Department of Public Health

 

ACUTE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL

Municipal drinking water and cryptosporidiosis among persons with AIDS in Los Angeles County
Epidemiol. Infect. 113: 313.

Sorvillo F., Lieb L.E., Nahlen B., Miller J., Mascola L., Ash L.R. 

1994  

HIV Counseling and Voluntary Testing
California Pediatrician-Fall 51-52.

Kovacs A., Brunell P., Church J., Deveilds A., Ewing N., Lordi S., Mascola L., Steihm S.R., Taylor S., Kjos S., Reyes C., Settlage R., Stek A. 

1994  

An Increase in Haemophilus influenzae Type B Vaccination among Preschool-Aged Children in Inner-City Los Angeles, 1990 through 1992
American Journal of Public Health July 84: 1154.

Ewert D.P., Westman S., Ward B., Bendana N., Halbert R., Vadheim C.M., Ward J.I., Mascola L. 

1994  

Murine Typhus Still Exists in the United States
Clinical Infectious Diseases 23: 205.

Reporter R., Dassey D. E., Mascola L. 

1996  

Measles Vaccination Coverage among Latino Children Aged 12 to 59 Months in Los Angeles County: A Household Survey
American Journal of Public Health, August 81: 1057.

Ewert D.P., Thomas J.C., Chun L.Y., Enguidanos R.C., Waterman S.H. 

1991  

Outbreak of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among Hemodialysis Patients- California, Nebraska, and Texas, 1994
MMWR, April 45: 285-287.

Hendricks K., Sehulster L., Bell R. L., Cousins J., MacNeeley W., Payne A., Tormey M., Itano A., Mascola L., Vugia D., Rosenberg J., Waterman S., Safranek T. J. 

1996  

Resurgence of congenital rubella syndrome in the 1990s. Report on missed opportunities and failed prevention policies among women of childbearing age.
JAMA 268: 2377.

Lee, SH., Ewert, DP., Federick, PD. Mascola, L. 

1992  

Endotoxin-Like Reactions Associated with Intravenous Gentamicin--California, 1998
47:

C Peterson, N Bendana, M Veza, L Mascola; R Murthy, C Pegues, E Fontanilla, R Shane, M Kwong, R Deamer, W Schwartz, D Pon, B Young, M Glick, K Gibbs, C Plata; R Harder, M Zellers, N Boghos 

 

Ocular Vaccinia Following Exposure to a Smallpox Vaccinee
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY 137: 554-557.

Gang Hu, Marcus J. Wang, Marjorie J. Miller, Gary N. Holland, David Bruckner, Rachel Civen, Lee Borenstein, Laurene Mascola, Michael Lovett, Bartly Mondino, David Pegues 

March 2004  

Ocular vaccinia following exposure to a smallpox vaccinee
Am J Ophthalmology 137: 554-6.

Hu G, Wang MJ, Miller MJ, Holland GN, Bruckner DA, Civen R, Borenstein LA, Mascola L, et al 

2004  

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections Among Competitive Sports
MMWR 52: 793-5.

Gantz N, Harmon H, Handy J, Gershman K, Butwin J, Mascola L, Lee N, et al. 

2003  

TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNITY-ASSOCIATED METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS FROM BREAST MILK IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 24: 122-1124.

Gastelum, Dawn Terashita MD, MPH 

2005  

Population-based analysis of meningococcal disease mortality in the United States: 1990-2002.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 25: 191-194.

Sharip A, Sorvillo F, Redelings MD, Mascola L, Wise M, Nguyen DM. 

2006  

Contagiousness of varicella in vaccinated cases: a household contact study.
JAMA 292: 704-708.

Seward JF, Zhang JX, Maupin TJ, Mascola L, Jumaan AO 

2004  

Declining Early Childhood Mortality from Invasive Pneumococcal Diseases: the Impact of Vaccination.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 159: 195-6.

Redelings MD, Sorvillo F, Simon P, Mascola L 

2005  

Laboratory Exposure to Burkholderia pseudomalle
53: 988-990.

Currie BJ, Inglis TJ, Vannier AM, Ruskin J, Mascola L, Nguyen DM, et al. 

