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| Timothy S NaimiSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Health care access among U.S. adults who drink alcohol excessively: missed opportunities for preventionMachell Town
Behavioral Surveillance Branch, Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 3:A53. 2006..Systems approaches to address these missed opportunities should be aggressively implemented...
Epidemiology and clonality of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Minnesota, 1996-1998T S Naimi
Acute Disease Epidemiology Section and the Division of Public Health Laboratories, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, USA
Clin Infect Dis 33:990-6. 2001..CAMRSA infections were identified throughout Minnesota; although most isolates were genetically related and susceptible to multiple antimicrobials, they were generally nonsusceptible to initial empirical therapy...
The intensity of binge alcohol consumption among U.S. adultsTimothy S Naimi
Alcohol Team, Emerging Investigations and Analytic Methods Branch, Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 38:201-7. 2010..Although studies show a strong dose-response relationship between the intensity of binge drinking (i.e., the number of drinks consumed per binge episode) and adverse outcomes, there are no population-based studies assessing this measure...
What do binge drinkers drink? Implications for alcohol control policyTimothy S Naimi
Emerging Investigations and Analytic Methods Branch, Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:188-93. 2007..This knowledge could guide prevention efforts because beer, wine, and liquor are taxed, marketed, and distributed differently...
Cardiovascular risk factors and confounders among nondrinking and moderate-drinking U.S. adultsTimothy S Naimi
Emerging Investigations and Analytic Methods Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Prev Med 28:369-73. 2005..Although most observational studies control for major cardiac risk factors, CVD is independently associated with other factors that could explain the CVD benefits ascribed to moderate drinking...
Comparison of community- and health care-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infectionTimothy S Naimi
Acute Disease Investigation and Control Section, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, USA
JAMA 290:2976-84. 2003..However, MRSA has emerged in patients without established risk factors (community-associated MRSA)...
Vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus with phenotypic susceptibility to methicillin in a patient with recurrent bacteremiaTimothy S Naimi
Acute Disease Epidemiology Section and Division of Public Health Laboratories, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Clin Infect Dis 36:1609-12. 2003..All isolates were mecA positive and were indistinguishable by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. The evolving susceptibility patterns of this strain highlight the challenges of detecting and treating VISA infections...
Binge drinking among US adultsTimothy S Naimi
Alcohol Team, Emerging Investigations, and Analytic Methods Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
JAMA 289:70-5. 2003..Binge drinking (consuming > or =5 alcoholic drinks on 1 occasion) generally results in acute impairment and has numerous adverse health consequences. Reports indicate that binge drinking may be increasing in the United States...
Binge drinking in the preconception period and the risk of unintended pregnancy: implications for women and their childrenTimothy S Naimi
Alcohol Team, Emerging Investigations and Analytic Methods Branch, Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Pediatrics 111:1136-41. 2003....
Effectiveness of policies restricting hours of alcohol sales in preventing excessive alcohol consumption and related harmsRobert A Hahn
Community Guide Branch of the Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 39:590-604. 2010..The evidence from six qualifying studies was insufficient to determine whether increasing hours of sale by less than 2 hours increases excessive alcohol consumption and related harms...
Effects of alcohol retail privatization on excessive alcohol consumption and related harms: a community guide systematic reviewRobert A Hahn
Community Guide Branch, Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Prev Med 42:418-27. 2012..Excessive alcohol consumption is the third-leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. This systematic review is one in a series exploring effectiveness of interventions to reduce alcohol-related harms...
Effectiveness of policies maintaining or restricting days of alcohol sales on excessive alcohol consumption and related harmsJennifer Cook Middleton
Community Guide Branch, Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 39:575-89. 2010....
Metropolitan-area estimates of binge drinking in the United StatesDavid E Nelson
Office on Smoking and Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Public Health 94:663-71. 2004..We estimated adult binge drinking prevalence in US metropolitan areas...
Driving after binge drinkingTimothy S Naimi
Alcohol Team, Emerging Investigations and Analytic Methods Branch, Division of Adult and Community Health, National Centers for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 37:314-20. 2009..Although binge drinking is strongly associated with alcohol-impaired driving, little is known about the prevalence of or risk factors for driving after binge drinking...
Effects of dram shop liability and enhanced overservice law enforcement initiatives on excessive alcohol consumption and related harms: Two community guide systematic reviewsVeda Rammohan
Community Guide Branch of the Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office, Centers forDisease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Am J Prev Med 41:334-43. 2011..This review assesses the effectiveness of dram shop liability and the enhanced enforcement of overservice laws for preventing excessive alcohol consumption and related harms...
The effectiveness of tax policy interventions for reducing excessive alcohol consumption and related harmsRandy W Elder
National Center for Health Marketing, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 38:217-29. 2010..The impact of a potential tax increase is expected to be proportional to its magnitude and to be modified by such factors as disposable income and the demand elasticity for alcohol among various population groups...
