2025
A social-ecological-technological vulnerability approach for assessing urban hydrological risks
Khromova S, Méndez G, Eckelman M, Herreros-Cantis P, Langemeyer J. A social-ecological-technological vulnerability approach for assessing urban hydrological risks. Ecological Indicators 2025, 173: 113334. PMID: 40255455, PMCID: PMC12006026, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113334.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial-ecological-technological systemsExtreme climatic eventsClimatic eventsResilient urban futuresAssess vulnerabilitySewer overflowsRisk indexVulnerability approachClimate changePopulation growthUrban population growthEnvironmental challengesSocially vulnerable communitiesSewer infrastructureFlood eventsSewerUrban geographySocial vulnerabilityVulnerable communitiesUrban futuresVulnerabilityHigh-risk communitiesCommunityMultiple vulnerabilitiesHotspots
2024
Preventing overdoses involving stimulants: the POINTS study protocol
Hughto J, Rich J, Kelly P, Vento S, Silcox J, Noh M, Pletta D, Erowid E, Erowid F, Green T. Preventing overdoses involving stimulants: the POINTS study protocol. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 2325. PMID: 39192313, PMCID: PMC11348517, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19779-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid-involved overdosesIntervention strategiesPrevent overdoseProtective factorsMultilevel intervention strategiesIntervention development effortsMixed-methods researchMixed-methods findingsHigh-risk communitiesRhode IslandNon-fatal overdoseSocial epidemiologyOverdose preventionCommunity stakeholdersDrug use patternsEpidemiological methodsMulti-pronged approachOverdose crisisBackgroundIn recent yearsStudy protocolCommunity leadersOverdose epidemicDrug checkingIllicit stimulantsRisk factors
2022
Linking rattiness, geography and environmental degradation to spillover Leptospira infections in marginalised urban settings: An eco-epidemiological community-based cohort study in Brazil
Eyre MT, Souza FN, Carvalho-Pereira T, Nery N, de Oliveira D, Cruz JS, Sacramento GA, Khalil H, Wunder EA, Hacker KP, Hagan JE, Childs JE, Reis MG, Begon M, Diggle PJ, Ko AI, Giorgi E, Costa F. Linking rattiness, geography and environmental degradation to spillover Leptospira infections in marginalised urban settings: An eco-epidemiological community-based cohort study in Brazil. ELife 2022, 11: e73120. PMID: 36111781, PMCID: PMC9560157, DOI: 10.7554/elife.73120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfection riskSignificant global public health burdenCommunity-based cohort studyGlobal public health burdenPublic health burdenAgents of leptospirosisExposure of interestYears of agePublic health interventionsHigh-risk communitiesJoint spatial modellingZoonotic spilloverCohort studyHuman infection riskMale genderSerological evidenceHealth burdenLeptospira infectionLeptospiral infectionInfection rateHealth interventionsEco-epidemiological studiesHealth surveillanceFundação de Amparo à PesquisaOswaldo Cruz FoundationStudy protocol of a randomized controlled trial comparing two linkage models for HIV prevention and treatment in justice-involved persons
Springer SA, Nijhawan AE, Knight K, Kuo I, Di Paola A, Schlossberg E, Frank CA, Sanchez M, Pankow J, Proffitt RP, Lehman W, Pulitzer Z, Thompson K, Violette S, Harding KK. Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial comparing two linkage models for HIV prevention and treatment in justice-involved persons. BMC Infectious Diseases 2022, 22: 380. PMID: 35428213, PMCID: PMC9013109, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07354-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJustice-involved individualsAntiretroviral treatmentHIV preventionUse disordersStudy participantsStimulant useSubstance use disorder servicesCommunity-based HIVPost-release interventionsPrimary implementation outcomeHIV viral loadPre-exposure prophylaxisOpioid use disorderTreatment of HIVHIV risk behaviorsRisk of HIVSubstance use disordersHigh-risk communitiesHybrid type 1Justice-involved personsHCV testingLinkage interventionHIV careSecondary outcomesART adherence
2010
Testing for HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Viral Hepatitis in Jails: Still a Missed Opportunity for Public Health and HIV Prevention
Flanigan TP, Zaller N, Beckwith CG, Bazerman LB, Rana A, Gardner A, Wohl DA, Altice FL. Testing for HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Viral Hepatitis in Jails: Still a Missed Opportunity for Public Health and HIV Prevention. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2010, 55: s78-s83. PMID: 21406992, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181fbc94f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health opportunityHIV preventionInfectious diseasesViral hepatitisHIV testingJail-based screeningHealth opportunitiesHigh-risk communitiesSTI diagnosisHIV infectionSTI testingCommunity prevalenceHigh riskHIVCommunity careInfectionPreventionDiseaseHepatitisTreatmentPublic healthIncarcerated individualsVast majorityPersons of colorTesting
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