Effect of an iPod Video Intervention on Consent to Donate Organs
April 3, 2012 | Journal Article
Exposure to a brief video about organ donation increased consent to donate among Black and White participants.
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Teen Pregnancy Increases Obesity Risk
May 15, 2013 | Story
RWJF Scholar finds link to late life weight gain in young moms.
Women Who Give Birth as Teens at Higher Risk of Obesity
April 23, 2013 | Story
New study by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar links teen pregnancy with obesity later in adulthood.
Why New Moms Are Not Getting Enough Sleep
December 12, 2012 | News Release
Study identifies factors that keep new mothers from getting the sleep they need.
Shining a Light on Tough Social Issues
May 2, 2013 | Story
Black and Latino youth find a political voice in the research of political scientist Cathy Cohen, PhD, a former RWJF scholar in health policy research.
Racial Differences in Incident Heart Failure Among Young Adults
March 19, 2009 | Journal Article
Heart failure in African Americans under 50 occurs at 20 times the incidence of heart failure in Caucasians under 50. Additionally, risk factors for this condition--obesity, kidney disease, and hypertension--are already present in young African Americans, and go largely unaddressed.
Health Literacy as a Predictor of Follow-Up After an Abnormal Pap Smear
August 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Disparities in cervical cancer diagnosis and survival in the United States have been linked to socioeconomic status and race. However, low literacy may influence cervical cancer screening behavior as well, because follow-up for an abnormal Pap smear ...
Inpatient Health Care Use Among Adult Survivors of Chronic Childhood Illnesses in the United States
October 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Many patients with chronic childhood diseases are now living to be adults. Some continue to use pediatric hospitals, despite recommendations by medical associations that they transition into adult-care systems. This study examined hospital use, incl ...
Prospective Study of Postmenopausal Hormone Use and Newly Diagnosed Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
February 23, 2004 | Journal Article
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are increasingly prominent causes of hospitalization and death, not only in America, but across the world. Differences in the incidence of these diseases across genders and the life cycle sugge ...
Clinical Considerations in Premenopausal Osteoporosis
March 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Although osteoporosis is usually considered a disorder of postmenopausal women, certain groups of premenopausal women are also at high risk for osteoporosis through a number of factors such as disease, certain environments and genetic disposition. T ...