2019
From surviving to thriving: the role of resilience in meeting global HIV goals.
Harrison SE, Li X, Vermund SH. From surviving to thriving: the role of resilience in meeting global HIV goals. AIDS 2019, 33 Suppl 1: s1-s4. PMID: 31397717, PMCID: PMC7024581, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResilience-based interventionsRole of resiliencePositive adaptationHealth-related domainsCurrent conceptualizationsHIV care continuumPsychosocial aspectsPublic health strategiesVulnerable individualsHIV populationHIV treatmentCare continuumResilienceHealth strategiesHIVPeopleScientific studiesTreatmentGlobal targetsConceptualizationGlobal fightPopulationIndividualsInterventionAttention
2017
The introduction of new policies and strategies to reduce inequities and improve child health in Kenya: A country case study on progress in child survival, 2000-2013
Brault MA, Ngure K, Haley CA, Kabaka S, Sergon K, Desta T, Mwinga K, Vermund SH, Kipp AM. The introduction of new policies and strategies to reduce inequities and improve child health in Kenya: A country case study on progress in child survival, 2000-2013. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0181777. PMID: 28763454, PMCID: PMC5538680, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChild HealthChild Health ServicesChild MortalityChild, PreschoolFemaleFocus GroupsHealth PolicyHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHIV InfectionsHumansInfantInfant MortalityInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalKenyaMaleMaternal Health ServicesNeonatologyObstetricsPregnancyRural PopulationUrban PopulationYoung AdultConceptsCommunity health strategyNew policiesAFRO regionQualitative dataCountry case studiesUser feesChild survivalDepth case studyMillennium Development GoalsInsufficient progressEssential packageFour-country studyCase studyPolicies/strategiesKenya's effortsPolicy reviewDevelopment GoalsHealth strategiesNational documentsNeonatal careGeographic inequitiesInequitiesKey barriersProvision of immunizationsAfrican region