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COVID-19 Policies: Remember Measles
July 2020
Nearly 120 million children in 37 countries are at risk of missing their measlescontaining vaccine (MCV) shots this year, as preventive and public health campaigns take a back seat to policies put...
The Epidemiologic Challenge to the Conduct of Just War: Confronting Indirect Civilian Casualties of War
January 2017
Most civilian casualties in war are not the result of direct exposure to bombs and bullets; they are due to the destruction of the essentials of daily living, including food, water, shelter, and...
Sources of variation in under-5 mortality across sub-Saharan Africa: a spatial analysis
October 2016
The ongoing decline in under-5 mortality ranks among the most significant public and population health successes of the past 30 years.
Searching for Public Health Law’s Sweet Spot: The Regulation of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
July 2015
David Studdert and colleagues explore how to balance public health, individual freedom, and good government when it comes to sugar-sweetened drinks.
HIV Development Assistance and Adult Mortality in Africa
December 2012
Context The effect of global health initiatives on population health is uncertain.
HIV Development Assistance and Adult Mortality in Africa
December 2012
Context The effect of global health initiatives on population health is uncertain.
Assessment of health literacy and numeracy among Spanish-speaking parents of young children: Validation of the Spanish parental health literacy activities test (PHLAT Spanish)
December 2012
Objective: To assess the health literacy and numeracy skills of Spanish-speaking parents of young children and to validate a new Spanish language health literacy assessment for parents, the Spanish...
The Utility of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity Assessment in Relation to Adult Health
May 2012
Background: High childhood obesity prevalence has raised concerns about future adult health, generating calls for obesity screening of young children. Objective: To estimate how well childhood...
Assessing Screening Policies for Childhood Obesity
January 2012
To address growing concerns over childhood obesity, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently recommended that children undergo obesity screening beginning at age 6.
Surgically Induced Weight Loss Improve Daytime Sleepiness?
December 2011
Abstract Morbid obesity is associated with excessive daytime sleepiness and reduced health-related quality of life.
Anaemia among students of rural China's elementary schools: Prevalence and correlates in Ningxia and Qinghai's poor counties
October 2011
Abstract Although the past few decades have seen rising incomes and increased government attention to rural development, many children in rural China still lack regular access to micronutrient-rich...
Cost-effectiveness of a Modestly Effective HIV Vaccine in the United States
April 2011
BACKGROUND: The recent RV144 clinical trial showed that an ALVAC/AIDSVAX prime-boost HIV vaccine regimen may confer partial immunity in recipients and reduce transmission by 31%.
The use of Omegaven in treating parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease.
April 2011
Parenteral nutrition (PN), containing fat emulsions derived from soybean, has been implicated in the progression of PN-associated liver disease and cholestasis, particularly in infants with short...
The Behavioural Economics of Exercise Habits
February 2011
Obesity – and its related illnesses – endangers the lives of millions across the world.
Diabetes Mellitus and Tuberculosis in Countries with High Tuberculosis Burdens: Individual Risks and Social Determinants
January 2011
Background A growing body of evidence supports the role of type 2 diabetes as an individual-level risk factor for tuberculosis (TB), though evidence from developing countries with the highest TB...
Interventions aimed at decreasing obesity in children younger than 2 years: A systematic review
December 2010
Abstract OBJECTIVE: To assess the evidence for interventions designed to prevent or reduce overweight and obesity in children younger than 2 years.
An Environment-Wide Association study (EWAS) on type 2 diabetes mellitus
May 2010
BACKGROUND: Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) and other chronic diseases are caused by a complex combination of many genetic and environmental factors.
The incidence of the healthcare costs of obesity
December 2009
The incidence of obesity has increased dramatically in the U.S.
The health literacy of parents in the united states: A nationally representative study
December 2009
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess the health literacy of US parents and explore the role of health literacy in mediating child health disparities.
Health literacy and child health promotion: Implications for research, clinical care, and public policy
December 2009
The nation's leading sources of morbidity and health disparities (eg, preterm birth, obesity, chronic lung disease, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, mental health disorders, and cancer)...
The Benefits of Risk Factor Prevention in Americans Aged 51 Years and Older
November 2009
Abstract Objectives. We assessed the potential health and economic benefits of reducing common risk factors in older Americans.Methods.
Predictors of Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control Among Mexican American Women and Men
November 2009
BACKGROUND: The burden of hypertension and related health care needs among Mexican Americans will likely increase substantially in the near future.
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