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Submissions from 2024
Does Where We Live Matter To Oral Health? Tensions Between Rural Older Adults’ Concept of Community and Health Individualism, Swaha Pattanaik, April M. Schueths Dr., Raymona H. Lawrence, Bettye A. Apenteng, and Georgia Dounis
Toward a Beloved Community: Facilitated Group Listening as a Tool for Community Development and Civic Engagement, Stacy Smallwood, Kristina Patterson, Kathryn Kaufmann, Tanesha Slocumb, Janice Cawthorn, Anne O. Odusanya, and Danyel Addes
Submissions from 2023
Childhood Asthma-Management Practices in Rural Nigeria: Exploring the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Caregivers in Oyo State, Oyindamola Akinso, Atin Adhikari, Jingjing Yin, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and Gulzar H. Shah
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Exploring the Care Deficit, Alexandria Alford, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Alisha Riggins, Tobi Oloyede, Emmanuela Nwaonumah, and Sarah Sejoro
Addressing Racial Disparities in Maternal Health through Policy, Alexandria Alford, Alisha Riggins, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Sarah Sejoro, Tobi Oloyede, and Mambwe Mutiti
Examining the Relationship Between Rural Residents’ Satisfaction with Local Hospital’s COVID-19 Response and Intention to Use the Hospital, Bettye Apenteng, Aishat Adewoye, Charles Owens, Samuel T. Opoku, Linda Kimsey, and Blerta Shehaj
Letters: Authors’ Response, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, and Tawanna Brown
Physical Activity Solutions to Decrease Occupational Stress, Aaron J. Aslakson, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, and Duke D. Biber
Is the Public Aware of Water Quality Monitoring and Safety Notifications on Beaches?, Asli Aslan, Jeffery A. Jones, Dziyana Nazaruk, and Sibel Zeki
Linking Quality Supervisory Support to Turnover Intentions Among Rural Healthcare Professionals: The Mediating Role of Performance Appraisal Satisfaction and Moderating Role of Perceived Organizational Support, Kwabena Boakye, Samuel T. Opoku, and Bettye Apenteng
Social Ecological Approach to Factors Influencing Perinatal Mental Health Service Provision Among Providers in Bulloch County, GA, Janet Choongo, Bettye Apenteng, Stanley Nkemjika, and Joseph Telfair
COVID-19 Travel Policies for People from China and Discrimination, Guiqing He, Jeffery Jones, and Wenjie Sun
Individual Difference Correlates of Being Sexually Unrestricted Yet Declining an HIV Test, Nicholas S. Holtzman, Stephen W. Carden, Stacy W. Smallwood, Janice Steirn, and S. Mason Garrison
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of a Community-based Egg Program in Rural Honduras, Lilly Karsa, Dziyana Nazaruk, G. Ramos, L. Manship, and Ana M. Palacios
The Effects of Multiple Micronutrient Fortified Beverage and Responsive Caregiving Interventions on Early Childhood Development, Hemoglobin, and Ferritin among Infants in Rural Guatemala, Alysse J. Kowalski, Victor Alfonso Mayen, Silvia de Ponce, Kaley B. Lambden, Nick Tilton, Lisa M. Villanueva, Ana M. Palacios, Greg A. Reinhart, Kristen M. Hurley, and Maureen M. Black
The Impact of Gloves and Occupational Tasks on Handgrip Strength in Structural Firefighters, Sarah N. Lanham, Emily L. Langford, Haresh Rochani, Bridget F. Melton, Stephen J. Rossi, and Mark G. Abel
Improving Healthcare Experiences for Transgender and Intersex Populations, Destiny S. J. Lee and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Transformative Approach to Developing a Sustainable Interprofessional Education Program, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Jane Nester, Paula Tillman, Sandhya Lohani, Padmini Shankar, and Pamela Mahan
Parental Knowledge and Perceptions on Prevention of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Infant Care, Dziyana Nazaruk, Ana M. Palacios, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, and Nandi A. Marshall
An Integrated Evidence-based Approach to Provide a Practicum-based Learning Experience to Students, Dziyana Nazaruk, Joseph Telfair, Jamie S. Cromley, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and Ana M. Palacios
