OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Preventing Chronic Disease is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
A Community-Engaged, Mixed-Methods Approach to Prioritizing Needs in a Statewide Assessment of Community Cancer Needs	82
Racial and Ethnic Differences Among Active-Duty Service Members in Use of Mental Health Care and Perceived Mental Health Stigma: Results From the 2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey	75
Linking Adverse Childhood Experiences and Other Risk Factors to Subjective Cognitive Decline in an Aging Population	71
Forgone Health Care for Non–COVID-19–Related Needs Among Medicare Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Summer 2020–Winter 2021	61
Mapping Geographic Access to Illinois Birthing Hospitals, 2016–2023	60
Prevalence of Testing for Diabetes Among US Adults With Overweight or Obesity, 2016–2019	57
By the Seat of Our Pants: the Experience of Small Businesses in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Washington State, March–October 2020	55
Food Insecurity and Health-Related Concerns Among Elementary Schoolteachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic	49
Employment Loss and Food Insecurity — Race and Sex Disparities in the Context of COVID-19	47
Rural–Urban Disparities in State-Level Diabetes Prevalence Among US Adults, 2021	45
Changes in Policy Supports for Healthy Food Retailers, Farmers Markets, and Breastfeeding Among US Municipalities, 2014–2021: National Survey of Community-Based Policy and Environmental Supports for H	43
Stroke Mortality and Stroke Hospitalizations: Racial Differences and Similarities in the Geographic Patterns of High Burden Communities Among Older Adults	37
Vitamin D Deficiency and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among American Indian Adolescents: The Strong Heart Family Study	36
Comorbidity Among Adults With Epilepsy — United States, 2021–2022	34
Health Care Access and Use Among Adults With and Without Vision Impairment: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2018	33
Coping With Discrimination Among African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes: Factor Structure and Associations With Diabetes Control, Mental Distress, and Psychosocial Resources	32
Food Insecurity Trajectories in the US During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic	32
COVID-19 Severity and Mortality Among Chronic Liver Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	32
Linking Local-Level Chronic Disease and Social Vulnerability Measures to Inform Planning Efforts: A COPD Example	29
Associations Between Social Vulnerability and Providing Evidence-Based Diabetes Prevention and Management Activities in South Carolina, 2019	29
Factors Associated with Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Among Young Children – United States, 2021	27
The CDC Worksite Health ScoreCard: A Tool to Advance Workplace Health Promotion Programs and Practices	26
Changes in Depressive Symptoms, Perceived Stress, and Food Security Among Study Participants With Metabolic Syndrome During a COVID-19–Mandated Research Pause	25
A Toolkit to Facilitate the Selection and Measurement of Health Equity Indicators for Cardiovascular Disease	24
Erratum, Volume 21, May 16 Release	24

Impact of Geography and Rurality on Preconception Health Status in the United States	24
Mapping Changes in Inequities in COVID-19 Vaccinations Relative to Deaths in Chicago, Illinois	24
Risk and Protective Factors for Vaping and Smoking Among High School Students in Maine	23
Polypharmacy and Health-Related Quality of Life/Psychological Distress Among Patients With Chronic Disease	22
A Policy-Ready Public Health Guidebook of Strategies and Indicators to Promote Financial Well-Being and Address Financial Strain in Response to COVID-19	22
Dynamic Patterns and Modeling of Early COVID-19 Transmission by Dynamic Mode Decomposition	22
Inequities in Physical Activity Environments and Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Rural Communities	22
Our Schoolyard Infrastructure Just Isn’t Cutting It: Play Is Public Health	20
Out of School Time Providers Innovate to Support School-Aged Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic	20
Disparities in Timely Access to Certified Stroke Care Among US Census Tracts, by Prevalence of Health Risk Factors	20
Temporal Patterns in Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Children and Adolescents in California	19
