Daniel L Howard
Biographic Data
| ID | 210302 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daniel L Howard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daniel L |
| FAMILY NAME | Howard |
| SIGNATURE | HOWARD D L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Shaw University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9809-8197 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1960 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The role of opioid treatment programs' crisis response on client perceptions of risk and impact
This study highlights the intricate connection between program characteristics and organizational responses during public health crises. Our findings underscore the importance of culturally sensitive approaches and effective communication to address client COVID-19 concerns and perceptions, particularly within disproportionately affected minority communities. These insights emphasize the necessity for OTPs to adapt to meet the evolving needs of c…
Correlates of Social Isolation Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Background: The past year has severely curtailed social interactions among older adults given their high rates of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. This study examined social, behavioral, and medical correlates of social isolation among community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and stratified findings to explore unique differences in two typically neglected populations, African American and Hispanic older adults. Methods: Worki…
Church Attendance and Mobility Limitation Among Black and White Men With Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is a significant impediment that can reduce physical functional status. Mobility is fundamental for quality of life and church attendance to be associated with improved physical functioning. Few studies have examined how religious participation have implications for mobility limitation among men in general and among prostate cancer survivors in particular. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between church atte…
Stability in a large drug treatment system
Prevalence and Correlates of Major Depressive Symptoms among Black Men with Prostate Cancer
Nearly one-third of Black men with PCa in this study reported major depressive symptoms. Clinicians should pay closer attention to the mental health status of Black men with PCa, especially those who are younger and those who have undergone radiation beam treatment. Cancer survivorship, particularly quality of life, may be enhanced by opportunities for assessment, evaluation and intervention of depressive symptoms among these men disproportionate…
Black Pastors’ Views on preaching about sex
These findings have implications for the potential utility of sermons as an HIV prevention tool and suggest that it is possible for public health professionals and pastors of Black churches to form partnerships to develop messages that are consonant with pastors' religious convictions as well as public health recommendations
Participating in Research
In My House”
Finding effective and responsive ways to implement HIV/AIDS prevention in faith settings is facilitated by engaging diverse partners throughout the research process
Getting from A to IRB
Shaw University, the oldest historically black college or university in the southern USA, recently partnered with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a major research institution in North Carolina, to further develop Shaw's research infrastructure. One aim of the partnership involved establishing a human research ethics committee and an accompanying administrative structure and research ethics education program. This paper describes …
Racial and Gender Differences in Pressure Ulcer Development Among Nursing Home Residents in the Southeastern United States
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there is a difference in the incidence of pressure ulcers (PU) between African American (AA) and White nursing home (NH) residents in the Southeastern United States. METHODS: Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Minimum Data Set were examined for 113,869 residents who were free of PU at NH admission during 1999-2002. Facility and neighborhood characteristics were abstracted from the Online Surve…
Can Cultural Competency Speak to the Race Disparities in Methadone Dosage Levels
Although national methadone treatment trends have improved substantially from 1988 to 2001, current research has found that African Americans still receive lower dosages of methadone treatment than their white and Hispanic counterparts, which has significant public health concerns. We sought to empirically examine whether the degree of cultural competency within an outpatient substance abuse treatment (OSAT) organization has influence on the meth…
The Data Collection/Data Distribution Center
The development of a sustainable network of churches could lead to successful health disparities initiatives
Self-Rated Health, Activities of Daily Living, and Mobility Limitations Among Black and White Stroke Survivors
Objective: To explore racial differences in self-rated health (SRH) and its relationship to activities of daily living (ADLs) and mobility limitations among stroke survivors. Method: Data from 580 Black and White participants of the North Carolina Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE) were used to assess relationships between SRH, ADLs, and mobility variables. Fisher's exact tests, t tests, and logistic regressi…
Physician–Patient Racial Concordance, Continuity of Care, and Patterns of Care for Hypertension
