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Measuring adequacy of the midwifery workforce using standards of competency and scope of work: Exploring the density and distribution of midwives in three low- and middle-income countries using cross-sectional and geospatial data by Jewel Gausman, Sowmya Ramesh, Richard M. Adanu, Delia A. B. Bandoh, Jeff Blossom, Suchandrima Chakraborty, Ernest Kenu, Nizamuddin Khan, Ana Langer, Magdalene A. Odikro, Niranjan Saggurti, R. Rima Jolivet

“…Background A global midwifery shortage hampers the goal of ending preventable maternal/newborn mortality and stillbirths. Whether current measures of midwifery…”
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Validating indicators for monitoring availability and geographic distribution of emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmoNC) facilities: A study triangulating health system, facility, and geospatial data by Gausman, Jewel, Pingray, Verónica, Adanu, Richard, Bandoh, Delia A. B., Berrueta, Mabel, Blossom, Jeff, Chakraborty, Suchandrima, Dotse-Gborgbortsi, Winfred, Kenu, Ernest, Khan, Nizamuddin, Langer, Ana, Nigri, Carolina, Odikro, Magdalene A., Ramesh, Sowmya, Saggurti, Niranjan, Vázquez, Paula, Williams, Caitlin R., Jolivet, R. Rima

“…Availability of emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) is a strong supply side measure of essential health system capacity that is closely and causally…”
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Measuring adequacy of the midwifery workforce using standards of competency and scope of work: Exploring the density and distribution of midwives in three low- and middle-income countries using cross-sectional and geospatial data by Gausman, Jewel, Ramesh, Sowmya, Adanu, Richard M, Bandoh, Delia A B, Blossom, Jeff, Chakraborty, Suchandrima, Kenu, Ernest, Khan, Nizamuddin, Langer, Ana, Odikro, Magdalene A, Saggurti, Niranjan, Jolivet, R Rima

“…A global midwifery shortage hampers the goal of ending preventable maternal/newborn mortality and stillbirths. Whether current measures of midwifery workforce…”
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Combining global positioning system and accelerometer data to determine the locations of physical activity in children by Oreskovic, Nicolas M, Blossom, Jeff, Field, Alison E, Chiang, Sylvia R, Winickoff, Jonathan P, Kleinman, Ronald E

“…National trends indicate that children and adolescents are not achieving sufficient levels of physical activity. Combining global positioning system (GPS)…”
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The influence of the built environment on outcomes from a "walking school bus study": a cross-sectional analysis using geographical information systems by Oreskovic, Nicolas M, Blossom, Jeff, Robinson, Alyssa I, Chen, Minghua L, Uscanga, Doris K, Mendoza, Jason A

“…Active commuting to school increases children's daily physical activity. The built environment is associated with children's physical activity levels in…”
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The Impact of Geographic Proximity to Transplant Center on Outcomes after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Abou-Nassar, Karim E, Kim, Haesook T, Blossom, Jeff, Ho, Vincent T, Soiffer, Robert J, Cutler, Corey S, Alyea, Edwin P, Koreth, John, Antin, Joseph H, Armand, Philippe

“…Patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) need access to specialized care. We hypothesized that access to the transplant…”
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101: DISTRIBUTION OF PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNITS ACCORDING TO SOCIAL DRIVERS OF HEALTH by Moynihan, Katie, Alizadeh, Faraz, Day, Thomas, Blossom, Jeff, Bailey, Dakota, Worthington, Steven, Liu, Jinjie, Ward, Valerie, Mcmanus, Michael, Thiagarajan, Ravi, Hegland, Thomas

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In Low- And Middle-Income Countries, Is Delivery In High-Quality Obstetric Facilities Geographically Feasible? by Gage, Anna D., Carnes, Fei, Blossom, Jeff, Aluvaala, Jalemba, Amatya, Archana, Mahat, Kishori, Malata, Address, Roder-DeWan, Sanam, Twum-Danso, Nana, Yahya, Talhiya, Kruk, Margaret E.

“…Delivery in a health facility is a key strategy for reducing maternal and neonatal mortality, yet increasing use of facilities has not consistently translated…”
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Social Drivers of Health and Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Outcomes by Alizadeh, Faraz, Gauvreau, Kimberlee, Mayourian, Joshua, Brown, Ella, Barreto, Jessica A., Blossom, Jeff, Bucholz, Emily, Newburger, Jane W., Kheir, John, Vitali, Sally, Thiagarajan, Ravi R., Moynihan, Katie

“…BACKGROUND Relationships between social drivers of health (SDoH) and pediatric health outcomes are highly complex with substantial inconsistencies in studies…”
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Regional Differences in Added Sweetener Knowledge, Consumption and Body Mass Index in People with HIV in the United States by Kileel, Emma M., Dickins, Kirsten A., Blossom, Jeff, Looby, Sara E., Fitch, Kathleen V.

