Promoting Handwashing Behavior: The Effects of Large-scale Community and School-level Interventions.

CGPH FACULTY: Paul Gertler DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Galiani S, Gertler P, Ajzenman N, Orsola-Vidal A. Promoting Handwashing Behavior: The Effects of Large-scale Community and School-level Interventions. Health Econ. 2015 Oct 12. doi: 10.1002/hec.3273 SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: This paper analyzes a randomized experiment that uses novel strategies to promote handwashing with soap

Upgrading a Piped Water Supply from Intermittent to Continuous Delivery and Association with Waterborne Illness: A Matched Cohort Study in Urban India.

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2015 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Ercumen A, Arnold BF, Kumpel E, Burt Z, Ray I, Nelson K, Colford JM Jr. Upgrading a Piped Water Supply from Intermittent to Continuous Delivery and Association with Waterborne Illness: A Matched Cohort Study in Urban India. PLoS Med. 2015 Oct 27;12(10):e1001892. doi:

Direct energy consumption associated emissions by rural-to-urban migrants in Beijing.Direct energy consumption associated emissions by rural-to-urban migrants in Beijing.

CGPH FACULTY: Kirk R Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: October 2015 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Ru M, Tao S, Smith KR, Shen G, Shen H, Huang Y, Chen H, Chen Y, Chen X, Liu J, Li B, Wang X, He C. Direct energy consumption associated emissions by rural-to-urban migrants in Beijing. Environ Sci Technol. 2015 Oct 26.

Microbiological Evaluation of Household Drinking Water Treatment in Rural China Shows Benefits of Electric Kettles: A Cross-Sectional Study.

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2015 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Cohen A, Tao Y, Luo Q, Zhong G, Romm J, Colford JM Jr, Ray I. Microbiological Evaluation of Household Drinking Water Treatment in Rural China Shows Benefits of Electric Kettles: A Cross-Sectional Study. PLoS One. 2015 Sep 30;10(9):e0138451. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138451. eCollection 2015. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT:

Cross-Sectional Association between Length of Incarceration and Selected Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases in Two Male Prisons of Mexico City.

CGPH FACULTY: Stefano Bertozzi DATE OF PUBLICATION: Septembe 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Silverman-Retana O, Lopez-Ridaura R, Servan-Mori E, Bautista-Arredondo S, Bertozzi SM. Cross-Sectional Association between Length of Incarceration and Selected Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases in Two Male Prisons of Mexico City. PLoS One. 2015 Sep 18;10(9):e0138063. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0138063. eCollection 2015. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Mexico

Burden of Influenza and Influenza-Associated Pneumonia in the First Year of Life in a Prospective Cohort Study in Managua, Nicaragua.

CGPH FACULTY: Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Gresh L, Kuan G, Sanchez N, Azziz-Baumgartner E, Ojeda S, Melendez M, Lopez R, Martin ET, Widdowson MA, Bresee J, Harris E, Balmaseda A, Gordon A. Burden of Influenza and Influenza-Associated Pneumonia in the First Year of Life in a Prospective Cohort

Lower Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels Are Associated with Severe Dengue Outcome

UC BERKELEY AUTHOR: Hope Biswas, Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Biswas HH, Gordon A, Nuñez A, Perez MA, Balmaseda A, Harris E. Lower Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels Are Associated with Severe Dengue Outcome. Halstead SB, ed. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2015;9(9):e0003904. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Dengue virus (DENV) is a flavivirus of

Preterm delivery among first-time Mexico-born mothers: a binational population-based comparison of deliveries in California and Mexico.

CGPH FACULTY: Julia Walsh DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Guendelman S, Thornton D, Perez-Cuevas R, Walsh J. Preterm delivery among first-time Mexico-born mothers: a binational population-based comparison of deliveries in California and Mexico. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2015 Jan;69(1):35-40. doi: 10.1136/jech-2014-204020. Epub 2014 Sep 10. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: While studies have attributed the

The true cost of maternal death: individual tragedy impacts family, community and nations.

CGPH FACULTY: Suellen Miller DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2015 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Miller S, Belizán JM. The true cost of maternal death: individual tragedy impacts family, community and nations. Reprod Health. 2015 Jun 17;12:56. doi: 10.1186/s12978-015-0046-3. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The death of a woman in pregnancy and childbirth is globally considered an individual tragedy and a human

Evaluating the Impact of Zimbabwe’s Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Program: Population-Level Estimates of HIV-Free Infant Survival Pre-Option A.

CGPH FACULTY: Sandra McCoy, Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2015 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Buzdugan R, McCoy SI, Watadzaushe C, Kang Dufour MS, Petersen M, Dirawo J, Mushavi A, Mujuru HA, Mahomva A, Musarandega R, Hakobyan A, Mugurungi O, Cowan FM, Padian NS. Evaluating the Impact of Zimbabwe’s Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Program: Population-Level

Microcredit participation and women’s health: results from a cross-sectional study in Peru.

CGPH FACULTY: Lia Fernald DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Hamad R, Fernald LC. Microcredit participation and women’s health: results from a cross-sectional study in Peru. Int J Equity Health. 2015 Aug 5;14:62. doi: 10.1186/s12939-015-0194-7. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Social and economic conditions are powerful determinants of women’s health status. Microcredit, which involves the provision

Impact of a private sector living wage intervention on depressive symptoms among apparel workers in the Dominican Republic: a quasi-experimental study.

CGPH FACULTY: Lia Fernald, Karen Sokal-Gutierrez DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Burmaster KB, Landefeld JC, Rehkopf DH, Lahiff M, Sokal-Gutierrez K, Adler-Milstein S, Fernald LC. Impact of a private sector living wage intervention on depressive symptoms among apparel workers in the Dominican Republic: a quasi-experimental study. BMJ Open. 2015 Aug 3;5(8):e007336.