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2026

1. Caldwell JI, Ayala V, Darwish-Elsherbiny F, Shah D, Kuo T. Nutrition Security Among Medicaid Patients With Diabetes or Prediabetes After Completing a Produce Prescription Program. Ann Fam Med. 2026 Jan 26;24(1):10-16. doi: 10.1370/afm.250088.
2. Acevedo HD, Beeler E, Crossley B, Armién AG, Henderson EE, Asin J, Middleton J, Uzal FA. Salpingitis and multiorgan lesions caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in a cat associated with consumption of recalled raw milk in California. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2026 Jan 29:10406387251413563. doi: 10.1177/10406387251413563.

2025

1. van Rest A, Clarke A, Gounder P, Nie PK, Das C, Bush C, Rubin Z COVID-19 outbreaks in nursing homes in Los Angeles County, March 2020-April 2022.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2025 Jan 7:1-7. doi: 10.1017/ice.2024.218.
2. Yildirim M, Keskinocak P, Hinderstein S, Tran K, Dasthagirisaheb YBS, Madoff L, Pelton S, Yildirim I. A comprehensive analysis of serotype-specific invasive capacity, clinical presentations, and mortality trends of invasive pneumococcal disease.Vaccine. 2025 Jan 7;47:126692. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.126692.
3. Green G, Flores R, Barragan NC, Gonzalez K, Kuo T. Individual and clinical factors associated with patient acceptance of referrals to social services and community resources at a multi-purpose resource hub.Transl Behav Med. 2025 Jan 16;15(1):ibae072. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibae072.
4. Sharp MT,Tan P,, Burke RV. School disaster preparedness for children with access and functional needs.J Emerg Manag. 2025 Mar-Apr;23(2):313-326. doi: 10.5055/jem.0913.
5. Bruce D, Shah R, Stafylis C, Hernandez-Tamayo C, Gounder P, Klausner JD; HCV Project Connect Team. Barriers to Hepatitis C Treatment Among Los Angeles County Residents.J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Mar 28. doi: 10.1007/s11606-025-09477-8.
6. Kojima N, de St Maurice A, Erezo EJ, Yanez E, Traub E, Joyce A, Marutani A, Green N, Balter S, Poitier SR, King J. Use of baloxavir marboxil post-exposure prophylaxis to halt an influenza A(H3) outbreak in a college sports team, November 2024.Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Mar 24:ciaf148. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaf148.
7. Zhu S et al. Collaborators: de St Maurice A, El-Tobgy E, Green N, Joyce A, Mondy C, Mundt T, Ransohoff H, Sanchez S, Traub E, et al. Human Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) - California, September-December 2024.MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 025 Mar 13;74(8):127-133. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7408a1.
8. Jewell MP, Gounder P, et al. Project HCV Connect: Using a County Surveillance Registry to Link Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Residents to Cure-Los Angeles County, April 2023 to March 2024.J Public Health Manag Pract. 2025 Mar 11. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000002139.
9. Slubowski J, Leek A, Irwin W, Hass A, Haskins H, Azmat S, Wentworth TT, Bruner B, Mulligan P, Hardeman J, Day J. CRCPD E-43 Committee for Interagency Environmental Data Sharing and Communications Endorsed RadResponder Threshold Sets.Health Phys. 2025 Mar 1;128(3):248-256. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000001950.
10. Lewis T, Freedner N, Lee N, Cui Y, Rosales M, Shah M. A Comparison of Los Angeles County Health Survey Outcomes After Transitioning From Telephone to a Primarily Web-Based, Self-Administration Data Collection Mode.J Public Health Manag Pract. 2025 Mar-Apr 01;31(2):E80-E87. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000002054. Epub 2024 Sep 5
11. Wiginton JM, Murray SM, Anderson BJ, Sey K, Ma Y, Flynn CP, et al. Sexual behavior stigma among cisgender gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in nine NHBS cities across the United States: Burden and associations with PrEP continuum and HIV care continuum outcomes.Stigma Health. 2025 Feb;10(1):95-106. doi: 10.1037/sah0000495.
