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290 Implementing a Multi-Component Intervention to Reduce Hypertension Through DASH Diet Congregate Meals and Self-Measured BP (SMBP) at Two NYC Senior Centers

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2022
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: To test whether implementing DASH-aligned meals in a congregate meal program, combined with Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP) monitoring, lowers systolic blood pressure in community-living seniors at two senior centers. Secondary Aims
Rhonda Kost, Dozene Guishard, Moufdi Naji, William Pagano, Chamanara Khalida, Andrea Ronning, Clewert Sylvester, Adam Qureshi, Jonathan N. Tobin, Rhonda G. Kost   +9 more
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Enhancing linkage to HIV care in the “Universal Test and Treat” era: Barriers and enablers to HIV care among adults in a high HIV burdened district in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

BMC Public Health, 2023
Ending AIDS by 2030 would depend on how successful health systems are in linking people living with HIV (PLHIV) into care. The World Health Organization recommended the ‘Universal Test and Treat’ (UTT) strategy – initiating all individuals testing ...
Edward Nicol, Ngcwalisa Amanda Jama, Vuyelwa Mehlomakulu, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Desiree Pass, Wisdom Basera, Debbie Bradshaw   +6 more
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Healthcare provider perceptions on the implementation of the universal test-and-treat policy in South Africa: a qualitative inquiry

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background South Africa had an estimated 7.5 million people living with HIV (PLHIV), accounting for approximately 20% of the 38.4 million PLHIV globally in 2021.
Edward Nicol, Vuyelwa Mehlomakulu, Ngcwalisa Amanda Jama, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Wisdom Basera, Desiree Pass, Debbie Bradshaw   +6 more
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4114 A Community/Academic Partnership to Implement Nutritional and Social/Behavioral Interventions to reduce Hypertension among Seniors Aging in Place

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2020
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: The Rockefeller University CCTS, Clinical Directors Network (CDN), and Carter Burden Network (CBN) received a DHHS-Administration for Community Living Nutrition Innovation grant to test whether implementation of DASH-concordant meals ...
Kimberly Vasquez, Andrea Ronning, Moufdi Naji, Glenis George-Alexander, Clewert Sylvester, Cameron Coffran, Teeto Ezeonu, Chamanara Khalida, Jonathan N. Tobin, Dozene Guishard, Rhonda G Kost   +10 more
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Characterizing Ethiopian cattle production systems for disease burden analysis

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
This paper addresses knowledge gaps in the biomass, productivity and value of livestock for the pastoral, mixed crop-livestock and specialized dairy systems in Ethiopia.
Yin Li, Yin Li, Yin Li, Dianne Mayberry, Dianne Mayberry, Wudu Jemberu, Wudu Jemberu, Wudu Jemberu, Peggy Schrobback, Peggy Schrobback, Mario Herrero, Mario Herrero, Gemma Chaters, Gemma Chaters, Theodore Knight-Jones, Theodore Knight-Jones, Jonathan Rushton, Jonathan Rushton   +17 more
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A systematic method for comparing multimorbidity in national surveys

BMC Research Notes, 2022
Objective Due to gaps in the literature, we developed a systematic method to assess multimorbidity using national surveys. The objectives of this study were thus to identify methods used to define and measure multimorbidity, to create a pre-defined list ...
Rifqah Abeeda Roomaney, Brian van Wyk, Victoria Pillay-van Wyk   +2 more
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58096 A community-academic partnership to implement DASH diet and social/behavioral interventions in congregate meal settings to reduce hypertension among seniors aging in place

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2021
IMPACT: Our implementation model translates two evidence-based nutritional and behavioral interventions to lower blood pressure, into a community-based intervention program for seniors receiving congregate meals.
Kimberly S. Vasquez, Adam Qureshi, Andrea Ronning, Moufdi Naji, Cameron Coffran, Clewert Sylvester, Glenis George-Alexander, Dacia Vasquez, Teeto Ezeonu, Chamanara Khalida, Victor Baez, William Dionne, Sharon Tobias, Debra Diaz, Caroline S. Jiang, Roger Vaughan, Barry S. Coller, Jonathan N. Tobin, Dozene Guishard, Rhonda G. Kost   +19 more
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Estimating the burden of disease attributable to a diet low in fruit and vegetables in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

South African Medical Journal, 2022
Background. Low intake of fruit and vegetables is associated with an increased risk of various non-communicable diseases, including major causes of death and disability such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus and cancers.
A Cois, N Abdelatief, N Steyn, E B Turawa, O F Awotiwon, R A Roomaney, I Neethling, J D Joubert, R Pacella, D Bradshaw, V Pillay van-Wyk   +10 more
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Increasing Cervical Cancer Incidence in Rural Eastern Cape Province of South Africa From 1998 to 2012: A Population-Based Cancer Registry Study

JCO Global Oncology, 2020
PURPOSE In this study, we aimed to investigate trends in the age-standardized and age-specific incidence rates in two distinct regions (the northern and southern areas) of South Africa covered by a population-based cancer registry. In addition, trends in
Nontuthuzelo I.M. Somdyala, Debbie Bradshaw, Muhammad A. Dhansay, Daniela C. Stefan   +3 more
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Parental income gradients in adult health: a national cohort study

BMC Medicine, 2021
Background Disparities in health by adult income are well documented, but we know less about the childhood origins of health inequalities, and it remains unclear how the shape of the gradient varies across health conditions.
Miriam Evensen, Søren Toksvig Klitkou, Mette C. Tollånes, Simon Øverland, Torkild Hovde Lyngstad, Stein Emil Vollset, Jonas Minet Kinge   +6 more
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