Issue 14, April 5, 2010

Vol. 2, Issue: 14, 4/5/10

Welcome to Knowledge to Action Science Clips, CDC's new weekly digest!

The report consists of three components:

• CDC-authored publications
• Key scientific articles in featured topic areas (this week featuring Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Screening and Injury and Violence - Motor Vehicle-Related Injury)
• Public health articles noted in the media

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1. CDC Authored Publications
   The names of CDC authors are indicated in bold text.

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions  

     1. Sickle cell disease-related pediatric medical expenditures in the U.S.
        Amendah DD, Mvundura M, Kavanagh PL, Sprinz PG, Grosse SD.
        Am J Prev Med. 2010 Apr;38(4 Suppl):S550-6.
        
     2. The public health response to blood disorders
        Atrash HK, Parker CS.
        Am J Prev Med. 2010 Apr;38(4 Suppl):S451-5.
        
     3. Venous thromboembolism: a public health concern
        Beckman MG, Hooper WC, Critchley SE, Ortel TL.
        Am J Prev Med. 2010 Apr;38(4 Suppl):S495-501.
        
     4. Burden of disease resulting from hemophilia in the U.S
        Siddiqi AE, Ebrahim SH, Soucie JM, Parker CS, Atrash HK.
        Am J Prev Med. 2010 Apr;38(4 Suppl):S482-8.
        
     5. Clinical assessment of self-reported acute flaccid paralysis in a population-based setting in Guatemala
        Sejvar JJ, Lindblade KA, Arvelo W, Padilla N, Pringle K, Zielinski-Gutierrez E, Farnon E, Schonberger LB, Dueger E.
        Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Apr;82(4):712-6.
        
     6. Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in US adults with undiagnosed diabetes or prediabetes
        Plantinga LC, Crews DC, Coresh J, Miller ER, Saran R, Yee J, Hedgeman E, Pavkov M, Eberhardt MS, Williams DE, Powe NR.
        Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2010 Mar 25.
        
     7. Pre-diabetes and the risk for cardiovascular disease: a systematic review of the evidence
        Ford ES, Zhao G, Li C.
        J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Mar 30;55(13):1310-7.
        
     8. Comparison of cardiovascular risk factors in five regions of Thailand: InterASIA data
        Chongsuvivatwong V, Yipintsoi T, Suriyawongpaisal P, Cheepudomwit S, Aekplakorn W, Faramnuayphol P, Tatsanavivat P, Kosulwat V, Thamthitiwat S, Nuntawan C.
        J Med Assoc Thai. 2010 Jan;93(1):17-26.
        
     9. Late preterm birth and risk of developing asthma
        Abe K, Shapiro-Mendoza CK, Hall LR, Satten GA.
        J Pediatr. 2010 Mar 23.
        
   • Communicable Diseases
     10. Likely transmission of norovirus on an airplane, October 2008
         Kirking HL, Cortes J, Burrer S, Hall AJ, Cohen NJ, Lipman H, Kim C, Daly ER, Fishbein DB.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Mar 30.
         
     11. Household transmission of pandemic (H1N1) 2009, San Antonio, Texas, USA, April-May 2009
         Morgan OW, Parks S, Shim T, Blevins PA, Lucas PM, Sanchez R, Walea N, Loustalot F, Duffy MR, Shim MJ, Guerra S, Guerra F, Mills G, Verani J, Alsip B, Lindstrom S, Shu B, Emery S, Cohen AL, Menon M, Fry AM, Dawood F, Fonseca VP, Olsen SJ.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Apr;16(4):631-7.
         
     12. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Europe: current situation calls for preparedness
         Maltezou HC, Andonova L, Andraghetti R, Bouloy M, Ergonul O, Jongejan F, Kalvatchev N, Nichol S, Niedrig M, Platonov A, Thomson G, Leitmeyer K, Zeller H.
         Eurosurveillance. 2010 ;15(10):19504.
         