12. Zhang Z, Yildirim M, Keskinocak P, Dasthagirisaheb YBS, Tran K,Hinderstein S, Crockett M, Burns M, Johnson H, Popstefanija M, Madoff LC, Pelton SI, Yildirim I. Serotype specific pneumococcal vaccine effectiveness in children with sickle cell disease: A two-decade analysis.Vaccine. 2025 May 22;56:127193. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127193. Epub 2025 May 2
13. Paredes MI, Liang C, Suen SC, Holloway IW, Garrigues JM, Green NM, Bedford T, Müller NF, Osmundson J. Viral introductions and return to baseline sexual behaviors maintain low-level mpox incidence in Los Angeles County, USA, 2023-2024.medRxiv [Preprint]. 2025 Jun 7:2025.03.14.25323999. doi: 10.1101/2025.03.14.25323999.
14. de St Maurice A, Balter S, Kimple K, Moore Z. Beyond the tip of the iceberg: impacts of federal actions on state and local public health infrastructureJ Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2025 Jul 11:piaf064. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaf064. Epub ahead of print.
15. Loomis KA, Bhattacharya D, Amiling R, Ponce-Jewel M, Lazarus ME, Chavez G, Gounder P. Hepatitis C Treatment Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Primary Care Providers-Los Angeles County, 2023.J Am Board Fam Med. 2025 May 12;38(1):192. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2024.230354R0.
16. Yomogida K, Kjemtrup A, Ibrahim M, Contreras Z, Ngo V, Halai UA, Balter S, Feaster M, Zahn M, Shearer E, Sorvillo R, Balanji N, Torres C, Prado B, Porse C, Kramer V, Martínez-López B. Bayesian population-based assessment of ascertainment bias in flea-borne typhus surveillance in California, 2011-2019.Med Vet Entomol. 2025 Jun 23. doi: 10.1111/mve.12816. Epub ahead of print.
17. Rhodes AG, Jarris DK, Kassaye S, Hamp AD, Hensel AM, Collman J, Carrier J, Takeuchi YW, Withers L, Kang A, Smith M, Smart JC. Cross-Jurisdictional Data Sharing: Use of the ATra Black Box for Deduplicating Cases in the National HIV Surveillance System.Public Health Rep. 2025 Jul 8:333549251318985. doi: 10.1177/00333549251318985. Epub ahead of print.
18. Caldwell JI, Darwish-Elsherbiny F, Macon K, Moon G, Casillas A, Brown AF, Shah D, Kuo T. Fruit and Vegetable Consumption, Household Food Insecurity, and SNAP Participation Among Attendees of Free Produce Events at Safety-Net Health Center Sites.Nutrients. 2025 May 29;17(11):1849. doi: 10.3390/nu17111849
19. Zhang Z, Yildirim M, Keskinocak P, Dasthagirisaheb YBS, Hinderstein S,Tran K, Crockett M, Burns M, Johnson H, Popstefanija M, Madoff LC, Pelton SI, Yildirim I. Serotype specific pneumococcal vaccine effectiveness in children with sickle cell disease: A two-decade analysis.Vaccine. 2025 May 22;56:127193. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127193. Epub 2025 May 2.
20. Schuetz AN, Ferrell A, Hindler JA, Humphries R, Bobenchik AM. Overview of changes in the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Performance Standards for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing: M100 32nd and 33rd editions.J Clin Microbiol. 2025 Aug 7:e0162323. doi: 10.1128/jcm.01623-23. Epub ahead of print.
21. Vaughan AM, Kamel D, Chang M, Saucier L, Montgomery SP, Wendt E, Chang AH, Islam S, Nagiel A, Situ B, Middleton J, Terashita D, Balter S, Gibson JE, Alarcón J. Baylisascariasis (Raccoon Roundworm Infection) in Two Unrelated Children - Los Angeles County, California, 2024.MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2025 Jul 31;74(28):444-449. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7428a1.
