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  1. Article ; Online: Invited Perspective: Household Air Pollution-Can Randomized Controlled Trials Provide the Answers to Complex Intervention Questions?

    Thompson, Lisa M

    Environmental health perspectives

    2022  Volume 130, Issue 4, Page(s) 41301

    MeSH term(s) Air Pollution ; Air Pollution, Indoor/analysis ; Cooking ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 195189-0
    ISSN 1552-9924 ; 0091-6765 ; 1078-0475
    ISSN (online) 1552-9924
    ISSN 0091-6765 ; 1078-0475
    DOI 10.1289/EHP11096
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  2. Article ; Online: Household Air Pollution from Cooking Fires Is a Global Problem.

    Thompson, Lisa M

    The American journal of nursing

    2019  Volume 119, Issue 11, Page(s) 61–64

    Abstract: Over the past several decades, important advances have been made in the United States to ensure that our residents breathe clean air. Still, nearly 12 million homes in this country burn wood for heating. Globally, 3 billion people, or close to half of ... ...

    Abstract Over the past several decades, important advances have been made in the United States to ensure that our residents breathe clean air. Still, nearly 12 million homes in this country burn wood for heating. Globally, 3 billion people, or close to half of the world's population, depend on polluting solid fuels such as wood for daily cooking and heating. Unlike in the United States where stoves used for heating are vented, many homes in low-income countries use simple stoves that often lack chimneys, leading to toxic amounts of smoke inside and outside the home. Household air pollution from these fires is the 16th leading risk factor for death and disability worldwide. Childhood pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cardiovascular disease have all been associated with household air pollution globally, yet many nurses are not aware of this burden when caring for immigrants and refugees residing in the United States. Global organizations are working to provide access to clean cookstoves (those that run on electricity, solar power, or liquid fuel), and nurses can get involved. This is one step toward improving the lives of vulnerable populations in the United States and worldwide. This series is in collaboration with the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (https://envirn.org).
    MeSH term(s) Air Pollution/adverse effects ; Cooking ; Environmental Exposure/adverse effects ; Family Characteristics ; Fires ; Global Health ; Humans ; Respiratory Tract Diseases/prevention & control ; Risk Factors ; Socioeconomic Factors ; United States ; Wood/adverse effects
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-10-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 390780-6
    ISSN 1538-7488 ; 0002-936X
    ISSN (online) 1538-7488
    ISSN 0002-936X
    DOI 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000605388.37442.ec
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  3. Article ; Online: Managing Type 2 Diabetes: Beliefs and Daily Practices in First Generation Asian Indians in the United States.

    Deol, Rupinder M / Thompson, Lisa M / Chun, Kevin M / Chesla, Catherine

    SAGE open nursing

    2022  Volume 8, Page(s) 23779608211054814

    Abstract: Introduction: Diabetes management and control remain poor in Asian Indians (AI) and is influenced by personal beliefs and cultural practices. Since AIs have a high prevalence of diabetes and are more likely develop complications earlier than any other ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Diabetes management and control remain poor in Asian Indians (AI) and is influenced by personal beliefs and cultural practices. Since AIs have a high prevalence of diabetes and are more likely develop complications earlier than any other ethnic group, understanding their beliefs and practices of diabetes management is essential. The purpose of this study was to examine and understand beliefs and practices about diabetes self-management in first-generation AI Hindus and Sikhs.
    Method: Interpretative phenomenology was used to interview 12 first generation AI participants with type 2 diabetes to elicit beliefs and daily self-management practices of diabetes. Interpretative and thematic analysis were completed.
    Results: Diabetes self-management was a balancing act influenced by Ayurvedic principles, allopathy and dietary practices; gender roles, insufficient knowledge and culturally inappropriate diabetes education.
    Discussion: Culturally appropriate strategies that incorporate Ayurvedic principles, dietary practices, gender roles should be developed to improve diabetes management.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2865437-7
    ISSN 2377-9608 ; 2377-9608
    ISSN (online) 2377-9608
    ISSN 2377-9608
    DOI 10.1177/23779608211054814
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  4. Article ; Online: Addressing Fear of Negative Consequences of Overdose Response: A Qualitative Study of the Perceptions of Service Industry Workers Who Encounter an Opioid Overdose in an Urban Commercial District in Atlanta, Georgia.

