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Vaaler, A.
Motherhood Beyond Bars: An initiative among pregnant and postpartum incarcerated women in Georga
Vachani, A.
A historic cohort study of the influence of occupational and non-occupational exposure to asbestos
Vaclavik, D.
Are we really filling the gaps? Using social network analysis to measure the impact of efforts to integrate systems accessed by individuals experiencing homelessness
Vaddiparti, K.
Association between history of childhood adverse experiences and suicidal ideation and attempts among community recruited substance using women
Vadjunec, S.
Where is the Workforce? Methods for Locating, Surveying, and Supporting CHWs
Vafai, Y.
Depressive symptoms and contraceptive method effectiveness among women seeking abortions
Retaining participants in a text-message health promotion program: A survival analysis of dose and message content
Vahora, J.
Impact of Heat Events on Emergency Department Visits
Vahora, J.
Longitudinal associations of neighborhood-level racial residential segregation with obesity among Blacks: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study
Vaikona, E.
Supporting Our Women - Pacific Islander Women's Pap Testing Project
Vail Smith, K.
Alcohol Use, Risky Sexual Behavior, and Condom Possession among Bar Patrons
Vail, L.
Collecting sexual orientation and gender identity information in the emergency department: Patient and provider perspectives from the EQUALITY study
Vail, M.
PHN Role in Care Coordination: Development of the Activation and Coordination Team (ACT) Model
Vail, W.
Trying to Put the Best Foot Forward: Understanding the Medical Difficulties Encountered by Newly Released Prisoners in Louisiana
Vaitinadin, N. S.
Using health-belief model to predict childhood obesity prevention behaviors among elementary school age children in India
Vaivao, D.
Supporting Our Women - Pacific Islander Women's Pap Testing Project
Biospecimen Education in Pacific Islander Communities: A Weaving an Islander Network for Cancer Awareness, Research, & Training (WINCART) Center Study
Vakil, V.

Houston's January 2015 Norovirus Outbreaks
Valdes Lupi, M.
Successes and Challenges in Community Health Improvement: Perspectives from Early Collaborations
Valdes, R.
Assessment of ICD-9-CM Codes included in the CDC's Definition of a Traumatic Brain Injury
Valdez-Soto, M.
A Case for Social Media to Increase Community Engagement in Health-Related Research
Self-directed online educational opportunities to increase knowledge of community-engaged research across the clinical and translational science spectrum
Valdez, L.
Development of a culturally-tailored intervention to address care-seeking disparities in acute stroke treatment: A community-engaged approach
Valdez, M.
Community Health Worker-driven participatory action research method to improve behavioral health services for farm workers in a primary care setting
Valdimarsdottir, H.
Factors Associated with Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Survivors' Adherence to Medical Recommendations
Valdivia Espino, J.
Disparities in the food store environment: Evidence from the Assessing the Nutrition Environment in Wisconsin Communities (ANEWC) study
Disparities in the restaurant food environment: Evidence from the Assessing the Nutrition Environment in Wisconsin Communities (ANEWC) study
Valencia-Torres, I.
Unawareness of HIV infection among men who have sex with men in Puerto Rico: Data from the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System 2008-2011
Coming Out to Health Care Providers in Puerto Rico: Opportunities for Prevention, Linkage and Engagement in Care
Evaluation of Sociodemographic and Behavioral Characteristics of Men Who Have Sex with Men in Puerto Rico among National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Cycles
Valencia, A.

Assessing the Oral Health and Obesity Status of Third Grade Children in Illinois: Healthy People 2020 Progress
Valenta, M. A.
Town and Gown…Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Successful Partnership Academia Between Healthcare
Valente, M.
Clinical Data Quality Assessment in Mozambique: A Methodological Approach
Valenti, D.
Neural Pathways and Optic Nerve: Dementia, Glaucoma and Injury
Valenzuela, I.
Hispanic Balanced Living with Diabetes: A Lifestyle Intervention for Underserved Hispanics in Southwest Virginia
Valera, E.
Latinos in the Deep South: Challenges and Opportunities for stigma-free and healthy communities
Valera, P.
A Systematic Review of HIV/AIDS Studies in U.S. Prisons
Valiente, B.
Patient-informed policy change: A qualitative study of barriers to free treatment for latent tuberculosis infection in Peruvian shantytowns
Valladares, J.
Forming Strategic Partnerships for Change in an Environmental Justice Community: ENRRICH Study
Using the Power of Theater to Engage Children in an Environmental Justice Community
Valle-Oseguera, C.
One size does not fit all: An examination of Medicare beneficiary differences across multiple patient segmentation tools
Utilization of segmentation tools for identifying medication related problems in Medicare beneficiaries
Assessing beneficiary understanding of the Medicare Part D benefit: The knowledge chasm
Valle, M.
Examining the Impact of Mandatory Helmet Laws on Traumatic Brain Injury and Mortality
Vall, E. A.
