Anna E Austin, Kevin O'Callaghan, Julie Rushmore, Ryan Cramer, Robert McDonald, Emily R Learner
{"title":"State Child Abuse and Mandated Reporting Policies for Prenatal Substance Use and Congenital Syphilis Case Rates: United States, 2018-2022.","authors":"Anna E Austin, Kevin O'Callaghan, Julie Rushmore, Ryan Cramer, Robert McDonald, Emily R Learner","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307951","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307951","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives.</b> To estimate the association of state policies that define prenatal substance use as child abuse and mandate that health care professionals report prenatal substance use to child protective services with congenital syphilis case rates. <b>Methods.</b> We used 2018 to 2022 US data on congenital syphilis case notifications to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. We conducted linear regression with a generalized estimating equation approach to compare congenital syphilis case rates in states with a child abuse policy only, a mandated reporting policy only, and both polices to rates in states with neither policy. <b>Results.</b> After adjustment for confounders, the rate of congenital syphilis cases was, on average, 23.5 (95% confidence interval = 2.2, 44.8) cases per 100 000 live births higher in states with both a child abuse policy and a mandated reporting policy for prenatal substance use than in states with neither policy. Rates were similar in states with a child abuse policy only and a mandated reporting policy only compared to states with neither policy. <b>Conclusions.</b> The combination of state child abuse policies and mandated reporting policies for prenatal substance use potentially contributes to higher congenital syphilis case rates. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(4):566-574. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307951).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"566-574"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11903058/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143412791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Black Women With HIV: Ongoing Challenges and New Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes.","authors":"Bisola O Ojikutu, Stewart Landers","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308040","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308040","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"115 S1","pages":"S4-S5"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11947483/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.","authors":"","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308115","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308115","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"115 S1","pages":"S6"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11947478/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
LaShonda Y Spencer, Yvette P Cuca, Katy Davis, Vanessa Ayafor, Shakeila Lewis-Chery, Clara A Chen, Howard J Cabral, Lindsey Furton, Rahab Goodwin, Natalie Solomon-Brimage, Serena Rajabiun
{"title":"Differences in HIV Outcomes and Quality of Life Between Older and Younger Black Women With HIV in the United States, 2021-2023.","authors":"LaShonda Y Spencer, Yvette P Cuca, Katy Davis, Vanessa Ayafor, Shakeila Lewis-Chery, Clara A Chen, Howard J Cabral, Lindsey Furton, Rahab Goodwin, Natalie Solomon-Brimage, Serena Rajabiun","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308021","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives.</b> To characterize differences in outcomes of 733 Black women aged 50 years and older compared with younger women with HIV engaged in bundled interventions across 12 US sites from 2021 to 2023. <b>Methods.</b> We examined age differences in physical component score (PCS) and mental component score (MCS) for health-related quality of life, stigma, and viral suppression over 12 months. We examined outcome effects by age and intervention. We collected comorbidities and preventive health screenings. <b>Results.</b> Lower PCS was associated with each year with HIV for older women (b = -0.13; 95% confidence interval [CI] = -0.25, -0.02) and for younger women in the stigma reduction intervention (b = -3.36; 95% CI = -5.88, -0.84). Younger women in the intimate partner violence intervention demonstrated a decrease in MCS quality of life (b = -3.07; 95% CI = -5.16, -0.98). Stigma scores were increased for younger women in the Red Carpet Experience (b = 2.70; 95% CI = 0.07, 5.33) but lower for older women in the self-efficacy intervention (b = -1.41; 95% CI = -2.24, -0.57). Viral load suppression was associated with peer-patient navigation for older women (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 4.73; 95% CI = 1.51, 14.81) and the intimate partner violence intervention for younger women (AOR = 3.83; 95% CI = 2.15, 6.82). Health screenings were low. <b>Conclusions.</b> Interventions that center Black women beyond traditional HIV treatment are needed with a focus on health screenings to improve the quality of life of older women. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(S1):S57-S67. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308021).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"115 S1","pages":"S57-S67"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11947479/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prime Time Sister Circles: Adapting a Culturally Relevant Intervention for Black Women With HIV.","authors":"Helena Kwakwa, Alexandra Dongala","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307869","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307869","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prime Time Sister Circles (PTSC), an intervention developed for Black women, was adapted for Black women with HIV. A subset of enrollees in two bundled interventions for Black women with HIV participated in PTSC. Health indicators were collected at baseline, six months, and 12 months. Blood pressure, hemoglobin A1C, viral suppression, CD4 counts, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol improved for 14 PTSC participants. PTSC participants' health indicator improvements show that bundled interventions are promising. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(S1):S18-S21. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307869).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"115 S1","pages":"S18-S21"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11947492/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shakeila A Lewis-Chery, Corliss D Heath, Xiyuan Zhang, Vanessa Ayafor, Melissa Beaupierre, Serena Rajabiun