    Febres-Cordero, Sarah / Thompson, Lisa M / Chalfant, Oliver S / Sherman, Athena D F / Winiker, Abigail K / Kelly, Ursula A / Smith, Kylie M

    Workplace health & safety

    2024  , Page(s) 21650799231215806

    Abstract: Background: The increased contamination of illicit drugs with fentanyl in the United States drug market has contributed to escalating mortality from drug overdose. Leisure and hospitality service industry workers are encountering opioid-triggered ... ...

    Abstract Background: The increased contamination of illicit drugs with fentanyl in the United States drug market has contributed to escalating mortality from drug overdose. Leisure and hospitality service industry workers are encountering opioid-triggered overdoses in their workplaces, such as restaurants and bars. Consequently, this increases the need for overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) training, which has been limited. We aimed to describe the experiences among service industry workers encountering an overdose in their workplace.
    Methods: We conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with service industry workers in Little Five Points (L5P), Atlanta, between October 2019 and April 2020 and triangulated methods with participant observations and fieldwork. Purposive criterion sampling methods were applied to recruit from different establishments in the L5P commercial district, which comprised restaurants, bars, retail shops, and theaters. After an initial seed sample was identified by engaging key stakeholders during fieldwork (business owners, managers, and the business association), a snowball sample followed for a final sample of
    Results: One salient theme related to overdose response emerged with the service industry workers included fear of negative consequences of overdose response, specifically, fear of disease transmission from artifacts of drug use and overdose response, including the spread of blood-borne disease, violence, and exposure to unintentional overdose. When discussing drug use, participants' beliefs about the potential for personal danger from drug use artifacts (syringes and discarded drugs) and violence were identified as barriers to opioid overdose responses.
    Conclusions/implications for occupational health practice: Our findings provide valuable insights for tailoring OEND training for service industry workers to confront fears associated with opioid overdose response in their places of work to decrease mortality from the opioid epidemic. Harm reduction approaches need to be sensitive to the places in which overdose occurs and who the overdose responder is likely to be, which requires appropriately tailoring OEND training for service industry workers.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2649181-3
    ISSN 2165-0969 ; 2165-0799
    ISSN (online) 2165-0969
    ISSN 2165-0799
    DOI 10.1177/21650799231215806
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  5. Article: Adverse birth outcomes associated with household air pollution from unclean cooking fuels in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

    Younger, Ashley / Alkon, Abbey / Harknett, Kristen / Jean Louis, Roseline / Thompson, Lisa M.

    Environmental research. 2022 Mar., v. 204

    2022  

    Abstract: Approximately 3.8 billion people in low- and middle-income countries use unclean fuels as a source of primary cooking fuel as well as for heating. For pregnant women, the toxic chemicals produced by combustion of unclean fuels not only affect women's ... ...

