2024
Tenant right to counsel and health: Pathways and possibilities
Keene D, Vargas G, Harper A. Tenant right to counsel and health: Pathways and possibilities. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2024, 6: 100464. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2024.100464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExploring Attitudes Toward Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention Prior to Implementation Among Female Sex Workers in Malaysia: Results from a Qualitative Study
Foley S, Keene D, Shrestha R, Brown S, Gautam K, Sutherland R, Maviglia F, Saifi R, Wickersham J. Exploring Attitudes Toward Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention Prior to Implementation Among Female Sex Workers in Malaysia: Results from a Qualitative Study. Patient Preference And Adherence 2024, 18: 797-807. PMID: 38595805, PMCID: PMC11003429, DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s413423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale sex workersPre-exposure prophylaxisHIV preventionFSWs’ willingnessMethod of HIV preventionSex workersAcceptability of PrEPHIV prevention practicesPrevention of HIV transmissionGrounded theory approachSemi-structured interviewsCondom promotionPrEP usePrEP rolloutPrevention practicesTranslated interviewsEmpowerment componentsQualitative studyHarm reductionHIV transmissionOral PrEPPerceived challengesPrEPCondom useQualitative explorationAssociation Between Rental Assistance Programs and Undiagnosed Diabetes Among U.S
Gonzalez-Lopez C, Fenelon A, Lipska K, Denary W, Schlesinger P, Esserman D, Keene D. Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Undiagnosed Diabetes Among U.S. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 39: 1625-1631. PMID: 38351417, PMCID: PMC11255160, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08673-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdds of undiagnosed diabetesRental assistance programsRental assistanceUndiagnosed diabetesAssistance programsHousing programsNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyHealth and Nutrition Examination SurveyRates of undiagnosed diabetesAssociated with lower oddsNutrition Examination SurveyAssociated with decreased oddsAssisted housingLogistic regression modelsHousing qualityHealthcare accessPoverty ratioExamination SurveyDiabetes screeningQuasi-experimental approachLower oddsHealth dataAssisted groupAssisted participantsEducation levelEviction from rental housing and its links to health: A scoping review
Smith P, Keene D, Dilday S, Blankenship K, Groves A. Eviction from rental housing and its links to health: A scoping review. Health & Place 2024, 86: 103182. PMID: 38340495, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103182.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Eviction as a community health exposure
Schwartz G, Leifheit K, Arcaya M, Keene D. Eviction as a community health exposure. Social Science & Medicine 2023, 340: 116496. PMID: 38091853, PMCID: PMC11249083, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA conceptual understanding of the impact of interconnected forms of racism on maternal hypertension through Black Women’s lived experiences
Francis B, Bosah C, Plaisime M, Ford T, Keene D, Ray N, Sealy-Jefferson S. A conceptual understanding of the impact of interconnected forms of racism on maternal hypertension through Black Women’s lived experiences. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2023, 4: 100329. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural racismBlack womenLived experienceForms of racismWomen's lived experienceBlack women’s lived experienceWhite supremacyHolistic policiesRacismLarger ideologiesQualitative findingsFocus groupsMultidimensional natureHealth barriersHealth harmsIdeologyPolicyMaternal hypertensionTheory approachRacial disparitiesParticular focusConceptual understandingExperienceNew HavenCapitalismThe Affordable Rental Housing Crisis and Population Health Equity: a Multidimensional and Multilevel Framework
Keene D, Blankenship K. The Affordable Rental Housing Crisis and Population Health Equity: a Multidimensional and Multilevel Framework. Journal Of Urban Health 2023, 100: 1212-1223. PMID: 37991605, PMCID: PMC10728029, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-023-00799-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousing insecurityPopulation health equityHousing crisisStructural racismHealth equityUnequal burdenCurrent housing crisisMultilevel frameworkHousing arrangementsRacismInsecurityIndividual householdsHousing conditionsEquityCrisisHousingPolicyPopulation healthMultiple formsCommunityConsiderable bodyInsecure individualsFull impactHomelessnessHouseholdsRethinking the effects of gentrification on the health of Black communities in the United States: Towards a racialized health framework
