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View article: Thirty-Year Glycemic Trajectories From Young Adulthood Through Middle Age
Thirty-Year Glycemic Trajectories From Young Adulthood Through Middle Age Open
Importance Type 2 diabetes prevalence is increasing, and currently 24% of young adults have prediabetes. Little is known regarding timing and progression from normoglycemia to diabetes starting in young adulthood. Objective To examine glyc…
In their own words: Perspectives of IPV survivors on obtaining support within the healthcare system Open
Background Almost half of all women in the US experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime. The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends IPV screening paired with intervention for women of reproductive age. We aim to un…
“Don’t think of a soda”: Contradictory public health messaging from a content analysis of Twitter posts about sugar-sweetened beverage taxes in California from 2015 to 2018 Open
To show how sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes were framed in posts on Twitter (now known as X) through text and images, we conducted a content analysis on a sample of Tweets from California users posted between January 1, 2015 and Decem…
Care Partner Engagement in Secure Messaging Between Patients With Diabetes and Their Clinicians: Cohort Study Open
Background Patient engagement with secure messaging (SM) via digital patient portals has been associated with improved diabetes outcomes, including increased patient satisfaction and better glycemic control. Yet, disparities in SM uptake e…
View article: Bring It Up: An Adapted Collaborative Care Model for Depression in a Safety‐Net Primary Care Clinic
Bring It Up: An Adapted Collaborative Care Model for Depression in a Safety‐Net Primary Care Clinic Open
An adapted CoCM was feasible and improved depression care in a safety-net clinic.
Evaluation of Changes in Prices and Purchases Following Implementation of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes Across the US Open
Importance Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes are promoted as key policies to reduce cardiometabolic diseases and other conditions, but comprehensive analyses of SSB taxes in the US have been difficult because of the absence of sufficien…
Did a workplace sugar-sweetened beverage sales ban reduce anxiety-related sugar-sweetened beverage consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic? Open
Objective: Workplace sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) sales bans can reduce SSB consumption. Because stress and anxiety can promote sugar consumption, we examined whether anxiety among hospital employees during the COVID-19 pandemic was asso…
View article: Visit and Between-Visit Interaction Frequency Before and After COVID-19 Telehealth Implementation
Visit and Between-Visit Interaction Frequency Before and After COVID-19 Telehealth Implementation Open
Importance Telehealth implementation associated with the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) affected patient–clinical team interactions in numerous ways. Yet, studies have narrowly examined billed patient-clinician visits rather than i…
Pro- and Anti-Tax Framing in News Articles About California Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Campaigns from 2014-2018 Open
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) contribute to illness, especially among marginalized communities and children targeted by the beverage industry. SSB taxes can reduce consumption, illness burden, and health inequities, while generating reve…
The “Survival Pending Revolution” COVID-19 vaccination campaign: an example of critical communication theory in action Open
Introduction We carried out a two-phase, qualitative evaluation of a novel public health campaign to promote COVID-19 vaccination among youth and young adults of color (YOC), called Survival Pending Revolution. The campaign, commissioned b…
Rethinking diabetes in the United States Open
Despite the availability of effective medical treatments, the diabetes epidemic has accelerated in the United States, efforts to translate treatments into routine clinical practice have stalled, and health inequities have persisted. The Na…
Evaluation of the sugar-sweetened beverage tax in Oakland, United States, 2015–2019: A quasi-experimental and cost-effectiveness study Open
Background While a 2021 federal commission recommended that the United States government levy a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax to improve diabetes prevention and control efforts, evidence is limited regarding the longer-term impacts of…
Testing the effectiveness of narrative messages using critical health communication Open
This study provides initial evidence indicating the effectiveness of narrative messages in two modalities using critical health communication for promoting individual behavioral intention and social activation in reducing sugary beverage c…
View article: The National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress: Background, Methods, and Foundational Recommendations
The National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress: Background, Methods, and Foundational Recommendations Open
Since the first Federal Commission on Diabetes issued its report in 1975, the diabetes epidemic in the U.S. has accelerated, and efforts to translate advances in diabetes treatment into routine clinical practice have stalled. In 2021, the …
View article: The National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress: Recommendations to Better Leverage Federal Policies and Programs to Prevent and Control Diabetes
The National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress: Recommendations to Better Leverage Federal Policies and Programs to Prevent and Control Diabetes Open
The National Clinical Care Commission (NCCC) was established by Congress to make recommendations to leverage federal policies and programs to more effectively prevent and treat diabetes and its complications. The NCCC developed a guiding f…
View article: The National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress: Background, Methods, and Foundational Recommendations
The National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress: Background, Methods, and Foundational Recommendations Open
Since the first Federal Commission on Diabetes issued its report in 1975, the diabetes epidemic in the United States has accelerated and efforts to translate advances in diabetes treatment into routine clinical practice have stalled. In 20…
View article: The National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress: Leveraging Federal Policies and Programs for Population-Level Diabetes Prevention and Control: Recommendations From the National Clinical Care Commission
The National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress: Leveraging Federal Policies and Programs for Population-Level Diabetes Prevention and Control: Recommendations From the National Clinical Care Commission Open
The etiology of type 2 diabetes is rooted in a myriad of factors and exposures at individual, community, and societal levels, many of which also affect the control of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Not only do such factors impact risk and tre…
View article: The National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress: Summary and Next Steps
The National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress: Summary and Next Steps Open
The U.S. is experiencing an epidemic of type 2 diabetes. Socioeconomically disadvantaged and certain racial and ethnic groups experience a disproportionate burden from diabetes and are subject to disparities in treatment and outcomes. The …
View article: The National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress: Background, Methods, and Foundational Recommendations
The National Clinical Care Commission Report to Congress: Background, Methods, and Foundational Recommendations Open
Since the first Federal Commission on Diabetes issued its report in 1975, the diabetes epidemic in the United States has accelerated and efforts to translate advances in diabetes treatment into routine clinical practice have stalled. In 20…
View article: Bring It Up: An Adapted Collaborative Care Model for Depression in a Safety-net Primary Care Clinic
Bring It Up: An Adapted Collaborative Care Model for Depression in a Safety-net Primary Care Clinic Open
Background While over 90 clinical trials demonstrate the efficacy of the collaborative care model (CCM) to treat depression in primary care, there is significant variability in real-world CCM implementation and scalability. Our objective w…
CRANIUM: a quasi-experimental study to improve metabolic screening and HIV testing in community mental health clinics compared to usual care Open
Background Individuals with serious mental illness often do not receive guideline-concordant metabolic screening and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, contributing to increased morbidity and premature mortality. This study evalua…
Impact of an Arts-based Public Health Literacy Program Delivered Online to High School Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic Open
The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the domestic socio-political unrest of 2020, provides a critical opportunity to reframe how we engage with youth around health and disease risk. The Bigger Picture (TBP), a spoken word, arts-based public…
Extent of Follow-Up on Abnormal Cancer Screening in Multiple California Public Hospital Systems: A Retrospective Review Open
Background Inequitable follow-up of abnormal cancer screening tests may contribute to racial/ethnic disparities in colon and breast cancer outcomes. However, few multi-site studies have examined follow-up of abnormal cancer screening tests…
Family caregivers navigating the health care system: Evolving roles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Open
Family caregivers reported their responsibilities helping care recipients with chronic conditions and disabilities stay engaged with health care increased since the pandemic. Providers and health systems should consider targeted strategies…