State alcohol-use estimates among youth and adults, 1993-2005David E Nelson
Alcohol Team, Emerging Investigations and Analytic Methods Branch, Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 36:218-24. 2009..The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation of alcohol-use behaviors among youth with those of adults at a population level...
Binge drinking among U.S. active-duty military personnelMandy A Stahre
Alcohol Team, Emerging Investigations and Analytic Methods Branch, Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 36:208-17. 2009..The objectives of this study were to quantify episodes of binge drinking, to characterize ADMP who binge-drink, and to examine the relationship between binge drinking and related harms...
Binge drinking and health-related quality of life: do popular perceptions match reality?Catherine A Okoro
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Prev Med 26:230-3. 2004..This study examined the association between binge drinking (consuming five or more alcoholic drinks on one occasion) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among U.S. adults...
Patterns of alcohol consumption and alcohol-impaired driving in the United StatesNicole T Flowers
Emerging Investigations and Analytic Methods Branch, Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 32:639-44. 2008..Relatively little is known about the drinking patterns of alcohol-impaired (AI) drivers in the United States...
Prevalence of adult binge drinking: a comparison of two national surveysJacqueline W Miller
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of Applied Public Health Training, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
Am J Prev Med 27:197-204. 2004..Evaluating the concordance of binge drinking estimates from the BRFSS and the NSDUH is important for surveillance and for planning prevention programs...
Binge drinking and associated health risk behaviors among high school studentsJacqueline W Miller
Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, Mailstop K 55, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Pediatrics 119:76-85. 2007....
Impact of a new gender-specific definition for binge drinking on prevalence estimates for womenPollyanna R Chavez
Alcohol Program, Emerging Investigations and Analytic Methods Branch, Division of Adult and Community Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Prev Med 40:468-71. 2011..S. each year. In 2006, the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) lowered the threshold for defining binge drinking among women from ≥5 drinks to ≥4 drinks per occasion, in accordance with national recommendations...
Binge drinking intensity: a comparison of two measuresMarissa B Esser
Alcohol Program, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Prev Med 42:625-9. 2012..Risk of binge drinking-related harm increases with intensity, and thus it is important to monitor. The largest number of drinks consumed is assessed in health surveys, but its usefulness for assessing binge intensity is unknown...
The effectiveness of limiting alcohol outlet density as a means of reducing excessive alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harmsCarla Alexia Campbell
Community Guide Branch of the National Center for Health Marketing, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Am J Prev Med 37:556-69. 2009..Primary evidence was supported by secondary evidence from correlational studies. The regulation of alcohol outlet density may be a useful public health tool for the reduction of excessive alcohol consumption and related harms...
Trends in total knee replacement surgeries and implications for public health, 1990-2000Chetna Mehrotra
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Public Health Rep 120:278-82. 2005..The goals of this study were to assess the trend in rate of TKR in Wisconsin and to describe the economic impact of these surgical procedures on the health care system...
An outbreak of Pontiac fever with respiratory distress among workers performing high-pressure cleaning at a sugar-beet processing plantMei Lin Castor
Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414, USA
J Infect Dis 191:1530-7. 2005..pneumophila from confined-space aerosolization or to endotoxin exposure. This outbreak demonstrates the potential occupational hazards for those performing high-pressure cleaning in confined spaces...
Prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disordersR Louise Floyd
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Prevention Research Branch, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Team, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Dev Disabil Res Rev 15:193-9. 2009..Utilizing evidence-based alcohol screening tools and brief counseling for women at risk for an AEP and other effective population-based strategies can help achieve future alcohol-free pregnancies...
Binge drinking and occupation, North Dakota, 2004-2005Dwayne W Jarman
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 4:A94. 2007..Binge drinking is a leading cause of preventable death and results in employee absenteeism and lost productivity. Knowledge about the prevalence of binge drinking among employees of different occupations is limited...
Population-based study of trends, costs, and complications of weight loss surgeries from 1990 to 2002Chetna Mehrotra
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Obes Res 13:2029-34. 2005..To describe the trends, costs, and complications associated with weight loss surgery (WLS)...
Concurrent outbreaks of Shigella sonnei and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infections associated with parsley: implications for surveillance and control of foodborne illnessTimothy S Naimi
Acute Disease Epidemiology Section, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
J Food Prot 66:535-41. 2003....
Trends in fruit and vegetable consumption among adults in the United States: behavioral risk factor surveillance system, 1994-2000Mary K Serdula
Chronic Disease Prevention Branch, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Mail Stop K 26, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
Am J Public Health 94:1014-8. 2004..We examined trends in fruit and vegetable consumption in the United States...
