2022
Vital Signs: Influenza Hospitalizations and Vaccination Coverage by Race and Ethnicity—United States, 2009–10 Through 2021–22 Influenza Seasons
Black C, O’Halloran A, Hung M, Srivastav A, Lu P, Garg S, Jhung M, Fry A, Jatlaoui T, Davenport E, Burns E, Network I, Network I, Reingold A, Alden N, Yousey-Hindes K, Anderson E, Ryan P, Kim S, McMahon M, Bleecker M, Spina N, Bennett N, Lung K, Sutton M, Schaffner W, Talbot H, Crossland M, Reed C, Holstein R, Ujamaa D, Cummings C. Vital Signs: Influenza Hospitalizations and Vaccination Coverage by Race and Ethnicity—United States, 2009–10 Through 2021–22 Influenza Seasons. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2022, 71: 1366-1373. PMID: 36302226, PMCID: PMC9620569, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7143e1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza vaccination coverageBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemVaccination coverageHealth care providersInfluenza seasonInfluenza hospitalizationsInfluenza vaccinationAsian adultsCare providersHispanic adultsLaboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizationsDisease severityLow influenza vaccination coverageNon-Hispanic Asian adultsPersonal health care providerHealth care access barriersNon-Hispanic white personsRisk Factor Surveillance SystemInfluenza disease severityInfluenza hospitalization ratesPatient vaccination statusInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsPopulation-based surveillanceRoutine medical checkupVaccination coverage data
2021
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Rates of COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Admission, and In-Hospital Death in the United States From March 2020 to February 2021
Acosta AM, Garg S, Pham H, Whitaker M, Anglin O, O’Halloran A, Milucky J, Patel K, Taylor C, Wortham J, Chai SJ, Kirley PD, Alden NB, Kawasaki B, Meek J, Yousey-Hindes K, Anderson EJ, Openo KP, Weigel A, Monroe ML, Ryan P, Reeg L, Kohrman A, Lynfield R, Bye E, Torres S, Salazar-Sanchez Y, Muse A, Barney G, Bennett NM, Bushey S, Billing L, Shiltz E, Sutton M, Abdullah N, Talbot HK, Schaffner W, Ortega J, Price A, Fry AM, Hall A, Kim L, Havers FP. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Rates of COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Admission, and In-Hospital Death in the United States From March 2020 to February 2021. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2130479. PMID: 34673962, PMCID: PMC8531997, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.30479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19-associated hospitalizationIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionSevere COVID-19Age-adjusted ratesICU admissionHospital deathUnit admissionWhite personsPacific Islander personsLaboratory-confirmed COVID-19-associated hospitalizationsAlaska NativesCOVID-19Positive SARS-CoV-2 testCOVID-19 Associated HospitalizationsEthnic disparitiesCOVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance NetworkSARS-CoV-2 testNon-Hispanic white personsIn-Hospital DeathRate ratioCross-sectional studyNon-Hispanic American IndianEthnic minority groupsNon-Hispanic blacksCensus tract socioeconomic indicators and COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates—COVID-NET surveillance areas in 14 states, March 1–April 30, 2020
Wortham JM, Meador SA, Hadler JL, Yousey-Hindes K, See I, Whitaker M, O’Halloran A, Milucky J, Chai SJ, Reingold A, Alden NB, Kawasaki B, Anderson EJ, Openo KP, Weigel A, Monroe ML, Ryan PA, Kim S, Reeg L, Lynfield R, McMahon M, Sosin DM, Eisenberg N, Rowe A, Barney G, Bennett NM, Bushey S, Billing LM, Shiltz J, Sutton M, West N, Talbot HK, Schaffner W, McCaffrey K, Spencer M, Kambhampati AK, Anglin O, Piasecki AM, Holstein R, Hall AJ, Fry AM, Garg S, Kim L. Census tract socioeconomic indicators and COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates—COVID-NET surveillance areas in 14 states, March 1–April 30, 2020. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0257622. PMID: 34559838, PMCID: PMC8462704, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19-associated hospitalizationHigh-poverty census tractsHospitalization ratesFederal poverty levelNon-Hispanic black personsNon-Hispanic white personsHispanic personsAge-adjusted hospitalization ratesPopulation-based surveillanceLow-poverty census tractsCensus tractsPublic health practiceRates of Influenza-Associated Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Admission, and In-Hospital Death by Race and Ethnicity in the United States From 2009 to 2019
