Article discusses the generation of updated estimates of child mortality by age group (neonatal, post-neonatal, ages 1–4 years, and under 5) for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational geographies, from 1980–2015, using data from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study (GBD 2015).

Article describes an estimate of age-specific and sex-specific all-cause mortality between 1970 and 2016 for 195 countries and territories and at the subnational level for the five countries with a population greater than 200 million in 2016.

This article provides evidence for the valid use of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT) in sub-Saharan Africa.

This article contains a systematic review that identifies key qualities of interventions supporting the mental health of parent carers and proposes practitioner-parent carer support guidelines.

This review looks at the religious communities influence health-related behaviors of adherents in important ways for public health promotion. Questions remain about the processes involved and resultant health promotion actions of the religious adherents.

This article applies a structural theory analysis to understand the ways by which religious adherents adopt and enact health norms.

Article describes study which investigated interpersonal skills associated with the concept of behavioral artistry (BA), a repertoire of practitioner behaviors including care, attentiveness, and creativity, among others, associated with the effective delivery of applied behavior analysis (ABA) treatment.

Article detailing a correction made to the previously published article "Behavioral Artistry: Examining the Relationship Between the Interpersonal Skills and Effective Practice Repertoires of Applied Behavior Analysis Practitioners"

Article presents an integrated model to explain the learning process and provide essential antecedents of eHealth behavioral intention.

This article investigates the relative contribution of confidence of self-management in falls (CSMoF) in relation to fall risk self-perceptions while controlling for demographics and self-reported health and functioning. The joint effects of perception of falls and fear of falls likely explain CSMoF among older adults more than physical functional indicators. Fall prevention programs for older adults should prioritize to address modifiable subjective factors of fall perceptions, fear of falls, and CSMoF across health and functioning statuses.

Article investigating whether sleep duration was associated with vitamin D status in a population from Macao, China, and whether sleep duration modified the association between MetS and vitamin D deficiency.

This article aims to identify the sociodemographic predictors associated with overnight and emergency hospital treatment among a sample of homeless adults.

Article presents research using hospital-level data from the US to determine whether private patient rooms (PPRs) are associated with fewer in hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (HA-MRSA) infections.

Article studying the contextual and personal characteristics that influence patient-consumers’ decisions to trust or ignore information sources about healthcare quality.

Article is a study that retrospectively examined the health and social determinants of the COVID-19 outbreak in 175 countries from a spatial epidemiological approach.

This article retrospectively evaluating the association between the timing of homelessness onset (youth versus adult) and mental illness as a reason for homelessness among homeless adults living in homeless shelters and/or receiving services from homeless-serving agencies in Texas and Oklahoma. A better understanding of these relationships could inform needs for early interventions and/or better prepare agencies that serve at-risk youth to address precursors to youth homelessness.

This presentation focuses the impact of genomic research on health equity, in particular mental health treatments in communities of African ancestry. The presenter also highlights the other speakers from the conference. It was presented at the UNT Transdisciplinary Conference on Ancestral Genomics Research which was held virtually on November 20-21, 2020.

This article is a review mapping the evidence on implementation qualities of sustainable harm reduction needle and syringe programs (NSPs). The emerging evidence suggests that sustainable NSP programs for people who inject drugs (PWID) require provider, consumer, and community engagement, supported by enabling health policies.

Article examining the influences of personal religiosity and personal agency on sexual decisions by church youth form the country of Botswana.

This article examines associations between parental occupation and childhood germ cell tumors (GCTs) in offspring while distinguishing by common histologic subtype (i.e., yolk sac tumor and teratoma).

This article examines whether use of regular aspirin and/or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is associated with the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Article is a systematic review emphasizes the need for technology use in older adults to reduce social isolation.

Article asserts that cultural and social factors significantly influence the care provided to persons with dementia. This scoping review aimed to map emerging evidence on the influence of cultural and social factors on care delivery among Africa American caregivers of persons with dementia, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Article examining the domains of social determinants of health, specifically the social and community context per Healthy People 2030 objectives. These mechanisms of social interaction, in the form of group activities, community engagement, and virtual interactions via email or text message, were assessed using hierarchical regression analysis to find out their association with wellbeing, depression symptoms, and cognition of older adults.