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142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
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Y. Noy, I.
13 years of Disabling Work Injuries in the U.S. (1998-2010): Direct Costs from the Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index
Yabroff, R.
Discussion by Robin Yabroff
Financial impact of cancer: Findings from a population-based sample
Yacenda, J.
Feasibility of the UCLA Quit Using Drugs Intervention Trial (QUIT)
A Primary Care Based Screening and Brief Intervention Efficacy Trial to Reduce "Risky" Drug Use
Prevalence of Illicit Drug Use Among Patients of Community Health Centers (CHCs) in East Los Angeles and Tijuana
Yaglom, H.
Prison inmate—animal bond: Outcomes of offenders training shelter dogs
Yaglom, H.
Evidence of Toxoplasma gondii Exposure in Boer Goat Herds in Missouri, USA
Yahner, J.
Do substance use, mental health, and sexual experiences vary for teen dating violence victims based on characteristics of their violent relationships
Yalamanchili, D.
Capacity Building and Health Promotion in Haiti: Two Case Studies of Local Community Practices and Waterborne Illnesses
Yalamanchili, R.
“Healthcare for the Underserved”: A student-designed preclinical elective at Alpert Medical School to address gaps in education about social determinants of health and foster interest in the care of vulnerable populations
Yalcin, A.
Language of Sexual Aggression Online: Implications for Future Intimate Partner Violence Research Among Older Adult Women
Yalla, S.
Effect of offloading footwear on postural stability and walking in healthy and diabetics with peripheral neuropathy
Yamada, T.
Who Gets Benefits Most from the Public Long-Term Care Insurance System in Japan?
Yamada, T.
Who Gets Benefits Most from the Public Long-Term Care Insurance System in Japan?
An Evaluation of Healthcare Information on the Internet: The Case of Colorectal Cancer Prevention
Yamagata, Z.
Exploring Patterns of the Body Mass Index Trajectory in Japanese Children
Yamaki, K.
Impact of Medicaid Managed Care on the Health Services Appraisal and Access of Adults with Disabilities
Use of preventive wellness office visits among Medicaid members with disabilities: Analysis of Medicaid billing data
Yamanis, T.
Identifying networks of young men and mapping their social venues for a cluster randomized trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Yamin, A. E.
Impact of Maternal Death on Living Children in Rural Malawi
Yamout, R.
Thriving in Abusive Homes: The Case of Adolescent Girls from Disadvantaged Areas of Lebanon
Yan, A. F.
Can a Combined Structural Microfinance, Food Security and Gender Empowerment Intervention Impact STI Symptoms and Diagnoses in Rural Central Malawi?
Yang, B.
Building an Active Re-linkage Program
Impact of electronic laboratory reporting on completeness of reporting for Syphilis in Houston, TX
Yang, C. C.
A randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of a telephone consultation program on exclusive breastfeeding
Yang, H. J.
Development and Validation of Health-related Self Efficacy Scale (HrSES) : A Study of Community Health Survey Questionnaire, Republic of Korea
Yang, J.
Risk-Prone Pitching Activities and Injuries in a National Sample of Youth Baseball Pitchers
Drug use among college students and the discrepancies among intramural, club, and varsity athletes
Yang, J.
Geographic displacement, stigma, and ART uptake: Perspectives from ethnic Shan–Burmese migrants and healthcare professionals in Northern Thailand
Trade and the political economy of non-communicable diseases
Yang, L.
Understanding Idioms of Distress Using Ethnography and Community Based Participatory Research
Yang, M. C.
Impact of DRG payment on physicians and patients under Taiwan National Health Insurance
Yang, N. I.
Domestic minor sex trafficking: Utilizing an identification tool to screen for commercial sexual exploitation of children in a community health center
Yang, T.
Improving Prediction Accuracy by Controlling of Unobserved Variables via Incorporating Weakly Correlated Variables Using Unsupervised Random Forest
Yang, T. L.
Outcome of a quality-controlled Mammography screening program---an experience of a population-based study in Taiwan
Yang, W.
Hotspotters in Washoe County, Nevada: Analysis of frequent emergency department users
Risk Factors Associated with Congenital Heart Defects: A Population-based Study
Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Drinking Before and During Pregnancy
Yang, X.
Utilization of breast cancer screening among Medicare Advantage enrollees
Yang, Y. T.
