A5021082234- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- School Health and Nursing Education
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Reproductive tract infections research
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Sex work and related issues
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Family Support in Illness
- Social Power and Status Dynamics
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2011-2024
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
2024
National Center for HIV/AIDS Viral Hepatitis STD and TB Prevention
2003-2023
Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services
2017-2021
AID Atlanta
2021
The Bronx Defenders
2020
Public Health – Seattle & King County
2020
Contra Costa County Library
2020
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
2020
Alameda County Public Health Department
2020
Health-risk behaviors contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among youth adults in United States. In addition, significant health disparities exist demographic subgroups defined by sex, race/ethnicity, grade school between sexual minority nonsexual youth. Population-based data on most important health-related at national, state, local levels can be used help monitor effectiveness public interventions designed protect promote levels.
The impact of change in context on identity maintenance, the implications maintenance efforts for group identification, and effects perceived threats to self-esteem associated with membership are examined a longitudinal study Hispanic students during their 1st year at predominately Anglo universities. Whereas ethnic is initially linked strength students'cultural background, acoomplished by weakening that link remooring current college context. Results suggest 2 distinct paths which negotiate...
The mental health impact of the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic has been described among survivors, family members and healthcare workers, but little is known about its on general population affected countries. We assessed symptoms anxiety, depression post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Sierra Leone after over a year outbreak response.We administered cross-sectional survey July 2015 to national sample 3564 consenting participants selected through multistaged cluster sampling. Symptoms anxiety...
Disruptions and consequences related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including school closures, social isolation, family economic hardship, loss or illness, reduced access health care, raise concerns about their effects on mental well-being of youths. This report uses data from 2021 Adolescent Behaviors Experiences Survey, an online survey a probability-based, nationally representative sample U.S. public- private-school students in grades 9-12 (N = 7,705), assess high students' suicidality during...
During February 26–April 1, 2020, community mobility (a proxy measure for social distancing) in the metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Seattle, New Orleans, and York City declined, decreasing ..
In March 2020, efforts to slow transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, resulted in widespread closures school buildings, shifts virtual educational models, modifications school-based services, and disruptions experiences school-aged children.Changes modes instruction have presented psychosocial stressors children parents can increase risks mental health well-being might exacerbate disparities (1,2).CDC examined differences child parent indicators according children's mode...
Two studies establish distinct types of social and collective identities (Study 1) describe dimensions that differentiate among (Studies 1 2). In Study 1, individuals (N = 50) sorted 64 on the basis perceived similarity; 259 respondents provided trait property ratings identities. Cluster analysis indicated 5 identity: personal relationships, vocations/avocations, political affiliations, ethnic religious groups, stigmatized groups. Multidimensional scaling shows differ several properties,...
Urban teens face many traumas, with implications for potential growth and distress. This study examined traumatic events, posttraumatic growth, emotional distress over 18 months among urban adolescent girls (N = 328). Objectives were to (a) describe types of (b) determine how type timing events relate profiles (c) prospectively examine effects event on short- long-term controls pre-event Results indicate that was related but not subsequent When baseline controlled, associated reductions in...
BACKGROUND: Because little is known about long-term effects of adolescent protective factors across multiple health domains, we examined associations between connectedness and health-related outcomes in adulthood. METHODS: We used weighted data from Waves I IV the National Longitudinal Study Adolescent to Adult Health (n = 14 800). Linear logistic models were examine family school adolescence self-reported risk behaviors experiences adulthood, including emotional distress, suicidal thoughts...
BackgroundBecause COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, nearly 93% of U.S. students engaged some distance learning. These school disruptions may negatively influence adolescent mental health. Protective factors, like feeling connected to family or demonstrate buffering effect, potentially moderating negative health outcomes. The purpose the study is test our hypothesis that mode instruction influences and determine if connectedness attenuates these relationships.MethodsThe COVID...
Studies have shown links between educational outcomes such as letter grades, test scores, or other measures of academic achievement, and health-related behaviors (1-4). However, reported in a 2013 systematic review, many these studies used samples that are not nationally representative, quite few now at least 2 decades old (1). To update the relevant data, CDC analyzed results from 2015 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), biennial, cross-sectional, school-based survey measuring among...
Early initiation of sexual activity is associated with having more partners, not using condoms, sexually transmitted infection (STI), and pregnancy during adolescence (1,2). The majority adolescents initiate high school, the proportion school students who have ever had intercourse increases by grade; black are likely to than white (3). overall did change significantly 1995-2005 (53.1% 46.8%) (Division Adolescent School Health, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, TB...
School connectedness, defined as students' belief that adults and peers in their school care about learning well them persons, has been linked to positive educational, behavioral, health outcomes adolescence into adulthood. Data from the 2021 nationally representative Youth Risk Behavior Survey, conducted during COVID-19 pandemic, were used estimate prevalence of perception connectedness examine associations between seven risk behaviors experiences: poor mental health, marijuana use,...
This study of 411 urban female adolescents had 3 objectives: (a) assess the relationship between perceived risk and sexual behavior (condom use, number partners, partner risk, presence STDs, aggregate risk), (b) accuracy perceptions, (c) identify variables related to inaccurate perceptions. Participants were classified as accurate or perceivers on basis actual risk. Accurate versus compared psychological maintenance (self-esteem, distress, coping), context (partnership duration pressure have...
This study addressed two aims: (1) to assess the level of depressive symptoms among pregnant, HIV-infected racial and ethnic minority women (2) identify potentially modifiable factors associated with prenatal depression in order foster proactive clinical screening intervention for these women. Baseline interview data collected from participating Perinatal Guidelines Evaluation Project were analyzed. Participants clinics four areas representative U. S. HIV/AIDS epidemic Of final sample (n =...