American journal of public health
SCOPUS (1949-1963,1971-2025)SCIE-ISI SSCI-ISI
0090-0036
Cơ quản chủ quản: American Public Health Association Inc. , AMER PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOC INC
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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Social capital, income inequality, and mortality.
Tập 87 Số 9 - Trang 1491-1498 - 1997
OBJECTIVES: Recent studies have demonstrated that income inequality is related
to mortality rates. It was hypothesized, in this study, that income inequality
is related to reduction in social cohesion and that disinvestment in social
capital is in turn associated with increased mortality. METHODS: In this
cross-sectional ecologic study based on data from 39 states, social capital was
measured by w...
Modeling and variable selection in epidemiologic analysis.
Tập 79 Số 3 - Trang 340-349 - 1989
This paper provides an overview of problems in multivariate modeling of
epidemiologic data, and examines some proposed solutions. Special attention is
given to the task of model selection, which involves selection of the model
form, selection of the variables to enter the model, and selection of the form
of these variables in the model. Several conclusions are drawn, among them: a)
model and varia...
Stigma as a Fundamental Cause of Population Health Inequalities
Tập 103 Số 5 - Trang 813-821 - 2013
Bodies of research pertaining to specific stigmatized statuses have typically
developed in separate domains and have focused on single outcomes at 1 level of
analysis, thereby obscuring the full significance of stigma as a fundamental
driver of population health. Here we provide illustrative evidence on the health
consequences of stigma and present a conceptual framework describing the
psychologic...
“Weathering” and Age Patterns of Allostatic Load Scores Among Blacks and Whites in the United States
Tập 96 Số 5 - Trang 826-833 - 2006
Objectives. We considered whether US Blacks experience early health
deterioration, as measured across biological indicators of repeated exposure and
adaptation to stressors. Methods. Using National Health and Nutrition
Examination Survey data, we examined allostatic load scores for adults aged
18–64 years. We estimated probability of a high score by age, race, gender, and
poverty status and Blacks...
Socioeconomic status and health: how education, income, and occupation contribute to risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
Tập 82 Số 6 - Trang 816-820 - 1992
BACKGROUND. Socioeconomic status (SES) is usually measured by determining
education, income, occupation, or a composite of these dimensions. Although
education is the most commonly used measure of SES in epidemiological studies,
no investigators in the United States have conducted an empirical analysis
quantifying the relative impact of each separate dimension of SES on risk
factors for disease. M...
Why Don’t We See More Translation of Health Promotion Research to Practice? Rethinking the Efficacy-to-Effectiveness Transition
Tập 93 Số 8 - Trang 1261-1267 - 2003
The gap between research and practice is well documented. We address one of the
underlying reasons for this gap: the assumption that effectiveness research
naturally and logically follows from successful efficacy research. These 2
research traditions have evolved different methods and values; consequently,
there are inherent differences between the characteristics of a successful
efficacy interven...
Investigating Neighborhood and Area Effects on Health
Tập 91 Số 11 - Trang 1783-1789 - 2001
The past few years have witnessed an explosion of interest in neighborhood or
area effects on health. Several types of empiric studies have been used to
examine possible area or neighborhood effects, including ecologic studies
relating area characteristics to morbidity and mortality rates, contextual and
multilevel analyses relating area socioeconomic context to health outcomes, and
studies compar...
The effects of specific medical conditions on the functional limitations of elders in the Framingham Study.
Tập 84 Số 3 - Trang 351-358 - 1994
OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this study was to identify associations between
specific medical conditions in the elderly and limitations in functional tasks;
to compare risks of disability across medical conditions, controlling for age,
sex, and comorbidity; and to determine the proportion of disability attributable
to each condition. METHODS. The subjects were 709 noninstitutionalized men and
1060 w...
Longitudinal tracking of adolescent smoking, physical activity, and food choice behaviors.
Tập 84 Số 7 - Trang 1121-1126 - 1994
OBJECTIVES. A major assumption underlying youth health promotion has been that
physiological risk factors track from childhood into adulthood. However, few
studies have systematically examined how behaviors change during adolescence.
This paper describes longitudinal tracking of adolescent health behaviors in two
Minnesota Heart Health Program communities. METHODS. Beginning in sixth grade
(1983),...
The global burden of injuries
Tập 90 Số 4 - Trang 523-526 - 2000
The traditional view of injuries as "accidents", or random events, has resulted
in the historical neglect of this area of public health. However, the most
recent estimates show that injuries are among the leading causes of death and
disability in the world. They affect all populations, regardless of age, sex,
income, or geographic region. In 1998, about 5.8 million people (97.9 per
100,000 populat...