Whittaker S, Swope C, Keene D. Rethinking the effects of gentrification on the health of Black communities in the United States: Towards a racialized health framework. Journal Of Urban Affairs 2023, ahead-of-print: 1-23. DOI: 10.1080/07352166.2023.2268761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlack communityBlack AmericansHealth vulnerabilityEffects of gentrificationUnited StatesHousing policyRacial capitalismUneven impactOngoing legacyGentrificationBlack residentsUnique experiencesConceptual frameworkHealth frameworkHealth researchHealth impactsCommunityAmericansCapitalismVulnerabilityPolicyResearchLegacyFrameworkReinvestmentTrusted residents and housing assistance to decrease violence exposure in New Haven (TRUE HAVEN): a strengths-based and community-driven stepped-wedge intervention to reduce gun violence
Tong G, Spell V, Horton N, Thornhill T, Keene D, Montgomery C, Spiegelman D, Wang E, Roy B. Trusted residents and housing assistance to decrease violence exposure in New Haven (TRUE HAVEN): a strengths-based and community-driven stepped-wedge intervention to reduce gun violence. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 1545. PMID: 37580653, PMCID: PMC10426138, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15997-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGun violenceHousing assistanceStructural racismHousing stabilityViolence exposureMulti-level interventionsCommunity gun violenceMulti-stakeholder coalitionsRental assistance programsCommunity-based organizationsHousing supportPolicy changesFinancial educationStable housingBeing of individualsViolenceTarget neighborhoodsCommunity membersNew HavenNeighborhood ratesAssistance programsOrganization leadersRacismHavenNeighborhood“Being homeless can burn you out”: a qualitative study of individuals’ experience of administrative burden when accessing homeless services
Robinson L, Schlesinger P, Rosenberg A, Blankenship K, Keene D. “Being homeless can burn you out”: a qualitative study of individuals’ experience of administrative burden when accessing homeless services. Journal Of Social Distress And The Homeless 2023, ahead-of-print: 1-10. DOI: 10.1080/10530789.2023.2237242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHomeless servicesAdministrative burdenAffordable housing optionsUnderutilization of servicesRental assistanceHousing resourcesHousing optionsHomelessnessEviction crisisQualitative studyNew formsIndividual experiencesUnited StatesServicesExperienceNew HavenHousingInequitiesCrisisHavenUnmet needAssistanceInvestmentIndividualsSignificant efforts"A Little Bit of a Security Blanket": Renter Experiences with COVID-19-Era Eviction Moratoriums.
Keene D, Denary W, Harper A, Kapolka A, Benfer E, Hepburn P. "A Little Bit of a Security Blanket": Renter Experiences with COVID-19-Era Eviction Moratoriums. Social Service Review 2023, 97: 423-455. PMID: 38742043, PMCID: PMC11090144, DOI: 10.1086/725320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRental assistance improves food security and nutrition: An analysis of National Survey Data
Denary W, Fenelon A, Whittaker S, Esserman D, Lipska K, Keene D. Rental assistance improves food security and nutrition: An analysis of National Survey Data. Preventive Medicine 2023, 169: 107453. PMID: 36813247, PMCID: PMC10037672, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRental assistanceNational quasi-experimental studyFood securityHousing affordability crisisComparable control groupDaily fruitMore cupsProject‐based assistanceEligible individualsVegetable consumptionCurrent unmetControl groupQuasi-experimental studyNational survey dataAffordability crisisHousing accessLong waitlistsAdverse health implicationsHealth implicationsFood insecurityWaitlistAverage wait timeWait timeHealth necessitySurvey data“‘Oh gosh, why go?’ cause they are going to look at me and not hire”: intersectional experiences of black women navigating employment during pregnancy and parenting
Mehra R, Alspaugh A, Dunn J, Franck L, McLemore M, Keene D, Kershaw T, Ickovics J. “‘Oh gosh, why go?’ cause they are going to look at me and not hire”: intersectional experiences of black women navigating employment during pregnancy and parenting. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2023, 23: 17. PMID: 36627577, PMCID: PMC9830615, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-05268-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily-friendly workplace policiesIntersectional frameworkPregnancy discriminationLived experienceWorkplace policiesUnited StatesSemi-structured interviewsEconomic marginalizationIntersectional experiencesWomen's experiencesWomen's perspectivesRacial inequitiesSocial identityLabor forceEmployment contextSecure futureQualitative dataHealth equityInterview transcriptsI WannaBlack womenLegal protectionPolicyPregnant women's experiencesEmploymentStructural Racism, the Social Determination of Health, and Health Inequities: The Intersecting Impacts of Housing and Mass Incarceration
