A5062176725- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Obesity and Health Practices
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Child and Adolescent Health
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
Texas Department of State Health Services
2017-2024
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2022
The University of Texas at Austin
2009-2021
Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
2010-2018
Office of Science
2017-2018
Children's Medical Center
2011-2014
Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center
2013
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2011
Pediatrics and Genetics
2008
Vanderbilt University
2007-2008
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html.† Hotspot counties are defined as those meeting all of the following baseline criteria: 1) >100 new COVID-19 cases in most recent 7 days, 2) an increase 7-day incidence over preceding incidence, 3) a decrease <60% or 3-day and 4) ratio to 30-day exceeds 0.31.In addition, hotspots must have met at least one >60% change incidence.Abbreviations: AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native; coronavirus disease 2019; NHPI Native Hawaiian/other...
US Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control Prevention to mask wearing, physical distancing, hand hygiene).To ensure accurate surveillance, it is important that health care providers departments assure follow-up infants, children, adolescents, young adults infected with or exposed SARS-CoV-2 document report underlying medical conditions cause death related COVID-19.Health departments, in collaboration school districts the communities they serve, can evaluate...
Although school garden programs have been shown to improve dietary behaviors, there has not a cluster-randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted examine the effects of on obesity or other health outcomes. The goal this study was evaluate one-year school-based gardening, nutrition, and cooking intervention (called Texas Sprouts) intake, outcomes, blood pressure in elementary children.
To describe the demographics, clinical characteristics, and hospital course among persons <21 years of age with a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-associated death.
Abstract Understanding the duration of antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus that causes COVID-19 is important controlling current pandemic. Participants from Texas Coronavirus Antibody Response Survey (Texas CARES) with at least 1 nucleocapsid protein antibody test were selected for a longitudinal analysis duration. A linear mixed model was fit data participants (n = 4553) 3 tests over 11 months (1 October 2020 16 September 2021), and models showed...
Trisomy 18 and trisomy 13 are associated with serious and/or fatal birth defects, death frequently occurring in the first month of life. Previous studies limited by small samples dated. This study characterized comorbid defects among US liveborn infants using Healthcare Cost Utilization Project's Kids' Inpatient Database Nationwide Sample, two large, current nationally representative databases. The occurrence 39 commonly reported trisomies was compared to malformations newborns without...
Background: There is consensus that development and evaluation of a systems-oriented approach for child obesity prevention treatment includes both primary secondary efforts needed. This article describes the study design baseline data from Texas Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (TX CORD) project, which addresses among low-income, ethnically diverse overweight obese children, ages 2–12 years; two-tiered hypothesized to reduce BMI z-scores, compared alone. Methods: Our aims are to: (1)...
Informed consent documents are designed to convey the risks of medical procedures patients, yet they often difficult understand; this is especially true for individuals with limited health literacy. An important opportunity advancing knowledge about literacy and informed involves examining theoretical pathways that help explain how relates information processing when patients read forms. In study, we proposed tested a model positioned self-efficacy as mediator association between patients'...
This randomized controlled trial was conducted to determine comparative efficacy of a 12-month community-centered weight management program (MEND2-5 for ages 2-5 or MEND/CATCH6-12 6-12) against primary care-centered (Next Steps) in low-income children.Five hundred forty-nine Hispanic and black children (BMI ≥ 85th percentile), stratified by age groups (2-5, 6-8, 9-12 years), were randomly assigned MEND2-5 (27 contact hours)/MEND/CATCH6-12 (121.5 hours) Next Steps (8 hours). Primary value at...
Background: The prevalence of long-term symptoms coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nonhospitalized pediatric populations the United States is not well described. objective this analysis was to examine presence persistent COVID children by severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibody status. Methods: Data were collected between October 2020 and May 2022 from Texas Coronavirus Antibody REsponse Survey, a statewide prospective population-based survey among 5-90 years old....
Breakthrough infections of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are well documented. The current study estimates breakthrough incidence across pandemic waves, and evaluates predictors (defined as those requiring hospitalization).In total, 89 762 participants underwent longitudinal antibody surveillance. Incidence rates were calculated using total person-days contributed. Bias-corrected age-adjusted logistic regression determined multivariable infection,...
Introduction As of January 27, 2022 over 11.4 million children in the United States (US) have tested positive for COVID-19.1 COVID-19 cases among US seen an exponential increase December 2021 and 2022, a very short time period that far exceeds previous peaks infection.1 These recent data suggest omicron (B.1.1.529) variant is more transmissible compared to delta (B.1.617.2) alpha (B.1.1.7) variants.1 are particularly troubling as they coincide with school re-openings after 2021-22 holiday...
Obstetric Anesthesia Digest: June 2008 - Volume 28 Issue 2 p 77-78 doi: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000319786.01019.aa
The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between diet and inflammation, adiposity in minority youth.The designed as a cross-sectional analysis 142 overweight (≥85th body mass index percentile) Hispanic African-American adolescents (14-18 years) with following measures: anthropometrics, via magnetic resonance imaging, dietary intake 24-h recalls, inflammation markers from fasting blood draws utilizing multiplex panel. Partial correlations were estimated covariance (ancova)...
Abstract Background This analysis examined the durability of antibodies present after SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination in children adolescents. Methods Data were collected over 4 time points between October 2020-November 2022 as part a prospective population-based cohort aged 5-to-19 years ( N = 810). Results (1) Roche Elecsys® Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Immunoassay for detection to nucleocapsid protein (Roche -test); (2) qualitative semi-quantitative SARS CoV-2 spike receptor binding domain S (3)...
Psychosocial variables influence physical activity for different age groups, sex, and ethnic groups. However, little is known about their on in preadolescent Latino children. The authors examined how a) confidence one's ability to be physically active (self-efficacy); b) ideas the consequences of being (beliefs), c) influences family friends (social influences) effect levels overweight (body mass index >or=85%) One hundred fourteen preadolescents participated a larger intervention designed...
Stool cultures can be important in guiding antimicrobial therapy for diarrhea. From among 11.64 million person-years of Tennessee Medicaid enrollment data collected from 1995 through 2004, 315,828 diarrheal episodes were identified. performed only 15,820 (5.0%). Antimicrobials prescribed 32,949 (10.4%), 89.4% which not accompanied by a stool culture. White race and urban residence associated with higher rates Frequent use antimicrobials diarrhea without culture may indicate inappropriate has...