Psychometric properties of the Fluoride Hesitancy Identification Tool (FHIT).

Introduction: Some caregivers are hesitant about topical fluoride for their children despite evidence that fluoride prevents caries and is safe. Recent work described a five domain model of caregivers' topical fluoride hesitancy. We developed the Fluoride Hesitancy Identification Tool (FHIT) item pool based on the model.

A test of the predictive validity of relative versus absolute income for self-reported health and well-being in the United States.

Background: A classic debate concerns whether absolute or relative income is more salient. values resources as constant across time and place while contextualizes one's hierarchical location in the distribution of a time and place.

Objective: This study investigates specifically whether absolute income or relative income matters more for health and well-being.

A conceptual model on caregivers' hesitancy of topical fluoride for their children.

Background: Topical fluoride hesitancy is a well-documented and growing public health problem. Despite extensive evidence that topical fluoride is safe and prevents tooth decay, an increasing number of caregivers are hesitant about their children receiving topical fluoride, leading to challenges in clinical settings where caregivers refuse preventive care.

Purpose: To explore the determinants of topical fluoride hesitancy for caregivers with dependent children.

Go-along interview assessment of community health priorities for neighborhood renewal.

Healthcare systems are increasingly investing in approaches to address social determinants of health and health disparities. Such initiatives dovetail with certain approaches to neighborhood development, such as the EcoDistrict standard for community development, that prioritize both ecologically and socially sustainable neighborhoods. However, healthcare system and community development initiatives can be untethered from the preferences and lived realities of residents in the very neighborhoods upon which they focus.