The Influence of E-cigarette Warning Labels on Youths’ Use Intentions – A Mediation Analysis of Role of Perceived Harm, Tran Ha Nguyen, Gulzar H. Shah, and Amanda C. Barefield
A Refreshing Change: Safeguarding Mothers and Children from PFAS Exposure, Emmanuela Nwaonumah, Alisha Riggins, Emmanuel Azu, Oluwatoyin Ayo-Farai, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Logan Cowan, and Atin Adhikari
Age-Stratified Model to Assess Health Outcomes of COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies, Ghana, Sylvia Ofori, Jessica S. Schwind, Kelly L. Sullivan, Gerardo Chowell, Benjamin Cowling, and Isaac Fung
Impact of Public Health Policy and Mobility Change on Transmission Potential of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Rhode Island, March 2020 – November 2021, Chigozie Alexandra Ogwara, Jennifer W. Ronberg, Sierra Cox, Briana M. Wagner, Jacqueline W. Scotts, Gerardo Chowell, Anne C. Spaulding, and Isaac Fung
P24-096-23 Hens Hatching Hope: A Community-Based Egg Project Aiming To Improve Nutritional and Health Status of Young Children in Rural Honduras, Ana M. Palacios, Mario Keko, Gisela Ramos, Laura Manship, Dziyana Nazaruk, Haresh Rochani, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Joseph Telfair, and Asli Aslan
A Breakthrough in Accessibility: Over-the-Counter Oral Contraceptives, Alisha Riggins, Emmanuela Nwaonumah, Tobi Oloyede, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Logan Cowan, and Elizabeth Olayinka
COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy in Autoimmune Disease Patients: Policy Action and Ethical Considerations, Nardeen Shafik, Jennifer E. Akpo, Kristie C. Waterfield, and William Mase
COVID-19, Health Inequities, and Behavioral Health Issues Facing Children, Gulzar H. Shah
Editorial: Assessing and Addressing Health Inequities and Disparities: The Role of Health Informatics, Gulzar H. Shah, Anjum Khurshid, and Joanne Chopak-Foss
A Nationwide Study of the “July Effect” Concerning Postpartum Hemorrhage and Its Risk Factors at Teaching Hospitals across the United States, Zahra Shahin, Gulzar H. Shah, Bettye Apenteng, Kristie Cason Waterfield, and Hani M. Samawi
Determinants of Child Stunting, Wasting, and Underweight: Evidence from 2017 to 2018 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey, Maryam Siddiqa, Gulzar H. Shah, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, and Amber Zubair
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: HIV/AIDS Myths and Misinformation in the Rural United States, Stacy Smallwood and Fayth M. Parks
Incident Edentulism and Number of Comorbidities Among Middle-aged and Older Americans, Ho-Jui Tung and Randall Ford
Use of Advance Directives in US Veterans and Non-Veterans: Findings from the Decedents of the Health and Retirement Study 1992–2014, Ho-Jui Tung and Ming-Chin Yeh
Implications for Home Health Care: Perceived HPV Vaccination Barriers and Recommended Sources among Hispanic/Latino College Students, Wei-Chen Tung, Itzel Corral Gonzalez, Denise Dawkins, and Ho-Jui Tung
Effectiveness of Telemedicine in Diabetes Management: A Retrospective Study in an Urban Medically Underserved Population Area (UMUPA), Lisa Ariellah Ward, Gulzar H. Shah, Jeffery A. Jones, Linda Kimsey, and Hani M. Samawi
Clinical and Demographic Attributes of Patients with Diabetes Associated with the Utilization of Telemedicine in an Urban Medically Underserved Population Area, Lisa Ariellah Ward, Gulzar H. Shah, and Kristie C. Waterfield
The Trend in Density of Skilled Health Personnel in BRICS Countries: Implication for China and India, Fei Yan, Hongxia Li, Wei Wang, and Jian Zhang
Evaluation of Feasibility and Acceptability of a Web-based Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) for Diabetes Risk Reduction in Chinese Americans in New York City, Ming-Chin Yeh, Wincy Lau, Claire Anselmo Keady, Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky, Ho-Jui Tung, Lu Hu, Grace X. Ma, and Judith Wylie-Rosett
Submissions from 2022
