2021
Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine—STI: Adopting a Sexual Health Paradigm—A Synopsis for Sexually Transmitted Infection Practitioners, Clinicians, and Researchers
Rietmeijer CA, Kissinger PJ, Guilamo-Ramos V, Gaydos CA, Hook EW, Mead A, Yang S, Geller A, Vermund SH. Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine—STI: Adopting a Sexual Health Paradigm—A Synopsis for Sexually Transmitted Infection Practitioners, Clinicians, and Researchers. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2021, 49: 169-175. PMID: 34475355, PMCID: PMC9365299, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultHIV InfectionsHumansPublic HealthSexual BehaviorSexual HealthSexually Transmitted DiseasesConceptsSexual health paradigmMedicine reportFuture public health programsDisease intervention specialistsSexual health practitionersPublic health staffCommunity outreach workersPublic health advancesPublic health programsTransmitted InfectionsSTI managementHealth staffHidden epidemicHealth paradigmSexual healthHealth programsReportable STIsSexual debutHealth practitionersSTIsOutreach workersHealth advancesIntervention specialistsInfectionClinicians
2018
Prevalent Misconceptions About Opioid Use Disorders in the United States Produce Failed Policy and Public Health Responses
Heimer R, Hawk K, Vermund SH. Prevalent Misconceptions About Opioid Use Disorders in the United States Produce Failed Policy and Public Health Responses. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2018, 69: 546-551. PMID: 30452633, PMCID: PMC6637277, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionChronic pain medicationsNonopioid pain managementImmunodeficiency virus infectionPrescribing of opioidsOpioid use disorderCurrent opioid crisisEvidence-based therapiesOpioid overdose mortalityPublic health responseOpioid prescribingPain medicationHepatitis BPain managementC virusVirus infectionOpioid addictionOverdose mortalityUse disordersOral consumptionHealth professionalsOpioid crisisHealth responseOpioidsPrescribingHuman Molecular Genetics Has Not Yet Contributed to Measurable Public Health Advances
Paneth N, Vermund SH. Human Molecular Genetics Has Not Yet Contributed to Measurable Public Health Advances. Perspectives In Biology And Medicine 2018, 61: 537-549. PMID: 30613036, DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2018.0063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman molecular geneticsMolecular geneticsGenetic ageHuman genomic informationGenomic informationBiomedical researchDouble helical structureGeneticsPopulation effectsGreatest public health advancesDiscoveryGenesBiologyPublic fund investmentsDNAPublic health parametersPrecision medicineMost health conditionsPrimary agentMeasurable effectNobel PrizeAdvances
2017
Strengthening and expanding the capacity of health worker education in Zambia
Michelo C, Zulu JM, Simuyemba M, Andrews B, Katubulushi M, Chi B, Njelesani E, Vwalika B, Bowa K, Maimbolwa M, Chipeta J, Goma F, Nzala S, Banda S, Mudenda J, Ahmed Y, Hachambwa L, Wilson C, Vermund S, Mulla Y. Strengthening and expanding the capacity of health worker education in Zambia. Pan African Medical Journal 2017, 27: 92. PMID: 28819513, PMCID: PMC5554665, DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2017.27.92.6860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMEPI programClinical skills laboratoryStaff development programsQuality of trainingNew postgraduate programHealth worker educationStudent enrollmentSpecialized curriculumSkills laboratoryMedical educationPostgraduate programsAcademic environmentInternational partnershipsWorker educationDevelopment programsDocumentary reviewThematic approachMoodleInitiative ProgramEducationFacultyNew partnershipsTraining processWork motivationProgram
2016
Health Communication and the HIV Continuum of Care
Vermund SH, Mallalieu EC, Van Lith LM, Struthers HE. Health Communication and the HIV Continuum of Care. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2016, 74: s1-s4. PMID: 27930605, PMCID: PMC5147028, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV continuumHealth communicationHIV treatment outcomesMiddle-income settingsHealth care issuesHIV testingTreatment outcomesTreatment goalsDiverse HIVHealth promotionClients/patientsPositive behavior changeIncome settingsCare issuesPatientsHealth MinistryClinical scientistsCarePublic healthCommunity campaignsBehavior changeCompelling studiesSupplementsHIVNurses
2014
Multidimensional Poverty in Rural Mozambique: A New Metric for Evaluating Public Health Interventions
Victor B, Blevins M, Green AF, Ndatimana E, González-Calvo L, Fischer EF, Vergara AE, Vermund SH, Olupona O, Moon TD. Multidimensional Poverty in Rural Mozambique: A New Metric for Evaluating Public Health Interventions. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e108654. PMID: 25268951, PMCID: PMC4182519, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidimensional poverty measuresMultidimensional poverty measurementMultidimensional poverty indexContext-specific indicatorsMultidimensional povertyPoverty measurementPoverty measuresEvidence-based planningPoverty gapPoverty indexPoverty conditionsAverage deprivationPovertyPublic health interventionsFemale headsSocial determinantsMultidimensional phenomenonIntervention deploymentRural MozambiqueHouseholdsProgram implementersHealth interventionsLocal languageGeospatial mapsGeospatial visualization
2009
A public health approach to rapid scale-up of free antiretroviral treatment in China: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Bulterys M, Vermund SH, Chen RY, Ou CY. A public health approach to rapid scale-up of free antiretroviral treatment in China: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Chinese Medical Journal 2009, 122: 1352-5. PMID: 19567150.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Regional journals in medicine and public health: A look to the future upon the indexing of the Revista Chilena de Infectologa
VERMUND SH, ACUA G. Regional journals in medicine and public health: A look to the future upon the indexing of the Revista Chilena de Infectologa. Revista Chilena De Infectología 2005, 22: 11-15. PMID: 15798865, DOI: 10.4067/s0716-10182005000100002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
How can epidemiology assist in guiding interventions for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome/human immunodeficiency virus?
Vermund S, Hoth D. How can epidemiology assist in guiding interventions for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome/human immunodeficiency virus? Annals Of Epidemiology 1990, 1: 141-155. PMID: 1669495, DOI: 10.1016/1047-2797(90)90005-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew therapiesHIV infectionTherapeutic trialsClinical trialsImmunodeficiency syndrome/human immunodeficiency virusVaccine developmentHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionRecent drug trialsImmunodeficiency virus infectionDevelopment of AIDSHost immunologic responseHuman immunodeficiency virusSuch clinical parametersFuture epidemiologic researchClinical therapeutic researchNatural history studiesUse of condomsEffect of treatmentClinical research methodsVariety of treatmentsAIDS/HIV epidemicClinical courseClinical outcomesClinical parametersImmunodeficiency virus