2022
Trends in disparities in COVID hospitalizations among community‐dwelling residents of two counties in Connecticut, before and after vaccine introduction, March 2020–September 2021
McWilliams C, Bothwell L, Yousey‐Hindes K, Hadler J. Trends in disparities in COVID hospitalizations among community‐dwelling residents of two counties in Connecticut, before and after vaccine introduction, March 2020–September 2021. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2022, 17: e13082. PMID: 36509459, PMCID: PMC9835416, DOI: 10.1111/irv.13082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 hospitalizationNon-Hispanic blacksGeocoded residential addressesAge-adjusted incidenceNon-Hispanic whitesHispanic/LatinxVaccination ratesLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19Residential addressesSocioeconomic statusSurveillance Network databaseCommunity-dwelling residentsNon-institutionalized personsIntroduction of vaccinesLow socioeconomic statusCensus tract measuresRace/ethnicityLower SES groupsVaccine registryVaccine introductionVaccination levelsHospitalizationVaccine rolloutDelta wavesSES disparities
2021
Persistence of racial/ethnic and socioeconomic status disparities among non‐institutionalized patients hospitalized with COVID‐19 in Connecticut, July to December 2020
Chiumento G, Yousey‐Hindes K, Edmundson A, Hadler JL. Persistence of racial/ethnic and socioeconomic status disparities among non‐institutionalized patients hospitalized with COVID‐19 in Connecticut, July to December 2020. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2021, 16: 532-541. PMID: 34874099, PMCID: PMC8983889, DOI: 10.1111/irv.12945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 hospitalizationGeocoded residential addressesLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19COVID-19Community-dwelling patientsSocioeconomic statusFirst-time hospitalizationAge-adjusted incidenceNon-institutionalized personsNon-institutionalized patientsFirst COVID-19 waveNon-Hispanic blacksFuture pandemic planningSocioeconomic status disparitiesCensus tract-level povertyLow socioeconomic statusNon-Hispanic whitesTract-level povertyHospitalization 2Initial lockdownCOVID-19 waveHospitalized casesCongregate settingsPandemic planningNursing homes
2016
Influenza-Related Hospitalizations and Poverty Levels - United States, 2010-2012.
Hadler JL, Yousey-Hindes K, Pérez A, Anderson EJ, Bargsten M, Bohm SR, Hill M, Hogan B, Laidler M, Lindegren ML, Lung KL, Mermel E, Miller L, Morin C, Parker E, Zansky SM, Chaves SS. Influenza-Related Hospitalizations and Poverty Levels - United States, 2010-2012. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2016, 65: 101-5. PMID: 26866729, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6505a1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza related hospitalizationsInfluenza-related diseaseInfluenza-related hospitalizationsAge-adjusted incidenceAnnual influenza vaccineLow-poverty census tractsCensus tractsHigh-poverty census tractsFederal poverty levelInfluenza seasonHospitalization incidenceInfluenza vaccineHospitalization dataSevere diseaseCurrent recommendationsVaccination effortsAntiviral agentsVaccination outreachSocioeconomic status measuresStatus measuresSurveillance sitesSurveillance data analysisTractSES dataIncidence
2014
Influenza‐related hospitalization of adults associated with low census tract socioeconomic status and female sex in New Haven County, Connecticut, 2007‐2011
Tam K, Yousey‐Hindes K, Hadler JL. Influenza‐related hospitalization of adults associated with low census tract socioeconomic status and female sex in New Haven County, Connecticut, 2007‐2011. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2014, 8: 274-281. PMID: 24382111, PMCID: PMC4181475, DOI: 10.1111/irv.12231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-adjusted incidenceInfluenza seasonNeighborhood socioeconomic statusSocioeconomic statusFemale sexVaccination effortsCensus tract socioeconomic statusFuture influenza vaccination effortsActive population-based surveillanceLower neighborhood socioeconomic statusSES measuresHospitalizations of adultsInfluenza-related hospitalizationsPopulation-based surveillanceInfluenza hospitalizationsInfluenza infectionCostly complicationRelative riskFemale incidenceHigh riskHigh incidenceHospitalizationNew Haven CountyResidential addressesAge groups