22. Nguyen K, Halai UA, et al. Mpox Among Pregnant Women and Their Infants in the U.S. Outbreak, 2022-2023. Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Sep 12. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000006072.
23. Khanna A, Lee F, Schrode K, Sheeler D, Hotton A, Schneider J, Fujimoto K, Chirumamilla S, Sey EK, Harawa NT. Long-acting injectable PrEP can substantially reduce HIV incidence in Los Angeles County: A simulation study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2025 Oct 30. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003790.
24. Dong HV, Pithia N, Chiang C, Halbrook M, Barr M, Yin S, Diaz A, Beekley J, Yeganeh N. Factors associated with Newborn nirsevimab administration in Los Angeles County during the 2024 Respiratory Syncytial Virus Season. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2025 Oct 22:piaf095. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaf095.
25. O'Shea BQ, Neikirk A, Rubin Z, Roman D, Khanqadri I, Gounder P.. Using Genomic Epidemiology to Infer Transmission Dynamics in Selected Skilled Nursing Facility COVID-19 Outbreaks - Los Angeles County, February 2023 - March 2024. Am J Infect Control. 2025 Nov 4:S0196-6553(25)00706-0. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2025.11.003.
26. Ojukwu J,Stimatze T. Using the Health Belief Model To Assess the Impact of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Health Education Video Towards Screening Adoption in Non-US-Born Persons Living in California. J Immigr Minor Health. 2025 Nov 6. doi: 10.1007/s10903-025-01805-8.
27. Lim TY, Kanjilal S, Doron S, Penney JA, Haddix M, Koo TH, Danza P, Fisher R, Grad YH, Hay JA. Nowcasting epidemic trends using hospital- and community-based virologic test data. Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 19;16(1):10138. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-65237-6.
28. Lee PS, OYong K, Shah AN, Thiel C, LeBrun M, Miller LG, Rubin Z. Environmental and human health impact of contact precaution use for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus in Los Angeles County. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2025 Nov 7:1-3. doi: 10.1017/ice.2025.10338.
29. Terashita D, et al. Public reporting guidelines for outbreak data: Enabling accountability for effective outbreak response by developing standards for transparency and uniformity. Public Health. 2025 Dec 19;251:106102. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2025.106102.
30. Tang EC, Haw M, Kulkarni S, Johnson E, Gigante CM, Balanji N, Berumen R, Cash-Goldwasser S, Chevinsky JR, Espinosa A, Gallegos A, Green NM, Hacker JK, Minhaj FS, Nguyen E, Okada C, Poortinga K, Probert WS, Saadeh K, Vaughan A, Wu S, Wadford DA, Jacobson K. Detection of Community Transmission of Clade Ib Mpox Virus in the United States. NEJM Evid. 22025 Dec 17:EVIDpha2500319. doi: 10.1056/EVIDpha2500319.
31. Craig HC, Sharib JR, Ridberg R, Caldwell J, Shah-Patel D, Warner K, de la Haye K, Livings M, et al. Development and validation of a brief Nutrition Security Screener (NSS) for clinical and public health settings. Am J Clin Nutr.. 2025 Dec;122(6):1689-1700. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.08.017.
32. Baldwin SB, Gibbs HA, LaChapelle L, Johanis A, Hancock L, Marquez S, Wirtz M. Human Trafficking Survivor Advocate: Observational Evaluation of a Community-Based Pilot Program to Support Trafficked Persons in the Hospital Setting. J Emerg Nurs.. 2025 Nov 25:S0099-1767(25)00436-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2025.10.021.
33. Kajita E, Chang K, de Leon V, Moss W, Lim M, Balter S, de St Maurice A. Notes from the Field: Emergency Department Use During the Los Angeles County Wildfires, January 2025. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep.. 2025 Feb 6;74(3):40-42. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7403a2.

