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“It’s just us sitting there for 23 hours like we done something wrong”: Isolation, incarceration, and the COVID-19 pandemic
Rosenberg A, Puglisi L, Thomas K, Halberstam A, Martin R, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E. “It’s just us sitting there for 23 hours like we done something wrong”: Isolation, incarceration, and the COVID-19 pandemic. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0297518. PMID: 38354166, PMCID: PMC10866499, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncarcerated peopleCarceral settingsUnited States prisonsState prisonsMedical isolationCOVID-19 pandemicJailPrisonIsolation policyUnited StatesSocial relationshipsCOVID-19PolicyMental healthSocial contactPeopleIncarcerationPunishmentNegative impactFacility leadershipPandemicUnitsDiverse locationsEmploymentResults long term
2023
The sleep justice study - a prospective cohort study assessing sleep as a cardiometabolic risk factor after incarceration: a protocol paper
Elumn J, Saeed G, Aminawung J, Horton N, Lin H, Yaggi H, Wang E. The sleep justice study - a prospective cohort study assessing sleep as a cardiometabolic risk factor after incarceration: a protocol paper. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 2107. PMID: 37884957, PMCID: PMC10605958, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16985-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiometabolic Risk FactorsCardiovascular DiseasesHumansPrisonersPrisonsProspective StudiesSleepConceptsCVD risk factor controlPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexRisk factor controlRisk factorsSleep healthCardiovascular healthCarceral facilitiesEpidemiology of CVDCardiometabolic risk factorsCardiovascular risk factorsCardiovascular disease eventsOngoing prospective cohortProspective cohort studySleep Quality IndexPopulation-specific risk factorsHistory of incarcerationRest-activity patternsObjective measuresSTOP-BangCardiovascular outcomesCardiovascular riskCohort studyProspective cohortCVD epidemiologyFactor controlFor Health Equity, We Must End Mass Incarceration
Wang E, Shavit S. For Health Equity, We Must End Mass Incarceration. JAMA 2023, 330: 15-16. PMID: 37327003, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.8206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer incidence among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals: A statewide retrospective cohort study
Aminawung J, Soulos P, Oladeru O, Lin H, Gonsalves L, Puglisi L, Hassan S, Richman I, Wang E, Gross C. Cancer incidence among incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals: A statewide retrospective cohort study. Cancer Medicine 2023, 12: 15447-15454. PMID: 37248772, PMCID: PMC10417084, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic Black individualsScreen-detectable cancersStandardized incidence ratiosNon-Hispanic white individualsCancer incidenceGeneral populationStatewide retrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyWhite individualsState tumor registryLower cancer incidenceBlack individualsHigher cancer incidenceIncarceration exposureCohort studyRetrospective cohortTumor RegistryIncidence ratiosIncarcerated individualsCancer screeningIncidence rateHigh incidenceConnecticut residentsEthnic strataIncidenceCOVID-19 amplified racial disparities in the US criminal legal system
Klein B, Ogbunugafor C, Schafer B, Bhadricha Z, Kori P, Sheldon J, Kaza N, Sharma A, Wang E, Eliassi-Rad T, Scarpino S, Hinton E. COVID-19 amplified racial disparities in the US criminal legal system. Nature 2023, 617: 344-350. PMID: 37076624, PMCID: PMC10172107, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05980-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCriminal legal systemLegal systemPrison populationRacial inequalityUS prison populationRacial disparitiesAverage sentence lengthWhite peopleDistrict of ColumbiaPrisoner demographicsPrison systemIncarcerated peopleIncarceration ratesUS prisonsMass incarcerationSentence lengthPrisonRacial compositionIncarcerationLatino peopleSocial sciencesCOVID-19InequalityDisparitiesPeopleMedication Access in Prisons and Jails—Some Answers, More Questions
Hawks L, Wang E. Medication Access in Prisons and Jails—Some Answers, More Questions. JAMA Health Forum 2023, 4: e230167. PMID: 37058295, PMCID: PMC10590551, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2023.0167.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Paths to Improving Pandemic Preparedness in Jails and Prisons: Perspectives of Incarcerated People and Correctional Staff
Puglisi L, Rosenberg A, Credle M, Negron T, Martin R, Maner M, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Wang E. Paths to Improving Pandemic Preparedness in Jails and Prisons: Perspectives of Incarcerated People and Correctional Staff. American Journal Of Public Health 2022, 112: s869-s873. PMID: 36446054, PMCID: PMC9707706, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.306956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncarceration 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
2020
COVID-19, Decarceration, and the Role of Clinicians, Health Systems, and Payers
Wang EA, Western B, Berwick DM. COVID-19, Decarceration, and the Role of Clinicians, Health Systems, and Payers. JAMA 2020, 324: 2257-2258. PMID: 33196762, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.22109.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Mass incarceration, public health, and widening inequality in the USA
Wildeman C, Wang EA. Mass incarceration, public health, and widening inequality in the USA. The Lancet 2017, 389: 1464-1474. PMID: 28402828, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)30259-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term improvementPublic health implicationsFamily membersHarms of incarcerationHealth disparitiesNegative health impactsMental healthPhysical healthFemale partnersHealth implicationsSeries paperHealth impactsPublic healthBlack womenBlack menHealthBlack populationIncarcerated menMenQuasi-experimental designHarmful effectsIncarceration
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