2025
Rethinking Smoking and Quitting in Low-Income Contexts: A Qualitative Analysis with Implications for Practice and Policy
Cano M, Perez O, Reyes S, Pineda B, Muñoz R. Rethinking Smoking and Quitting in Low-Income Contexts: A Qualitative Analysis with Implications for Practice and Policy. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2025, 22: 1122. PMID: 40724189, PMCID: PMC12294188, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22071122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-income individualsSocial determinantsSafety-net primary care clinicSample of low-income adultsExperiences of low-income peopleSocial determinants of healthSemi-structured qualitative interviewsDeterminants of healthPrimary care clinicsSmoking cessation effortsLow-income adultsPublic health policiesThematic analytic approachLow-income populationsCare clinicsPatient-centeredLow-income contextsCessation effortsTranscribed interviewsSmoking ratesHealth policyTobacco useSustained cessationCommunity sitesLow-incomeCommunity-Engaged Codesign and Piloting of the FOOD4MOMS Produce Prescription Program for Pregnant Latina Women
Segura-Pérez S, Tristán Urrutia A, He A, Hromi-Fiedler A, Gionteris K, Duffany K, Rhodes E, Pérez-Escamilla R. Community-Engaged Codesign and Piloting of the FOOD4MOMS Produce Prescription Program for Pregnant Latina Women. Current Developments In Nutrition 2025, 9: 104572. PMID: 40145018, PMCID: PMC11938078, DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.104572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchListening sessionsPrescription programPilot participantsSpecial Supplemental Nutrition ProgramMaternal health programsSupplemental Nutrition ProgramPilot study participantsHigh levels of satisfactionAdult pregnant womenElectronic benefits transfer cardsLow-income individualsRatings of benefitVegetable consumptionLevel of satisfactionHealth programsNutrition classesNutrition ProgramEating plentyCodesign phaseLow-income familiesThematic analysisStudy participantsPregnancy trimesterPregnant mothersPregnant womenP-1273. Connecting Underserved Communities With Saliva-Based PCR Testing for Respiratory Infection: Insights From A Mobile Lab-In-A-Van Pilot
Choate B, Sardana R, Fajardo K, Wyllie A, Levi A. P-1273. Connecting Underserved Communities With Saliva-Based PCR Testing for Respiratory Infection: Insights From A Mobile Lab-In-A-Van Pilot. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2025, 12: ofae631.1454. PMCID: PMC11778523, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.1454.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary healthcare plansPrimary care providersEnhance healthcare accessAnnual household incomeLow-income individualsCare providersHealthcare accessPatient perspectiveUnderserved communitiesUnderserved populationsHealthcare planningSARS-CoV-2 testingUnderserved neighborhoodsHealth informationIdentified barriersParticipant demographicsOvercome barriersService accessCommunity eventsMobility testsSARS-CoV-2 PCR testHousehold incomeCommunity needsSurvey questionsParticipants' responses
2024
Juggling to stay afloat: Debt and health under financialization
Harper A, Bardelli T, Kwok K. Juggling to stay afloat: Debt and health under financialization. SSM - Mental Health 2024, 6: 100363. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmmh.2024.100363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst-Generation Low-Income Individuals in Medicine: A Scoping Review
Zheng S, Brutus N, Rivera A, O’Marr J, Gardezi M, Grimshaw A, Malcolm K, Marcellon R, Mason H, Cavallo J. First-Generation Low-Income Individuals in Medicine: A Scoping Review. Academic Medicine 2024, 100: 507-521. PMID: 39292871, PMCID: PMC11910383, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000005877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-income individualsLevel of evidenceScoping ReviewMedical schoolsFamily medicine specialtyMedical education stakeholdersComprehensive scoping reviewHighest level of evidenceU.S. medical schoolsDatabase searchEnglish-language articlesPrimary careLeaves of absenceUnderserved communitiesMedicine specialtyMedical school performanceWeb of Science Core CollectionDatabase inceptionLow-incomeMedical educationData extractionOvid MEDLINEEvidence levelRisk adjustmentScience Core CollectionSodium Intake and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Predominantly Low-Income Black and White US Residents
Yoon H, Cai Q, Yang J, Lipworth L, Cai H, Yu D, Steinwandel M, Gupta D, Blot W, Zheng W, Shu X. Sodium Intake and Cause-Specific Mortality Among Predominantly Low-Income Black and White US Residents. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e243802. PMID: 38530308, PMCID: PMC10966417, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.3802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPopulation-attributable riskCause-specific mortalityLow-income BlackHazard ratioWhite individualsCohort studyBlack individualsPopulation-attributable risk estimatesSouthern Community Cohort StudyCommunity health centersMultivariable-adjusted Cox regressionCommunity Cohort StudyDietary sodium intakeEstimate hazard ratiosPublic health programsAssociated with sodium intakeFood frequency questionnaireSodium intakeLow-income AmericansCurrent dietary recommendationsLow-income individualsReduce sodium intakeCVD mortalityExcess dietary sodiumNo significant association
