J T Howard
Biographic Data
| ID | 67631 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J T Howard |
| GIVEN NAMES | J T |
| FAMILY NAME | Howard |
| SIGNATURE | HOWARD J T |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at San Antonio |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4326-6098 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Development and Overview of a Hospital-Based PTSD Screening and Early Intervention Program for Gunshot Injury Survivors
Hospital-based early mental health interventions are growing in interest among researchers and policymakers given their potential to reach trauma-exposed populations with limited access to mental health services. This paper presents the conceptual framework for the RISE Program, a multidisciplinary, hospital-based early mental health intervention program for gunshot injury survivors. The RISE Program began as an academic-community partnership and…
Comparison of Racial and Ethnic Mortality Disparities among Post-9/11 Veterans with and without Traumatic Brain Injury to the Total U.S. Adult Population
Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities of Contraceptive Preference-Use Match in the United States
Spatial and Racial/Ethnic Variation in the Prevalence of Cesarean Delivery in a South Carolina Medical Center
Trends and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Prenatal Care (PNC) Use from 2016 to 2021 in the United States
Age differences in Allostatic Load among adults in the United States by rural-urban residence
Rural residence is associated with allostatic load levels by age groups.•Allostatic load is higher among rural adults with the exception of the oldest age group.•Evidence of a rural-urban convergence in allostatic load levels among oldest old.•These rural disadvantages remained strong even when accounting for covariates.•The study of allostatic load can improve our understanding of rural disparities
Miranos! An 8-Month Comprehensive Preschool Obesity Prevention Program in Low-Income Latino Children
Organized childcare is an ideal setting to promote gross motor development in young children from low-income minority families. A three-group clustered randomized controlled trial was conducted in Head Start centers serving low-income Latino children to evaluate the impact of an 8-month comprehensive obesity-prevention intervention on children's percentile scores for locomotive skills (LS pctl) and ball skills (BS pctl), and general motor quotien…
Míranos! a comprehensive preschool obesity prevention programme in low-income Latino children
Objective: To test a culturally tailored obesity prevention intervention in low-income, minority preschool age children. Design: A three-group clustered randomised controlled trial. Setting: Twelve Head Start centres were randomly assigned to a centre-based intervention, a combined centre- and home-based intervention, or control using a 1:1:1 ratio. The centre-based intervention modified centre physical activity and nutrition policies, staff prac…
Residence in urban or rural counties in relation to opioid overdose mortality among Kentucky hospitalizations before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Comparison of Past Year Substance Use Estimates by Age, Sex, and Race/Ethnicity Between Two Representative Samples of the U.S. Adult Population
Increased Self-Reported Mental Health Problems Among Asian-Americans During the Covid-19 Pandemic in the United States
Major Depression in Postpartum Women during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Rates of mood disorders and substance use increased during the COVID-19 pandemic for postpartum women. The present study's aims were to: (1) examine the prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) in postpartum women during the COVID-19 pandemic, and (2) evaluate whether social support can buffer the associations between MDD, psychosocial factors (perceived stress, generalized anxiety, and intimate partner violence) and substance use (alcohol a…
Telomere Shortening and Accelerated Aging in US Military Veterans
A growing body of literature on military personnel and veterans' health suggests that prior military service may be associated with exposures that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which may differ by race/ethnicity. This study examined the hypothesis that differential telomere shortening, a measure of cellular aging, by race/ethnicity may explain prior findings of differential CVD risk in racial/ethnic groups with military servi…
Dietary Intake and Elevated C-Reactive Protein Levels in US Military Veterans
Elevated inflammatory markers, such as high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), have been associated with the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related diseases. However, limited studies have evaluated the potential association between dietary consumption and hs-CRP levels in a large, nationally representative sample, and fewer have investigated their role in ethnic and racial minority military populations. The goal of this study …
US Black–White Mortality Disparities
Hepatitis A Outbreaks Associated With the Opioid Epidemic in Kentucky Counties, 2017–2018
Objectives. To describe county-level socioeconomic profiles associated with Kentucky’s 2017–2018 hepatitis A outbreak that predominately affected communities affected by the opioid epidemic. Methods. We linked county-level characteristics on socioeconomic and housing variables to counties’ hepatitis A rates. Principal component analysis identified county profiles of poverty, education, disability, income inequality, grandparent responsibility, re…
Impact on Physical Fitness of the Chinese CHAMPS
Chinese CHAMPS demonstrated the impact of varying the amount of MVPA and vigorous physical activity (VPA) on the physical fitness in middle school students in support of the need to increase the opportunity for PA in schools and to introduce high-intensity exercises in school-based PA programs. Modification of school policy, quality of physical education curriculum, and teacher training were important moderators of the improvement in physical fit…
US Military Service and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Cardiovascular Disease
