Publications by authors named "Abigail Foulds"

Introduction: The opioid epidemic has exacted a significant toll in rural areas, yet adoption of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) lags. The Rural Access to Medication Assisted Treatment in Pennsylvania (RAMP) Project facilitated adoption of MOUD in rural primary care clinics. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of the barriers and facilitators operating at multiple levels to access or provide MOUD in rural Pennsylvania.

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  • The Rural Access to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) in Pennsylvania Project (Project RAMP) helps people in rural areas get treatment for opioid use disorder by training local doctors.
  • Project RAMP successfully got 26 primary care practices to join, which is more than they expected, and they focused on making the process easy and fast for doctors to start providing care.
  • Engaging with healthcare leaders and understanding doctors' concerns about participation were key to making the project work well.
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In 2010, the United States Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) created the National ALS Registry (Registry) to examine the epidemiology of ALS and potential risk factors. We are currently recruiting population-based controls for an epidemiologic case-control study to examine ALS environmental risk factors using this Registry. To date, we have recruited 181 non-diseased, population-based controls for comparison to Registry cases ( = 280).

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Purpose: When school districts choose not to participate in adolescent health behavior surveys, tracking adolescent health indicators can be challenging. We conducted a countywide youth behavior survey outside of the school system. Our purpose is to describe alternative methods used for gathering these data reliably and ethically.

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Background: Emerging research highlights the promise of community- and policy-level strategies in preventing youth violence. Large-scale economic developments, such as sports and entertainment arenas and casinos, may improve the living conditions, economics, public health, and overall wellbeing of area residents and may influence rates of violence within communities.

Objective: To assess the effect of community economic development efforts on neighborhood residents' perceptions on violence, safety, and economic benefits.

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