Lorna Thorpe
Biographic Data
| ID | 5541983 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lorna Thorpe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lorna |
| FAMILY NAME | Thorpe |
| SIGNATURE | THORPE L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Population Health, NYU School of Medicine |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Integrating Primary Care and Public Health
Public Health Surveillance, Monitoring, or Data? Time to Decide
Implementation Facilitators and Challenges of a Place-Based Intervention to Reduce Health Disparities in Harlem Through Community Activation and Mobilization
Background: To address significant health inequities experienced by residents of public housing in East and Central Harlem compared to other New Yorkers, NYC Department of Health and Mental Health (DOHMH) collaborated with community and academic organizations and the New York City Housing Authority to develop a place-based initiative to address chronic diseases in five housing developments, including a community activation and mobilization compon…
Assessment of Community-Level Disparities in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Infections and Deaths in Large US Metropolitan Areas
This cross-sectional study examines the association of neighborhood race/ethnicity and poverty with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections and related deaths in urban US counties.
Feasibility and Outcomes of an Electronic Health Record Intervention to Improve Hypertension Management in Immigrant-serving Primary Care Practices
BACKGROUND: South Asians experience a disproportionate burden of high blood pressure (BP) in the United States, arguably the most preventable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVE: We report 12-month results of an electronic health record (EHR)-based intervention, as a component of a larger project, "Implementing Million Hearts for Provider and Community Transformation." The EHR intervention included launching hypertension patient reg…
Perceptions about the Federally Mandated Smoke-Free Housing Policy among Residents Living in Public Housing in New York City
Background : To assess residents' attitudes towards the United States (U.S.) Department of Housing and Urban Development's new smoke-free public housing policy, perceptions about barriers to policy implementation, and suggestions for optimizing implementation. Methods : In 2017, we conducted 10 focus groups among 91 residents (smokers and nonsmokers) living in New York City public housing. Results : Smokers and nonsmokers expressed skepticism abo…
Perceptions about the Federally Mandated Smoke-Free Housing Policy among Residents Living in Public Housing in New York City
Background : To assess residents' attitudes towards the United States (U.S.) Department of Housing and Urban Development's new smoke-free public housing policy, perceptions about barriers to policy implementation, and suggestions for optimizing implementation. Methods : In 2017, we conducted 10 focus groups among 91 residents (smokers and nonsmokers) living in New York City public housing. Results : Smokers and nonsmokers expressed skepticism abo…
Feasibility and Outcomes of an Electronic Health Record Intervention to Improve Hypertension Management in Immigrant-serving Primary Care Practices
BACKGROUND: South Asians experience a disproportionate burden of high blood pressure (BP) in the United States, arguably the most preventable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. OBJECTIVE: We report 12-month results of an electronic health record (EHR)-based intervention, as a component of a larger project, "Implementing Million Hearts for Provider and Community Transformation." The EHR intervention included launching hypertension patient reg…
Assessment of Community-Level Disparities in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Infections and Deaths in Large US Metropolitan Areas
This cross-sectional study examines the association of neighborhood race/ethnicity and poverty with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections and related deaths in urban US counties.
Implementation Facilitators and Challenges of a Place-Based Intervention to Reduce Health Disparities in Harlem Through Community Activation and Mobilization
Background: To address significant health inequities experienced by residents of public housing in East and Central Harlem compared to other New Yorkers, NYC Department of Health and Mental Health (DOHMH) collaborated with community and academic organizations and the New York City Housing Authority to develop a place-based initiative to address chronic diseases in five housing developments, including a community activation and mobilization compon…
Public Health Surveillance, Monitoring, or Data? Time to Decide
Integrating Primary Care and Public Health
Medicine (4 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Primary Care and Health Outcomes (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Blood pressure (1 works) · Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (1 works)