Assessing the Effectiveness of an Egg Intervention in the Nutritional and Food Security Status of Infants and Toddlers from Rural Honduras, Aishat Adewoye, Mario Keko, Luke Roberson, Dziyana Nazaruk, Gisela Ramos, Laura Manship, Haresh Rochani, Asli Aslan, and Ana M. Palacios
Association between Serum Lycopene and Lung Cancer Mortality: An 18-Year Follow-up Study of a National Cohort, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Padmini Shankar, Gulzar H. Shah, Alicia A. Brown, Shannon Cearley, Akwasi Ampofo-Yeboah, Nathaniel Abrams, and Jian Zhang
Expanding implementation of cultural competence in health communication to reduce stigma, Alexandria Alford, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and Katie M. Mercer
Research Outlines Promising Practices for Addressing the Social Needs of Medicaid Enrollees via Managed Care, Bettye A. Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens, and Maura Dugan
Flex Financial and Operational Improvement Grant, 2019-2024 Year Three Report, Bettye Apenteng, Kwabena G. Boakye, Linda Kimsey, William Mase, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens, and Angela Peden
2021 Georgia Critical Access Hospital Employee Engagement Assessment Reports, Bettye Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens, Angela Peden, and William A. Mase
Evans Memorial Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan, Bettye Apenteng, Charles Owens, Linda Kimsey, Samuel T. Opoku, Angela Peden, Aishat Adewoye, Blerta Shehaj, and T. Bratton
Effingham Health System Community Needs Assessment Report, Bettye Apenteng, Charles Owens, Linda Kimsey, Samuel T. Opoku, Angela Peden, Blerta Shehaj, Karabi Barai, and Aishat Adewoye
Bacon County Hospital and Health System Community Needs Assessment Report, Bettye Apenteng, Charles Owens, Samuel T. Opoku, Linda Kimsey, Angela Peden, Karabi Barai, and Blerta Shehaj
Physical Activity Levels among American Long-Term Care Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Aaron J. Aslakson, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, and Duke D. Biber
Local Health Department Engagement in Access to Mental Health Services and Mental Health Policy or Advocacy Activities, Abraham Ater, Sushma Kurella, Gulzar H. Shah, and Kristie C. Waterfield
Factors Associated With Cost Conversations in Oral Health Care Settings, Tawanna Brown, Bettye A. Apenteng, and Samuel T. Opoku
The Cost-effectiveness of Collegiate Recovery Programs, Sierra Castedo de Martell, Lori Holleran Steiker, Andrew Springer, Jeffery A. Jones, Emily Eisenhart, and Henry S. Brown III
Using a Measurement Model to Reconceptualize the Church Experiences of Black Men who have Sex with Men, Tiffany M. Eden, Stacy Smallwood, and Derrick D. Matthews
Psychometric Testing of the Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale (DSES) Among Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Sexual Minority Men (SMM) and Black Transwomen in the Deep South: The MARI Study, DeMarc A. Hickson, Ying He, Anne O. Odusanya, Adam E. Smith, Adedotun Ogunbajo, and Stacy Smallwood
A Case for Menstrual Health Disparities as a Part of Public Health Discourse, Mykala Jackson, Sandhya Lohani, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and Tilicia L. Mayo-Gamble
Association between the Health Belief Model, Exercise, and Nutrition Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Keagan Kiely, Bill Mase, Andrew R. Hansen, and Jessica S. Schwind
Morgan Medical Center Community Needs Assessment Report, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Angela H. Peden, Blerta Shehaj, T. Bratton, M. Johnson, and A. Nikaj
Clinch Memorial Hospital Community Needs Assessment Report, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Angela Peden, and Blerta Shehaj
Monroe County Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Angela Peden, Blerta Shehaj, M. Johnson, and A. Patel
Appling Healthcare Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Angela Peden, Blerta Shehaj, and Aurela Nikaj
Crisp Regional Hospital Community Needs Assessment Report, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Angela Peden, Blerta Shehaj, and Aurela Nikaj
