2012
Resources and Interest Among Faith Based Organizations for Influenza Vaccination Programs
Bond K, Jones K, Ompad D, Vlahov D. Resources and Interest Among Faith Based Organizations for Influenza Vaccination Programs. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2012, 15: 758-763. PMID: 22623183, PMCID: PMC4108338, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-012-9645-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCommunity-Institutional RelationsData CollectionHealth PromotionHealth ResourcesHumansImmunization ProgramsInfluenza VaccinesInfluenza, HumanMedically Underserved AreaNew York CityReligionConceptsInfluenza vaccination programHealth promotion programsVaccination programPromotion programsAnnual influenza vaccination ratesHealth concernInfluenza immunization ratesInfluenza vaccination ratesNational health objectivesHealth promotion initiativesLocal health departmentsCommunity-based venuesInfluenza vaccinationProject VivaVaccination ratesImmunization ratesHealth departmentsPromotion initiativesHealth programsHealth activitiesHealth objectivesFaith-based organizationsHealth programmingHealth MinistryTelephone survey
2001
Collaboration among Community Members, Local Health Service Providers, and Researchers in an Urban Research Center in Harlem, New York
Galea S, Factor S, Bonner S, Foley M, Freudenberg N, Latka M, Palermo A, Vlahov D. Collaboration among Community Members, Local Health Service Providers, and Researchers in an Urban Research Center in Harlem, New York. Public Health Reports 2001, 116: 530-539. PMID: 12196612, PMCID: PMC1497380, DOI: 10.1093/phr/116.6.530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAsthmaChildCommunity Health PlanningCommunity ParticipationCommunity-Institutional RelationsCooperative BehaviorDecision Making, OrganizationalHealth Planning CouncilsHealth PrioritiesHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services ResearchHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansModels, OrganizationalNew York CityPublic Health AdministrationSocial EnvironmentSubstance Abuse, IntravenousUrban HealthConceptsInjection drug usersCommunity advisory boardUrban Research CenterDrug usersInfectious diseasesLocal health service providersPublic health professionalsSelf-management skillsHealth service providersUrban Epidemiologic StudiesCenter experienceAsthma awarenessEpidemiologic studiesCare providersLocal community-based organizationsHealth professionalsProblem substance useAsthmaChild care providersSubstance useEducational interventionSubstance usersCommunity healthCommunity-based organizationsInterventionFactors Associated with Adolescent Initiation of Injection Drug Use
Fuller C, Vlahov D, Arria A, Ompad D, Garfein R, Strathdee S. Factors Associated with Adolescent Initiation of Injection Drug Use. Public Health Reports 2001, 116: 136-145. PMID: 11889281, PMCID: PMC1913680, DOI: 10.1093/phr/116.s1.136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAdultAge FactorsBaltimoreBlack or African AmericanCommunity-Institutional RelationsFemaleHealth BehaviorHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansLogistic ModelsMalePrimary PreventionProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk-TakingSexual BehaviorSubstance Abuse, IntravenousConceptsInjection drug useDrug useMedian ageInitiation of injectionCrack smokingNon-injection drug useAdolescent initiationHigh-risk groupYears of ageIllicit drug useAfrican AmericansDrug use practicesStudy enrollmentPrevents onsetEarly prevention effortsDrug usersMultivariate analysisCocaine useCondom useSmoking marijuanaLogistic regressionYoung drug usersPrevention effortsYoung adulthoodSmoking
1998
The role of needle exchange programs in HIV prevention.
Vlahov D, Junge B. The role of needle exchange programs in HIV prevention. Public Health Reports 1998, 113 Suppl 1: 75-80. PMID: 9722812, PMCID: PMC1307729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesCommunity-Institutional RelationsHepatitis, Viral, HumanHIV InfectionsHumansNeedle-Exchange ProgramsPreventive Health ServicesSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusNeedle exchange programsCase-control studyNeedle exchangeHIV preventionMultiperson useNew Haven's needle exchange programDrug usersDrug useBlood-borne viral infectionsHepatitis C virus infectionSyringe-sharing behaviorsC virus infectionBlood-borne infectionsInjection drug useBlood-borne pathogensPossession of syringesSyringe trackingHCV infectionHepatitis BHIV seroincidenceHIV infectionImmunodeficiency syndromeHIV transmissionImmunodeficiency virus