Safer Cyberspace Throughthrough Legal Intervention: A Comparative Evaluation of Cyberbullying Legislation
Yang, Y. Y.
Variation in preventive medication for acute myocardial infarction in Taiwan: Evidence showing that universal coverage cannot provide equal access to optimal care
Yang, Y.
Accessible Mammography and Women with Disabilities: Outcomes from Ohio Statewide Trainings and Accessibility Assessments
Combating Smoking Disparities among Those With and Without Disabilities: Using Data to Drive Policy Change
Public Health Needs Assessment: Health Status and Disparities Identified among People with Disabilities in Ohio
Yang, Y.
Determinants of a fall in average monthly medical care spending after practicing YanXin Qigong: Evidence-based study with medical claims data
Yannessa, J. F.
Opinions of adults in a conservative social ecological setting regarding the impact of community involvement on teen pregnancy, sexual communication on teen pregnancy, and the effects of teen pregnancy on life achievement
How willing are adults to discuss sexual health information with teens? Are teens willing to discuss sexual health information with adults?
Yano, E.
Developing and Testing VHA's Maternity Care Coordinator Telephone Care Program
Yan, X.
Determinants of a fall in average monthly medical care spending after practicing YanXin Qigong: Evidence-based study with medical claims data
Yao, C.
Maternal risk factors in the development of and risk of orofacial clefts in the Philippines
Comparative analysis of environmental exposures and orofacial clefts in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Philippines
Yao, C.
A controlled education intervention on proper mosquito net usage in Tanzania
Yao, C.
Technology-centered childhood obesity prevention for mothers with young children
Yao, T.
Healthcare Costs of Secondhand Smoke Exposure at Home in Rural China
Yao, X.
Association between Long Work Hours and Chronic Disease Risks over a 32 Year Period
Yarger, J.
Sexually Transmitted Infection Services and Adoption of Effective Contraceptive Methods
Potential Role of Family Planning in an Era of Health Care Reform: Patient Perspectives on Primary Care Needs and Insurance Eligibility
Where have all the teens gone? Decline in adolescent female participation in California's family planning program following cuts in outreach funding
Yaroch, A.
Evaluation of “Child Hunger Ends Here”: A community-based hunger initiative in Metro Omaha
Comparison of Nutrition and Physical Activity Related School Wellness Policy Surveillance Systems in the United States
Yasmine, R.
Unraveling data on the sexual practices, values and perceptions of university youth from the Arab World: The Case of Lebanon
Gender Differences in Sexual Abuse and Violence among University Students: Results from the First Online Sexuality Survey in Lebanon and the Arab Region
Yassin, N.
Nonmedical use of Psychoactive Prescription Drugs among adolescents: What's Waterpipe Smoking Got to do with it?
Yasui, Y.
Understanding HPV Vaccine Uptake Among Cambodian American Girls
Yates, S.
Promoting Seasonal Influenza Vaccination for Children with Special Healthcare Needs
Yavvari, S.
Asthma Associations with Multiple Environmental Exposures, Income & Systemic Products of Oxidative Stress
Yazzie, A.
Breathing Clean Air is Sa'ah Naaghai Bik'eh Hozhoo (SNBH): A Navajo-centered approach to commercial smoke-free policy
Networks Among Tribal Organizations for Clean Air Policies (NATO CAP): A place based approach to understanding commercial smoke-free policy and reducing tobacco related health disparities on the Navajo Nation
Yeager, R. II
Association between Benzene Exposure, Circulating Angiogenic Cell Levels, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the Louisville Healthy Heart Study
Levels of Early Circulating Angiogenic Cells Associated with Geographic Metrics of Roadway Exposure
Yeager, V.
Why do people work in public health? Results and implications of a worker recruitment and retention study
Health Policy and Management-Roundtable
What Matters in Recruiting Public Health Employees: Strategies in Filling Workforce Gaps
Yeagle, A.
Reproductive health for teens: Parents want in too
Assets and Barriers: A multi method community assessment of teen pregnancy
Yearly, J.
Implementation of the PECARN traumatic brain injury prediction rules using electronic health record-based clinical decision support: An interrupted time series trial
Yeary, K.
Community Building Community: The distinct benefits of community partners building other communities' capacity to conduct health research
Community exchange of “best practices” to conduct a multi-level, mixed methods health assessment across two counties: Faith-Academic Initiative for Transforming Health (FAITH) in the Delta
Yegen, J.