2024

1. Kohrman N, Rashid M, Flores R, Blyler C, Barragan NC, Kuo T, Inkelas M, Chen S, Rader F, Cheng S, Albert C, Bello NA, Ebinger J. A qualitative analysis of post-hoc interviews with multilevel participants of a randomized controlled trial of a community-based intervention.PLoS One. 2024 May 9;19(5):e0303075. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303075. eCollection 2024.
2. Robles B, Wickramasekaran RN. Healthy Vending Machine Products-Food for Thought on a Popular Diet-Related Behavioral Economic Strategy for Public Health.JAMA Netw Open. 2024 May 1;7(5):e249400. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.9400.
3. Guglielmo D, Dang A, Fischbach L,Toruno R, Chavez-Sosa G, Messex M, Gallow TG, Moradian C, Kuo T. Community Engagement, Jurisdictional Experience, and Previous Tobacco-Related Ordinances in Neighboring Communities as Drivers of Flavored Tobacco Bans in Los Angeles County.Prev Chronic Dis. 2024 May 2;21:E29. doi: 10.5888/pcd21.230284.
4. Humphrey R, Truong A, Fraser R, Gallow TG, Fischbach L, Kuo T. Creating and Implementing a Community-Focused, Culturally Tailored Health Marketing Campaign to Address Menthol Cigarette Use in Los Angeles County.Prev Chronic Dis. 2024 Apr 18;21:E25. doi: 10.5888/pcd21.230282.
5. Castellon-Lopez Y, Carson SL, Ward KT, Ramirez KD, Vo LP, Kuo T, Seeman T, Vassar SD, Trejo L, Eidem E, Aranda MP, Brown AF. Understanding the implementation and sustainability needs of evidence-based programs for racial and ethnic minoritized older adults in under-resourced communities with limited aging services.BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Apr 13;24(1):466. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10925-0.
6. Jung S, Prelip M, Roper-Fingerhut H, Kuo T, Simon P, Whaley SE, Wang MC. Examination of community-level interventions addressing early childhood obesity in Los Angeles County. Prev Med Rep.2024 Mar 27;41:102708. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102708. eCollection 2024 May.
7. Rich SN, Carpenter A, Dell B, Henderson R, Adams S, Bestul N, Grano C, Sprague B, Leopold J, Schiffman EK, Lomeli A, Zadeh H, Alarcón J, Halai UA, Nam YS, Seifu L, Slavinski S, Crum D, Mosites E, Salzer JS, Hinckley AF, McCormick DW, Marx GE. Knowledge and practices related to louse- and flea-borne diseases among staff providing services to people experiencing homelessness in the United States.Zoonoses Public Health.2024 Mar 21. doi: 10.1111/zph.13125. Online ahead of print.
8. Rubin E, Harvey C, Villatoro A, Dean B.Next Generation Public Health Emergency Readiness: Standardized Tools and a Threat Agnostic Biosurveillance System.Health Secur.2024 Mar-Apr;22(2):140-145. doi: 10.1089/hs.2023.0102. Epub 2024 Mar 21.
9. Wood M,Robles B, Beltran J, Kuo T. Integrating Healthy Nutrition Standards and Practices Into Food Service Contracting in a Large US County Government.Prev Chronic Dis.2024 Mar 7;21:E15. doi: 10.5888/pcd21.230220.
10. Grossman MK, Rankin DA, Maloney M, Stanton RA, Gable P, Stevens VA, Ewing T, Saunders K, Kogut S, Nazarian E, Bhaurla S, Mephors J, Mongillo J, Stonehocker S, Prignano J, Valencia N, Charles A, McNamara K, Fritsch WA, Ruelle S, Plucinski CA, Sosa L, Ostrowsky B, Ham DC, Walters MS. Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Outbreak associated with Artificial Tears.Clin Infect Dis.. 2024 Feb 5:ciae052. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae052. Online ahead of print.
