2023
“What if that’s your last sleep?” A qualitative exploration of the trauma of incarceration and sleep
Elumn J, Li P, Lytell M, Garcia M, Wang E, Yaggi H. “What if that’s your last sleep?” A qualitative exploration of the trauma of incarceration and sleep. SLEEP Advances 2023, 5: zpad055. PMID: 38314119, PMCID: PMC10838125, DOI: 10.1093/sleepadvances/zpad055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHistory of incarcerationSleep problemsSleep healthSleep health disparitiesMulti-level interventionsResults Three themesDescription of sleepLast sleepSleep disordersSleep qualityObjective sleepHealth disparitiesSleepHealth of peopleReflexive thematic analysisLack of accessPaucity of researchTraumaHealthIssues of safetyQualitative explorationThematic analysisPhysical environmental factorsSemi-structured interviewsIncarcerationExploring Parental Incarceration, US Government Support Programs, and Child Health and Well-Being: A National Cross-Sectional Study
Tolliver D, Hawks L, Holaday L, Wang E. Exploring Parental Incarceration, US Government Support Programs, and Child Health and Well-Being: A National Cross-Sectional Study. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2023, 264: 113764. PMID: 37777171, PMCID: PMC11451176, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.113764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild healthNational cross-sectional studyMental healthPhysical healthChild health dataAmerican Indians/Alaska NativesCross-sectional studyWorse child healthHealth dataGeneral healthChildren 6Higher oddsAttenuated associationOverall healthChild outcomesLogistic regressionWorse healthAlaska NativesProgram participationChildrenNational surveyOutcomesHealthAssociationParental incarceration
2022
The Health and Health Needs of People under Community Supervision
Hawks L, Horton N, Wang E. The Health and Health Needs of People under Community Supervision. The Annals Of The American Academy Of Political And Social Science 2022, 701: 172-190. DOI: 10.1177/00027162221119661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-quality preventive careCommunity-based primary careCommunity-based healthcare systemEvidence-based addiction treatmentAddiction treatment centersExperience higher ratesDischarge planningPreventive carePrimary careChronic diseasesTreatment centersMental illnessHealth needsPoor healthAddiction medicineAddiction treatmentMental healthPoor accessHealthcare systemHigh rateHealthCorrectional systemCarePervasive barriersTreatment
2017
Mass incarceration, public health, and widening inequality in the USA
Wildeman C, Wang EA. Mass incarceration, public health, and widening inequality in the USA. The Lancet 2017, 389: 1464-1474. PMID: 28402828, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)30259-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term improvementPublic health implicationsFamily membersHarms of incarcerationHealth disparitiesNegative health impactsMental healthPhysical healthFemale partnersHealth implicationsSeries paperHealth impactsPublic healthBlack womenBlack menHealthBlack populationIncarcerated menMenQuasi-experimental designHarmful effectsIncarceration