Julie E Maher

Summary

Affiliation: Office of Disease Prevention and Epidemiology
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Is smokeless tobacco use becoming more common among U.S. male smokers? Trends in Alaska
    Julie E Maher
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Oregon Public Health Division and Multnomah County Health Department, USA
    Addict Behav 37:862-5. 2012
  2. ncbi Is a statewide tobacco quitline an appropriate service for specific populations?
    Julie E Maher
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and Oregon Department of Human Services, Portland, OR, USA
    Tob Control 16:i65-70. 2007
  3. ncbi Acceptability of the vaginal diaphragm among current users
    Julie E Maher
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and Oregon Department of Human Services, Portland, OR, USA
    Perspect Sex Reprod Health 36:64-71. 2004
  4. ncbi Evaluation of a community-based organization's intervention to reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases: a randomized, controlled trial
    Julie E Maher
    Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of HIV AIDS Prevention Surveillance and Epidemiology, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    South Med J 96:248-53. 2003
  5. ncbi Smoking-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviors in the lesbian, gay and bisexual community: a population-based study from the U.S. Pacific Northwest
    Barbara A Pizacani
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and Oregon Department of Human Services, 827 NE Oregon Street, Portland, OR 97232, USA
    Prev Med 48:555-61. 2009
  6. ncbi Implementation of a smoke-free policy in subsidized multiunit housing: effects on smoking cessation and secondhand smoke exposure
    Barbara A Pizacani
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, 827 NE Oregon Street, Ste 250, Portland, OR 97232, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 14:1027-34. 2012
  7. ncbi Smoke-free law associated with higher-than-expected taxable retail sales for bars and taverns in Washington State
    Myde Boles
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and Oregon Public Health Division, 827 NE Oregon St, Ste 250, Portland, OR 97232, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 7:A79. 2010
  8. ncbi Smoking patterns in Oregon youth: effects of funding and defunding of a comprehensive state tobacco control program
    Barbara A Pizacani
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, Oregon 97232, USA
    J Adolesc Health 44:229-36. 2009
  9. ncbi Are Latinos really less likely to be smokers? Lessons from Oregon
    Julie E Maher
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department, Portland, OR 97232, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 7:283-7. 2005
  10. ncbi The impact of clean indoor air exemptions and preemption policies on the prevalence of a tobacco-specific lung carcinogen among nonsmoking bar and restaurant workers
    Michael J Stark
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and the Oregon Department of Human Services, Portland, OR 97232, USA
    Am J Public Health 97:1457-63. 2007

