Dear Public Health Service Officers,
formation and awareness, the Office of the Surgeon General invites you to view the new issue of Public Health Reports (PHR), the official journal of the Office of the US Surgeon General and the US Public Health Service, which was recently posted online.
Please see below the issue’s table of contents as well as the summaries of a few articles of interest to USPHS (PDFs are attached).
Sincerely,
Commissioned Corps Communications
PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT 2022 ISSUE 4 CONTENT OF INTEREST TO USPHS:
Commentary by US Surgeon General draws attention to the problem of youth mental health and discusses potential solutions, including those outlined in his recent advisory on the subject, as well as existing success stories.
Dual marijuana/e-cigarette use in youth is linked to exposure to more potentially harmful substances and poorer mental health than single use. This analysis of 2018 Utah health survey data identifies antecedents and potential harms of dual use, which clinicians and public health practitioners can use to better target preventive messaging.
Qualitative analysis of common themes in the activities of 4 states showing most reduction in opioid overdose mortality identifies comprehensive policies, timely dissemination of key data, and capacity building as key success contributors.
As businesses reopen after COVID-19, it’s important to understand and address US workforce’s disparities in vaccination coverage and intent. This study uses a large, nationally representative survey of US adults to examine COVID-19 vaccination coverage and intent by essential worker status and employment type. Authors call for employee education, promotion of a culture of health, and building social norms around vaccination to increase vaccine uptake.
Study describes the use of an innovative surveillance system for monitoring the needs of the US health care system and assessing emergency department and ICU overcrowding and ventilator shortages during COVID-19. Authors find that timely assessment of and communication about such needs is key to effective pandemic response.
This special issue, sponsored by the HHS Administration of Children and Families, discusses a public health approach to human trafficking (i.e., forced labor or commercial sex), which affects such vulnerable groups as women and racial/ethnic and gender minorities.
Table of Contents:
Public Health Reports- Volume 137, Number 4 (July/August 2022)
Surgeon General’s Perspective
The Mental Health of Minority and Marginalized Young People: An Opportunity for Action
Vivek H. Murthy
Commentary
Rapid Implementation of Evidence-Informed Interventions to Improve HIV Health Outcomes Among Priority Populations: The E2i Initiative
Linda G. Marc, Hilary Goldhammer, Kenneth H. Mayer, Sean Cahill, Massah Massaquoi, Erin Nortrup, Stacy M. Cohen, Demetrios A. Psihopaidas, Jhetari T. Carney, and Alex S. Keuroghlian
Public Health Lessons Learned in Responding to COVID-19 Among People Experiencing Homelessness in the United States
Emily Mosites, Blair Harrison, Martha P. Montgomery, Ashley A. Meehan, Joshua Leopold, Lindsey Barranco, Lauren Schwerzler, Andrea E. Carmichael, Kristie E.N. Clarke, and Jay C. Butler
Promising Practices for Ensuring Equity in COVID-19 Vaccination: The Devil’s in the Details
Laura J. Faherty, Lucy Schulson, Priya Gandhi, Khadesia Howell, Rebecca Wolfe, and Jeanne S. Ringel
Vaccine Passports and Indian Country: Nothing Fast About It
Alec J. Calac and Aila Hoss
Case Study
The CDC HIV Outbreak Coordination Unit: Developing a Standardized, Collaborative Approach to HIV Outbreak Assessment and Response
Alexandra M. Oster, Anne Marie France, Robert P. McClung, Kate Buchacz, Sheryl B. Lyss, Philip J. Peters, Paul J. Weidle, William M. Switzer, Stanley A. Phillip Jr, John T. Brooks, and Angela L. Hernandez
Hepatitis C Elimination During a Global Pandemic: A Case Study of Resilience in Action
