A5078165772- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Landslides and related hazards
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Nuclear and radioactivity studies
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Drilling and Well Engineering
Appalachian State University
2018-2022
Rush University Medical Center
2022
On December 31, 2019, Chinese health officials reported a cluster of cases acute respiratory illness in persons associated with the Hunan seafood and animal market city Wuhan, Hubei Province, central China. January 7, 2020, confirmed that novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was this initial (1). As February 4, total 20,471 cases, including 2,788 (13.6%) severe illness,* 425 deaths (2.1%) had been by National Health Commission China (2). Cases have also 26 locations outside mainland China,...
Response TeamMonkeypox is a rare, sometimes life-threatening zoonotic infection that occurs in west and central Africa.It caused by Monkeypox virus, an orthopoxvirus similar to Variola virus (the causative agent of smallpox) Vaccinia live component vaccines) can spread humans.After 39 years without detection human disease Nigeria, outbreak involving 118 confirmed cases was identified during 2017-2018 (1); sporadic continue occur.During September 2018-May 2021, six unrelated persons traveling...
Abstract Background Individuals with advanced Parkinson’s Disease (PD) and Parkinson-related disorders (PRD) are frequently referred for home allied therapies nursing care, yet healthcare professionals have limited training in PD/PRD. While recognizing the need such patients families report unfamiliar these conditions, which may be driven by neurophobia contribute to suboptimal care early termination of services. We sought determine feasibility effects a virtual, multimodal educational...
Health inequalities are characterized by spatial patterns of social, economic, and political factors. Life expectancy (LE) is a commonly used indicator overall population health that allows for comparison across different temporal regions. The objective this study was to examine geographic in LE North Carolina census tracts comparing the performance 2 popular geospatial indices: Social Determinants (SDoH) Index Concentration at Extremes (ICE). A principal components analysis (PCA) address...
Late-in-life suicide is a major public health issue, with adults over 65 comprising 18% of all deaths. Yet, little research has identified geographic concentrations older populations at-risk for the psychological conditions in pathway suicide. This spatial clustering suicide, anxiety, depression, and self-injury among North Carolina from 2009-18 individual area-level factors influencing high-risk clusters. Kulldorff's scan statistic significant clusters suicides, using data collected violent...
Abstract In 2016, an exceptional drought and subsequent wildfires devastated the southeastern United States. Western North Carolina (WNC), a socioeconomically growing region that is dependent on revenue from tourism agriculture, was particularly impacted by events. The Southeast not typically considered to be water vulnerable, few studies have explored wildfire in WNC. However, projected experience elevated vulnerability as result of rapid population growth increased climatic variability....
Life expectancy is an important indicator of a population’s overall health and can vary significantly depending on underlying disparities, demographics, social determinants health. Moreover, life easily understood for policymakers the general public