Publications | Morehouse School of Medicine

Resources & Publications

The Morehouse Model: How One School of Medicine Revolutionized Community Engagement and Health Equity, Braithwaite, R.L., Akintobi, T.H., Blumenthal, D.S. and Langley, W.M., 2020. The Morehouse Model: How One School of Medicine Revolutionized Community Engagement and Health Equity. JHU Press.

The Political Determinants of Health, Dawes, D.E., 2020. The political determinants of health. Johns Hopkins University Press.

Peer-Reviewed Publications

NCRN Publications

Some of the peer-reviewed publications below also feature a “Policy Perspective”. This is not a peer-reviewed publication, but a summary of the policy and advocacy implications of the research findings. These “Policy Perspectives” can be used to quickly frame the research findings in engagement efforts to inform evidence-based policy and public health efforts.

Population-Level Disparities in Exposure to COVID-19 Mitigation Policies, April 2020-April 2021, Douglas, Megan D. JD; Li, Chaohua MPH; Josiah Willock, Robina PhD; Baltrus, Peter PhD; Caplan, Lee PhD; Immergluck, Lilly MD, MSCR; McKinney, Tonyka DrPH; Hopkins, Jammie DrPH, MSCR; Mack, Dominic MD, MBA; Gaglioti, Anne H. MD, MS., April 2020-April 2021. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 29(6):p 874-881, November/December 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001777, September 22, 2023

Association Between Racial Segregation and COVID-19 Vaccination Rates, Swietek, Karen PhD, MPH; Gianattasio, Kan Z. PhD, MPP; Henderson, Shalanda MPH; Khanna, Saumya BA; Ubri, Petry MSPH; Douglas, Megan JD; Baltrus, Peter PhD; Freij, Maysoun PhD, MPH; Mack, Dominic H. MD, MBA; Gaglioti, Anne MD, MS, FAAFP. Association Between Racial Segregation and COVID-19 Vaccination Rates. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 29(4):p 572-579, July/August 2023. | DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001738, April 1, 2023

Population-Level Disparities in COVID-19: Measuring the Independent Association of the Proportion of Black Population on COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in US Counties, Gaglioti, A.H., Li, C., Douglas, M.D., Baltrus, P.T., Blount, M.A., Zahidi, R., Caplan, L.S., Willock, R.J., Fasuyi, O.B. and Mack, D.H., 2021. Population-Level Disparities in COVID-19: Measuring the Independent Association of the Proportion of Black Population on COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in US Counties. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice,27(3), pp.268-277.

Nonmetropolitan COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates surpassed metropolitan rates within the first 24 weeks of the pandemic declaration: United States, March 1-October 18, 2020, Matthews, K.A., Ullrich, F., Gaglioti, A.H., Dugan, S., Chen, M.S. and Hall, D.M., 2021. Nonmetropolitan COVID-19 incidence and mortality rates surpassed metropolitan rates within the first 24 weeks of the pandemic declaration: United States, March 1 - October 18, 2020. The Journal of Rural Health, 37(2), pp.272-277.

Disaster Preparedness and Equitable Care during Pandemics, Mack, D.H., Hughes, C., Douglas, M. and Gaglioti, A., 2020. Disaster preparedness and equitable care during pandemics. Journal of the National Medical Association.

Community Engagement of African Americans in the Era of COVID-19: Considerations, Challenges, Implications, and Recommendations for Public Health, Henry Akintobi, T., Jacobs, T., Sabbs, D., Holden, K., Braithwaite, R., Johnson, L.N., Dawes, D. and Hoffman, L., 2020. Community Engagement of African Americans in the Era of COVID-19: Considerations, Challenges, Implications, and Recommendations for Public Health. Preventing chronic disease, 17, p.E83.

Percentage of Black Population and Primary Care Shortage Areas Associated with Higher COVID-19 Case and Death Rates in Georgia Counties, Baltrus, P.T., Douglas, M., Li, C., Caplan, L.S., Blount, M., Mack, D. and Gaglioti, A.H., 2021. Percentage of Black Population and Primary Care Shortage Areas Associated with Higher COVID-19 Case and Death Rates in Georgia Counties. Southern Medical Journal, 114(2), p.57.

Racial and ethnic disparities in H1N1 vaccine uptake in Medicaid: Lessons learned for a COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Li C, Douglas M, Zahidi R, Willock RJ, Caplan L, Baltrus P, Gillis E, Mack D, Gaglioti A., 2021. Racial and ethnic disparities in H1N1 vaccine uptake in Medicaid: Lessons learned for a COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Preventive Medicine Reports. 24, p. 101588., October 6, 2021

Variation in Reporting of the Race and Ethnicity of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Across US States: April 12, 2020, and November 9, 2020, Douglas, M.D., Respress, E., Gaglioti, A.H., Li, C., Blount, M.A., Hopkins, J., Baltrus, P.T., Willock, R.J., Caplan, L.S., Dawes, D.E. and Mack, D., 2021. Variation in Reporting of the Race and Ethnicity of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths Across US States: April 12, 2020, and November 9, 2020. American Journal of Public Health, 111(6), pp.1141-1148.

NCPCR Peer-Reviewed Publications

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