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Analyzing the Effect of Vaping Use in Teens: A Literature Review and Proposed Solutions
(Journal of Student Research, 2021-03-31)
Teenage vaping is a major public health issue that is emerging globally. This review article examines what influences teens to use electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and vapes, including families, communities, social ...
Perceived Neighborhood Cohesion, Homeownership, and Race/Ethnicity: Implications for Adult Mental Health
(2021)
This study utilized 2013-2017 data from the National Health Interview Survey to evaluate the association between perceived neighborhood cohesion and mental health outcomes (serious psychological distress, anxiety, and ...
Mental health and mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted mental health and mental health services in the United States. During February 2021, 42% of Americans experienced symptoms of depression or anxiety. During the pandemic, the ...
Wraparound Services in Primary Care Settings: Evaluating the Health Center Model for Patients with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
(2021)
Background: Community health centers provide a wide range of services beyond standard primary care, including social and enabling services, dental services, and behavioral health care. These wraparound services may be ...
Who declines to respond to the reactions to race module?: findings from the South Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016–2017
(Springer Nature, 2021-09-19)
The inclusion of self-reported differential treatment by race/ethnicity in population-based public health surveillance and monitoring systems may provide an opportunity to address long-standing health inequalities. While ...
Psychological Distress and Need for Mental Healthcare: Examining and Modeling Prevalence & Need Using Multiple Datasets
(2021)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded Medicaid eligibility to include non-elderly adults with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level. As a result, Medicaid enrollment by individuals ...
Food Insecurity in the District of Columbia: Do Community Gardens Help?
(2021)
More than 10% of the District of Columbia’s residents have difficulty accessing affordable and healthy food, a number that is now projected to be over 16% because of COVID-19 (Sustainable DC, 2019; Food Security Report, ...
Novel Immunotherapy Agents in Oncology: Generalizability of Trial Results and Drivers of Clinical Utilization
(2021)
Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States after heart disease. Novel immunotherapy agents such as nivolumab and pembrolizumab have become an essential, albeit extremely expensive, component of ...