Joshua Louis Mo
Biographic Data
| ID | 714310 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joshua Louis Mo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joshua Louis |
| FAMILY NAME | Mo |
| SIGNATURE | MO J L |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Cancer Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3794-1344 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Lung cancer disparities in rural, persistent poverty counties
Smoking, lung cancer incidence, and lung cancer mortality are highest in counties that are both rural and persistent poverty, suggesting an urgent need to develop targeted lung cancer interventions in these communities
We are all in this together
BACKGROUND: Social cohesion refers to an individual's sense of belonging to their community and correlates with health outcomes. Rural communities tend to have higher social cohesion than urban communities. Social cohesion is relatively understudied as a factor impacting COVID-19 prevention behaviors. This study explores the associations between social cohesion, rurality, and COVID-19 prevention behaviors. METHODS: Participants completed a questi…
Leveraging community engagement to increase the health literacy of youth in rural Pennsylvania
PURPOSE: Limited health literacy is prevalent within rural populations and associated with poor health outcomes. This study examined a school-based, community-engaged program called ACHIEVE (Advancing Community Health Innovation through Education, Vision, and Empowerment) for preliminary efficacy in improving knowledge and self-efficacy related to health literacy among youth in rural Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. METHODS: ACHIEVE was designed …
Disparities in Cancer Screening
Perspectives on self‐sampling for cancer screening among rural and urban women
PURPOSE: Self-sampling tests may be used to overcome barriers to screening that are more prevalent in rural populations compared to urban populations. This study aims to qualitatively examine the attitudes toward established and novel self-sampling tests for cervical and colorectal cancer among women, comparing themes from rural versus urban areas. METHODS: We recruited women (ages 45-65) from 28 counties in Pennsylvania. Four focus groups were c…
Rural–urban differences in health-related quality of life
Geographic disparities in cancer screening and fatalism among a nationally representative sample of US adults
BACKGROUND: Cancer screening in the USA is suboptimal, particularly for individuals living in vulnerable communities. This study aimed to understand how rurality and racial segregation are independently and interactively associated with cancer screening and cancer fatalism. METHODS: We used data from a nationally representative sample of adults (n=17 736) from National Cancer Institute's Health Information National Trends Survey, 2011-2017, inclu…
A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Combined State Health Policies Related to Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake in the United States
Objectives. To examine how combinations of state policies, rather than single policies, are related to uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Methods. Using publicly available records and the literature, we characterized policies for each US state and Washington, DC, in 2015 (n = 51), including (1) Medicaid expansion, (2) policies permitting HPV vaccination in pharmacies, (3) school-entry requirements, (4) classroom sex education mandates,…
Urban/Rural Differences in Breast and Cervical Cancer Incidence
Health, Science, and Place
Amy J. Blatt. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer, 2015. xi and 133 pp., color illustrations, tables, references, index. $99.00 paper (ISBN 978-3-319-12002-7); $69.99 electronic (ISBN 978-3-319-12
Collaborative patient-provider communication and uptake of adolescent vaccines
Evaluation of an Intervention Providing HPV Vaccine in Schools
Lessons learned for creating more effective school-health department partnerships include focusing on host schools and delivering several vaccines to adolescents, not just HPV vaccine alone
In Memory of the Father
A personal reflection on the life and philosophy of the late Laurence S. Moss (former editor of the AJES) by his son, Joshua Louis Moss. Mixing personal anecdote with a general academic analysis, Moss informally examines his father's intellectual beginnings in the 1960s drawn from the lectures of Ludwig Von Mises, and traces this through his father's development of innovative teaching techniques like the incorporation of stage magic. Moss examine…
A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Combined State Health Policies Related to Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake in the United States
Objectives. To examine how combinations of state policies, rather than single policies, are related to uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Methods. Using publicly available records and the literature, we characterized policies for each US state and Washington, DC, in 2015 (n = 51), including (1) Medicaid expansion, (2) policies permitting HPV vaccination in pharmacies, (3) school-entry requirements, (4) classroom sex education mandates,…
Collaborative patient-provider communication and uptake of adolescent vaccines
In Memory of the Father
A personal reflection on the life and philosophy of the late Laurence S. Moss (former editor of the AJES) by his son, Joshua Louis Moss. Mixing personal anecdote with a general academic analysis, Moss informally examines his father's intellectual beginnings in the 1960s drawn from the lectures of Ludwig Von Mises, and traces this through his father's development of innovative teaching techniques like the incorporation of stage magic. Moss examine…
Evaluation of an Intervention Providing HPV Vaccine in Schools
Lessons learned for creating more effective school-health department partnerships include focusing on host schools and delivering several vaccines to adolescents, not just HPV vaccine alone
Health, Science, and Place
Amy J. Blatt. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer, 2015. xi and 133 pp., color illustrations, tables, references, index. $99.00 paper (ISBN 978-3-319-12002-7); $69.99 electronic (ISBN 978-3-319-12
Collaborative patient-provider communication and uptake of adolescent vaccines
Urban/Rural Differences in Breast and Cervical Cancer Incidence
A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Combined State Health Policies Related to Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake in the United States
Objectives. To examine how combinations of state policies, rather than single policies, are related to uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Methods. Using publicly available records and the literature, we characterized policies for each US state and Washington, DC, in 2015 (n = 51), including (1) Medicaid expansion, (2) policies permitting HPV vaccination in pharmacies, (3) school-entry requirements, (4) classroom sex education mandates,…
Geographic disparities in cancer screening and fatalism among a nationally representative sample of US adults
BACKGROUND: Cancer screening in the USA is suboptimal, particularly for individuals living in vulnerable communities. This study aimed to understand how rurality and racial segregation are independently and interactively associated with cancer screening and cancer fatalism. METHODS: We used data from a nationally representative sample of adults (n=17 736) from National Cancer Institute's Health Information National Trends Survey, 2011-2017, inclu…
Rural–urban differences in health-related quality of life
Disparities in Cancer Screening
Perspectives on self‐sampling for cancer screening among rural and urban women
PURPOSE: Self-sampling tests may be used to overcome barriers to screening that are more prevalent in rural populations compared to urban populations. This study aims to qualitatively examine the attitudes toward established and novel self-sampling tests for cervical and colorectal cancer among women, comparing themes from rural versus urban areas. METHODS: We recruited women (ages 45-65) from 28 counties in Pennsylvania. Four focus groups were c…
Leveraging community engagement to increase the health literacy of youth in rural Pennsylvania
PURPOSE: Limited health literacy is prevalent within rural populations and associated with poor health outcomes. This study examined a school-based, community-engaged program called ACHIEVE (Advancing Community Health Innovation through Education, Vision, and Empowerment) for preliminary efficacy in improving knowledge and self-efficacy related to health literacy among youth in rural Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. METHODS: ACHIEVE was designed …
We are all in this together
BACKGROUND: Social cohesion refers to an individual's sense of belonging to their community and correlates with health outcomes. Rural communities tend to have higher social cohesion than urban communities. Social cohesion is relatively understudied as a factor impacting COVID-19 prevention behaviors. This study explores the associations between social cohesion, rurality, and COVID-19 prevention behaviors. METHODS: Participants completed a questi…
Lung cancer disparities in rural, persistent poverty counties
Smoking, lung cancer incidence, and lung cancer mortality are highest in counties that are both rural and persistent poverty, suggesting an urgent need to develop targeted lung cancer interventions in these communities
Medicine (11 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Gerontology (7 works) · Cancer (6 works) · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Rural area (5 works) · Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (4 works) · Demography (4 works)