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  COVID-19 shines a light on health inequities in communities of color: a youth-driven photovoice inquiry 

  Augsberger, Astraea; Toraif, Noor; Young, Adrienne; Dimitri, Noelle C.; Bautista, Rosaylin; Pierre, Ja'Karri; Le, Catherine; Idahor, Osasenaga; Jusme, Calvin; Gergen Barnett, Katherine A. (Wiley, 2022-09)

  This manuscript reports on a youth-driven health assessment engaging youth of color in identifying community health priorities during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Photovoice, a participatory visual ...
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  Learning in a Virtual World: Experience With Using Second Life for Medical Education 

  Wiecha, John; Heyden, Robin; Sternthal, Elliot; Merialdi, Mario (Gunther Eysenbach, 2010-1-23)

  BACKGROUND. Virtual worlds are rapidly becoming part of the educational technology landscape. Second Life (SL) is one of the best known of these environments. Although the potential of SL has been noted for health ...
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  Factors and Common Conditions Associated with Adolescent Dietary Supplement Use: An Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 

  Gardiner, Paula; Buettner, Catherine; Davis, Roger B.; Phillips, Russell S.; Kemper, Kathi J. (BioMed Central, 2008-3-31)

  BACKGROUND. Little is known about the prevalence of dietary supplement (DS) use in American adolescents. We conducted this study to analyze the prevalence of DS use and factors associated with this use in a national ...
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  A Lifeline to Treatment: The Role of Indian Generic Manufacturers in Supplying Antiretroviral Medicines to Developing Countries 

  Waning, Brenda; Diedrichsen, Ellen; Moon, Suerie (BioMed Central, 2010-9-14)

  BACKGROUND Indian manufacturers of generic antiretroviral (ARV) medicines facilitated the rapid scale up of HIV/AIDS treatment in developing countries though provision of low-priced, quality-assured medicines. The legal ...
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  The Interdisciplinary eHealth Team: Chronic Care for the Future 

  Wiecha, John; Pollard, Timothy (Gunther Eysenbach, 2004-9-3)

  . An interdisciplinary clinical team is a consistent grouping of people from relevant clinical disciplines, ideally inclusive of the patient, whose interactions are guided by specific team functions and processes to achieve ...
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  Factors associated with herb and dietary supplement use by young adults in the United States 

  Gardiner, Paula; Kemper, Kathi J.; Legedza, Anna; Phillips, Russell S. (BioMed Central, 2007-11-30)

  BACKGROUND. Little is known about the association between use of herbs and dietary supplements (HDS) and lifestyle/behavior factors in young adults in the US. METHODS. Analyzing the 2002 National Health Interview Survey ...
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  An Obesity Dietary Quality Index Predicts Abdominal Obesity in Women: Potential Opportunity for New Prevention and Treatment Paradigms 

  Wolongevicz, Dolores M.; Zhu, Lei; Pencina, Michael J.; Kimokoti, Ruth W.; Newby, P. K.; D'Agostino, Ralph B.; Millen, Barbara E. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2010-1-5)

  Background. Links between dietary quality and abdominal obesity are poorly understood. Objective. To examine the association between an obesity-specific dietary quality index and abdominal obesity risk in women. Methods. ...
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  Collaborative E-Learning Using Streaming Video and Asynchronous Discussion Boards to Teach the Cognitive Foundation of Medical Interviewing: A Case Study 

  Wiecha, John M; Gramling, Robert; Joachim, Phyllis; Vanderschmidt, Hannelore (Gunther Eysenbach, 2003-6-27)

  BACKGROUND Advances in electronic technology have created opportunities for new instructional designs of medical curricula. OBJECTIVE We created and evaluated a 4-week online elective course for medical students to teach ...
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  Towards equitable access to medicines for the rural poor: analyses of insurance claims reveal rural pharmacy initiative triggers price competition in Kyrgyzstan 

  Waning, Brenda; Maddix, Jason; Tripodis, Yorghos; Laing, Richard; Leufkens, Hubert G.M.; Gokhale, Manjusha (BioMed Central, 2009-12-14)

  BACKGROUND: A rural pharmacy initiative (RPI) designed to increase access to medicines in rural Kyrgyzstan created a network of 12 pharmacies using a revolving drug fund mechanism in 12 villages where no pharmacies previously ...
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  Intervening in Global Markets to Improve Access to HIV/AIDS Treatment: An Analysis of International Policies and the Dynamics of Global Antiretroviral Medicines Markets 

  Waning, Brenda; Kyle, Margaret; Diedrichsen, Ellen; Soucy, Lyne; Hochstadt, Jenny; Bärnighausen, Till; Moon, Suerie (BioMed Central, 2010-05-25)

  BACKGROUND. Universal access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low- and middle-income countries faces numerous challenges: increasing numbers of people needing ART, new guidelines recommending more expensive antiretroviral ...

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