2005
Beyond Urban Penalty and Urban Sprawl: Back to Living Conditions as the Focus of Urban Health
Freudenberg N, Galea S, Vlahov D. Beyond Urban Penalty and Urban Sprawl: Back to Living Conditions as the Focus of Urban Health. Journal Of Community Health 2005, 30: 1-11. PMID: 15751595, DOI: 10.1007/s10900-004-6091-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban sprawlUrban healthHealth-related characteristicsUrban populationPublic health activitiesPublic health practiceLiving conditionsImpact of citiesUrban living conditionsUrban health penaltyHealth practicesHealth activitiesAdverse healthHealth of peopleUrban growthUrban livingHealth penaltyOutlying areasUrban penaltySprawlHealthCityInterventionSocial environmentPoor people
2001
Collaboration among Community Members, Local Health Service Providers, and Researchers in an Urban Research Center in Harlem, New York
Galea S, Factor S, Bonner S, Foley M, Freudenberg N, Latka M, Palermo A, Vlahov D. Collaboration among Community Members, Local Health Service Providers, and Researchers in an Urban Research Center in Harlem, New York. Public Health Reports 2001, 116: 530-539. PMID: 12196612, PMCID: PMC1497380, DOI: 10.1093/phr/116.6.530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAsthmaChildCommunity Health PlanningCommunity ParticipationCommunity-Institutional RelationsCooperative BehaviorDecision Making, OrganizationalHealth Planning CouncilsHealth PrioritiesHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services ResearchHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansModels, OrganizationalNew York CityPublic Health AdministrationSocial EnvironmentSubstance Abuse, IntravenousUrban HealthConceptsInjection drug usersCommunity advisory boardUrban Research CenterDrug usersInfectious diseasesLocal health service providersPublic health professionalsSelf-management skillsHealth service providersUrban Epidemiologic StudiesCenter experienceAsthma awarenessEpidemiologic studiesCare providersLocal community-based organizationsHealth professionalsProblem substance useAsthmaChild care providersSubstance useEducational interventionSubstance usersCommunity healthCommunity-based organizationsIntervention
1999
The Impact of Multifocused Interventions on Sharps Injury Rates at an Acute-Care Hospital
Gershon R, Pearse L, Grimes M, Flanagan P, Vlahov D. The Impact of Multifocused Interventions on Sharps Injury Rates at an Acute-Care Hospital. Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 1999, 20: 806-811. PMID: 10614603, DOI: 10.1086/501588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSharps injury ratesIncidence rateSharps injuriesHealthcare workersInjury ratesInjury dataInterventional programsHospital-based healthcare workersAcute care community hospitalInjury incidence ratesInjury prevention interventionsAcute care hospitalsIntravenous lineCommunity hospitalSustained decreasePrevention interventionsInjuryOverall rateHospitalInterventionEngineering controlsEquivalent employeesNeedlestickPostinterventionRate
1998
Gender differences in injection-related behaviors among injection drug users in Baltimore, Maryland.
Latkin C, Mandell W, Knowlton A, Doherty M, Vlahov D, Suh T, Celentano D. Gender differences in injection-related behaviors among injection drug users in Baltimore, Maryland. AIDS Education And Prevention 1998, 10: 257-63. PMID: 9642423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjection drug usersDrug usersInjection-related behaviorsMultivariate analysis menHIV protective behaviorsHIV preventive interventionsGender differencesAnalysis menStop AIDSMother's residenceSex networksPreventive interventionsMultivariate analysisBivariate analysisRisk behaviorsBaseline dataWomenProtective behaviorsInterventionInjection behaviorDense personal networksDrug networksResidenceDifferencesSemipublic areas
1994
Changes in HIV Risk Behaviors among Counseled Injecting Drug Users
Mandell W, Vlahov D, Latkin C, Carran D, Oziemkowska M, Reedt L. Changes in HIV Risk Behaviors among Counseled Injecting Drug Users. Journal Of Drug Issues 1994, 24: 555-567. DOI: 10.1177/002204269402400314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV risk behaviorsRisk behaviorsShort-term educational interventionHIV-seronegative IDUsEducational interventionInjecting Drug UsersIntensive educational interventionSeronegative IDUsHIV infectionSignificant additional benefitSix monthsDrug usersDrug useEducational sessionsIntensive interventionReduction of activityOne hourInterventionIDUsCommunity sampleFifteen minutesInjection equipmentMonthsRisky behaviorsAdditional benefit
1993
Bacterial Pneumonia in Adult Populations with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection
Caiaffa W, Graham N, Vlahov D. Bacterial Pneumonia in Adult Populations with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1993, 138: 909-922. PMID: 8256779, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBacterial pneumoniaRisk factorsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionEffectiveness of chemoprophylaxisImmunodeficiency virus infectionRecurrent bacterial pneumoniaHuman immunodeficiency virusEfficacy of interventionsPneumonia ratesImmunodeficiency syndromeImmunodeficiency virusClinical trialsVaccine interventionsVirus infectionEpidemiologic studiesClinical practicePneumoniaAdult populationDiagnostic algorithmFuture interventionsInterventionHIVSuch interventionsPopulationChemoprophylaxis