Sheri Denslow
Biographic Data
| ID | 6065350 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sheri Denslow |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sheri |
| FAMILY NAME | Denslow |
| SIGNATURE | DENSLOW S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Phillip Hughes, Sheri Denslow, and Bayla Ostrach are with UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC, Asheville, NC. Carriedelle Fusco is with the Mountain Area Health Education Center, Asheville. Casey Tak is with the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Exploration of the Effects of Rural Obstetric Unit Closures on Birth Outcomes in North Carolina
PURPOSE: Closures of rural labor and delivery (L/D) units have prompted national and state-based efforts to assess the impact on birth outcomes. This study explores local effects of L/D closures in rural areas of North Carolina (NC). METHODS: This is a retrospective cohort study of birth outcomes of 4,065 women in 5 rural areas of NC with L/D unit closures between 2013 and 2017. Outcomes were abstracted from birth certificate data from the NC Vit…
Exploration of the STOP Act and Opioid Deaths in North Carolina, 2010–2018
Objectives. To examine the impact of North Carolina’s 2017 Strengthening Opioid Misuse Prevention (STOP) Act on opioid overdose deaths. Methods. We used quarterly data from the North Carolina Opioid Dashboard to conduct an interrupted time series analysis ranging from 2010 to 2018. Results were stratified by heroin–fentanyl deaths and other opioid deaths. Results. After the STOP Act, there was an initial rate increase of 0.60 opioid deaths per 10…
Improvements to water purification and sanitation infrastructure may reduce the diarrheal burden in a marginalized and flood prone population in remote Nicaragua
BACKGROUND: The isolated northern region of Nicaragua has one of the highest rates of diarrheal disease in Central America. Political and environmental hardships faced by inhabitants of this region are contributing factors to this health inequity. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between water and latrine infrastructure and the prevalence of diarrhea in this region. METHODS: A population-based, cross-sectional survey of women …
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Improvements to water purification and sanitation infrastructure may reduce the diarrheal burden in a marginalized and flood prone population in remote Nicaragua
BACKGROUND: The isolated northern region of Nicaragua has one of the highest rates of diarrheal disease in Central America. Political and environmental hardships faced by inhabitants of this region are contributing factors to this health inequity. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between water and latrine infrastructure and the prevalence of diarrhea in this region. METHODS: A population-based, cross-sectional survey of women …
Exploration of the STOP Act and Opioid Deaths in North Carolina, 2010–2018
Objectives. To examine the impact of North Carolina’s 2017 Strengthening Opioid Misuse Prevention (STOP) Act on opioid overdose deaths. Methods. We used quarterly data from the North Carolina Opioid Dashboard to conduct an interrupted time series analysis ranging from 2010 to 2018. Results were stratified by heroin–fentanyl deaths and other opioid deaths. Results. After the STOP Act, there was an initial rate increase of 0.60 opioid deaths per 10…
Exploration of the Effects of Rural Obstetric Unit Closures on Birth Outcomes in North Carolina
PURPOSE: Closures of rural labor and delivery (L/D) units have prompted national and state-based efforts to assess the impact on birth outcomes. This study explores local effects of L/D closures in rural areas of North Carolina (NC). METHODS: This is a retrospective cohort study of birth outcomes of 4,065 women in 5 rural areas of NC with L/D unit closures between 2013 and 2017. Outcomes were abstracted from birth certificate data from the NC Vit…
Environmental health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Population (2 works) · Birth certificate (1 work) · Breastfeeding (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Cesarean delivery (1 work) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (1 work) · Demographics (1 work) · Demography (1 work)