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Why Evidence Is Not Enough: Power, Politics, and a Strategy Shift for Public Health

Policy Points Public health has lost political influence because of a mismatch between the forms of power primarily deployed in this field—knowledge and moral authority—and the forms of power that currently shape societal rules and health outcomes—economic, political, ideological...

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric assessment of the Chinese version of the University of Wisconsin Running Injury and Recovery Index in runners

The University of Wisconsin Running Injury and Recovery Index (UWRI) is a nine-item patient-reported outcome measure assessing self-perceived running ability following running-related injury (RRI). This study aimed to translate and cross-culturally adapt the UWRI into Chinese and...

Prioritizing clinical utility to use allostatic load as a biomarker of the consequences of stress

Allostatic load measures the physiological consequences of stress and is associated with disease outcomes. Clinical use of allostatic load is limited, in part, because its calculation requires biomarkers not routinely measured in clinical care. Presently, we evaluated association...

Wisconsin State Comprehensive Planning Requirements are Associated with Better Local Planning for Healthy Eating and Active Living: A Multilevel Policy Content Analysis

Purpose To determine whether the specificity of mandates in Wisconsin’s state comprehensive planning statute is associated with the inclusion and actionability of healthy eating and active living items in local comprehensive plans. Design Retrospective, cross-sectional, multileve...

Predictive value of preoperative esophagram in postoperative outcomes after antireflux surgery

Abstract Background Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) significantly impairs quality of life. Antireflux surgery (ARS) improves symptoms when medical therapy fails, but postoperative recurrence and dysphagia remain concerns, emphasizing the need for improved preoperative risk...