Results from this study support an association between prior military service and CVD and highlight differences in this association by race/ethnicity. Knowledge of modifiable health behaviors that contribute to differences in CVD outcomes could be used to guide prevention efforts
Estimates of Excess Deaths in Puerto Rico
Estimates of Excess Deaths in Puerto Rico: Why Demography Matters Alexis R. Santos-Lozada PhD, and Jeffrey T. Howard PhD Affiliation Alexis R. Santos-Lozada is with the Department of Human Development and Family Studies and the Social Sciences Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park. Jeffrey T. Howard is with the Department of Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition, University of Texas at San Antonio.CopyRightCorrespondence…
Using Allostatic Load to Validate Self-rated Health for Racial/Ethnic Groups in the United States
This study evaluates the validity of subjective health measurement for racial/ethnic comparisons in the United States, by assessing whether allostatic load (AL) is equally associated with poor/fair self-rated health (SRH) for different racial/ethnic groups. This study used data from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES) for 2006-2010. Multivariable logistic regression models were fit and stratified by race/ethnicity to study the assoc…
Does allostatic load calculation method matter? Evaluation of different methods and individual biomarkers functioning by race/ethnicity and educational level
OBJECTIVES: Using nationally representative data for adults of age 25 years and older from four waves of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), collected from 2003 through 2010, this study examines differences in individual health markers used to calculate allostatic load, with particular attention given to stratification by race/ethnicity and educational level. METHODS: Factor analysis with maximum likelihood estimation w…
The Effects of Allostatic Load on Racial/Ethnic Mortality Differences in the United States
The Role of Education in Explaining Racial/Ethnic Allostatic Load Differentials in the United States
This study expands on earlier findings of racial/ethnic and education-allostatic load associations by assessing whether racial/ethnic differences in allostatic load persist across all levels of educational attainment. This study used data from four recent waves of the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES). Results from this study suggest that allostatic load differs significantly by race/ethnicity and educational attainment overall, but t…
The Role of Education in Explaining Racial/Ethnic Allostatic Load Differentials in the United States
This study expands on earlier findings of racial/ethnic and education-allostatic load associations by assessing whether racial/ethnic differences in allostatic load persist across all levels of educational attainment. This study used data from four recent waves of the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES). Results from this study suggest that allostatic load differs significantly by race/ethnicity and educational attainment overall, but t…
The Effects of Allostatic Load on Racial/Ethnic Mortality Differences in the United States
Using Allostatic Load to Validate Self-rated Health for Racial/Ethnic Groups in the United States
This study evaluates the validity of subjective health measurement for racial/ethnic comparisons in the United States, by assessing whether allostatic load (AL) is equally associated with poor/fair self-rated health (SRH) for different racial/ethnic groups. This study used data from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES) for 2006-2010. Multivariable logistic regression models were fit and stratified by race/ethnicity to study the assoc…
The Role of Education in Explaining Racial/Ethnic Allostatic Load Differentials in the United States
This study expands on earlier findings of racial/ethnic and education-allostatic load associations by assessing whether racial/ethnic differences in allostatic load persist across all levels of educational attainment. This study used data from four recent waves of the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES). Results from this study suggest that allostatic load differs significantly by race/ethnicity and educational attainment overall, but t…
Does allostatic load calculation method matter? Evaluation of different methods and individual biomarkers functioning by race/ethnicity and educational level
OBJECTIVES: Using nationally representative data for adults of age 25 years and older from four waves of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), collected from 2003 through 2010, this study examines differences in individual health markers used to calculate allostatic load, with particular attention given to stratification by race/ethnicity and educational level. METHODS: Factor analysis with maximum likelihood estimation w…
The Effects of Allostatic Load on Racial/Ethnic Mortality Differences in the United States
Using Allostatic Load to Validate Self-rated Health for Racial/Ethnic Groups in the United States
This study evaluates the validity of subjective health measurement for racial/ethnic comparisons in the United States, by assessing whether allostatic load (AL) is equally associated with poor/fair self-rated health (SRH) for different racial/ethnic groups. This study used data from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES) for 2006-2010. Multivariable logistic regression models were fit and stratified by race/ethnicity to study the assoc…
Impact on Physical Fitness of the Chinese CHAMPS
Chinese CHAMPS demonstrated the impact of varying the amount of MVPA and vigorous physical activity (VPA) on the physical fitness in middle school students in support of the need to increase the opportunity for PA in schools and to introduce high-intensity exercises in school-based PA programs. Modification of school policy, quality of physical education curriculum, and teacher training were important moderators of the improvement in physical fit…
US Military Service and Racial/Ethnic Differences in Cardiovascular Disease
