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NO NĀ PUA: Exploring the feasibility of culture‐based social prescribing on firefighters' wellbeing in Hawaiʻi

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Firefighters face an array of stressors due to the demands of their occupation, leading to a high prevalence of mental health challenges. Social prescribing represents a novel approach to healthcare that emphasizes a holistic view of health and wellbeing.
Janice Ikeda, Margary Martin, Misty Pacheco   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parent-identified opportunities for improving asthma care for children insured by Medicaid following implementation of statewide Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations in Massachusetts

Frontiers in Allergy
BackgroundChildhood asthma is common and associated with extensive racial, ethnic and socioeconomic healthcare inequities and health disparities. Approximately 50% of children with asthma are insured by Medicaid in the U.S.
Sarah L. Goff, Charlotte F. Gilson, Sai S. Chilakapati, Joyce Mogaka, Berry L. Williams, Erin DeCou, Kimberley H. Geissler   +6 more
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Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome Improves Patient‐Reported Outcome Scores Regardless of Smoking Status

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, EarlyView.
Purpose To compare outcomes of hip arthroscopy using Patient‐Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) scores in patients with a history of smoking versus nonsmokers. Methods Patients who underwent hip arthroscopy at our institution between January 2015 and June 2024 and had PROMIS data including physical function (PF), pain ...
Omkar N. Prabhavalkar, Hashim J. F. Shaikh, Patrick Castle, Sarah Wegman, Richard Lander, Justin Harrington, Urvi J. Patel, Brian D. Giordano   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taxpayers Funding Sex Change

Voices in Bioethics, 2014
When convicted murderer Robert Kosilek sued the commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections for refusing to provide major sex reassignment surgery to treat his severe gender identity disorder, Candace Ogonowski created the petition “Stop ...
Marilyn Eshikena
doaj   +1 more source

Improving Access to Hepatitis C Treatment for Uninsured Patients in Southeast Georgia

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 2020
Background: In this brief report, we discuss enhancing access to hepatitis C treatment for uninsured patients in Southeast Georgia. Methods: Through our screening program for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in a local safety net emergency department ...
Bonzo Reddick, MariAnna O'Ree
doaj   +1 more source

Late‐Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis and Air Pollution in the Multiethnic Cohort

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate the effects of ambient air pollution on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) incidence in a racially and ethnically diverse population. Methods This analysis included 42,152 California Multiethnic Cohort participants, aged ≥65 years (>70% African American and Latino adults) who were enrolled in the Fee For Service component of Medicare (2001–
Anna H. Wu, Chiuchen Tseng, Song‐Yi Park, Daniel O. Stram, Kami White, Jun Wu, Cheryl Vigen, Veronica W. Setiawan, Xian Yu, Steven Gazal, Christopher Haiman, Lynne Wilkens, Loïc Le Marchand, Iona Cheng, William Stohl   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Early Antimalarial Adherence on Future Acute Care Utilization and Cost Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Population‐Based Study

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective To assess the association between early antimalarial adherence and future acute care utilization and cost in a population‐based cohort of incident rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods All patients with incident RA/SLE and new antimalarial use in British Columbia, Canada, between January 1997 and March 2022
Md Rashedul Hoque, Diane Lacaille, J. Antonio Aviña‐Zubieta, Mary A. De Vera, Yi Qian, Lawrence McCandless, John M. Esdaile, Hui Xie   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disparities in health insurance coverage among children and young adults in Georgia and the U.S.

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 2016
Background: In this brief report, I compare rates of health insurance coverage for children and young adults in Georgia and the United States. Methods: Utilizing data from the 2014 American Community Survey, I performed two-sample tests of weighted ...
Brandon Attell
doaj   +1 more source

Pneumococcal vaccination coverage among US adults enrolled in Medicaid and newly diagnosed with underlying medical conditions

Expert Review of Vaccines, 2023
Background Adults with chronic or immunocompromising conditions have an elevated risk of invasive pneumococcal disease, yet their pneumococcal vaccination rates remain low.
Junqing Liu, Kelly D. Johnson, Linda Shoener Dunham   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Performance of the Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events Calculator in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Evaluate performance of the Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events (PREVENT) calculator in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Patients with RA were matched up to 10 controls on age, sex, and enrollment year using National Veterans Health Administration, Medicare, and National Death Index data (2006–2020).
Tate M. Johnson, Halie Frideres, Punyasha Roul, Joshua F. Baker, Brian C. Sauer, Grant W. Cannon, Isaac D. Smith, Gary A. Kunkel, Beth I. Wallace, Thomas R. Porter, Kaveh R. Bookani, Amarnath R. Annapureddy, Ted R. Mikuls, Bryant R. England   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source