Yesenia Aponte-Meléndez
Biographic Data
| ID | 6080101 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yesenia Aponte-Meléndez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yesenia |
| FAMILY NAME | Aponte-Meléndez |
| SIGNATURE | APONTE-MELÉNDEZ Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tamara Oyola-Santiago is with Bronx Móvil, Bronx, NY, and Student Health Services, The New School, New York, NY. Camila Gelpí-Acosta is with LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York, New York, NY, and Bronx Móvil, Bronx, NY. Yesenia Aponte-Meléndez is with the Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, New York, NY, and the Postdoctoral Program, New York University, New York, NY. Manuel Cano is with the School of Social Work, Arizona State University,... |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1288-7684 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Overdoses with Xylazine and Fentanyl Recorded in Pennsylvania’s Overdose Information Network
This study explored whether law enforcement/first responder-reported fentanyl overdose response actions (such as administration of the opioid overdose reversal agent naloxone) differed between overdoses in which xylazine was, versus was not, suspected to be co-involved. Data were drawn from the Pennsylvania State Police's Overdose Information Network (ODIN) for 11,478 suspected fentanyl-involved overdoses, 137 reportedly co-involving xylazine, re…
Narcanazo
The Latinx (Hispanic) social construct obscures differences in the overdose risk levels of groups within this category. When national data are disaggregated, stateside Puerto Rican mortality increases exponentially, so much that this community has the highest rates of overdose deaths across years. Developed by Bronx-based Puerto Ricans, Narcanazo is an empowered upstander campaign that uses local overdose data to mobilize community members as tra…
Covid-19 risks among people who inject drugs in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Syndemics
Puerto Rican Syndemics
Covid-19 risks among people who inject drugs in Puerto Rico
Narcanazo
The Latinx (Hispanic) social construct obscures differences in the overdose risk levels of groups within this category. When national data are disaggregated, stateside Puerto Rican mortality increases exponentially, so much that this community has the highest rates of overdose deaths across years. Developed by Bronx-based Puerto Ricans, Narcanazo is an empowered upstander campaign that uses local overdose data to mobilize community members as tra…
Overdoses with Xylazine and Fentanyl Recorded in Pennsylvania’s Overdose Information Network
This study explored whether law enforcement/first responder-reported fentanyl overdose response actions (such as administration of the opioid overdose reversal agent naloxone) differed between overdoses in which xylazine was, versus was not, suspected to be co-involved. Data were drawn from the Pennsylvania State Police's Overdose Information Network (ODIN) for 11,478 suspected fentanyl-involved overdoses, 137 reportedly co-involving xylazine, re…
Medicine (3 works) · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 works) · Anesthesia (1 works) · Community health (1 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (1 works) · Demography (1 works) · Drug overdose (1 works) · Emergency Medicine (1 works)