2004  

Standardized Emergency Management System and Response to a Smallpox Emergency.
Prehospital Disaster Med 18: 313-320.

Kim-Farley RJ, Celentano JT, Gunter C, Jones JW, Stone RA, Aller RD,  

2003  

Murine typhus: an unrecognized suburban vector-borne disease
Clin Inf Dis 48: 913-8.

Civen R, Ngo V 

2008  

Varicella Vaccination: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in an Active Surveillance Project
J Inf Disease 197: S66-S70.

Carbajal T, Civen R, Lopez AS, Chaves SS, Mascola L. 

2008  

Varicella outbreak epidemiology in an active surveillance site, 1995-2005.
J Inf Disease 197: S120-S126.

Civen R, Lopez AS, Zhang J, Garcia-Herrera J, Schmid S, Chaves SS, Mascola L. 

2008  

Changing Varicella Epidemiology in Active Surveillance Sites - United States, 1995-2005.
J Inf Disease 197: S71-S75..

Guris, D. Jumaan, JO, Mascola L, Watson B, Zhang JX, Chaves SS, Gargiullo P, Perella D, Civen R, Seward JF.  

2008  

Varicella among adults: data from an active surveillance project, 1995-2005
J Inf Disease 197: S94-S100.

Marin M, Watson TL, Chaves SS, Civen R, Watson B, Zhang JX, Perella D, Mascola L, Seward JF 

2008  

Varicella disease among vaccinated persons: clinical and epidemiological characteristics, 1997-2005.
J Inf Disease 197: S127-S131.

Chaves SS, Zhang J, Civen R, Watson BM, Carbajal T, Perella D, Seward JF 

2008  

Responding to suspected smallpox cases in the Los Angeles County from 2002 to 2006: identifying areas for education
American Journal of Emergency Medicine 27: 55-62.

Moon Kim, Dawn Terashita, Lee Borenstein, Laurene Mascola 

2008  

Prevalence Study of Antibody to Ratbornse Pathogens and Other Agents among Patients Using a Free Clinic in Downtown Los Angeles
The Journal of Infectious Diseases 186: 1673-1676.

Heather M. Smith, Roshan Reporter, Michael P. Rood, Andrea J. Linscott, Laurene M. Mascola, Wayne Hogrefe, Robert H. Purcell 

2002  

DIVISION OF HIV AND STD PROGRAMS

Frequent Failed Early HIV Detection in a High Prevalence Area: Implications for Prevention
AIDS Patient Care and STDs 17: 277-282.

Johnson DF, Sorvillo FJ, Wohl AR, Bunch G, Harawa NT, Carruth A, Castillon M, and Jimenez B. 

2003  

The Feasibility of a Community-Based Directly-Administered Antiretroviral Therapy (DAART) Program
Clinical Infectious Diseases 38: S388-392.

Wohl AR, Garland WH, Squires K, Witt M, Larsen R, Kovacs A, Hader S, Weidle PJ 

2004  

Risk of Opportunistic Infection in the HAART Era Among HIV-Infected Latinos Born in the United States Compared to Latinos Born in Mexico and Central America
AIDS Patient Care and STDs 17: 267-275.

Wohl AR, Lu S, Turner J, Kovacs A,Witt M, Squires K, Towner W, and Beer V. 

2003  

EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT

Trends in Mortality From COVID-19 and Other Leading Causes of Death Among Latino vs White Individuals in Los Angeles County, 2011-2020
JAMA E1-E2.

Simon P, Ho A, Shah MD, Shetgiri R 

2021  

Impact of an Elementary School-Based Wellness Initiative on Child Obesity Prevalence: LiveWell Kids
Health Promotion Practice

Palacios C, Simon P, Steward A, Garner T, Hameed H, Shetgiri R. 

