Differences in Risks for Recurrent Injury and Death Among Survivors of Violence by Homeless Status
AbstractA better understanding of the unique risks for survivors of violence experiencing homelessness could enable more effective intervention methods. The aim of this study was to quantify the risks of death and reinjury for unhoused compared to housed survivors of violent injuries. This retrospective study included a cohort of patients with known housing status presenting to the Boston Medical Center Emergency Department between 2009 and 2018 with a violent penetrating injury. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for the risks of all-ca...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Is it Time to Antiquate the Term “Landlord?”
AbstractWith the growth of community partnerships with housing providers to address social determinants of health, it may be time to rethink the term “landlord.” The term, landlord, may be antiquated as it originated from medieval Europe in the 9th century, denotes rank, is male, and may create further divisions between tenants and landlords. In the US, many average Americans rent their property; as data from the Internal Revenue Service and the Rental Housing Finance Survey indicate nearly 10 million Americans reported rental income in 2020 and most of them own only 1–2 rental units. This commentary argues that the ...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Differences in Risks for Recurrent Injury and Death Among Survivors of Violence by Homeless Status
AbstractA better understanding of the unique risks for survivors of violence experiencing homelessness could enable more effective intervention methods. The aim of this study was to quantify the risks of death and reinjury for unhoused compared to housed survivors of violent injuries. This retrospective study included a cohort of patients with known housing status presenting to the Boston Medical Center Emergency Department between 2009 and 2018 with a violent penetrating injury. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for the risks of all-ca...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Is it Time to Antiquate the Term “Landlord?”
AbstractWith the growth of community partnerships with housing providers to address social determinants of health, it may be time to rethink the term “landlord.” The term, landlord, may be antiquated as it originated from medieval Europe in the 9th century, denotes rank, is male, and may create further divisions between tenants and landlords. In the US, many average Americans rent their property; as data from the Internal Revenue Service and the Rental Housing Finance Survey indicate nearly 10 million Americans reported rental income in 2020 and most of them own only 1–2 rental units. This commentary argues that the ...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - September 25, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Association between Racial Residential Segregation and COVID-19 Mortality
This study investigates the impact of racial residential segregation on COVID-19 mortality during the first year of the US epidemic. Data comes from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's and the University of Wisconsin's joint county health rankings project. The observation includes a record of 8,670,781 individuals in 1488 counties. We regressed COVID-19 deaths, using hierarchical logistic regression models, on individual and county-level predictors. We found that as racial residential segregation increased, mortality rates increased. Controlling for segregation, Bla...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - September 15, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Correction to: Costs of Summer Youth Employment to Prevent Violence: an Analysis and Implementer ’s Tool
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Source: Journal of Urban Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Trends and Sources of Crime Guns in California: 2010 –2021
In this study, we assemble a unique dataset that combines records for over 380,000 crime guns recovered by law enforcement in California (2010 –2021), and more than 126,000 guns reported stolen, linked to in-state legal handgun transactions (1996–2021), to describe local and statewide crime gun trends and investigate several potentially important sources of guns to criminals, including privately manufactured firearms (PMFs), theft, and “dirty” dealers. We document a dramatic increase over the decade in firearms recovered shortly after purchase (7% were recovered within a year in 2010, up to 33% in 2021). This corre...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - September 11, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Evaluating the Impact of Brave Technology Co-op ’s Novel Drug Overdose Detection and Response Devices in North America: a Retrospective Study
AbstractAssess the preliminary impact of Brave Technology Co-op ’s overdose detection devices that have been implemented in housing, medical, social service facilities, and several private settings in North America. Administrative data was collected by Brave on their Buttons and Sensors during several proof-of-concept projects and full installations in Canada and United States (US) between December 2018 and July 2022. Data analyzed provided insights on the number of overdoses detected and reversed (averted overdose deaths) using Brave Sensors and Buttons, along with other programmatic and session-specific indicators. Imp...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - September 5, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
The Association between Mental Health-Related 911 Calls and the Mental Health Professional Shortage in New York City
This study examines the relationship between designated Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (MH HPSAs) and mental health-related 911 calls in New York City. Negative binomial regression models were used to estimate the relationship between MH HPSAs and MH 911 calls after adjusting for the population size and other neighborhood characteristics. The study found that neighborhoods designated as MH HPSAs had higher MH 911 calls compared to non-shortage areas, with a 27% increase in expected MH 911 calls after adjustment. Moreover, the results indicated that neighborhoods with higher rates of homelessness and poverty gene...
Source: Journal of Urban Health - August 28, 2023 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
