Publications by authors named "Alexis Dibbs"
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- Persistent sex disparities in physical activity and sports participation among US children and adolescents could benefit from interventions aimed at reducing these gaps.
- A simulation study modeled the potential lifetime impacts of increasing female participants' activity levels to match male levels, examining health and economic outcomes based on the agent-based model of 8,299,353 children aged 6 to 17 in 2023.
- Results indicated that eliminating these disparities could prevent over 28,000 cases of overweight and obesity by age 18, potentially saving approximately $780 million in combined medical costs and productivity losses over the lifetimes of the affected cohorts.
Over the past sixty years, scientists have been warning about climate change and its impacts on human health, but evidence suggests that many may not be heeding these concerns. This raises the question of whether new communication approaches are needed to overcome the unique challenges of communicating what people can do to slow or reverse climate change. To better elucidate the challenges of communicating about the links between human activity, climate change and its effects, and identify potential solutions, we developed a systems map of the factors and processes involved based on systems mapping sessions with climate change and communication experts.
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- With COVID-19 vaccinations becoming optional for many organizations, individuals now have the choice to receive new booster shots or updated vaccines.
- A Markov model was created to analyze the clinical and economic outcomes for individuals in the U.S. regarding annual COVID-19 vaccinations versus not getting vaccinated.
- For individuals aged 18-49, getting vaccinated could save up to $603 if uninsured, while those aged 50-64 could save even more, with both groups benefiting from vaccination under certain conditions of infection risk and vaccine efficacy.
Importance: There are considerable socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in youth physical activity (PA) levels. For example, studies show that lower-SES youth are less active, have lower participation in organized sports and physical education classes, and have more limited access to PA equipment.
Objective: To determine the potential public health and economic effects of eliminating disparities in PA levels among US youth SES groups.
Objectives: To evaluate the epidemiologic, clinical, and economic value of an annual nursing home (NH) COVID-19 vaccine campaign and the impact of when vaccination starts.
Design: Agent-based model representing a typical NH.
Setting And Participants: NH residents and staff.
Introduction: Healthy People 2030, a U.S. government health initiative, has indicated that increasing youth sports participation to 63.
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