Search Results - "Kerker, B D"

Breast-feeding initiation in New York City, 1979 to 1996 by Rosenberg, K D, McMurtrie, C, Kerker, B D, Na, Y, Graham, E H

“…The purpose of this study was to explore changes in breast-feeding initiation from 1979 to 1996 among infants born in New York City hospitals. All New York…”
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A Unique Drug Treatment Program for Pregnant and Postpartum Substance-Using Women in New York City: Results of a Pilot Project, 1990-1995 by McMurtrie, Claire, Rosenberg, Kenneth D., Kerker, Bonnie D., Kan, Jianli, Graham, Elizabeth H.

“…In the 1980s, there was virtually no drug treatment for pregnant women in New York City, especially women who used crack cocaine. The purpose of the Parent and…”
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Patients Hospitalized With 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1)—New York City, May 2009 by Slopen, ME, Mosquera, MC, Balter, S, Kerker, BD, Marx, MA, Pfeiffer, MR, Fine, A, Eavey, J, Harris, TG, Olson, EC, Stayton, C, Wu, C, Lee, EH

“…The first cases of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in New York City occurred in Apr 2009, raising many questions about how best to contain the epidemic. To…”
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Risks of Drug-Related Death, Suicide, and Homicide During the Immediate Post-Release Period Among People Released From New York City Jails, 2001-2005 by Lim, Sungwoo, Seligson, Amber Levanon, Parvez, Farah M., Luther, Charles W., Mavinkurve, Maushumi P., Binswanger, Ingrid A., Kerker, Bonnie D.

“…The authors assessed the risks of drug-related death, suicide, and homicide after release from New York City jails in 155,272 people who were incarcerated…”
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Impediments to Employment Under Welfare Reform: The Importance of Physical Health and Psychosocial Characteristics by Horwitz, Sarah McCue, Kerker, Bonnie D.

“…The impact of Connecticut's welfare reform program (Jobs First), physical and mental health status, personal resources and household violence on employment was…”
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Fatalities Associated with the 2009 H1N1 Influenza A Virus in New York City by Hughes, James M., Wilson, Mary E., Lee, Ellen H., Wu, Charles, Lee, Elsie U., Stoute, Alaina, Hanson, Heather, Cook, Heather A., Nivin, Beth, Fine, Annie D., Kerker, Bonnie D., Harper, Scott A., Layton, Marcelle C., Balter, Sharon, Hughes, James M., Wilson, Mary E., Lee, Ellen H.

“…Background. When the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus emerged in the United States, epidemiologic and clinical information about severe and fatal cases was limited…”
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Identification of violence in the home: pediatric and parental reports by Kerker, B D, Horwitz, S M, Leventhal, J M, Plichta, S, Leaf, P J

“…To compare the rates of domestic violence reported by mothers with those identified by physicians, to compare the rates of harsh discipline practices reported…”
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Differences in younger, middle, and older children admitted to child psychiatric inpatient services by RICE, Bronce J, WOOLSTON, Joseph, STEWART, Edgar, KERKER, Bonnie D, HORWITZ, Sarah M

“…Sociodemographic, family-environmental, clinical, and service use differences among younger (3-6 years), middle (7-10 years), and older (11-16 years) children…”
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Preschool and school age children under welfare reform by HORWITZ, Sarah Mccue, KERKER, Bonnie D

“…This study compared the behavioral and school problems of young children whose mothers participated in two different income support programs, Jobs First and…”
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Adult Tobacco Use Levels After Intensive Tobacco Control Measures: New York City, 2002-2003 by Frieden, Thomas R, Mostashari, Farzad, Kerker, Bonnie D, Miller, Nancy, Hajat, Anjum, Frankel, Martin

“…We sought to determine the impact of comprehensive tobacco control measures in New York City. In 2002, New York City implemented a tobacco control strategy of…”
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Mental Health Needs and Treatment of Foster Youth: Barriers and Opportunities by Kerker, Bonnie D, Morrison Dore, Martha

“…This article reviews current research on emotional and behavioral disorders among children in foster care and summarizes findings regarding utilization of…”
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Mental Health Disorders among Individuals with Mental Retardation: Challenges to Accurate Prevalence Estimates by Kerker, Bonnie D., Owens, Pamela L., Zigler, Edward, Horwitz, Sarah M.

“…Objectives: The objectives of this literature review were to assess current challenges to estimating the prevalence of mental health disorders among…”
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Decline in Smoking Prevalence — New York City, 2002–2006 by Ellis, J.A, Perl, S.B, Frieden, T.R, Huynh, M, Ramaswamy, C, Gupta, L.S, Kerker, B.D

“…In 2002, after a decade with no decrease in smoking prevalence, New York City began implementation of a five-point tobacco-control program consisting of…”
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Patients’ characteristics and providers’ attitudes: predictors of screening pregnant women for illicit substance use by Kerker, Bonnie D, Horwitz, Sarah M, Leventhal, John M

“…Objective: This study’s aim was to determine how patients’ and providers’ characteristics affect hospital providers’ decisions to screen pregnant and…”
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Use of Pharmacy Data to Evaluate Smoking Regulations' Impact on Sales of Nicotine Replacement Therapies in New York City by Metzger, Kristina B, Mostashari, Farzad, Kerker, Bonnie D

“…Recently, New York City and New York State increased cigarette excise taxes and New York City implemented a smoke-free workplace law. To assess the impact of…”
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Medical History Taking: Detecting Substance Use Among Low-Income Pregnant Women by Kerker, Bonnie D., Leventhal, John M., Schlesinger, Mark, Horwitz, Sarah M.

“…To determine whether providers' medical history-taking of substance use varies with their patients' race or ethnicity. The medical records of 1083 low-income…”
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Smoking practices in New York City: the use of a population-based survey to guide policy-making and programming by Mostashari, Farzad, Kerker, Bonnie D, Hajat, Anjum, Miller, Nancy, Frieden, Thomas R

“…To inform New York City's (NYC's) tobacco control program, we identified the neighborhoods with the highest smoking rates, estimated the burden of second-hand…”
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Vision and Oral Health Needs of Individuals with Intellectual Disability by Owens, Pamela L, Kerker, Bonnie D, Zigler, Edward, Horwitz, Sarah M

“…Over the past 20 years, there has been an increased emphasis on health promotion, including prevention activities related to vision and oral health, for the…”
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Patients Hospitalized with 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) - New York City, May 2009 by Slopen, M E, Mosquera, M C, Balter, S, Kerker, B D, Marx, M A, Pfeiffer, M R, Fine, A, Eavey, J, Harris, T G, Olson, E C, Stayton, C, Wu, C, Lee, E H

“…The first cases of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in New York City occurred in Apr 2009, raising many questions about how best to contain the epidemic. To…”
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