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| Zahava BerkowitzSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Characteristics and survival associated with ovarian cancer diagnosed as first cancer and ovarian cancer diagnosed subsequent to a previous cancerZahava Berkowitz
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Coordinating Center for Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Cancer Epidemiol 35:112-9. 2011....
Breast and colorectal cancer screening and sources of cancer information among older women in the United States: results from the 2003 Health Information National Trends SurveySteven S Coughlin
Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3724, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 4:A57. 2007....
Hazardous substances emergency events in the agriculture industry and related services in four mid-western statesZahava Berkowitz
Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry, Division of Health Studies, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS E-31, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Occup Environ Med 44:714-23. 2002..Employing more stringent safety measures and educating employees and the public about the health hazards involved with agricultural chemicals may reduce injuries and help contain costs associated with the releases...- Beliefs, risk perceptions, and gaps in knowledge as barriers to colorectal cancer screening in older adultsZahava Berkowitz
Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3717, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:307-14. 2008..To assess beliefs and perceptions of risk about colorectal cancer (CRC) and gaps in knowledge about screening in adults aged 65 to 89... - Information-seeking styles among cancer patients before and after treatment by demographics and use of information sourcesChristie R Eheman
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
J Health Commun 14:487-502. 2009..Public health researchers and clinicians must work together to develop the most effective strategy for meeting the informational needs of these patients before and after treatment... - Health-related behavior change after cancer: results of the American cancer society's studies of cancer survivors (SCS)Nikki A Hawkins
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, MS K 55, Atlanta, GA, 30341, USA
J Cancer Surviv 4:20-32. 2010..The present study was undertaken to examine positive and negative behavior changes after cancer and to identify medical, demographic, and psychosocial correlates of changes... - Choropleth map design for cancer incidence, part 1Thomas B Richards
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 7:A23. 2010.... - Choropleth map design for cancer incidence, part 2Thomas B Richards
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 7:A24. 2010..We recommend that future initiatives consider more advanced mapping, spatial analysis, and spatial statistics techniques and include usability testing with representatives of state and local programs and other cancer prevention partners... - Content analysis of continuing medical education for cervical cancer screeningKatherine B Roland
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:651-7. 2010..Our objectives were to assess availability and accuracy of web-based CME activities describing cervical cancer screening guidelines, screening intervals, and HPV testing... - Fecal occult blood testing beliefs and practices of U.S. primary care physicians: serious deviations from evidence-based recommendationsMarion R Nadel
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, MS K55, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Gen Intern Med 25:833-9. 2010..However, results from a national survey of clinical practice in 1999-2000 indicated that many primary care physicians used inadequate methods to implement FOBT screening and follow-up... - Cervical cancer screening with both human papillomavirus and Papanicolaou testing vs Papanicolaou testing alone: what screening intervals are physicians recommending?Mona Saraiya
Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, Mailstop K 55, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Arch Intern Med 170:977-85. 2010..We assessed reported recommendations by US primary care physicians (PCPs) on screening intervals that incorporate HPV cotesting compared with Pap testing alone... - Common abnormal results of pap and human papillomavirus cotesting: what physicians are recommending for managementZahava Berkowitz
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Obstet Gynecol 116:1332-40. 2010..To evaluate the association between physician and practice characteristics and adherence to management guidelines to better understand the factors associated with different screening recommendations by primary care physicians... - What does the public know about preventing cancer? Results from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)Nikki A Hawkins
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Health Educ Behav 37:490-503. 2010..Results indicate that efforts are needed to increase public familiarity with recommended strategies, especially among groups that are least familiar with recommendations for cancer prevention... - The effect of physician-patient discussions on the likelihood of prostate-specific antigen testingLouie E Ross
Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
J Natl Med Assoc 98:1823-9. 2006..82). These findings suggest that: 1) the relationships among race, physician discussions and PSA testing may need to be examined in more complex ways, and 2) the physician has an important role in men's decision to consider PSA testing... - Impact of women's experiences during mammography on adherence to rescreening (United States)Lucy A Peipins
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Cancer Causes Control 17:439-47. 2006..To examine the relationship between womens' experiences during mammography and their likelihood of being rescreened after receiving a negative or benign mammogram... - Acute public health consequences associated with hazardous substances released during transit, 1993-2000D Kevin Horton
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Health Studies Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop E 31, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Hazard Mater 98:161-75. 2003..These findings underscore the importance of job safety training, community planning, and effective emergency response to prevent adverse public health consequences from occurring or lessen their effect on the public... - Secondary contamination of ED personnel from hazardous materials events, 1995-2001D Kevin Horton
