Laura Jacobson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6063059 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Jacobson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | Jacobson |
| SIGNATURE | JACOBSON L |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ensuring an enabling environment for abortion self-care
INTRODUCTION: India was one of the first countries to codify the right to abortion care under specific conditions. Yet an estimated three-quarters of all abortions in India are self-managed medication abortion (SMA). We analysed individual experiences with SMA to inform programmes and policy in India. METHODS: From January to August 2022, we conducted in-depth interviews with people who had SMAs (N=43) between 2016 and 2021 and with individuals w…
I Was Confident From the Bottom of My Heart That I Will be Fine With These Medicines ”
While the incidence of self‐managed abortion (SMA) in India is well‐documented, why the majority of abortions in India are self‐managed remains largely unanswered. This qualitative study explores factors that contribute to decision‐making about SMA in India. Between January and August 2022, we conducted 43 in‐depth interviews with people who self‐managed abortions across six Indian states, recruiting via accredited social health activists, clinic…
Innovations in Population Health Surveillance
With 87% of providers using electronic health records (EHRs) in the United States, EHRs have the potential to contribute to population health surveillance efforts. However, little is known about using EHR data outside syndromic surveillance and quality improvement. We created an EHR-based population health surveillance system called the New York City (NYC) Macroscope and assessed the validity of diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, smoking, ob…
Assessing Capacity and Disease Burden in a Virtual Network of New York City Primary Care Providers Following Hurricane Sandy
Pregnancy, the teenager and sex education
Pregnancy, the teenager and sex education. E B Connell, and L JacobsonCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.61.9.1840 Published Online: August 29, 2011
Innovations in Population Health Surveillance
With 87% of providers using electronic health records (EHRs) in the United States, EHRs have the potential to contribute to population health surveillance efforts. However, little is known about using EHR data outside syndromic surveillance and quality improvement. We created an EHR-based population health surveillance system called the New York City (NYC) Macroscope and assessed the validity of diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, smoking, ob…
Pregnancy, the teenager and sex education
Pregnancy, the teenager and sex education. E B Connell, and L JacobsonCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.61.9.1840 Published Online: August 29, 2011
Assessing Capacity and Disease Burden in a Virtual Network of New York City Primary Care Providers Following Hurricane Sandy
Pregnancy, the teenager and sex education
Pregnancy, the teenager and sex education. E B Connell, and L JacobsonCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.61.9.1840 Published Online: August 29, 2011
Assessing Capacity and Disease Burden in a Virtual Network of New York City Primary Care Providers Following Hurricane Sandy
Innovations in Population Health Surveillance
With 87% of providers using electronic health records (EHRs) in the United States, EHRs have the potential to contribute to population health surveillance efforts. However, little is known about using EHR data outside syndromic surveillance and quality improvement. We created an EHR-based population health surveillance system called the New York City (NYC) Macroscope and assessed the validity of diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, smoking, ob…
I Was Confident From the Bottom of My Heart That I Will be Fine With These Medicines ”
While the incidence of self‐managed abortion (SMA) in India is well‐documented, why the majority of abortions in India are self‐managed remains largely unanswered. This qualitative study explores factors that contribute to decision‐making about SMA in India. Between January and August 2022, we conducted 43 in‐depth interviews with people who self‐managed abortions across six Indian states, recruiting via accredited social health activists, clinic…
Ensuring an enabling environment for abortion self-care
INTRODUCTION: India was one of the first countries to codify the right to abortion care under specific conditions. Yet an estimated three-quarters of all abortions in India are self-managed medication abortion (SMA). We analysed individual experiences with SMA to inform programmes and policy in India. METHODS: From January to August 2022, we conducted in-depth interviews with people who had SMAs (N=43) between 2016 and 2021 and with individuals w…
Medicine (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Abortion (2 works) · Data-Driven Disease Surveillance (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Pregnancy (2 works)