Community design of the Brooklyn Health Equity Index.

Health equity drives quality care. Few reliable metrics that capture patients' perceptions of health equity exist. We report on the development of a patient-centered metric for health systems change in central Brooklyn, which stands out as an outlier in New York City with a disproportionate burden of poverty, disease, and death.

Social determinants of perinatal mental health.

Social inequities and mental health are public health and medical conditions that are inextricably linked. Perinatal mental health is influenced by social, physical, and biological factors, with additional stressors related to pregnancy. The social determinants of health (SDOH) encompasses all conditions in which people live and grow, inclusive of cultural norms that reflect the diverse populations we serve.

Discontinuity of Stroke Care in a Black Urban Cohort: Insight from EHR Data.

This poster describes the findings from a study that attempts to characterize an underserved Black stroke cohort who are at risk for discontinuities of care using electronic health record (EHR). Preliminary analysis revealed that 90.1% of the patients were Black.

Survey of Potential Disparity Issues Among Minority Stroke Survivors in Central Brooklyn.

Medical data and information are ubiquitous due to internet availability. However, most people persist in using and trusting their healthcare professionals for health information. They are increasingly flooded with health information from diverse sources such as the internet, community-based organizations, and family or friends.

Do digital health interventions hold promise for stroke prevention and care in Black and Latinx populations in the United States? A scoping review.

Background: Black and Latinx populations are disproportionately affected by stroke and are likely to experience gaps in health care. Within fragmented care systems, remote digital solutions hold promise in reversing this pattern. However, there is a digital divide that follows historical disparities in health.

A Needs Assessment of Older Bangladeshi Immigrants in New York During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Though immigrants from Bangladesh are a fast-growing and under-resourced immigrant community in the United States, little has been studied about their overall health and social needs. Older immigrant adults from Bangladesh are at increased risk for adverse effects from the COVID-19 pandemic, as they have existing risk factors for isolation including language barriers and more recent immigration. This study examined measures of health and connectedness amongst 297 South Asian adults in New York City who were 60 years or older using a phone-based survey instrument.

User-Centered Mobile Applications for Stroke Survivors (MAPPS): A Mixed-Methods Study of Patient Preferences.

Objective: Investigate stroke survivors' (SS) preferences for a hypothetical mHealth app for post-stroke care and to study the influence of demographic variables on these preferences.

Design: Mixed-methods, sequential, observational study.

Setting: Focus groups (phase 1) were conducted to identify SS perceptions and knowledge of mHealth applications (apps).

Evaluation of a Childhood Obesity Program Serving a High-Need Population in Brooklyn, New York Using Survival Analysis.

In this study, we used survival analysis to evaluate whether contact hours intensity was associated with a reduction in time to improvement of various BMI metrics over a 5-year follow-up period at the Live Light Live Right pediatric obesity program in Brooklyn, New York. This was a single-center retrospective longitudinal study of 406 patients during 2010-2016. Participants were categorized based on hours of exposure to Live Light Live Right's interventions; high contact hours (≥50 h) vs.

Evaluation of workplace opioid prevention and response training for union and employer instructors and leadership.

Objective: Opioids and the Workplace Prevention and Response (OWPR) Train-the-Trainer (TTT) and Leadership programs were piloted to improve trainees' abilities to conduct opioid awareness training and to introduce policies and programs in their workplaces.

Methods: The TTT (N = 54) and Leadership (N = 19) pilot trainees were administered voluntary pre- and post-training surveys and observed for discussion on knowledge and confidence regarding teaching and on workplace policies and workplace injury prevention related to opioids.

Results: Percentage agreement with correct responses for all TTT and 10 out of 14 (71.

Insights into the challenges and facilitators to physical activity among brooklyn teens enroled in a weight management programme.

Purpose: A qualitative study was carried out to explore obese adolescents' understanding of physical activity, perceptions of the ideal body type and to identify facilitators of and barriers to physical activity.

Methods: Twenty-two adolescents 12-18 years of age and 14 of their parents were recruited from an obesity intervention programme in Brooklyn, New York, from June to November 2017. Data were collected using focus groups and individual semi-structured interviews, followed by interpretative phenomenological analysis of the transcripts.

Implementation of a Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Program at an Academic Medical Center in New York City.

Problem: In the spring of 2020, New York City was an epicenter of COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and mortality. One of the hardest hit areas in New York City was central Brooklyn, where State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate is located. As the severity of the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic waned in New York City, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University planned to institute COVID-19 surveillance on campus to limit its spread among employees and students.

Opioids and the Workplace Prevention and Response Awareness Training: Mixed Methods Follow-Up Evaluation.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Worker Training Program piloted an Opioids and the Workplace: Prevention and Response training tool and program in 2019. The pilot trainees ( = 97) were surveyed (= 27) and interviewed ( = 6) six months posttraining, and those who downloaded the training tool from the Worker Training Program website (= 87) were surveyed ( = 19) and interviewed ( = 1) two to six months postdownload, to evaluate the impact of the training program. Workplace policy and program-level actions were reported less frequently than individual-level actions by trainees, except for planning and conducting training and education.

Barriers to Prostate Cancer Screening Among Indo-Guyanese.

Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in many industrialized countries and is among the leading causes of death. Ranking among one of the top three forms of cancer, it is unfortunate that prostate cancer screening is not routinely recommended. This study attempts to explore the barriers to prostate cancer screening among Indo-Guyanese men.

A real-world evaluation of a tertiary care childhood obesity intervention to reduce metabolic risk in a hard-to-reach urban population.

Background: Research on outcomes associated with lifestyle interventions serving pediatric populations in urban settings, where a majority have severe obesity, is scarce. This study assessed whether participation in a lifestyle intervention improved body mass index (BMI) percentile, BMI z-score, blood pressure, and lipid levels for children and adolescents.

Methods: The Live Light Live Right program is a lifestyle intervention that uses medical assessment, nutritional education, access to physical fitness classes, and behavioral modification to improve health outcomes.

Correction to: Examining the Associations Between Immigration Status and Perceived Stress Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Women.

The original version of this article unfortunately published with the incorrect article title.

Examining the Associations Between Immigration Status and Perceived Stress Among HIV-Infected and Uninfected Women.

Stress is associated with poor mental and physical health outcomes. In the United States (U.S.

Evidence based review of type 2 diabetes prevention and management in low and middle income countries.

Aim: To identify the newest approaches to type 2 diabetes (T2DM) prevention and control in the developing world context.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review of published studies of diabetes prevention and control programs in low and middle-income countries, as defined by the World Bank. We searched PubMed using Medical Subject Headings terms.

Duration of US Residence Is Associated With Overweight Risk in Filipino Immigrants Living in New York Metro Area.

We examined the association between years living in the United States and overweight risk among a community sample of Filipino adult immigrants living in the New York metropolitan area. We found a significant and adverse association between years living in the United States and overweight risk. Compared with Filipinos who lived in the United States less than 5 years, those who lived in the United States 10 years or longer had a higher overweight risk; this association was present only among Filipinos who migrated to New York metropolitan area at 30 years of age or younger.

Erratum to: Duration of US Residence and Obesity Risk in NYC Chinese Immigrants.

The footnote to address the correspondence in the original copy of the article is an error. The contact information and affiliation only correspond to the first author, Aimee Afable. The correct affiliations for the other coauthors are mentioned below.

Duration of US Residence and Obesity Risk in NYC Chinese Immigrants.

We evaluated whether duration of time in the US is associated with obesity risk in NYC Chinese immigrants. We analyzed cross-sectional survey data on 2072 men and women. Duration of US residence was categorized into ≤5, 6-15, and 15 years and over.