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Machine Learning As A Tool For Early Detection: A Focus On Late-Stage Colorectal Cancer Across Socioeconomic Spectrums, Hadiza Galadima, Rexford Anson-Dwamena, Ashley Johnson, Ghalib Bello, Georges Adunlin, James Blando

Community & Environmental Health Faculty Publications

Purpose: To assess the efficacy of various machine learning (ML) algorithms in predicting late-stage colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnoses against the backdrop of socio-economic and regional healthcare disparities. Methods: An innovative theoretical framework was developed to integrate individual- and census tract-level social determinants of health (SDOH) with sociodemographic factors. A comparative analysis of the ML models was conducted using key performance metrics such as AUC-ROC to evaluate their predictive accuracy. Spatio-temporal analysis was used to identify disparities in late-stage CRC diagnosis probabilities. Results: Gradient boosting emerged as the superior model, with the top predictors for late-stage CRC diagnosis being anatomic site, …

The Role Of Neighborhood Characteristics In Late Stage Melanoma Diagnosis Among Hispanic Men In California, Texas, And Florida, 1996-2012, Valerie M. Harvey, Clinton W. Enos, Jarvis T. Chen, Hadiza Galadima, Karl Eschbach

Community & Environmental Health Faculty Publications

Background. Hispanics diagnosed with cutaneous melanoma are more likely to present at advanced stages but the reasons for this are unknown. We identify census tracts at high risk for late stage melanoma diagnosis (LSMD) and examine the contextual predictors of LSMD in California, Texas, and Florida. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional study using geocoded state cancer registry data. Using hierarchical multilevel logistic regression models we estimated ORs and 95% confidence intervals for the impact of socioeconomic, Hispanic ethnic concentration, index of dissimilarity, and health resource availability measures on LSMD. Results. We identified 12,493 cases. In California, late …

The National Cancer Institute’S Community Networks Program Initiative To Reduce Cancer Health Disparities: Outcomes And Lessons Learned, Kathryn L. Braun, Susan Stewart, Claudia Baquet, Lisa Berry-Bobovski, Daniel Blumenthal, Heather M. Brandt, Dedra S. Buchwald, Janice E. Campbell, Kathryn Coe, Leslie C. Cooper, Paula Espinoza, Ronda Henry-Tillman, Margaret Hargreaves, Aimee James, Judith Salmon Kaur, K. Viswanath, Grace X. Ma, Jeanne Mandelblatt, Cathy Meade, Amelie Ramirez, Isabel Scarinci, Sora Park Tanjasiri, Beti Thompson, Anissa I. Vines, Mark Dignan

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

Background: We describe reach, partnerships, products, benefits, and lessons learned of the 25 Community Network Programs (CNPs) that applied community-based participatory research (CBPR) to reduce cancer health disparities.

Methods: Quantitative and qualitative data were abstracted from CNP final reports. Qualitative data were grouped by theme.

Results: Together, the 25 CNPs worked with more than 2,000 academic, clinical, community, government, faith-based, and other partners. They completed 211 needs assessments, leveraged funds for 328 research and service projects, trained 719 new investigators, educated almost 55,000 community members, and published 991 articles. Qualitative data illustrated how use of CBPR improved …

Social Response To The Second "A" Alert Of The Parkfield Earthquake Prediction Experiment, Paul W. O'Brien

FMHI Publications

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Social Response To The First "A" Alert Of The Parkfield Earthquake Prediction Experiment, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Paul W. O'Brien

FMHI Publications

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Reliability Of Delayed Self-Reports In Disaster Research, Fran H. Norris, Krzysztof Kaniasty

FMHI Publications

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Social Disruption And Psychological Stress In An Alaskan Fishing Community: The Impact Of The Exxon Valdex Oil Spill, J. Steven Picou, Southern Sociological Society (U.S.)

FMHI Publications

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Community Preparation And Response To The Exxon Oil Spill In Kodiak, Alaska, Rachel Mason

FMHI Publications

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Social Support Following A Disaster, Leonard Bickman, Jerome D. Cook

FMHI Publications

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Initial Public Response To The Parkfield Earthquake Prediction, Dennis S. Mileti, Janice R. Hutton

FMHI Publications

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Race, Religion, And Ethnicity In Disaster Recovery, Robert C. Bolin, Patricia A. Bolton

FMHI Publications

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The 1986 California Floods, Robert C. Bolin

FMHI Publications

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The Human Environment: Penultimate Problems Of Survival, Robert William Kates

FMHI Publications

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