{"title":"Black Women Organized for Wellness (B.WOW): A Bundled Approach to Enhance the Health of Black Women With HIV.","authors":"Shakeila A Lewis-Chery, Corliss D Heath, Xiyuan Zhang, Vanessa Ayafor, Melissa Beaupierre, Serena Rajabiun","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308020","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308020","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the more-than-40-year HIV epidemic, the health care needs of Black women have been overlooked, with few interventions for their care. The B.WOW intervention in Atlanta, Georgia, used a bundled intervention of mobile health technology and peer‒patient navigation to improve antiretroviral adherence, care retention and address socioeconomic determinants. In 12 months, viral suppression improved from 37% to 73%, mental health services connection increased from 71% to 83%, and there was a significant reduction in stigma and improved resilience. These findings highlight the effectiveness of tailored interventions for Black women with HIV. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(S1):S22-S27. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308020).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"115 S1","pages":"S22-S27"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11947481/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bethany Divakaran, Anna Steiner, Sidney Lin, Sharon Fennix, Shira Shavit
{"title":"A Novel Reentry Hotline Led by Community Health Workers to Address the Health Needs of People Returning From Incarceration: Transitions Clinic Network, California, June 2020‒June 2023.","authors":"Bethany Divakaran, Anna Steiner, Sidney Lin, Sharon Fennix, Shira Shavit","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307969","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2024.307969","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Community members returning from incarceration experience serious health disparities, which intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, community health workers with lived experience of incarceration in the Transitions Clinic Network established a California reentry health care hotline to support time-sensitive linkages to postrelease medical care. From June 2020 to June 2023, the hotline supported 1276 people transitioning from incarceration. Lessons from this peer-led public health intervention are relevant for states utilizing Medicaid waivers to improve health equity for justice-involved populations. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(4):477-480. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307969).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":" ","pages":"477-480"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11903087/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143412783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
William J Kassler, Howard Rodenberg, Steven C Fiala
{"title":"Building Common Ground for Public Health: Perspectives and Practice Experiences.","authors":"William J Kassler, Howard Rodenberg, Steven C Fiala","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308044","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308044","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"115 4","pages":"481-483"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11903062/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143613035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Path Forward to Improving Access to Care and Treatment and Ending the Epidemic for Black Women With HIV.","authors":"Serena Rajabiun","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308091","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308091","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"115 S1","pages":"S10-S12"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11947480/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Judith C Scott, Melanie Rocco, Madison Kitchen, Natalie A Solomon-Brimage, Clara A Chen, Jennifer M Latimer, Gwen Davies, Jakevia Wheeler, Lindsey Furton, Linda Sprague Martinez, Serena Rajabiun, Ayesha Umrigar, Angela Wangari Walter
{"title":"Intersectional HIV Stigma Among Black Women: Regional Differences and Implications From the Black Women First Initiative.","authors":"Judith C Scott, Melanie Rocco, Madison Kitchen, Natalie A Solomon-Brimage, Clara A Chen, Jennifer M Latimer, Gwen Davies, Jakevia Wheeler, Lindsey Furton, Linda Sprague Martinez, Serena Rajabiun, Ayesha Umrigar, Angela Wangari Walter","doi":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308037","DOIUrl":"10.2105/AJPH.2025.308037","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Objectives.</b> To explore intersectional stigma and sociodemographic characteristics, with consideration of US regional differences, among Black women with HIV enrolled in the Black Women First (BWF) initiative. <b>Methods.</b> In this prospective, nonrandomized study, participants' stigma scale responses and sociodemographic data were collected between May 2021 and August 2023. Participants participated in bundled interventions tailored to Black women's needs and local contexts during this time. Repeated measure models, adjusted for site clustering, were conducted with consideration of regional differences. <b>Results.</b> There were significant sociodemographic and baseline stigma differences between Black women residing in the US South and other regions. By the 12-month follow-up timepoint, because of bundled interventions, stigma significantly reduced among Black women, especially women in the South and transgender women. <b>Conclusions.</b> Bundled interventions with stigma-reduction approaches that address intersectional stigma and consider geography may be an effective way to reduce and eliminate stigma for Black women with HIV. <b>Public Health Implications.</b> BWF aligns with the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (2022-2025), promoting the development and expansion of culturally sensitive, evidence-informed interventions to improve Black women's health outcomes. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(S1):S75-S84. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308037).</p>","PeriodicalId":7647,"journal":{"name":"American journal of public health","volume":"115 S1","pages":"S75-S84"},"PeriodicalIF":9.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11947491/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143727335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}