Search Results - "Waterman, P D"

Choosing area based socioeconomic measures to monitor social inequalities in low birth weight and childhood lead poisoning: The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project (US) by Krieger, N, Chen, J T, Waterman, P D, Soobader, M-J, Subramanian, S V, Carson, R

“…Study objectives: To determine which area based socioeconomic measures can meaningfully be used, at which level of geography, to monitor socioeconomic…”
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Comparing Individual- and Area-based Socioeconomic Measures for the Surveillance of Health Disparities: A Multilevel Analysis of Massachusetts Births, 1989–1991 by Subramanian, S. V., Chen, J. T., Rehkopf, D. H., Waterman, P. D., Krieger, N.

“…The absence of individual-level socioeconomic information in most US health surveillance data necessitates using area-based socioeconomic measures (ABSMs) to…”
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Spatial social polarization and birth outcomes: preterm birth and infant mortality – New York City, 2010–14 by HUYNH, M., SPASOJEVIC, J., LI, W., MADURO, G., VAN WYE, G., WATERMAN, P.D., KRIEGER, N.

“…Aims: This study assessed the relationship between spatial social polarization measured by the index of the concentration of the extremes (ICE) and preterm…”
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Subramanian et al. Respond to “Think Conceptually, Act Cautiously” by Subramanian, S. V., Chen, J. T., Rehkopf, D. H., Waterman, P. D., Krieger, N.

“…The importance of socioeconomic position, measured at multiple levels (e.g., individual, household, area) and across the life course, for studying health…”
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Carrying and using weapons: A survey of minority junior high school students in New York City by Vaughan, R D, McCarthy, J F, Armstrong, B, Walter, H J, Waterman, P D, Tiezzi, L

“…To explore weapon carrying among young, inner-city adolescents, a survey was administered in fall 1993 to 2005 predominately Hispanic students (mean age = 12.8…”
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SOCIAL HAZARDS ON THE JOB: WORKPLACE ABUSE, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION—A STUDY OF BLACK, LATINO, AND WHITE LOW-INCOME WOMEN AND MEN WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES by Krieger, Nancy, Waterman, Pamela D., Hartman, Cathy, Bates, Lisa M., Stoddard, Anne M., Quinn, Margaret M., Sorensen, Glorian, Barbeau, Elizabeth M.

“…This study documents the prevalence of workplace abuse, sexual harassment at work, and lifetime experiences of racial discrimination among the United for…”
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The development, reliability, and validity of a risk factor screening survey for urban minority junior high school students by Vaughan, Roger D., McCarthy, James F., Walter, Heather J., Resnicow, Ken, Waterman, Pamela D., Armstrong, Bruce, Tiezzi, Lorraine

“…To develop and evaluate a risk factor screening survey as a mechanism to identify inner-city junior high school students who may benefit from medical or mental…”
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The inverse hazard law: Blood pressure, sexual harassment, racial discrimination, workplace abuse and occupational exposures in US low-income black, white and Latino workers by Krieger, Nancy, Chen, Jarvis T., Waterman, Pamela D., Hartman, Cathy, Stoddard, Anne M., Quinn, Margaret M., Sorensen, Glorian, Barbeau, Elizabeth M.

“…Research on societal determinants of health suggests the existence of an “inverse hazard law,” which we define as: “The accumulation of health hazards tends to…”
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History, haldanes and health inequities: exploring phenotypic changes in body size by generation and income level in the US-born White and Black non-Hispanic populations 1959―1962 to 2005―2008 by KRIEGER, Nancy, CHEN, Jarvis T, WATERMAN, Pamela D, KOSHELEVA, Anna, BECKFIELD, Jason

“…Most public health literature on trends in population health and health inequities pertains to observed or targeted changes in rates or proportions per year or…”
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Chen et al. respond to "Bias in socioeconomic health disparities--comments" by Chen, Jarvis T, Beckfield, Jason, Waterman, Pamela D, Krieger, Nancy

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Monitoring Socioeconomic Inequalities in Sexually Transmitted Infections, Tuberculosis, and Violence: Geocoding and Choice of Area-Based Socioeconomic Measures: The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project (US) by Krieger, Nancy, Pamela D. Waterman, Chen, Jarvis T., Mah-Jabeen Soobader, Subramanian, S. V.