11. Nianogo RA, Zhao F, Li S, Nishi A, Basu S. Medicaid Expansion and Racial-Ethnic and Sex Disparities in Cardiovascular Diseases Over 6 Years: A Generalized Synthetic Control Approach.Epidemiology. 2024 Mar 1;35(2):263-272. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001691. Epub 2023 Jan 30.
12. Kanny D, Lee K, Olansky E, Robbins T, Trujillo L, Finlayson T, Morris E, Agnew-Brune C, Cha S, Chapin-Bardales J, Wejnert C; National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women Study Group(Ma Y, Olaes G, Sey EK , et al. Overview and Methodology of the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women - Seven Urban Areas, United States, 2019-2020.MMWR Suppl. 2024 Jan 25;73(1):1-8. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.su7301a1.
13. Alarcón J, Dao BL, Santos M, Jewell MP, Donabedian C, Stanley AN, Terashita DM, Balter SE, Gounder P. Hepatitis C virus outbreak at a pain clinic in Los Angeles.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Apr;45(4):549-550. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.294. Epub 2024 Jan 25.
14. Eustaquio PC, Olansky E, Lee K, Marcus R, Cha S; National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women Study Group (Ma Y,Olaes G, Sey EK, et al.) Social Support and the Association Between Certain Forms of Violence and Harassment and Suicidal Ideation Among Transgender Women - National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women, Seven Urban Areas, United States, 2019-2020.MMWR Suppl. 2024 Jan 25;73(1):61-70. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.su7301a7.
15. Marcus R, Trujillo L, Olansky E, Cha S, Hershow RB, Baugher AR, Sionean C, Lee K; National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women Study Group(Ma Y,Sey EK, Olaes G et al.) Transgender Women Experiencing Homelessness - National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women, Seven Urban Areas, United States, 2019-2020.MMWR Suppl. 2024 Jan 25;73(1):40-50. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.su7301a5.
16. Olansky E, Lee K, Handanagic S, Trujillo L; National HIV Behavioral Surveillance among Transgender Women Study Group (Ma Y, Olaes G, Sey EK, et al.) Nonprescription Hormone Use Among Transgender Women - National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women, Seven Urban Areas, United States, 2019-2020.MMWR Suppl. 2024 Jan 25;73(1):34-39. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.su7301a4.
17. Hershow RB, Trujillo L, Olansky E, Lee K, Agnew-Brune C, Wejnert C, Adams M; National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women Study Group(Ma Y, Olaes G, Sey EK, et al.) Structural and Psychosocial Syndemic Conditions and Condomless Anal Intercourse Among Transgender Women - National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women, Seven Urban Areas, United States, 2019-2020.MMWR Suppl. 2024 Jan 25;73(1):21-33. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.su7301a3.
18. Baugher AR, Olansky E, Sutter L, Cha S, Lewis R, Morris E, Agnew-Brune C, Trujillo L, Respress E, Lee K; National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women Study Group (Ma Y, Olaes G, Sey EK, et al.) Prevalence of Discrimination and the Association Between Employment Discrimination and Health Care Access and Use - National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women, Seven Urban Areas, United States, 2019-2020.MMWR Suppl. 2024 Jan 25;73(1):51-60. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.su7301a6.
19. Morris E, Teplinskaya A, Olansky E, Rinderle JK, Chapin-Bardales J; National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women Study Group(Ma Y, Olaes G, Sey EK, et al.) Characteristics Associated with Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Discussion and Use Among Transgender Women Without HIV Infection - National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women, Seven Urban Areas, United States, 2019-2020.MMWR Suppl. 2024 Jan 25;73(1):9-20. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.su7301a2.
20. Cronin MR, Zavaleta ES, Beltran RS, Esparza M, Payne AR, Termini V, Thompson J, Jones MS. Testing the effectiveness of interactive training on sexual harassment and assault in field science.Sci Rep. 2024 Jan 8;14(1):523. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-49203-0.