Georgia Shape: Getting Georgia's students moving through the Power Up for 30 statewide physical activity intervention
Valles-Medina, A. M.
How Mexican parents talk to their teens about sexual and reproductive health?
Vallestero Keenan, N.
Role of Labor Union Contracts in Protecting Public Health
Vallone, D.
Smoking Selfies: Using Instagram to examine smoking behavior
Vamos, C. A.
Exploring Factors Influencing the Implementation of the Obstetric Hemorrhage Initiative (OHI) in Florida
"Is It true that....?": Addressing sexual and reproductive health literacy needs in an online social network
Hospital Variation in Primary Cesarean Rates among Low Risk Women: Contribution of Individual and Hospital Factors in Florida
How preconception care is framed in online media?
Exploring the Feasibility of a Community-Driven Peer Education Program Targeting Sexual and Reproductive Health among College Students
Barriers and Enablers to HPV Vaccination among Hispanic Farmworker Families in Florida
Formative Research to Inform the Development of an Innovative eHealth Application to Promote Oral Health during Prenatal Care Visits
Van Alst, D.
Disaster Exposure and Health Impacts Among Children
Van Bortel, T.
Mental health and quality of life of female foreign domestic workers in Singapore: Isolation, stressors, coping mechanisms and policy implications
van den Berg, J.
Gender-Specific Sexual Minority Disparities in Sexually Transmitted Illness, Substance Use, and Mental Health Outcomes among Adults in the United States
Transgender-Related Stigmatization (TRS) and Psychological Distress in a Diverse Sample of Transgender Women
A Systematic Review of use and measurement of stigma in empirical behavioral-social science research among men who have sex with men (MSM)
van der Wal, R.
Acceptability of mHealth tools by auxiliary midwives in Myanmar: A qualitative study
Van Doren, B.
Never events continue to occur in young surgical patients: Evidence from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003-2012
van Draanen, J.
Targeting policies to address the changing nature of housing insecurity over space and time in Los Angeles
van Driel, S.
Strengthening Parenting at a Population-Level by Mobilizing Mental Health, Public Health, Primary Care, and Non-Traditional Partners
Van Dyke, D.
Story of Ebola
Van Dyke, M.
Monitoring Possible Marijuana-Related Health Effects in Colorado
Comprehensive Literature Review on Marijuana Use and Health Effects
van Erp, B.
Demographic factors associated with exposure to intimate partner violence among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and pansexual adults: Results from a large Northern California county
Van Gelderen, S.
Simulation in public health nursing education: Improving pregnancy outcomes and reducing infant mortality
Utilizing the CHANGE tool to implement new policies and environmental changes to reduce access to sugar-sweetened beverages
Van Horne, B.
Maltreatment in children with specific birth defects: A population-based study, Texas, 2002-2011
Van Horn, L.
Making Sense of the Science of Sodium
Van Marter, D.
Culturally Competent Behavior Change Program Development: Designing for Underserved Populations
Promoting health during pregnancy: Outcomes of an iPad delivered multiple behavior change intervention
Leveraging Best Practices of Behavior Change Science in the Development of mHealth Interventions
van Sauers, A.
Impact of environmental policy gaps on food security in Suriname
Van Sickle, D.
Identifying environmental drivers of asthma hotspots in Louisville, Kentucky, using sensors to capture spatially-explicit, real-time data on inhaler use: AIR Louisville program
Van Wye, G.

Advancing health equity for transgender and other gender minority people in the U.S.: Gender affirmation and health
Van Zwoll, A.
Innovative Programs to Reduce Out of School of School Suspensions
Proviso Partners for Health: School Wellness Policy Initiatives
Van Zwoll, A.

Role of school-based health care in integrating social-emotional learning as an alternative to suspension
VanAernam, C.
Healthy Reintegration for Military Couples
Vance, M.
Advocating for the Undocumented, Pregnant Latino Women: Utilization and Outcomes of Centering Pregnancy (CP) prenatal care in an Urban, Community Setting
VanDeinse, T.
Specialty Mental Health Probation Approaches in Urban and Rural Settings: Outcomes and Implementation Challenges
Probationers with Severe Mental Illness: Probation Officers' Perceptions of Supervision Challenges across Rural and Urban Settings
Vanden Wymelenberg, C.
BEST [Breastfeeding Employer Support Time] Project
Vandenberg, R. J.
Translating the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) for use in the workplace: Stakeholders and processes
VandenHoek, T.
Psychosocial factors associated with frequent emergency department utilization across co-occurring medical conditions
Frequent emergency department utilization across four common chronic conditions
Vandentorren, S.
An innovative approach to study characteristics and health of homeless families: The ENFAMS survey in Greater Paris area (France)
Vander Meulen, P.

Success Stories and Lessons Learned
Vanderbom, K.
A New Approach for an Old Center in Promoting Community Health Inclusion for People with Disability
Vanderbom, K. A.