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Health Studies Epidemidogy and Surveillance Branch, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop E 31, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Emerg Med 21:199-204. 2003..Proper victim decontamination procedures, good field-to-hospital communication, and appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) use can help prevent ED personnel injuries and contamination of the ED... - Surveillance of hazardous materials events in 17 states, 1993-2001: a report from the Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES) systemD Kevin Horton
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Health Studies, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Ind Med 45:539-48. 2004..To prevent human exposure and resulting injuries, it is critical to understand the frequency with which these releases occur, the locations involved, the industries associated, and the specific substances being released... - Hydrofluoric acid releases in 17 states and the acute health effects associated, 1993-2001D Kevin Horton
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Health Studies Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
J Occup Environ Med 46:501-8. 2004..Employees such as those in trucking services, petroleum refining, and chemical manufacturing need to understand the dangers of HF acid and should have the appropriate personal protective equipment available to prevent exposure... - Hazardous substances releases causing fatalities and/or people transported to hospitals: rural/agricultural vs. other areasZahava Berkowitz
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Health Studies Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Prehosp Disaster Med 19:213-20. 2004..Therefore, the characteristics of acute hazardous substances releases resulting in death/multiple-victim events occuring in rural/agricultural areas and in all other areas were studied and compared... - Morbidity and mortality from hazardous materials events in the personal services industry, 1993-2001: a follow-up report from the Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES) systemD Kevin Horton
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Health Studies Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Ind Med 47:419-27. 2005..An estimated 8% of acute hazardous materials (HazMat) events that occur annually in the United States involve victims. Little information is available in the literature pinpointing which industries are associated with these acute events... - Releases of hazardous substances in schools: data from the Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance system, 1993-1998Zahava Berkowitz
Division of Health Studies, ATSDR, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS E 31, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Environ Health 65:20-7, 37, 39. 2002..The majority of victims were exposed to spills emitting noxious gases, and their resulting symptoms were primarily associated with the respiratory tract... - The usefulness of computed tomography in detecting asbestos-related pleural abnormalities in people who had indeterminate chest radiographs: the Libby, MT, experienceOleg I Muravov
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Int J Hyg Environ Health 208:87-99. 2005.... - Lead exposure and birth outcomes in five communities in Shoshone County, IdahoZahava Berkowitz
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Health Studies, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E 31, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Int J Hyg Environ Health 209:123-32. 2006.... - The public health consequences from acute chlorine releases, 1993-2000D Kevin Horton
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Health Studies Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop E 31, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Occup Environ Med 44:906-13. 2002..Continuous employee training and preventive equipment maintenance can help prevent chlorine releases from occurring and minimize exposure to the general public... - US physicians' intentions regarding impact of human papillomavirus vaccine on cervical cancer screeningCharlene Wong
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Sex Health 7:338-45. 2010..We evaluated physician intentions regarding HPV vaccine's impact on future screening... - Factors associated with severity of injury resulting from acute releases of hazardous substances in the manufacturing industryZahava Berkowitz
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Health Studies, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, MS E 31, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
J Occup Environ Med 45:734-42. 2003..76-1.90), and being located in the midwest region (aOR = 1.76-1.90). The summer was less likely than all other seasons to be associated with more severe outcome. The results provide information beneficial for preventive activities... - Use of the prostate-specific antigen test among U.S. men: findings from the 2005 National Health Interview SurveyLouie E Ross
Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3717, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:636-44. 2008..We examined characteristics that might influence testing and compared test use between men ages 40 to 49 and 50 to 79 years... - The lack of paid sick leave as a barrier to cancer screening and medical care-seeking: results from the National Health Interview SurveyLucy A Peipins
Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, DCPC, CDC, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop K 55, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
BMC Public Health 12:520. 2012..We first describe the prevalence of paid sick leave by broad occupational categories and then examine the association between access to paid sick leave and cancer testing and medical care-seeking in the U.S. workforce... - Melanoma survival in the United States, 1992 to 2005Lori A Pollack
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
J Am Acad Dermatol 65:S78-86. 2011..Population-based data on melanoma survival are important for understanding the impact of demographic and clinical factors on prognosis...