2022
Perceptions of the local food environment and fruit and vegetable intake in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes research Network (ECHORN) Cohort study
Oladele CR, Colón-Ramos U, Galusha D, Tran E, Adams OP, Maharaj RG, Nazario CM, Nunez M, Pérez-Escamilla R, Nunez-Smith M. Perceptions of the local food environment and fruit and vegetable intake in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes research Network (ECHORN) Cohort study. Preventive Medicine Reports 2022, 26: 101694. PMID: 35242499, PMCID: PMC8861285, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLocal food environmentDaily servingsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyFood environmentFV intakeDietary Screener QuestionnaireMean daily servingsDaily FV intakeMore daily servingsConsumption of FVChi-square testStudy baseline dataCross-sectional analysisCohort studyScreener questionnaireCardiovascular healthVegetable intakeDietary intakeHigh-income countriesPoisson regressionSignificant associationDaily intakeIntakeFood insecurityImportance of affordability
2021
The potential impact of triage protocols on racial disparities in clinical outcomes among COVID-positive patients in a large academic healthcare system
Roy S, Showstark M, Tolchin B, Kashyap N, Bonito J, Salazar MC, Herbst JL, Nash KA, Tiako M, Jubanyik K, Kim N, Galusha D, Wang KH, Oladele C. The potential impact of triage protocols on racial disparities in clinical outcomes among COVID-positive patients in a large academic healthcare system. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0256763. PMID: 34529684, PMCID: PMC8445412, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanConnecticutCOVID-19Delivery of Health CareFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHospital MortalityHospitals, UniversityHumansMaleMiddle AgedOrgan Dysfunction ScoresPandemicsRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2TriageWhite PeopleYoung AdultConceptsCOVID-positive patientsHigher SOFA scoreSOFA scoreClinical outcomesBlack patientsHospital mortalityICU admissionTriage protocolYale New Haven Health SystemSequential Organ Failure Assessment scoreHealthcare systemLarge academic healthcare systemOrgan Failure Assessment scoreRacial disparitiesSimilar clinical outcomesWorse clinical outcomesAcademic healthcare systemChi-square testRace/ethnicityPredictors of interestRetrospective cohortWhite patientsInsurance statusCOVID patientsTriage tool