Laura Jean Podewils
Biographic Data
| ID | 7751156 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Jean Podewils |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura Jean |
| FAMILY NAME | Podewils |
| SIGNATURE | PODEWILS L J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0644-0993 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“Do You Have a Way, If I Become Feeble, That I Still Can Be Safe?”
Coordinated entry (CE) is the process through which people experiencing homelessness typically access permanent supportive housing (PSH) in the United States. Despite widespread implementation of CE, there is limited evidence on its effectiveness, particularly from the perspective of individuals with lived experience navigating this system and the frontline service providers assisting them. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 PSH clie…
A Mortality Surveillance Collaboration Between a Health System and Public Health Department
We describe a collaboration between a health system and public health department to create a mortality surveillance system. The collaboration enabled the health system to identify more than six times the number of deaths identified through local system medical records alone. This powerful epidemiological process, combining the nuanced data captured through clinical care in health systems with subsequent data on mortality, drives quality improveme…
Zambia Assessment of Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV in the Mines (Zathim)
Fear of job loss, driven by governmental policy and mistrust in mining companies, is a major barrier to healthcare access for TB among mineworkers in Zambia. As a result of these findings, the government policy prohibiting persons from working in the mines following TB disease is being repealed. However, major reforms are urgently needed to mitigate TB among mineworkers, including ensuring the rights of mineworkers and their communities to health…
Assessment of the tuberculosis case-finding and prevention cascade among people living with HIV in Zambia – 2018
TPT uptake among people living with HIV in Zambia is challenged by inconsistent tuberculosis screening, lack of TPT training for healthcare workers, and supply chain inefficiencies. Addressing these barriers may increase TPT initiations and improve outcomes among people living with HIV
Completeness and Reliability of the Republic of South Africa National Tuberculosis (TB) Surveillance System
The current evaluation revealed that one-third of persons diagnosed with TB disease may not have been notified of their disease or initiated on treatment ('initial defaulters'). The ETR is not capturing all TB patients. Further, among patients with a TB record, completeness and reliability of information in the TB Surveillance System is inconsistent across data sources. Actions are urgently needed to ensure that all diagnosed patients are treated…
TB tracer teams in South Africa
This study identified key components of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding TB patient tracing activities in South Africa. Educating patients on the essential need to complete treatment irrespective of clinical symptoms may help improve treatment adherence. Future scale-up and integration of TB tracing activities as part of standard TB management should include provisions for standardized training of personnel on the critical elements o…
Impact of community tracer teams on treatment outcomes among tuberculosis patients in South Africa
Community mobilization of teams to trace TB patients that missed a clinic appointment or treatment dose may be an effective strategy to mitigate default rates and improve treatment outcomes. Additional information is necessary to identify best practices and elucidate discrepancies across provinces; these findings will help guide the NTP in optimizing the adoption of tracing activities for TB control
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Impact of community tracer teams on treatment outcomes among tuberculosis patients in South Africa
Community mobilization of teams to trace TB patients that missed a clinic appointment or treatment dose may be an effective strategy to mitigate default rates and improve treatment outcomes. Additional information is necessary to identify best practices and elucidate discrepancies across provinces; these findings will help guide the NTP in optimizing the adoption of tracing activities for TB control
TB tracer teams in South Africa
This study identified key components of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding TB patient tracing activities in South Africa. Educating patients on the essential need to complete treatment irrespective of clinical symptoms may help improve treatment adherence. Future scale-up and integration of TB tracing activities as part of standard TB management should include provisions for standardized training of personnel on the critical elements o…
Completeness and Reliability of the Republic of South Africa National Tuberculosis (TB) Surveillance System
The current evaluation revealed that one-third of persons diagnosed with TB disease may not have been notified of their disease or initiated on treatment ('initial defaulters'). The ETR is not capturing all TB patients. Further, among patients with a TB record, completeness and reliability of information in the TB Surveillance System is inconsistent across data sources. Actions are urgently needed to ensure that all diagnosed patients are treated…
Assessment of the tuberculosis case-finding and prevention cascade among people living with HIV in Zambia – 2018
TPT uptake among people living with HIV in Zambia is challenged by inconsistent tuberculosis screening, lack of TPT training for healthcare workers, and supply chain inefficiencies. Addressing these barriers may increase TPT initiations and improve outcomes among people living with HIV
Zambia Assessment of Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV in the Mines (Zathim)
Fear of job loss, driven by governmental policy and mistrust in mining companies, is a major barrier to healthcare access for TB among mineworkers in Zambia. As a result of these findings, the government policy prohibiting persons from working in the mines following TB disease is being repealed. However, major reforms are urgently needed to mitigate TB among mineworkers, including ensuring the rights of mineworkers and their communities to health…
A Mortality Surveillance Collaboration Between a Health System and Public Health Department
We describe a collaboration between a health system and public health department to create a mortality surveillance system. The collaboration enabled the health system to identify more than six times the number of deaths identified through local system medical records alone. This powerful epidemiological process, combining the nuanced data captured through clinical care in health systems with subsequent data on mortality, drives quality improveme…
“Do You Have a Way, If I Become Feeble, That I Still Can Be Safe?”
Coordinated entry (CE) is the process through which people experiencing homelessness typically access permanent supportive housing (PSH) in the United States. Despite widespread implementation of CE, there is limited evidence on its effectiveness, particularly from the perspective of individuals with lived experience navigating this system and the frontline service providers assisting them. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 PSH clie…
Environmental health (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Biostatistics (5 works) · Tuberculosis (5 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Pathology (3 works)