Kirsten M M Beyer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4567989 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kirsten M M Beyer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kirsten M M |
| FAMILY NAME | Beyer |
| SIGNATURE | BEYER K M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Medical College of Wisconsin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The environmental racism index
Associations between historical redlining and BMI
It is unknown whether living in neighborhoods historically rated as "high-risk" mortgage by lenders (i.e., "redlining") defined by maps of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) neighborhood ratings may associate with obesity through neighborhood factors and health behaviors, or how such associations might differ by race and gender. We used data from the 1985-86 Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study to test whether ret…
Geographic access to lung cancer screening and environmental lung cancer risk factors in the contiguous United States
Our results suggest that accessibility to LCSF in the U.S. is generally aligned with environmental risk factors for lung cancer, with the exception of micropolitan areas or small cities, where higher PM2.5 areas had lower screening access. It is worth considering how environmental risk factors may be incorporated into lung cancer screening programs
Effects of urban greenspace on time to major adverse cardiovascular events among women with breast cancer in the US
Intersections among housing, environmental conditions, and health equity
Housing and environment are important influences on health, wellbeing, and a strong sense of community. Housing and environmental features can have both health promoting and hazardous impacts on communities. Present day health inequities in housing and environmental conditions in the United States are linked with historic redlining, unfair zoning decisions, segregation, and restrictive housing covenants, with similar phenomena occurring in other …
Intimate partner violence and antenatal care utilization predictors in Uganda
Addressing enabling and healthcare system/environmental factors may increase ANC utilization among Ugandan women experiencing IPV. Prevention and response interventions for IPV should include strategies to increase girls' higher education completion rates, improve women's financial autonomy, and mass media exposure to improve ANC utilization in similar populations in Uganda
Isolation and survival
Ecological Study of Variability in the Relationship between Liver Cancer Mortality and Racial Residential Segregation
Racial segregation has been identified as a predictor for the burden of cancer in several different metropolitan areas across the United States. This ecological study tested relationships between racial segregation and liver cancer mortality across several different metropolitan statistical areas in Wisconsin. Tract-level liver cancer mortality rates were calculated using cases from 2003-2012. Hotspot analysis was conducted and segregation scores…
Resilience and Equity in a Time of Crises
The intersecting negative effects of structural racism, COVID-19, climate change, and chronic diseases disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minorities in the US and around the world. Urban populations of color are concentrated in historically redlined, segregated, disinvested, and marginalized neighborhoods with inadequate quality housing and limited access to resources, including quality greenspaces designed to support natural ecosystems …
Raising rural women’s voices
Within the context of a community-academic partnership, we undertook a mixed-methods study to identify and explore health status, priorities, and management strategies among aging Wisconsin rural women. A questionnaire measuring diverse wellness needs was administered to women participating in personal development programming offered by a rural nonprofit organization. A subgroup participated in qualitative interviews to deepen the understanding o…
Travel distances by W isconsin Medicaid enrollees who visit emergency departments for dental care
This study demonstrates that distance is a barrier to making NTDC-related visits to EDs. Rates of NTDC visits decreased as travel distance to the nearest ED increased for Medicaid enrollees
New spatially continuous indices of redlining and racial bias in mortgage lending
Does Neighborhood Environment Differentiate Intimate Partner Femicides From Other Femicides
We examined the association between neighborhood-level factors and intimate partner femicide (IPF) using Wisconsin Violent Death Reporting System (WVDRS) data and Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WCADV) reports, in concert with neighborhood-level information. After controlling for individual characteristics, neighborhood-level disadvantage was associated with a decreased likelihood of IPF status, as compared with other femicides, wh…
Characteristics of the Residential Neighborhood Environment Differentiate Intimate Partner Femicide in Urban Versus Rural Settings
PURPOSE: A growing body of work examines the association between neighborhood environment and intimate partner violence (IPV). As in the larger literature examining the influence of place context on health, rural settings are understudied and urban and rural residential environments are rarely compared. In addition, despite increased attention to the linkages between neighborhood environment and IPV, few studies have examined the influence of nei…
Five Essential Properties of Disease Maps
We argue that as the disease map user group grows, disease maps must prioritize several essential properties that support public health uses of disease maps. We identify and describe five important properties of disease maps that will produce maps appropriate for public health purposes: (1) Control the population basis of spatial support for estimating rates, (2) display rates continuously through space, (3) provide maximum geographic detail acro…
Explaining place-based colorectal cancer health disparities
New spatially continuous indices of redlining and racial bias in mortgage lending
Does Neighborhood Environment Differentiate Intimate Partner Femicides From Other Femicides
We examined the association between neighborhood-level factors and intimate partner femicide (IPF) using Wisconsin Violent Death Reporting System (WVDRS) data and Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WCADV) reports, in concert with neighborhood-level information. After controlling for individual characteristics, neighborhood-level disadvantage was associated with a decreased likelihood of IPF status, as compared with other femicides, wh…