Using Facebook “Ask the Expert” forums to drive conversations about stopping violence before it starts: Government engagement through social media
Yegidis, B. L.
Language of Sexual Aggression Online: Implications for Future Intimate Partner Violence Research Among Older Adult Women
Ye, H.
Barriers & Enablers to Accessible Integrative Medicine Services
Yehia, B.
Documentation of Sexual Partner Gender is Low in Electronic Health Records
Yeh, M. C.
Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) translation for diabetes risk reduction in Chinese immigrants in New York City
Yeh, Y. C.
Variation in preventive medication for acute myocardial infarction in Taiwan: Evidence showing that universal coverage cannot provide equal access to optimal care
Ye, J.
Prenatal Genetic Testing for Autism: Abortion Decision-making among Taiwanese Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Ye, J.
Public Health Agencies' Level of Engagement in and Perceived Barriers to PHAB National Voluntary Accreditation
Yemane, S.
Using National Death Index linkage to improve data on female breast cancer survival
How an informatics solution increased efficiency and reduced costs in a central cancer registry (CCR)
One central cancer registry’s use of National Death Index (NDI) linkage to become a survival registry
Yembra, D.
Results from a Brief Intervention to Promote Smoke-Free Homes among 2-1-1 Clients
Role of the provider in HPV vaccine uptake among African American adolescent girls
HPV vaccination uptake among those at greatest risk: Lessons learned from the field
Yeneabat, T.
Determinants of cessation of exclusive breastfeeding in Ankesha Guagusa Woreda Awi Zine Northwest Ethiopia
Yen, J.
Assessing and addressing the social determinants of health in community health centers and other community settings
Yen, L. L.
Reciprocal relationship between unhealthy eating behaviors and depressive emotions: Ten-year follow-up from childhood to adolescence
Relationships between wave non-response and substance use in a 11-year follow-up study– results from marginal event-specific Cox model
Gender Difference in Adolescent Alcohol Use: Role of Parents
Yepa, K.
A model for publishing with community partners as part of community-based participatory research: Case studies from Native American tribal communities
Yerkes, A. M.
Interventions to Reduce the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Women with Gestational Diabetes
Yerkes, L.
Disclosure of mental health and substance use behaviors in an HIV-positive population: Medical Monitoring Project in Virginia, 2009-2010
Yeskey, K.
Building Resilience in Workers and Communities
Yeung, S.
Para nuestra comunidad: A Spanish video promoting clinical trials, biospecimen studies and research participation for advancing cancer research and quality care
Yewon, J.
Patient navigator and physician champion as partners in addressing racial equity issues in cancer care
Healthcare Equity Training: An anti-racism tool for enhancing accountability for cancer care equity
Ye, Y.
Border effects on alcohol use disorders on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border
Alcohol use patterns and alcohol problems of Mexicans and Mexican-origin adults around the US-Mexico border
Age-period-cohort models of 1984 to 2010 cannabis trends in the US National Alcohol Surveys
Drinking patterns and alcohol-related injury in the emergency department in three Asian countries
Ye, Z.
Impact of state mandatory public reporting on hospital-acquired infection rates
Yip, M. P. Y.
Local Health Department Environmental Health expenditures and their impact health: Findings from the Public Health Activities and Services Tracking (PHAST) Study
Local Health Department Communicable Disease Control expenditures and their impact health: Findings from the Public Health Activities and Services Tracking (PHAST) Study
Yisa, I.
Strengthening health management information systems for improved service delivery: Lessons from Nigeria
Yi, Y.
Smoking, smoking cessation behaviors and health-related quality of life among low income diabetic patients
Using Geographic Information System (GIS) Technology to Access Accessibility of Smoking Cessation Class Attendance for Patients in Louisiana Public Hospitals
Measuring the Impact of Group Class Counseling on Long-Term Quit Status among Louisiana's Public Hospital Patients
Yoder, A.
A methodology to evaluate agricultural health and safety mobile applications
Yoder, L.
Corner store visits and cigar, cigarillo and little cigar (CCLC) use among middle school adolescents
Yoder, L.
Dental Behaviors Among Adolescents in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
IMPACT: A Multi-Level Behavioral Intervention Trial for Middle School Urban Youth
Yoder, R.
Do governance and management capacity building interventions make a difference: Empirical evidence from Zambia
Yogal, C.
Risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in low-income settings may be higher than previously estimated: Preliminary findings from the Dhulikhel Heart Study, Nepal
Taking the first step of a thousand mile journey: Global Health education in low and middle-income countries
Yokomichi, H.
Exploring Patterns of the Body Mass Index Trajectory in Japanese Children
Yonas, M.
Healthy Living, Healthy Learning, Healthy Lives: Using CBPR Approaches to Examine How Diverse Contexts Influence Children's Asthma
Yonek, J.
Community efforts to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities: Challenges and facilitators identified by 16 multi-stakeholder alliances
Yonker, T.
Using Teledentistry and HIT to Detect and Treat Early Childhood Caries in Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Children
Using Telehealth and HIT to Improve Health Outcomes in Rural Community Health Centers
Yoon, J.
Examining the Effect of Medicaid Expansion on Women and Infants in Oregon: Collaboration between Academic Public Health and the Practice Community
Effects of states' spending on public mental health programs on jails
Yoon, J.
Migration, Medical Travel, and Cancer Screening among Korean American Immigrants
Yoo, W.
A Method to estimate the confidence interval around a multivariable risk score prediction
Yore, J.
MEN Count: Pilot Evaluation of a Structural and Behavioral HIV Risk Reduction Program for Black Men
Kaiser Community Based HIV Test + Treat Initiative
Yoshida, S.
Evaluation of the California FreshWorks Fund Initiative: Are stores providing healthier food?
Developing an index of exposure to obesity-related community interventions and policies
Investing in Community Health: California Freshworks Fund Initiative
Applying a Novel Systems Science Approach to Understand Child Obesity Trends in Los Angeles County, 2002-2011
Yoshihama, M.
Gender-based violence following the Great East Japan Disasters of March 2011
PhotoVoice: Collective, participatory community assessments and advocacy following the Great East Japan Disasters
Yoshioka-Maxwell, A.
Network Influences Overtime on the Sexual Health of Homeless Youth
Exploring the Mediating Role of Network Risk Factors on the Relationship between Foster Care Experience and Methamphetamine Use
Network Insights into Implementing Peer-Based HIV Prevention for Homeless Youth
Social Media Use and Sex Risk Behaviors Among Homeless Youth with and without a History of Foster Care
Network Processes and Heavy Marijuana Use among Homeless Youth
Yoshioka-Maxwell, A.
Social network risk and resiliency factors for hard drug use among former foster care youth experiencing homelessness
Youatt, E.
Psychosocial obstacles to smoking cessation attempts among young sexual minority women
Responses to the threat of fake patients among U.S. abortion providers
Youk, A.
Disparities in Diabetes Mellitus Mortality Rates in Coal Mining and Non-Coal Mining Areas of Appalachia
Young, A.
Developing Community Health Practice Profiles to Map Social Determinants of Health
Young, A.
Exergame Options for Physical Activity: Geocaching for Exercise and Activity Research
MOST: A partnership approach for expanding mental health care
Young, B. R.
Building blocks for developing a practice based translational research education program
Young, B.
Emergency Management and Homeless Services Providers: The Need for Cross-Sector Collaboration
Young, C.
Presenting an innovative integrated primary and mental/behavioral health care model: The Health Integration Project
Examining mental health stigma among advanced practice nurses
Young, D. R.
Parental Health and Well-Being of Families with Children with Developmental Disabilities in the US
Younger-Coleman, N.
Obesity highest in parish with greatest proportion of farmers in Jamaica, a lower middle income country
Poor Quality Urban Infrastructure: A Mental Health Risk Factor - Perspectives from a Small Island Developing State
Younger, H.
Rapid HIV screening in a jail setting: Addressing perceived barriers through a pilot project
Younger, M.
Connecting New Orleans Children to Nature: The Role of the Physicians - Case I
Young, G.
Hospitals' community benefit in the context of the larger public health system
Young, G.
Evaluating the stage of change model to a cervical cancer screening intervention among Ohio Appalachian women
Young, H. N.
Asthma medication use among rural U.S. adults 18 and older
Factors associated with African Americans' utilization of influenza vaccination
Young, J.
A review of the modern “Paleo” diet: Effectiveness for weight loss
Young, J.
Residential Sprinklers for a Safer Tomorrow: What Every Public Health Professional Needs to Know about the Technology and Public Opinion
Challenges and Opportunities in Developing and Implementing State Offices of Minority Health: The Case of Two States
Young, K.
