Aruni Bhatnagar
Biographic Data
| ID | 159728 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aruni Bhatnagar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aruni |
| FAMILY NAME | Bhatnagar |
| SIGNATURE | BHATNAGAR A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Louisville |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6906-6345 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Evaluating Microclimate Modification and Acute Cardiovascular Stress Responses to a Dense Urban Microforest
The Green Oasis (GRO) Project is a targeted urban greening intervention designed to evaluate the environmental and health impacts of compact, high-density plantings in dense built environments. Initiated in downtown Louisville, the project transformed Founders Square, a 0.64-acre sparsely planted park, into a microforest ("Trager Microforest"), a multilayered planting of 119 trees and more than 200 shrubs. The impact of this intervention is being…
Perceived Benefits of Nature in Diverse Populations
The relationship between socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and health effects of green spaces has been studied, suggesting that certain groups may reap more health benefits from exposure to nature. However, the link between the perceived benefits of nature and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics remains a gap in the literature. We used a subsample ( n = 711, 2018-2019) from an environmental cardiovascular risk cohort to inve…
Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Cardiometabolic Diseases
Psychosocial stressors and current e-cigarette use in the youth risk behavior survey
The study demonstrates a significant association between psychosocial stressors and adolescent e-cigarette use, highlighting the potential importance of interventions, such as targeted school-based programs that address stressors and promote stress management, as possible means of reducing adolescent e-cigarette use. Future research directions include exploring underlying mechanisms linking stressors to e-cigarette use and evaluating the effectiv…
Stratified Simple Random Sampling Versus Volunteer Community-Wide Sampling for Estimates of Covid-19 Prevalence
Objectives. To evaluate community-wide prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection using stratified simple random sampling. Methods. We obtained data for the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, from adult random (n = 7296) and volunteer (n = 7919) sampling over 8 waves from June 2020 through August 2021. We compared results with administratively reported rates of COVID-19. Results. Rand…
Workplace Culture and Biomarkers of Health Risk
Workplace culture has been studied for impact on health risk; however, connections with robust biologic markers of health remain to be established. We examined associations between the work environment and urinary levels of catecholamines and their metabolites as biomarkers of sympathetic nervous system activity, indicative of stress. We recruited participants (n = 219; 2018-2019) from a cardiovascular risk cohort to investigate workplace culture…
The Relationship between Perceptions and Objective Measures of Greenness
Exposure to greenness has been studied through objective measures of remote visualization of greenspace; however, the link to how individuals interpret spaces as green is missing. We examined the associations between three objective greenspace measures with perceptions of greenness. We used a subsample (n = 175; 2018-2019) from an environmental cardiovascular risk cohort to investigate perceptions of residential greenness. Participants completed …
Impact of the Food and Drug Administration enforcement policy on flavored e-cigarettes on the online popularity of disposable e-cigarettes
The tracking of online search data demonstrates rapid public recognition of the FDA's announcements of tobacco regulatory actions
Balancing Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes in the Real World
Wastewater Surveillance Can Have a Second Act in Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution
The success of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination effort may be limited by the ability to equitably and expediently reach the general public in the final deployment phase. Prior experience has shown that significant cultural, economic, racial, and communication barriers prevent widespread participation in public health initiatives, such as COVID-19 testing and, now, vaccination. Public health agencies would benefit from tools tha…
Association of device type, flavours and vaping behaviour with tobacco product transitions among adult electronic cigarette users in the USA
Non-tobacco flavours, daily vaping and modifiable e-cigarette devices may help some smokers abstain from cigarette smoking via transitioning to exclusive e-cigarette use, but are also associated with ongoing exclusive e-cigarette use
Invalidity of an Oft-Cited Estimate of the Relative Harms of Electronic Cigarettes
E-cigarette initiation and associated changes in smoking cessation and reduction
Daily e-cigarette initiators were more likely to have quit smoking cigarettes or reduced use compared with non-users. However, less frequent e-cigarette use was not associated with cigarette cessation/reduction. These results suggest incorporating frequency of e-cigarette use is important for developing a more thorough understanding of the association between e-cigarette use and cigarette cessation
Motivating health workers up to a limit
BACKGROUND: In 2012, the Nigerian government launched performance-based financing (PBF) in three districts providing financial incentives to health workers based on the quantity and quality of service provision. They were given autonomy to use funds for operational costs and performance bonuses. This study aims to understand changes in perceived motivation among health workers with the introduction of PBF in Wamba district, Nigeria. METHODS: The …
Which doctor for primary health care? Quality of care and non-physician clinicians in India
Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease
In 2004, the first American Heart Association scientific statement on “Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease” concluded that exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution contributes to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In the interim, numerous studies have expanded our understanding of this association and further elucidated the physiological and molecular mechanisms involved. The main objective of this updated American Heart Associ…
Some Priority Challenges of the Nursing Sector in India
Health, Nutrition and Population-Population Policies Health Monitoring and Evaluation Health Systems Development and Reform Disease Control and Prevention Gender-Gender and Health Health Nutrition and Population
Which doctor for primary health care? Quality of care and non-physician clinicians in India
Motivating health workers up to a limit
BACKGROUND: In 2012, the Nigerian government launched performance-based financing (PBF) in three districts providing financial incentives to health workers based on the quantity and quality of service provision. They were given autonomy to use funds for operational costs and performance bonuses. This study aims to understand changes in perceived motivation among health workers with the introduction of PBF in Wamba district, Nigeria. METHODS: The …
