Use of the internet and mobile-based “apps” for sex-seeking among men who have sex with men in New York City

NA Grosskopf, MT LeVasseur… - American journal of …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
The Internet continues to be a popular venue for men who have sex with men (MSM) to seek
sexual partners. Increased sexual risk behavior has been linked to MSM who use the …

Association of a beverage tax on sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened beverages with changes in beverage prices and sales at chain retailers in a large urban …

CA Roberto, HG Lawman, MT LeVasseur, N Mitra… - Jama, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Policy makers have implemented beverage taxes to generate revenue and
reduce consumption of sweetened drinks. In January 2017, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania …

Intersecting identities and the association between bullying and suicide attempt among New York city youths: results from the 2009 New York city youth risk behavior …

MT LeVasseur, EA Kelvin… - American journal of …, 2013 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We examined the intersections of sexual minority, gender, and Hispanic ethnic
identities and their interaction with experiences of bullying in predicting suicide attempt …

The Association Of A Sweetened Beverage Tax With Changes In Beverage Prices And Purchases At Independent Stores: Study compares changes in sweetened …

SN Bleich, HG Lawman, MT LeVasseur, J Yan… - Health …, 2020 - healthaffairs.org
In January 2017 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, implemented an excise tax of 1.5 cents per
ounce on beverages sweetened with sugar or artificial sweeteners. Small independent …

[HTML][HTML] One-year changes in sugar-sweetened beverage consumers' purchases following implementation of a beverage tax: a longitudinal quasi-experiment

HG Lawman, SN Bleich, J Yan, SV Hua… - The American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Few longitudinal studies examine the response to beverage taxes, especially
among regular sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumers. Objective This study aimed to …

The effect of PrEP on HIV incidence among men who have sex with men in the context of condom use, treatment as prevention, and seroadaptive practices

MT LeVasseur, ND Goldstein, LP Tabb… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an effective tool in preventing HIV
infection among high-risk men who have sex with men (MSM). It is unknown how effective …

[HTML][HTML] Unemployment claims in Philadelphia one year after implementation of the sweetened beverage tax

HG Lawman, SN Bleich, J Yan, MT LeVasseur… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Possible adverse economic impacts of sweetened drink taxes are a key concern
for numerous stakeholders. This study examined changes in unemployment benefit claims …

No evidence of food or alcohol substitution in response to a sweetened beverage tax

LA Gibson, HG Lawman, SN Bleich, J Yan… - American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Evidence suggests real-world beverage taxes reduce sweetened beverage
purchases, but it is unknown if consumers consequently increase food or alcohol purchases …

Drug use among men by sexual behaviour, race and ethnicity: Prevalence estimates from a nationally representative US sample.

ND Goldstein, I Burstyn, MT LeVasseur… - International Journal of …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
The aim of this study was to demonstrate an intersectionality approach to improving
estimates of drug use among MSM compared with non-MSM stratified by racial and ethnic …

A public health perspective on HIV/AIDS in Africa: Victories and unmet challenges

MT LeVasseur, ND Goldstein, SL Welles - Pathophysiology, 2014 - Elsevier
More than three decades after the first cases of HIV were recognized in the United States
and worldwide, Africa remains a remarkable example of both public health successes and …