     13. Rubella virus genotypes in People's Republic of China between 1979 and 2007: a shift in endemic viruses during the 2001 rubella epidemic
         Zhu Z, Abernathy E, Cui A, Zhang Y, Zhou S, Zhang Z, Wang C, Wang T, Ling H, Zhao C, Chen Y, He J, Sun L, Chen X, Tang J, Feng D, Wang Y, Ba Z, Fan L, Chen H, Pan Z, Zhan J, Zheng L, Gao H, Liang Y, Dai D, Icenogle J, Xu W.
         J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Mar 29.
         
     14. Reduction in gastroenteritis in United States children and correlation with early rotavirus vaccine uptake from national medical claims databases
         Cortese MM, Tate JE, Simonsen L, Edelman L, Parashar UD.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Mar 29.
         
   • Community Health Services
     15. Evaluation of the role of school children in the promotion of point-of-use water treatment and handwashing in schools and households--Nyanza Province, Western Kenya, 2007
         Blanton E, Ombeki S, Oluoch GO, Mwaki A, Wannemuehler K, Quick R.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Apr;82(4):664-71.
         
     16. Sustainability of community-capacity to promote safer motherhood in northwestern Tanzania: what remains?
         Ahluwalia IB, Robinson D, Vallely L, Gieseker KE, Kabakama A.
         Glob Health Promot. 2010 Mar;17(1):39-49.
         
     17. Integration of HIV testing and linkage to care by the Baltimore City Health Department
         Tanner AE, Muvva R, Miazad R, Johnson S, Burnett P, Olthoff G, Jackson S, Freeman D, Ellen JM.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Feb;37(2):129-30.
         

   • Drug Safety  

     18. Impact of poor-quality medicines in the 'developing' world
         Newton PN, Green MD, Fernandez FM.
         Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2010 Mar;31(3):99-101.
         
   • Environmental Health
     19. Body burdens of brominated flame retardants and other persistent organo-halogenated compounds and their descriptors in US girls
         Windham GC, Pinney SM, Sjodin A, Lum R, Jones RS, Needham LL, Biro FM, Hiatt RA, Kushi LH.
         Environ Res. 2010 Apr;110(3):251-7.
         
     20. Medical toxicology and public health: update on research and activities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry : introduction to activities at the Radiation Studies Branch
         Kazzi ZN, Nemhauser JB, Ansari A, McCurley C, Whitcomb R, Miller C.
         J Med Toxicol. 2010 Apr 1.
         
     21. Recreational exposure to microcystins during algal blooms in two California lakes
         Backer LC, McNeel SV, Barber T, Kirkpatrick B, Williams C, Irvin M, Zhou Y, Johnson TB, Nierenberg K, Aubel M, LePrell R, Chapman A, Foss A, Corum S, Hill VR, Kieszak SM, Cheng YS.
         Toxicon. 2010 May;55(5):909-21.
         
   • Epidemiology and Surveillance
     22. The impact of differences in methodology and population characteristics on the prevalence of hypertension in US adults in 1976-1980 and 1999-2002
         Wright JD, Stevens J, Poole C, Flegal KM, Suchindran C.
         Am J Hypertens. 2010 Mar 25.
         
     23. Administrative data sets and health services research on hemoglobinopathies: a review of the literature
         Grosse SD, Boulet SL, Amendah DD, Oyeku SO.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Apr;38(4 Suppl):S557-67.
         
     24. The Universal Data Collection surveillance system for rare bleeding disorders
         Soucie JM, McAlister S, McClellan A, Oakley M, Su Y.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Apr;38(4 Suppl):S475-81.
         
     25. Emergency department visits made by patients with sickle cell disease: a descriptive study, 1999-2007
         Yusuf HR, Atrash HK, Grosse SD, Parker CS, Grant AM.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Apr;38(4 Suppl):S536-41.
         
     26. Prevalence of diabetes and high risk for diabetes using A1C criteria in the U.S. population in 1988-2006
         Cowie CC, Rust KF, Byrd-Holt DD, Gregg EW, Ford ES, Geiss LS, Bainbridge KE, Fradkin JE.
         Diabetes Care. 2010 Mar;33(3):562-8.
         