Stratified Simple Random Sampling Versus Volunteer Community-Wide Sampling for Estimates of Covid-19 Prevalence
Objectives. To evaluate community-wide prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection using stratified simple random sampling. Methods. We obtained data for the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, from adult random (n = 7296) and volunteer (n = 7919) sampling over 8 waves from June 2020 through August 2021. We compared results with administratively reported rates of COVID-19. Results. Rand…
Invalidity of an Oft-Cited Estimate of the Relative Harms of Electronic Cigarettes
Some Priority Challenges of the Nursing Sector in India
Health, Nutrition and Population-Population Policies Health Monitoring and Evaluation Health Systems Development and Reform Disease Control and Prevention Gender-Gender and Health Health Nutrition and Population
Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease
In 2004, the first American Heart Association scientific statement on “Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease” concluded that exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution contributes to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. In the interim, numerous studies have expanded our understanding of this association and further elucidated the physiological and molecular mechanisms involved. The main objective of this updated American Heart Associ…
Which doctor for primary health care? Quality of care and non-physician clinicians in India
Motivating health workers up to a limit
BACKGROUND: In 2012, the Nigerian government launched performance-based financing (PBF) in three districts providing financial incentives to health workers based on the quantity and quality of service provision. They were given autonomy to use funds for operational costs and performance bonuses. This study aims to understand changes in perceived motivation among health workers with the introduction of PBF in Wamba district, Nigeria. METHODS: The …
E-cigarette initiation and associated changes in smoking cessation and reduction
Daily e-cigarette initiators were more likely to have quit smoking cigarettes or reduced use compared with non-users. However, less frequent e-cigarette use was not associated with cigarette cessation/reduction. These results suggest incorporating frequency of e-cigarette use is important for developing a more thorough understanding of the association between e-cigarette use and cigarette cessation
Invalidity of an Oft-Cited Estimate of the Relative Harms of Electronic Cigarettes
Wastewater Surveillance Can Have a Second Act in Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution
The success of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination effort may be limited by the ability to equitably and expediently reach the general public in the final deployment phase. Prior experience has shown that significant cultural, economic, racial, and communication barriers prevent widespread participation in public health initiatives, such as COVID-19 testing and, now, vaccination. Public health agencies would benefit from tools tha…
Association of device type, flavours and vaping behaviour with tobacco product transitions among adult electronic cigarette users in the USA
Non-tobacco flavours, daily vaping and modifiable e-cigarette devices may help some smokers abstain from cigarette smoking via transitioning to exclusive e-cigarette use, but are also associated with ongoing exclusive e-cigarette use
Workplace Culture and Biomarkers of Health Risk
Workplace culture has been studied for impact on health risk; however, connections with robust biologic markers of health remain to be established. We examined associations between the work environment and urinary levels of catecholamines and their metabolites as biomarkers of sympathetic nervous system activity, indicative of stress. We recruited participants (n = 219; 2018-2019) from a cardiovascular risk cohort to investigate workplace culture…
The Relationship between Perceptions and Objective Measures of Greenness
Exposure to greenness has been studied through objective measures of remote visualization of greenspace; however, the link to how individuals interpret spaces as green is missing. We examined the associations between three objective greenspace measures with perceptions of greenness. We used a subsample (n = 175; 2018-2019) from an environmental cardiovascular risk cohort to investigate perceptions of residential greenness. Participants completed …
Impact of the Food and Drug Administration enforcement policy on flavored e-cigarettes on the online popularity of disposable e-cigarettes
The tracking of online search data demonstrates rapid public recognition of the FDA's announcements of tobacco regulatory actions
Balancing Risks and Benefits of E-Cigarettes in the Real World
Psychosocial stressors and current e-cigarette use in the youth risk behavior survey
The study demonstrates a significant association between psychosocial stressors and adolescent e-cigarette use, highlighting the potential importance of interventions, such as targeted school-based programs that address stressors and promote stress management, as possible means of reducing adolescent e-cigarette use. Future research directions include exploring underlying mechanisms linking stressors to e-cigarette use and evaluating the effectiv…
Stratified Simple Random Sampling Versus Volunteer Community-Wide Sampling for Estimates of Covid-19 Prevalence
Objectives. To evaluate community-wide prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection using stratified simple random sampling. Methods. We obtained data for the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Jefferson County, Kentucky, from adult random (n = 7296) and volunteer (n = 7919) sampling over 8 waves from June 2020 through August 2021. We compared results with administratively reported rates of COVID-19. Results. Rand…
Racial/Ethnic Discrimination and Cardiometabolic Diseases
Perceived Benefits of Nature in Diverse Populations
The relationship between socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and health effects of green spaces has been studied, suggesting that certain groups may reap more health benefits from exposure to nature. However, the link between the perceived benefits of nature and socioeconomic and demographic characteristics remains a gap in the literature. We used a subsample ( n = 711, 2018-2019) from an environmental cardiovascular risk cohort to inve…
Evaluating Microclimate Modification and Acute Cardiovascular Stress Responses to a Dense Urban Microforest
The Green Oasis (GRO) Project is a targeted urban greening intervention designed to evaluate the environmental and health impacts of compact, high-density plantings in dense built environments. Initiated in downtown Louisville, the project transformed Founders Square, a 0.64-acre sparsely planted park, into a microforest ("Trager Microforest"), a multilayered planting of 119 trees and more than 200 shrubs. The impact of this intervention is being…
Medicine (14 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Population (7 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Logistic regression (4 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (3 works)