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Overview

Michael F. Ballesteros is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields within medicine and psychology, focusing predominantly on injury epidemiology and prevention, public health policies, and emergency care studies.

The main fields of study for Ballesteros include:

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Within these broader fields, the subfields they have contributed to include:

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • General Health Professions

Their research topics are focused on several specific areas:

  • Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Traffic and Road Safety
  • Public Health Policies and Education
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies

Ballesteros has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Injury Prevention
  • MMWR Supplements
  • Journal of Safety Research
  • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Abstracts

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ballesteros include:

  • Advancing injury and violence prevention through data science, 2020, Journal of Safety Research
  • Emergency Department Visits for Suspected Suicide Attempts Among Persons Aged 12-25 Years Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic - United States, January 2019-May 2021, 2021, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Unintentional injury deaths in children and youth, 2010-2019, 2021, Journal of Safety Research
  • Drowning in Uganda: examining data from administrative sources, 2021, Injury Prevention
  • Frequent Social Media Use and Experiences with Bullying Victimization, Persistent Feelings of Sadness or Hopelessness, and Suicide Risk Among High School Students - Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2023, 2024, MMWR Supplements

The scientist has collaborated most frequently with the following coauthors:

  • Asha Z. Ivey-Stephenson
  • Deborah M. Stone
  • Tessa Clemens
  • Eva Trinh
  • Ellen Yard

Best Publications

  • The Guillain–Barré Syndrome and the 1992–1993 and 1993–1994 Influenza Vaccines

    Tamar Lasky;Gina J. Terracciano;Laurence Magder;Carol Lee Koski

  • Emergency Department Visits for Suspected Suicide Attempts Among Persons Aged 12-25 Years Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic - United States, January 2019-May 2021.

    Ellen Yard;Lakshmi Radhakrishnan;Michael F. Ballesteros;Michael Sheppard

  • Illicit Drug Use, Illicit Drug Use Disorders, and Drug Overdose Deaths in Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas-United States.

    Karin A. Mack;Christopher M. Jones;Michael F. Ballesteros

  • Gender differences in seeking care for falls in the aged Medicare population.

    Judy A. Stevens;Michael F. Ballesteros;Karin A. Mack;Rose A. Rudd

  • Self-Reported Falls and Fall-Related Injuries Among Persons Aged ≥ 65 Years–United States, 2006 ☆

    Judy A. Stevens;Karin A. Mack;Leonard J. Paulozzi;Michael F. Ballesteros

  • Pedestrian injuries and vehicle type in Maryland, 1995–1999

    Michael F Ballesteros;Patricia C Dischinger;Patricia Langenberg

  • Final results of the Maryland WIC 5-A-Day Promotion Program.

    Stephen Havas;Jean Anliker;Dorothy Damron;Patricia Langenberg

  • Factors associated with fruit and vegetable consumption among women participating in WIC

    Stephen Havas;Katherine Treiman;Patricia Langenberg;Michael Ballesteros

  • A Review of Unintentional Injuries in Adolescents

    David A Sleet;Michael F Ballesteros;Nagesh N Borse

  • Drug Overdose Deaths Among Women Aged 30-64 Years - United States, 1999-2017

    Jacob P. VanHouten;Rose A. Rudd;Michael F. Ballesteros;Karin A. Mack

  • Vital signs: unintentional injury deaths among persons aged 0-19 years - United States, 2000-2009.

    J. Gilchrist;M. F. Ballesteros;E. M. Parker

  • Unintentional non-fire-related carbon monoxide exposures--United States, 2001-2003

    Madhavi Vajani;J. Lee Annest;Michael F. Ballesteros;Julie Gilchrist

  • Psychosocial factors and intervention-associated changes in those factors as correlates of change in fruit and vegetable consumption in the Maryland WIC 5 A Day Promotion Program.

    Patricia Langenberg;Michael Ballesteros;Robert Feldman;Dorothy Damron

  • A review of CDC's Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS™): Planning for the future of injury surveillance.

    Michael F. Ballesteros;Kevin Webb;Roderick J. McClure

  • Recent Trends in Mortality from Unintentional Injury in the United States

    Leonard J. Paulozzi;Michael F. Ballesteros;Judy A. Stevens

  • Differential ranking of causes of fatal versus non-fatal injuries among US children.

    M F Ballesteros;R A Schieber;J Gilchrist;P Holmgreen

  • Alcohol/drug abuse, driving convictions, and risk-taking dispositions among trauma center patients.

    Carl A Soderstrom;Carl A Soderstrom;Michael F Ballesteros;Patricia C Dischinger;Timothy J Kerns

  • Autopsy Study of Motorcyclist Fatalities: The Effect of the 1992 Maryland Motorcycle Helmet Use Law

    Kimberly M. Auman;Joseph A. Kufera;Michael F. Ballesteros;John E. Smialek

  • Increase in deaths due to methadone in North Carolina.

    Michael F. Ballesteros;Daniel S. Budnitz;Catherine P. Sanford;Julie Gilchrist

  • Unintentional childhood injuries in the United States: key findings from the CDC childhood injury report.

    Nagesh N. Borse;Julie Gilchrist;Ann M. Dellinger;Rose A. Rudd

  • The Epidemiology of Unintentional and Violence-Related Injury Morbidity and Mortality among Children and Adolescents in the United States

    Michael F. Ballesteros;Dionne D. Williams;Karin A. Mack;Thomas R. Simon

Frequent Co-Authors

Karin A. Mack
Karin A. Mack Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
David A. Sleet
David A. Sleet Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Adnan A. Hyder
Adnan A. Hyder George Washington University
Andrea Carlson Gielen
Andrea Carlson Gielen Johns Hopkins University
Thomas R. Simon
Thomas R. Simon Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Carlo C. DiClemente
Carlo C. DiClemente University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Jean C. Buzby
Jean C. Buzby United States Department of Agriculture

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