Guidelines, Recommendations, Adaptations Including Disability: An innovative approach to obesity prevention for individuals with disabilities
Vandergrift, J.
Primary care Medicaid physician fee generosity and access to board certificated physicians across skill levels
Vanderlan, J.
Benefits of a Mobile First Approach to Public Health
Vanderpool, R.
A Novel Community-Based Study Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screening in Underserved Appalachian Kentucky Communities: A Study Protocol for a Randomized Control Trial
Vanderpool, R. C.
Community-based colorectal cancer screening in a rural setting using fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kits
Vanderselt, J.
“[Cessation] is a battle, a fight”: Factors influencing tobacco initiation and cessation patterns among African American males in Louisiana
Pre-Ordinance: Using Local Data to Support the Smoke-Free NOLA Ordinance
VanDerslice, J.
Understanding chemical and non-chemical vulnerability of private well owners: Results from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin
Vanderveen, V.
Reducing poor birth outcomes among Medicaid-eligible Black mothers: Using GIS mapping to evaluate and target Nurse-Family Partnership intervention
Reduction of poor birth outcomes and infant mortality among low-income teen mothers: GIS-assisted analysis of the Nurse-Family Partnership
VanderWaal, C. J.
Impact of parents and teachers on school bullying among elementary and middle school girls
Acceptance of health emphasis in doctrines of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and alcohol abuse/use in a population of young adult church members
VanderWielen, L.
Inter Health Professionals Alliance: Student initiatives as a doorway into collaborative practice within the health home
VanderWielen, L.
Racial and ethnic disparities in access to nearby behavioral health care and primary care
VanDeusen Lukas, C.
Fidelity to Housing First in the Veterans Health Administration: Lessons for implementation
Improving health through mind-body practices: Veterans' experiences of yoga and qigong in VA
Case management in the Veterans Health Administration's transition to Housing First
Vandevanter, N.
Developing and Conducting a Dissertation Study through the Community Based Participatory Research Approach
VandeWeerd, C. L.
Barriers and facilitators to mental health help-seeking among older adults in The Villages, Florida: A Qualitative Study
Report from the field: Promoting interdisciplinary research in a college of public health
Women Offenders in Batterer Intervention Programs: Preceived Barriers and Concerns of Participants
Ambient Sensor Monitoring to Enable Aging in Place for Older Adults
Impact of Champion for Children's Boot Camp for New Dads Program on Father's Confidence Towards Parenting
Evaluating Champion for Children's Boot Camp for New Dads Program
Vandi, M.
Impact of the Ebola Viral Disease Epidemic on Reproductive and Maternal and Child Health Services in Sierra Leone
Vane, C.
Prospective Exposure to the Elements of the Primary Care Medical Home Improve Patient Self-Management and Successful Coping with Type 2 Diabetes
Vangeepuram, N.
Comparison of Baseline Characteristics between Adolescents Recruited in Community versus Clinical Sites in a Pilot Diabetes Prevention Study
VanGeest, J. B.
Identifying and Improving Care for Patients with Limited Health Literacy
Vang, P.
Healthy Hmong Women: Utilizing Lay Community Health Workers (CHWs) to Promote Cervical and Breast Cancer Literacy and Screening in the Hmong Community
VanHemert, W.
Creating an innovative regional HIV services model in southeast Michigan informed by community-based participatory research
“Nothing about us without us”: The importance of PLHIV leadership in community-based research projects
Understanding the role healthcare professionals and service environments play in perpetuating stigma and hindering quality care for people living with HIV
VanKim, N.
Cigarette smoking trajectories among lesbian, bisexual and heterosexual women in the Nurses' Health Study II from ages 14 to 64 years
VanLandeghem, K.
ACA & CHIP Impact of Coverage for Women, Children and Adolescents
VanLandingham, M.
Post-disaster health-seeking behaviors among Vietnamese Americans
VanRaemdonck, L.
Workforce Education and Experience as a Factor in Disease Case Investigation Efficiency
Vanwijngaarden, E.
Academic dysfunction following a concussion in high school and college students
Vanyukov, P.
Effect of social support on the relationship between perceived burdensomeness and suicide in the elderly
Varas, N.
Forced migration as social determinant of health among Dominican deported persons
Varble, A.
Diabetes Self-Management Education and Self-Care Behaviors
Vardhan, S.
A Sustainable, Comprehensive, Community-Based Primary Health Care Approach: The Jamkhed Model
Vareka, K.
Creating a Community Outcomes Database and Research Bank, a Mutually Beneficial Partnership
Vargas Bustamante, A.
Reducing Young Invincibles' Total Health Care Spending through The ACA Expansion of Dependent Coverage
Vargas-Molina, R.