“…This analysis of U.S.-based survey data reports regional differences (Northeast, Midwest, South, and West) in sweetener knowledge, consumption, and body mass…”
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Validating indicators for monitoring availability and geographic distribution of emergency obstetric and newborn care by Gausman, Jewel, Pingray, Verónica, Adanu, Richard, Bandoh, Delia A. B, Berrueta, Mabel, Blossom, Jeff, Chakraborty, Suchandrima, Dotse-Gborgbortsi, Winfred, Kenu, Ernest, Khan, Nizamuddin, Langer, Ana, Nigri, Carolina, Odikro, Magdalene A, Ramesh, Sowmya, Saggurti, Niranjan, Vázquez, Paula, Williams, Caitlin R, Jolivet, R. Rima

“…Availability of emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) is a strong supply side measure of essential health system capacity that is closely and causally…”
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The Legacy of Redlining: Increasing Childhood Asthma Disparities Through Neighborhood Poverty by Ryan, Patrick H, Zanobetti, Antonella, Coull, Brent A, Andrews, Howard, Bacharier, Leonard B, Bailey, Dakota, Beamer, Paloma I, Blossom, Jeff, Brokamp, Cole, Datta, Soma, Hartert, Tina, Khurana Hershey, Gurjit K, Jackson, Daniel J, Johnson, Christine C, Joseph, Christine, Kahn, Jorja, Lothrop, Nathan, Louisias, Margee, Luttmann-Gibson, Heike, Martinez, Fernando D, Mendonça, Eneida, Miller, Rachel L, Ownby, Dennis, Ramratnam, Sima, Seroogy, Christine M, Visness, Cynthia M, Wright, Anne L, Zoratti, Edward M, Gern, James E, Gold, Diane R

“…Identifying the root causes of racial disparities in childhood asthma is critical for health equity. To determine if the 1930's racist policy of redlining led…”
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The State of School Infrastructure in the Assembly Constituencies of Rural India: Analysis of 11 Census Indicators from Pre-Primary to Higher Education by Swaminathan, Akshay, Narayanan, Menaka, Blossom, Jeff, Venkataramanan, R, Saunik, Sujata, Kim, Rockli, Subramanian, S V

“…In India, assembly constituencies (ACs), represented by elected officials, are the primary geopolitical units for state-level policy development. However, data…”
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Adolescents' use of the built environment for physical activity by Oreskovic, Nicolas M, Perrin, James M, Robinson, Alyssa I, Locascio, Joseph J, Blossom, Jeff, Chen, Minghua L, Winickoff, Jonathan P, Field, Alison E, Green, Chloe, Goodman, Elizabeth

“…Physical activity is a health-enhancing behavior, but few adolescents achieve the recommended levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. Understanding…”
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High Resolution and Spatiotemporal Place-Based Computable Exposures at Scale by Rasnick, Erika, Ryan, Patrick, Blossom, Jeff, Luttmann-Gibson, Heike, Lothrop, Nathan, Habre, Rima, Gold, Diane R, Vancil, Andrew, Schwartz, Joel, Gern, James E, Brokamp, Cole

“…Place-based exposures, termed "geomarkers", are powerful determinants of health but are often understudied because of a lack of open data and integration…”
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A Community Resource Map to Support Clinical-Community Linkages in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Childhood Obesity, Eastern Massachusetts, 2014-2016 by Fiechtner, Lauren, Puente, Gabriella C, Sharifi, Mona, Block, Jason P, Price, Sarah, Marshall, Richard, Blossom, Jeff, Gerber, Monica W, Taveras, Elsie M

“…Novel approaches to health care delivery that leverage community resources could improve outcomes for children at high risk for obesity. We describe the…”
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Validating indicators for monitoring availability and geographic distribution of emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmoNC) facilities: A study triangulating health system, facility, and geospatial data by Jewel Gausman, Verónica Pingray, Richard Adanu, Delia A B Bandoh, Mabel Berrueta, Jeff Blossom, Suchandrima Chakraborty, Winfred Dotse-Gborgbortsi, Ernest Kenu, Nizamuddin Khan, Ana Langer, Carolina Nigri, Magdalene A Odikro, Sowmya Ramesh, Niranjan Saggurti, Paula Vázquez, Caitlin R Williams, R Rima Jolivet

“…Availability of emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) is a strong supply side measure of essential health system capacity that is closely and causally…”
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A distributed geospatial approach to describe community characteristics for multisite studies by Ryan, Patrick H, Brokamp, Cole, Blossom, Jeff, Lothrop, Nathan, Miller, Rachel L, Beamer, Paloma I, Visness, Cynthia M, Zanobetti, Antonella, Andrews, Howard, Bacharier, Leonard B, Hartert, Tina, Johnson, Christine C, Ownby, Dennis, Lemanske, Robert F, Gibson, Heike, Requia, Weeberb, Coull, Brent, Zoratti, Edward M, Wright, Anne L, Martinez, Fernando D, Seroogy, Christine M, Gern, James E, Gold, Diane R

“…Understanding place-based contributors to health requires geographically and culturally diverse study populations, but sharing location data is a significant…”
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Distance to hospital and utilization of surgical services in Haiti: do children, delivering mothers, and patients with emergent surgical conditions experience greater geographical barriers to surgical care? by Friedman, James M., Hagander, Lars, Hughes, Christopher D., Nash, Katherine A., Linden, Allison F., Blossom, Jeff, Meara, John G.

“…SUMMARY Background An inverse relationship between healthcare utilization and distance to care has been previously described. The purpose of this study was to…”
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Enabling geographic research for health professionals at Harvard University by Blossom, J., Guan, W. W., Finkelstein, J. L., Burns, B.

“…This paper will detail how the Center for Geographic Analysis, Harvard Map Collection, and Harvard Geospatial Library work together to enable medical and…”
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