     27. Mortality rate and confidence interval estimation in humanitarian emergencies
         Sullivan K, Hossain SM, Woodruff BA.
         Disasters. 2010 Jan;34(1):164-75.
         
     28. Sentinel surveillance for patients with acute hepatitis in Egypt, 2001-04
         Talaat M, El-Sayed N, Kandeel A, Azab MA, Afifi S, Youssef FG, Ismael T, Hajjeh R, Mahoney FJ.
         East Mediterr Health J. 2010 February;16(2):134-140.
         
     29. Incidence of respiratory pathogens in persons hospitalized with pneumonia in two provinces in Thailand
         Olsen SJ, Thamthitiwat S, Chantra S, Chittaganpitch M, Fry AM, Simmerman JM, Baggett HC, Peret TC, Erdman D, Benson R, Talkington D, Thacker L, Tondella ML, Winchell J, Fields B, Nicholson WL, Maloney S, Peruski LF, Ungchusak K, Sawanpanyalert P, Dowell SF.
         Epidemiol Infect. 2010 Mar 31:1-12.
         
     30. Evaluation of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes for reporting methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus infections at a hospital in Illinois
         Schaefer MK, Ellingson K, Conover C, Genisca AE, Currie D, Esposito T, Panttila L, Ruestow P, Martin K, Cronin D, Costello M, Sokalski S, Fridkin S, Srinivasan A.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Mar 30.
         
     31. A community-based study of factors associated with continuing transmission of lymphatic filariasis in Leogane, Haiti
         Boyd A, Won KY, McClintock SK, Donovan CV, Laney SJ, Williams SA, Pilotte N, Streit TG, Beau de Rochars MV, Lammie PJ.
         PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2010 ;4(3):e640.
         

   • Genetics and Genomics  

     32. Complications associated with carrier status among people with blood disorders: a commentary
         Hooper WC, Miller CH, Key NS.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Apr;38(4 Suppl):S456-8.
         
     33. Gene polymorphisms in association with emerging cardiovascular risk markers in adult women
         Fan AZ, Yesupriya A, Chang MH, House M, Fang J, Ned R, Hayes D, Dowling NF, Mokdad AH.
         BMC Med Genet. 2010 ;11:6.
         

   • Health Behavior and Risk  

     34. Perceived control over condom use among sex workers in Madagascar: a cohort study
         Pettifor A, Turner AN, Swezey T, Khan M, Raharinivo MS, Randrianasolo B, Penman-Aguilar A, Van Damme K, Jamieson DJ, Behets F.
         BMC Womens Health. 2010 ;10:4.
         
     35. Connectedness as a predictor of sexual and reproductive health outcomes for youth
         Markham CM, Lormand D, Gloppen KM, Peskin MF, Flores B, Low B, House LD.
         J Adolesc Health. 2010 Mar;46(3 Suppl):S23-41.
         
     36. Television watching and incident diabetes: findings from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Potsdam Study
         Ford ES, Schulze MB, Kr?ger J, Pischon T, Bergmann MM, Boeing H.
         J Diabetes. 2010 ;2(1):23-27.
         
     37. Intimate partner violence and other partner-related factors: correlates of sexually transmissible infections and risky sexual behaviours among young adult African American women
         Seth P, Raiford JL, Robinson LS, Wingood GM, Diclemente RJ.
         Sex Health. 2010 Mar;7(1):25-30.
         

   • Health Disparities  

     38. Health status and healthcare use in a national sample of children with sickle cell disease
         Boulet SL, Yanni EA, Creary MS, Olney RS.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Apr;38(4 Suppl):S528-35.
         
     39. Children who come and go: the state of sickle cell disease in resource-poor countries
         Ebrahim SH, Khoja TA, Elachola H, Atrash HK, Memish Z, Johnson A.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Apr;38(4 Suppl):S568-70.
         
     40. Discontinuation of radiation treatment among medicaid-enrolled women with local and regional stage breast cancer
         Ramsey SD, Zeliadt SB, Richardson LC, Pollack LA, Linden H, Blough DK, Cheteri MK, Tock L, Nagy K, Anderson N.
         Breast J. 2010 January-February;16(1):20-27.
         