Alarming levels of Suicidal Behavior and Stigma and its Impact in the Quality of Life of HIV-positive Gay Men and Other Men who have Sex with Men
Development and preliminary findings of an intervention for stigma management targeted to Hispanic/Latino HIV+ MSM: The Contacto intervention
Developing a culturally-appropriate HIV intervention in Puerto Rico: Managing stigma and building resilience
“They make me feel I am worth it”: Interactions with healthcare providers and retention in HIV care for HIV+ MSM in Puerto Rico
Vargas-Ojeda, A.
How Mexican parents talk to their teens about sexual and reproductive health?
Vargas, D.
Early Antiretroviral Therapy & Neonatal HIV Staging
Vargas, E.
Sexual HIV risk behaviors among formerly incarcerated Black Americans
Vargas, R.
Occupational Heat-related Illness in Mississippi
Studying the Mississippi Uninsured: Utilizing self-reported data to assess subpopulation access and out-of-pocket accessibility
Body Mass Category and Asthma in Mississippi Adults
Health Care Access in Mississippi: Examining racial disparities by socioeconomic determinants
Varghese, A.
Exploring E-Cigarette Twitter Data: Understanding Trends and Implementing Surveillance
Vargo, J.

Climate Change and Health
Climate Change Mitigating Health Co-Benefits of Healthy Transportation
Varhan, A.
Identifying key factors underlying the improved ability of the Social Security Institution of Turkey in providing universal health insurance
Varma, D.
Utilizing GIS to visualize hypertension spread: A comparative study using community collected data
Varma, R.
A Campus-Community Partnership to Narrow the Health Care Access Gap for Los Angeles' Undocumented Population
Varnes, J.
I Can Take Care of Myself. Invincibility and Victim Blaming
Vartanian, K.
Impact of Stable Housing on Health Care Costs & Quality
Varvares, M.
Predicting knowledge of the association between human papillomavirus (HPV) and head and neck cancer (HNC) in a predominantly female university student population
Vasdeo, S.
Identifying and evaluating existing iPhone and iPad apps for genomics education
Vasireddy, V.
Health in all policies: A multidisciplinary approach to increase the pediatric HIV/AIDS treatment rates in Tanzania
A multidisciplinary approach to address the Human Resources for Health (HRH) shortage for HIV/AIDS service delivery in Tanzania
Vasquez, D.
Alcohol and Other Drug Use in the Home: What Parents Are Teaching Adolescents
Higher-Risk Alcohol Use and Risky Sexual Decision-Making among Middle and High School Students
How Perceptions of School Policies Affect Student Alcohol Use
How Do Adult Laws Affect Youth Marijuana Use?
Vasquez, G.
Promoting Free and Low Cost Physical Activity For All
Educational Attainment for Teen Parents: Challenges Faced in San Mateo County
Vasquez, L.
Attitudes Associated with Post-Retirement Weight Gain among U.S. Army Pre-Retirees
Advantages and Disadvantages of Incorporating Fitness Trackers within a Military Sleep, Activity, and Nutrition Health Education Program
Vasudevan, A.
Social networks and physical activity among South Asian immigrants: Results of a pilot study
Vasudevan, V.
Factors associated with physicians recommending physical activity for people with disabilities
Validation of Constructs Measuring Pedestrian and Transportation Infrastructure on the Community Health Inclusion Index
Physical Activity and Physician Recommendation of Physical Activity among Adults with Disabilities, 2002-2011
An Examination of Perceived Barriers to Physical Activity at Fitness Centers for People Aging with Mobility Disabilities
Vaudrin, N.
Translating Evidence into Policies and Practices to Promote Farmers' Market Demand among Low- Income Consumers
Vaughn, C.
Building a community-academic partnership for breast cancer prevention, research, and outreach
Vaughn, I.
Utilization of interventions for the treatment of pain among Medicare beneficiaries
Vaughn, N.
Adaptation to proposed protocol among Getting People in Sync (GPS) Prediabetes Prevention Program Facilitators
Vaught, A.
Approaches to isolation and other social distancing measures for control of tuberculosis
Vawer, M.
“I Need My Own Place for My Health to Get Better” – Patient Perspectives on the Role of Housing in Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations
Pathways to Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations for Diabetes and Heart Failure: Patient Perspectives
Vazquez-Guzman, Y.
Strengthening the roots: Community participation in the development and implementation of local policies to promote healthy eating and tobacco cessation in Puerto Rico
There comes the bull: Policy analysis and bullying prevention strategies in Puerto Rico's Department of Education
Vazquez-Otero, C.
Cultural Adaptation of a Supportive Care Needs Measure for Spanish-Speaking Latino Cancer Survivors
How preconception care is framed in online media?
Barriers and Enablers to HPV Vaccination among Hispanic Farmworker Families in Florida
Vazquez-Otero, C.
Echar pa'lante: Coping Strategies for Dealing with Cancer among Latino Men
Veasley, S.
Epidemiological Assessment of Sport-Related Middle School Injuries in an Urban County of Kentucky
Veazie, P.
