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Early COVID‐19 Successes in Skilled Nursing Facilities in San Francisco by Louie, Janice K., Stoltey, Juliet, Scott, Hyman M., DuBois, Amie, Golden, Lisa, Philip, Susan, Aragón, Tomás J.

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Designing a Learning Health Organization for Collective Impact by Aragón, Tomás J., Garcia, Barbara A.

“…This commentary reviews how the San Francisco Department of Public Health has used organization design concepts and continuous improvement frameworks to…”
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Public Health System Response to Extreme Weather Events by Hunter, Mark D., Hunter, Jennifer C., Yang, Jane E., Crawley, Adam W., Aragón, Tomás J.

“…Extreme weather events, unpredictable and often far-reaching, constitute a persistent challenge for public health preparedness. The goal of this research is to…”
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Comparison of symptomatic and asymptomatic infections due to severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in San Francisco long-term care facilities by Louie, Janice K, Stoltey, Juliet E, Scott, Hyman M, Trammell, Stephanie, Ememu, Ejovwoke, Samuel, Michael C, Aragon, Tomas J, Masinde, Godfred

“…To the Editor—Severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, has contributed…”
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Findings, gaps, and future direction for research in nonpharmaceutical interventions for pandemic influenza by Vukotich, Jr, Charles J, Coulborn, Rebecca M, Aragon, Tomas J, Baker, Michael G, Burrus, Barri B, Aiello, Allison E, Cowling, Benjamin J, Duncan, Alasdair, Enanoria, Wayne, Fabian, M Patricia, Ferng, Yu Hui, Larson, Elaine L, Leung, Gabriel M, Markel, Howard, Milton, Donald K, Monto, Arnold S, Morse, Stephen S, Navarro, J Alexander, Park, Sarah Y, Priest, Patricia, Stebbins, Samuel, Stern, Alexandra M, Uddin, Monica, Wetterhall, Scott F

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The Epidemiology and Surveillance Workforce Among Local Health Departments in California: Mutual Aid and Surge Capacity for Routine and Emergency Infectious Disease Situations by Enanoria, Wayne T.A., Crawley, Adam W., Hunter, Jennifer C., Balido, Jeannie, Aragon, Tomas J.

“…Objective. Public health surveillance and epidemiologie investigations are critical public health functions for identifying threats to the health of a…”
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Research findings from nonpharmaceutical intervention studies for pandemic influenza and current gaps in the research by Aiello, Allison E., PhD, MS, Coulborn, Rebecca M., MPH, Aragon, Tomas J., DrPH, Baker, Michael G., MBChB, DPH, FAFPHM, Burrus, Barri B., PhD, Cowling, Benjamin J., PhD, Duncan, Alasdair, MPH, Enanoria, Wayne, PhD, MPH, Fabian, M. Patricia, ScD, MS, Ferng, Yu-hui, MPA, Larson, Elaine L., PhD, RN, FAAN, CIC, Leung, Gabriel M., MD, MPH, CCFP, FFPH, FHKCCM, FHKAM, Markel, Howard, MD, PhD, Milton, Donald K., MD, DrPH, Monto, Arnold S., MD, Morse, Stephen S., PhD, Navarro, J. Alexander, PhD, Park, Sarah Y., MD, FAAP, Priest, Patricia, DPhil, MBChB, MPH, FAFPHM, Stebbins, Samuel, MD, MPH, Stern, Alexandra M., PhD, Uddin, Monica, PhD, Wetterhall, Scott F., MD, MPH, Vukotich, Charles J., MS

“…In June 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a request for applications to identify, improve, and evaluate the effectiveness of…”
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The Urgent Need for Public Health Preparedness Funding and Support by Degutis, Linda C, Shoaf, Kimberley, Aragón, Tomás J, Atchison, Christopher, Dyjack, David, Hites, Lisle, Links, Jonathan, Olson, Debra, Potter, Margaret, Thompson, Jack, Turnock, Bernard

“…Criticism of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its efforts to put forth recommendations and data based on core public health practice…”
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Crisis Decision-Making at the Speed of COVID-19: Field Report on Issuing the First Regional Shelter-in-Place Orders in the United States by Aragón, Tomás J., Cody, Sara H., Farnitano, Christopher, Hernandez, Lisa B., Morrow, Scott A., Pan, Erica S., Tzvieli, Ori, Willis, Matthew

