Development and initial testing of a new socioeconomic status measure based on housing data

YJ Juhn, TJ Beebe, DM Finnie, J Sloan… - Journal of Urban …, 2011 - Springer
Socioeconomic status (SES) has been associated with many health outcomes. Commonly
used datasets such as medical records often lack data on SES but do include address …

Comparison of individual-level versus area-level socioeconomic measures in assessing health outcomes of children in Olmsted County, Minnesota

MR Pardo-Crespo, NP Narla, AR Williams… - J Epidemiol …, 2013 - jech.bmj.com
Background Socioeconomic status (SES) is an important determinant of health, but SES
measures are frequently unavailable in commonly used datasets. Area-level SES measures …

Individual housing-based socioeconomic status predicts risk of accidental falls among adults

E Ryu, YJ Juhn, PH Wheeler, MA Hathcock, CI Wi… - Annals of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose Accidental falls are a major public health concern among people of all ages. Little
is known about whether an individual-level housing-based socioeconomic status measure is …

A two-county comparison of the HOUSES index on predicting self-rated health

MC Butterfield, AR Williams, T Beebe… - … of Epidemiology & …, 2011 - jech.bmj.com
Background Mortality, incidence of most diseases, and prevalence of adverse health
behaviours follow an inverse gradient with social class. Many proxies for socioeconomic …

Role of geographic risk factors and social determinants of health in COVID-19 epidemiology: Longitudinal geospatial analysis in a midwest rural region

PH Wheeler, CA Patten, CI Wi, JT Bublitz… - Journal of Clinical and …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Background: Studies examining the role of geographic factors in coronavirus disease-2019
(COVID-19) epidemiology among rural populations are lacking. Methods: Our study is a …

Assessing health disparities in children using a modified housing-related socioeconomic status measure: a cross-sectional study

E Ryu, CI Wi, SS Crow, SM Armasu, PH Wheeler… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Socioeconomic status (SES) is a well-established risk factor for many health
outcomes. Recently, we developed an SES measure based on 4 housing-related …

Spatio-temporal comparison of pertussis outbreaks in Olmsted County, Minnesota, 2004–2005 and 2012: a population-based study

CI Wi, PH Wheeler, H Kaur, E Ryu, D Kim, Y Juhn - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Two pertussis outbreaks occurred in Olmsted County, Minnesota, during 2004–
2005 and 2012 (5–10 times higher than other years), with significantly higher incidence than …

Paired Indoor and Outdoor Nitrogen Dioxide Associated With Childhood Asthma Outcomes in a Mixed Rural-Urban Setting: A Feasibility Study

CI Wi, JF Gent, JT Bublitz, KS King… - Journal of Primary …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is known to be a trigger for asthma exacerbation.
However, little is known about the role of seasonal variation in indoor and outdoor NO2 …

An innovative county soil erosion control ordinance

PH Wheeler - Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 1990 - jswconline.org
SOIL erosion has become a major concern of local governmental agencies as more
responsibility for natural resource protection is turned over to local units of government by …

Mobile home residence as a risk factor for adverse events among children in a mixed rural–urban community: a case for geospatial analysis

AA Patel, PH Wheeler, CI Wi, C Derauf… - Journal of clinical and …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Background: Given the significant health effects, we assessed geospatial patterns of
adverse events (AEs), defined as physical or sexual abuse and accidents or poisonings at …