Impact of HCBS Spending on Nursing Home Admissions for 1915(c) Waiver Enrollees
Effect of Advanced Patient Age on EMS Provider Clinical Judgment in the Field Triage of Injured Patients
Veazie, S.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mental health clinician perspectives on barriers and facilitators to implementing patient-centered care
Vechakul, J.
East Oakland Innovators: Integrating Design Thinking and CBPR for Community-Driven Change
Veeranki, S. P.
Evolving global norm/policy on the interface between trade and health: An insight into the WHO FCTC negotiations by the Conference of the Parties
Relationship between mean, median and mode with grouped data
Regional differences and determinants of secondhand smoke exposure among never-smoking youth
Increasing rates of alternate tobacco use products among college freshmen
Efficacy of School Based Waterpipe Smoking Cessation Intervention to address the waterpipe strain of global tobacco epidemic
Role of maternal and paternal tobacco use behaviors in adolescents' cigarette, waterpipe and dual smoking
Impact of clusters of risk factors on subclinical coronary artery disease among asymptomatic rural population
Association of vitamin D deficiency with high cholesterol levels
Vega-López, S.
A community-based program improves body composition and cardiovascular fitness among underserved children: The Athletes for Life study
Vega, D.

Educating mass audiences through entertainment television
Vega, E.
African-American Community Member Perspectives towards Suicide and Stigma of Suicide
Addressing Stigma of Suicide within Laotian Community: A Community-Based Approach
Analyzing idioms of distress and coping behaviors in an African American community sample
Vega, M.
Latinos in the Deep South: Challenges and Opportunities for stigma-free and healthy communities
HIV Stigma in Social Media: The Double-edged Sword of Information Dissemination
Vega, R.
Increasing Meaningful Access to HIV Care through a Comprehensive Language Access Services Policy
Vela, C.
Increasing Medicaid Calls to the California Smokers' Helpline through Comprehensive Outreach: The Medi-Cal Incentives to Quit Smoking Project
Vela, L.
Learning Outside of the Classroom: An Environmental Medicine and Public Health Training Program at the Texas-Mexico Border
Velazquez, D.
Pregnancy & STI prevention in a cluster randomized trial: Where does LARC for teens and young women leave us?
Velez-Vega, C.
Relationship between the intention of getting involved in same-sex and both-sex sexual practices and suicidal behavior in adolescents, Puerto Rico, 2010-2012
Velez, A.
Role of Physicians in Addressing Food Insecurity in Vermont Seniors
Velickovic, K.
Assessing and promoting cooking self-efficacy among low-income and minority mothers
Vellekoop, M.
Innovative model for promoting citizens voice and enabling greater accountability in marginalized and low resource settings
Velu, S.
Gyan Jyoti: Developing a mobile application to empower ASHAs for client counseling, self-learning and case management
Venter, F.
Receipt and uptake of safer conception messages among a prospective cohort of HIV-positive women on antiretroviral therapy in South Africa
Venters, H.
Analysis of Deaths in ICE Custody over 10 Years
Venters, H. D.
Hepatitis C through the lens of Correctional Health Services
Clinical Alternatives to Punitive Segregation: Reducing self-harm for incarcerated patients with mental illness
Medication Assisted Therapies for Opioid Dependence in the New York City Jail System
Medical Alternatives to Incarceration: Health Liaison to the Court Advocates for Community Health and Health in All Policies
Overdose prevention training at the Rikers Island visit house: A novel approach to targeting a high risk population
Systematic Review of Participation of Mental Health Staff in Solitary Confinement in the U.S
Ventricelli, D.
Situational Prescription Drug Abuse-Related Communication Confidence among Community Pharmacists: An Exploratory Analysis
Ventuneac, A.
Spirituality and multiple dimensions of religion are associated with mental health in gay and bisexual men: Results from the One Thousand Strong panel
Effects of Social Support and Internalized Homophobia on the Association between Population Density and Mental Health among Gay and Bisexual Men
Characteristics associated with urine and rectal STI diagnoses in a U.S. representative sample of gay and bisexual men: Results from the One Thousand Strong panel
Urine and Rectal STI Diagnoses among Drug-Using Transgender Women
Structural and behavioral factors associated with intentions to begin HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among gay and bisexual men in the United States
Interest and Use of PreExposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in a U.S. Representative Sample of Gay and Bisexual Men
Dispositional levels of and within-person fluctuations in sexual compulsivity: Associations with sexual behavior in a diary study of highly sexually active gay and bisexual men
A randomized controlled trial on the use of patient navigators to facilitate health outcomes in formerly incarcerated individuals during community re-entry
Influence of substance use on cardiovascular risk factors and disease among HIV-positive clinic patients in NYC: Findings from electronic medical record data
Ventura-DiPersia, C.
