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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/infographics/illnesses-after-administration-of-presumed-counterfeit-botulinum-toxin-in-nonmedical-settings-tennessee-and-new-york-city-march-2024/) Illnesses After Administration of Presumed Counterfeit Botulinum Toxin in Nonmedical Settings — Tennessee and New York City, March 2024
Jul 16th 2024, 15:53

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/news/man-who-caused-profound-and-long-lasting-harm-by-defrauding-indigenous-youth-granted-full-parole/) Man who caused ‘profound and long-lasting harm’ by defrauding Indigenous youth granted full parole
Jul 16th 2024, 15:07

Five years later, Saunders transferred to Kelowna in syilx homelands. While working as a social worker with MCFD’s Indigenous Integrated Family Service and Guardianship, Saunders opened 24 joint bank accounts with youth, whose wellbeing he was supposed to look out for. For six and a half years, starting in June 2011, he issued more than 850 ministry cheques to the youth, which he deposited in each youth’s account. The cheques totalled more than $460,000. Since the funds were in a joint account, Saunders was then able to transfer the money to his personal bank account. Most of the cheques, which ranged from support payments to startup funds for youth aging out of care, were in amounts of $579.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/alzheimer_disease_link_with_major_depressive-3-aspx/) Alzheimer Disease—Link With Major Depressive Disorder and Efficacy of Antidepressants in Modifying its Trajectory
Jul 16th 2024, 14:14

Alzheimer disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of individuals worldwide, with no effective cure. The main symptoms include learning and memory loss, and the inability to carry out the simplest tasks, significantly affecting patients’ quality of life. Over the past few years, tremendous progress has been made in research demonstrating a link between AD and major depressive disorder (MDD). Evidence suggests that MDD is commonly associated with AD and that it can serve as a precipitating factor for this disease. Antidepressants such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, which are the first line of treatment for MDD, have shown great promise in the treatment of depression in AD, although their effectiveness remains controversial. The goal of this review is to summarize current knowledge regarding the association between AD, MDD, and antidepressant treatment. It first provides an overview of the interaction between AD and MDD at the level of genes, brain regions, neurotransmitter systems, and neuroinflammatory markers. The review then presents current evidence regarding the effectiveness of various antidepressants for AD-related pathophysiology and then finally discusses current limitations, challenges, and future directions.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/monographs-edited-collections/assessing-and-advancing-progress-in-the-delivery-of-high-quality-cancer-care-proceedings-of-a-workshop/) Assessing and Advancing Progress in the Delivery of High-Quality Cancer Care: Proceedings of a Workshop
Jul 16th 2024, 12:12

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/improving_america_s_public_health_system_will-1-aspx/) Improving America’s Public Health System Will Require Collective Action
Jul 16th 2024, 12:01

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/grey-literature/biden-harris-administration-proposes-policies-to-reduce-maternal-mortality-advance-health-equity-and-support-underserved-communities/) Biden Harris Administration Proposes Policies to Reduce Maternal Mortality, Advance Health Equity, and Support Underserved Communities
Jul 16th 2024, 11:59

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/open-access-journal-articles/13642537-2024-2312286/) Moving-sensing-feeling bodies clamouring for contact in on-line therapy groups
Jul 16th 2024, 11:41

Volume 26, Issue 1-2, March – June 2024. 
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/leveraging_science_to_advance_health_equity_-3-aspx/) Leveraging Science to Advance Health Equity: Preliminary Considerations for Implementing Health Equity Science at State and Local Health Departments
Jul 16th 2024, 11:01