Surveillance of the Initiation of, Participation in, and Completion of Cardiac Rehabilitation in Minnesota, 2017–2018	19
Parental Perspectives of Sleep in the Home: Shaping Home–School Partnerships in School-Based Sleep Promotion Initiatives	19
Practical Strategies for Health Equity Researchers to Enhance Analytic Rigor and Generate Meaningful Insights From Qualitative Data	17
Variations in Tobacco Retailer Type Across Community Characteristics: Place Matters	17
Arthritis Management: Patient-Reported Health Care Provider Screening, Counseling, and Recommendations for Physical Activity	17
Gestational Diabetes, Subsequent Type 2 Diabetes, and Food Security Status: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007–2018	17
Strategies for Effective Capacity-Building in the Fight Against Commercial Tobacco	17
Expansion of Grocery Delivery and Access for Washington SNAP Participants During the COVID-19 Pandemic	16
Effectiveness of Incentives for Improving Diabetes-Related Health Indicators in Chronic Disease Lifestyle Modification Programs: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	15
IDEAL: A Community–Academic–Governmental Collaboration Toward Improving Evidence-Based Data Collection on Race and Ethnicity	15
Achieving the Health Equity Agenda Through Transformative Community-Engaged Strategies	15
Effects of a National Campaign on Youth Beliefs and Perceptions About Electronic Cigarettes and Smoking	15
The Mediating Role of Sleep Disturbance on the Association Between Stress and Self-Rated Health Among Chinese and Korean Immigrant Americans	14
Health-Related Behavioral Risk Factors and Obesity Among American Indians and Alaska Natives of the United States: Assessing Variations by Indian Health Service Region	14
Evaluation of a Distribution Model to Increase Access to Affordable Fruits and Vegetables	14
Trends in Gestational Weight Gain and Prepregnancy Obesity in South Carolina, 2015–2021	14
Changes in Sales of E-Cigarettes, Cigarettes, and Nicotine Replacement Therapy Products Before, During, and After the EVALI Outbreak	14
National Veterans Health Administration MOVE! Weight Management Program Participation During the COVID-19 Pandemic	13
Evaluation of a Hypertension Surveillance System, Kenema Government Hospital, Sierra Leone, 2021	13
US Cigarette Smoking Disparities by Race and Ethnicity — Keep Going and Going!	13
Mental Health, Socioeconomic Position, and Oral Health: A Path Analysis	13
Flu Vaccine Uptake in Caregivers and Noncaregivers: Implications for Policy and Practice	13
Creating and Implementing a Community Engagement Strategy for the 2022–2027 Illinois Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan Through an Academic–State Public Health Department Partnership	13
Congruence Between County Dental Health Provider Shortage Area Designations and the Social Vulnerability Index	13
Drink Tap: A Multisector Program to Promote Water Access and Intake in San Francisco Parks	13
PCD Reflections on Progress and Successes Achieved in 2022	12
The Missing Piece in Chronic Disease Prevention: Dental Caries	12
Medical Expenditure Differences Between Income Levels Among US Adults With Diabetes	12
Descriptive Epidemiology of New York City Older Adult Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions	12
Projected Cost Savings of a Community Health Worker Model for Asthma Home Visits in the Massachusetts Pediatric Medicaid Population	12
Implementing Educational and Systems-Level Changes to Improve Cancer Screening Rates Among State Employees in Missouri	12
Enabling Hotspot Detection and Public Health Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic	12
Changes in Tobacco Product Use Among Students Aged 13 to 15 Years in 34 Countries, Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 2012–2020	11
Leading Change at Berkeley Public Health: Building the Anti-racist Community for Justice and Social Transformative Change	11
Contextual Factors Relevant to Implementing Social Risk Factor Screening and Referrals in Cancer Survivorship: A Qualitative Study	11
Implementation and Evaluation of a Community Resource Assessment Process to Identify and Expand Partnerships That Support a Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Program for Uninsured Women	11
Association Between Lack of Access to a Neighborhood Park and High Blood Pressure in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area	11