Data Collection on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity within National Health Surveys for Two English-Speaking Nations: A Comparison Between the United States and the United Kingdom
Using Technology and Faculty-Student Collaboration to Standardize the Teaching of Essential Public Health Concepts: The City University of New York, School of Public Health Epidemiology Glossary Pilot Project
Vera, L.
Effects of televised direct-to-consumer advertising for varenicline on prescription dispensing in the United States, 2006-2009
Verdun, D.
Culture of “hook up” social networks and usefulness in HIV Prevention among males that have sex with males
Vereen, D. Jr.
Historical Purpose, Power, and Politics Behind the Concept of "Community Engagement"
Vereen, R.
Exploring a Syndemic: Multiple psychosocial health problems and associations with sexual risk and sexually transmitted infections among African American girls in juvenile detention facilities
Vergara, K.
Patient-informed policy change: A qualitative study of barriers to free treatment for latent tuberculosis infection in Peruvian shantytowns
Vergel de Dios, J.
Effective Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Model to Eliminate New Cavitations in Underserved Communities
Verhagen, L.
Nuance to Numbers: Transforming Unstructured Physical Therapist Field Data to Structured Farm Task Data for an Injured/Ill Return to Work Software Application
Verma, S. K.
Use different national surveys for the numerator and denominator in estimating the incidence rates and the confidence intervals of a variety of injuries
Quantifying Falls and Fall-related Injuries Among U.S. Adults
Studying the Associations between Street Design Variables and Severity of Injury from Bicycle-Motor Vehicle Crashes
Impact of Weather, Road Surface and Lighting Conditions on Severity of Bicycle-Motor Vehicle Crash Injuries
Verma, S.
What role vision plays in Falls among older adults
Verzemnieks, I.
Early Intervention Program for Adolescent Mothers: A Public Health Nurse Evidence-Based Model of Home Visiting – Lessons Learned
US-Cuba relations: Opening doors to expand nurse leadership and policy development
Vian, T.
Challenges of Teaching Field-Based Courses: Chaos and Complexity
Vicencio, D. P.
Chinatown women's perceptions about their experiences with the U.S. health care delivery system
Vickers, C.
Health and nutrition needs assessment among seniors across congregate dining sites in Southern California
Vickers, J.
A preliminary investigation of health literacy and health behavior in patients with hypertension discharged from an urban emergency department
Vicki, H.
Quality Improvement in Public Health: Competency Based Evaluation Tool for Teaching Population / Community / Public Health Nursing: A Multi-site Performance Management and Quality Planning Project
Vick, K. C.
On the Threshold: Understanding Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Services for Latinas in Emerging Communities
Vickrey, B.
Increasing stroke knowledge in Korean seniors: A community-partnered, culturally tailored education intervention
Victor, K.
Barriers, Challenges and Opportunities for Social Services in a New Immigrant Settlement City
Victorson, D. E.
MAESTRA: A mHealth Application to Enhance Support, Treatment Readiness and Adjustment among Spanish-Speakers Diagnosed with Cancer
Vidanage, N.
Leveraging Open Data to Connect Stakeholders to Disparate Data: State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System Update
Videto, D.
School-Community collaborations improve school health systems:: Results from the School Health Systems Change Project
Vidourek, R.
School Experiences and Recent Alcohol Use Among African American Youth
Vidourek, R. A.
Examining the Impact of Authoritative Parenting Behaviors on Marijuana Use in Adolescents Nationwide
Risk Factors for Past Month and Past Year Marijuana Use among a National Sample of Hispanic Youth
Determinants of Suicide among 12 to 17 Year Olds: A National Study
Alcohol Use Frequency and School Violent Victimization: Exploring Sex and Grade Level Differences among Hispanic Junior High and High School Students
Social determinants of Illicit Drug Use among Youth: An Examination of Individual, Parent, School, and Legal Factors
Typical Sources and Locations Where Adolescent Recent Alcohol Users Obtain and Consume Alcohol based on Intensity of Use: Findings from a National Study
Perceived Confidence in Mental Health Help-Seeking among Students
Examining Predictors of Recent Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking among a Nationally Representative Sample of Hispanic Adolescents
Vidyanti, I.
Long-term health and economic benefits of obesity prevention: Projections using simulation modeling
Vieira, C.
Effects of Healthy Start in Housing on maternal mental health among high-risk pregnant women experiencing homelessness
Vierling, D.
A Pilot Evaluation of a Before School Incentive-based Physical Activity Program at the Integrated Arts Academy in Burlington, VT
Viggiano, K.
Translating Diabetes Prevention and Management into Appalachian Communities
Choose to Change: A school and family based obesity prevention intervention amongst Pre-Kindergarteners and their families
West Virginia Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Project: EPAO Methodology
Mid-Program Evaluation of a Diabetes Prevention and Management Program in West Virginia
Vigil, D.
Comprehensive Literature Review on Marijuana Use and Health Effects
Vigil, M.
Taking Control of Your Health: How Poor Latino Immigrants Living in Urban DC do It!
Vigod, S.
