B Young

Biographic Data

ID105873
NAMEB Young
GIVEN NAMESB
FAMILY NAMEYoung
SIGNATUREYOUNG B
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Miami
ORCID0000-0002-9034-3095
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS25
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1988
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Uptake of HIV Retesting Among Black Populations in Miami-Dade

    Open AccessB Young, Olveen Carrasquillo et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2026

    The Southern United States bears nearly half of all new HIV diagnoses, with Miami-Dade County experiencing one of the highest incidence rates nationwide. Black communities in Miami face disproportionate HIV-related outcomes, yet little is known about repeat HIV testing within these populations. This study examined engagement in HIV retesting through the Community-Based HIV Awareness for Minority Populations (CHAMP) program, a community health wor…

  • Black doctors on white walls

    Open AccessNanette Vega, B Young et al.ARTICLEMedical Education2022

  • Untold Risk

    Open AccessSonjia Kenya, B Young et al.ARTICLEJournal of Racial and Ethnic…2022

  • Is Medicine Just a DREAM for Daca Students? Daca Practices and Policies Among U.S. Medical Schools

    Open AccessSara Carranco, Olveen Carrasquillo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Immigrant and Minority…2021

  • Beyond the Barefoot Doctors

    Open AccessB Young, Amanda Rosenthal et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019

  • An Illustrated Approach to HPV and Cervical Cancer Education among Haitian Women

    Sonjia Kenya, B Young et al.ARTICLEJournal of Haitian studies2018

    Background: Haitian women bear some of the highest mortality rates from cervical cancer and HIV/AIDS in South Florida, indicating a critical need for culturally relevant preventive interventions within this community. Methods: We piloted an illustration-based, community health worker (CHW) intervention aimed at improving HPV and cervical cancer knowledge and screening behaviors among twenty-one sexually active Haitian women in Miami. Surveys were…

  • What makes a ‘Redd’ country

    Open AccessJohn Phelps, Marcelo Guerrero et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2010Cited by: 22References: 3

  • A case-control study of the effect of environmental sanitation on diarrhoea morbidity in Malawi

    B Young, Brian J Young et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…1988Cited by: 3References: 5

    A case-control design has been applied in the evaluation of improved environmental sanitation on diarrhoeal diseases in rural Malawi. The study demonstrates the feasibility of using such an approach to evaluate two levels of water supply and sanitation service quickly and at moderate cost. Sample sizes would need to be increased substantially to evaluate multiple levels of service or to investigate interactions between water supply and sanitation…