To describe the prevalence of bathroom modifications, clutter, and tripping hazards in the homes of US older adults and to examine changes after an incident fall. We used data from the 2015-2017 National Health and Aging Trends Study ( = 7499). Outcomes were the prevalence of bathroom modifications, clutter, and tripping hazards and changes after incident fall.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Purpose: Falls are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among US older adults and result in considerable medical and social consequences. Community-based screenings are a type of intervention that provides accessible fall risk screening and education at no cost to the participants. However, little is known about whether or how participants change behavior after screening events.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Injuries during basic combat training (BCT) impact military health and readiness in the U.S. Army.
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February 2013
In 2009, after resident calls regarding an odor, the Vermont Department of Health and state partners responded to 2 scenarios of private drinking water contamination from utility poles treated with pentachlorophenol (PCP), an organochlorine wood preservative used in the United States. Public health professionals should consider PCP contamination of private water if they receive calls about a chemical or gasoline-like odor with concurrent history of nearby utility pole replacement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) persist in the environment and are found in relatively high concentrations in animal livers. Studies in humans have reported inconsistent associations between PFOA and liver enzymes.
Objectives: We examined the cross-sectional association between serum PFOA and PFOS concentrations with markers of liver function in adults.