O’Halloran A, Holstein R, Cummings C, Kirley P, Alden NB, Yousey-Hindes K, Anderson EJ, Ryan P, Kim S, Lynfield R, McMullen C, Bennett NM, Spina N, Billing LM, Sutton M, Schaffner W, Talbot HK, Price A, Fry AM, Reed C, Garg S. Rates of Influenza-Associated Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Admission, and In-Hospital Death by Race and Ethnicity in the United States From 2009 to 2019. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2121880. PMID: 34427679, PMCID: PMC8385599, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.21880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsIntensive care unit admissionCare unit admissionCross-sectional studyHospitalization ratesPacific Islander childrenHospital deathICU admissionUnit admissionInfluenza seasonMAIN OUTCOMELaboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizationsAge groupsAge-adjusted hospitalization ratesHospital death rateICU admission rateInfluenza-associated diseaseInfluenza-associated outcomesIn-Hospital DeathSevere influenza diseaseHispanic childrenPopulation-based surveillanceWhite personsAlaska NativesAge-stratified rates
2017
Impact of pregnancy on observed sex disparities among adults hospitalized with laboratory‐confirmed influenza, FluSurv‐NET, 2010‐2012
Kline K, Hadler JL, Yousey‐Hindes K, Niccolai L, Kirley PD, Miller L, Anderson EJ, Monroe ML, Bohm SR, Lynfield R, Bargsten M, Zansky SM, Lung K, Thomas AR, Brady D, Schaffner W, Reed G, Garg S. Impact of pregnancy on observed sex disparities among adults hospitalized with laboratory‐confirmed influenza, FluSurv‐NET, 2010‐2012. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2017, 11: 404-411. PMID: 28703414, PMCID: PMC5596517, DOI: 10.1111/irv.12465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence rate ratiosInfluenza-associated hospitalizationsMale incidence rate ratiosPregnant womenLaboratory-confirmed influenza-associated hospitalizationsFemale incidence rate ratiosLaboratory-confirmed influenza casesLaboratory-confirmed influenzaLikelihood of vaccinationPopulation-based surveillanceNon-pregnant womenImpact of pregnancyNon-pregnant counterpartsCensus tract-level povertyObserved sex disparityGroup of womenTract-level povertyRace/ethnicityPregnant adult femalesFluSurv-NETHospitalized femalesInfluenza seasonAdult casesVaccination priorityVaccination rates
2014
Influenza‐related hospitalization of adults associated with low census tract socioeconomic status and female sex in New Haven County, Connecticut, 2007‐2011
Tam K, Yousey‐Hindes K, Hadler JL. Influenza‐related hospitalization of adults associated with low census tract socioeconomic status and female sex in New Haven County, Connecticut, 2007‐2011. Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses 2014, 8: 274-281. PMID: 24382111, PMCID: PMC4181475, DOI: 10.1111/irv.12231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-adjusted incidenceInfluenza seasonNeighborhood socioeconomic statusSocioeconomic statusFemale sexVaccination effortsCensus tract socioeconomic statusFuture influenza vaccination effortsActive population-based surveillanceLower neighborhood socioeconomic statusSES measuresHospitalizations of adultsInfluenza-related hospitalizationsPopulation-based surveillanceInfluenza hospitalizationsInfluenza infectionCostly complicationRelative riskFemale incidenceHigh riskHigh incidenceHospitalizationNew Haven CountyResidential addressesAge groups