2022  

Asians and Pacific Islanders and the Growing Childhood Obesity Epidemic
Ethnicity & Disease

Shabbir S, Kwan D, Wang MC, Shih M, Simon PA 

2010  

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections Among Competitive Sports Participants - Colorado, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Los Angeles County, 2000-2003
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

Gantz N, Harmon H, Handy J, Gershman K, Butwin J, Mascola L, Weltman A, Groner R, Cronquist A, Kainer M, Lee N 

2003  

Potential Gains in Life Expectancies from Reductions in Leading Causes of Death in Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health Science Summit

Hameed H, Lee A, Ho A, Shih M 

2010  

Health-related quality of life among adults with serious psychological distress and chronic medical conditions
Quality of Life Research

Shih M, Simon PA 

2008  

Hispanic Paradox
American Journal of Public Health

Ho A, Shih M, Simon P 

2007  

Small Area Estimates Reveal High Cigarette Smoking Prevalence in Low-Income Cities of Los Angeles County
Journal of Urban Health

Cui Y, Baldwin SB, Lightstone AS, Shih M, Yu H, Teutsch S 

2011  

Assessing the Burden of Disease and Injury in Los Angeles County Using Disability-Adjusted Life Years
Public Health Reports

Kominski GE, Simon PA, Ho A, Luck J, Yee-Wei L, Fielding JE 

2002  

Proximity of fast food restaurants to schools: Do neighborhood income and type of school matter?
Preventive Medicine

Simon PA, Kwan D, Angelescu A, Shih M, Fielding JE 

2008  

Infection control practices for SARS in Lao People's Democratic Republic, Taiwan, and Thailand: Experience from mobile SARS containment teams, 2003
American Journal of Infection Control

Lee NE, Siriarayapon P, Tappero J, Chen KT, Shuey D, Limpakarnjanarat K, Chavavanich A, Dowell SF; SARS Mobile Response Team Investigators 

2004  

Outbreaks of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infections - Los Angeles County, California, 2002-2003
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

Lee NE 

2003  

Risk factors for Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Skin Infections among HIV-Positive Men who Have Sex with Men
Clinical Infectious Diseases

Lee NE, Taylor MM, Bancroft E, Ruane PJ, Morgan M, McCoy L, Simon PA 

2005  

School-Based Physical Fitness Testing Identifies Large Disparities in Childhood Overweight in Los Angeles
Journal of the American Dietetics Association

Lee NE, De AK, Simon PA 

2006  

Serious Psychological Distress in U.S. Adults with Arthritis
Journal of General Internal Medicine

Shih M, Hootman JM, Strine TW, Chapman DP, Brady TJ 

2006  

Physical Activity in Men and Women with Arthritis: National Health Interview Survey, 2002
American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Shih M, Hootman JM, Kruger J, Helmick CG 

2006  

Pressure Ulcers: More Lethal than We Thought?
Advances in Skin & Wound Care

Redelings MD, Lee NE, Sorvillo F 

2005  

Amebiasis-Related Mortality among United States Residents, 1990- 2007
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Gunther J, Shafir S, Bristow B, Sorvillo F 

2011  

Burden of Alzheimer's disease-related mortality in the United States, 1999-2008
Journal of American Geriatrics Society

Moschetti K, Cummings PL, Sorvillo F, Kuo T 

2012  

Coccidioidomycosis-associated Deaths, United States, 1990-2008
Emerging Infectious Diseases

Huang JY, Bristow B, Shafir S, Sorvillo F 

2012  

Implications of Trichomonas vaginalis nucleic acid amplification testing on medical training and practice
Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Smith LV, Sorvillo F, Kuo T 

2013  

Utility of Anthropometric Measures in a Multiethnic Population: Their Association with Prevalent Diabetes, Hypertension and Other Chronic Disease Comorbidities
Journal of Community Health

Tarleton HP, Smith LV, Zhang ZF, Kuo T. 

2013  

Human echinococcosis mortality in the United States, 1990-2007
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Bristow BN, Lee S, Shafir S, Sorvillo F 

2012  

Health of adults in Los Angeles County: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004
National Health Statistics Report

Porter KS, Curtin LR, Carroll MD, Li X, Mohadjer L, Shih M, Simon PA, Fielding JE 

2011  

Readiness and perceived barriers to removing artificial trans-fat from restaurant menus
Journal of Public Health Policy

Redelings MD, Piron J, Smith LV, Dela Cruz HS, Takeshita S, Tremaine J, Kuo T 

2009  

Knowledge, attitudes and potential response to menu labelling in an urban public health clinic population
Public Health Nutrition