2023
Metabolite Signature of Life’s Essential 8 and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Low-Income Black and White Americans
Deng K, Gupta D, Shu X, Lipworth L, Zheng W, Thomas V, Cai H, Cai Q, Wang T, Yu D. Metabolite Signature of Life’s Essential 8 and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Low-Income Black and White Americans. Circulation Genomic And Precision Medicine 2023, 16: e004230. PMID: 38014580, PMCID: PMC10843634, DOI: 10.1161/circgen.123.004230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control study of coronary heart diseaseLife's Essential 8 scoreLife's Essential 8Associated with lower CHD riskLower CHD riskLow-income BlackCoronary heart diseaseCHD riskSouthern Community Cohort StudyStudy of coronary heart diseaseRobust to adjustmentRisk of coronary heart diseaseCommunity Cohort StudyNested Case-Control StudyConditional logistic regressionLow-income AmericansHeart diseaseWhite AmericansCase-control studyLow-income individualsMetabolite signaturesChinese adultsHealth statusCardiovascular healthCHD preventionChanges in criminal justice involvement among renters in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit properties
Witte L, Tsai J, Cuccaro P, Link A, Cox V, Schick V. Changes in criminal justice involvement among renters in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit properties. Housing Studies 2023, 40: 94-115. DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2023.2266383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCriminal justice involvementLow-Income Housing Tax CreditJustice involvementExperience of homelessnessExtensive criminal historiesLIHTC housingHousing residentsFederal governmentCriminal historyLow-income individualsHousingTax creditsUnited StatesConvictionMain waysResidentsNegative binomial regressionGovernmentHomelessnessRentersCommunityBinomial regressionExperienceInvolvementCreditExamining the Potential Impact of Restricting Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Housing for Individuals With Certain Criminal Convictions in Texas
Witte L, Tsai J, Cuccaro P, Link A, Cox V, Schick V. Examining the Potential Impact of Restricting Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Housing for Individuals With Certain Criminal Convictions in Texas. Housing Policy Debate 2023, 34: 353-371. DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2023.2246943.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCriminal historySupportive housing providersExperience of homelessnessCriminal justice involvementHousing providersHistory of homelessnessU.S. policyHousing residentsEthnic minoritiesJustice involvementLow-income individualsCriminal convictionsDrug convictionsHousingHomeless individualsHomelessnessState of TexasResidentsRecovery of individualsConvictionPotential impactPolicyIncarcerationRecidivismRulesUse of Smart Devices to Track Cardiovascular Health Goals in the United States
Aminorroaya A, Dhingra L, Nargesi A, Oikonomou E, Krumholz H, Khera R. Use of Smart Devices to Track Cardiovascular Health Goals in the United States. JACC Advances 2023, 2: 100544. PMID: 38094515, PMCID: PMC10718569, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2023.100544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealth goalsRisk of cardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular risk factorsNationally representative Health Information National Trends SurveyHealth Information National Trends SurveyU.S. adultsCardiovascular diseaseNational Trends SurveyRisk factors of hypertensionDigital health interventionsCardiovascular health goalsHealth-related goalsRisk of CVDFactors of hypertensionU.S. adult populationCardiovascular risk managementHigher educational attainmentLow-income individualsSmart devicesTrends SurveyImprove careHealth interventionsNational estimatesRisk factorsSurvey participantsBirth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Patterns by Family Income in the U.S.
Jeon J, Cao P, Fleischer N, Levy D, Holford T, Meza R, Tam J. Birth Cohort‒Specific Smoking Patterns by Family Income in the U.S. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 64: s32-s41. PMID: 36653231, PMCID: PMC11186479, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFederal poverty levelBirth cohortSmoking patternsSmoking prevalenceFamily incomeRecent cohortsRecent birth cohortsHigh-income groupsCessation probabilitiesLower cessationPoverty levelCohortMore recent cohortsSmoking disparitiesPrevalenceIncome groupsIntervention strategiesCohort modelOlder cohortGreater declineLevel groupLow-income individualsCessationCohort differencesFuture studies
2022
Using a structural vulnerability framework to understand the impact of COVID‐19 on the lives of Medicaid beneficiaries receiving substance use treatment in New York City
Zhen‐Duan J, Gade N, Falgas‐Bagué I, Sue KL, DeJonckheere M, Alegría M. Using a structural vulnerability framework to understand the impact of COVID‐19 on the lives of Medicaid beneficiaries receiving substance use treatment in New York City. Health Services Research 2022, 57: 1104-1111. PMID: 35340033, PMCID: PMC9111318, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew York CityLow-income individualsStructural vulnerabilityPrimary qualitative dataDepth qualitative interviewsQualitative research approachCOVID-19 pandemicThematic analysis approachYork CityDepth interviewsEconomic disparitiesQualitative interviewsVulnerability frameworkEthnic minority adultsFood insecurityStructural competencyQualitative dataSocial relationshipsHousing conditionsThematic analysisCommunity resourcesResearch approachCOVID-19Theoretical frameworkHome orders
