The process of atherosclerosis may begin in youth and continue for decades, leading to both
nonfatal and fatal cardiovascular events, including myocardial infarction, stroke, and sudden …

Policy Implementation Science – An Unexplored Strategy to Address Social Determinants of
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Abstract Problem/Condition: Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of cancer,
contributing to at least 12 types of cancer, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and …

Background and Objective A high proportion of low-income people insured by the Medicaid
program smoke. Earlier research concerning a comprehensive tobacco cessation program …

Methods: Using pooled cross-sectional data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
Survey for the years 2011–2015, we examined the association between state Medicaid …

Discussion Although some progress in state Medicaid coverage of proven tobacco cessation
treatments occurred during the study period, only nine states cover all nine treatments …

There is strong consensus regarding the need for multi-level interventions (MLIs) to address
today's complex health problems. Several longstanding social ecological frameworks are …

Health behaviors play a strong role in shaping population health outcomes for most major
diseases in the United States, in other developed countries, and, increasingly, in the …

Methods We used segmented regression analyses of interrupted time series to evaluate the
level and trend changes in Pennsylvania adults' current smoking prevalence, age-adjusted …

Background Smoking among cancer survivors increases the risk of late effects and second
cancers. This article reports on Partnership for Health-2 (PFH-2)—an effort to develop an …