Postpartum hospital readmissions among women with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Vij, N.
Improving Maternal Healthcare through Mobile Phones in India
Vikrant, K.
Mapping of skills of paramedics in private health facilities – An approach to address human resource challenges in resource poor-setting
Vilaro, M.
Combined Smoking Cesssation and Weight-Control Interventions
Villalba, R.
Victor and Erika Webnovela: Innovative Latino Youth Edutainment for Prevention
Villalobos, A.
Policy, Systems and Environmental Change Needs in Comprehensive Cancer Control: Ongoing Improvements in Technical Assistance
Villalobos, C.
Applying evidence based practices in rural communities
Villalonga-Olives, E.
Development of a new tool to measure bridging social capital in migrants
Villalta, J.
Advancing public health through the use of REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) software to promote healthy behaviors in women from 5 culturally diverse Utah communities
Villanueva, S.
A tool for understanding community organizing to promote health: The Communities Creating Healthy Environments Change Model and Frame
Effectiveness of a national health initiative to reduce childhood obesity in underserved communities through policy change
Empowering communities to redress environmental health inequities
Three lenses prescription for reducing ethnic and racial health disparities through community organizing-based health promotion
Strengths and challenges of community organizing and policy campaigns for health equity
Villas, K.
Applying a health equity lens when completing bill analyses
Villatoro, C.
Newspaper advertising and promotions of fast food restaurants with delivery service in Guatemala
Villero, O.
Dietary Behaviors of Filipino Adults with Cardiovascular Disease: A mixed methods pilot study using Photovoice
Vimo, J.
Access Health NYC: Lessons Learned from a City-Wide Health Consumer/Patient Outreach and Education Campaign
Access Health NYC: Lessons Learned from a City-Wide Health Consumer/Patient Outreach & Education Advocacy Campaign
Vincent, K. B.
Subjective drunkenness: Relation to drunk driving risk and possible utility as a novel screening item for alcohol-related consequences among college students
Continuity of drunk and drugged driving behaviors four years post-college
Vinjamury, S. P.
Pain in Traditional Chinese Medicine – Why Diverse Approaches?
Trends in Continuing Education Course Offerings and its influence on AOM Profession – an analysis of CA Acupuncture Board Approved Courses
Vinluan, M. H.
Supporting place based change across the US
Vinogradova, T.
Increased Substance Use among Russian Women with HIV and Hepatitis C Co-Infection: Implications for Assessment and Intervention
Vinoski, E.
Uncovering disparities in physical activity in Georgia: Recommendations to improve accessibility and inclusion for adults with disabilities
Vinoski, E.
Translation and Testing of a Scale to Assess Hypertension Self-Care Activities among Latinos
Vinson, L.
Bridge to Care perspectives on engaging with the refugee community; examples from community-needs based refugee education sessions, mentoring program and health fairs
Viola, D.
Breaking the code: When access to health care is comparable, socio-economic differences determine health outcomes – A community needs assessment in the Hudson Valley region, NY
GIS and area deprivation: An approach to neighborhood level population health management
An Exploratory Study of Workplace Victimization in Nursing
Virkud, A.
Leveraging electronic health records to explore documentation of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in New York City practices
Viruell-Fuentes, E. A.
Effects of anti-immigrant policy on perceived discrimination among U.S. Latinos: A multilevel analysis
Immigrant Policies as Health Policies
Viscione, E. A.
Veteran Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness, Treatment, and Recovery Alternative Models
Vishniakov, D.
Major depression: Effect on self-care behavior of adults with diabetes
Vissman, A.
A soccer team-based social network intervention for Latinos: Results from a community-based participatory research study
Viswanathan, T.
A population based method of program targeting: Lessons learned from California adolescent sexual health programs
Viswanath, K.
Are we prepared for the next pandemic threat? A national representative study on 2013 MERS outbreak
Viswasam, N.
Influence of acculturation on body composition in overweight and obese Latino youth
Vito, L.
“Gulf Coast Health Alliance: Health risks related to the Macondo Spill - Using a CBPR Approach to Developing Tools & Techniques That Communicate Risk and Increase Environmental Health Literacy in Gulf Coast Communities Affected by the DWH Oil Disaster”
Vivien, T.
Mass Media's Portrayal of HPV Vaccination among Adolescent Males in Online News Content: A Framing Analysis
Vladagina, N.
Elements of Yogic Practice: Perceptions of Health Professions Students
Vlahov, D.
Functional drug use defined: A latent class analysis
Vlasses, F.
Building Interprofessional Competence in Health Care Providers through a Poverty Simulation
Vlasses, F.
Putting patients at the center: Educating students in a new model of primary health care
Vogel, K.
"Strong Families Healthy Homes" - A Prenatal and Infancy Home Visit Intervention to Reduce Stress of African American Pregnant Women: Results from a Pilot Study
Vogel, L.