     41. Regional and racial disparities in asthma hospitalizations in Mississippi
         Roy SR, McGinty EE, Hayes SC, Zhang L.
         J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Mar;125(3):636-42.
         
     42. Prevalence and management of pain, by race and dementia among nursing home residents: United States, 2004
         Sengupta M, Bercovitz A, Harris-Kojetin LD.
         NCHS Data Brief. 2010 Mar(30):1-8.
         
   • Healthcare Associated Infections
     43. Assessing emerging infectious threats to blood safety for the blood disorders community
         Trimble SR, Parker CS, Grant AM, Soucie JM, Reyes N.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Apr;38(4 Suppl):S468-74.
         
     44. Multiple clusters of hepatitis virus infections associated with anesthesia for outpatient endoscopy procedures
         Gutelius B, Perz JF, Parker MM, Hallack R, Stricof R, Clement EJ, Lin Y, Xia GL, Punsalang A, Eramo A, Layton M, Balter S.
         Gastroenterology. 2010 Mar 27.
         
     45. Catheter-related polymicrobial bloodstream infections among pediatric bone marrow transplant outpatients-Atlanta, Georgia, 2007
         Wiersma P, Schillie S, Keyserling H, Watson JR, De A, Banerjee SN, Drenzek CL, Arnold KE, Shivers C, Kendrick L, Ryan LG, Jensen B, Noble-Wang J, Srinivasan A.
         Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Mar 29.
         

   • Immunity and Immunization  

     46. Incremental effectiveness of second dose varicella vaccination for outbreak control at an elementary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2006
         Nguyen MD, Perella D, Watson B, Marin M, Renwick M, Spain CV.
         Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Mar 29.
         

   • Injury and Violence  

     47. Alcohol-associated injury visits to emergency departments in Pasto, Colombia in 2006
         Espitia-Hardeman V, Hungerford D, Hill HA, Betancourt CE, Villareal AN, Caycedo LD, Portillo C.
         Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot. 2010 Mar 30:1-5.
         
   • Laboratory Sciences
     48. In vitro antiviral activity of favipiravir (T-705) against drug-resistant influenza and 2009 A(H1N1) viruses
         Sleeman K, Mishin VP, Deyde VM, Furuta Y, Klimov AI, Gubareva LV.
         Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2010 Mar 29.
         
     49. Subpopulations of Francisella tularensis ssp. tularensis and holarctica: identification and associated epidemiology
         Petersen JM, Molins CR.
         Future Microbiol. 2010 Apr;5:649-61.
         
     50. Genetic polymorphisms of Echinococcus tapeworms in China as determined by mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences
         Nakao M, Li T, Han X, Ma X, Xiao N, Qiu J, Wang H, Yanagida T, Mamuti W, Wen H, Moro PL, Giraudoux P, Craig PS, Ito A.
         Int J Parasitol. 2010 Mar 1;40(3):379-85.
         
     51. Nocardia niwae sp. nov., isolated from human pulmonary sources
         Moser BD, Klenk HP, Schumann P, Potter G, Lasker BA, Steigerwalt AG, Hinrikson HP, Brown JM.
         Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2010 Mar 26.
         
     52. The comparison of different pre- and post-analysis filters for determination of exon-level alternative splicing events using affymetrix arrays
         Whistler T, Chiang CF, Lin JM, Lonergan W, Reeves WC.
         J Biomol Tech. 2010 Apr;21(1):44-53.
         
     53. Methodology for collecting, storing, and analyzing human milk for volatile organic compounds
         Blount BC, McElprang DO, Chambers DM, Waterhouse MG, Squibb KS, Lakind JS.
         J Environ Monit. 2010 Mar 31.
         
     54. Challenge pools of hepatitis C virus genotypes 1-6 prototype strains: replication fitness and pathogenicity in chimpanzees and human liver-chimeric mouse models
         Bukh J, Meuleman P, Tellier R, Engle RE, Feinstone SM, Eder G, Satterfield WC, Govindarajan S, Krawczynski K, Miller RH, Leroux-Roels G, Purcell RH.
         J Infect Dis. 2010 Mar 30.
         