Explaining place-based colorectal cancer health disparities
Five Essential Properties of Disease Maps
We argue that as the disease map user group grows, disease maps must prioritize several essential properties that support public health uses of disease maps. We identify and describe five important properties of disease maps that will produce maps appropriate for public health purposes: (1) Control the population basis of spatial support for estimating rates, (2) display rates continuously through space, (3) provide maximum geographic detail acro…
Explaining place-based colorectal cancer health disparities
Five Essential Properties of Disease Maps
We argue that as the disease map user group grows, disease maps must prioritize several essential properties that support public health uses of disease maps. We identify and describe five important properties of disease maps that will produce maps appropriate for public health purposes: (1) Control the population basis of spatial support for estimating rates, (2) display rates continuously through space, (3) provide maximum geographic detail acro…
Characteristics of the Residential Neighborhood Environment Differentiate Intimate Partner Femicide in Urban Versus Rural Settings
PURPOSE: A growing body of work examines the association between neighborhood environment and intimate partner violence (IPV). As in the larger literature examining the influence of place context on health, rural settings are understudied and urban and rural residential environments are rarely compared. In addition, despite increased attention to the linkages between neighborhood environment and IPV, few studies have examined the influence of nei…
Does Neighborhood Environment Differentiate Intimate Partner Femicides From Other Femicides
We examined the association between neighborhood-level factors and intimate partner femicide (IPF) using Wisconsin Violent Death Reporting System (WVDRS) data and Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WCADV) reports, in concert with neighborhood-level information. After controlling for individual characteristics, neighborhood-level disadvantage was associated with a decreased likelihood of IPF status, as compared with other femicides, wh…
Travel distances by W isconsin Medicaid enrollees who visit emergency departments for dental care
This study demonstrates that distance is a barrier to making NTDC-related visits to EDs. Rates of NTDC visits decreased as travel distance to the nearest ED increased for Medicaid enrollees
New spatially continuous indices of redlining and racial bias in mortgage lending
Raising rural women’s voices
Within the context of a community-academic partnership, we undertook a mixed-methods study to identify and explore health status, priorities, and management strategies among aging Wisconsin rural women. A questionnaire measuring diverse wellness needs was administered to women participating in personal development programming offered by a rural nonprofit organization. A subgroup participated in qualitative interviews to deepen the understanding o…
Ecological Study of Variability in the Relationship between Liver Cancer Mortality and Racial Residential Segregation
Racial segregation has been identified as a predictor for the burden of cancer in several different metropolitan areas across the United States. This ecological study tested relationships between racial segregation and liver cancer mortality across several different metropolitan statistical areas in Wisconsin. Tract-level liver cancer mortality rates were calculated using cases from 2003-2012. Hotspot analysis was conducted and segregation scores…
Resilience and Equity in a Time of Crises
The intersecting negative effects of structural racism, COVID-19, climate change, and chronic diseases disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minorities in the US and around the world. Urban populations of color are concentrated in historically redlined, segregated, disinvested, and marginalized neighborhoods with inadequate quality housing and limited access to resources, including quality greenspaces designed to support natural ecosystems …
Intimate partner violence and antenatal care utilization predictors in Uganda
Addressing enabling and healthcare system/environmental factors may increase ANC utilization among Ugandan women experiencing IPV. Prevention and response interventions for IPV should include strategies to increase girls' higher education completion rates, improve women's financial autonomy, and mass media exposure to improve ANC utilization in similar populations in Uganda
Isolation and survival
Intersections among housing, environmental conditions, and health equity
Housing and environment are important influences on health, wellbeing, and a strong sense of community. Housing and environmental features can have both health promoting and hazardous impacts on communities. Present day health inequities in housing and environmental conditions in the United States are linked with historic redlining, unfair zoning decisions, segregation, and restrictive housing covenants, with similar phenomena occurring in other …
Geographic access to lung cancer screening and environmental lung cancer risk factors in the contiguous United States
Our results suggest that accessibility to LCSF in the U.S. is generally aligned with environmental risk factors for lung cancer, with the exception of micropolitan areas or small cities, where higher PM2.5 areas had lower screening access. It is worth considering how environmental risk factors may be incorporated into lung cancer screening programs
Effects of urban greenspace on time to major adverse cardiovascular events among women with breast cancer in the US
The environmental racism index
Associations between historical redlining and BMI
It is unknown whether living in neighborhoods historically rated as "high-risk" mortgage by lenders (i.e., "redlining") defined by maps of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) neighborhood ratings may associate with obesity through neighborhood factors and health behaviors, or how such associations might differ by race and gender. We used data from the 1985-86 Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study to test whether ret…
Medicine (13 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Demography (8 works) · Demography (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (5 works) · Health equity (5 works)