- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
United States Food and Drug Administration
2022-2023
Office of Science
2022-2023
AID Atlanta
2022-2023
Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services
2020-2022
Food and Drug Administration
2022
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
2022
National Center for Health Statistics
2009-2015
United States Department of Health and Human Services
2012
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2009-2011
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2009
The use of any tobacco product by youths is unsafe, including electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) (1). Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine, which highly addictive, can harm the developing adolescent brain, and increase risk for future addiction to other drugs E-cigarette has increased considerably among U.S. since 2011 (1,2). Multiple factors have contributed this increase, youth-appealing flavors innovations (1-3). Amid widespread popularity certain products youths, on February 6, 2020,...
Suicidal thoughts and behaviors are important public health concerns in the United States. In 2019, suicide was 10th leading cause of death among persons aged ≥18 years (adults); that year, 45,861 adults died as a result suicide, an estimated 381,295 visited hospital emergency departments for nonfatal, self-inflicted injuries. Regional- state-level data on injuries needed to help localities establish priorities evaluate effectiveness prevention strategies.2015-2019.The National Survey Drug...
Commercial tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in United States. Most product begins during adolescence. In recent years, products have evolved to include various combusted, smokeless, electronic products.2021.The National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) an annual, cross-sectional, school-based, self-administered survey U.S. middle school (grades 6-8) high 9-12) students. A three-stage cluster sampling procedure used generate a nationally representative...
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in United States; nearly all tobacco product begins during youth young adulthood (1,2).CDC Food Drug Administration (FDA) analyzed data from 2019 2020 National Youth Surveys (NYTS) to determine changes current (past 30-day) seven products among U.S. middle (grades 6-8) high 9-12) school students.In 2020, any was reported by 16.2% (4.47 million) students, including 23.6% (3.65 6.7% (800,000) students.Electronic cigarettes...
Tobacco product use during adolescence increases the risk for lifelong nicotine addiction and adverse health consequences. CDC Food Drug Administration analyzed data from 2023 National Youth Survey to assess tobacco patterns among U.S. middle school (grades 6-8) high 9-12) students. In 2023, 10.0% of students (2.80 million) reported current (i.e., past 30-day) any product. Current by declined an estimated 540,000, 2.51 million in 2022 1.97 2023. From e-cigarette 14.1% 10.0%. Among students,...
Tobacco use* is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death among adults in United States (1). Youth use tobacco products any form unsafe, nearly all begins during youth young adulthood (2). The Food Drug Administration (FDA) CDC analyzed data from 2022 National Survey (NYTS) to estimate current (past 30-day) eight U.S. middle (grades 6-8) high school 9-12) students. In 2022, approximately 11.3% students (representing 3.08 million persons) reported currently using...
Current e-cigarette use among U.S. youth has declined considerably since 2019*; however, approximately 2.13 million youths used e-cigarettes in 2023 (1). As sales of nicotine pouches (small, dissolvable, flavored containing derived from tobacco that users place the mouth between lip and gum)
Use of tobacco products in any form is unsafe, and nearly all product use begins during adolescence. CDC the Food Drug Administration (FDA) analyzed data from 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey to determine among U.S. middle school (grades 6-8) high 9-12) students. In 2024, current (previous 30-day) was reported by 10.1% students (representing 1.58 million students) 5.4% 640,000 students). Among students, e-cigarettes were most commonly currently used (5.9%), followed nicotine pouches...
<h3>Importance</h3> Comprehensive surveillance of e-cigarette use behaviors among youth is important for informing strategies to address this public health epidemic. <h3>Objective</h3> To characterize US in 2020. <h3>Design, Setting, and Participants</h3> The 2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey, a nationally representative, cross-sectional, school-based survey middle school (grades 6-8) high 9-12) students, was conducted from January 16, 2020, March A total 14 531 students 180 schools...
Multifactorial Adaptive Platform Trial for Community-Acquired Pneumonia (REMAP-CAP).In this international platform trial, the control group used in analysis was not restricted to patients who had undergone concurrent randomization, and both trial agents were reported improve survival. 5This led some treatment guideline committees recommend use of these (www .cas .mhra .gov .uk/ ViewandAcknowledgment/ ViewAttachment .aspx?Attachment_id=103745).One cannot say with certainty that statistical...
Abstract Introduction This manuscript examines prevalence of awareness and use nicotine pouches among U.S. middle high school students by sociodemographic characteristics other tobacco product characterizes pouch behaviors current users. Aims Methods Data are from the 2021 National Tobacco Youth Survey, a cross-sectional, school-based survey (N = 20 413; overall response rate: 44.6%), which included questions on in for first time. Prevalence estimates, 95% confidence intervals, estimated...
To determine whether positive affect is associated with a lower incidence of frailty over 2 years in elderly community-dwelling women and to test the stress-buffering hypothesis by evaluating these associations differed caregivers noncaregivers.Prospective cohort study three annual interviews conducted four U.S. communities between 1999 2004.Home-based interviews.Three hundred thirty-seven caregiver 617 noncaregiver participants from Caregiver-Study Osteoporotic Fractures (Caregiver-SOF) who...