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Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles, Greg Russell, Leila H. DeWitt, Kimberly Montez, Callie L. Brown   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The convergence of racial and income disparities in health insurance coverage in the United States

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2020
Objective This study applied the vulnerability framework and examined the combined effect of race and income on health insurance coverage in the US. Data source The household component of the US Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) of 2017 was used
De-Chih Lee, Hailun Liang, Leiyu Shi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Modifying effects of education on the association between lifestyle behaviors and the risk of obesity: evidence from South Korea

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background No previous study has explored the interactions between education and lifestyle in relation to obesity. This study hypothesized that education may be obesogenic through its interplay with lifestyle behaviors.
Woojin Chung, Sunmi Lee, Seung-ji Lim, Jaeyeun Kim   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sickness absence transitions among Swedish twins with back, neck or shoulder pain and common mental disorders applying a multi-state approach

Scientific Reports, 2023
We aimed to investigate transitions to and from sickness absence, or disability pension among individuals with back, neck, or shoulder pain and/or with common mental disorders (CMDs), and the role of familial (genetics and shared environment) influences ...
Sanna Kärkkäinen, Jakob Bergström, Annina Ropponen, Mo Wang, Jurgita Narusyte, Pia Svedberg   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Changing the Tax Code to Create Consumer-Driven Health Insurance Competition [PDF]

, 2017
Because current tax laws exclude employer-paid health insurance premiums from employees’ taxable wages and income, employer-sponsored insurance remains the primary source of health insurance for most employed Americans.
Herzlinger, Regina, Richman, Barak D.
core   +1 more source

Blinatumomab Utilization in Pediatric B‐Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Experience From the Mountain West

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Blinatumomab is a bispecific T‐cell engager approved for the treatment of pediatric B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B‐ALL). Outpatient home infusion reduces hospitalization burden and optimizes resource utilization, but is logistically challenging.
Angela Parra del Riego, Kellee Parker, William C. Thomsen, James B. Ford, Mallorie B. Heneghan, David Spencer Mangum, Jennifer L. McNeer, Luke D. Maese, Claire E. F. Miller, Richard Lemons, Taumoha Ghosh   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating gender into index-based agricultural insurance: a focus on South Africa [PDF]

, 2019
Index insurance is an agricultural risk management tool that can provide a safety net for smallholder farmers experiencing climate risk. While uptake and scale-out of index insurance may be slow among smallholders, we can learn from experiences that ...
Born, Lorna, Murray, Una, Spillane, Charles   +2 more
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Assessing Cognitive Functioning in Children With Brain Tumors: Interaction of Neighborhood Social Determinants of Health and Neurological Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background This study investigated how neighborhood‐level social determinants of health (SDOH), including redlining and neurological risk, interact to influence cognitive outcomes in children treated for brain tumors (CTBT). Methods A retrospective chart review of 161 CTBT aged 5–17 was conducted.
Alannah R. Srsich, Manali Zope, Peter M. Fantozzi, Cassie N. Kline, Iris Paltin, Matthew C. Hocking   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Charting the path to the implementation of universal health coverage policy in Nigeria through the lens of Delphi methodology

BMC Health Services Research
Background Expanding access to equitable health insurance is an important lever towards the overall strategy for achieving universal health coverage. In Nigeria, health insurance coverage is low with a renewed government action on increasing access to ...
Jibril M. Bashar, Sulaiman Hadiza, Ozoilo J. Ugochi, Lawal S. Muhammad, Adeoye Olufemi, Ukoh Eberechi, Yakubu Agada-Amade, Alhassan Yusuf, Abdulhamid H. Abdullahi, Hassan S. Musa, Ahmad A. Ibrahim, Kalu-Umeh Nnennaya, Jennifer Anyanti, Dayyabu Yusuf, Kenneth Okoineme, Jennifer Adebambo, Samuel O. Ikani, Dennis Aizobu, Musa Abubakar, Babandi S. Zaharaddeen, Lawal Aminu, Yusuf H. Wada   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

More Than 95 Percent of U.S. Children Had Health Insurance in 2015 [PDF]

, 2017
In this brief, author Michael Staley examines rates of children’s health insurance across the United States, by region and by place type, breaking down rates by private and public coverage. He reports that over 95 percent of all U.S.
Staley, Michael J.
core   +1 more source