Results from this study support an association between prior military service and CVD and highlight differences in this association by race/ethnicity. Knowledge of modifiable health behaviors that contribute to differences in CVD outcomes could be used to guide prevention efforts
Estimates of Excess Deaths in Puerto Rico
Estimates of Excess Deaths in Puerto Rico: Why Demography Matters Alexis R. Santos-Lozada PhD, and Jeffrey T. Howard PhD Affiliation Alexis R. Santos-Lozada is with the Department of Human Development and Family Studies and the Social Sciences Research Institute, Pennsylvania State University, University Park. Jeffrey T. Howard is with the Department of Kinesiology, Health, and Nutrition, University of Texas at San Antonio.CopyRightCorrespondence…
US Black–White Mortality Disparities
Hepatitis A Outbreaks Associated With the Opioid Epidemic in Kentucky Counties, 2017–2018
Objectives. To describe county-level socioeconomic profiles associated with Kentucky’s 2017–2018 hepatitis A outbreak that predominately affected communities affected by the opioid epidemic. Methods. We linked county-level characteristics on socioeconomic and housing variables to counties’ hepatitis A rates. Principal component analysis identified county profiles of poverty, education, disability, income inequality, grandparent responsibility, re…
Telomere Shortening and Accelerated Aging in US Military Veterans
A growing body of literature on military personnel and veterans' health suggests that prior military service may be associated with exposures that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which may differ by race/ethnicity. This study examined the hypothesis that differential telomere shortening, a measure of cellular aging, by race/ethnicity may explain prior findings of differential CVD risk in racial/ethnic groups with military servi…
Dietary Intake and Elevated C-Reactive Protein Levels in US Military Veterans
Elevated inflammatory markers, such as high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), have been associated with the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related diseases. However, limited studies have evaluated the potential association between dietary consumption and hs-CRP levels in a large, nationally representative sample, and fewer have investigated their role in ethnic and racial minority military populations. The goal of this study …
Comparison of Past Year Substance Use Estimates by Age, Sex, and Race/Ethnicity Between Two Representative Samples of the U.S. Adult Population
Increased Self-Reported Mental Health Problems Among Asian-Americans During the Covid-19 Pandemic in the United States
Major Depression in Postpartum Women during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Rates of mood disorders and substance use increased during the COVID-19 pandemic for postpartum women. The present study's aims were to: (1) examine the prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) in postpartum women during the COVID-19 pandemic, and (2) evaluate whether social support can buffer the associations between MDD, psychosocial factors (perceived stress, generalized anxiety, and intimate partner violence) and substance use (alcohol a…
Age differences in Allostatic Load among adults in the United States by rural-urban residence
Rural residence is associated with allostatic load levels by age groups.•Allostatic load is higher among rural adults with the exception of the oldest age group.•Evidence of a rural-urban convergence in allostatic load levels among oldest old.•These rural disadvantages remained strong even when accounting for covariates.•The study of allostatic load can improve our understanding of rural disparities
Miranos! An 8-Month Comprehensive Preschool Obesity Prevention Program in Low-Income Latino Children
Organized childcare is an ideal setting to promote gross motor development in young children from low-income minority families. A three-group clustered randomized controlled trial was conducted in Head Start centers serving low-income Latino children to evaluate the impact of an 8-month comprehensive obesity-prevention intervention on children's percentile scores for locomotive skills (LS pctl) and ball skills (BS pctl), and general motor quotien…
Míranos! a comprehensive preschool obesity prevention programme in low-income Latino children
Objective: To test a culturally tailored obesity prevention intervention in low-income, minority preschool age children. Design: A three-group clustered randomised controlled trial. Setting: Twelve Head Start centres were randomly assigned to a centre-based intervention, a combined centre- and home-based intervention, or control using a 1:1:1 ratio. The centre-based intervention modified centre physical activity and nutrition policies, staff prac…
Residence in urban or rural counties in relation to opioid overdose mortality among Kentucky hospitalizations before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Spatial and Racial/Ethnic Variation in the Prevalence of Cesarean Delivery in a South Carolina Medical Center
Trends and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Prenatal Care (PNC) Use from 2016 to 2021 in the United States
Comparison of Racial and Ethnic Mortality Disparities among Post-9/11 Veterans with and without Traumatic Brain Injury to the Total U.S. Adult Population
Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities of Contraceptive Preference-Use Match in the United States
Development and Overview of a Hospital-Based PTSD Screening and Early Intervention Program for Gunshot Injury Survivors
Hospital-based early mental health interventions are growing in interest among researchers and policymakers given their potential to reach trauma-exposed populations with limited access to mental health services. This paper presents the conceptual framework for the RISE Program, a multidisciplinary, hospital-based early mental health intervention program for gunshot injury survivors. The RISE Program began as an academic-community partnership and…
Medicine (21 works) · Demography (18 works) · Gerontology (14 works) · Environmental health (13 works) · Ethnic group (12 works) · Population (12 works) · Demography (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (7 works)