Piron J, Smith LV, Simon P, Cummings PL, Kuo T 

2010  

Use of a Self-Assessment Questionnaire for Food Safety Education in the Home Kitchen - Los Angeles County, California, 2006-2008
MMWR

Kuo T, Dela Cruz H, Redelings M, Smith LV, Reporter R, Simon PA, Fielding JE, Teutsch S 

2010  

Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about seasonal influenza and H1N1 vaccinations in a low-income, public health clinic population
Vaccine

Redelings MD, Piron J, Smith LV, Chan A, Heinzerling J, Sanchez KM, Bedair D, Ponce M, Kuo T 

2012  

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Trichomonas vaginalis Infection among High-risk Women in Los Angeles
Sexually Transmitted Disease

Javanbakht M, Stirland A, Stahlman S, Smith LV, Chien M, Torres R, Guerry S 

2013  

The Influence of Gender and Self-Efficacy on Healthy Eating in a Low-Income Urban Population Affected by Structural Changes to the Food Environment
Journal of Obesity

Robles B, Smith LV, Ponce M, Piron J, Kuo T 

2014  

Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Incarcerated Women: Findings From a Decade of Screening in a Los Angeles County Jail, 2002–2012
American Journal of Public Health

Javanbakht M, Boudov M, Anderson, LJ, Malek M, Smith LV, Chien M, Guerry S 

2014  

The Association between Self-Reported Grocery Store Access, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption, and Obesity in a Racially Diverse, Low-Income Population
Frontiers in Public Health

Gase LN, DeFosset AR, Smith LV, Kuo T 

2015  

Self-reported use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to purchase soda in a public health center population: Los Angeles County, California, 2012.
Public Health Reports

Barragan N, Gase L, Butler R, Smith L, Simon P, Kuo T 

2015  

Neighborhood Food Environment, Diet, and Obesity Among Los Angeles County Adults, 2011
Preventing Chronic Disease

Mejia N, Lightstone, AS, Basurto-Davila R, Morales DM, Sturm R. 

2015  

Potential Gains in Life Expectancy from Reductions in Leading Causes of Death, Los Angeles County: a Quantitative Approach to Identify Candidate Diseases for Prevention and Burden Disparities Elimination
Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 3: 431-443.

Ho A, Hameed H, Lee AW, Shih M 

2016  

Associations between self-perception of weight, food choice intentions, and consumer response to calorie information: a retrospective investigation of public health center clients in Los Angeles County before the implementation of menu-labeling regulation
BMC Public Health

Nianogo RA, Kuo T, Smith LV, Arah OA 

2016  

COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT UNIT

Environmental Barriers to Health Care Among Persons with Disabilities - Los Angeles County, California, 2002-2003
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 55: 1300-1303.

Bancroft E, Lightstone A, Simon P 

2006  

Effective Birth Control Use among Women at Risk for Unintended Pregnancy in Los Angeles, California.
Womens Health Issues 22: e351-8.

Phares TM, Cui Y, Baldwin S 

2012  

How Far to the Hospital? The Effect of Hospital Closures on Access to Care
Journal of Health Economics In Press:

Buchmueller TC, Jacobson M, Wold C 

2006  

Health-related quality of life among adults with serious psychological distress and chronic medical conditions
Quality of Life Research 17: 497-649.

Shih M , Simon PA 

2008  

Is Incarceration a Contributor to Health Disparities? Access to Care of Formerly Incarcerated Adults
J Community Health

Kulkarni SP, Baldwin S, Lightstone AS, Gelberg L, Diamant AL 

2010  

Sexual risk behavior has decreased among men who have sex with men in Los Angeles but remains greater than that among heterosexual men and women.
Journal of AIDS Education and Prevention 20: 312-324.

Brooks RA, Lee S, Newman PA., Leibowitz AA  

2008  

Sexual orientation and variation in physical and mental health status among women
J Womens Health 12: 41-49.

Diamant AL, Wold C 

2003  

Differences in Indivdiual-Level Terrorism Preparedness in Los Angeles County
American Journal of Preventive Medicine 30: 1-6.

