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View article: Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL): A National Institutes of Health Program to Advance Health Equity
Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL): A National Institutes of Health Program to Advance Health Equity Open
Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL): A National Institutes of Health Program to Advance Health Equity George A. Mensah MD, Lenora E. Johnson PhD, Xinzhi Zhang MD, PhD, Nathan Stinson MD, PhD, Kelli Carrington MA, Gargya Malla MD, PhD, MPH…
View article: Measuring Multimorbidity
Measuring Multimorbidity Open
Background: Adults have a higher prevalence of multimorbidity—or having multiple chronic health conditions—than having a single condition in isolation. Researchers, health care providers, and health policymakers find it challenging to deci…
View article: National Institutes of Health Advancing Multimorbidity Research
National Institutes of Health Advancing Multimorbidity Research Open
Background: Multimorbidity, the co-occurrence of 2 or more chronic diseases, is more common than having a single chronic disease, especially among persons age 65 years and older. The routine measurement of multimorbidity can facilitate a b…
View article: Parents' Support and Knowledge of Their Daughters' Lives, and Females' Early Sexual Initiation In Nine European Countries
Parents' Support and Knowledge of Their Daughters' Lives, and Females' Early Sexual Initiation In Nine European Countries Open
The association between early sexual initiation and parenting practices (e.g., support and knowledge) has not been tested in multiple European population-based samples using the same instrument.
View article: Early Adolescent Sexual Initiation and Physical/Psychological Symptoms: A Comparative Analysis of Five Nations
Early Adolescent Sexual Initiation and Physical/Psychological Symptoms: A Comparative Analysis of Five Nations Open
Although most people in developed countries experience sexual initiation during adolescence, little is known about inter-country variability in the psychosocial correlates of early initiation. Population-based samples of 15-year-olds (n = …
View article: Early Adolescent Sexual Initiation as a Problem Behavior: A Comparative Study of Five Nations
Early Adolescent Sexual Initiation as a Problem Behavior: A Comparative Study of Five Nations Open
Using a Problem Behavior Theory (PBT) framework, this paper examines the extent to which psychosocial correlates of early sexual initiation (before age 16) vary across developed nations.
View article: The influence of adolescent friendships on STI/HIV risk behaviors in emerging adulthood
The influence of adolescent friendships on STI/HIV risk behaviors in emerging adulthood Open
BACKGROUND: The transition from adolescence to adulthood, referred to as emerging adulthood, is accompanied by an increase in risky sexual activity and injection drug use, two behaviors that are the main routes of transmission of sexually …
View article: Designing and Assessing Multilevel Interventions to Improve Minority Health and Reduce Health Disparities
Designing and Assessing Multilevel Interventions to Improve Minority Health and Reduce Health Disparities Open
Multilevel interventions can be uniquely effective at addressing minority health and health disparities, but they pose substantial methodological, data analytic, and assessment challenges that must be considered when designing and applying…
View article: Structural Interventions to Reduce and Eliminate Health Disparities
Structural Interventions to Reduce and Eliminate Health Disparities Open
Health disparities research in the United States over the past 2 decades has yielded considerable progress and contributed to a developing evidence base for interventions that tackle disparities in health status and access to care. However…
View article: The Importance of Evaluating Health Disparities Research
The Importance of Evaluating Health Disparities Research Open
Health disparity populations are socially disadvantaged, and the multiple levels of discrimination they often experience mean that their characteristics and attributes differ from those of the mainstream. Programs and policies targeted at …
View article: Behavioral Interventions Using Consumer Information Technology as Tools to Advance Health Equity
Behavioral Interventions Using Consumer Information Technology as Tools to Advance Health Equity Open
The digital divide related to consumer information technologies (CITs) has diminished, thus increasing the potential to use CITs to overcome barriers of access to health interventions as well as to deliver interventions situated in the con…
View article: Building the Evidence Base to Inform Planned Intervention Adaptations by Practitioners Serving Health Disparity Populations
Building the Evidence Base to Inform Planned Intervention Adaptations by Practitioners Serving Health Disparity Populations Open
Many evidence-based interventions (EBIs) have been developed to prevent or treat major health conditions. However, many EBIs have exhibited limited adoption, reach, and sustainability when implemented in diverse community settings. This li…
View article: Weight, Weight Perceptions, and Health-Related Quality of Life Among a National Sample of US Girls
Weight, Weight Perceptions, and Health-Related Quality of Life Among a National Sample of US Girls Open
These findings raise the issue of whether there is a need to prioritize intervention efforts to promote better HRQOL by redefining the population of girls most at risk. Parents, teachers, and clinicians should be aware that, rather than ov…