Elevated lung cancer in younger adults and low concentrations of arsenic in water.

CGPH FACULTY: Allan H. Smith, John Balmes DATE OF PUBLICATION: December 2014 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: ” Steinmaus C, Ferreccio C, Yuan Y, Acevedo J, González F, Perez L, Cortés S, Balmes JR, Liaw J, Smith AH. Elevated lung cancer in younger adults and low concentrations of arsenic in water. Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Dec

The SHAZ! Project: Results from a Pilot Randomized Trial of a Structural Intervention to Prevent HIV among Adolescent Women in Zimbabwe.

CGPH FACULTY: Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Dunbar MS, Kang Dufour MS, Lambdin B, Mudekunye-Mahaka I, Nhamo D, Padian NS. The SHAZ! Project: Results from a Pilot Randomized Trial of a Structural Intervention to Prevent HIV among Adolescent Women in Zimbabwe. PLoS One. 2014 Nov 21;9(11):e113621. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113621. eCollection 2014.

Access to transport for women with hypovolemic shock differs according to weeks of pregnancy.

CGPH FACULTY: Suellen Miller DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Butrick E, Penn A, Itakura K, Mkumba G, Winter K, Amafumba R, Miller S. Access to transport for women with hypovolemic shock differs according to weeks of pregnancy. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2014 Nov;127(2):171-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.05.008. Epub 2014 Jun 27. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The objective

Informal settlements and a relational view of health in Nairobi, Kenya: sanitation, gender and dignity.

CGPH FACULTY: Jason Corburn DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Corburn J, Karanja I. Informal settlements and a relational view of health in Nairobi, Kenya: sanitation, gender and dignity. Health Promot Int. 2014 Nov 24. pii: dau100. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: On an urban planet, slums or informal settlements present an increasing challenge for health promotion.

Health labour market policies in support of universal health coverage: a comprehensive analysis in four African countries.

CGPH FACULTY: Richard Scheffler DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Sousa A, Scheffler RM, Koyi G, Ngah SN, Abu-Agla A, M’kiambati HM, Nyoni J. Health labour market policies in support of universal health coverage: a comprehensive analysis in four African countries. Hum Resour Health. 2014 Sep 26;12:55. doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-12-55. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Progress toward universal

Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials to Evaluate Adoption of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions and Their Combination in Rural Western Kenya.

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Christensen G, Dentz HN, Pickering AJ, Bourdier T, Arnold BF, Colford JM Jr, Null C. Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials to Evaluate Adoption of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions and Their Combination in Rural Western Kenya. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Nov

Reactivity in Rapidly Collected Hygiene and Toilet Spot Check Measurements: A Cautionary Note for Longitudinal Studies.

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Arnold BF, Khush RS, Ramaswamy P, Rajkumar P, Durairaj N, Ramaprabha P, Balakrishnan K, Colford JM Jr. Reactivity in Rapidly Collected Hygiene and Toilet Spot Check Measurements: A Cautionary Note for Longitudinal Studies. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Nov 10. pii: 14-0306.

It is all about the fear of being discriminated [against]…the person suffering from HIV will not be accepted: a qualitative study exploring the reasons for loss to follow-up among HIV-positive youth in Kisumu, Kenya.

CGPH FACULTY: Colette Auerswald DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: Wolf HT, Halpern-Felsher BL, Bukusi EA, Agot KE, Cohen CR, Auerswald CL. “It is all about the fear of being discriminated [against]…the person suffering from HIV will not be accepted”: a qualitative study exploring the reasons for loss to follow-up among HIV-positive youth

Patterns of stove usage after introduction of an advanced cookstove: the long-term application of household sensors.

CGPH FACULTY: Michael Bates, Kirk R. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Pillarisetti A, Vaswani M, Jack D, Balakrishnan K, Bates MN, Arora NK, Smith KR. Patterns of stove usage after introduction of an advanced cookstove: the long-term application of household sensors. Environ Sci Technol. 2014 Nov 12. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Household air pollution

Associations of Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Function with Measured Carbon Monoxide Concentrations among Nonsmoking Women Exposed to Household Air Pollution: The RESPIRE Trial, Guatemala.

CGPH FACULTY: Kirk R Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Pope D, Diaz E, Smith-Sivertsen T, Lie RT, Bakke P, Balmes JR, Smith KR, Bruce NG. Associations of Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Function with Measured Carbon Monoxide Concentrations among Nonsmoking Women Exposed to Household Air Pollution: The RESPIRE Trial, Guatemala. Environ

Molecular Epidemiological Characterization of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli from an Outpatient Urology Clinic in Rural Japan.

CGPH FACULTY: Lee Riley DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: ” Umene YD, Wong LK, Satoh T, Yamane K, Matsui M, Riley LW, Arakawa Y, Suzuki S. Molecular Epidemiological Characterization of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli from an Outpatient Urology Clinic in Rural Japan. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Nov 26. pii: JCM.03068-14.” SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: In a

Approaches to refining estimates of global burden and economics of dengue.

CGPH FACULTY: Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: November 2014 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Shepard DS, Undurraga EA, Betancourt-Cravioto M, Guzmán MG, Halstead SB, Harris E, Mudin RN, Murray KO, Tapia-Conyer R, Gubler DJ. Approaches to refining estimates of global burden and economics of dengue. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014 Nov 20;8(11):e3306. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003306. eCollection 2014 Nov.