Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene in low- and middle-income settings: a retrospective analysis of data from 145 countries.

<strong>CGPH FACULTY:</strong> John Colford <strong>DATE OF PUBLICATION:</strong> June 2014 <strong>REGION: </strong>Global <strong>REFERENCE: </strong>Prüss-Ustün A, Bartram J, Clasen T, Colford JM Jr, Cumming O, Curtis V, Bonjour S, Dangour AD, De France J, Fewtrell L, Freeman MC, Gordon B, Hunter PR, Johnston RB, Mathers C, Mäusezahl D, Medlicott K, Neira M, Stocks M, Wolf J, Cairncross

Water distribution system deficiencies and gastrointestinal illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2014 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Ercumen A, Gruber JS, Colford JM Jr. Water distribution system deficiencies and gastrointestinal illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Environ Health Perspect. 2014 Jul;122(7):651-60. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1306912. Epub 2014 Mar 20. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The 2010 global burden of disease (GBD) study represents the latest effort to

The Effect of India’s Total Sanitation Campaign on Defecation Behaviors and Child Health in Rural Madhya Pradesh: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford, Paul Gertler DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 2014 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Patil SR, Arnold BF, Salvatore AL, Briceno B, Ganguly S, Colford JM Jr, Gertler PJ. The Effect of India’s Total Sanitation Campaign on Defecation Behaviors and Child Health in Rural Madhya Pradesh: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS Med. 2014 Aug 26;11(8):e1001709.

Increased replicative fitness of a dengue virus 2 clade in native mosquitoes: Potential contribution to a clade replacement event in Nicaragua.

CGPH FACULTY: Eva Harris DATE OF PUBLICATION: September 2014 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Quiner CA, Parameswaran P, Ciota AT, Ehrbar DJ, Dodson BL, Schlesinger S, Kramer LD, Harris E. Increased replicative fitness of a dengue virus 2 clade in native mosquitoes: Potential contribution to a clade replacement event in Nicaragua. J Virol. 2014 Sep 3.

Educational Gradients in Psychotropic Medication Use Among Older Adults in Costa Rica and the United States.

CGPH FACULTY: William Dow DATE OF PUBLICATION: June 2014 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Domino ME, Dow WH, Coto-Yglesias F. Educational Gradients in Psychotropic Medication Use Among Older Adults in Costa Rica and the United States. Psychiatr Serv. 2014 Jun 16. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300092. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: The relationship of education, psychiatric diagnoses, and use of psychotropic medication has

Food Insecurity, Socioeconomic Status, and HIV-Related Risk Behavior Among Women in Farming Households in Tanzania.

CGPH FACULTY: Nancy Padian DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 2014 REGION: Africa REFERENCE: McCoy SI, Ralph LJ, Njau PF, Msolla MM, Padian NS. Food Insecurity, Socioeconomic Status, and HIV-Related Risk Behavior Among Women in Farming Households in Tanzania. AIDS Behav. 2014 Jul;18(7):1224-36. doi: 10.1007/s10461-013-0629-3. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Food insecurity (FI) is associated with higher-risk sexual behavior in some

Increased Lung and Bladder Cancer Incidence In Adults After In Utero and Early-Life Arsenic Exposure

CGPH FACULTY: Allan H. Smith DATE OF PUBLICATION: May 2014 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Steinmaus C, Ferreccio C, Acevedo J, Yuan Y, Liaw J, Duran V, Cuevas S, Garcia J, Meza R, Valdes R, Valdes G, Benitez H, VanderLinde V, Villagra V, Cantor KP, Moore LE, Perez SG, Steinmaus S, Smith AH. Increased Lung and

Training traditional birth attendants on the use of misoprostol and a blood measurement tool to prevent postpartum haemorrhage: lessons learnt from Bangladesh.

CGPH FACULTY: Ndola Prata DATE OF PUBLICATION:March 2014 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Bell S, Passano P, Bohl DD, Islam A, Prata N. Training traditional birth attendants on the use of misoprostol and a blood measurement tool to prevent postpartum haemorrhage: lessons learnt from Bangladesh. J Health Popul Nutr. 2014 Mar;32(1):118-29. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: A consensus emerged in the

Modeling maternal mortality in Bangladesh: the role of misoprostol in postpartum hemorrhage prevention.

CGPH FACULTY: Ndola Prata DATE OF PUBLICATION: February 2014 REGION: Asia REFERENCE: Prata N, Bell S, Quaiyum MA. Modeling maternal mortality in Bangladesh: the role of misoprostol in postpartum hemorrhage prevention. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2014 Feb 20;14:78. doi: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-78. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Bangladesh is one of the few countries that may actually achieve the fifth Millennium Development

Locating global health in social medicine

CGPH FACULTY: Seth Holmes DATE OF PUBLICATION: May 2014 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Holmes SM, Greene JA, Stonington SD. Locating global health in social medicine. Glob Public Health. 2014 May;9(5):475-80. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2014.897361. Epub 2014 May 13. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Global health’s goal to address health issues across great sociocultural and socioeconomic gradients worldwide requires a sophisticated approach to

Pica during pregnancy among Mexican-born women: a formative study.

CGPH FACULTY: Lia Fernald DATE OF PUBLICATION: May 2014 REGION: Latin America REFERENCE: Lin JW, Temple L, Trujillo C, Mejia-Rodriquez F, Rosas LG, Fernald L, Young SL. Pica during pregnancy among Mexican-born women: a formative study. Matern Child Nutr. 2014 May 1. doi: 10.1111/mcn.12120. SUMMARY/ABSTRACT: Although pica, the craving and purposive consumption of non-food substances,

Assessing the impact of drinking water and sanitation on diarrhoeal disease in low- and middle-income settings: systematic review and meta-regression.

CGPH FACULTY: John Colford DATE OF PUBLICATION: May 2014 REGION: Global REFERENCE: Wolf J, Prüss-Ustün A, Cumming O, Bartram J, Bonjour S, Cairncross S, Clasen T, Colford JM Jr, Curtis V, De France J, Fewtrell L, Freeman MC, Gordon B, Hunter PR, Jeandron A, Johnston RB, Mäusezahl D, Mathers C, Neira M, Higgins JP. Assessing