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Implementation and outcomes of the Balanced Living with Diabetes program conducted by Cooperative Extension in rural communities in Virginia
(2021-08-02)Introduction: Adult onset diabetes is a significant health issue in rural communities that are disproportionately suffering from the health, social and financial costs of the disease. Despite this, over half of rural ... -
A mixed methods investigation of how young adults in Virginia received, evaluated, and responded to COVID-19 public health messaging
(2022-09-22)The purpose of this study was to investigate how young adults in Virginia received, evaluated, and responded to messages related to the coronavirus/COVID-19, a major disruptor of our time, and to understand how and when ... -
A review of geospatial methods for population estimation and their use in constructing reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health service indicators
(Springer, 2021-09-01)Background: Household survey data are frequently used to measure reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) service utilisation in low and middle income countries. However, these surveys are ... -
Causal inference to scope environmental impact assessment in multisector systems: the case of trans-border hydropower exports
(2022-12-15)Decarbonization of the United States’ electricity sector will require trillions of dollars of investment in generation and transmission infrastructure. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires proponents of ... -
Total social costs and benefits of long-distance hydropower transmission
(American Chemical Society, 2022-11-29)Increasing amounts of hydropower are being exported from Canada to the northern United States. Recently proposed projects would increase transmission capacity to U.S. population centers without increasing generation. This ... -
Integrated mechanistic and economic modeling of ecosystem services to inform land-use decisions under uncertainty
(2022-12-15)Management of public lands in the United States is guided by site-specific objectives that can be synergistic or competing and that affect stakeholders unequally. Furthermore, actions available to land managers affect ... -
Untangling the changing impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions and vaccination on European COVID-19 trajectories
(Nature Portfolio, 2022-06)Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and vaccination are two fundamental approaches for mitigating the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, the real-world impact of NPIs versus vaccination, or a ... -
Distribution of Theileria orientalis in Virginia Market Cattle, 2018–2020
(MDPI, 2022-11-15)Theileria orientalis, genotype Ikeda, was recently detected in North America. Determining the emerging distribution of this pathogen is critical for understanding spread and developing management strategies. Whole ... -
Behavioural intentions in response to a potential menthol cigarette sales ban: a survey examining smokers in Washington, DC public housing
(Bmj Publishing Group, 2022-07)Objectives Local, national and international policies are being proposed to ban the sale of menthol-flavoured tobacco products. With more bans being implemented, it is increasingly important to understand reactions to these ... -
Global Health Impacts for Economic Models of Climate Change: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(American Thoracic Society, 2022-07)Rationale: Avoiding excess health damages attributable to climate change is a primary motivator for policy interventions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, the health benefits of climate mitigation, as included ... -
Exploring methods for mapping seasonal population changes using mobile phone data
(Springer Nature, 2022-07-28)Data accurately representing the population distribution at the subnational level within countries is critical to policy and decision makers for many applications. Call data records (CDRs) have shown great promise for this, ... -
Poultry Concentrated Animal-Feeding Operations on the Eastern Shore, Virginia, and Geospatial Associations with Adverse Birth Outcomes
(MDPI, 2022-10-12)Concentrated animal-feeding operations (CAFOs) emit pollution into surrounding areas, and previous research has found associations with poor health outcomes. The objective of this study was to investigate if home proximity ... -
Subsewershed SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance and COVID-19 Epidemiology Using Building-Specific Occupancy and Case Data
(American Chemical Society, 2022-05-01)To evaluate the use of wastewater-based surveillance and epidemiology to monitor and predict SARS-CoV-2 virus trends, over the 2020-2021 academic year we collected wastewater samples twice weekly from 17 manholes across ... -
Optimizing Pooled Testing for Estimating the Prevalence of Multiple Diseases
(Springer, 2022-08-12)Pooled testing can enhance the efficiency of diagnosing individuals with diseases of low prevalence. Often, pooling is implemented using standard groupings (2, 5, 10, etc.). On the other hand, optimization theory can provide ... -
SARS-CoV-2 European resurgence foretold: interplay of introductions and persistence by leveraging genomic and mobility data
(Springer, 2021-02-10)Following the first wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections in spring 2020, Europe experienced a resurgence of the virus starting late summer that was deadlier and more difficult to contain. Relaxed intervention measures and summer ... -
Global holiday datasets for understanding seasonal human mobility and population dynamics
(Nature Portfolio, 2022-01-20)Public and school holidays have important impacts on population mobility and dynamics across multiple spatial and temporal scales, subsequently affecting the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases and many socioeconomic ... -
Bottled and Well Water Quality in a Small Central Appalachian Community: Household-Level Analysis of Enteric Pathogens, Inorganic Chemicals, and Health Outcomes in Rural Southwest Virginia
(MDPI, 2022-07-15)Consumption of unsafe drinking water is associated with a substantial burden of disease globally. In the US, ~1.8 million people in rural areas lack reliable access to safe drinking water. Our objective was to characterize ... -
Vaccine Effectiveness during Outbreak of COVID-19 Alpha (B.1.1.7) Variant in Men’s Correctional Facility, United States
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2022-07)In April 2021, a COVID-19 outbreak occurred at a correctional facility in rural Virginia, USA. Eighty-four infections were identified among 854 incarcerated persons by facilitywide testing with reverse transcription ... -
Contraceptive Needs Among Women Recently Incarcerated at a Rural Appalachian Jail
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers, 2021)Background: Incarceration is associated with negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes. We examined contraceptive needs among women incarcerated at a rural Appalachian jail with emphasis on pregnancy history, recent ... -
Vaccine Effectiveness During an Outbreak of COVID-19 Alpha Variant (B.1.1.7) in a Men’s Correctional Facility in Rural Virginia
(2022-07)In April 2021, a COVID-19 outbreak occurred at a correctional facility in rural Virginia, USA. Eighty-four infections were identified among 854 incarcerated persons by facilitywide testing with reverse transcription ...
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