Past Issues of Research BriefIn an ongoing effort to disseminate research findings to the public health community, the University of Minnesota School of Public Health offers Research Brief, an update of research by members of the school's faculty. Saonli Basu, Division of Biostatistics, wrote about "A Robust Approach for Linkage Detection Using Pedigrees" Ayse P. Gurses, Division of Health Policy and Management, wrote about medical errors and the need for systematic research to guide the design of information tools to support communication in team-based care settings that is seamless, patient-centric, and consistent with best practices. Pete Raynor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, wrote about Measuring and Improving the Performance of Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms in Health Care Facilities. Xianghua Luo, Ph.D., Division of Biostatistics, wrote about Analysis of Recurrent Event Data under the Case-Crossover Design with Applications to Elderly Falls Mark Pereira, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, wrote about Breakfast Eating and Weight Change in a Five-Year Prospective Analysis of Adolescents: Project EAT (Eating Among Teens) William Riley, Division of Health Policy and Management, wrote about the the decline in the number of blood donors in the United States Susan G. Gerberich, PhD, wrote about Violence Against Teachers in Minnesota: The Minnesota Educators' Study Rhonda Jones-Webb, Dr.P.H., Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, wrote about adoption, implementation, and diffusion of policies to restrict malt liquor sales and consumption in the United States. Jeffrey S. McCullough, Division of Health Policy and Management, wrote about physician-hospital integration and technology utilization. Pat McGovern, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, wrote about women's health and return to work at 11 weeks postpartum. Andrew Flood, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, wrote about whether a high glycemic index diet increases one's risk of colorectal cancer. Michael Davern, Division of Health Policy and Management, wrote about response rates in health surveys. Melanie Wall, Division of Biostatistics, wrote about latent variable modeling in biostatistics research. Craig Hedberg, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, discusses ways to strengthen foodborne disease surveillance and protect our food supply. This issue features Lisa Harnack, Division of Epidemiology, discussing a new tool called the Dietary Supplement Assessment Tool. This issue features a piece about using mathematical models for cancer control by by Karen M. Kuntz, Sc.D., professor, Division of Health Policy and Management. For the past 5-10 years a great deal of public health research has focused on how neighborhood environments affect health. While School of Public Health epidemiologist J. Michael Oakes believes this area of research is valid, he questions the methods behind it. Read his commentary in the August issue. This issue features a powerful personal anecdote about the fractured long-term care system by Robert L. Kane, M.D., Minnesota Chair in Long Term Care and Aging, Division of Health Services Research and Policy. June 2005 (PDF) August 2004 April 2004 November 2003 October 2003 |