U.S. Army mortality surveillance in active duty soldiers, 2014-2019.

Mortality surveillance is an important activity for capturing information on a population's health. This retrospective surveillance analysis utilizes administrative data sources to describe active duty U.S.

Demographic, psychosocial, and physical fitness predictors of successful graduation from U.S. Army Ranger School.

U.S. Army Ranger School is an arduous 64-day leadership training course designed to simulate the stressors of combat.

Workplace violence victimization in young workers: An analysis of the US National Crime Victimization Survey, 2008 to 2012.

Background: The aim of this study was to measure the frequency of workplace violence (WPV) victimization in 16 to 24-year olds in the United States and compare rates by occupation and demographics.

Methods: As an open cohort, participants 12 years or older in the National Crime Victimization Survey were interviewed at 6-month intervals over a 3-year period from 2008 to 2012. WPV victimization rates were calculated.

The effects of roadway characteristics on farm equipment crashes: a geographic information systems approach.

Background: Tractors and other slow-moving self-propelled farm equipment are often used on public roadway to transfer goods from the farm to a market or distributer. Increased roadway exposure has led to a growing concern on the occurrence of farm equipment crashes. This study aims to compare characteristics of road segments with farm equipment crashes to road segments without farm equipment crashes in the state of Iowa.

Characteristics of Farm Equipment-Related Crashes Associated With Injury in Children and Adolescents on Farm Equipment.

Purpose: Operating or riding on farm equipment is one of the leading causes of farm-related injuries and fatalities among children and adolescents. The aim of this study is to examine environment, crash, vehicle, and occupant characteristics and the probability of injury, given a crash, in youth under age 18 on farm equipment.

Method: Data from the Departments of Transportation on farm equipment-related crashes across 9 Midwestern states from 2005-2010 were used.

Link for Injured Kids: A Patient-Centered Program of Psychological First Aid After Trauma.

Objective: Injury, the most common type of pediatric trauma, can lead to a number of adverse psychosocial outcomes, including posttraumatic stress disorder. Currently, few evidence-based parent programs exist to support children hospitalized after a traumatic injury. Using methods in evaluation and intervention research, we completed a formative research study to develop a new program of psychological first aid, Link for Injured Kids, aimed to educate parents in supporting their children after a severe traumatic injury.

Evaluating racial disparity in referral source and successful completion of substance abuse treatment.

Health disparity is a significant problem in the United States, and particularly for substance abuse treatment programs. A better understanding of racial differences in treatment pathways associated with successful treatment completion is needed to reduce the existing health disparities. Referral source is a strong predictor of treatment success and most research on health disparities has focused on the criminal justice referrals.