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State-Level Firearm Laws and Firearm Homicide in US Cities: Heterogenous Associations by City Characteristics
Despite well-studied associations of state firearm laws with lower state- and county-level firearm homicide, there is a shortage of studies investigating differences in the effects of distinct state firearm la...
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Associations between a Novel Measure of Census Tract-Level Credit Insecurity and Frequent Mental Distress in US Urban Areas, 2020
Access to and utilization of consumer credit remains an understudied social determinant of health. We examined associations between a novel, small-area, multidimensional credit insecurity index (CII), and the ...
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Open AccessAssessing the association between food environment and dietary inflammation by community type: a cross-sectional REGARDS study
Communities in the United States (US) exist on a continuum of urbanicity, which may inform how individuals interact with their food environment, and thus modify the relationship between food access and dietary...
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Open AccessEstablishing the criterion validity of an adapted dietary screener for Asian Americans amongst Chinese American adults
To assess the criterion validity of a dietary screener questionnaire adapted for Asian Americans (ADSQ) compared to Automated Self-Administered 24-Hour Dietary Assessment Tool (ASA-24) food diary data amongst ...
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Online Grocery Shop** Behaviors and Attitudes Among Asian Americans
How online grocery shop** behaviors differ among Asian American (AA) ethnic subgroups and acculturation level is unknown. From June 9–15, 2020, we administered an online survey to a nationally-derived nonpro...
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Open AccessAddressing Financial Barriers to Health Care Among People Who are Low-Income and Insured in New York City, 2014–2017
While health care-associated financial burdens among uninsured individuals are well described, few studies have systematically characterized the array of financial and logistical complications faced by insured...
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Open AccessDisparities in routine healthcare utilization disruptions during COVID-19 pandemic among veterans with type 2 diabetes
While emerging studies suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic caused disruptions in routine healthcare utilization, the full impact of the pandemic on healthcare utilization among diverse group of patients with ty...
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Open AccessGut microbiome dysbiosis in antibiotic-treated COVID-19 patients is associated with microbial translocation and bacteremia
Although microbial populations in the gut microbiome are associated with COVID-19 severity, a causal impact on patient health has not been established. Here we provide evidence that gut microbiome dysbiosis is...
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Open AccessFeasibility of low-cost particle sensor types in long-term indoor air pollution health studies after repeated calibration, 2019–2021
Previous studies have explored using calibrated low-cost particulate matter (PM) sensors, but important research gaps remain regarding long-term performance and reliability. Evaluate longitudinal performance o...
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The Prenatal Neighborhood Environment and Geographic Hotspots of Infants with At-risk Birthweights in New York City
Infants born with low or high (“at-risk”) birthweights are at greater risk of adverse health outcomes across the life course. Our objective was to examine whether geographic hotspots of low and high birthweigh...
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Open AccessThe use of electronic health records to inform cancer surveillance efforts: a sco** review and test of indicators for public health surveillance of cancer prevention and control
State cancer prevention and control programs rely on public health surveillance data to set objectives to improve cancer prevention and control, plan interventions, and evaluate state-level progress towards ac...
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Open AccessDiabetes and hypertension among South Asians in New York and Atlanta leveraging hospital electronic health records
Diabetes and hypertension disparities are pronounced among South Asians. There is regional variation in the prevalence of diabetes and hypertension in the US, but it is unknown whether there is variation among...
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Subgroup Variation and Neighborhood Social Gradients—an Analysis of Hypertension and Diabetes Among Asian Patients (New York City, 2014–2017)
Diabetes and hypertension are socially patterned by individual race/ethnicity and by neighborhood economic context, but distributions among Asian subgroups are undercharacterized. We examined variation in prev...
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Open AccessComparing methods of performing geographically targeted rural health surveillance
Worsening socioeconomic conditions in rural America have been fueling increases in chronic disease and poor health. The goal of this study was to identify cost-effective methods of deploying geographically tar...
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Self-reported Secondhand Marijuana Smoke (SHMS) Exposure in Two New York City (NYC) Subsidized Housing Settings, 2018: NYC Housing Authority and Lower-Income Private Sector Buildings
The percentage of adults in the United States reporting current marijuana use has more than doubled, from 4 to 9% between 2002 and 2018, suggesting that exposure to secondhand marijuana smoke (SHMS) has probab...
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Calibrating Local Population-Based Blood Pressure Data from NYC HANES 2013–2014
New York City Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NYC HANES) was a population-based cross-sectional survey of NYC adults conducted twice, in 2004 and again in 2013–2014, to monitor the health of NYC adult...
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Location of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Services Across New York City Neighborhoods: Do Neighborhood Socio-demographic Characteristics and HIV Incidence Matter?
Despite an increasing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among populations at highest risk of HIV acquisition, comprehensive and easy access to PrEP is limited among racial/ethnic minorities and low-income po...
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Open AccessA protocol for measuring the impact of a smoke-free housing policy on indoor tobacco smoke exposure
Tobacco remains a leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., responsible for more than 440,000 deaths each year. Approximately 10% of these deaths are attributable to exposure of non-smokers to secondhand...
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Open AccessEvaluation of Oral Cavity DNA Extraction Methods on Bacterial and Fungal Microbiota
The objective of this study was to evaluate the most effective method of DNA extraction of oral mouthwash samples for use in microbiome studies that utilize next generation sequencing (NGS). Eight enzymatic an...
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The Burden of Depression in New York City Adults: Results from the 2013–14 NYC Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Depression is responsible for a large burden of disability in the USA. We estimated the prevalence of depression in the New York City (NYC) adult population in 2013–14 and examined associations with demographi...
