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

…, TJ Beebe, DM Finnie, J Sloan, PH Wheeler… - 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

…, TJ Beebe, J Sloan, BP Yawn, PH Wheeler… - 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 are …

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

…, H Liu, J Liesinger, J Sloan, PH Wheeler… - … 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 status (…

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 characteristics (…

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

…, L McKay, J Porcher, PH Wheeler… - Journal of Primary …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) is known to be a trigger for asthma exacerbation.
However, little is known about the role of seasonal variation in indoor and outdoor NO 2 levels in …

[HTML][HTML] Housing Characteristics of Areas With More Falls by Older Adults Living in Single-Family Detached Dwellings: A Cohort Study Using Geospatial Analysis

…, KS King, RE Dixon, JC Porcher, PH Wheeler… - Mayo Clinic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To identify geographic locations with high numbers of medically attended falls (ie,
hotspots) by older adults and to test the associations between fall hotspots and resident/…

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 states and …