    Abstract Approximately 3.8 billion people in low- and middle-income countries use unclean fuels as a source of primary cooking fuel as well as for heating. For pregnant women, the toxic chemicals produced by combustion of unclean fuels not only affect women's health directly, but particulate matter and carbon monoxide are absorbed in maternal blood and cross the placental barrier impairing fetal tissue growth. PRISMA 2009 guidelines were used for this systematic review. The inclusion criteria were quantitative, peer reviewed journal articles published within a date range of May 1, 2013–June 12, 2021 examining birth outcomes related to household air pollution from type of cooking fuel in low- and middle-income countries. The quality of available evidence was evaluated using the Office of Health Assessment and Translation (OHAT) risk of bias rating tool. Of the 553 studies screened, 23 satisfied the inclusion criteria. Of the studies that met the inclusion criteria, 14 were cross-sectional, 5 cohort, 1 case-control and 3 randomized control trials conducted across 15 different countries. A range of birth outcomes are reported across studies including birthweight (19), small for gestational age (6), spontaneous abortion (3), preterm birth (6), stillbirth (7) and neonatal mortality (6). The reviewed studies presented evidence for an increased risk of low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth (PTB), small for gestational age (SGA), stillbirth, neonatal mortality and reduction in birthweight with solid fuel and kerosene use compared to cleaner fuels like gas and LPG. Systematically reviewing the evidence and risk of bias ratings illuminated several gaps in the current literature related to exposure assessment, outcome measurement and adequacy of adjustment for confounding.
    Keywords abortion (animals) ; air pollution ; blood ; carbon monoxide ; combustion ; exposure assessment ; fetal death ; health effects assessments ; kerosene ; low birth weight ; neonatal mortality ; particulates ; premature birth ; research ; risk ; small for gestational age ; systematic review ; toxicity
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-03
    Publishing place Elsevier Inc.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 205699-9
    ISSN 1096-0953 ; 0013-9351
    ISSN (online) 1096-0953
    ISSN 0013-9351
    DOI 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112274
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  6. Article ; Online: Beliefs About the Causes of Type 2 Diabetes Among First-Generation Asian Indians in the United States.

    Deol, Rupinder M / Thompson, Lisa M / Chun, Kevin M / Chesla, Catherine

    Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society

    2021  Volume 33, Issue 1, Page(s) 65–71

    Abstract: Introduction: Asian Indians (AIs) have the highest prevalence rates (18.3%-29%) of diabetes in any minority group in the United States, yet little is known about their beliefs about what causes type 2 diabetes. The purpose of this study was to examine ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Asian Indians (AIs) have the highest prevalence rates (18.3%-29%) of diabetes in any minority group in the United States, yet little is known about their beliefs about what causes type 2 diabetes. The purpose of this study was to examine first generation AIs causal beliefs about type 2 diabetes.
    Method: Interpretative phenomenology was used to interview 12 first-generation AI participants with type 2 diabetes to elicit causal beliefs of their disease. Interpretative and thematic analysis were completed.
    Results: Beliefs about the causes of diabetes in AIs were influenced by a general familiarity with the disease, limited knowledge about causal and preventative factors of the disease, and gender specific roles and norms.
    Discussion: Health programs that aim to incorporate AI's cultural and health beliefs about the causes of diabetes are warranted.
    MeSH term(s) Asians ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications ; Humans ; Minority Groups ; Prevalence ; United States/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1291524-5
    ISSN 1552-7832 ; 1043-6596
    ISSN (online) 1552-7832
    ISSN 1043-6596
    DOI 10.1177/10436596211016518
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  7. Article ; Online: Using Occupational Histories to Assess Heat Exposure in Undocumented Workers Receiving Emergent Renal Dialysis in Georgia.

    Smith, Daniel J / Mac, Valerie / Thompson, Lisa M / Plantinga, Laura / Kasper, Lauren / Hertzberg, Vicki S

    Workplace health & safety

    2022  Volume 70, Issue 5, Page(s) 251–258

    Abstract: Background: Immigrants often work in jobs that are known as dirty, demanding, and dangerous. Globally, the agricultural occupations have been associated with the emergence of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) primarily in outdoor worker ... ...

