2025
Do Rental Assistance Programs Relieve Overcrowding for Children?
Zhu F, Fenelon A, Schlesinger P, Keene D. Do Rental Assistance Programs Relieve Overcrowding for Children? Journal Of Urban Health 2025, 1-9. PMID: 40372662, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-025-00979-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRental assistanceReducing household crowdingFederal rental assistanceHousehold crowdingLow-income familiesHUD assistanceAssociated with negative health outcomesNegative health outcomesLiving conditionsEligible householdsCrowded living conditionsRentalMeasures of crowdingWell-beingImprove accessHealth outcomesHouseholdsAssistance typeAssistanceHuDAdverse impactMultiple measuresChildrenHousingInterviewsWork 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 schedulingA Descriptive Analysis of Tenant Right to Counsel Law and Praxis 2017–2024
Benfer E, Hepburn P, Nazarro V, Robinson L, Michener J, Keene D. A Descriptive Analysis of Tenant Right to Counsel Law and Praxis 2017–2024. Housing Policy Debate 2025, 35: 470-495. DOI: 10.1080/10511482.2025.2467136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolicy surveillanceLegal counselEviction proceedingsTenant rightsEviction processLocal tenantsLegislative requirementsAdministrative requirementsFull implementationLegislationRightsPolicyEvictionAnalytical frameworkQualitative interviewsTenantsLawProceedingsProvisionQualitative methodsStateImplementationPerspectives of multiple stakeholdersMultiple stakeholdersArticleRace, wealth and health: The role of reparations
Whittaker S, Hyacinthe M, Keene D, Dulin A, Kershaw T, Warren J. Race, wealth and health: The role of reparations. Social Science & Medicine 2025, 373: 117963. PMID: 40168833, PMCID: PMC12147558, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRacial health gapsGeneral healthHealth gapPredictors of self-rated healthReport adverse health outcomesPredictors of general healthSelf-rated healthBlack respondentsExcellent/very good healthAssociated with healthMulti-level regression modelsAdverse health outcomesJustice interventionsReparation paymentsNational Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979Dismantle systems of oppressionHealth outcomesHealth variablesPhysical healthMental healthAssess raceNational Longitudinal SurveyRacial wealth gapSystems of oppressionHealth measures
2024
Tenant right to counsel and health: Pathways and possibilities
Keene D, Vargas G, Harper A. Tenant right to counsel and health: Pathways and possibilities. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2024, 6: 100464. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2024.100464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerspectives on Medical School Admission for Black Students Among Premedical Advisers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Weiss J, Tiako M, Akingbesote N, Keene D, Balasuriya L, Sharifi M, Genao I, Latimore D. Perspectives on Medical School Admission for Black Students Among Premedical Advisers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2440887. PMID: 39441593, PMCID: PMC11581641, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.40887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical school matriculantsMedical schoolsFocus groupsSchool matriculantsQualitative studyPremedical studentsBlack studentsMedical school admissionsPhysician workforceStudent advisementReviewed transcriptsSemistructured interviewsShadowing opportunitiesYears of experienceMain OutcomesBlack physiciansBlack Colleges and UniversitiesTreatment of studentsPurposive samplingCollaborative partnershipsColleges and UniversitiesInductive approachNational effortsClinical opportunitiesPeer involvementPopulation‐based estimates of major forms of housing insecurity among community‐living older Americans
Paredes L, Wang Y, Keene D, Gill T, Becher R. Population‐based estimates of major forms of housing insecurity among community‐living older Americans. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 3773-3783. PMID: 39229863, PMCID: PMC11637970, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.19167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor housing affordabilityPoor housing qualityPoor neighborhood qualityNational Health and Aging Trends StudyPopulation-based estimatesHousing insecurityOlder AmericansOlder adultsImprove social determinants of healthSocial determinants of healthHigh-risk older adultsStudy of Medicare beneficiariesCalculated population-based estimatesImprove social determinantsDeterminants of healthMultidimensional approachPersons of colorHousing affordabilityNeighborhood qualityAdequate housingHousing qualityDementia statusProspective longitudinal studyTrends StudyMedicare beneficiaries692-P: Work or Wellness? Examining Challenges of Low Wage Workers with Type 2 Diabetes