“…Objectives: To determine which area-based socioeconomic measures, at which level of geography, are suitable for monitoring socioeconomic inequalities in…”
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Occupational, social, and relationship hazards and psychological distress among low-income workers: implications of the ‘inverse hazard law’ by Krieger, Nancy, Kaddour, Afamia, Koenen, Karestan, Kosheleva, Anna, Chen, Jarvis T, Waterman, Pamela D, Barbeau, Elizabeth M

“…BackgroundFew studies have simultaneously included exposure information on occupational hazards, relationship hazards (eg, intimate partner violence) and…”
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Painting a Truer Picture of US Socioeconomic and Racial/Ethnic Health Inequalities: The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project by Krieger, Nancy, Chen, Jarvis T, Waterman, Pamela D, Rehkopf, David H, Subramanian, S.V

“…We describe a method to facilitate routine monitoring of socioeconomic health disparities in the United States. We analyzed geocoded public health surveillance…”
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Geocoding and monitoring of US socioeconomic inequalities in mortality and cancer incidence: Does the choice of area-based measure and geographic level matter? The public health disparities geocoding project by KRIEGER, Nancy, CHEN, Jarvis T, WATERMAN, Pamela D, SOOBADER, Mah-Jabeen, SUBRAMANIAN, S. V, CARSON, Rosa

“…Despite the promise of geocoding and use of area-based socioeconomic measures to overcome the paucity of socioeconomic data in US public health surveillance…”
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Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Monitoring Socioeconomic Gradients in Health: A Comparison of Area-Based Socioeconomic Measures--The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project by Krieger, Nancy, Chen, Jarvis T, Waterman, Pamela D, Rehkopf, David H, Subramanian, S. V

“…Use of multilevel frameworks and area-based socioeconomic measures (ABSMs) for public health monitoring can potentially overcome the absence of socioeconomic…”
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Racial Disparities in Context: A Multilevel Analysis of Neighborhood Variations in Poverty and Excess Mortality Among Black Populations in Massachusetts by Subramanian, S.V, Chen, Jarvis T, Rehkopf, David H, Waterman, Pamela D, Krieger, Nancy

“…We analyzed neighborhood heterogeneity in associations among mortality, race/ethnicity, and area poverty. We performed a multilevel statistical analysis of…”
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Comparing individual-and area-based socioeconomic measures for the surveillance of health disparities : A multilevel analysis of Massachusetts births, 1989-1991. Commentary and Authors' reply by SUBRAMANIAN, S. V, CHEN, J. T, KRIEGER, N, REHKOPF, D. H, WATERMAN, P. D, KRIEGER, N, GERONIMUS, Arline T, SUBRAMANIAN, S. V, CHEN, J. T, REHKOPF, D. H, WATERMAN, P. D

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Monitoring Socioeconomic Inequalities in Sexually Transmitted Infections, Tuberculosis, and Violence: Geocoding and Choice of Area-Based Socioeconomic Measures—The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project (US) by Krieger, Nancy, Waterman, Pamela D., Chen, Jarvis T., Soobader, Mah-Jabeen, Subramanian, SV

“…Objectives. To determine which area-based socioeconomic measures, at which level of geography, are suitable for monitoring socioeconomic inequalities in…”
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Mapping and Measuring Social Disparities in Premature Mortality: The Impact of Census Tract Poverty within and Across Boston Neighborhoods, 1999–2001 by Chen, J T, Rehkopf, D H, Waterman, P D, Subramanian, S V, Coull, B A, Cohen, B, Ostrem, M, Krieger, N

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Race/ethnicity and Changing US Socioeconomic Gradients in Breast Cancer Incidence: California and Massachusetts, 1978-2002 (United States) by Krieger, Nancy, Chen, Jarvis T., Waterman, Pamela D., Rehkopf, David H., Yin, Ruihua, Coull, Brent A.

“…Objective We tested the hypothesis that the US socioeconomic gradient in breast cancer incidence is declining, with the decline most pronounced among…”
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