Spirituality, Self-compassion, and Anxiety Among Sexual Minority Men: A Longitudinal Mediation Analysis, Jonathan M. Lassiter, Jared K. O’Garro-Mooreb, Kainaat Anwar, Stacy Smallwood, Inger Burnett-Zeigler, Lara Stepleman, K. Marie Sizemore, Christian Grov, and H. Jonathon Rendina
Spatiotemporal Correlation between Obesity Prevalence and the Percentage of Households using Air-conditioners in the United States, Evan Li, Alexander Wang, Carter Xu, Felix Twum, and Jian Zhang
Serving Without Hurting: How to Walk the Black Faculty Tightrope Without Falling, Krista D. Mincey, Nandi A. Marshall, and Stacy Smallwood
The Moderating Role of Race in Turnover Intention at State and Local Public Health Organizations, Ashley K. Mitchell, Bettye Apenteng, and Kwabena G. Boakye
Crossover Trends in Current Cigarette Smoking Between Racial and Ethnic Groups of US Adolescents Aged 12–19 Years Old, 1999–2018, Samuel Nwaobi, Holly L. Richmond, Doyinsola Babatunde, Felix Twum, Arshpreet Malhi, Yudan Wei, and Jian Zhang
Air Quality and Cancer Prevalence Trends across the Sub-Saharan African Regions during 2005–2020, Omolola Okunromade, Jingjing Yin, Clara Ray, and Atin Adhikari
Policy Implication: Improving Perinatal Mental Health Care in Georgia, Tobi Oloyede and Joanne Chopak-Foss
SNAPSHOT: Financial and Operational Performance Benchmarking Report, 2018-2021, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, Angela H. Peden, and William Mase
Covid-19 and Social Determinants of Health: Medicaid Managed Care Organizations’ Experiences With Addressing Member Social Needs, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Angela H. Peden, and Charles F. Owens
Pediatric Needs and Resources Assessment, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, Charles Owens, Linda Kimsey, and Angela Peden
Miller County Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, Charles Owens, Linda Kimsey, Angela Peden, and Karabi Barai
Atmore Community Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, Charles Owens, Linda Kimsey, Angela H. Peden, Blerta Shehaj, and Aishat Adewoye
Jeff Davis Hospital Community Needs Assessment Report, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, Charles Owens, Linda Kimsey, Angela Peden, Blerta Shehaj, and Karabi Barai
Colquitt Regional Hospital Community Needs Assessment Report, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, Charles Owens, Linda Kimsey, Angela Peden, Blerta Shehaj, T. Bratton, and M. Johnson
Jefferson Hospital Community Needs Assessment Report, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, Charles Owens, Linda Kimsey, Angela Peden, Blerta Shehaj, and Kirsten Mengell
State Expectations and Medicaid Managed Care Organizations’ Efforts to Address the Social Needs of Medicaid Enrollees, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles F. Owens, Bettye Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, and Angela H. Peden
Characterization of Folic Acid, 5-methyltetrahydrofolate and Synthetic Folinic Acid in the High-affinity Folate Transporters: Impact on Pregnancy and Development, Ana M. Palacios, Rachel A. Feiner, and Robert M. Cabrera
Factors Associated With the Nutritional Status of Infants and Young Children From Rural Honduras, Ana M. Palacios, Mario Keko, Aishat Adewoye, Haresh Rochani, Asli Aslan, Dziyana Nazaruk, Ana Gisela Ramos, Weston L. Oliver, and Laura Manship
Children Receiving a Nutrition and High-Quality Early Childhood Education Intervention Are Associated with Greater Math and Fluid Intelligence Scores: The Guatemala City Municipal Nurseries, Ana M. Palacios, Lisa A. Villanueva, Matthew B. Flynn, Erik Parker, Stephanie Dickinson, Helen W. Bland, and Greg A. Reinhart
Structural inequities, HIV community-based organizations, and the end of the HIV epidemic, Alyssa G. Robillard, Carmen H. Julious, Stacy W. Smallwood, Mark Douglas, Bambi Gaddist, and Tyler Singleton
Socioeconomic status and other factors associated with HIV status among OVC in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Gulzar H. Shah, Gina D. Etheredge, Lievain Maluantesa, Kristie Cason Waterfield, Osaremhen Ikhile, Elodie Engetele, Astrid Mulenga, Alice Tabala, and Bernard Bossiky
