Function in Rural Guatemalan Women Before and After a Chimney Stove Intervention to Reduce Woodsmoke Exposure: Results From RESPIRE and CRECER.

CGPH FACULTY: Kirk R Smith, John Balmes DATE OF PUBLICATION: June 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Guarnieri M, Diaz E, Pope D, Eisen E, Mann J, Smith KR, Smith-Sivertsen T, Bruce N, Balmes J. Lung Function in Rural Guatemalan Women Before and After a Chimney Stove Intervention to Reduce Woodsmoke Exposure: Results From RESPIRE and

Genotypic and Spatial Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transmission in a High-Incidence Urban Setting.

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: May 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Ribeiro FK, Pan W, Bertolde A, Vinhas SA, Peres RL, Riley L, Palaci M, Maciel EL. Genotypic and Spatial Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transmission in a High-Incidence Urban Setting. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 May 5. pii: civ365. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: “Genotyping Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates

Hypertension in a brazilian urban slum population.

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: June 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Unger A, Felzemburgh RD, Snyder RE, Ribeiro GS, Mohr S, Costa VB, Melendez AX, Reis RB, Santana FS, Riley LW, Reis MG, Ko AI; Pau da Lima Urban Health Team. Hypertension in a brazilian urban slum population. J Urban Health. 2015 Jun;92(3):446-59.

Assessing the epidemiological effect of wolbachia for dengue control.

CGPH FACULTY: Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: June 2015 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Lambrechts L, Ferguson NM, Harris E, Holmes EC, McGraw EA, O’Neill SL, Ooi EE, Ritchie SA, Ryan PA, Scott TW, Simmons CP, Weaver SC. Assessing the epidemiological effect of wolbachia for dengue control. Lancet Infect Dis. 2015 Jul;15(7):862-6. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00091-2. Epub 2015 Jun

Evidence based community mobilization for dengue prevention in Nicaragua and Mexico (Camino Verde, the Green Way): cluster randomized controlled trial.

CGPH FACULTY: Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Andersson N, Nava-Aguilera E, Arosteguí J, Morales-Perez A, Suazo-Laguna H, Legorreta-Soberanis J, Hernandez-Alvarez C, Fernandez-Salas I, Paredes-Solís S, Balmaseda A, Cortés-Guzmán AJ, Serrano de Los Santos R, Coloma J, Ledogar RJ, Harris E. Evidence based community mobilization for dengue prevention in Nicaragua

Technology, innovation and health equity.

CGPH FACULTY: Hildy Fong, Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2015 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Fong H, Harris E. Technology, innovation and health equity. Bull World Health Organ. 2015 Jul 1;93(7):438-438A. doi: 10.2471/BLT.15.155952. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: No abstract available ACCESS: Link to Pubmed

Factors Associated with Low Levels of HIV Testing among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Brazil

UC BERKELEY AUTHOR: Art Reingold DATE OF PUBLICATION: June 2015 REGION: Brazil REFERENCE: Brito AM, Kendall C, Kerr L, Mota RMS, Guimarães MDC, Dourado I, et al. (2015) Factors Associated with Low Levels of HIV Testing among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Brazil. PLoS ONE 10(6): e0130445. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0130445 SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The aim of

Food insecurity is a barrier to prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission services in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study.

CGPH FACULTY: Sandra McCoy, Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2015 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: McCoy SI, Buzdugan R, Mushavi A, Mahomva A, Cowan FM, Padian NS. Food insecurity is a barrier to prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission services in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2015 Apr 25;15(1):420. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1764-8. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Food insecurity (FI)

City planning as preventive medicine.

CGPH FACULTY: Jason Corburn DATE OF PUBLICATION: May 2015 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Corburn J. City planning as preventive medicine. Prev Med. 2015 May 1. pii: S0091-7435(15)00149-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.04.022. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The health and well-being of rapidly growing urban populations is a global health issue. Cities in the global north and south are faced with rising health

Twins Less Frequent Than Expected Among Male Births in Risk Averse Populations.

CGPH FACULTY: Ralph Catalano DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2015 REGION: Europe REFERENCE: Karasek D, Goodman J, Gemmill A, Falconi A, Hartig T, Magganas A, Catalano R. Twins Less Frequent Than Expected Among Male Births in Risk Averse Populations. Twin Res Hum Genet. 2015 Apr 28:1-7 SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Male twin gestations exhibit higher incidence of fetal morbidity

Hypertension in a Brazilian Urban Slum Population.

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2015 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Unger A, Felzemburgh RD, Snyder RE, Ribeiro GS, Mohr S, Costa VB, Melendez AX, Reis RB, Santana FS, Riley LW, Reis MG, Ko AI; Pau da Lima Urban Health Team. Hypertension in a Brazilian Urban Slum Population. J Urban Health. 2015 Apr

Identification of culturable vaginal Lactobacillus species among reproductive age women in Mysore, India.

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: April 2015 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Madhivanan P, Alleyn HN, Raphael E, Krupp K, Ravi K, Nebhrajani R, Arun A, Reingold AL, Riley LW, Klausner JD. Identification of culturable vaginal Lactobacillus species among reproductive age women in Mysore, India. J Med Microbiol. 2015 Apr 14. pii: jmm.0.000070. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000070.