Brooke A Levandowski
Biographic Data
| ID | 6651559 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brooke A Levandowski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brooke A |
| FAMILY NAME | Levandowski |
| SIGNATURE | LEVANDOWSKI B A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Rochester |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3716-3818 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Measuring Organizational Equity in Terms of Race, Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity: Tool Creation and Use
Purpose: While several tools measure organizational racial and ethnic equity and multiculturalism, no tool explicitly measures sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) equity. Methods: Using existing literature, 17 consultants spent 4 days drafting a survey, which was reviewed and edited by two LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) community groups. A purposive sample of at least two people at 37 health and human service or…
Sharing the Details: Implementing and Evaluating the Integration of New York State Aids Institute Health Equity Competencies for Health Care Providers into Clinical Training Activities
Background: The New York State (NYS) Department of Health (DOH) AIDS Institute (AI) Clinical Education Initiative (CEI) trains the NYS health care workforce to improve health outcomes related to HIV, sexual health, hepatitis C, and for people who use drugs. Methods: In 2019, CEI began consistently integrating health equity into CEI activities through a working group that mapped NYS DOH AI health equity competencies for providers onto planned clin…
Results of Immediate Postpartum Long Acting Reversible Contraception Provision After Expanded Reimbursement Policy Implementation at an Academic Medical Institution
Access to digital and social media among Romanian HIV/Aids clinical providers
The WHO/UNAIDS suggests that digital tools - such as social media and online training opportunities, can connect providers in difficult social and medical contexts to providers elsewhere for guidance, support, and advice. Social media is emerging as an innovative option for connecting clinicians together and for enhancing access to professional resources. In Romania, characterized by an atypical HIV/AIDS epidemic which is further challenged by a …
The Incidence of Induced Abortion in Malawi
CONTEXT: Abortion is legally restricted in Malawi, and no data are available on the incidence of the procedure. METHODS: The Abortion Incidence Complications Methodology was used to estimate levels of induced abortion in Malawi in 2009. Data on provision of postabortion care were collected from 166 public, nongovernmental and private health facilities, and estimates of the likelihood that women who have abortions experience complications and seek…
Implementation of misoprostol for postabortion care in Kenya and Uganda: A qualitative evaluation
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate implementation of misoprostol for postabortion care (MPAC) in two African countries. DESIGN: Qualitative, program evaluation. SETTING: Twenty-five public and private health facilities in Rift Valley Province, Kenya, and Kampala Province, Uganda. SAMPLE: Forty-five MPAC providers, health facility managers, Ministry of Health officials, and non-governmental (NGO) staff involved in program implementation. METHODS AND MAIN OUTCOME…
Response to Letter to the Editor by Moran et al
Evaluation of Syracuse Healthy Start’s Program for Abnormal Flora Management to Reduce Preterm Birth Among Pregnant Women
Consistent Condom Use in South African Youth’s Most Recent Sexual Relationships
Structural violence, urban retail food markets, and low birth weight
Incarceration and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Neighborhood Perspective
Structural violence, urban retail food markets, and low birth weight
Incarceration and Sexually Transmitted Infections: A Neighborhood Perspective
Consistent Condom Use in South African Youth’s Most Recent Sexual Relationships
Evaluation of Syracuse Healthy Start’s Program for Abnormal Flora Management to Reduce Preterm Birth Among Pregnant Women
The Incidence of Induced Abortion in Malawi
CONTEXT: Abortion is legally restricted in Malawi, and no data are available on the incidence of the procedure. METHODS: The Abortion Incidence Complications Methodology was used to estimate levels of induced abortion in Malawi in 2009. Data on provision of postabortion care were collected from 166 public, nongovernmental and private health facilities, and estimates of the likelihood that women who have abortions experience complications and seek…
Implementation of misoprostol for postabortion care in Kenya and Uganda: A qualitative evaluation
OBJECTIVE: Evaluate implementation of misoprostol for postabortion care (MPAC) in two African countries. DESIGN: Qualitative, program evaluation. SETTING: Twenty-five public and private health facilities in Rift Valley Province, Kenya, and Kampala Province, Uganda. SAMPLE: Forty-five MPAC providers, health facility managers, Ministry of Health officials, and non-governmental (NGO) staff involved in program implementation. METHODS AND MAIN OUTCOME…
Response to Letter to the Editor by Moran et al
Access to digital and social media among Romanian HIV/Aids clinical providers
The WHO/UNAIDS suggests that digital tools - such as social media and online training opportunities, can connect providers in difficult social and medical contexts to providers elsewhere for guidance, support, and advice. Social media is emerging as an innovative option for connecting clinicians together and for enhancing access to professional resources. In Romania, characterized by an atypical HIV/AIDS epidemic which is further challenged by a …
Sharing the Details: Implementing and Evaluating the Integration of New York State Aids Institute Health Equity Competencies for Health Care Providers into Clinical Training Activities
Background: The New York State (NYS) Department of Health (DOH) AIDS Institute (AI) Clinical Education Initiative (CEI) trains the NYS health care workforce to improve health outcomes related to HIV, sexual health, hepatitis C, and for people who use drugs. Methods: In 2019, CEI began consistently integrating health equity into CEI activities through a working group that mapped NYS DOH AI health equity competencies for providers onto planned clin…
Results of Immediate Postpartum Long Acting Reversible Contraception Provision After Expanded Reimbursement Policy Implementation at an Academic Medical Institution
Measuring Organizational Equity in Terms of Race, Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity: Tool Creation and Use
Purpose: While several tools measure organizational racial and ethnic equity and multiculturalism, no tool explicitly measures sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) equity. Methods: Using existing literature, 17 consultants spent 4 days drafting a survey, which was reviewed and edited by two LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) community groups. A purposive sample of at least two people at 37 health and human service or…
Medicine (9 works) · Population (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Public health (5 works) · Family planning (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Pregnancy (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works)