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Implementation of a community pharmacy-based falls prevention programCarri Casteel
Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7505, USA
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 9:310-9.e2. 2011..Based on a literature search, no randomized trials that have examined the effectiveness of this component have been published...- Hospital employee assault rates before and after enactment of the california hospital safety and security actCarri Casteel
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Ann Epidemiol 19:125-33. 2009..This study examines changes in violent event rates to hospital employees before and after enactment of the California Hospital Safety and Security Act in 1995... - A study of the effectiveness of a workplace violence intervention for small retail and service establishmentsCarri Casteel
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7505, USA
J Occup Environ Med 50:1365-70. 2008..Examine the effectiveness of a robbery and violence prevention program in small businesses in Los Angeles... - National study of physical and sexual assault among women with disabilitiesC Casteel
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7505, USA
Inj Prev 14:87-90. 2008..To examine the association between the level of disability impairment and physical and sexual assault in a sample of US women at least 18 years of age... - Predictors of nonfatal assault injury to public school teachers in Los Angeles CityCarri Casteel
Department of Epidemiology and Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7505, USA
Am J Ind Med 50:932-9. 2007..This study examines school characteristics that increase the odds of nonfatal teacher assaults and the influence of community crime on these relationships... - Evaluation of a falls prevention program for independent elderlyCarri Casteel
Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Am J Health Behav 28:S51-60. 2004..To evaluate the effectiveness of an older adult falls-prevention program and describe compliance with the program... - Effectiveness of crime prevention through environmental design in reducing criminal activity in liquor stores: a pilot studyCarri Casteel
Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
J Occup Environ Med 46:450-8. 2004..We conclude that the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design program reduced crime and injury in liquor stores and educated small businesses about the risks associated with retail violence and the countermeasures that can be taken... - Compliance to a Workplace Violence Prevention Program in small businessesCorinne Peek-Asa
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
Am J Prev Med 26:276-83. 2004..Interventions to reduce robberies and related injuries have been limited to convenience stores, and evaluations have not addressed compliance as a factor in program effectiveness... - Documenting the need for translational research: an example from workplace violence preventionCorinne Peek-Asa
University of Iowa, Injury Prevention Research Center, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
Inj Prev 16:50-2. 2010..In the absence of effective translation of knowledge and practice, business owners installed the least effective strategies, often at a higher cost... - Schools and neighborhoods: organizational and environmental factors associated with crime in secondary schoolsMary Ann P Limbos
Division of General Pediatrics, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA
J Sch Health 78:539-44; quiz 569-71. 2008..The objective of this study is to examine the effect of the school's organizational and educational environment on crime rates in secondary schools and to examine how neighborhood factors influence these relationships... - Recommendations for home safety research and interventionCarol W Runyan
Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Am J Prev Med 28:116-8. 2005 - Area-based socioeconomic characteristics of industries at high risk for violence in the workplaceMyduc L Ta
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7435, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7435, USA
Am J Community Psychol 44:249-60. 2009..Community characteristics therefore contribute to the potential for workplace violence, and future research should continue to understand the relationship between social context and workplace violence risk... - A case-site/control-site study of workplace violent injuryKathryn Brown Schaffer
Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Occup Environ Med 44:1018-26. 2002..Over half of the injury events occurring in case-site were robbery-related, and nearly 13% were fatal. Businesses open 24 hours and those having a history of violent events were found to be at increased risk for employee injury... - Unintentional injuries in the home in the United States Part I: mortalityCarol W Runyan
Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Am J Prev Med 28:73-9. 2005..It is unclear, however, what proportion of these injuries occur in the home. The purpose of this paper is to quantify and describe fatal unintentional injuries that take place in the home environment... - Effect of deployment on the occurrence of child maltreatment in military and nonmilitary familiesE Danielle Rentz
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Am J Epidemiol 165:1199-206. 2007..Intervention programs should be implemented to mitigate family dysfunction in times of potential stress... - Employee and customer injury during violent crimes in retail and service businessesCorinne Peek-Asa
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Injury Prevention Research Center, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA
Am J Public Health 96:1867-72. 2006..We sought to compare the frequency and risk factors for employees and customers injured during crimes in retail (convenience, grocery, and liquor stores) and service businesses (bars, restaurants, motels)... - Occurrence of maltreatment in active duty military and nonmilitary families in the State of TexasE Danielle Rentz
Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, CB 7435, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Mil Med 173:515-22. 2008..The proportion of families with financial problems and public assistance is lower in military than nonmilitary families, suggesting that these factors may increase stress in families and the risk of maltreatment... - US women's choices of strategies to protect themselves from violenceCarol W Runyan
Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7505, USA
Inj Prev 13:270-5. 2007..To examine the extent to which US women's self-protection strategies are associated with either their personal or vicarious victimization experiences... - Methodology of an ongoing, randomized controlled trial to prevent falls through enhanced pharmaceutical careStefanie Ferreri
Division of Pharmacy Practice and Experiential Education, School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7360, USA
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 6:61-81. 2008..Past research suggests that individuals taking multiple medications are at increased risk of falls. Central nervous system-active drugs in particular have been associated with increased risk...
Research Grants
- Violence Against Home Health and Hospice WorkersCarri Casteel; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Translation of a robbery and violence prevention program to high risk businessesCARRI H CASTEEL; Fiscal Year: 2010..This is important for small businesses that traditionally lack access and technical assistance to implement and support program recommendations. ..