The Importance of Community Voice: Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Understand the Experiences of African American, Native American, and Latinx People During a Pandemic	10
Neighborhood-Level Stressors and Individual-Level Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Native Hawaiians: a Cross-Sectional Study	10

Disaggregation of Breastfeeding Initiation Rates by Race and Ethnicity — United States, 2020–2021	10
Service Availability and Readiness of Primary Care Health Facilities Offering Hypertension Diagnosis Services in Wakiso District, Uganda, 2019	10
Food Insecurity in a Sample of Informal Caregivers in 4 Southern US States	10
Identifying Patients at Risk for Cardiometabolic and Chronic Diseases by Using the Exercise Vital Sign to Screen for Physical Inactivity	10
Social Determinants of Health and Health-Related Social Needs Among Adults With Chronic Diseases in the United States, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022	10
Preventing Chronic Disease in 2023: More Volunteers, New Appointments, Upcoming Collections, Acknowledgment of Guest Editorial Board on Racism, and Updates on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion I	10
Advancing Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Management, and Control Through Field Epidemiology Training Programs in Noncommunicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries	10
Hospital Readmissions Among Veterans Within 90 Days of Discharge Following Initial Hospitalization for COVID-19	10
Costs and Projected Effect of a Federally Qualified Health Center–Based Mailed Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in Texas	9
Institutional Reform to Promote Antiracism: A Tool for Developing an Organizational Equity Action and Accountability Plan	9
PLACES: Local Data for Better Health	9
Trends in Incidence of Cancers Associated With Obesity and Other Modifiable Risk Factors Among Women, 2001–2018	9
E-Cigarette Use and Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Among US Middle and High School Students	9
Substance Use, Sleep Duration, and Health Among Adults in Ohio	9
Changes in Physical Inactivity Among US Adults Overall and by Sociodemographic Characteristics, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2020 Versus 2018	9
Associations Between Neighborhood Crime and Physical Activity Among Pregnant Women in South Carolina	9
Moving Diabetes Prevention Programs to the Workplace: A Qualitative Exploration of Barriers and Facilitators to Participant Engagement When Implemented by an Employer-Based Clinic	9
Up-to-Date Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening Test Use in the United States, 2021	9
Antiracism in Action: Development and Outcomes of a Mentorship Program for Premedical Students Who Are Underrepresented or Historically Excluded in Medicine	9
Practicing Tribal Sovereignty Through a Tribal Health Policy: Implementation of the Healthy Diné Nation Act on the Navajo Nation	8
Prior COVID-19 Infection, Mental Health, Food and Financial Insecurity, and Association With COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage and Intent Among College-Aged Young Adults, US, 2021	8
An Exploratory Qualitative Analysis of Explanations for COVID-19–Related Racial Disparities Among St. Louis Residents: “I Don’t Really Pay Attention to the Racial Stuff Very Much”	8
Development of a Field Guide for Assessing Readiness to Implement Evidence-Based Cancer Screening Interventions in Primary Care Clinics	8
“If We Can Get Them to Stop, They Can Have Such a Better Life”: Implementing Tobacco and Nicotine Dependence Treatment Services in Community Pharmacies in North Dakota	8
Erratum, Vol. 21, August 1 Release	8
Longitudinal Lipidomic Profile of Subclinical Peripheral Artery Disease in American Indians: The Strong Heart Family Study	8
Differences in Geographic Patterns of Absolute and Relative Black–White Disparities in Stroke Mortality in the United States	8
Rural–Urban Differences in Overweight and Obesity, Physical Activity, and Food Security Among Children and Adolescents	8
Urban–Rural Differences in Health Care Utilization and COVID-19 Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes	8
Two Modeling Strategies in Analyzing Clustered Time-to-Event Data: the Strong Heart Family Study	8
Homeownership Matters: Impact of Homeownership on the Prevalence of Chronic Health Conditions in the United States	8