HIV viral load suppression before and after COVID-19 in Kinshasa and Haut Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gulzar H. Shah, Gina D. Etheredge, Stacy Smallwood, Lievain Maluantesa, Kristie C. Waterfield, Osaremhen Ikhile, John Ditekemena, Elodie Engetele, Elizabeth Ayangunna, Astrid Mulenga, and Bernard Bossiky
Hospital Characteristics and Other Factors Associated with the Risk of Postpartum Hemorrhage in the United States, Zahra Shahin, Gulzar H. Shah, William A. Mase, and Bettye Apenteng
Evidence-Based Corrective Exercise Intervention for Forward Head Posture in Adolescents and Young Adults Without Musculoskeletal Pathology: A Critically Appraised Topic, David A. Titcomb, Bridget F. Melton, Theresa Miyashita, and Helen W. Bland
Exploring Sources of Information and Religious Beliefs in Regard to HPV and Vaccination Among Hispanic/Latino College Students in the USA, Wei-Chen Tung, Itzel Corral Gonzalez, Ho-Jui Tung, Wing-Lam Tock, and Tricia L. Harrison
Stakeholder Perceptions for Supporting Main Street Revitalization In a Small South Georgia City, RoShonda J. Welch, Alexis Smith, Linda Kimsey, and Andrew R. Hansen
Performance Improvement for Rural Hospitals: Front Line-Driven Change to Decrease Transfer Time from ED to Inpatient Admission, Chasatie Whitley, Eddie Perez-Ruberte, Linda Kimsey, and Bettye Apenteng
The Protective Effects of Influenza Vaccination in Elderly Patients with Breast Cancer in Taiwan: A Real-World Evidence-Based Study, Szu-Yuan Wu, Ho-Jui Tung, Kuang-Hua Huang, Chiachi Bonnie Lee Lee, Tung-Han Tsai, and Yu-Chia Chang
Adaptation of Diabetes Prevention Program for Chinese Americans – A Qualitative Study, Ming-Chin Yeh, Wincy Lau, Siqian Chen, Ada Wong, Grace X. Ma, and Judith Wylie-Rosett
Development of a Web-Based Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) for Chinese Americans: A Formative Evaluation Approach, Ming-Chin Yeh, Wincy Lau, Zoey Gong, Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky, Ho-Jui Tung, Lin Zhu, Grace X. Ma, and Judith Wylie-Rosett
Submissions from 2021
Assessing Public Health Workforce Informatics Competencies: A Study of 3 District Health Departments in Georgia, Olatanwa Adewale, Bettye Apenteng, Gulzar H. Shah, and William Mase
A Moderated Moderation Analysis of Perceived Adaptivity and Organizational Support for Innovation in the Relationship Between Role Overload and Emotional Exhaustion, Bettye A. Apenteng, Kwabena Boakye, and Samuel T. Opoku
Addressing the Social Needs of Medicaid Enrollees Through Managed Care: Lessons and Promising Practices from the Field, Bettye A. Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles F. Owens, Angela Peden, and William A. Mase
Strategic Implications of COVID-19: Considerations for Georgia’s Rural Health Providers, Bettye A. Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, Samuel T. Opoku, Angela Peden, and William Mase
Assessment of the Financial Health of Rural Hospitals After Implementation of the Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit Program, Bettye A. Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens, Emmanuel Akowuah, Linda Kimsey, and Angela Peden
RHC Benchmarking Assessment, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, and Angela H. Peden
Warm Springs Medical Center Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan, Bettye Apenteng, Charles Owens, Samuel T. Opoku, Linda Kimsey, and Angela Peden
Early Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Experience With the Use of Telehealth to Address Disparities: Scoping Review, James E. Bailey, Cathy Gurgol, Eric Pan, Shirilyn Njie, Susan Emmett, Justin Gatwood, Lynne Gauthier, Lisa G. Rosas, Shannon M. Kearney, Samantha Kleindienst Robler, Raymona H. Lawrence, Karen L. Margolis, Ifeyinwa Osunkwo, Denise Wilfley, and Vallabh O. Shah
Examining Social Activity, Need to Belong, and Depression Among College Students, Elizabeth K. Barbour, Stacy Smallwood, and Yanise Hurt
