Search Results - "Solle Natasha Schaefer"
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Subclinical Hearing Deficits in Noise-Exposed Firefighters
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (03-09-2022)“…Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is the most prevalent occupational disease in the world and firefighters are at increased risk of NIHL due to their frequent…”
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Weight Status and Binge Drinking among Male and Female Florida Firefighters
Published in Journal of occupational and environmental medicine (01-08-2023)“…The aim of the study is to examine the association between weight status and binge drinking among Florida firefighters. Health survey data collected between…”
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Objective Measurement of Carcinogens Among Dominican Republic Firefighters Using Silicone-Based Wristbands
Published in Journal of occupational and environmental medicine (01-11-2020)“…OBJECTIVE:Characterize objective measurements of carcinogenic exposure using passive sampling silicone-based wristbands among Dominican firefighters…”
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Serum per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substance concentrations in four municipal US fire departments
Published in American journal of industrial medicine (01-05-2023)“…Background Firefighters have occupational and environmental exposures to per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The goal of this study was to compare…”
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Characterization of fire investigators’ polyaromatic hydrocarbon exposures using silicone wristbands
Published in Ecotoxicology and environmental safety (15-06-2024)“…Exposures to polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contribute to cancer in the fire service. Fire investigators are involved in evaluations of post-fire scenes. In…”
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Understanding Cancer Survivorship among Firefighters: A Mixed-Method Study
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (24-12-2022)“…Firefighters are exposed to a unique set of carcinogens through their work environment that predispose them to several cancers, yet there is limited research…”
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Availability and accuracy of occupation in cancer registry data among Florida firefighters
Published in PloS one (30-04-2019)“…Occupational exposures significantly contribute to the risk of adverse cancer outcomes, and firefighters face many carcinogenic exposures. Occupational…”
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Fire Service Organizational-Level Characteristics Are Associated With Adherence to Contamination Control Practices in Florida Fire Departments: Evidence From the Firefighter Cancer Initiative
Published in Journal of occupational and environmental medicine (01-09-2020)“…OBJECTIVE(S):To characterize the types of contamination control practices followed by Florida fire departments and examine the association between fire…”
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Prevalence of Hearing Loss and Perceptions of Hearing Health and Protection among Florida Firefighters
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (21-02-2023)“…Firefighters are exposed to extensive hazardous noise while on the job, both during routine tasks at the station and when responding to calls. However, little…”
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Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among firefighters/paramedics of a US fire department: a cross-sectional study
Published in Occupational and environmental medicine (London, England) (01-12-2020)“…We estimate the point seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the frontline firefighter/paramedic workforce of a South Florida fire department located in…”
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Interim Estimates of Vaccine Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Personnel, First Responders, and Other Essential and Frontline Workers - Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020-March 2021
Published in MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report (02-04-2021)“…Messenger RNA (mRNA) BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech) and mRNA-1273 (Moderna) COVID-19 vaccines have been shown to be effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in…”
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The effects of hearing protection devices on spatial awareness in complex listening environments
Published in PloS one (12-01-2023)“…Hearing protection devices (HPDs) remain the first line of defense against hazardous noise exposure and noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). Despite the…”
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Detection of the clinically persistent, pathogenic yeast spp. Candida auris from hospital and municipal wastewater in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Published in The Science of the total environment (10-11-2023)“…The use of wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) for detecting pathogens within communities has been growing since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic with…”
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Brief relaxation training is associated with long-term endocrine therapy adherence among women with breast cancer: post hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Published in Breast cancer research and treatment (01-11-2021)“…Purpose Despite life-saving potential, many women struggle to adhere to adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) for their breast cancer (BCa). Prior research has…”
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Monitoring Occupational Noise Exposure in Firefighters Using the Apple Watch
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (28-01-2023)“…Occupational noise exposure and hearing loss are prominent in the fire service. Firefighters are routinely exposed to hazardous levels of noise arising from…”
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Perceptions of Occupational Cancer Risk and Prevention Among Dominican Republic Firefighters: A Qualitative Study
Published in Journal of occupational and environmental medicine (01-03-2022)“…Characterize occupational cancer risk perceptions and attitudes toward cancer prevention practices among firefighters in the Dominican Republic. Focus group…”
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The "Warm Zone" Cases: Environmental Monitoring Immediately Outside the Fire Incident Response Arena by Firefighters
Published in Safety and health at work (2018)“…Hazardous work zones (i.e., hot, warm, and cold) are typically established by emergency response teams during hazardous materials (HAZMAT) calls but less…”
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Towards geospatially-resolved public-health surveillance via wastewater sequencing
Published in Nature communications (27-09-2024)“…Wastewater is a geospatially- and temporally-linked microbial fingerprint of a given population, making it a potentially valuable tool for tracking public…”
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Firefighter Well-Being Defined and Operationalized at the Organizational and Worker Level: A Qualitative Study
Published in Journal of occupational and environmental medicine (01-11-2022)“…The aim of the study is to define and explore organizational- and worker-level factors of firefighter well-being. Qualitative data were collected using…”
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Sleep Latency and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Retired Career Florida Firefighters: Evidence From the Advancing Epidemiology of Retired Firefighters Aging Longitudinally Cohort
Published in Journal of occupational and environmental medicine (01-12-2022)“…Our objective was to estimate the association of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and sleep latency among retired firefighters. Baseline health survey…”
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