Scholars@Duke
Susan Mansukhlal Kansagra

Susan Mansukhlal Kansagra

Adjunct Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences
Population Health Sciences
Box 104023, Durham, NC 27708
215 Morris Street, Durham, NC 27701

Selected Publications

The Opioid Epidemic in NC: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities.

Journal Article N C Med J · 2018 Like many states, North Carolina faces an opioid crisis that has rapidly intensified in recent years. Addressing this epidemic requires interventions such as judicious prescribing of opioids, community based prevention efforts, broader naloxone distributio ... Full text Link to item Cite

One cigarette is one too many: evaluating a light smoker-targeted media campaign.

Journal Article Tob Control · July 2015 BACKGROUND: Light smokers represent an increasing share of adult smokers in various parts of the world including New York City (NYC). Since 2007, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has aired hard-hitting antitobacco media campaigns paired with ... Full text Link to item Cite

Reducing sugary drink consumption: New York City's approach.

Journal Article Am J Public Health · April 2015 Studies have linked the consumption of sugary drinks to weight gain, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Since 2006, New York City has taken several actions to reduce consumption. Nutrition standards limited sugary drinks served by city agencies. Mass media camp ... Full text Link to item Cite

Calorie intake, sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, and obesity among New York City adults: findings from a 2013 population study using dietary recalls.

Journal Article J Community Health · December 2014 Obesity and overweight-obesity have contributed to increases in early mortality and noncommunicable disease incidence. The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is linked to obesity, weight gain, and metabolic syndrome. To further explore this re ... Full text Link to item Cite

Making it harder to smoke and easier to quit: the effect of 10 years of tobacco control in New York City.

Journal Article Am J Public Health · June 2014 In 2002, New York City implemented a comprehensive tobacco control plan that discouraged smoking through excise taxes and smoke-free air laws and facilitated quitting through population-wide cessation services and hard-hitting media campaigns. Following th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Reaching children never previously vaccinated for influenza through a school-located vaccination program.

Journal Article Am J Public Health · January 2014 OBJECTIVES: We determined the success of the school-located vaccination (SLV) program, implemented in 2009 in New York City to deliver pandemic influenza A (H1N1) monovalent vaccine (pH1N1), versus provider offices in reaching children who had never previo ... Full text Link to item Cite

Public health research: lost in translation or speaking the wrong language?

Journal Article Am J Public Health · December 2011 Public health leaders, like physicians, need to make decisions that impact health based on strong evidence. To generate useful evidence for public health leaders, research must focus on interventions that have potential to impact population-level health. O ... Full text Link to item Cite

A survey of workplace violence across 65 U.S. emergency departments.

Journal Article Acad Emerg Med · December 2008 OBJECTIVES: Workplace violence is a concerning issue. Healthcare workers represent a significant portion of the victims, especially those who work in the emergency department (ED). The objective of this study was to examine ED workplace violence and staff ... Full text Link to item Cite

Regionalization of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and implications for patient travel distance.

Journal Article JAMA · October 13, 2004 CONTEXT: Minimum procedure volume thresholds have been proposed to improve outcomes among patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). How regionalization policies would affect patient travel distances is not known. OBJECTIVE: ... Full text Link to item Cite