Kristina B Metzger
Biographic Data
| ID | 6070690 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kristina B Metzger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kristina B |
| FAMILY NAME | Metzger |
| SIGNATURE | METZGER K B |
| AFFILIATIONS | The authors are with the Bureau of Epidemiology Services, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1376-7994 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Intra-urban vulnerability to heat-related mortality in New York City, 1997–2006
The health impacts of exposure to summertime heat are a significant problem in New York City (NYC) and for many cities and are expected to increase with a warming climate. Most studies on heat-related mortality have examined risk factors at the municipal or regional scale and may have missed the intra-urban variation of vulnerability that might inform prevention strategies. We evaluated whether place-based characteristics (socioeconomic/demograph…
Use of Pharmacy Data to Evaluate Smoking Regulations’ Impact on Sales of Nicotine Replacement Therapies in New York City
Objectives. Recently, New York City and New York State increased cigarette excise taxes and New York City implemented a smoke-free workplace law. To assess the impact of these policies on smoking cessation in New York City, we examined over-the-counter sales of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products. Methods. Pharmacy sales data were collected in real time as part of nontraditional surveillance activities. We used Poisson generalized estimat…
Intra-urban vulnerability to heat-related mortality in New York City, 1997–2006
The health impacts of exposure to summertime heat are a significant problem in New York City (NYC) and for many cities and are expected to increase with a warming climate. Most studies on heat-related mortality have examined risk factors at the municipal or regional scale and may have missed the intra-urban variation of vulnerability that might inform prevention strategies. We evaluated whether place-based characteristics (socioeconomic/demograph…
Use of Pharmacy Data to Evaluate Smoking Regulations’ Impact on Sales of Nicotine Replacement Therapies in New York City
Objectives. Recently, New York City and New York State increased cigarette excise taxes and New York City implemented a smoke-free workplace law. To assess the impact of these policies on smoking cessation in New York City, we examined over-the-counter sales of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products. Methods. Pharmacy sales data were collected in real time as part of nontraditional surveillance activities. We used Poisson generalized estimat…
Use of Pharmacy Data to Evaluate Smoking Regulations’ Impact on Sales of Nicotine Replacement Therapies in New York City
Objectives. Recently, New York City and New York State increased cigarette excise taxes and New York City implemented a smoke-free workplace law. To assess the impact of these policies on smoking cessation in New York City, we examined over-the-counter sales of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products. Methods. Pharmacy sales data were collected in real time as part of nontraditional surveillance activities. We used Poisson generalized estimat…
Intra-urban vulnerability to heat-related mortality in New York City, 1997–2006
The health impacts of exposure to summertime heat are a significant problem in New York City (NYC) and for many cities and are expected to increase with a warming climate. Most studies on heat-related mortality have examined risk factors at the municipal or regional scale and may have missed the intra-urban variation of vulnerability that might inform prevention strategies. We evaluated whether place-based characteristics (socioeconomic/demograph…
Economics (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (1 work) · Air Quality and Health Impacts (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Climate Change and Health Impacts (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Demography (1 work)