North Carolina Division of Public Health

Recent papers from North Carolina Division of Public Health

1. Early Check: The First 5 YearsPEDIATRICS · 2026
2. In Vitro Fertilization and VACTERL Birth DefectsJAMA Network Open · 2026
3. Comprehensive Analysis of US Health Care Spending on InjuriesAnnals of Surgery · 2026
4. Artificial intelligence, equity, and pediatric neurodevelopmental disorders: A scoping review of clinical practice applicationsPediatric Investigation · 2026
5. A population-based study of the co-occurrence of hypospadias and congenital heart defects among boys conceived with in vitro fertilizationHuman Reproduction · 2026
6. Trends and circumstances of pediatric fentanyl deaths in North Carolina: a 10-year retrospective studyJournal of Analytical Toxicology · 2026
7. The Impact of Interactive Multimedia on Nutrition and Physical Activity Knowledge of High School StudentsJournal of Extension · 2006
8. PrEP awareness and barriers to uptake: insights from college campuses across South CarolinaJournal of American College Health · 2026
9. Think. Build. Heal. Also, tell the story.PNAS Nexus · 2026
10. Effects of age and birth cohort on influenza A virus subtype-specific hospitalization rates, United States 2010-2025The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2026
11. Neighborhood-level socioeconomic position and mortality among children born with critical congenital heart defectsAmerican Journal of Epidemiology · 2026
12. Small steps creating larger impact: an investigation of Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) plans and practitionersCities & Health · 2026
13. Drivers of rural inequities in nicotine and tobacco use: A qualitative study of emerging and early established adults in California’s North State in the USASHILAP Revista de lepidopterología · 2026
14. Is three really what we need? Relative effectiveness of benzathine penicillin G and doxycycline treatment regimens for late or unknown duration syphilis in 6 United States jurisdictions, 2016–2021Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2026
15. Improving Birth Outcomes Through Increasing Access to Long-acting Reversible Contraception: An Impact Analysis of a State-funded Program in North CarolinaJournal of Public Health Management and Practice · 2026
16. P-1202. Comparative Effectiveness of Host-Directed Therapies for Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-AnalysisOpen Forum Infectious Diseases · 2026
17. Decoding the mechanophysiology for inhaled onset of smallpox with model-based implications for mpox spreadScientific Reports · 2025
18. Trends in Syphilis Partner Services Outcomes Among Women in 8 US Jurisdictions, 2015–2022Sexually Transmitted Diseases · 2025
19. Osteoarthritis physical activity care pathway: Results of an exploratory trialOsteoarthritis and Cartilage Open · 2025
20. Electrocardiographic criteria for silent myocardial infarction: Impact of different definitions on detection rates and prognostic significance in the atherosclerosis risk in communities (ARIC) study: A comparison with evolving bundle branch blocksJournal of Electrocardiology · 2025