2025
Longitudinal and Geographic Trends in Perceived Racial Discrimination Among Adolescents in the United States: The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study
Fields C, Black C, Calhoun A, Rosenblatt M, Rodriguez R, Aina J, Thind J, Grayson J, Khalifa F, Assari S, Zhou X, Nagata J, Gee D. Longitudinal and Geographic Trends in Perceived Racial Discrimination Among Adolescents in the United States: The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2025, 77: 118-127. PMID: 40382724, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic youthPerceived DiscriminationDevelopment studiesHigher levels of perceived discriminationAmerican Community SurveyAnti-Black biasLevels of perceived discriminationPacific IslandersPerceived Discrimination ScaleWhite non-Hispanic youthNeighborhood segregationBlack householdsBlack youthContext-specific approachImmigrant backgroundPerceived Racial DiscriminationRacial discriminationCommunity surveyRacial biasYouthGeographic variationStructural contextAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development StudyNational representativesRacial/ethnic groupsStructural racism and intimate partner violence perpetration among racially diverse men transitioning into fatherhood: an anti-racist approach to IPV prevention
Willie T, Linton S, Adams L, Overstreet N, Whittaker S, Faller T, Knight D, Kershaw T. Structural racism and intimate partner violence perpetration among racially diverse men transitioning into fatherhood: an anti-racist approach to IPV prevention. Injury Epidemiology 2025, 12: 10. PMID: 40012062, PMCID: PMC11866592, DOI: 10.1186/s40621-025-00562-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntimate Partner Violence PerpetrationIntimate partner violenceEmotional IPV perpetrationIPV perpetrationStructural racismRacial discriminationRacially diverse menEmotional violenceFemale partnersIntimate partner violence preventionRacial residential segregationDiverse menAmerican Community SurveyAnti-racist approachAssociated with more stressResidential segregationInterpersonal racial discriminationPartner violenceIncome inequalityEmployment inequalitiesViolence perpetrationEconomic stressorsMen's useCommunity surveyRacismEvaluating the environmental justice dimensions of odor in Denver, Colorado
deSouza P, Rees A, Oscilowicz E, Lawlor B, Obermann W, Dickinson K, McKenzie L, Magzamen S, Miller S, Bell M. Evaluating the environmental justice dimensions of odor in Denver, Colorado. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2025, 1-10. PMID: 39984671, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-025-00760-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCensus block groupsDepartment of Public HealthSocioeconomic dataLocation of facilitiesAmerican Community SurveyEnvironmental justice challengesEnvironmental justice dimensionsBlock groupJustice challengesWorkplace disparitiesCommunity surveyIntensity categoriesPublic healthDisparitiesJustice dimensionsExposure disparitiesShape disparityImpactOur studyComplaintsCensusThemes
2024
Socioenvironmental Factors are Associated With Dopamine Transporter Availability in Healthy Individuals but not in Parkinson’s Disease
Cayir S, Tezel M, Matuskey D. Socioenvironmental Factors are Associated With Dopamine Transporter Availability in Healthy Individuals but not in Parkinson’s Disease. Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry And Neurology 2024, 38: 143-149. PMID: 39244698, DOI: 10.1177/08919887241281062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedian household incomeDopaminergic functionHealthy individualsSocioenvironmental factorsEducation levelHousehold incomeZip code tabulation areasBrain dopaminergic functionDopamine transporter availabilityResidential zip codeParkinson's Progression Markers InitiativeParkinson's diseaseNo significant associationAmerican Community SurveyDAT availabilityDopamine transporterZip codesClinical dataHealthy subjectsSocioenvironmental variablesCommunity surveySignificant associationPD groupPoverty ratesStudy findingsImpact of Poverty on Stroke Recurrence: A Population-Based Study.