SCHLESINGER P, ASANTE P, LIPSKA K, KEENE D. 692-P: Work or Wellness? Examining Challenges of Low Wage Workers with Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes 2024, 73 DOI: 10.2337/db24-692-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinants of healthDeterminants of healthDiabetes self-managementDiabetes outcomesDiabetes managementSelf-managementImpact of social determinants of healthAverage age of participantsExperiences of diabetes managementAge of participantsImprovement support systemDigestive and Kidney DiseasesMitigate disparitiesNational Institute of DiabetesInductive codingType 2 diabetesInterview participantsQualitative interviewsLow wage workersAfrican AmericansParticipantsAverage ageWorkplace conditionsInterviewsWork schedulesExploring Attitudes Toward Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention Prior to Implementation Among Female Sex Workers in Malaysia: Results from a Qualitative Study
Foley S, Keene D, Shrestha R, Brown S, Gautam K, Sutherland R, Maviglia F, Saifi R, Wickersham J. Exploring Attitudes Toward Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention Prior to Implementation Among Female Sex Workers in Malaysia: Results from a Qualitative Study. Patient Preference And Adherence 2024, 18: 797-807. PMID: 38595805, PMCID: PMC11003429, DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s413423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale sex workersPre-exposure prophylaxisHIV preventionFSWs’ willingnessMethod of HIV preventionSex workersAcceptability of PrEPHIV prevention practicesPrevention of HIV transmissionGrounded theory approachSemi-structured interviewsCondom promotionPrEP usePrEP rolloutPrevention practicesTranslated interviewsEmpowerment componentsQualitative studyHarm reductionHIV transmissionOral PrEPPerceived challengesPrEPCondom useQualitative explorationAssociation Between Rental Assistance Programs and Undiagnosed Diabetes Among U.S
Gonzalez-Lopez C, Fenelon A, Lipska K, Denary W, Schlesinger P, Esserman D, Keene D. Association Between Rental Assistance Programs and Undiagnosed Diabetes Among U.S. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 39: 1625-1631. PMID: 38351417, PMCID: PMC11255160, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08673-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOdds of undiagnosed diabetesRental assistance programsRental assistanceUndiagnosed diabetesAssistance programsHousing programsNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyHealth and Nutrition Examination SurveyRates of undiagnosed diabetesAssociated with lower oddsNutrition Examination SurveyAssociated with decreased oddsAssisted housingLogistic regression modelsHousing qualityHealthcare accessPoverty ratioExamination SurveyDiabetes screeningQuasi-experimental approachLower oddsHealth dataAssisted groupAssisted participantsEducation levelEviction from rental housing and its links to health: A scoping review
Smith P, Keene D, Dilday S, Blankenship K, Groves A. Eviction from rental housing and its links to health: A scoping review. Health & Place 2024, 86: 103182. PMID: 38340495, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103182.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Eviction as a community health exposure
Schwartz G, Leifheit K, Arcaya M, Keene D. Eviction as a community health exposure. Social Science & Medicine 2023, 340: 116496. PMID: 38091853, PMCID: PMC11249083, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA conceptual understanding of the impact of interconnected forms of racism on maternal hypertension through Black Women’s lived experiences
Francis B, Bosah C, Plaisime M, Ford T, Keene D, Ray N, Sealy-Jefferson S. A conceptual understanding of the impact of interconnected forms of racism on maternal hypertension through Black Women’s lived experiences. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2023, 4: 100329. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2023.100329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStructural racismBlack womenLived experienceForms of racismWomen's lived experienceBlack women’s lived experienceWhite supremacyHolistic policiesRacismLarger ideologiesQualitative findingsFocus groupsMultidimensional natureHealth barriersHealth harmsIdeologyPolicyMaternal hypertensionTheory approachRacial disparitiesParticular focusConceptual understandingExperienceNew HavenCapitalismThe Affordable Rental Housing Crisis and Population Health Equity: a Multidimensional and Multilevel Framework