Context: 
In 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched CORE, an agency-wide strategy to embed health equity as a foundational component across all areas of the agency’s work. The CDC established a definition of health equity science (HES) and principles to guide the development, implementation, dissemination, and use of the HES framework to move beyond documenting inequities to investigating root causes and promoting actionable approaches to eliminate health inequities. The HES framework may be used by state and local health departments to advance health equity efforts in their jurisdictions.
Objective: 
Identify implementation considerations and opportunities for providing technical assistance and support to state and local public health departments in advancing HES.
Design: 
A series of implementation consultations and multi-jurisdictional facilitated discussions were held with state and local health departments and community partners in 5 states to gather feedback on the current efforts, opportunities, and support needs to advance HES at the state and local levels. The information shared during these activities was analyzed using inductive and deductive methods, validated with partners, and summarized into themes and HES implementation considerations.
Results: 
Five themes emerged regarding current efforts, opportunities, and support needed to implement HES at state and local health departments. These themes included the following criteria: (1) enhancing the existing health equity evidence base; (2) addressing interdisciplinary public health practice and data needs; (3) recognizing the value of qualitative data; (4) evaluating health equity programs and policies; and (5) including impacted communities in the full life cycle of health equity efforts. Within these themes, we identified HES implementation considerations, which may be leveraged to inform future efforts to advance HES at the state and local levels.
Conclusion: 
Health equity efforts at state and local health departments may be strengthened by leveraging the HES framework and implementation considerations.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/1467-9566-13814/) Exploring the intersection of income and race in an age diverse sample of people with Type 1 diabetes
Jul 16th 2024, 10:48

Abstract
Prior literature suggests that the social gradient in health is racialised such that Black individuals receive fewer health benefits from socioeconomic status than White individuals, yet scarce research studies examine whether this relationship persists in the context of Type 1 diabetes (T1D). Further, most research studies on racial health disparities in T1D outcomes focus on health during early life. We used data from the 2017–2018 wave of the T1D Exchange Registry (N = 11,963) and examined the relationship between household income, race and HbA1c in an age diverse sample of people with T1D. Results revealed that the inverse association between income and HbA1c is stronger for Black T1Ds compared to White T1Ds. Despite this, Black T1Ds with an income of $100,000 or more had higher HbA1c values compared to White individuals with an income of less than $25,000. Further, Black adolescents with T1D had particularly high HbA1c values. There is an urgent need for more research on the interpersonal and structural barriers associated with suboptimal glycaemic control among Black individuals.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/1467-9566-13812/) ‘Becoming restrained’: Conceptualising restrictive practices in the care of people living with dementia in acute hospital settings
Jul 16th 2024, 10:48

Abstract
The use of restrictive practices within health and social care has attracted policy and practice attention, predominantly focusing on children and young people with mental health conditions, learning disabilities and autism. However, despite growing appreciation of the need to improve care quality for people living with dementia (PLWD), the potentially routine use of restrictive practices in their care has received little attention. PLWD are at significant risk of experiencing restrictive practices during unscheduled acute hospital admissions. In everyday routine hospital care of PLWD, concerns about subtle and less visible forms of restrictive practices and their impacts remain. This article draws on Deleuze’s concepts of ‘assemblage’ and ‘event’ to conceptualise restrictive practices as institutional, interconnection social and political attitudes and organisational cultural practices. We argue that this approach illuminates the diverse ways restrictive practices are used, legitimatised and perpetuated in the care of PLWD. We examine restrictive practices in acute care contexts, understanding their use requires examining the wider socio-political, organisational cultures and professional practice contexts in which clinical practices occurs. Whereas ‘events’ and ‘assemblages’ have predominantly been used to examine embodied entanglements in diverse health contexts, examining restrictive practices as a structural assemblage extends the application of this theoretical framework.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/thinking-about-sum-scores-yet-again-maybe-the-last-time-we-dont-know-oh-no-a-comment-on/) Thinking About Sum Scores Yet Again, Maybe the Last Time, We Don’t Know, Oh No . . .: A Comment on
Jul 16th 2024, 10:48

