2025
Work or Wellness? Examining the Challenges of Low-Wage Workers with Type 2 Diabetes.
Schlesinger P, Asante P, Lipska K, Keene D. Work or Wellness? Examining the Challenges of Low-Wage Workers with Type 2 Diabetes. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved 2025, 36: 493-507. PMID: 40351201, DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2025.a959110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-wage workersRacially marginalized communitiesSick leaveWorkplace rightsPolicy changesMinimum wageBarriers to diabetes self-managementMulti-level interventionsType 2 diabetesWorkers' experiencesEconomic securityMarginalized communitiesSocietal normsWorker autonomyEconomic factorsLow-incomeDiabetes Self-ManagementHealth care providersPersonal responsibilityWorkplace factorsQualitative studyWork schedulesWorkplaceCare providersFlexible scheduling
2023
Trusted residents and housing assistance to decrease violence exposure in New Haven (TRUE HAVEN): a strengths-based and community-driven stepped-wedge intervention to reduce gun violence
Tong G, Spell V, Horton N, Thornhill T, Keene D, Montgomery C, Spiegelman D, Wang E, Roy B. Trusted residents and housing assistance to decrease violence exposure in New Haven (TRUE HAVEN): a strengths-based and community-driven stepped-wedge intervention to reduce gun violence. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 1545. PMID: 37580653, PMCID: PMC10426138, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15997-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGun violenceHousing assistanceStructural racismHousing stabilityViolence exposureMulti-level interventionsCommunity gun violenceMulti-stakeholder coalitionsRental assistance programsCommunity-based organizationsHousing supportPolicy changesFinancial educationStable housingBeing of individualsViolenceTarget neighborhoodsCommunity membersNew HavenNeighborhood ratesAssistance programsOrganization leadersRacismHavenNeighborhood
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