Shelley N. Facente, Rachel Grinstein, Janessa Broussard, Jessica Shost, Soraya Azari, Jennifer Siruno, Jose A. Jimenez, Anne F. Luetkemeyer, and Katie Burk; on behalf of End Hep C SF
Brief Report
Changing Trends in Age and Sex Distributions of Lyme Disease—United States, 1992-2016
J. Kugeler, Paul S. Mead, Amy M. Schwartz, and Alison F. Hinckley
Topical Review
Racial Disparities in Incidence of Legionnaires’ Disease and Social Determinants of Health: A Narrative Review
Candis M. Hunter, Simone W. Salandy, Jessica C. Smith, Chris Edens, and Brian Hubbard
Public Health Methodology
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Pregnant People at Labor and Delivery and Changes in Infection Rates in the General Population: Lessons Learned From Illinois
Sonal Goyal, Jaline Gerardin, Sarah Cobey, Crystal Son, Owen McCarthy, Arielle Dror, Shannon Lightner, Ngozi O. Ezike, Wayne A. Duffus, and Amanda C. Bennett
Research
Changes to Timeliness and Completeness of Infectious Disease Reporting in Texas After Implementation of an Epidemiologic Capacity Program
Kahler W. Stone, Marilyn Felkner, Eric Garza, Maria Perez-Patron, Cason D. Schmit, Thomas J. McDonald, and Jennifer A. Horney
challenges in Surveillance for Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome: Active Bacterial Core Surveillance, United States, 2014-2017
Srinivas Acharya Nanduri, Jennifer Onukwube, Mirasol Apostol, Nisha Alden, Susan Petit, Monica Farley, Lee H. Harrison, Kathy Como-Sabetti, Chad Smelser, Kari Burzlaff, Paul Cieslak, William Schaffner, and Chris A. Van Beneden
Characteristics of Adults Who Use Both Marijuana and E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Products: A Cross-Sectional Study, Utah, 2018
Nathaniel M. Lewis, Michael Friedrichs, Shelly S. Wagstaff, Allyn K. Nakashima, and Angela C. Dunn
Outcomes of a Pharmacist-Led Hepatitis C Virus Treatment Program in an Urban Safety-Net Health System, Chicago, 2017-2019
Bijou R. Hunt, Hollyn Cetrone, Sharon Sam, and Nancy R. Glick
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Intensive Care Admissions in a Pregnant and Postpartum Population, Hawai‘i, 2012-2017
Pamela Estrada, Hyeong Jun Ahn, and Scott A. Harvey
Retention in Medical Care Among Insured Adolescents and Young Adults With Diagnosed HIV Infection, United States, 2010-2014
Mary R. Tanner, Tim Bush, Steven R. Nesheim, Paul J. Weidle, and Kathy K. Byrd
Community-Engaged Needs Assessment of Deaf American Sign Language Users in Florida, 2018
Tyler G. James, Michael M. McKee, Meagan K. Sullivan, Glenna Ashton, Stephen J. Hardy, Yary Santiago, David G. Phillips, and JeeWon Cheong
Coverage and Timing of Influenza Vaccination Among Privately Insured Pregnant Women in the United States, 2010-2018
Kai Hong, Megan C. Lindley, and Fangjun Zhou
A Thematic Analysis of Overdose Prevention and Response Efforts in States Experiencing Declines in Rates of Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths
Amber B. Robinson, Nida Ali, Olga Costa, Cherie Rooks-Peck, Amy Sorensen-Alawad, Jonathan Ballard, Kathryn Lowerre, and Anna Fondario
Prevalence of Previous COVID-19 Infection, COVID-19 Vaccination Receipt, and Intent to Vaccinate Among the US Workforce
Kimberly H. Nguyen, Shannon Irvine, Mei Chung, Holly Yue, Cordelia Sheetoh, Kenneth Chui, and Jennifer D. Allen
Clinic- and Community-Based SARS-CoV-2 Testing Among People Experiencing Homelessness in the United States, March–November 2020
Lauryn Berner, Ashley Meehan, Joseph Kenkel, Martha Montgomery, Victoria Fields, Ankita Henry, Alaina Boyer, Emily Mosites, and Katherine Diaz Vickery
Patients’ Perspectives on Emergency Department COVID-19 Vaccination and Vaccination Messaging Through Randomized Vignettes
Michael J. Waxman, Maile Ray, Elissa M. Schechter-Perkins, Kiran Faryar, Karen Coen Flynn, Mandi Breen, Susan M. Wojcik, Fiona Berry, Amy Zheng, Ashar Ata, E. Brooke Lerner, Michael S. Lyons, and Sandra McGinnis
Characteristics of People With and Without Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection During Pregnancy, Massachusetts, March 2020–March 2021