2021
Does rental assistance improve mental health? Insights from a longitudinal cohort study
Denary W, Fenelon A, Schlesinger P, Purtle J, Blankenship KM, Keene DE. Does rental assistance improve mental health? Insights from a longitudinal cohort study. Social Science & Medicine 2021, 282: 114100. PMID: 34144434, PMCID: PMC8299474, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRental assistanceUnited StatesHousing costsLow-income individualsUrban developmentMental healthEligible householdsBudgetary constraintsAssistanceFixed-effects analysisPsychological distressHouseholdsFinancial strainLongitudinal dataLongitudinal cohort studyLow-income adultsNew HavenNon-significant decreaseCross-sectional analysisRentersHousingU.S. DepartmentCohort study
2019
Eviction From Renter-occupied Households and Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Niccolai LM, Blankenship KM, Keene DE. Eviction From Renter-occupied Households and Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2019, 46: 63-68. PMID: 30148755, PMCID: PMC6289707, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000000904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian ratePredictors of STIRates of chlamydiaNumerous health outcomesTertile categoriesPotential confoundersSTI ratesSTI riskCounty-level associationsHealth outcomesInfection rateSimilar associationChlamydiaConfidence intervalsGonorrheaHigh rateLow-income individualsDescriptive statisticsHousing instabilityAssociation
2017
Ability to Reach Low-Income Smokers Enrolled in a Randomised Controlled Trial Varies with Time of Month
Hawk K, Shi R, Weiss J, Makuch R, Toll B, Bernstein SL. Ability to Reach Low-Income Smokers Enrolled in a Randomised Controlled Trial Varies with Time of Month. The Journal Of Smoking Cessation 2017, 13: 227-232. PMID: 31452822, PMCID: PMC6709708, DOI: 10.1017/jsc.2017.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-income smokersWeek 4Week 1Time of monthTobacco dependence treatmentOne-month followControlled TrialsAcademic EDEmergency departmentDependence treatmentWeek 2SmokersLow-income populationsWeek 3Study participantsMonthsFollowPhone callsLow-income individualsSuccessful contactTrialsFuture studiesParticipantsCellphone serviceUrban communitiesThe Critical Roles of Health Professionals in Climate Change Prevention and Preparedness
Kreslake J, Sarfaty M, Roser-Renouf C, Leiserowitz A, Maibach E. The Critical Roles of Health Professionals in Climate Change Prevention and Preparedness. American Journal Of Public Health 2017, 108: e1-e2. PMID: 29072941, PMCID: PMC5922192, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2017.304044.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Financial versus health motivation to quit smoking: A randomized field study
Sindelar JL, O'Malley SS. Financial versus health motivation to quit smoking: A randomized field study. Preventive Medicine 2013, 59: 1-4. PMID: 24139975, PMCID: PMC4869074, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.10.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRewarding Healthy Food Choices in SNAP: Behavioral Economic Applications
RICHARDS MR, SINDELAR JL. Rewarding Healthy Food Choices in SNAP: Behavioral Economic Applications. Milbank Quarterly 2013, 91: 395-412. PMID: 23758515, PMCID: PMC3696202, DOI: 10.1111/milq.12017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramBehavioural economics applicationsSNAP benefitsBehavioral economic insightsLow-income individualsEffective policy responsesNutrition Assistance ProgramSNAP fundsBehavioral economicsEconomic insightsAlternative policiesPolicy responsesEconomic applicationsLow-income populationsAdditional incentivesBehavioral impedimentsHealthy food purchasesAdministrative capacitySNAP recipientsAssistance programsFood purchasesHealthy purchasesShopping patternsNew delivery optionsPurchaseCharacteristics of Adults With Substance Use Disorders Expected to Be Eligible for Medicaid Under the ACA
Busch SH, Meara E, Huskamp HA, Barry CL. Characteristics of Adults With Substance Use Disorders Expected to Be Eligible for Medicaid Under the ACA. Psychiatric Services 2013, 64: 520-526. PMID: 23450343, PMCID: PMC3672321, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disorder treatmentUse disorder treatmentAffordable Care ActSubstance use disordersDisorder treatmentMedicaid enrolleesUse disordersUnmet needTreatment ratesSignificant unmet needFederal poverty levelCharacteristics of adultsTreatment needsMedicaid coverageDrug useHealth statusUninsured individualsInsurance expansionDemographic characteristicsCare ActDisordersTreatmentNational surveyLow-income individualsInformal care
2005
Predicting Medical Regimen Adherence: The Interactions of Health Locus of Control Beliefs
O’hea E, Grothe KB, Bodenlos JS, Boudreaux ED, White MA, Brantley PJ. Predicting Medical Regimen Adherence: The Interactions of Health Locus of Control Beliefs. Journal Of Health Psychology 2005, 10: 705-717. PMID: 16033792, DOI: 10.1177/1359105305055330.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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