Disparities in the use of screening breast magnetic resonance imaging persist in Louisiana after the Affordable Care Act: A question of access, policy, institutional support, or something else?
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DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34605
Abstract: Louisiana continues to have one of the highest breast cancer mortality rates in the nation, and Black women are disproportionally affected. Louisiana has made advances in improving access to breast cancer screening through the expansion… read more here.
Keywords: magnetic resonance; resonance imaging; screening breast; breast ... See more keywords
Influence of Land Cover and Soil Moisture based Brown Ocean Effect on an Extreme Rainfall Event from a Louisiana Gulf Coast Tropical System
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-53031-6
Abstract: Extreme flooding over southern Louisiana in mid-August of 2016 resulted from an unusual tropical low that formed and intensified over land. We used numerical experiments to highlight the role of the ‘Brown Ocean’ effect (where… read more here.
Keywords: louisiana; moisture; brown ocean; ocean effect ... See more keywords
Accident Simulation Study for Nuclear Power Plants Impacting Louisiana: Differences in 2017 vs. 1992 Protective Action Guidelines
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DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000001589
Abstract: Abstract Louisiana has aligned its radiological emergency program with the 2017 US Environmental Protection Agency Protective Action Guides Manual but has added a child thyroid dose evacuation threshold in lieu of distributing potassium iodide to… read more here.
Keywords: nuclear power; accident; power plants; protective action ... See more keywords
Advancing Public Health Policy in Louisiana Through Evidence-Based Strategies: Successes and Opportunities
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DOI: 10.1177/1524839918765440
Abstract: In 2013, a team of public health professionals at Tulane University launched a project to explore strategies for shaping a healthier Louisiana. The team investigated methods for improving diet and physical activity behaviors in early… read more here.
Keywords: team; policy; louisiana; public health ... See more keywords