To assess the effects of physician–patient racial concordance and continuity of care on hypertension outcomes, we described patterns of care for hypertension; we used cross-tabulations and repeated measures (generalized estimating equations) analyses with panel survey data from elderly persons interviewed and examined in 1987 and 1990. Continuity of care was associated with recognition of hypertension, receipt of medication, and lower incidence o…
Distribution of African Americans in Residential Care/Assisted Living and Nursing Homes
Objectives. In this study, we examined racial separation in long-term care. Methods. We used a survey of a stratified sample of 181 residential care/assisted living (RC/AL) facilities and 39 nursing homes in 4 states. Results. Most African Americans resided in nursing homes and smaller RC/AL facilities and tended to be concentrated in a few predominantly African American facilities, whereas the vast majority of Whites resided in predominantly Whi…
Variation in Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Units with High Concentrations of Latino Versus White Clients
Research on Latinos receiving substance abuse care lacks detail in terms of client characteristics, treatment services, and the effectiveness of treatment. This study uses data from a large, recent, nationally representative sample of outpatient substance abuse treatment units to examine differences in client characteristics, treatment services, and outcomes. The study examines differences between units with 20% or more Latino clients and treatme…
The English Prisons. Their Past and Future
Distribution of African Americans in Residential Care/Assisted Living and Nursing Homes
Objectives. In this study, we examined racial separation in long-term care. Methods. We used a survey of a stratified sample of 181 residential care/assisted living (RC/AL) facilities and 39 nursing homes in 4 states. Results. Most African Americans resided in nursing homes and smaller RC/AL facilities and tended to be concentrated in a few predominantly African American facilities, whereas the vast majority of Whites resided in predominantly Whi…
In My House”
Finding effective and responsive ways to implement HIV/AIDS prevention in faith settings is facilitated by engaging diverse partners throughout the research process
Physician–Patient Racial Concordance, Continuity of Care, and Patterns of Care for Hypertension
To assess the effects of physician–patient racial concordance and continuity of care on hypertension outcomes, we described patterns of care for hypertension; we used cross-tabulations and repeated measures (generalized estimating equations) analyses with panel survey data from elderly persons interviewed and examined in 1987 and 1990. Continuity of care was associated with recognition of hypertension, receipt of medication, and lower incidence o…
Black Pastors’ Views on preaching about sex
These findings have implications for the potential utility of sermons as an HIV prevention tool and suggest that it is possible for public health professionals and pastors of Black churches to form partnerships to develop messages that are consonant with pastors' religious convictions as well as public health recommendations
The Data Collection/Data Distribution Center
The development of a sustainable network of churches could lead to successful health disparities initiatives
Getting from A to IRB
Shaw University, the oldest historically black college or university in the southern USA, recently partnered with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a major research institution in North Carolina, to further develop Shaw's research infrastructure. One aim of the partnership involved establishing a human research ethics committee and an accompanying administrative structure and research ethics education program. This paper describes …
Self-Rated Health, Activities of Daily Living, and Mobility Limitations Among Black and White Stroke Survivors
Objective: To explore racial differences in self-rated health (SRH) and its relationship to activities of daily living (ADLs) and mobility limitations among stroke survivors. Method: Data from 580 Black and White participants of the North Carolina Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE) were used to assess relationships between SRH, ADLs, and mobility variables. Fisher's exact tests, t tests, and logistic regressi…
The English Prisons. Their Past and Future
Variation in Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Units with High Concentrations of Latino Versus White Clients
Research on Latinos receiving substance abuse care lacks detail in terms of client characteristics, treatment services, and the effectiveness of treatment. This study uses data from a large, recent, nationally representative sample of outpatient substance abuse treatment units to examine differences in client characteristics, treatment services, and outcomes. The study examines differences between units with 20% or more Latino clients and treatme…
Distribution of African Americans in Residential Care/Assisted Living and Nursing Homes
Objectives. In this study, we examined racial separation in long-term care. Methods. We used a survey of a stratified sample of 181 residential care/assisted living (RC/AL) facilities and 39 nursing homes in 4 states. Results. Most African Americans resided in nursing homes and smaller RC/AL facilities and tended to be concentrated in a few predominantly African American facilities, whereas the vast majority of Whites resided in predominantly Whi…
Physician–Patient Racial Concordance, Continuity of Care, and Patterns of Care for Hypertension
