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View article: Neighborhood evictions, household children, and preterm birth among Black birthing people
Neighborhood evictions, household children, and preterm birth among Black birthing people Open
We found that higher neighborhood evictions increase odds of preterm birth among Black birthing parents living with children. Our findings support the prioritization of Black families and communities for interventions to prevent evictions …
View article: Protecting Public Health With Clean Transportation in North Carolina
Protecting Public Health With Clean Transportation in North Carolina Open
Background: Traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is an increasingly predominant source of air pollution in North Carolina (NC). Several executive orders have sought to address TRAP and prevent potential health effects from this source of e…
View article: Switching antibiotic therapy from injectable to oral to optimise the duration of inpatient care for young infants presenting with moderate-mortality-risk signs of possible serious bacterial infection: an open-label, multicountry, randomised controlled trial
Switching antibiotic therapy from injectable to oral to optimise the duration of inpatient care for young infants presenting with moderate-mortality-risk signs of possible serious bacterial infection: an open-label, multicountry, randomised controlled trial Open
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View article: Commentary on community-engaged epidemiology and abolitional possibility with a case study on aluminum worker health
Commentary on community-engaged epidemiology and abolitional possibility with a case study on aluminum worker health Open
This collaborative project addresses the possibilities and limits of occupational epidemiology in supporting struggles for environmental justice through a case study of aluminum smelting. We focus on illness and toxic exposure among Black …
View article: Occupational health equity: a call to consider social–structural factors in injury prevention research
Occupational health equity: a call to consider social–structural factors in injury prevention research Open
Occupational health equity scholarship has been growing over the past decade, including social-structural determinants of health research that centres the voices and experiences of historically marginalised communities. In our commentary, …
View article: Heat‐related fatalities in North Carolina 1999–2017
Heat‐related fatalities in North Carolina 1999–2017 Open
OBJECTIVES: Research shows the highest rates of occupational heat-related fatalities among farm laborers and among Black and Hispanic workers in North Carolina (NC). The Hispanic population and workforce in NC have grown substantially in t…
View article: Occupational health equity: a call to consider social–structural factors in injury prevention research
Occupational health equity: a call to consider social–structural factors in injury prevention research Open
Occupational health equity scholarship has been growing over the past decade, including social–structural determinants of health research that centres the voices and experiences of historically marginalised communities. In our commentary, …
View article: Race, racism, and covid-19 in the US: lessons not learnt
Race, racism, and covid-19 in the US: lessons not learnt Open
Keisha Bentley-Edwards and colleagues argue that systemic racism and economic inequality are at the root of disparity in covid-19 outcomes and suggest how to distribute resources more equitably.
View article: Racial Capitalism Within Public Health—How Occupational Settings Drive COVID-19 Disparities
Racial Capitalism Within Public Health—How Occupational Settings Drive COVID-19 Disparities Open
Epidemiology of the US coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak focuses on individuals' biology and behaviors, despite centrality of occupational environments in the viral spread. This demonstrates collusion between epidemiology and ra…
View article: Forty years of struggle in North Carolina: Workplace segregation and fatal occupational injury rates
Forty years of struggle in North Carolina: Workplace segregation and fatal occupational injury rates Open
Objective To assess workplace segregation in fatal occupational injury from 1992 to 2017 in North Carolina. Methods We calculated occupational fatal injury rates within categories of occupation, industry, race, age, and sex; and estimated …
View article: Race, racism, and covid-19 in the US: lessons not learnt
Race, racism, and covid-19 in the US: lessons not learnt Open
Keisha Bentley-Edwards and colleagues argue that systemic racism and economic inequality are at the root of disparity in covid-19 outcomes and suggest how to distribute resources more equitably.
