- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis
- Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Global Health Care Issues
- Reproductive System and Pregnancy
- Risk Perception and Management
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2015-2024
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
2022-2024
CDC Foundation
2023
Georgia State University
2017-2022
Government of the United States of America
2022
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
2015
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases
2015
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On April 7, 2021, after 5 weeks' use of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine under Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), CDC received reports clusters anxiety-related events administration from five mass vaccination sites, all in different states. To further investigate these cases, interviewed site staff members to gather additional information about reported practices. Four sites temporarily closed while an investigation took place. Overall, 64 events, including 17...
Abstract During the COVID-19 pandemic, accurate measurement of vaccination status was important for guiding prevention efforts. We assessed accuracy electronic health record (EHR) compared with survey self-reported using data from a cross-sectional study among pregnant women and non-pregnant adults in Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) between 2021 2022, where self-report considered reference standard. measured sensitivity specificity EHR vaccine measure estimated rates data. were obtained...
Public health agencies, the news media, and tobacco/vapor industry have issued contradictory statements about effects of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). We investigated levels trust that consumers place in different information sources how is associated with cultural worldviews, risk perceptions, ENDS use, sociodemographic characteristics using a nationally representative sample 6051 U.S. adults 2015. Seventeen percent were uncertain their for one or more potential sources....
Refugees are at an increased risk of chronic Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection because many their countries origin, as well host countries, have intermediate-to-high prevalence rates. arriving to the US also serious sequelae from HBV they not routinely screened for overseas or in domestic post-arrival exams, and may live years without awareness status.A cohort 26,548 refugees who arrived Minnesota Georgia during 2005-2010 was evaluated determine infection. This information then used a...
The adoption of comprehensive tobacco policies by colleges and universities may help reduce student use. To this end, American Cancer Society's Tobacco-Free Generation Campus Initiative (TFGCI) awarded grants to 106 higher learning institutions adopt 100% tobacco-free campus policies. This study measured changes in use, reported exposure secondhand smoke, support for types among five TFGCI grantee who implemented Students at U.S. completed two independent cross-sectional online surveys...
Studies combining data from digital surveys and electronic health records (EHR) can be used to conduct comprehensive assessments on COVID-19 vaccine safety.We conducted an observational study using a survey EHR of children aged 5-11 years vaccinated with Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA across Kaiser Permanente Southern California during November 4, 2021-February 28, 2022. Parents/guardians who enrolled their were sent 14-day reactions. Survey results combined EHR, medical encounters described for whose...
The Tobacco-Free Generation Campus Initiative (TFGCI) granted funding to U.S. post-secondary institutions assist with creating 100% smoke- and tobacco-free campus policies prevent young adult tobacco use. This study assessed grantee experiences working on policy change. Participants: Sixty completing TFGCI funded work between 2018 2020. Methods: An online survey assessment was completed by each institution at the end of their 18-month grant period share facilitators barriers change, lessons...
Background SMS text messaging- and internet-based self-reporting systems can supplement existing vaccine safety surveillance systems, but real-world participation patterns have not been assessed at scale. Objective This study aimed to describe the rates of a new system called Kaiser Permanente Side Effect Monitor (KPSEM) within large integrated health care system. Methods We conducted prospective cohort Southern California (KPSC) patients receiving COVID-19 vaccination from April 23, 2021,...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> SMS text messaging- and internet-based self-reporting systems can supplement existing vaccine safety surveillance systems, but real-world participation patterns have not been assessed at scale. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> This study aimed to describe the rates of a new system called Kaiser Permanente Side Effect Monitor (KPSEM) within large integrated health care system. <title>METHODS</title> We conducted prospective cohort Southern California (KPSC)...
Background Child obesity has risen dramatically with minority children at greatest risk. Parents play an important role in determining what a young child eats and how physically active they are yet little is known about the extent to which parents knowledgeable current guidelines recommendations. This purpose of this study was assess diet‐ activity‐promoting knowledge practices among sample African American children. Methods In summer 2014, 84 parents/primary caregivers (parents) healthy age...
Abstract Background There are known disparities in U.S. COVID-19 vaccination by race, ethnicity, and rurality, but there is limited information on national trends vaccine uptake a large, racially diverse population spanning all ages. Here we describe coverage large US accessing care network of community-based healthcare organizations (OCHIN). Methods Within the OCHIN network, identified individuals aged 6 months older who had at least one completed encounter an facility across 26 states...
Colleges and universities that adopt comprehensive tobacco policies may reduce or prevent student use. To this end, The American Cancer Society’s Tobacco-Free Generation Campus Initiative (TFGCI) awarded grants to 106 higher learning institutions 100% tobacco-free campus policies. This study measured changes in use, reported exposure secondhand smoke, support for types of among five TFGCI grantee who implemented Students at U.S. completed an online survey regarding policy attitudes both...