    Abstract Background: Immigrants often work in jobs that are known as dirty, demanding, and dangerous. Globally, the agricultural occupations have been associated with the emergence of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) primarily in outdoor worker populations. The disease has also been reported in immigrants in the United States who work in agricultural occupations, but little research has been done outside of agricultural workers to determine whether immigrants who work other occupations are at risk for developing CKDu.
    Methods: This study assessed the self-reported occupational histories of undocumented immigrants receiving frequent, emergent-only dialysis in Atlanta, GA. We assessed demographics, employment status, and work history, using the Grady Dialysis Questionnaire and the Occupational/Environmental Health History Form.
    Results: Fifty undocumented immigrants receiving frequent, emergent-only hemodialysis were recruited for this study. The average age was 49.5 years (
    Discussion: Occupational histories provide a greater understanding of the exposures and working conditions of those receiving frequent, emergent-only hemodialysis. This exploratory study suggests that further research is needed to investigate and assess whether renal toxicants are associated with occupations with high numbers of undocumented workers.
    Application to practice: A detailed and thorough occupational history should be conducted from those receiving frequent, emergent-only hemodialysis. Developing continuing education for nursing and medical staff in dialysis centers on taking an occupational history, mandatory State reporting requirements, and hazard communication training for workers should be considered. Collaborations between occupational health professionals, public health authorities, employers, dialysis providers, and clinicians who see undocumented workers is required to understand and develop appropriate prevention measures for this population.
    MeSH term(s) Female ; Georgia ; Hot Temperature ; Humans ; Kidney Failure, Chronic/epidemiology ; Kidney Failure, Chronic/psychology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Occupational Exposure/adverse effects ; Renal Dialysis ; Undocumented Immigrants/psychology ; United States
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-03
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2649181-3
    ISSN 2165-0969 ; 2165-0799
    ISSN (online) 2165-0969
    ISSN 2165-0799
    DOI 10.1177/21650799211060695
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  8. Article: Heat Stress and Kidney Function in Farmworkers in the US: A Scoping Review

    Smith, Daniel J / Pius, Lisa M / Plantinga, Laura C / Thompson, Lisa M / Mac, Valerie / Hertzberg, Vicki S

    Journal of agromedicine. 2022 Apr. 03, v. 27, no. 2

    2022  

    Abstract: Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) has been well described in farmworkers in Latin America. Agricultural workers in the United States (US) are exposed to similar hot and humid working conditions, but CKDu in the US is under-described. This ...

    Abstract Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) has been well described in farmworkers in Latin America. Agricultural workers in the United States (US) are exposed to similar hot and humid working conditions, but CKDu in the US is under-described. This review aims to better understand the current literature describing the connection between heat stress and kidney function in farmworkers in the United States. Utilizing a scoping review methodology, we searched CINAHL, Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science databases to better understand the current state of the heat stress and kidney function research in farmworkers within the United States. In this review, 229 pieces of literature were screened. Ultimately, 4 articles were chosen to be included in the scoping review. Common themes within the articles were variations in study protocol lengths and type of heat stress measurement. Additionally, the majority of the work completed was quantitative to date, with only one study providing a critical social lens for analysis of CKDu in the United States. We found evidence that more work is needed within the US to understand the relationship between working in the heat and kidney function in agricultural and other workers who experience high heat conditions at work and are susceptible to the deleterious effects of working in said conditions.
    Keywords agromedicine ; etiology ; farm labor ; heat ; heat stress ; kidney diseases ; renal function ; Latin America
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0403
    Size p. 183-192.
    Publishing place Taylor & Francis
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1289325-0
    ISSN 1545-0813 ; 1059-924X
    ISSN (online) 1545-0813
    ISSN 1059-924X
    DOI 10.1080/1059924X.2021.1893883
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  9. Article ; Online: Implementation of a high-throughput whole genome sequencing approach with the goal of maximizing efficiency and cost effectiveness to improve public health.

    Dickinson, Michelle C / Wirth, Samantha E / Baker, Deborah / Kidney, Anna M / Mitchell, Kara K / Nazarian, Elizabeth J / Shudt, Matthew / Thompson, Lisa M / Gubbala Venkata, Sai Laxmi / Musser, Kimberlee A / Mingle, Lisa

    Microbiology spectrum

    2024  Volume 12, Issue 4, Page(s) e0388523

    Abstract: This manuscript describes the development of a streamlined, cost-effective laboratory workflow to meet the demands of increased whole genome sequence (WGS) capacity while achieving mandated quality metrics. From 2020 to 2021, the Wadsworth Center ... ...

