A5055655997- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Mental Health via Writing
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Risk Perception and Management
- Health disparities and outcomes
Florida Department of Health
2023
University of Georgia
2016-2017
Georgia College & State University
2016
Brigham Young University
2013
Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States. Social media such as Twitter an emerging surveillance tool that may assist researchers tracking suicide risk factors real time.To identify suicide-related through conversations by matching on geographic rates from vital statistics data.At-risk tweets were filtered stream using keywords and phrases created factors. Tweets grouped state departures expectation calculated. The values for tweeters compared against national data actual...
Gun violence is related to substantial morbidity and mortality with surrounding discussions framed shaped by the media. This study's objective was explore national news media's reporting of gun around a mass shooting. National pieces were coded according categories violence, media frames, entities held responsible, responses, public heath approach. Individuals responsible for in 63% before 32% after Lawmakers 30% 66% after. Background checks proposed prevention method 18% 55% Sandy Hook,...
This article highlights the qualitative results from focus groups conducted as part of a Community Health Needs Assessments in two rural Georgia communities. Four 1-hr were facilitated with 32 community stakeholders. Sessions audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis identified primary themes: mental health barriers to accessing care. Focus group participants discussed challenges they related substance abuse suicide. Participants acknowledged access, including no insurance,...
Background: TV viewing and computer game use may both limit physical activity, but only promote a poorer diet due to exposure food advertising availability of the hands for snacking. Purpose: The purpose this study was investigate relationships between different screen times type 2 diabetes markers among youth. Methods: A sample 12- 17-year-olds obtained from National Health Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). mediation analysis initiated, null retained time types oral glucose tolerance...
Abstract Background Each year, Florida Department of Health staff process hundreds thousands electronically received laboratory results for chlamydia (CT) and gonorrhea (GC). These processing steps are currently performed manually in Florida’s surveillance system divert from other sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention efforts. We developed processes that would automate these procedures evaluated the impact on potential programmatic time savings. Methods 575,952 electronic CT/GC...