“…In March, 2020, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causal agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was spreading in the…”
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Achieving Health Equity Through Community Engagement in Translating Evidence to Policy: The San Francisco Health Improvement Partnership, 2010-2016 by Grumbach, Kevin, Vargas, Roberto A, Fleisher, Paula, Aragón, Tomás J, Chung, Lisa, Chawla, Colleen, Yant, Abbie, Garcia, Estela R, Santiago, Amor, Lang, Perry L, Jones, Paula, Liu, Wylie, Schmidt, Laura A

“…The San Francisco Health Improvement Partnership (SFHIP) promotes health equity by using a novel collective impact model that blends community engagement with…”
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Case-Control Study of Shigellosis in San Francisco: The Role of Sexual Transmission and HIV Infection by Aragón, Tomás J., Vugia, Duc J., Shallow, Sue, Samuel, Michael C., Reingold, Arthur, Angulo, Frederick J., Bradford, Williamson Z.

“…Background.Shigella species infect ∼ 450,000 persons annually in the United States. Person-to-person transmission of Shigella species, which have a low…”
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Calculating expected years of life lost for assessing local ethnic disparities in causes of premature death by Aragón, Tomás J, Lichtensztajn, Daphne Y, Katcher, Brian S, Reiter, Randy, Katz, Mitchell H

“…A core function of local health departments is to conduct health assessments. The analysis of death certificates provides information on diseases, conditions,…”
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The epidemiology and surveillance response to pandemic influenza A (H1N1) among local health departments in the San Francisco Bay Area by Enanoria, Wayne T A, Crawley, Adam W, Tseng, Winston, Furnish, Jasmine, Balido, Jeannie, Aragón, Tomás J

“…Public health surveillance and epidemiologic investigations are critical public health functions for identifying threats to the health of a community. Very…”
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Integrating a framework for conducting public health systems research into statewide operations-based exercises to improve emergency preparedness by Hunter, Jennifer C, Yang, Jane E, Petrie, Michael, Aragón, Tomás J

“…Due to the uncommon nature of large-scale disasters and emergencies, public health practitioners often turn to simulated emergencies, known as "exercises", for…”
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Public health response systems in-action: learning from local health departments' experiences with acute and emergency incidents by Hunter, Jennifer C, Yang, Jane E, Crawley, Adam W, Biesiadecki, Laura, Aragón, Tomás J

“…As part of their core mission, public health agencies attend to a wide range of disease and health threats, including those that require routine, acute, and…”
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Effect of the one-child policy on influenza transmission in China: a stochastic transmission model by Liu, Fengchen, Enanoria, Wayne T A, Ray, Kathryn J, Coffee, Megan P, Gordon, Aubree, Aragón, Tomás J, Yu, Guowei, Cowling, Benjamin J, Porco, Travis C

“…China's one-child-per-couple policy, introduced in 1979, led to profound demographic changes for nearly a quarter of the world's population. Several decades…”
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Bridging the gap between research, policy, and practice: Lessons learned from academic-public partnerships in the CTSA network by Towfighi, Amytis, Orechwa, Allison Zumberge, Aragón, Tomás J, Atkins, Marc, Brown, Arleen F, Brown, Jen, Carrasquillo, Olveen, Carson, Savanna, Fleisher, Paula, Gustafson, Erika, Herman, Deborah K, Inkelas, Moira, Liu, Wylie, Meeker, Daniella, Mehta, Tara, Miller, Doriane C, Paul-Brutus, Rachelle, Potter, Michael B, Ritner, Sarah S, Rodriguez, Brendaly, Rusch, Dana, Skinner, Anne, Yee, Jr, Hal F

“…A primary barrier to translation of clinical research discoveries into care delivery and population health is the lack of sustainable infrastructure bringing…”
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Public health management of antiviral drugs during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic: a survey of local health departments in California by Hunter, Jennifer C, Rodríguez, Daniela C, Aragón, Tomás J

“…The large-scale deployment of antiviral drugs from the Strategic National Stockpile during the 2009 H1N1 influenza response provides a unique opportunity to…”
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Estimating alcohol-related premature mortality in San Francisco: use of population-attributable fractions from the global burden of disease study by Katcher, Brian S, Reiter, Randy B, Aragón, Tomás J

“…In recent years, national and global mortality data have been characterized in terms of well-established risk factors. In this regard, alcohol consumption has…”
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Logistics of community smallpox control through contact tracing and ring vaccination: a stochastic network model by Porco, Travis C, Holbrook, Karen A, Fernyak, Susan E, Portnoy, Diane L, Reiter, Randy, Aragón, Tomás J

“…Previous smallpox ring vaccination models based on contact tracing over a network suggest that ring vaccination would be effective, but have not explicitly…”
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