     55. Effect of serum and surface characteristics on Candida albicans biofilm formation
         Frade JP, Arthington-Skaggs BA.
         Mycoses. 2010 Mar 11.
         
     56. Indirubins deplete striatal monoamines in the Intact and MPTP-treated mouse brain and block kainate-induced striatal astrogliosis
         Magiatis P, Polychronopoulos P, Skaltsounis AL, Lozach O, Meijer L, Miller DB, O'Callaghan JP.
         Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2010 Mar-Apr;32(2):212-9.
         
     57. Structure and receptor binding properties of a pandemic H1N1 virus hemagglutinin
         Yang H, Carney P, Stevens J.
         PLoS Curr Influenza. 2010 :RRN1152.
         
     58. Isolation, morphologic, serologic and molecular identification of Acanthamoeba T4 genotype from the liver of a Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii)
         Visvesvara GS, Shoff ME, Sriram R, Booton GC, Crary M, Fuerst PA, Hanley CS, Garner MM.
         Vet Parasitol. 2010 Mar 6.
         

   • Maternal and Child Health  

     59. Trends in postpartum hemorrhage: United States, 1994-2006
         Callaghan WM, Kuklina EV, Berg CJ.
         Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Apr;202(4):353 e1-6.
         
     60. Sickle cell disease and pregnancy outcomes: women of African descent
         Barfield WD, Barradas DT, Manning SE, Kotelchuck M, Shapiro-Mendoza CK.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Apr;38(4 Suppl):S542-9.
         
     61. The effect of nutritional supplementation on physical activity and exploratory behavior of Mexican infants aged 8-12 months
         Aburto NJ, Ramirez-Zea M, Neufeld LM, Flores-Ayala R.
         Eur J Clin Nutr. 2010 Mar 31.
         
   • Occupational Safety and Health
     62. Epidemiologic investigation of immune-mediated polyradiculoneuropathy among abattoir workers exposed to porcine brain
         Holzbauer SM, DeVries AS, Sejvar JJ, Lees CH, Adjemian J, McQuiston JH, Medus C, Lexau CA, Harris JR, Recuenco SE, Belay ED, Howell JF, Buss BF, Hornig M, Gibbins JD, Brueck SE, Smith KE, Danila RN, Lipkin WI, Lachance DH, Dyck PJ, Lynfield R.
         Plos One. 2010 ;5(3):e9782.
         
     63. Surgical mask placement over N95 filtering facepiece respirators: physiological effects on healthcare workers
         Roberge RJ, Coca A, Williams WJ, Palmiero AJ, Powell JB.
         Respirology. 2010 Mar 11.
         

   • Physical Activity  

     64. Physical activity and sedentary behavior among schoolchildren: A 34-country comparison
         Guthold R, Cowan MJ, Autenrieth CS, Kann L, Riley LM.
         J Pediatr. 2010 Mar 19.
         

   • Program Evaluation  

     65. Newborn screening system Performance Evaluation Assessment Scheme (PEAS)
         Therrell BL, Schwartz M, Southard C, Williams D, Hannon WH, Mann MY.
         Semin Perinatol. 2010 Apr;34(2):105-20.
         
     66. The evolution of early hearing detection and intervention programs in the United States
         White KR, Forsman I, Eichwald J, Munoz K.
         Semin Perinatol. 2010 Apr;34(2):170-9.
         

   • Public Health Leadership and Management  

     67. Crosswalking public health and health education competencies: implications for professional preparation and practice
         Woodhouse LD, Auld ME, Miner K, Alley KB, Lysoby L, Livingood WC.
         J Public Health Manag Pract. 2010 May/June;16(3):E20-E28.
         
     68. Content analysis of continuing medical education for cervical cancer screening
         Roland KB, Larkins TL, Benard VB, Berkowitz Z, Saraiya M.
         J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Mar 29.
         