Eisenman DP, Wold C, Fielding JE, Long A, Setodji C, Hickey S, Gelberg L 

2006  

Ethnic and Sex Variations in Overweight Self-Perception: Relationship to Sedentariness
Obesity 14: 980-988.

Yancey AK, Simon PA, McCarthy WJ, Lightstone AS, Fielding JE 

2006  

Disaggregating Asian and Pacific Islander Women to Assess Cancer Screening
American Journal of Preventive Medicine 27: 139-145.

Chen JY, Diamant AL, Kagawa-Singer M, Pourat N, Wold C.  

2004  

Physical Inactivity and Overweight Among Los Angeles County Adults
American Journal of Preventive Medicine 27: 146-152.

Yancey AK, Wold CM, McCarthy WJ, Weber MD, Lee B, Simon PA, Fielding JE  

2004  

Local Knowledge to Enable Local Action
American Journal of Preventive Medicine 27: 183-184.

Fielding JE, Frieden TR 

2004  

Prevalence and Predictors of Food Insecurity Among Low Income Households in Los Angeles County
Public Health Nutrition 7: 791-794.

Furness BW, Simon PA, Wold CM, Asarian-Anderson J 

2004  

Meeting the Data Needs of a Local Health Department: The Los Angeles County Health Survey
American Journal of Public Health 91: 1950-1952.

Simon PA, Wold CM, Cousineau MR, Fielding JE  

2001  

Sexual Behaviors and Condom Practices Among Los Angeles Women
Women's Health Issues 13: 8-15.

Upchurch DM, Kusumoki YK, Simon PA, Doty MM 

2003  

Diabetes Among Hispanics - Los Angeles County, California, 2002-2003
MMWR 52: 1152-1155.

Burrows NR, Engelgau MM  

2003  

Will the Public Health's Response to Terrorism be Fair? Racial/Ethnic Variations in Perceived Fairness During a Bioterrorist Event
BIOSECURITY AND BIOTERRORISM: BIODEFENSE STRATEGY, PRACTICE, AND SCIENCE 2: 1-11.

Eisenman DP, Setodji C, Hickey S, Stein BD,Wold C, Lee B, Long A  

2004  

Prevalence of Childhood Asthma and Associated Morbidity in Los Angeles County: Impact of Race/Ethnicity and Income
Journal of Asthma 40: 535-543.

Simon PA, Zeng Z, Wold CM, Haddock W, Fielding JE 

2003  

Health Behaviors, Health Status, and Access to and Use of Health Care
Archives of Family Medicine 9: 1043-1051.

Diamant AL, Wold C, Spritzer K, Gelberg L 

2000  

Health-Related Quality of Life --- Los Angeles County, California, 1999
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 50: 556-559.

Simon P, Lightstone A, Zeng Z, Wold C, Fielding J, Davis B 

2001  

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Among Adult Women: Disparities in Awareness and Acceptance
American Journal of Preventive Medicine 39: 559-563.

Cui Y, Baldwin SB, Wiley DJ, Fielding JE. 

2010  

Small Area Estimation Reveal High Cigarette Smoking Prevalence in Low-Income Cities of Los Angeles County
Journal of Urban Health 89: 397-406.

Cui Y, Baldwin SB, Lightstone AS, Shih M, Yu H, Teutsch S 

2011  

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Public Health in the Twentieth Century: Advances and Challenges
Annu. Rev. Public Health 20: xiii-xxx.

 

1999  

VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH

A Focus of Dogs and Rickettsia massiliae-Infected Rhipicephalus sanguineus in California
Am J Trop Med Hyg 84: 244-249.

Emily Beeler, Kyle F. Amramowicz, Maria Zambrano, Michele Sturgeon, Nada Khalaf, Renjie Hu, Gregory A Dasch, and Marina E. Eremeeva 

2011  

Researching low-cost alternative treatments.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Assocation 238: 283.

Emily Beeler 

2010  

Border Health: Who's Guarding the Gate?
Vet Clin Noth Am Small Anim Pract 39: 359-72.

Karen Ehnert, Gale Galland 

2009  

Influenza in dogs and cats
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 39: 251-264.

Emily Beeler 

2009