Novel electronic approaches to data collection and research management
Young, M. E.
Undocumented status: Measurement and definition in public health research
Relationship between citizenship and legal status and BMI and hypertension among individuals of Mexican descent in Los Angeles
Young, M. E.
Improving How We Deliver Tobacco Cessation Programs: Findings from an Intervention for People with Disabilities
"Endo-whatever": Can confusion or clarity be predicted from perceived health literacy?
Evaluation of a Newly Developed Tobacco Cessation Program for People with Disabilities
Young, M.
Does Sexting Predict Sexual Risk Taking Behavior?
Young, S.
Fast-food fights in sleepy villages and urban jungles: The importance of community characteristics and policy purpose in debates over fast-food zoning
Young, S.
Using asset-mapping to supplement a community health needs assessment in a rural county
Young, S.
Southern Safe Schools Coalitions: A Community Response to Addressing Health and Safety Needs of LGBTQ+ Youth
Young, S.
Women have trust in me, and I try to live up to this trust: Health worker motivation and workplace characteristics among facility- and community-based health workers in rural Mozambique
Young, S.
Sisters project: A Milwaukee partnership to address prostitution
Ripple effect Milwaukee: Lessons in violence reduction based CBPR
Milwaukee's Collaboratively Run Holton Youth + Family Center: A Community-Academic Approach to Youth Violence Prevention
Young, V. M.
Identifying the need for developing new frameworks for partnerships in community based research: An assessment of federally qualified health centers in South Carolina
Yount, D.
Musculoskeletal injuries and associated healthcare utilization among Naval Special Warfare Sea, Air and Land Qualification Training students
Yount, K.
Women's empowerment and its relationship to current contraceptive use in low, lower-middle, and upper-middle income countries: A systematic review of the literature
Yousuf, S.
Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Randomized Control-Trial Community Health Worker Intervention to Improve Diabetes Management in the New York City Bangladeshi Community
Understanding Barriers to and Facilitators of Physical Activity and Stress Management among Bangladeshi Immigrants in New York City Using Qualitative Methods
Yuan, A.
Health service utilization for homeless and low-income persons: A spotlight on the VA Supportive Housing (VASH) program in Los Angeles
Yuan, C.
Measurement Invariance of the Pediatric Version of PROMIS Symptom Scales between American and Chinese Children with Cancer
Emotional Distress of Children with Cancer in China: An IRT Analysis of Pediatric PROMIS Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Short Forms
Yu, C.
A community-based oral public health approach to promote health equity
Yudell, M.
Vaccination Mandates for Healthcare Professionals - An Evaluation of How Ethical Concerns Impact Implementation
Yuen, M.
Social Marketing Activities by Health Systems in Texas
Yuen, T.
Peer Review Processes in Health Impact Assessments: A Survey of Practitioners and Development of a Framework
Yu, F.
Major Genetic Susceptibility Loci and COPD in Agricultural-Exposed Individuals
Rural-urban differences in the prevalence, severity, and resource utilization of preventable hospitalizations
Yu, G.
Asessing Long-term Climatic Change on Mortality Patterns Marginal Communities in Gansu China
Developing new measures to monitor disease burden in rural communities: Potential Lessons for HiAP from Maiji China
Yu, H.
AskCHIS Neighborhood Edition: California Healthography through a web-based dissemination tool
Yu, H. W.
Older adults' functional disability and social accomodation trajectories: An Application of parrallel process modeling using a National Sample from Taiwan
Yu, J. H.
Effectiveness of a workplace oral health promotion intervention program on oral health status for employees in Taiwan
Yu, J.
Using the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) model to address risky substance use in New York City STD clinics: Are we in the right neighborhoods?
Yumkham, R.
Politics, Policies and Health Behaviors: The Case of Tobacco
Yun, C.
Autism treatment: A Kinect-based game
Yunghans, S.
Community-based Pediatric Obesity Prevention Education: A Physician/Dietitian Partnership
Yu, Q.
Using Geographic Information System (GIS) Technology to Access Accessibility of Smoking Cessation Class Attendance for Patients in Louisiana Public Hospitals
Yu, Z.
Operationalizing Resilience-Building and Life Course Planning with Pregnant and Parenting Adolescents in California
Yzer, M.
Measuring effects of information in media on antecedents of African American youth weight control: A case study of magazine content
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