Search Results - "TOOMEY, KATHLEEN E."

Response to Isoniazid-Resistant Tuberculosis in Homeless Shelters, Georgia, USA, 2015-2017 by Holland, David P, Alexander, Shanica, Onwubiko, Udodirim, Goswami, Neela D, Yamin, Aliya, Mohamed, Omar, Sales, Rose-Marie, Grant, Gail, Talboy, Phillip, Ray, Susan, Toomey, Kathleen E

“…In 2008, an outbreak of isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis was identified among residents of homeless shelters in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. When initial control…”
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Cumulative Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infections Among Adults in Georgia, United States, August to December 2020 by Chamberlain, Allison T, Toomey, Kathleen E, Bradley, Heather, Hall, Eric W, Fahimi, Mansour, Lopman, Benjamin A, Luisi, Nicole, Sanchez, Travis, Drenzek, Cherie, Shioda, Kayoko, Siegler, Aaron J, Sullivan, Patrick Sean

“…Abstract Background Reported coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases underestimate true severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)…”
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Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Beyond by Biernath, Krista R., MD, Montero, Daniel P., MD, Mehl, Albert, MD, Toomey, Kathleen E., MD, MPH

“…The objectives in Healthy People 2010 support this initiative by calling for an increase in the proportion of newborns who are screened for hearing loss before…”
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A Health Equity Approach for Implementation of JYNNEOS Vaccination at Large, Community-Based LGBTQIA+ Events - Georgia, August 27-September 5, 2022 by Millman, Alexander J, Denson, Damian J, Allen, Michelle L, Malone, John A, Daskalakis, Demetre C, Durrence, Diane, Rustin, R Chris, Toomey, Kathleen E

“…Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) have been disproportionately affected during the 2022 U.S. monkeypox outbreak, with Black or African…”
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Ties that bind: maternal and child health and chronic disease prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Collins, Janet L, Lehnherr, John, Posner, Samuel F, Toomey, Kathleen E

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Sex and Cyberspace—Virtual Networks Leading to High-Risk Sex by Toomey, Kathleen E, Rothenberg, Richard B

“…Although cybersex may be considered within the broad real of sexually related behaviors, it carries no risk for STD transmission because no direct physical…”
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Using Social Network and Ethnographic Tools to Evaluate Syphilis Transmission by ROTHENBERG, RICHARD B., STERK, CLAIRE, TOOMEY, KATHLEEN E., POTTERAT, JOHN J., JOHNSON, DAVID, SCHRADER, MARK, HATCH, STEFANI

“…Background and Objectives: Partner notification has been the cornerstone for the prevention and control of syphilis in the United States. This technique may…”
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Missed Opportunities for Congenital Syphilis Prevention in an Urban Southeastern Hospital by WARNER, LEE, ROCHAT, ROGER W., FICHTNER, RONALD R., STOLL, BARBARA J., NATHAN, LAWRENCE, TOOMEY, KATHLEEN E.

“…Background: Despite recent declines in syphilis rates nationally, recent outbreaks suggest that prevention of congenital syphilis remains an ongoing public…”
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Improving States' Capacity for Chronic Disease Epidemiology: Can State Health Officials Meet the Challenge? by Toomey, Kathleen E.

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Public Health Response for the 1996 Olympic Games by Meehan, Patrick, Toomey, Kathleen E, Drinnon, James, Cunningham, Samuel, Anderson, Nancy, Baker, Edward

“…Extensive planning and preparation by public health agencies were required for the provision of public health services during the 1996 Centennial Olympic…”
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Success Of The Rollins Epidemiology Fellowship In Rebuilding Georgia's Epidemiologic Workforce by Chamberlain, Allison T, Rentmeester, Shelby T, Rose, Eve, Fletcher, Grace, Drenzek, Cherie, Pavlick, Jessica G, Curran, James W, Toomey, Kathleen E

“…Over the course of the past two decades, attrition within the US governmental public health workforce has passed concerning and become dire. The practice…”
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Local Public Health Cost Study in Georgia by Hadley, Carol L., Feldman, Lynne, Toomey, Kathleen E.

“…Development of a uniform cost study methodology for local health department services in Georgia began with a desire to negotiate cost-based reimbursement from…”
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How do we translate science into public health policy and law? by Fielding, Jonathan E, Marks, James S, Myers, Bradford W, Nolan, Patricia A, Rawson, Raymond D, Toomey, Kathleen E

“…Scientific knowledge concerning effective preventive measures to preserve and protect the health of the public continues to grow exponentially. Methods for…”
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Georgia prenatal care providers' perceptions of barriers to sexually transmitted disease screening by BARNES, Rheta S, ANDERSON, Lynda A, WEISBORD, Joanna S, KOUMANS, Emilia, TOOMEY, Kathleen E

“…Evidence suggests that sexually transmitted disease (STD) screening during pregnancy is not optimal. No published studies have systematically examined barriers…”
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Human immunodeficiency virus seroprevalence trends : Five hospitals in south Georgia, 1993 through 1997 by BELTRAMI, John F, FRANKO, Elizabeth A, TOOMEY, Kathleen E

“…Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroprevalence surveys help determine the extent of HIV and the need for routine HIV counseling and testing. We sought to…”
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Barriers to prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease by Jafari, H S, Schuchat, A, Hilsdon, R, Whitney, C G, Toomey, K E, Wenger, J D

“…During 1992 the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued statements on prevention of…”
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Electronic Medical Billing Records and Public Health Surveillance: Comparison of Two Systems Used During the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games by Duke, Jon D., Tindol, G. Allen, Toomey, Kathleen E., Pitts, Stephen R., Dean, Andrew G.

“…For selected diagnoses of public health interest during the 1996 Olympic Games, the authors compared data concurrently obtained on the same patient population…”
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Syphilis in San Diego County 1983-1992: crack cocaine, prostitution, and the limitations of partner notification by Gunn, R A, Montes, J M, Toomey, K E, Rolfs, R T, Greenspan, J R, Spitters, C E, Waterman, S H

“…Recent epidemics of syphilis have been associated with crack cocaine use and anonymous sex for drugs, suggesting a potential limitation of sex partner…”
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HIV seroprevalence among Atlanta's homeless by Paris, N M, East, R T, Toomey, K E

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Unrecognized High Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis Cervical Infection in an Isolated Alaskan Eskimo Population by Toomey, Kathleen E, Rafferty, Michael P, Stamm, Walter E

“…Chlamydia trachomatis genital infections often go unrecognized where specific culture diagnosis is not easily accessible. We studied the prevalence and…”
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