To assess the effects of physician–patient racial concordance and continuity of care on hypertension outcomes, we described patterns of care for hypertension; we used cross-tabulations and repeated measures (generalized estimating equations) analyses with panel survey data from elderly persons interviewed and examined in 1987 and 1990. Continuity of care was associated with recognition of hypertension, receipt of medication, and lower incidence o…
The Data Collection/Data Distribution Center
The development of a sustainable network of churches could lead to successful health disparities initiatives
Self-Rated Health, Activities of Daily Living, and Mobility Limitations Among Black and White Stroke Survivors
Objective: To explore racial differences in self-rated health (SRH) and its relationship to activities of daily living (ADLs) and mobility limitations among stroke survivors. Method: Data from 580 Black and White participants of the North Carolina Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE) were used to assess relationships between SRH, ADLs, and mobility variables. Fisher's exact tests, t tests, and logistic regressi…
Racial and Gender Differences in Pressure Ulcer Development Among Nursing Home Residents in the Southeastern United States
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there is a difference in the incidence of pressure ulcers (PU) between African American (AA) and White nursing home (NH) residents in the Southeastern United States. METHODS: Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Minimum Data Set were examined for 113,869 residents who were free of PU at NH admission during 1999-2002. Facility and neighborhood characteristics were abstracted from the Online Surve…
Can Cultural Competency Speak to the Race Disparities in Methadone Dosage Levels
Although national methadone treatment trends have improved substantially from 1988 to 2001, current research has found that African Americans still receive lower dosages of methadone treatment than their white and Hispanic counterparts, which has significant public health concerns. We sought to empirically examine whether the degree of cultural competency within an outpatient substance abuse treatment (OSAT) organization has influence on the meth…
Getting from A to IRB
Shaw University, the oldest historically black college or university in the southern USA, recently partnered with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a major research institution in North Carolina, to further develop Shaw's research infrastructure. One aim of the partnership involved establishing a human research ethics committee and an accompanying administrative structure and research ethics education program. This paper describes …
In My House”
Finding effective and responsive ways to implement HIV/AIDS prevention in faith settings is facilitated by engaging diverse partners throughout the research process
Participating in Research
Prevalence and Correlates of Major Depressive Symptoms among Black Men with Prostate Cancer
Nearly one-third of Black men with PCa in this study reported major depressive symptoms. Clinicians should pay closer attention to the mental health status of Black men with PCa, especially those who are younger and those who have undergone radiation beam treatment. Cancer survivorship, particularly quality of life, may be enhanced by opportunities for assessment, evaluation and intervention of depressive symptoms among these men disproportionate…
Black Pastors’ Views on preaching about sex
These findings have implications for the potential utility of sermons as an HIV prevention tool and suggest that it is possible for public health professionals and pastors of Black churches to form partnerships to develop messages that are consonant with pastors' religious convictions as well as public health recommendations
Stability in a large drug treatment system
Correlates of Social Isolation Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Background: The past year has severely curtailed social interactions among older adults given their high rates of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. This study examined social, behavioral, and medical correlates of social isolation among community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and stratified findings to explore unique differences in two typically neglected populations, African American and Hispanic older adults. Methods: Worki…
Church Attendance and Mobility Limitation Among Black and White Men With Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is a significant impediment that can reduce physical functional status. Mobility is fundamental for quality of life and church attendance to be associated with improved physical functioning. Few studies have examined how religious participation have implications for mobility limitation among men in general and among prostate cancer survivors in particular. The purpose of this study was to assess the association between church atte…
The role of opioid treatment programs' crisis response on client perceptions of risk and impact
This study highlights the intricate connection between program characteristics and organizational responses during public health crises. Our findings underscore the importance of culturally sensitive approaches and effective communication to address client COVID-19 concerns and perceptions, particularly within disproportionately affected minority communities. These insights emphasize the necessity for OTPs to adapt to meet the evolving needs of c…
Medicine (14 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · African american (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Demography (3 works)