Time-Series Analysis of Infant Mortality Disaggregated by Race, Ethnicity, and Specific Causes After 6-Week Abortion Ban.

Introduction: In 2021, Texas Senate Bill 8 banned abortion after 6 weeks of gestation. Prior research has shown persistent differences in infant mortality by race/ethnicity and an overall increase in infant mortality in association with Senate Bill 8. It is unclear whether recent changes may be differential by race, ethnicity, and causes of death.

Association of reproductive access restrictions and out-of-state abortion care in Colorado: an interrupted time series analysis for 2018 to 2024.

Objective: Access to abortion has changed dramatically in the United States in recent years, both at the federal and state level. For nearly 50 years, the right to abortion was considered a federally protected right under the Roev. Wade (1973) recognition of privacy rights under the 14th Amendment.

The Association of County-Level Presidential Election Outcome and COVID-19 Mortality in Colorado, 2020-2022.

Context: The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic occurred during a time of political tension in the United States. County-level political environment may have been influential in COVID-19 outcomes.

Objective: This study examined the association between county-level political environment and age-adjusted COVID-19 mortality rates from 2020 to 2022.

High rates of observed face mask use at Colorado universities align with students' opinions about masking and support the safety and viability of in-person higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities have focused on creating policies, such as mask mandates, to minimize COVID-19 transmission both on their campuses and in the surrounding community. Adherence to and opinions about these policies remain largely unknown.

Methods: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a cross-sectional study, the Mask Adherence and Surveillance at Colleges and Universities Project (MASCUP!), to objectively and inconspicuously measure rates of mask use at institutes of higher education via direct observation.

Observed Face Mask Use at Six Universities - United States, September-November 2020.

Approximately 41% of adults aged 18-24 years in the United States are enrolled in a college or university (1). Wearing a face mask can reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (2), and many colleges and universities mandate mask use in public locations and outdoors when within six feet of others. Studies based on self-report have described mask use ranging from 69.

Data for Community Health Assessment in Rural Colorado: A Comparison of Electronic Health Records to Public Health Surveys to Describe Childhood Obesity.

Context: Community-level data are necessary to inform community health assessments and to plan for appropriate interventions. However, data derived from public health surveys may be limited or unavailable in rural locations.

Objective: We compared 2 sources of data for community health assessment in rural Colorado, electronic health records (EHRs) and routine public health surveys.

Making the Most of Our Community Health Assessment by Developing a Framework for Evaluation.

The Health District of Northern Larimer County is a special district delivering community health programs and services in Northern Colorado. Since 1995, we have conducted a community health assessment (CHA) every 3 years. In 2015, we looked at our CHA process to see whether improvements could be made.

Effect of Online Training on Antenatal Physical Activity Counseling.

The objective of this study was to test the effect of an online education intervention on providers' attitudes, beliefs, knowledge, and practices pertaining to antenatal physical activity. A sample of 181 providers (ie, obstetricians, family medicine physicians, and certified nurse-midwives) was directed to view an online training on antenatal physical activity guidelines, counseling methods, and resources. Providers completed surveys before and 12 weeks after viewing the educational website material.

Psychosocial Predictors of Weight Loss among American Indian and Alaska Native Participants in a Diabetes Prevention Translational Project.

The association of psychosocial factors (psychological distress, coping skills, family support, trauma exposure, and spirituality) with initial weight and weight loss among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) in a diabetes prevention translational project was investigated. Participants (n = 3,135) were confirmed as prediabetic and subsequently enrolled in the Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention (SDPI-DP) demonstration project implemented at 36 Indian health care programs. Measures were obtained at baseline and after completing a 16-session educational curriculum focusing on weight loss through behavioral changes.

Exploring the impact of the 2008 global food crisis on food security among vulnerable households in rural South Africa.

Recurring food crises endanger the livelihoods of millions of households in developing countries around the globe. Owing to the importance of this issue, we explore recent changes in food security between the years 2004 and 2010 in a rural district in Northeastern South Africa. Our study window spans the time of the 2008 global food crises and allows the investigation of its impacts on rural South African populations.

Cardiovascular changes during daily torpor in the laboratory mouse.

The laboratory mouse is a facultative daily heterotherm in that it experiences bouts of torpor under caloric restriction. Mice are the most frequently studied laboratory mammal, and often, genetically modified mice are used to investigate many physiological functions related to weight loss and caloric intake. As such, research documenting the cardiovascular changes during fasting-induced torpor in mice is warranted.

The full expression of fasting-induced torpor requires beta 3-adrenergic receptor signaling.

Torpor, a controlled rapid drop in metabolic rate and body temperature (Tb), is a hypometabolic adaptation to stressful environmental conditions, which occurs in many small mammals, marsupials, and birds. To date, signaling pathways required for torpor have not been identified. We examined the role of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) in mediating the torpor adaptation to fasting by telemetrically monitoring the Tb of dopamine beta-hydroxylase knock-out (Dbh-/-) mice, which lack the ability to produce the SNS transmitters, norepinephrine (NE), and epinephrine.

Maximal lactate steady state declines during the aging process.

Increased participation of aged individuals in athletics warrants basic research focused on delineating age-related changes in performance variables. On the basis of potential age-related declines in aerobic enzyme activities and a shift in the expression of myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoforms, we hypothesized that maximal lactate steady-state (MLSS) exercise intensity would be altered as a function of age. Three age groups [young athletes (YA), 25.