicsCancer survivalWorse outcomesCancer preventionHigh riskSurvival rateCancerMortalityIncarceration statusAdult residentsStudy periodTreatment effortsDiagnosisFive yearsPost-release period
2021
Exposure to Family Member Incarceration and Adult Well-being in the United States
Sundaresh R, Yi Y, Harvey TD, Roy B, Riley C, Lee H, Wildeman C, Wang EA. Exposure to Family Member Incarceration and Adult Well-being in the United States. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2111821. PMID: 34047791, PMCID: PMC8164096, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.11821.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
High Incarceration Rates Among Black Men Enrolled In Clinical Studies May Compromise Ability To Identify Disparities
Wang EA, Aminawung JA, Wildeman C, Ross JS, Krumholz HM. High Incarceration Rates Among Black Men Enrolled In Clinical Studies May Compromise Ability To Identify Disparities. Health Affairs 2014, 33: 848-855. PMID: 24799583, PMCID: PMC4065793, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical studiesHealth outcomesBlack menProspective clinical studyObservational clinical researchBlood InstituteNational HeartClinical researchWhite womenRacial disparitiesWhite menMinimal riskMenBlack womenHigh rateJail inmatesMinority populationsWomenOutcomesEffects of incarcerationImpact of incarcerationHigh incarceration ratesIncarcerationLungFollow
2013
A pilot study examining food insecurity and HIV risk behaviors among individuals recently released from prison.
Wang EA, Zhu GA, Evans L, Carroll-Scott A, Desai R, Fiellin LE. A pilot study examining food insecurity and HIV risk behaviors among individuals recently released from prison. AIDS Education And Prevention 2013, 25: 112-23. PMID: 23514079, PMCID: PMC3733343, DOI: 10.1521/aeap.2013.25.2.112.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Engaging individuals recently released from prison into primary care: a randomized trial.
Wang EA, Hong CS, Shavit S, Sanders R, Kessell E, Kushel MB. Engaging individuals recently released from prison into primary care: a randomized trial. American Journal Of Public Health 2012, 102: e22-9. PMID: 22813476, PMCID: PMC3482056, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2012.300894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care utilizationCare management programPrimary careCare utilizationED utilizationSafety net health care systemAcute care utilizationChronic medical conditionsEmergency department utilizationPrimary care engagementCommunity health workersHealth care systemTransition clinicIll patientsCare engagementChronic conditionsClinic participantsHealth workersMAIN OUTCOMEMedical conditionsCare systemCareEarly accessLower ratesHigh rate
2011
Studying Health Disparities by Including Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Wang EA, Wildeman C. Studying Health Disparities by Including Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals. JAMA 2011, 305: 1708-1709. PMID: 21521854, PMCID: PMC5476220, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.532.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Incarceration, Incident Hypertension, and Access to Health Care: Findings From the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study
Wang EA, Pletcher M, Lin F, Vittinghoff E, Kertesz SG, Kiefe CI, Bibbins-Domingo K. Incarceration, Incident Hypertension, and Access to Health Care: Findings From the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study. JAMA Internal Medicine 2009, 169: 687-693. PMID: 19364998, PMCID: PMC2829673, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionCohort StudiesCoronary DiseaseFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHealth Services AccessibilityHumansHypertensionIncidenceLongitudinal StudiesMalePredictive Value of TestsPrisonersPrisonsProbabilityRisk AssessmentSex DistributionSocioeconomic FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsCoronary Artery Risk DevelopmentYoung Adults (CARDIA) studyIncident hypertensionVentricular hypertrophyAdult studiesRisk DevelopmentYoung adultsCardiovascular disease mortalityCardiovascular disease riskLeft ventricular hypertrophyTreatment of hypertensionHealth care accessIllicit drug useHistory of incarcerationAssociations of incarcerationPrior incarcerationFuture hypertensionDiabetes ratesProspective studyDisease mortalityCholesterol levelsIndependent associationHigh prevalenceHypertensionCare access