A5080683053- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Testicular diseases and treatments
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Obesity and Health Practices
- AI in cancer detection
- Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
University of Central Florida
2022-2025
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
2014-2024
Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
2024
Cherokee Nation
2021-2023
University of Washington Bothell
2023
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
2019-2022
National Institutes of Health
2019-2022
E Ink (South Korea)
2022
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
2019-2022
Williams (United States)
2019-2022
The inverse association between socioeconomic status and smoking is well established, yet the mechanisms that drive this relationship are unclear. We developed tested four theoretical models of pathways link to current prevalence using a structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. Using data from 2013 National Health Interview Survey, we selected indicator variables (poverty ratio, personal earnings, educational attainment, employment status) hypothesize underlie latent variable, status....
Ethical publishing practices are vital to tobacco control research practice, particularly involving Indigenous (
Tonorezos et al.’s recent analysis of U.S. cancer survivorship prevalence provides insightful commentary on the dramatic increase those surviving disease over last 50 years. This growth is reflective improvements in detection, treatment, and effects an aging population. While survival rates have seen a significant increase, more focus needed long term postsurvivorship health care. What piece also indicates that trends reveal disparities based several variables, such as age, sex, type. Women...
Objective: To study the association between knowledge of diseases caused by smoking, perceptions harm cigarettes and intention to quit among e-cigarettes users. Methods: Using US Population Assessment Tobacco Health (PATH) Wave 1 data (2013–2014), we investigated mean due smoking scores cigarette smokers (n = 8,263), e-cigarette users 829), dual 745) examined knowledge, quit. Results: E-cigarette had highest in both items. We found a stronger females (aOR: 1.25; 95% CI: 1.18, 1.34) compared...
Objective: The primary purpose of this study was to compare age-adjusted mortality rates before and after linkage with Indian Health Service records, adjusting for racial misclassification. We focused on differences in misclassification by gender, age, geographic differences, substate planning districts, cause death. Our secondary evaluate time trends from 1991 2015. Design: Retrospective, descriptive study. Setting: Oklahoma. Participants: Persons contained the Oklahoma State Department...
Background: Female breast, prostate, lung, and colorectal cancers are the leading incident among American Indian Alaska Native (AI/AN) non-Hispanic White (NHW) persons in United States. To understand racial differences, we assessed incidence rates, analyzed trends, examined geographic variation by Health Service regions. Methods: assess differences incidence, used age-adjusted rates to calculate rate ratios (RRs) 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Using joinpoint regression, trends over time...
BackgroundAmerican Indians in Oklahoma have higher rates of tobacco use (29.2%) than any other racial group the state. The Tobacco Helpline provides free cessation services to all Oklahomans and implements strategies specifically aimed at increasing utilization effectiveness for American Indians.PurposeTo explore patterns as well outcomes, such participant satisfaction success quitting, Indians. outcomes were compared that white population from July 1, 2010, June 30, 2013, determine whether...
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) adults bear a disproportionate burden of certain human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers. In 2015, data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) showed vaccination coverage among by racial ethnic groups; however, for NHPI were unavailable. this study, we estimated initiation completion HPV assessed factors associated with aged 18 to 26 years in United States. We analyzed public files 2014 NHIS (n = 1204). specified sampling design...
Intestinal malrotation is a rare congenital condition with potentially devastating consequences due to potential volvulus and massive intestinal necrosis. Diagnosis often delayed long-term symptoms following surgical correction are poorly characterized. We developed the Malrotation Patient Outcomes WEllness Registry (IMPOWER), national patient-generated registry (PGR), capture data related presenting symptoms, testing, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up of individuals diagnosed malrotation....
<h3>Importance</h3> Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in United States. To improve cardiovascular outcomes, primary care must have valid methods assessing performance on clinical quality measures, including aspirin use (aspirin measure), blood pressure control (BP and smoking cessation counseling intervention (smoking measure). <h3>Objective</h3> compare observed scores measured using 2 imperfect reference standard data sources (medical record abstraction [MRA] electronic...
Abstract Background Individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who smoke are at increased risk for many types of cancers as well an accelerated progression microvascular and macrovascular complications. Smoking cessation is recommended a standard treatment T2D; however, individuals T2D faced competing lifestyle changes. Glycemic blood pressure control often take precedence over smoking cessation, patients unmotivated to quit. Contingency management in combination has been demonstrated improve...
Abstract The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) Health Equity Network (HEN) Evaluation Subcommittee members conducted an open-ended survey regarding what should be considered “authentic” health disparity/equity (HD/E) research how the SRNT community defines this term. Anonymous surveys were emailed to over 300 HEN members, invitees asked complete if they HD/E or engaged in some other way. A total of 26 usable responses collected qualitatively coded. Respondents describe...
To evaluate the relationship between compliance check violations, and characteristics of tobacco retailer neighborhood social vulnerability in Oklahoma.
U.S. General Educational Development diploma (GED) recipients have the highest smoking prevalence of any education level. This paper describes demographic characteristics and tobacco use patterns examines effect modification confounding as potential explanations for higher crude smoking.
Tobacco quitlines provide free smoking cessation telephone services to smokers interested in quitting tobacco. We aimed explore spatial and temporal analyses of registrations the Oklahoma Helpline including those any racial group American Indians (AI) from January 1, 2006, June 30, 2017. This will allow tribal community organizations, such as Tribal Epidemiology Center, better implement evaluate public health prevention efforts at a smaller geographic area using larger units that are...