Developing a Measure of Overall Intensity of Injury Care: A Latent Class Analysis
Although injury is a leading cause of death and debility in older adults, the relationship between intensity of care and trauma remains...
A Content Analysis Of US Sanctuary Immigration Policies: Implications For Research In Social Determi
A team including PISC Senior Spatial Analyst Vicky Tam, MA, has recently conducted a study that aimed to investigate the health...
Adolescent Alcohol Use Predicts Cannabis Use Over a Three Year Follow-Up Period
Although alcohol and cannabis are often concurrently used, the link between alcohol use disorder and future cannabis use disorder (CUD)...
Firearm Injuries: Health Care Service Needs and Costs
A new report requested by Congress on the cost of firearm injuries was recently released. Involving PISC Executive Committee member...
Rising Incidence of Interpersonal Violence in Pennsylvania During COVID-19 Stay-At Home Order
The COVID-19 pandemic has left its impact on many health and political issues -- notably, it appears to have been accompanied by rising...
Visio-Vestibular Deficits in Healthy Child and Adolescent Athletes
The Visio-Vestibular Examination (VVE) is a series of examinations that determine if a patient has some degree of visio-vestibular...
Relations Between Maternal Prenatal Stress, Fetal Brain Connectivity, and Gestational Age
Conducted by Moriah E. Thomason, Jasmine L. Hect, PISC Senior Scholar Rebecca Waller, PhD, and Paul Curtin, this study aimed to identify...
Panel Discussion: Gun Violence and its Impact on Healthcare
Although gun violence is normally considered as a political or criminal justice, there is a great need to reframe gun violence as also a...
Youth Firearm Injury Prevention: Applications from the CDC-Funded Youth Violence Prevention Centers
Firearms are the leading mechanism of death among youths aged 10 to 24 in the United States. Firearm fatalities disproportionately affect...
Low Social Affiliation Predicts Increases in Callous-Unemotional Behaviors in Early Childhood
Low social affiliation in early childhood has long been thought to be associated with callous-unemotional (CU) behaviors, which predict...