Blankenship K, Rosenberg A, Schlesinger P, Groves A, Keene D. Structural Racism, the Social Determination of Health, and Health Inequities: The Intersecting Impacts of Housing and Mass Incarceration. American Journal Of Public Health 2023, 113: s58-s64. PMID: 36696621, PMCID: PMC9877374, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.307116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructural racismHealth inequitiesMass incarcerationConceptualization of racismAffordable housing optionsImpact of housingRacist practicesRace inequitiesHousing optionsSegregated neighborhoodsPublic health researchersRacismUS societySocial determinationBlack peopleRacial health disparitiesHealth equityHousingSocial determinantsInequitiesNew formsHealth researchersPolicyIncarcerationHealth disparities
2022
Perspectives of Historically Black College and University Advisors to Premedical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Weiss J, Holaday L, Keene D, Akingbesote ND, Balasuriya L, Sharifi M, Latimore D, Genao I. Perspectives of Historically Black College and University Advisors to Premedical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2238563. PMID: 36269351, PMCID: PMC9587479, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.38563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical school admissions processPremedical studentsSchool admissions processHistorically Black CollegesCOVID-19 pandemicMedical schoolsHBCU studentsPremedical advisorsBlack CollegesAdmission processVirtual learning environmentMedical school admissionsQualitative studyVaried educational backgroundsDepth of experienceEquitable patient careLearning environmentVirtual learningUniversity advisorsBlack studentsSchool admissionsAcademic responsibilitiesHousing Insecurity Among Patients With Cancer
Fan Q, Keene DE, Banegas MP, Gehlert S, Gottlieb LM, Yabroff KR, Pollack CE. Housing Insecurity Among Patients With Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2022, 114: 1584-1592. PMID: 36130291, PMCID: PMC9949594, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djac136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer careSocial determinantsNational Cancer Policy ForumHealth system interventionsCancer control continuumKey social determinantsHousing insecurityTransportation insecurityPatient outcomesHealth disparitiesHealth equitySocioeconomic statusCareHealth carePatientsStable housingControl continuumCancerSystem interventionsHealthOutcomesEquitable accessDeterminantsSeries of webinarsDiagnosis“You Have a Place to Rest Your Head in Peace”: Use of Hotels for Adults Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Robinson L, Schlesinger P, Keene D. “You Have a Place to Rest Your Head in Peace”: Use of Hotels for Adults Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Housing Policy Debate 2022, 32: 837-852. DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2022.2113816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEviction, post-traumatic stress, and emergency department use among low-income individuals in New Haven, CT
Smith PD, Groves AK, Langellier BA, Keene DE, Rosenberg A, Blankenship KM. Eviction, post-traumatic stress, and emergency department use among low-income individuals in New Haven, CT. Preventive Medicine Reports 2022, 29: 101956. PMID: 36161139, PMCID: PMC9502672, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation Between Rental Assistance Programs and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among US Adults
Fenelon A, Lipska KJ, Denary W, Blankenship KM, Schlesinger P, Esserman D, Keene DE. Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among US Adults. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2222385. PMID: 35857325, PMCID: PMC9301513, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUS adultsWaitlist groupCohort studyUncontrolled diabetesDiabetes outcomesMean blood glucose levelHemoglobin A1c levelsNutrition Examination SurveyImproved diabetes outcomesBlood glucose levelsOlder US adultsA1c levelsPrimary outcomeDiabetes controlExamination SurveyGlycated hemoglobinBlood glucoseNational HealthGlucose levelsMAIN OUTCOMEHealth StatisticsLogistic regressionCut pointsAdultsOutcomesCOVID-19 Housing Policy: State and Federal Eviction Moratoria and Supportive Measures in the United States During the Pandemic
Benfer E, Koehler R, Mark A, Nazzaro V, Alexander A, Hepburn P, Keene D, Desmond M. COVID-19 Housing Policy: State and Federal Eviction Moratoria and Supportive Measures in the United States During the Pandemic. Housing Policy Debate 2022, 33: 1390-1414. DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2022.2076713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEviction moratoriumHousing policy responsesCross-state differencesSource of protectionPolicy responsesEviction processFederal governmentEviction filingsHousing lossTerms of justificationPublic health groundsAmerican territoriesAnalytic frameworkCOVID-19 pandemicDistrict of ColumbiaUnited StatesMoratoriumHealth groundsPandemicGovernmentEvictionStateCommunityTerritoryArticle