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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Apenteng, Samuel 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
HIV clinical stage progression of patients at 241 outpatient clinics in Democratic Republic of Congo: Disparities by gender, TB status and rurality, Gina D. Etheredge, Raimi Ewetola, Gulzar H. Shah, L. Maluantesa, Kristie C. Waterfield, A. Mulenga, and A. Kilundu
Disparities in HIV Clinical Stages Progression of Patients at Outpatient Clinics in Democratic Republic of Congo, Raimi Ewetola, Gulzar H. Shah, Lievain Maluantesa, Gina D. Etheredge, Kristie C. Waterfield, Astrid Mulenga, and Apolinaire Kilundu
Care coordination for rural residents with chronic disease: Predictors of improved outcomes, Andrew Hansen, Susan F. McLendon, and Haresh Rochani
Union General Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment & Implementation Plan, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Angela H. Peden, and Blerta Shehaj
Assessing Hotel Employee Knowledge on Risk Factors and Risk Management Procedures for Microbial Contamination of Hotel Water Distribution Systems, Brandon Leftwich, Samuel T. Opoku, Jingjing Yin, and Atin Adhikari
Impact of Teachers’ Classroom Manners, Teaching Strategies, and Parents’ Socioeconomic Status on Students’ Performance, Maham Muzamil, Gulzar H. Shah, and Kamran James
The Use of Mobile Apps to Increase Physical Activity Level: A Systematic Review, Dziyana Nazaruk and Kelli Rouser
Social Media Usage and Transitioning into Online Classes During COVID-19- A Survey of Undergraduate Students in Georgia, United States, Sylvia Ofori, Janet Choongo, Mario Kekop, Gulzar H. Shah, Haresh Rochani, and Joseph Telfair
Rewards and Employee Creativity Among Rural Healthcare Employees: the Mediating Role of Organizational Support for Innovation and the Moderating Impact of Supervisory Support, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, and Kwabena Boakye
SNAPSHOT: Financial and Operational Performance Benchmarking Report, 2016-2020, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, Angela Peden, and William Mase
Clay County Hospital, Nursing Home and Wellness Center Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, Charles Owens, Linda Kimsey, Angela Peden, and P. Jochi
Strategies to Handle Missing Data in Meta-Analysis, Haresh Rochani and Mario Keko
Public Health Education and Changing Public Health Realities in the Public Health 3.0 Era, Gulzar H. Shah
Risk Factors for TB/HIV Coinfection and Consequences for Patient Outcomes: Evidence from 241 Clinics in the Democratic Republic of Cong, Gulzar H. Shah, Raimi Ewetola, Gina D. Etheredge, Lievain Maluantesa, Kristie C. Waterfield, Elodie Engetele, and Apolinaire Kilundu
TB/HIV coinfection and patient outcomes: Evidence from 241 clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gulzar H. Shah, Raimi Ewetola, Gina D. Etheredge, L. Maluantesa, Kristie C. Waterfield, and L.-K. Lukusa
Perceived Benefits Matter the Most in COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors: Empirical Evidence from Okara District, Pakistan, Gulzar H. Shah, Ansar Ali Faraz, Hina Khan, and Kristie Cason Waterfield
HIV Viral Suppression among People Living with HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy in Haut-Katanga and Kinshasa Provinces of Democratic Republic of Congo, Gulzar H. Shah, Lievain Maluantesa, Gina D. Etheredge, Kristie C. Waterfield, Osaremhen Ikhile, Roger Beni, Elodie Engetele, and Astrid Mulenga
Behavioral Health Needs Assessment, Gulzar H. Shah, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, Charles F. Owens, Linda Kimsey, and Angela H. Peden
The Administration and Management of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Programs: A Descriptive Study of the Experiences of US State & Local Health Departments, Gulzar H. Shah, Angela Peden, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Kristie C. Waterfield, and Osaremhen Ikhile
College Students' Experiences of Race-Related Bias or Hatred in Their Lifetimes and COVID-19 Era, Gulzar H. Shah, Haresh Rochani, Joseph Telfair, Elizabeth Ayangunna, and Gemma C. Skuraton
Low Acceptance of Helmet-Use and Injuries from Motorcycle Accidents in Rawalpindi and Abbottabad, Pakistan, Maryam Siddiqa, Gulzar H. Shah, and A. Munam
Chapter 3 - Families and Health, Joseph Telfair, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Janet Choongo, and K. Harris
Chapter 19 - Program Monitoring and Evaluation, Joseph Telfair, A. K. Kelly, and G. Dave
Retention and predictors of attrition among children living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Côte d’Ivoire between 2012 and 2016, F. Traore-Toure, Gina D. Etheredge, Gulzar H. Shah, and C. Brennan
Personal Mastery and All-Cause Mortality among Older Americans Living with Diabetes, Ho-Jui Tung, Ming-Chin Yeh, Randall Ford, and Gulzar H. Shah
Understanding the Scientific Evidence and Regulatory State of the U.S. Dietary Supplement Industry: Considerations for Health and Fitness Practitioners, Julie Ann Ulery, Bridget F. Melton, Helen Bland, and Amy Jo Riggs
Consequences of COVID-19 Crisis for Persons with HIV: The Impact of Social Determinants of Health, Kristie Cason Waterfield, Gulzar H. Shah, Gina D. Etheredge, and Osaremhen Ikhile
Public Health Employees’ Perceptions about the Impact of Emerging Public Health Trends on Their Day-to-Day Work: Effects of Organizational Climate and Culture, Kristie Cason Waterfield, Gulzar H. Shah, Linda Kimsey, William A. Mase, and Jingjing Yin
Stigma Is Associated with Widening Health Inequities: Challenges from the Current COVID19 Pandemic, Ming-Chin Yeh and Ho-Jui Tung
Submissions from 2020
Tattnall County Community Needs Assessment, A. Alston, T. Clark, J. Lewis, A. McGee, S. Sherpa, Q. Smith, I. Thomas, Denisha Allicock, and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Flex Financial and Operational Improvement Grant, 2019-2024 Year One Report, Bettye Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, William A. Mase, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens, and Angela H. Peden