Educational and Psychological Measurement, (https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/epma/84/4) Volume 84, Issue 4, Page 637-659, August 2024. The relative advantages and disadvantages of sum scores and estimated factor scores are issues of concern for substantive research in psychology. Recently, while championing estimated factor scores over sum scores, McNeish offered a trenchant rejoinder to an article by Widaman and Revelle, which had critiqued an earlier paper by McNeish and Wolf. In the recent contribution, McNeish misrepresented a number of claims by Widaman and Revelle, rendering moot his criticisms of Widaman and Revelle. Notably, McNeish chose to avoid confronting a key strength of sum scores stressed by Widaman and Revelle—the greater comparability of results across studies if sum scores are used. Instead, McNeish pivoted to present a host of simulation studies to identify relative strengths of estimated factor scores. Here, we review our prior claims and, in the process, deflect purported criticisms by McNeish. We discuss briefly issues related to simulated data and empirical data that provide evidence of strengths of each type of score. In doing so, we identified a second strength of sum scores: superior cross-validation of results across independent samples of empirical data, at least for samples of moderate size. We close with consideration of four general issues concerning sum scores and estimated factor scores that highlight the contrasts between positions offered by McNeish and by us, issues of importance when pursuing applied research in our field.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/1467-9566-13815/) Capturing the smile: Exploring embodied and social acts of smiling
Jul 16th 2024, 10:47

Abstract
Smiling is an embodied and complex social act. Smiling is presented as facilitating individual health and wellbeing, but the value placed on smiling raises questions about structural conditions acting on the body. While smiling has been considered sociologically, psychologically and historically, we argue that further exploration of the embodied smile offers fruitful avenues for future research. This article attempts to advance understanding of the smile and its importance by: (I) Bringing together literature on smiling as a social act and smiling as embodied. (II) Systematically identifying key themes, which recognise sociological insights and the relevance of oral health. (III) Pointing to useful directions for future sociological research into smiling. In this article, we review literature on body techniques; impression management and social interaction; gender, race and smiling; and emotional, aesthetic and affective labour. We move on to embodiment, considering the mouth as a body project and in relation to the ageing body, before reflecting on the significance of oral health and dentistry. We highlight future directions for sociological research on smiling, building on eight interrelated and cross-cutting themes: norms and expectations, aesthetic ideals, self and identity, health and wellbeing, body work, commodification and labour, inclusion and exclusion and resistance.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/using-interpretable-machine-learning-for-differential-item-functioning-detection-in-psychometric-tests/) Using Interpretable Machine Learning for Differential Item Functioning Detection in Psychometric Tests
Jul 16th 2024, 10:47

Applied Psychological Measurement, (https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/apma/48/4-5) Volume 48, Issue 4-5, Page 167-186, June-July 2024. This study presents a novel method to investigate test fairness and differential item functioning combining psychometrics and machine learning. Test unfairness manifests itself in systematic and demographically imbalanced influences of confounding constructs on residual variances in psychometric modeling. Our method aims to account for resulting complex relationships between response patterns and demographic attributes. Specifically, it measures the importance of individual test items, and latent ability scores in comparison to a random baseline variable when predicting demographic characteristics. We conducted a simulation study to examine the functionality of our method under various conditions such as linear and complex impact, unfairness and varying number of factors, unfair items, and varying test length. We found that our method detects unfair items as reliably as Mantel–Haenszel statistics or logistic regression analyses but generalizes to multidimensional scales in a straight forward manner. To apply the method, we used random forests to predict migration backgrounds from ability scores and single items of an elementary school reading comprehension test. One item was found to be unfair according to all proposed decision criteria. Further analysis of the item’s content provided plausible explanations for this finding. Analysis code is available at: https://osf.io/s57rw/?view_only=47a3564028d64758982730c6d9c6c547.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/podcasts/from-lab-to-life-the-science-of-touch-episode-142/) From Lab to Life: The Science of Touch [Episode 142]
Jul 16th 2024, 10:43

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/guidelines-plus/ways-to-stay-healthy-around-animals/) Ways to Stay Healthy Around Animals
Jul 16th 2024, 10:34

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/video/unicef-innocenti-interventions-that-prevent-or-respond-to-intimate-partner-violence-against-women/) UNICEF Innocenti – Interventions that prevent or respond to intimate partner violence against women
Jul 16th 2024, 10:28