Becker C, Sucharew H, Robinson D, Stamm B, Royan R, Nobel L, Stanton R, Jasne A, Woo D, De Los Rios La Rosa F, Mackey J, Ferioli S, Mistry E, Demel S, Haverbusch M, Coleman E, Slavin S, Walsh K, Star M, Flaherty M, Martini S, Kissela B, Kleindorfer D. Impact of Poverty on Stroke Recurrence: A Population-Based Study. Neurology 2024, 102: e209423. PMID: 38759136, PMCID: PMC11175648, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeighborhood socioeconomic statusPopulation-based studyIncident strokeCensus tractsSecondary analysisGreater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky regionStroke recurrencePoisson regression modelsPoverty lineFederal poverty lineRecurrent strokeRecurrence riskVascular risk factorsResidents of poor neighborhoodsStudy periodAmerican Community SurveyNeighborhood povertySocioeconomic statusExcess riskStroke incidenceImpact of povertyPrimary exposureRelative riskStroke recurrence riskWhite individualsUtilizing social determinants of health to identify most vulnerable neighborhoods–Latent class analysis and GIS map
Jiang Y, Backus K, Camardo M, Morin J, Velazco O, Kershaw T. Utilizing social determinants of health to identify most vulnerable neighborhoods–Latent class analysis and GIS map. Preventive Medicine 2024, 184: 107997. PMID: 38729527, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2024.107997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinants of healthTeen birth ratesLatent class analysisDeterminants of healthSocial determinantsBirth rateClass analysisCensus tractsVulnerable neighborhoodsU.S. American Community SurveyTeen pregnancyRenter-occupied housingAmerican Community SurveyLower socioeconomic characteristicsAt-risk neighborhoodsCensus tract levelMultiple social determinantsPublic health practitionersPublic health strategiesLatent class analysis resultsPoisson regression modelsGEE Poisson regression modelsLower povertyLatent classesTeen pregnancy ratesNeighborhood-level economic characteristics and depression and PTSD symptoms among Houstonians who have experienced Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19
Cohen G, Wang R, Rosenberg S, Sampson L, Lowe S, Cabral H, Ruggiero K, Galea S. Neighborhood-level economic characteristics and depression and PTSD symptoms among Houstonians who have experienced Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19. Psychiatry Research 2024, 333: 115766. PMID: 38335779, PMCID: PMC10964477, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociated with higher symptom scoresPosttraumatic stress disorderIncome inequalityMedian incomeNeighborhood socioeconomic contextNeighborhood socioeconomic factorsEconomic characteristicsIndividual-level exposuresNeighbourhood income inequalityNeighborhood median incomeRisk of depressionScores of depressionAmerican Community SurveyMass traumatic eventsSymptoms of depressionMental health consequencesMultilevel linear modelsTraumatic eventsSocioeconomic factorsScore of posttraumatic stress disorderSocioeconomic contextCommunity surveyPosttraumatic stress disorder symptomsSuper neighborhoodsMultilevel modelsGeographic Dialysis Facility Density and Early Dialysis Initiation
Hemmige V, Deshpande P, Norris K, Shen J, Erickson K, Johansen K, Golestaneh L. Geographic Dialysis Facility Density and Early Dialysis Initiation. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2350009. PMID: 38170525, PMCID: PMC10765261, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.50009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth service areasFacility densityUS Renal Data SystemHigh-intensity careResidential zip codeSystem-level supportCross-sectional studyCross-sectional analysisPredialysis nephrology carePrimary careAmerican Community SurveyRates of heart failureHospital benchmarkingMain OutcomesZip codesHemodialysis initiationBlack individualsCommunity surveyCalendar yearNephrology careDialysis facilitiesCareOddsPopulation dataComprehensive registry
2023
Comparison of Projected Hemophilia a Populations Residing in Hospital Referral Regions with and without Hemophilia Treatment Centers in the US
Santaella M, Raimundo K, Schuldt R, Recht M. Comparison of Projected Hemophilia a Populations Residing in Hospital Referral Regions with and without Hemophilia Treatment Centers in the US. Blood 2023, 142: 3696. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-181009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital referral regionsCenters for Disease Control and PreventionHemophilia treatment centersReferral regionsUS populationAdvance health equityCenters for Disease Control and Prevention estimatesImprove care accessDisease Control and PreventionControl and PreventionTreatment centersHealth equityCare accessAmerican Community SurveyOutreach clinicsVirtual appointmentsAdequate careRacial disparitiesHaemophilia A populationCareCommunity surveyMedian incomeDemographic characteristicsPWHARacial differencesNeighborhood Characteristics and the Burden of E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury: An Ecological Comparison Study
