Melissa Scribani
Biographic Data
| ID | 7697404 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa Scribani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa |
| FAMILY NAME | Scribani |
| SIGNATURE | SCRIBANI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bassett Medical Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2397-3337 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Implementation of Evidence-Based Disease Self-Management Programs in a Rural Region
CONTEXT: Rural populations experience both a higher prevalence of and risk for premature death from chronic conditions than do their urban counterparts. Yet barriers to implement community-based chronic disease self-management programs persist. PROGRAM: The Living Well program, a multi-sector collaboration between a rural health care system and a network of community-based organizations, has offered the 6-week evidence-based Chronic Disease Self-…
Evaluating the Evolution of Social Networks
As part of our evaluation of the NIOSH-funded Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (NEC), we present methodology, findings and the potential implications of a sequential social network analysis (SNA) conducted over ten years. Assessing the effectiveness of the center's scientific projects was our overarching evaluation goal. The evaluation design employed SNA to (a) look at changes to the center's…
Health-related quality of life among transgender and gender expansive youth at a rural gender wellness clinic
Sex-specific associations between body mass index and death before life expectancy
Background: Understanding the impact of obesity on premature mortality is critical, as obesity has become a global health issue.Objective: To contrast the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and premature death (all-cause; circulatory causes) in New York State (USA) and Northern Sweden.Methods: Baseline data were obtained between 1989 and 1999 via questionnaires (USA) and health exams (Sweden), with mortality data from health departments, …
A Comparison of Health, Health Behavior, and Access Between Farm and Nonfarm Populations in Rural New York State
BACKGROUND: Recent technological and demographic changes in US agriculture raise questions about whether the previously observed benefits of the agricultural lifestyle persist. METHODS: In 2009, researchers conducted a household survey of 9,612 adults (aged 20+) in a rural region of Upstate New York. Data on health status, health behaviors, and health care access among farmers and rural nonfarm residents were compared. RESULTS: After adjustment f…
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A Comparison of Health, Health Behavior, and Access Between Farm and Nonfarm Populations in Rural New York State
BACKGROUND: Recent technological and demographic changes in US agriculture raise questions about whether the previously observed benefits of the agricultural lifestyle persist. METHODS: In 2009, researchers conducted a household survey of 9,612 adults (aged 20+) in a rural region of Upstate New York. Data on health status, health behaviors, and health care access among farmers and rural nonfarm residents were compared. RESULTS: After adjustment f…
Sex-specific associations between body mass index and death before life expectancy
Background: Understanding the impact of obesity on premature mortality is critical, as obesity has become a global health issue.Objective: To contrast the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and premature death (all-cause; circulatory causes) in New York State (USA) and Northern Sweden.Methods: Baseline data were obtained between 1989 and 1999 via questionnaires (USA) and health exams (Sweden), with mortality data from health departments, …
Health-related quality of life among transgender and gender expansive youth at a rural gender wellness clinic
Evaluating the Evolution of Social Networks
As part of our evaluation of the NIOSH-funded Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (NEC), we present methodology, findings and the potential implications of a sequential social network analysis (SNA) conducted over ten years. Assessing the effectiveness of the center's scientific projects was our overarching evaluation goal. The evaluation design employed SNA to (a) look at changes to the center's…
Implementation of Evidence-Based Disease Self-Management Programs in a Rural Region
CONTEXT: Rural populations experience both a higher prevalence of and risk for premature death from chronic conditions than do their urban counterparts. Yet barriers to implement community-based chronic disease self-management programs persist. PROGRAM: The Living Well program, a multi-sector collaboration between a rural health care system and a network of community-based organizations, has offered the 6-week evidence-based Chronic Disease Self-…
Medicine (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Disease (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Geography (2 works)