Jessica G. Burke

TL;DR: A systematic review of studies that focused on food access and food desert research in the United States finds findings from other countries offer insight into ways, in which future research, policy development and program implementation in the U.S. may continue to be explored.

TL;DR: The deprivation index was associated with the unadjusted prevalence of preterm birth and low birth weight for white non-Hispanic and to a lesser extent for black non- Hispanic women across the eight sites, suggesting the utility of using a deprivation index for research into neighborhood effects on adverse birth outcomes.

TL;DR: In this article, a literature search was conducted to collect published articles reporting correlates of HIV medication adherence or interventions designed to increase medication adherence, including factors related to treatment regimen, social and psychological factors, institutional resources, and personal attributes.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors introduce concept mapping as a useful participatory research method for public health researchers interested in generating hypotheses and developing theory, and present an illustrative research application of the method to the exploration of women's perceptions of the relationship between residential neighborhood factors and intimate partner violence experiences.

TL;DR: In this study, deprivation at the neighborhood level was significantly associated with increased risk of preterm birth among both non-Hispanic White women andnon-Hispanic Black women.