Lee H, Weerakoon S, Harrell M, Messiah S, Rao D. Neighborhood Characteristics and the Burden of E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use-Associated Lung Injury: An Ecological Comparison Study. Pediatric Allergy Immunology And Pulmonology 2023, 36: 16-22. PMID: 36930825, DOI: 10.1089/ped.2022.0133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocioeconomic statusZip codesHealth insuranceE-cigarettesEVALI casesNeighborhood-level characteristicsPatient's zip codeElectronic medical recordsTargeted prevention programsProduct use-associated lung injuryHigh school educationUse-associated lung injuryAt-risk communitiesPrivate health insuranceData of adolescentsAmerican Community SurveySES characteristicsChildren's Medical Center DallasNeighborhood characteristicsPrevention programsInvestigate associationsCommunity surveyNinety-five percentMedical recordsVaping productsEstimated rates of progression to tuberculosis disease for persons infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the United States
Ekramnia M, Li Y, Haddad M, Marks S, Kammerer J, Swartwood N, Cohen T, Miller J, Horsburgh C, Salomon J, Menzies N. Estimated rates of progression to tuberculosis disease for persons infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the United States. Epidemiology 2023, 35: 164-173. PMID: 38290139, PMCID: PMC10832387, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001707.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterferon-gamma release assayNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyHealth and Nutrition Examination SurveyUS-born statusNational TB Surveillance SystemReactivation TBNutrition Examination SurveyInterferon-gammaIGRA sensitivityTB surveillance systemProgression to tuberculosis diseaseNationally representative dataEnd-stage renal diseaseReactivation rateAmerican Community SurveyExamination SurveyPerson yearsRace-EthnicityUS populationTB ratesTB incidenceCommunity surveyRepresentative dataSurveillance systemRelease assay
2022
Achieving a Representative Sample of Asian Americans in Biomedical Research Through Community-Based Approaches: Comparing Demographic Data in the All of Us Research Program With the American Community Survey
Randal F, Lozano P, Qi S, Maene C, Shah S, Mo Y, Ratsimbazafy F, Boerwinkle E, Cicek M, Clark C, Cohn E, Gebo K, Loperena R, Mayo K, Mockrin S, Ohno-Machado L, Schully S, Ramirez A, Aschebrook-Kilfoy B, Ahsan H, Lam H, Kim K. Achieving a Representative Sample of Asian Americans in Biomedical Research Through Community-Based Approaches: Comparing Demographic Data in the All of Us Research Program With the American Community Survey. Journal Of Transcultural Nursing 2022, 34: 59-67. PMID: 36398985, DOI: 10.1177/10436596221130796.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
The Role of Place in Disparities Affecting Black Men Receiving Hemodialysis
Golestaneh L, Karaboyas A, Cavanaugh K, Umeukeje E, Johns T, Thorpe R, Bruce M, Griffith D, Melamed M, Norris K. The Role of Place in Disparities Affecting Black Men Receiving Hemodialysis. Kidney International Reports 2020, 6: 357-365. PMID: 33615061, PMCID: PMC7879205, DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2020.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProportion of Black residentsIncidence rate ratiosBlack residentsBlack menEstimate incidence rate ratiosAdherence to dialysis treatmentsEnd stage kidney disease populationCohort of black menUS Dialysis OutcomesRates of hypertensionCox proportional hazards modelsNegative binomial regressionPractice Patterns StudyAmerican Community SurveyProportional hazards modelZip codesRate ratiosFewer comorbiditiesDisproportionate riskHospitalization ratesBinomial regressionCommunity surveyEstimate mortalityDialysis OutcomesNon-Black communitiesCommunity Racial Composition and Hospitalization Among Patients Receiving In-Center Hemodialysis
Golestaneh L, Cavanaugh K, Lo Y, Karaboyas A, Melamed M, Johns T, Norris K. Community Racial Composition and Hospitalization Among Patients Receiving In-Center Hemodialysis. American Journal Of Kidney Diseases 2020, 76: 754-764. PMID: 32673736, PMCID: PMC7844565, DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.05.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercentage of Black residentsBlack residentsRates of hospitalizationCommunity racial compositionDialysis facilitiesZip codesAbstractText Label="RESULTS">Mean ageLow socioeconomic statusIncidence rate ratiosUS Dialysis OutcomesComorbid conditionsCommunity-level variablesAssociation of patientAssociated with riskPotential confounding variablesNegative binomial regressionPractice Patterns StudyIn-Center HemodialysisAmerican Community SurveyAssociated with mortalitySocioeconomic statusDialysis careRate ratiosLowest tertileAge of study patients
2018
Cross-Jurisdictional Resource Sharing in Local Health Departments: Implications for Services, Quality, and Cost
Humphries DL, Hyde J, Hahn E, Atherly A, O’Keefe E, Wilkinson G, Eckhouse S, Huleatt S, Wong S, Kertanis J. Cross-Jurisdictional Resource Sharing in Local Health Departments: Implications for Services, Quality, and Cost. Frontiers In Public Health 2018, 6: 115. PMID: 29755964, PMCID: PMC5932147, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSemi-structured interviewsCross-jurisdictional sharingPublic health service deliveryBreadth of servicesAmerican Community SurveyIndependent jurisdictionsSmall jurisdictionsService delivery modelsLocal knowledgeHealth service deliveryLocal cultureLocal health departmentsSmall municipalitiesService deliveryLocal public healthQualitative dataJurisdictionsHealth departmentsCommunity health programsInterviewsPublic health systemCommunity surveyFood safety inspectionMunicipalitiesEconomies of scale
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