    Abstract This manuscript describes the development of a streamlined, cost-effective laboratory workflow to meet the demands of increased whole genome sequence (WGS) capacity while achieving mandated quality metrics. From 2020 to 2021, the Wadsworth Center Bacteriology Laboratory (WCBL) used a streamlined workflow to sequence 5,743 genomes that contributed sequence data to nine different projects. The combined use of the QIAcube HT, Illumina DNA Prep using quarter volume reactions, and the NextSeq allowed the WCBL to process all samples that required WGS while also achieving a median turn-around time of 7 days (range 4 to 10 days) and meeting minimum sequence quality requirements. Public Health Laboratories should consider implementing these methods to aid in meeting testing requirements within budgetary restrictions.
    Importance: Public Health Laboratories that implement whole genome sequencing (WGS) technologies may struggle to find the balance between sample volume and cost effectiveness. We present a method that allows for sequencing of a variety of bacterial isolates in a cost-effective manner. This report provides specific strategies to implement high-volume WGS, including an innovative, low-cost solution utilizing a novel quarter volume sequencing library preparation. The methods described support the use of high-throughput DNA extraction and WGS within budgetary constraints, strengthening public health responses to outbreaks and disease surveillance.
    MeSH term(s) Public Health ; Cost-Effectiveness Analysis ; Goals ; Whole Genome Sequencing/methods ; DNA ; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing/methods ; Genome, Bacterial
    Chemical Substances DNA (9007-49-2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2807133-5
    ISSN 2165-0497 ; 2165-0497
    ISSN (online) 2165-0497
    ISSN 2165-0497
    DOI 10.1128/spectrum.03885-23
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  10. Article ; Online: Human Milk Composition Is Associated with Maternal Body Mass Index in a Cross-Sectional, Untargeted Metabolomics Analysis of Human Milk from Guatemalan Mothers.

    Sivalogan, Kasthuri / Liang, Donghai / Accardi, Carolyn / Diaz-Artiga, Anaite / Hu, Xin / Mollinedo, Erick / Ramakrishnan, Usha / Teeny, Sami Nadeem / Tran, ViLinh / Clasen, Thomas F / Thompson, Lisa M / Sinharoy, Sheela S

    Current developments in nutrition

    2024  Volume 8, Issue 5, Page(s) 102144

    Abstract: Background: Maternal overweight and obesity has been associated with poor lactation performance including delayed lactogenesis and reduced duration. However, the effect on human milk composition is less well understood.: Objectives: We evaluated the ... ...

    Abstract Background: Maternal overweight and obesity has been associated with poor lactation performance including delayed lactogenesis and reduced duration. However, the effect on human milk composition is less well understood.
    Objectives: We evaluated the relationship of maternal BMI on the human milk metabolome among Guatemalan mothers.
    Methods: We used data from 75 Guatemalan mothers who participated in the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network trial. Maternal BMI was measured between 9 and <20 weeks of gestation. Milk samples were collected at a single time point using aseptic collection from one breast at 6 mo postpartum and analyzed using high-resolution mass spectrometry. A cross-sectional untargeted high-resolution metabolomics analysis was performed by coupling hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) and reverse phase C18 chromatography with mass spectrometry. Metabolic features associated with maternal BMI were determined by a metabolome-wide association study (MWAS), adjusting for baseline maternal age, education, and dietary diversity, and perturbations in metabolic pathways were identified by pathway enrichment analysis.
    Results: The mean age of participants at baseline was 23.62 ± 3.81 y, and mean BMI was 24.27 ± 4.22 kg/m
    Conclusions: Findings from this untargeted MWAS indicate that maternal BMI is associated with metabolic perturbations of galactose metabolism, xenobiotic metabolism, and xenobiotic metabolism by cytochrome p450 and biosynthesis of amino acid pathways. Significant metabolic pathway alterations detected in human milk were associated with energy metabolism-related pathways including carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism.This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02944682.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2475-2991
    ISSN (online) 2475-2991
    DOI 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.102144
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