21. Green G, Barragan NC, Abraham J, Chen S, Kuo T. Delivery of Comprehensive Medication Management and Other Clinical Services via Telehealth by Pharmacy Type.J Pharm Pract. 2024 Jun;37(3):625-631. doi: 10.1177/08971900231158934.
22. Francis ZK, Dufort EM, Albanese BA, Chung WM, Lee EH, Moore Z, Mascola L, Pan E, Pedati C, Turabelidze G, Park SY. Strengthening Pediatric and Public Health Collaboration to Protect Children's Health During a Pandemic.Pediatr Clin North Am. 2024 Jun;71(3):469-479. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2024.01.016.
23. Florea A, Pak KJ, Gounder P, Malden DE, Im TM, Chitnis AS, Wong RJ, Sahota AK, Tartof SY. Characterization of Individuals With Hepatitis B Virus-Related Cirrhosis in a Large Integrated Health Care Organization, 2008-2019.J Public Health Manag Pract. 2024 Jun 13. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000002001.
24. Barragan NC, Wu C, Ly A, Oh SM, Kuo T. Testing an Innovative Approach to Improve Hypertension Management at a Federally Qualified Health Center.J Public Health Manag Pract. 2024 Jul-Aug 01;30:S46-S51. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001901.
25. Barragan NC, Green G, Cruz G, Pogosyan S, Newman D, Kuo T. Using a Cohort-Based Quality Improvement Coaching Model to Optimize Chronic Disease Management for Federally Qualified Health Center Patients.J Public Health Manag Pract. 2024 Jul-Aug 01;30:S52-S61. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001902.
26. Lam CN, Lee R, Soto D, Ho A, Nicholas W, Unger JB, Sood N. The differential impacts of COVID-19 mortality on mental health by residential geographic regions: The Los Angeles Pandemic Surveillance Cohort Study.PLoS One. 2024 Jul 9;19(7):e0304779. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304779.
27. Hockman BE, Qi M, Rotblatt H, Borenstein L, Flynn RA, Muldrow RA, Rajagopalan S, Greene DN. Overcoming analytical and preanalytical challenges associated with extragenital home collected STI specimens.J Clin Microbiol. 2024 Jul 16;62(7):e0031124. doi: 10.1128/jcm.00311-24.
28. Ham DC, Li R, Mitsunaga T, Czaja C, Prestel C, Bhaurla S, Cumming M, Brennan B, Innes G, Carrico S, Chan A, Merengwa E, Stahl A, Ostrowsky B, de Perio MA, Walters MS. Clusters of emerging multidrug-resistant organisms in US health care facilities during the initial months of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.Am J Infect Control. 2024 Jul 30:S0196-6553(24)00630-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2024.07.013.
29. Williams BD, Pitts SJ, Onufrak SJ, Sirois E, Utech A, Wood M, Silverman J, Ajenikoko F, Murphy M, Lowry Warnock A. A qualitative exploration of barriers, facilitators and best practices for implementing environmental sustainability standards and reducing food waste in veterans affairs hospitals.J Hum Nutr Diet.2024 Aug 4. doi: 10.1111/jhn.13357.
30. Yeganeh N, Yin S, Moir O, Danza P, Kim M, Finn L, Fisher R, Kulkarni S, Perez M, Poortinga K, Garland W, Foo C, Haddix M, Archer R, Frey N, Balter S, Singhal R, Kim A. Effectiveness of JYNNEOS vaccine against symptomatic mpox disease in adult men in Los Angeles County, August 29, 2022 to January 1, 2023.Vaccine. .2024 Aug 13;42(20):125987. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.05.035.
