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Police Exposures and the Health and Well-being of Black Youth in the US: A Systematic Review by Jindal, Monique, Mistry, Kamila B, Trent, Maria, McRae, Ashlyn, Thornton, Rachel L J

“…Black youth in the US experience disproportionate contact with police even when accounting for criminal or delinquent behavior, which some experts say is…”
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A community-based system dynamics approach suggests solutions for improving healthy food access in a low-income urban environment by Mui, Yeeli, Ballard, Ellis, Lopatin, Eli, Thornton, Rachel L J, Pollack Porter, Keshia M, Gittelsohn, Joel

“…Little is known about the mechanisms through which neighborhood-level factors (e.g., social support, economic opportunity) relate to suboptimal availability of…”
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Putting the US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation for Childhood Obesity Screening in Context by Thornton, Rachel L. J, Hernandez, Raquel G, Cheng, Tina L

“…Thornton et al talk about the US Preventive Services Task Force's recommendation that clinicians should screen for obesity in children and adolescents aged 6…”
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Association of Receipt of a Housing Voucher With Subsequent Hospital Utilization and Spending by Pollack, Craig Evan, Blackford, Amanda L, Du, Shawn, Deluca, Stefanie, Thornton, Rachel L. J, Herring, Bradley

“…IMPORTANCE: Although neighborhoods are thought to be an important health determinant, evidence for the relationship between neighborhood poverty and health…”
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Remembering Past Lessons about Structural Racism — Recentering Black Theorists of Health and Society by White, Alexandre, Thornton, Rachel L.J, Greene, Jeremy A

“…Though the mounting resolve to address structural racism in U.S. medicine and public health is welcome, the theory and empirical grounding for this work was…”
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Cash Transfers and After-School Programs: A Randomized Controlled Trial for Young Men at Risk of Violence Exposure in Wilmington, Delaware by Stacy, Christina Plerhoples, Teles, Daniel, González-Hermoso, Jorge, Walker, Fay, Morgan, Anna, Huettner, Steven, Thornton, Rachel L. J., Matson, Pamela A.

“…We conducted a randomized controlled trial to determine whether an after-school program paired with a cash transfer (a conditional cash transfer) or a cash…”
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Using Land Policy to Improve Population Health by Stacy, Christina, Meixell, Brady, Lowy, Jacob, Thornton, Rachel L. J.

“…We examine whether zoning can increase health equity and population health by assessing a new zoning ordinance in the City of Baltimore that forced 76 liquor…”
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Neighborhood Environment Characteristics and Control of Hypertension and Diabetes in a Primary Care Patient Sample by McDoom, M. Maya, Cooper, Lisa A., Hsu, Yea-Jen, Singh, Abhay, Perin, Jamie, Thornton, Rachel L. J.

“…Background Hypertension control and diabetes control are important for reducing cardiovascular disease burden. A growing body of research suggests an…”
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Family Values Means Covering Families: Parents Need to Focus on Parenting, Not Access to Care by Cheng, Tina L, Thornton, Rachel L J

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Progress on Major Public Health Challenges: The Importance of Equity by Cooper, Lisa A., Purnell, Tanjala S., Showell, Nakiya N., Ibe, Chidinma A., Crews, Deidra C., Gaskin, Darrell J., Foti, Kathryn, Thornton, Rachel L. J.

“…Health disparities are “avoidable inequalities in health between groups of people within countries and between countries.”1 In the United States, these…”
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Do Neighborhoods Matter? A Systematic Review of Modifiable Risk Factors for Obesity among Low Socio-Economic Status Black and Hispanic Children by Johnson, Katherine Abowd, Showell, Nakiya N, Flessa, Sarah, Janssen, Melissa, Reid, Natalie, Cheskin, Lawrence J, Thornton, Rachel L J

“…Childhood obesity increases the risk of obesity and harmful comorbidities later in life. It is influenced by characteristics of a child's neighborhood,…”
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Parents lose less weight than nonparents in an intensive lifestyle intervention by Bramante, Carolyn T., Thornton, Rachel L. J., Pilla, Scott J., Maruthur, Nisa M., Venkataramani, Maya, Clark, Jeanne M.

“…Summary Objective Understand whether parents lose less weight than nonparents in behavioural weight interventions. Methods The Look AHEAD (Action for Health in…”
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Where Children Live: Examining Whether Neighborhood Crime and Poverty Is Associated With Overweight and Obesity Among Low-Income Preschool-Aged Primary Care Patients by Showell, Nakiya N, Jennings, Jacky M, Johnson, Katherine A, Perin, Jamie, Thornton, Rachel L J

“…Low-income and racial/ethnic minority preschoolers (aged 2-5 years) are disproportionately affected by obesity and its associated health consequences…”
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“It's Like Big Mama's House”: Examining Extended Family Influences on the Dietary Behaviors of African American Children by Brown, Natasha A, Thornton, Rachel L. J, Smith, Katherine Clegg, Surkan, Pamela J, Levine, David M

“…The family environment plays an important role in influencing children's dietary behaviors. Traditionally, African American extended family members play a key…”
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Understanding Family-Level Effects of Adult Chronic Disease Management Programs: Perceived Influences of Behavior Change on Adolescent Family Members' Health Behaviors Among Low-Income African Americans With Uncontrolled Hypertensions by Thornton, Rachel L J, Yang, Tracy J, Ephraim, Patti L, Boulware, L Ebony, Cooper, Lisa A

“…Despite improvements in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and treatment, low-income African Americans experience disparities in CVD-related morbidity and…”
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Age Differences in Everyday Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Effectiveness: A Meta-Analytic Review by Thornton, Wendy J. L, Dumke, Heike A

“…The authors report a meta-analysis of age differences in everyday problem-solving/decision-making effectiveness (EPSE). Effect sizes were calculated to reflect…”
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Predicting Medication Adherence and Employment Status Following Kidney Transplant: The Relative Utility of Traditional and Everyday Cognitive Approaches by Gelb, Shannon R, Shapiro, R. J, Thornton, W. J. L

“…Objective: The authors investigated the utility of both traditional and everyday cognitive measures in predicting medication adherence and employment status…”
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Evaluating Strategies For Reducing Health Disparities By Addressing The Social Determinants Of Health by Thornton, Rachel L J, Glover, Crystal M, Cené, Crystal W, Glik, Deborah C, Henderson, Jeffrey A, Williams, David R

“…The opportunities for healthy choices in homes, neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces can have decisive impacts on health. We review scientific evidence from…”
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Addressing population health inequities: investing in the social determinants of health for children and families to advance child health equity by Thornton, Rachel L.J., Yang, Tracy J.

“…This review provides a critical assessment of recent pediatric population health research with a specific focus on child health equity. The review addresses:…”
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“It Makes Me a Better Person and Doctor”: A Qualitative Study of Residents’ Perceptions of a Curriculum Addressing Racism by Jindal, Monique, Mistry, Kamila B., McRae, Ashlyn, Unaka, Ndidi, Johnson, Tiffani, Thornton, Rachel L.J.

“…Explore how pediatric residents perceive the impact of a curriculum addressing racism on their knowledge, motivation, skills and behaviors, and investigate the…”
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