Hanna M. Shephard, Susan E. Manning, Eirini Nestoridi, Catherine Brown, and Mahsa M. Yazdy
Risk Factors for COVID-19 Positivity and Hospital Admission Among Arab American Adults in Southern California
Nadia N. Abuelezam, Kristina L. Greenwood, Mawj Al-Ani, Sandro Galea, and Raed Al-Naser
Emergency Department and Intensive Care Unit Overcrowding and Ventilator Shortages in US Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2021
Paramjit Sandhu, Ami B. Shah, Farida B. Ahmad, Justin Kerr, Hanna B. Demeke, Ellie Graeden, Suzanne Marks, Hollie Clark, Jennifer M. Bombard, Michele Bolduc, Kendra Hatfield-Timajchy, Erica Tindall, Antonio Neri, Kelsey Smith, Chantelle Owens, Tonya Martin, and Frank V. Strona
Comparison of National Vulnerability Indices Used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the COVID-19 Response
Amy Wolkin, Sarah Collier, John S. House, David Reif, Alison Motsinger-Reif, Lindsey Duca, and J. Danielle Sharpe
Supplement Table of Contents:
The Public Health Response to Human Trafficking: A Look Back and a Step Forward
Guest Editorial
The Public Health Response to Human Trafficking: A Look Back and a Step Forward
Ginny Sprang, Hanni Stoklosa, and Jordan Greenbaum
Commentary
Addressing Racism in the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking of Black Girls: The Role of Public Health Critical Race Praxis
C. Cook, PhuongThao D. Le, and Jennifer J. García
Applying Telemental Health Services for Adults Experiencing Trafficking
Anka A. Vujanovic, Mollie R. Gordon, John H. Coverdale, and Phuong T. Nguyen
Community Health Centers and Sentinel Surveillance of Human Trafficking in the United States
Michael Gallo, Hannah Thinyane, and James Teufel
Case Study
Creating a Collaborative Trauma-Informed Interdisciplinary Citywide Victim Services Model Focused on Health Care for Survivors of Human Trafficking
Juhi Jain, Mackenzie Bennett, Mark D. Bailey, Daniel Liaou, Sheri-Ann O. Kaltiso, Jordan Greenbaum, Kimberly Williams, Mollie R. Gordon, Melissa I. M. Torres, Phuong T. Nguyen, John H. Coverdale, Victor Williams, Cayla Hari, Samantha Rodriguez, Temilola Salami, and JoNell E. Potter
A Novel Method to Examine Public Communications and Policy Representations: A Case Example of Hawai‘i’s Perspective on Juveniles Involved in Commercial Sexual Activity
Sarah Momilani Marshall
Topical Review
A Review of Prevalence Estimation Methods for Human Trafficking Populations
Elyssa Schroeder, Timothy G. Edgemon, Lydia Aletraris, Njeri Kagotho, Jody Clay-Warner, and David Okech
Research
Commercial Sexual Exploitation During Adolescence: A US-Based National Study of Adolescent to Adult Health
Elizabeth S. Barnert, Eraka Bath, Nia Heard-Garris, Joyce Lee, Alma Guerrero, Christopher Biely, Nicholas Jackson, Paul J. Chung, and Rebecca Dudovitz
Are Screening Tools for Identifying Human Trafficking Victims in Health Care Settings Validated? A Scoping Review
Mathilde Hainaut, Katherine J. Thompson, Caryn J. Ha, Hayley L. Herzog, Timothy Roberts, and Veronica Ades
Evaluating and Validating the Classification Accuracy of a Screening Instrument to Assess Risk for Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Child Welfare–Involved Children and Adolescents
Carlomagno C. Panlilio, Carly B. Dierkhising, Jennifer Richardson, and Jane Runner
Use of ICD-10 Codes for Human Trafficking: Analysis of Data From a Large, Multisite Clinical Database in the United States
Patrick L. Kerr and Gavin Bryant
Posttraumatic Cognitions and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Young People Who Have Experienced Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking
Elizabeth W. Perry, Melissa C. Osborne, NaeHyung Lee, Kelly Kinnish, and Shannon R. Self-Brown
Understanding Health Facility Needs for Human Trafficking Response in Michigan
Michelle L. Munro-Kramer, Dana C. Beck, Katherine E. Martin, and Bridgette A. Carr
Working With Survivors of Human Trafficking: Results From a Needs Assessment in a Midwestern State, 2019
Kathleen M. Preble, Andrea Nichols, and Ashley Cox