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Oct 16, 2023

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Using a Narrow Cost Analysis to Inform Payment Rates: A Brief for CCDF Lead Agencies

This brief describes how Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies can use cost data when setting payment rates. It covers two main topics: analyzing gaps between costs and payment rates and exploring strategies to close gaps.

Pia Caronongan, Katie Gonzalez, Lynn A. Karoly, Julia Isaacs, Peter Willenborg

Journal Article

Oct 16, 2023

Housing Insecurity and Sleep Among Welfare Recipients in California

The objective of this study was to estimate the effect of housing insecurity on sleep duration and sleep quality.

Robert Bozick, Wendy M. Troxel, Lynn A. Karoly

Journal Article

Sep 25, 2023

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Health Care Provider Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Adult Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Recommendations —: United States, September 28–October 10, 2022

Despite the availability of effective vaccines, pneumococcal disease continues to be a significant cause of morbidity among U.S. adults.

Rebecca Kahn, Lindsay Zielinski, Amber M. Gedlinske, Natoshia M. Askelson, Christine A. Petersen, Andrew M. Parker, Courtney A. Gidengil, Alison P. Albert, Angela J. Jiles, Megan Lindley, Miwako Kobayashi, Aaron M. Scherer

Journal Article

Sep 13, 2023

What's Keeping Kids Up at Night? How Psychosocial Stressors Exacerbate the Relationship Between Sleep and Mental Health

This study examined the association between sleep duration and serious mental illness (SMI) and how this pathway is moderated by psychosocial stressors (discrimination, bullying, and perceived school and neighborhood safety).

Nipher Malika, Tori R. Van Dyk, Qais Alemi, Juan Carlos Belliard, Catherine Fisher, Larry Ortiz, Susanne Montgomery

Journal Article

Sep 5, 2023

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Does Removing Menthol Cigarettes in Convenience Stores Reduce Susceptibility to Cigarette Smoking? An Experimental Investigation in Young People

This experiment evaluated whether the absence of menthol products from a convenience store influenced young people’s susceptibility to cigarette smoking after they shopped in the store.

William G. Shadel, Claude Messan Setodji, Steven C. Martino, Michael S. Dunbar, Desmond Jenson, Armenda Bialas, Rosemary Li

Journal Article

Aug 28, 2023

Typologies of Duocentric Networks Among Low-Income Newlywed Couples

This study analyzed combined networks of a couple, collected from 207 mixed-sex newlywed couples We identified five distinct network types with different levels of relationship quality.

David P. Kennedy, Thomas N. Bradbury, Benjamin R. Karney

Journal Article

Aug 16, 2023

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A Parish-Based Multilevel Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Stigma and Mental Health Treatment Disparities Among Latino Communities

A trial by the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the Diocese of San Bernardino aims to use a parish-based intervention, potentially bridging gaps through education, reducing stigma, and improving access for Latinos.

Eunice C. Wong, Vanessa N. Torres, Mario O. Martinez, Bing Han, Melen Vue, Kathryn Pitkin Derose

Journal Article

Aug 11, 2023

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Sexual Identity Differences in Tobacco (Re)Uptake: Testing Mediation by Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms

We examined whether internalizing and externalizing psychological symptoms serve as mediators of tobacco (re)uptake among sexual minority individuals using data from Waves 4 and 5 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health study.

Rebecca J. Evans-Polce, Megan S. Schuler, Luisa Kcomt, Vita V. McCabe, Sean Esteban McCabe

Journal Article

Aug 10, 2023

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The Co-Management of HIV and Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in the Dominican Republic: A Qualitative Study

We conducted in-depth interviews to explore co-management of HIV and non-communicable disease among people in the Dominican Republic. Key factors included patient-provider relationships, referrals, specialist accessibility, and financial assistance.

Deshira Wallace, Amarilis Then-Paulino, Gipsy Jiménez Paulino, Flabia Tejada Castro, Stephanie Daniela Castro, Kartika Palar, Kathryn Pitkin Derose

Journal Article

Aug 10, 2023

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An Experimental Evaluation of the Effects of Banning the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products on Adolescents' and Young Adults' Future Nicotine Vaping Intentions

Experimentally removing flavored tobacco products from a model convenience store display did not change teens' intentions to vape flavored products but increased intentions to use tobacco-flavored vaping products among teens who had previously vaped.

Michael S. Dunbar, Claude Messan Setodji, Steven C. Martino, Desmond Jensen, Rosemary Li, Armenda Bialas, William G. Shadel

Journal Article

Jul 31, 2023

Cover: Discrimination and Adherence in a Cross-Sectional Study of Latino Sexual Minority Men with HIV

Discrimination and Adherence in a Cross-Sectional Study of Latino Sexual Minority Men with HIV: Coping with Discrimination as a Mediator and Coping Self-Efficacy as a Moderator

Among 82 Latino sexual minority men with HIV, intersectional discrimination was associated with non-adherence. Disengagement coping mediated this association, and coping self-efficacy moderated this association.

Joanna Barreras, Laura M. Bogart, Sarah MacCarthy, David J. Klein, David W. Pantalone

Journal Article

Jul 25, 2023

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Assessment of Exposure to High-Performing Schools and Risk of Adolescent Substance Use: A Natural Experiment

We analyzed a natural experiment of 1270 students who applied to charter school lotteries in low-income communities in Los Angeles. Results provide evidence that school environments can improve risky behaviors for low-income minority adolescents.

Rebecca N. Dudovitz, Paul J. Chung, Sarah Reber, David P. Kennedy, Joan S. Tucker, Steven Shoptaw, Kulwant K. Dosanjh, Mitchell D. Wong

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Getting to Know Military Caregivers and Their Needs

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Using a Narrow Cost Analysis to Inform Payment Rates: A Brief for CCDF Lead Agencies

Housing Insecurity and Sleep Among Welfare Recipients in California

Health Care Provider Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Adult Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Recommendations —: United States, September 28–October 10, 2022

What's Keeping Kids Up at Night? How Psychosocial Stressors Exacerbate the Relationship Between Sleep and Mental Health

Does Removing Menthol Cigarettes in Convenience Stores Reduce Susceptibility to Cigarette Smoking? An Experimental Investigation in Young People

Typologies of Duocentric Networks Among Low-Income Newlywed Couples

A Parish-Based Multilevel Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Stigma and Mental Health Treatment Disparities Among Latino Communities

Sexual Identity Differences in Tobacco (Re)Uptake: Testing Mediation by Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms

The Co-Management of HIV and Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in the Dominican Republic: A Qualitative Study

An Experimental Evaluation of the Effects of Banning the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products on Adolescents' and Young Adults' Future Nicotine Vaping Intentions

Discrimination and Adherence in a Cross-Sectional Study of Latino Sexual Minority Men with HIV: Coping with Discrimination as a Mediator and Coping Self-Efficacy as a Moderator

Assessment of Exposure to High-Performing Schools and Risk of Adolescent Substance Use: A Natural Experiment

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