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/news/ai-supercharges-data-center-energy-use-straining-the-grid-and-slowing-sustainability-efforts/) AI supercharges data center energy use – straining the grid and slowing sustainability efforts
Jul 16th 2024, 10:16

At 2.9 watt-hours per ChatGPT request, AI queries require about 10 times the electricity of traditional Google queries, according to the Electric Power Research Institute, a nonprofit research firm. Emerging AI capabilities such as audio and video generation are likely to add to this energy demand. Above: A data center in Ashburn, Virginia
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/meta-analyses-systematic-reviews/offshoring-reshoring-and-the-evolving-geography-of-jobs-a-scoping-paper/) Offshoring, Reshoring, and the Evolving Geography of Jobs: A Scoping Paper
Jul 16th 2024, 10:08

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/grey-literature/current-approaches-to-measuring-disability-status-in-federal-surveys-may-limit-understanding-of-economic-and-health-disparities/) Current Approaches to Measuring Disability Status in Federal Surveys May Limit Understanding of Economic and Health Disparities
Jul 16th 2024, 09:39

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/open-access-journal-articles/bubble-reachers-and-uncivil-discourse-in-polarized-online-public-sphere/) Bubble reachers and uncivil discourse in polarized online public sphere
Jul 16th 2024, 09:22

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/underlying_reasons_for_primary_care_visits_where-3-aspx/) Underlying Reasons for Primary Care Visits Where Chlamydia Testing Was Performed in the United States, 2019 to 2022
Jul 16th 2024, 08:01

Background 
In the United States, most chlamydia cases are reported from non–sexually transmitted disease clinics, and there is limited information focusing on the reasons for chlamydia testing in private settings. These analyses describe clinical visits to primary care providers where chlamydia testing was performed to help discern between screening and diagnostic testing for chlamydia.
Methods 
Using the largest primary care clinical registry in the United States, the PRIME registry, chlamydia tests were identified using Current Procedural Terminology procedure codes and categorized as diagnostic testing for sexually transmitted infection (STI)–related symptoms, screening for chlamydia, or “other,” based on Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision Evaluation and Management codes selected for visits.
Results 
Of 120,013 clinical visits with chlamydia testing between January 1, 2019, and December 31, 2022, 70.4% were women; 20.6% were with STI-related symptoms, 59.9% were for screening, and 19.5% for “other” reasons. Of those 120,013 clinical visits with chlamydia testing, the logit model showed that patients were significantly more likely to have STI-related symptoms if they were female than male, non-Hispanic Black than non-Hispanic White, aged 15 to 24 years than aged ≥45 years, and resided in the South than in the Northeast.
Conclusion 
It is important to know what proportion of chlamydial infections is identified through screening programs and to have this information stratified by demographics. The inclusion of laboratory results could further facilitate a better understanding of the impact of chlamydia screening programs on the identification and treatment of chlamydia in private office settings in the United States.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/the_national_sexually_transmitted_disease-2-aspx/) The National Sexually Transmitted Disease Curriculum Podcast as a Method to Increase Sexually Transmitted Infection Education for Health Care Professionals
Jul 16th 2024, 07:01

Background 
Podcasts are a valuable educational tool that are convenient and provide on-demand learning. We launched the National Sexually Transmitted Disease Curriculum (NSTDC) Podcast in 2020 to educate health care professionals on sexually transmitted infections with an emphasis on content from peer-reviewed literature relevant to clinical practice.
Methods 
We describe the reach and usage data for 31 podcast episodes produced during the first 29 months. Information was obtained via Google Analytics, Apple Podcasts, the podcast hosting platform Buzzsprout, and the Health Professional Application for Training form for listeners who were registered on the NSTDC website.
Results 
There were more than 21,000 downloads, with an average of 686 downloads per episode. Although 85% of downloads occurred in the United States, podcast visitors were located in 57 countries. The 3 most reported professions/disciplines were registered nurse (39.0%), advanced practice nurse (22.5%), and physician (11.3%). Forty-eight percent of visitors had a primary programmatic focus of sexually transmitted diseases, 24% HIV/AIDs, and 18% primary care.
Conclusion 
The NSTDC Podcast is a highly utilized resource for mobile and on-demand learning for health care professionals who want to expand their knowledge on sexually transmitted infections.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/news/horrifying-alarm-over-nsws-child-protection-failures/) ‘Horrifying’: Alarm over NSW’s child protection failures
Jul 16th 2024, 06:39