   • Public Health, General  

     69. Health care utilization among adults aged 55-64 years: how has it changed over the past 10 years?
         Freid VM, Bernstein AB.
         NCHS Data Brief. 2010 Mar(32):1-8.
         
   • Reproductive Health
     70. Blood disorders among women: implications for preconception care
         Ebrahim SH, Kulkarni R, Parker C, Atrash HK.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Apr;38(4 Suppl):S459-67.
         
     71. Folic acid intake among U.S. women aged 15-44 years, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2003-2006
         Tinker SC, Cogswell ME, Devine O, Berry RJ.
         Am J Prev Med. 2010 Mar 26.
         
     72. Future directions for positive youth development as a strategy to promote adolescent sexual and reproductive health
         Catalano RF, Gavin LE, Markham CM.
         J Adolesc Health. 2010 Mar;46(3 Suppl):S92-6.
         
     73. Trichomonas vaginalis prevalence, incidence, risk factors and antibiotic-resistance in an adolescent population
         Krashin JW, Koumans EH, Bradshaw-Sydnor AC, Braxton JR, Secor WE, Sawyer MK, Markowitz LE.
         Sex Transm Dis. 2010 Mar 26.
         
   • Veterinary Medicine
     74. Novel Corynebacterium diphtheriae in domestic cats
         Hall AJ, Cassiday PK, Bernard KA, Bolt F, Steigerwalt AG, Bixler D, Pawloski LC, Whitney AM, Iwaki M, Baldwin A, Dowson CG, Komiya T, Takahashi M, Hinrikson HP, Tondella ML.
         Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Apr;16(4):688-91.
         

   • Zoonoses  

     75. A silent enzootic of an orthopoxvirus in Ghana, West Africa: evidence for multi-species involvement in the absence of widespread human disease
         Reynolds MG, Carroll DS, Olson VA, Hughes C, Galley J, Likos A, Montgomery JM, Suu-Ire R, Kwasi MO, Jeffrey Root J, Braden Z, Abel J, Clemmons C, Regnery R, Karem K, Damon IK.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Apr;82(4):746-54.
         
     76. Severe malaria - a case of fatal Plasmodium knowlesi infection with post-mortem findings: a case report
         Cox-Singh J, Hiu J, Lucas SB, Divis PC, Zulkarnaen M, Chandran P, Wong KT, Adem P, Zaki SR, Singh B, Krishna S.
         Malar J. 2010 ;9:10.
         
     77. A spatially-explicit model of acarological risk of exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi-infected Ixodes pacificus nymphs in northwestern California based on woodland type, temperature, and water vapor
         Eisen RJ, Eisen L, Girard YA, Fedorova N, Mun J, Slikas B, Leonhard S, Kitron U, Lane RS.
         Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2010 March;1(1):35-43.
         
     78. Emergence of a novel and highly divergent HTLV-3 in a primate hunter in Cameroon
         Zheng H, Wolfe ND, Sintasath DM, Tamoufe U, Lebreton M, Djoko CF, Diffo JL, Pike BL, Heneine W, Switzer WM.
         Virology. 2010 Mar 29.
         

2. Key Scientific Articles in Featured Topic Areas

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions - Screening  

     79. Adolescent behavioral risk screening and use of health services
         Chisolm DJ, Klima J, Gardner W, Kelleher KJ.
         Adm Policy Ment Health. 2009 Nov;36(6):374-80.
         
     80. Hombres sanos: exposure and response to a social marketing HIV prevention campaign targeting heterosexually identified Latino men who have sex with men and women
         Martinez-Donate AP, Zellner JA, Fernandez-Cerdeno A, Sanudo F, Hovell MF, Sipan CL, Engelberg M, et al.
         AIDS Educ Prev. 2009 Oct;21(5 Suppl):124-36.
         
     81. Breast cancer screening among Vietnamese Americans: a randomized controlled trial of lay health worker outreach
         Nguyen TT, Le G, Nguyen T, Le K, Lai K, Gildengorin G, Tsoh J, et al.
         Am J Prev Med. 2009 Oct;37(4):306-13.
         
