2021
Eviction, Health Inequity, and the Spread of COVID-19: Housing Policy as a Primary Pandemic Mitigation Strategy
Benfer EA, Vlahov D, Long MY, Walker-Wells E, Pottenger JL, Gonsalves G, Keene D. Eviction, Health Inequity, and the Spread of COVID-19: Housing Policy as a Primary Pandemic Mitigation Strategy. Journal Of Urban Health 2021, 98: 1-12. PMID: 33415697, PMCID: PMC7790520, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-020-00502-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic whitesHealth inequitiesPandemic mitigation strategiesInfection rateCOVID-19COVID-19 infectionCOVID-19 infection ratesRacial health inequitiesNegative health effectsSupportive measuresHealth outcomesLow-income populationsHealth effectsUnprecedented unemployment ratesPandemic control strategiesDecreased abilityCOVID-19 pandemicPublic healthRecent dataCOVID-19 spreadDisproportionate ratesPrevention policiesPreventionDeathRecent studies
2019
Critical Social and Cultural Influences on Eating in a Multiethnic Population of Working Women: It’s Hard to Practice What You Know (P10-024-19)
Dai J, Zulkefli N, Moy F, Keene D, Humphries D. Critical Social and Cultural Influences on Eating in a Multiethnic Population of Working Women: It’s Hard to Practice What You Know (P10-024-19). Current Developments In Nutrition 2019, 3: nzz034.p10-024-19. PMCID: PMC6574691, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzz034.p10-024-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic diseasesDeclining healthMultiethnic populationDiet-related chronic diseasesPrevalence of obesityHealth-promoting behaviorsRefined carbohydratesRestrictive dietsResults WomenNutrition transitionAge 26Dietary changesHealthy recipesUrban womenIndividual semi-structured interviewsWomenUnique populationMarital statusObesityUnderstudied populationConvenience sampling approachPublic healthSociocultural determinantsTaste preferencesHealth risks