Detail Information

Publications27

  1. ncbi Is smokeless tobacco use becoming more common among U.S. male smokers? Trends in Alaska
    Julie E Maher
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Oregon Public Health Division and Multnomah County Health Department, USA
    Addict Behav 37:862-5. 2012
    ..However, few publications have examined recent trends in dual cigarette and SLT use (dual use) over time in the U.S...
  2. ncbi Is a statewide tobacco quitline an appropriate service for specific populations?
    Julie E Maher
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and Oregon Department of Human Services, Portland, OR, USA
    Tob Control 16:i65-70. 2007
    ....
  3. ncbi Acceptability of the vaginal diaphragm among current users
    Julie E Maher
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and Oregon Department of Human Services, Portland, OR, USA
    Perspect Sex Reprod Health 36:64-71. 2004
    ..Interest in the diaphragm has been growing, in part because it is a female-controlled method that might protect against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). A better understanding of diaphragm acceptability is needed...
  4. ncbi Evaluation of a community-based organization's intervention to reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases: a randomized, controlled trial
    Julie E Maher
    Epidemic Intelligence Service, Division of HIV AIDS Prevention Surveillance and Epidemiology, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    South Med J 96:248-53. 2003
    ....
  5. ncbi Smoking-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviors in the lesbian, gay and bisexual community: a population-based study from the U.S. Pacific Northwest
    Barbara A Pizacani
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and Oregon Department of Human Services, 827 NE Oregon Street, Portland, OR 97232, USA
    Prev Med 48:555-61. 2009
    ..However, few population-based studies have explored whether smoking-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviors also differ between the communities...
  6. ncbi Implementation of a smoke-free policy in subsidized multiunit housing: effects on smoking cessation and secondhand smoke exposure
    Barbara A Pizacani
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, 827 NE Oregon Street, Ste 250, Portland, OR 97232, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 14:1027-34. 2012
    ..Among low-income tenants living in a subset of subsidized multiunit buildings, we evaluated cessation-related behaviors, policy knowledge and compliance, and secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure...
  7. ncbi Smoke-free law associated with higher-than-expected taxable retail sales for bars and taverns in Washington State
    Myde Boles
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and Oregon Public Health Division, 827 NE Oregon St, Ste 250, Portland, OR 97232, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 7:A79. 2010
    ..This study describes changes in sales revenue in bars and taverns since December 2005, when a statewide smoke-free law in Washington State went into effect...
  8. ncbi Smoking patterns in Oregon youth: effects of funding and defunding of a comprehensive state tobacco control program
    Barbara A Pizacani
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, Oregon 97232, USA
    J Adolesc Health 44:229-36. 2009
    ....
  9. ncbi Are Latinos really less likely to be smokers? Lessons from Oregon
    Julie E Maher
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department, Portland, OR 97232, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 7:283-7. 2005
    ..Although programs for Latinos should reinforce protective aspects of Latino culture, decreasing the smoking prevalence in the U.S. mainstream culture might mitigate the negative impact of acculturation on smoking behaviors...
  10. ncbi The impact of clean indoor air exemptions and preemption policies on the prevalence of a tobacco-specific lung carcinogen among nonsmoking bar and restaurant workers
    Michael J Stark
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department and the Oregon Department of Human Services, Portland, OR 97232, USA
    Am J Public Health 97:1457-63. 2007
    ..We studied the impact of clean indoor air law exemptions and preemption policies on the prevalence of a tobacco-specific lung carcinogen-4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK)--among nonsmoking bar and restaurant workers...
  11. ncbi Evaluation of the impact of an HMO's varicella vaccination program on incidence of varicella
    John P Mullooly
    Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, 3800 N Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR 97227 1098, USA
    Vaccine 22:1480-5. 2004
    ..An overall 49.7% reduction in varicella incidence was estimated to be attributable to an 18.5% point increase in the proportion of the population vaccinated...
  12. ncbi Reducing HIV and partner violence risk among women with criminal justice system involvement: a randomized controlled trial of two motivational interviewing-based interventions
    Brian W Weir
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Oregon Department of Human Services, Portland, OR, USA
    AIDS Behav 13:509-22. 2009
    ..Motivational Interviewing-based HIV prevention interventions delivered by county health department staff appear helpful in reducing HIV risk behavior for this population...
  13. ncbi Vaccines, antibiotics, and atopy
    John P Mullooly
    Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Portland, OR 97227, USA
    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 16:275-88. 2007
    ..It may also shift the developing immune system towards a more allergic response. We assess possible associations in young allergy clinic patients...
  14. ncbi Infant vaccinations and childhood asthma among full-term infants
    Julie E Maher
    Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Northwest, 3800 N Interstate, Portland, OR 97227 1110, USA
    Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 13:1-9. 2004
    ..To determine if infant vaccinations are associated with childhood asthma among full-term infants. The secondary objective was to describe relationships between characteristics of infant wheezing and childhood asthma...
  15. ncbi Improving services for sex partners of chlamydia-infected patients in an HMO
    John P Mullooly
    Center for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente, 3800 N Interstate Avenue, Portland, OR 97227, USA
    Am J Manag Care 11:609-18. 2005
    ..To improve services for sex partners of chlamydia-infected patients (ie, chlamydia partner services [CPS]) at an HMO...
  16. ncbi Secondhand smoke exposure in Alaskan households with children
    C W Dent
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Portland, Oregon, USA
    Rural Remote Health 10:1564. 2010
    ....
  17. ncbi Effectiveness of a tobacco quitline in an indigenous population: a comparison between Alaska Native people and other first-time quitline callers who set a quit date
    Myde Boles
    Program Design and Evaluation Services, Multnomah County Health Department, Oregon, USA
    Int J Circumpolar Health 68:170-81. 2009
    ..To conduct a descriptive, comparative study of the acceptability and effectiveness of a tobacco cessation quitline (QL) among Alaska Native people and non-Alaska Native people...
  18. ncbi Reducing the risk of sexual HIV transmission: quantifying the per-act risk for HIV on the basis of choice of partner, sex act, and condom use
    Beens Varghese
    Division of HIV AIDS Prevention Surveillance and Epidemiology, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 29:38-43. 2002
    ..Sexual acquisition of HIV is influenced by choice of partner, sex act, and condom use. However, current risk-reduction strategies focus mainly on condom use...
  19. ncbi Hepatitis B vaccination among adolescents in 3 large health maintenance organizations
    Idalia M Gonzalez
    Epidemiology Program Office, National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
    Pediatrics 110:929-34. 2002
    ..Little is known about the implementation of these recommendations in a managed care setting. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of ACIP recommendations on HB vaccination among adolescents in 3 managed care settings...
  20. ncbi Does free nicotine replacement therapy for young adults prompt them to call a quitline?
    Julie E Maher
    Tob Control 16:357-8. 2007
  21. ncbi Who continues using the diaphragm and who doesn't: implications for the acceptability of female-controlled HIV prevention methods
    S Marie Harvey
    Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, USA
    Womens Health Issues 13:185-93. 2003
    ..former) diaphragm user and characteristics that are hypothesized to influence the acceptability of contraceptive methods; and explore reasons for discontinuing use of the diaphragm among former diaphragm users...
  22. ncbi Acceptability of an existing, female-controlled contraceptive method that could potentially protect against HIV: a comparison of diaphragm users and other method users
    Sheryl Thorburn Bird
    Department of Public Health, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA
    Womens Health Issues 14:85-93. 2004
    ..Our goal was to increase understanding of who finds the diaphragm acceptable and why...
  23. ncbi Response letter to: Tang H, Greenwood GL, Cowling DW, Lloyd JC, Roeseler AG, Bal DG. Cigarette smoking among lesbians, gays, and bisexuals: how serious a problem?
    Julia A Dilley
    Cancer Causes Control 16:1133-4. 2005
  24. ncbi Women's acceptance of the diaphragm: the role of relationship factors
    Linda J Beckman
    Alliant International University, Los Angeles, USA
    J Sex Res 43:297-306. 2006
    ..These results suggest that acceptability of contraceptive methods among women is influenced by their perceptions of their male partner and relationship factors...
  25. ncbi Changes in partnerships and HIV risk behaviors after partner notification
    Tamara Hoxworth
    Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 30:83-8. 2003
    ..CONCLUSION: PN did not increase partnership dissolution or formation and was associated with higher condom use, suggesting the value of PN in HIV prevention...
  26. ncbi Partner notification for HIV and syphilis: effects on sexual behaviors and relationship stability
    Patricia J Kissinger
    Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Departnent of Epidemiology, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 30:75-82. 2003
    ..One concern is that HIV PN can promote the breakup of old partnerships and increase the acquisition of new partners, thereby spreading HIV infections...
  27. ncbi Solution for survey discrepancies in Washington State smoking prevalence
    Michael J Boysun
    Prev Chronic Dis 3:A27. 2006