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Articles 1 - 11 of 11
Full-Text Articles in Environmental Public Health
Prevalence Of Copd Among Symptomatic Patients In A Primary Care Setting, Barbara Yawn, David M. Mannino, Thomas Littlejohn, Gary Ruoff, Amanda Emmett, Ibrahim Raphiou, Glenn Crater
Prevalence Of Copd Among Symptomatic Patients In A Primary Care Setting, Barbara Yawn, David M. Mannino, Thomas Littlejohn, Gary Ruoff, Amanda Emmett, Ibrahim Raphiou, Glenn Crater
David M. Mannino
Objective: Spirometry is recognized as the gold standard assessment for the diagnosis of COPD. However, spirometry continues to be underused, perpetuating the underdiagnosis of COPD. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of COPD in a primary care setting in patients with a smoking history and self-reported chronic bronchitis symptoms.
Research design and methods: This was a multi-center, cross-sectional study. The primary assessment was the percentage of patients with airway obstruction (post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio ≤ 0.70) compared to those without obstruction (post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio > 0.70).
Results: Airflow obstruction consistent with COPD was confirmed in 26% of patients …
Developing A School Functioning Index For Middle Schools, Amanda Birnbaum, Leslie A. Lytle, Cheryl L. Perry, David Murray, Mary Story
Developing A School Functioning Index For Middle Schools, Amanda Birnbaum, Leslie A. Lytle, Cheryl L. Perry, David Murray, Mary Story
Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works
Despite widespread recognition of schools' role in the healthy development of youth, surprisingly little research has examined the relationships between schools' overall functioning and the health‐related behavior of students. School functioning could become an important predictor of students' health‐related behavior and may be amenable to intervention. This paper describes the development and testing of the School Functioning Index (SFI) as a first step in investigating this question. The index was developed for use with middle schools and conceived as a predictor of students' violent behavior, with the potential for extending research applications to additional health and social behaviors. Using social …
Peer-Led, School-Based Nutrition Education For Young Adolescents: Feasibility And Process Evaluation Of The Teens Study, Mary Story, Leslie A. Lytle, Amanda Birnbaum, Cheryl L. Perry
Peer-Led, School-Based Nutrition Education For Young Adolescents: Feasibility And Process Evaluation Of The Teens Study, Mary Story, Leslie A. Lytle, Amanda Birnbaum, Cheryl L. Perry
Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works
Peer education has become a popular strategy for health promotion interventions with adolescents, but it has not been used widely in school‐based nutrition education. This paper describes and reports on the feasibility of the peer leader component of school‐based nutrition intervention for young adolescents designed to increase fruit and vegetable intakes and lower-fat foods. About 1,000 seventh‐grade students in eight schools received the nutrition intervention. Of these, 272 were trained as peer leaders to assist the teacher in implementing the activities. Results from a multicomponent process evaluation based on peer leader and classroom student feedback, direct classroom observation, and teacher …
Association Of Ambient Ozone Exposure With Airway Inflammation And Allergy In Adults With Asthma, Sumita B. Khatri, Fernando C. Holguin, P. Barry Ryan, David M. Mannino, Serpil C. Erzurum, W. Gerald Teague
Association Of Ambient Ozone Exposure With Airway Inflammation And Allergy In Adults With Asthma, Sumita B. Khatri, Fernando C. Holguin, P. Barry Ryan, David M. Mannino, Serpil C. Erzurum, W. Gerald Teague
David M. Mannino
Rationale
Previous studies have demonstrated associations of high ozone levels with increased epidemiologic as well as lung function measures of asthma activity.
Objectives
In an observational study during the summer months, we hypothesized that higher ambient ozone levels are associated with more frequent symptoms, higher airway and systemic inflammation, as well as worse lung function in asthmatics as compared with non-asthmatic individuals.
Methods
Thirty-eight asthmatics and thirteen healthy control subjects residing in metropolitan Atlanta were enrolled during peak ozone season. Medical histories, quality-of-life questionnaires, spirometry, serum immunoglobulin (IgE), peripheral eosinophil counts, and exhaled nitric oxide (NO) were obtained during study …
Community Empowerment Through An Academic Product: Implications For The Social-Justice, Tamara Leech, Edrose Potts Jr.
Community Empowerment Through An Academic Product: Implications For The Social-Justice, Tamara Leech, Edrose Potts Jr.
Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works
Often, African American community organizations are distanced from government institutional practices. In response, they may approach local academics to help bridge the divide. This think piece explores lessons that one academic scholar learned during the process of writing and distributing an applied report that ultimately helped a community organization to gain access to the governmental decision-making process. In exploring the project, we first focus on the process and value of shifting from a charity orientation to a social justice orientation. Second, we use the report itself to provide examples of essential, concrete aspects of social justice-oriented products. In the end, …
Issues For Dsm-V: The Role Of Culture In Psychiatric Diagnosis, Renato D. Alarcón, Anne E. Becker, Roberto Lewis-Fernández, Robert C. Like, Prakash Desai, Edward Foulks, Junius Gonzales, Helena Hansen, Alex Kopelowicz, Francis G. Lu, María A. Oquendo, Annelle Primm
Issues For Dsm-V: The Role Of Culture In Psychiatric Diagnosis, Renato D. Alarcón, Anne E. Becker, Roberto Lewis-Fernández, Robert C. Like, Prakash Desai, Edward Foulks, Junius Gonzales, Helena Hansen, Alex Kopelowicz, Francis G. Lu, María A. Oquendo, Annelle Primm
Publications from Provost Junius J. Gonzales
No abstract provided.
Residential Modifications And Decline In Physical Function Among Community-Dwelling Older Ad, Sze Yan Liu, Kate L. Lapane
Residential Modifications And Decline In Physical Function Among Community-Dwelling Older Ad, Sze Yan Liu, Kate L. Lapane
Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to quantify the effect of residential modification on decreasing the risk of physical function decline in 2 years.
Design: Cohort study using propensity scores method to control for baseline differences between individuals with residential modifications and those without residential modifications.
Participants: Participants (N = 9,447) were from the Second Longitudinal Study on Aging, a nationally representative sample of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, aged 70 years and older in the United States at the time of baseline interview in 1994-1995.
Methods: Participants self-reported residential modifications at baseline (e.g., railings, bathroom modifications). The decline in …
Life Expectancy And Years Of Life Lost In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Findings From The Nhanes Iii Follow-Up Study, Robert M. Shavelle, David R. Paculdo, Scott J. Kush, David M. Mannino, David J. Strauss
Life Expectancy And Years Of Life Lost In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Findings From The Nhanes Iii Follow-Up Study, Robert M. Shavelle, David R. Paculdo, Scott J. Kush, David M. Mannino, David J. Strauss
David M. Mannino
Rationale
Previous studies have demonstrated that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes increased mortality in the general population. But life expectancy and the years of life lost have not been reported.
Objectives
To quantify mortality, examine how it varies with age, sex, and other risk factors, and determine how life expectancy is affected.
Methods
We constructed mortality models using the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, adjusting for age, sex, race, and major medical conditions. We used these to compute life expectancy and the years of life lost.
Measurements and main results
Pulmonary function testing classified patients as having …
Program “Miracle Grow”: Program Staff And Evaluators Joining Forces To Power-Up Program Potential, Lisa D. Lieberman
Program “Miracle Grow”: Program Staff And Evaluators Joining Forces To Power-Up Program Potential, Lisa D. Lieberman
Department of Public Health Scholarship and Creative Works
Like all living things, health education programs grow, change, and mature. If left unattended, however, they can fade, fail, or fall apart. Evaluation can strengthen a program, particularly when it is rooted in a strong relationship among experienced, knowledgeable, and motivated teams of planners, implementers, clients, and evaluators. Evaluation can be the key to helping your program realize its full potential and, even, if threatened, flourish. When program and evaluation staff work together on pilot/demonstration projects, new program roll-outs, or established interventions, the results are like “Miracle Grow” to your programs!
The Effect Of Sex On Asthma Control From The National Asthma Survey, James Temprano, David M. Mannino
The Effect Of Sex On Asthma Control From The National Asthma Survey, James Temprano, David M. Mannino
David M. Mannino
Background Previous studies have demonstrated conflicting results with regard to differences in asthma control between the sexes.
Objective We sought to identify sex differences in short-term and long-term measures of asthma control in adults from the National Asthma Survey.
Methods This study analyzed data from the National Asthma Survey (Four-State sample) sponsored by the National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Asthma control was compared between the sexes based on short-term (recent symptoms, asthma attacks, and albuterol use) and long-term (asthma attacks, work days lost, and urgent-care visits and hospitalizations in the prior year) measures. Composite …
An Overview Of Human Health Issues, Marcella H. Sorg
An Overview Of Human Health Issues, Marcella H. Sorg
Anthropology Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.