View article: Twenty-five year occupational homicide mortality trends in North Carolina: 1992–2017
Twenty-five year occupational homicide mortality trends in North Carolina: 1992–2017 Open
Introduction Determining industry of decedents and victim–perpetrator relationships is crucial to inform and evaluate occupational homicide prevention strategies. In this study, we examine occupational homicide rates in North Carolina (NC)…
View article: Fatal occupational injuries in North Carolina, 1992–2017
Fatal occupational injuries in North Carolina, 1992–2017 Open
Objectives After declining for several decades, fatal occupational injury rates have stagnated in the USA since 2009. To revive advancements in workplace safety, interventions targeting at-risk worker groups must be implemented. Our study …
View article: COVID-19 Outbreaks Linked to Workplaces, 23 US Jurisdictions, August–October 2021
COVID-19 Outbreaks Linked to Workplaces, 23 US Jurisdictions, August–October 2021 Open
Objectives: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, several outbreaks were linked with facilities employing essential workers, such as long-term care facilities and meat and poultry processing facilities. However, timely national data on which wor…
View article: Challenges with misclassification of American Indian/Alaska Native race and Hispanic ethnicity on death records in North Carolina occupational fatalities surveillance
Challenges with misclassification of American Indian/Alaska Native race and Hispanic ethnicity on death records in North Carolina occupational fatalities surveillance Open
As frequently segregated and exploitative environments, workplaces are important sites in driving health and mortality disparities by race and ethnicity. Because many worksites are federally regulated, US workplaces also offer opportunitie…
View article: Challenges with misclassification of American Indian/Alaska Native race and Hispanic ethnicity on death records in North Carolina occupational fatalities surveillance
Challenges with misclassification of American Indian/Alaska Native race and Hispanic ethnicity on death records in North Carolina occupational fatalities surveillance Open
As frequently segregated and exploitative environments, workplaces are important sites in driving health and mortality disparities by race and ethnicity. Because many worksites are federally regulated, US workplaces also offer opportunitie…
View article: The great recession and immune function
The great recession and immune function Open
The Great Recession precipitated unprecedented home foreclosures increases, but documentation of related neighborhood changes and population health is scant. Using the Detroit Neighborhood Health Study (N = 277), we examined associations b…
View article: Cancer and noncancer mortality among aluminum smelting workers in Badin, North Carolina
Cancer and noncancer mortality among aluminum smelting workers in Badin, North Carolina Open
Background Badin, North Carolina, hosted an aluminum smelting plant from 1917 to 2007. The Concerned Citizens of West Badin reported suspected excess cancer mortality among former employees. This study aimed to investigate these concerns. …
View article: Racial Capitalism Within Public Health—How Occupational Settings Drive COVID-19 Disparities
Racial Capitalism Within Public Health—How Occupational Settings Drive COVID-19 Disparities Open
Epidemiology of the US coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak focuses on individuals’ biology and behaviors, despite centrality of occupational environments in the viral spread. This demonstrates collusion between epidemiology and ra…
View article: How do we assess a racial disparity in health? Distribution, interaction, and interpretation in epidemiological studies
How do we assess a racial disparity in health? Distribution, interaction, and interpretation in epidemiological studies Open
Identifying the exposures or interventions that exacerbate or ameliorate racial health disparities is one of the fundamental goals of social epidemiology. Introducing an interaction term between race and an exposure into a statistical mode…
View article: Causal language and strength of inference in academic and media articles shared in social media (CLAIMS): A systematic review
Causal language and strength of inference in academic and media articles shared in social media (CLAIMS): A systematic review Open
We find a large disparity between the strength of language as presented to the research consumer and the underlying strength of causal inference among the studies most widely shared on social media. However, because this sample was designe…
View article: The Great Recession and Immune Function
The Great Recession and Immune Function Open
The Great Recession precipitated unprecedented home foreclosures increases, but documentation of related neighborhood changes and population health is scant. Using the Detroit Neighborhood Health Study (N = 277), we examined associations b…
View article: A Mismatch Between Patient Education Materials About Sickle Cell Disease and the Literacy Level of Their Intended Audience
A Mismatch Between Patient Education Materials About Sickle Cell Disease and the Literacy Level of Their Intended Audience Open
Reading levels of available patient education materials exceed the documented average literacy level of the US adult population. Health literacy demands should be a key consideration in the revision and development of patient education mat…