     82. Increasing colon cancer testing in rural Colorado: evaluation of the exposure to a community-based awareness campaign
         Zittleman L, Emsermann C, Dickinson M, Norman N, Winkelman K, Linn G, Westfall JM.
         BMC Public Health. 2009 ;9:288.
         
     83. Perceived susceptibility to illness and perceived benefits of preventive care: an exploration of behavioral theory constructs in a transcultural context
         Joseph G, Burke NJ, Tuason N, Barker JC, Pasick RJ.
         Health Educ Behav. 2009 Oct;36(5 Suppl):71S-90S.
         

   • Injury and Violence - Motor Vehicle-Related Injury  

     84. Killer crashes: fatal road traffic accidents in the UK
         Clarke DD, Ward P, Bartle C, Truman W.
         Accid Anal Prev. 2010 Mar;42(2):764-70.
         
     85. Legislating child restraint usage -its effect on self-reported child restraint use rates in a central city
         Brixey S, Ravindran K, Guse CE.
         J Safety Res. 2010 Feb;41(1):47-52.
         
     86. The impact of a standard enforcement safety belt law on fatalities and hospital charges in Ohio
         Conner KA, Xiang H, Smith GA.
         J Safety Res. 2010 Feb;41(1):17-23.
         
     87. The contribution of traumatic brain injury to the medical and economic outcomes of motor vehicle-related injuries in Ohio
         Rochette LM, Conner KA, Smith GA.
         J Safety Res. 2009 Oct;40(5):353-8.
         
     88. Relative benefits of population-level interventions targeting restraint-use in child car passengers
         Du W, Finch CF, Hayen A, Bilston L, Brown J, Hatfield J.
         Pediatrics. 2010 Feb;125(2):304-12.
         
     89. Primary access to vehicles increases risky teen driving behaviors and crashes: national perspective
         Garcia-Espana JF, Ginsburg KR, Durbin DR, Elliott MR, Winston FK.
         Pediatrics. 2009 Oct;124(4):1069-75.
         
     90. Do light truck vehicles (LTV) impose greater risk of pedestrian injury than passenger cars? A meta-analysis and systematic review
         Desapriya E, Subzwari S, Sasges D, Basic A, Alidina A, Turcotte K, Pike I.
         Traffic Inj Prev. 2010 Feb;11(1):48-56.
         

3. Public Health Articles Noted in the Media

   • MMWR in the Media  

     91. Interim results: influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent and seasonal influenza vaccination coverage among health-care personnel - United States, August 2009-January 2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 April 2;59(12):357-362.
         
     92. Interim results: state-specific influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccination coverage - United States, October 2009-January 2010
         MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 April 2;59(12):363-368.
         

   • Chronic Diseases and Conditions  

     93. Loneliness predicts increased blood pressure: 5-year cross-lagged analyses in middle-aged and older adults
         Hawkley LC, Thisted RA, Masi CM, Cacioppo JT.
         Psychol Aging. 2010 Mar 17;25(1):132-41.
         
   • Communicable Diseases
     94. Likely transmission of norovirus on an airplane, October 2008
         Kirking HL, Cortes J, Burrer S, Hall AJ, Cohen NJ, Lipman H, Kim C, Daly ER, Fishbein DB.
         Clin Infect Dis. 2010 Mar 30.
         

   • Health Communication and Education  

     95. Evaluation of the role of school children in the promotion of point-of-use water treatment and handwashing in schools and households--Nyanza Province, Western Kenya, 2007
         Blanton E, Ombeki S, Oluoch GO, Mwaki A, Wannemuehler K, Quick R.
         Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Apr;82(4):664-71.
         

   • Physical Activity  

     96. Physical activity and sedentary behavior among schoolchildren: A 34-country comparison
         Guthold R, Cowan MJ, Autenrieth CS, Kann L, Riley LM.
         J Pediatr. 2010 Mar 19.
         
   • Substance Use and Abuse
     97. Alcoholic beverage consumption, nutrient intakes, and diet quality in the US adult population, 1999-2006
         Breslow RA, Guenther PM, Juan W, Graubard BI.
         J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Apr;110(4):551-62.
         

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