Comparison of Body Weight Status among Adolescents with Mobility Limitations by their Orthopedic Conditions and Demographics
Vogel, M.
OHS Activism – Grassroots Health and Safety in Action
Worker Memorial Week Activities – The National Movement for Safe Jobs
National COSH Movement for Worker Health & Safety Advancement
Vogel, R.
More Efficient Logistic Analysis Using Moving Extreme Ranked Set Sampling: Application to Children obesity
Maximum likelihood estimates by Homogenous log-linear models for three-way contingency tables with Missing data with application to neuropathology data
Correction of Verification Bias by Application of Homogenous Log-linear Models for a Single Binary-scale Diagnostic Tests
Vogelzang, J.
Building resilence in low-income elementary children one recipe at a time
Vo, H.
Exploring the potential of preferred language in electronic health record data for monitoring Hepatitis B in Chinese populations
Voigt, K.
Patients with Excessive Alcohol Consumption in Primary Health Care: A Survey of GPs' and psychiatrists' Attitudes and Practices in two states in Germany
Volberg, R.
Using interactive web applications to share health-related data with a lay audience
Population prevalence of problem gambling in Massachusetts: Results of a comprehensive baseline survey and implications for state mental & behavioral health systems
Correlations between gambling and diagnosis of mental health disorders adjusting for health insurance coverage and primary care physician access
Past-year recreational gambling: Correlates between lottery and casino gambling and behavioral, and mental health disorders
Volel, C.
Vision equity in New York City: Cross-sector collaboration for targeted service expansion and outcome monitoring in the school-based vision screening program
Using systems thinking to strengthen a school-based vision program - a case study from the New York City Office of School Health
Volpe, S.
Assessing women's healthcare access needs through the Florida Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program Evaluation
Volpicelli, K.
A formative evaluation of a mHealth program to improve management of childhood diarrheal disease among caregivers in Peru
Development of a mHealth program to improve childhood illness management in a resource-limited setting in Peru
vom Steeg, L.
Comparative Analysis of Seasonality of Childhood Infections in Seven United States Cities in the Pre-Vaccination era
Von Ahn, K.
Improving Exercise Intentions for People Diagnosed with End-Stage-Renal Disease: The Importance of Brief In-Patient Social Cognitive-based Approaches
Von Esenwein, S.
Motherhood Beyond Bars: An initiative among pregnant and postpartum incarcerated women in Georga
Von Hatten, L.
Community perspectives on biobanking: A qualitative study among Mexican-origin community members living in three Texas cities
Vo, N.
Demographics of AHRQ Grant Reviewers and Outcomes
VonHoltz, L.
Internet Use Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness - Novel Opportunities for Outreach
Cardboard Commentary: A Qualitative Analysis of the Signs of People Experiencing Homelessness
VonVille, H. M.
Preparation for a systematic review: Part I
Guidelines and tools to organize data for reporting methods
Screening titles/abstracts, reviewing full text, and reporting results: Part I
Preparation for a systematic review: Part II
Welcoming Remarks
Screening titles/abstracts, reviewing full text, and reporting results: Part II
Voorhees, R.
Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality within Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Vora, H.
Hair care practices and physical activity participation in U.S. Black women
Vora, S.
Misconceptions and barriers to breastfeeding in Chinese American patients at a community health center in New York City: Preliminary findings from a needs assessment
Voravudhi, A.
Lactancia Materna: Supporting Breastfeeding with Latino Families
Voskuil, V.
Application of the Health Promotion Model in Motivational Interviewing Sessions to Promote Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls
Use of Motivational Interviewing to Increase Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls: A Mixed Methods Analysis
Voss, J.
One Year After the Launch of the Online Library for Nurses and Midwives in sub-Saharan Africa: Achievements and Steps Towards Sustainability
Voutsis, M.
Causes of Death among Patients with Bleeding Disorders Receiving Care at US Hemophilia Treatment Centers, October 2011-December 2014
Vovk, O.
Federal Interagency Traumatic Brain Injury Research (FITBIR) bioinformatics platform for the advancement of collaborative traumatic brain injury research and analysis
Vue, A.
Reducing Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination in California's API Community: A community-based approach
Vukoson, J.
Lessons learned from an academic-practice collaboration to increase capacity of local public health nursing workforce to provide enhanced health services
Vu, M.
Relationships between Religiosity and Delayed Healthcare Seeking among American Muslims
Vunileva, I.
Supporting Our Women - Pacific Islander Women's Pap Testing Project
Vyas, A.
Family Violence and Child Sexual Abuse Among South Asians in the U.S
Vyas, K.
Examining the Effectiveness of the Military Mental Healthcare System and Ways to Reduce Costs
Traumatic Stress, Depression and Pain Disability in Military Service Members
Psychological Impact of Deploying in Support of the U.S. Response to Ebola: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Past Outbreaks
Vyas, S.
Measuring the effects of group based cognitive and behavioral intervention among African American in faith based setting
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