31. Barragan NC, Green G, Moyer M, Cruz G, Pogosyan S, Kuo T. Current Practices and Attitudes of Community Health Centers Toward the Use of Algorithmic Logic to Identify Patients with Undiagnosed Hypertension.J Public Health Manag Pract.2024 Sep-Oct 01;30:S119-S123. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001927.
32. Barragan NC,Chen S, Abraham J, Chu M, Kuo T. Narrowing Cardiovascular Disease Health Disparities by Advancing the Role of Pharmacists Through a Multisector Consortium.J Public Health Manag Pract.2024 Sep-Oct 01;30:S130-S136. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001929.
33. Salem BE, Almeida H, Wall SA, Yadav K, Chang AH, Gelberg L, Nyamathi A. Exploring the Perspectives of Unhoused Adults and Providers Across the HCV Care Continuum.Clin Nurs Res.2024 Sep;33(7):519-529. doi: 10.1177/10547738241273104. Epub 2024 Sep 9.
34. Green NM, et al. Pathogenic diversification of the gut commensal Providencia alcalifaciens via acquisition of a second type III secretion system.Infect Immun.2024 Oct 15;92(10):e0031424. doi: 10.1128/iai.00314-24. Epub 2024 Sep 10.
35. Marshall LW, Chavez-Sosa G, Gorham Gallow T, Jovelle C, Fischbach L, Dang A, Guglielmo D, Holmes A, Kuo T. Overcoming Challenges to Adopting Smoke-Free Multi-Unit Housing Policies in a Large U.S. Metropolitan Area: Insights and Recommendations From Affected Groups in 20 Los Angeles County Cities.Am J Health Promot.2024 Oct 29:8901171241293367. doi: 10.1177/08901171241293367.
36. Butera CD, Yeh A, Biniwale M, Bloch E, Craddock D, Doyle M, Iyer SN, Kretch KS, Liu N, Mirzaian CB, Sargent B, Solano P, Swaine M, Dusing SC.Development and Initial Outcomes of the Interdisciplinary 'Early Identification and Intervention for Infants Network' (Ei3) in Los Angeles.J Clin Med.2024 Dec 6;13(23):7442. doi: 10.3390/jcm13237442.

2023

1. Barnes E, Van Groningen K, Ngo V, Nunez D, Mykhaylov N, Ryan A, Apichon S, Sontz J, Lyu C, Halai UA. Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 Positive Neonates Born to Persons With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Pregnancy in Los Angeles County, California, May 22, 2020-February 22, 2021.Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2023 May 1;42(5):418-422. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003858. Epub 2023 Feb 16
2. Caldwell JI, Palimaru A, Cohen DA, Shah D, Kuo T. Food Insecurity Screening in Safety-Net Clinics in Los Angeles County: Lessons for Post-Pandemic Planning.J Am Board Fam Med. 2023 Apr 3;36(2):240-250. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220175R2. Epub 2023 Mar 3.
3. Humphries RM, Miller L, Zimmer B, Matuschek E Hindler JA Contemporary Considerations for Establishing Reference Methods for Antibacterial Susceptibility Testing.J Clin Microbiol. 2023 Mar 27:e0188622. doi: 10.1128/jcm.01886-22. Online ahead of print.
4. Malhotra S,Dasgupta-Tsinikas S, Yumul J, Kaneta K, Lenz A, Kizzee R, Bihm D, Jung C, Neely M, Guevara RE, Higashi J, Bender JM. Variation in Treatment of Pediatric Tuberculosis Infection in Different Provider Settings J Pediatr. 2023 Apr 11:113419. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113419. Online ahead of print.
5. Nyamathi A, Salem BE, Lee D, Yu Z, Hudson A, Saab S, Shin SS, Jones-Patten A, Yadav K, Alikhani M, Clarke R, Chang A, White K, Gelberg L. Exploratory assessment: Nurse-led community health worker delivered HCV intervention for people experiencing homelessness.Public Health Nurs. 2023 May 2. doi: 10.1111/phn.13204. Online ahead of print.
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