The NSW Ombudsman’s report, which has been labelled as “horrifying” by child welfare advocates, is the fourth damning report in as many months into the Department of Communities and Justice’s child protection services. The Ombudsman found 75 per cent of children reported to be at risk of harm were not visited by a caseworker, prompting the watchdog to launch a maladministration investigation into the department’s response to these reports.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/embedding_health_equity_science_at_the_core_of-2-aspx/) Embedding Health Equity Science at the Core of Public Health Practice
Jul 16th 2024, 06:06

No abstract available
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/grey-literature/for-beneficiaries-of-international-protection-in-ireland/) for beneficiaries of International Protection in Ireland
Jul 16th 2024, 05:29

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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/s10880-023-10001-5/) Current Practices in Clinical Supervision in Primary Care
Jul 16th 2024, 05:09

Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine current clinical supervision practices within primary care settings. We used a descriptive survey design, which blends quantitative and qualitative data, and examined the current state of clinical supervision practices and approaches in primary care and the type of training the behavioral health consultants received to provide supervision to pre-licensure level behavioral health trainees. Ninety-four participants completed the survey in 2022. Seventy-one percent of respondents felt they had adequate training to be an effective integrated behavioral health (IBH) supervisor; however, most training came from sources, such as workshops, continuing education, or supervision of supervision. Further efforts to establish universal competencies and formal training programs are needed to meet the growing need for IBH services in primary care.
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(https://ifp.nyu.edu/2024/journal-article-abstracts/prospective_cohort_study_of_treatment_outcomes_of-4-aspx/) Prospective Cohort Study of Treatment Outcomes of Vaginal Discharge Syndrome in Women in Windhoek, Namibia
Jul 16th 2024, 05:01

Background 
Syndromic treatment is the standard of care for vaginal discharge syndrome (VDS) in resource-constrained settings. However, the outcomes of VDS treatment have not been well documented. This study aimed to determine the incidence, risk factors, and microbial etiology of treatment failure in women with VDS.
Methods 
This prospective cohort study of women with VDS was conducted between September 2021 and March 2022 at Katutura Intermediate Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia. Microbiological analyses of sexually transmitted infections (STIs; Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Trichomonas vaginalis, Mycoplasma genitalium), bacterial vaginosis, and vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) were performed. Treatment outcomes were assessed at 7 and 30 days after treatment, followed by microbial investigation in case of treatment failure.
Results 
One hundred nine women were enrolled, and 94 (86%) completed the follow-up. At baseline, 58 of 109 women (53%) were diagnosed with STI, 47 of 109 (43%) with bacterial vaginosis, and 45 of 109 (41%) with VVC. Candida albicans (33 of 45; 73%) was the main pathogen in VVC, with fluconazole resistance detected in 8 of 33 isolates (24%); 10 of 12 (80%) of non–albicans Candida species showed resistance. The incidence of treatment failure was 3.6 per 100 person-years at 7 days and 1.0 per 100 person-years at 30 days of follow-up; 17 of 94 women (18%) had recurrent VDS, and 12 of 94 women (13%) had persistent VDS. Vulvovaginal candidiasis (odds ratio, 4.3; 95% confidence interval, 1.7–11; P = 0.002) at baseline was associated with treatment failure.
Conclusions 
Treatment failure after syndromic management of VDS is common in resource-constrained settings. Access to diagnostic testing, including fungal culture and susceptibility testing, is recommended to improve outcomes.
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