Keene D, Blankenship K. The Affordable Rental Housing Crisis and Population Health Equity: a Multidimensional and Multilevel Framework. Journal Of Urban Health 2023, 100: 1212-1223. PMID: 37991605, PMCID: PMC10728029, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-023-00799-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousing insecurityPopulation health equityHousing crisisStructural racismHealth equityUnequal burdenCurrent housing crisisMultilevel frameworkHousing arrangementsRacismInsecurityIndividual householdsHousing conditionsEquityCrisisHousingPolicyPopulation healthMultiple formsCommunityConsiderable bodyInsecure individualsFull impactHomelessnessHouseholdsRethinking the effects of gentrification on the health of Black communities in the United States: Towards a racialized health framework
Whittaker S, Swope C, Keene D. Rethinking the effects of gentrification on the health of Black communities in the United States: Towards a racialized health framework. Journal Of Urban Affairs 2023, 47: 2048-2070. DOI: 10.1080/07352166.2023.2268761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlack communityBlack AmericansHealth vulnerabilityEffects of gentrificationUnited StatesHousing policyRacial capitalismUneven impactOngoing legacyGentrificationBlack residentsUnique experiencesConceptual frameworkHealth frameworkHealth researchHealth impactsCommunityAmericansCapitalismVulnerabilityPolicyResearchLegacyFrameworkReinvestmentTrusted 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“Being homeless can burn you out”: a qualitative study of individuals’ experience of administrative burden when accessing homeless services
Robinson L, Schlesinger P, Rosenberg A, Blankenship K, Keene D. “Being homeless can burn you out”: a qualitative study of individuals’ experience of administrative burden when accessing homeless services. Journal Of Social Distress And The Homeless 2023, 33: 438-447. DOI: 10.1080/10530789.2023.2237242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHomeless servicesAdministrative burdenAffordable housing optionsUnderutilization of servicesRental assistanceHousing resourcesHousing optionsHomelessnessEviction crisisQualitative studyNew formsIndividual experiencesUnited StatesServicesExperienceNew HavenHousingInequitiesCrisisHavenUnmet needAssistanceInvestmentIndividualsSignificant efforts"A Little Bit of a Security Blanket": Renter Experiences with COVID-19-Era Eviction Moratoriums.
Keene D, Denary W, Harper A, Kapolka A, Benfer E, Hepburn P. "A Little Bit of a Security Blanket": Renter Experiences with COVID-19-Era Eviction Moratoriums. Social Service Review 2023, 97: 423-455. PMID: 38742043, PMCID: PMC11090144, DOI: 10.1086/725320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRental assistance improves food security and nutrition: An analysis of National Survey Data
Denary W, Fenelon A, Whittaker S, Esserman D, Lipska K, Keene D. Rental assistance improves food security and nutrition: An analysis of National Survey Data. Preventive Medicine 2023, 169: 107453. PMID: 36813247, PMCID: PMC10037672, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRental assistanceNational quasi-experimental studyFood securityHousing affordability crisisComparable control groupDaily fruitMore cupsProject‐based assistanceEligible individualsVegetable consumptionCurrent unmetControl groupQuasi-experimental studyNational survey dataAffordability crisisHousing accessLong waitlistsAdverse health implicationsHealth implicationsFood insecurityWaitlistAverage wait timeWait timeHealth necessitySurvey data“‘Oh gosh, why go?’ cause they are going to look at me and not hire”: intersectional experiences of black women navigating employment during pregnancy and parenting
Mehra R, Alspaugh A, Dunn J, Franck L, McLemore M, Keene D, Kershaw T, Ickovics J. “‘Oh gosh, why go?’ cause they are going to look at me and not hire”: intersectional experiences of black women navigating employment during pregnancy and parenting. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2023, 23: 17. PMID: 36627577, PMCID: PMC9830615, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-05268-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamily-friendly workplace policiesIntersectional frameworkPregnancy discriminationLived experienceWorkplace policiesUnited StatesSemi-structured interviewsEconomic marginalizationIntersectional experiencesWomen's experiencesWomen's perspectivesRacial inequitiesSocial identityLabor forceEmployment contextSecure futureQualitative dataHealth equityInterview transcriptsI WannaBlack womenLegal protectionPolicyPregnant women's experiencesEmployment
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