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Health Care Use and Health Behaviors Among Young Adults With History of Parental Incarceration

Heard-Garris N, Winkelman TNA, Choi H, Miller AK, Kan K, Shlafer R, Davis MM. Health Care Use and Health Behaviors Among Young Adults With History of Parental Incarceration. Pediatrics. 2018 Sep;142(3):e20174314. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-4314. Epub 2018 Jul 9. Erratum in: Pediatrics. 2019 May;143(5): PMID: 29987170. Abstract Objectives: To determine if longitudinal associations exist between parental incarceration (PI) …

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Childhood adversity and parent perceptions of child resilience

Heard-Garris N, Davis MM, Szilagyi M, Kan K. Childhood adversity and parent perceptions of child resilience. BMC Pediatr. 2018 Jun 26;18(1):204. doi: 10.1186/s12887-018-1170-3. PMID: 29945566; PMCID: PMC6020317. Abstract Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) negatively impact health throughout the life course. For children exposed to ACEs, resilience may be particularly important. However, the literature regarding resilience, particularly …

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Transmitting Trauma: A systematic review of vicarious racism and child health

Heard-Garris NJ, Cale M, Camaj L, Hamati MC, Dominguez TP. Transmitting Trauma: A systematic review of vicarious racism and child health. Soc Sci Med. 2018 Feb;199:230-240. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.04.018. Epub 2017 Apr 26. PMID: 28456418. Abstract Racism is a pervasive stressor. Although most research focuses on direct targets, racism can also have unintended victims. Because children’s …

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Quality Improvement in Pediatric Head Trauma with PECARN Rules Implementation as Computerized Decision Support

Atabaki SM, Jacobs BR, Brown KM, Shahzeidi S, Heard-Garris NJ, Chamberlain MB, Grell RM, Chamberlain JM. Quality Improvement in Pediatric Head Trauma with PECARN Rules Implementation as Computerized Decision Support. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2017 May 16;2(3):e019. doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000019. PMID: 30229157; PMCID: PMC6132459. Abstract Background: For the 1.4 million emergency department (ED) visits for traumatic brain injury …

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Voices from Flint: Community Perceptions of the Flint Water Crisis

Heard-Garris NJ, Roche J, Carter P, Abir M, Walton M, Zimmerman M, Cunningham R. Voices from Flint: Community Perceptions of the Flint Water Crisis. J Urban Health. 2017 Dec;94(6):776-779. doi: 10.1007/s11524-017-0152-3. PMID: 28409360; PMCID: PMC5722721. Abstract We describe the self-reported socioeconomic and health impacts, as well as the coping mechanisms employed by a drug-using cohort …

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Building Physician Networks as Part of the Zika Response

Heard-Garris N, Arora S, Lurie N. Building Physician Networks as Part of the Zika Response. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2017 Apr;11(2):259-261. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2017.24. PMID: 28430098. Abstract The global community needs to easily identify and respond to new and reemerging threats, such as H1N1, Ebola, and most recently Zika. Clinicians are often the first-line providers …

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