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Wayne H. Giles is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research spans several areas within public health, focusing notably on policy, vaccine coverage, and gender studies.

The main fields of study associated with their work include Health Professions and Social Sciences. Within these broader fields, their subfields of study emphasize General Health Professions, Gender Studies, and Health. Their research contributions address topics such as Public Health Policies and Education, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies, and Feminist Theory and Gender Studies.

Wayne H. Giles has published research in multiple venues, including the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice and Public Health Reports. Two recent papers exemplify the scope and thematic focus of their work:

  • "COVID-19 Vaccine Policy Implementation and Differential Vaccine Uptake Trajectories in Chicago Communities," published in 2023 in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
  • "A Statement of Commitment to Zero Tolerance of Harassment and Discrimination in Schools and Programs of Public Health," published in 2020 in Public Health Reports

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Wayne H. Giles include Sage J. Kim, Noah McWhirter, Kelly Duong, Manorama M. Khare, and Sanjib Basu. These collaborations indicate a network of researchers engaged in areas closely related to public health management and social issues within health professions.

Their research interests reflect interdisciplinary approaches that combine health professions expertise with social sciences frameworks to explore complex public health issues such as vaccine hesitancy, health outcomes in primary care, and the intersection of gender and victimization studies.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome Among US Adults: Findings From the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

    Earl S. Ford;Wayne H. Giles;William H. Dietz

  • The enduring effects of abuse and related adverse experiences in childhood: A convergence of evidence from neurobiology and epidemiology

    Robert F Anda;Vincent J Felitti;J Douglas Bremner;John D Walker

  • Explaining the Decrease in U.S. Deaths from Coronary Disease, 1980–2000

    Earl S. Ford;Umed A. Ajani;Janet B. Croft;Julia A. Critchley

  • Childhood Abuse, Household Dysfunction, and the Risk of Attempted Suicide Throughout the Life Span Findings From the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study

    Shanta R. Dube;Robert F. Anda;Vincent J. Felitti;Daniel P. Chapman

  • Childhood abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction and the risk of illicit drug use: The adverse childhood experiences study

    Shanta R. Dube;Vincent J. Felitti;Maxia Dong;Daniel P. Chapman

  • Sudden Cardiac Death in the United States, 1989 to 1998

    Zhi-Jie Zheng;Janet B. Croft;Wayne H. Giles;George A. Mensah

  • Increasing Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome Among U.S. Adults

    Earl S. Ford;Wayne H. Giles;Ali H. Mokdad

  • The interrelatedness of multiple forms of childhood abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction

    Maxia Dong;Robert F Anda;Vincent J Felitti;Shanta R Dube

  • Adverse childhood experiences and the risk of premature mortality

    David W. Brown;Robert F. Anda;Henning Tiemeier;Vincent J. Felitti

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences and Smoking During Adolescence and Adulthood

    Robert F. Anda;Janet B. Croft;Vincent J. Felitti;Dale Nordenberg

  • Long-term consequences of childhood sexual abuse by gender of victim

    Shanta R. Dube;Robert F. Anda;Charles L. Whitfield;David W. Brown

  • Insights Into Causal Pathways for Ischemic Heart Disease Adverse Childhood Experiences Study

    Maxia Dong;Wayne H. Giles;Vincent J. Felitti;Shanta R. Dube

  • The impact of adverse childhood experiences on health problems: evidence from four birth cohorts dating back to 1900.

    Shanta R Dube;Vincent J Felitti;Maxia Dong;Wayne H Giles

  • A Comparison of the Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome Using Two Proposed Definitions

    Earl S. Ford;Wayne H. Giles

  • Adverse childhood experiences and the association with ever using alcohol and initiating alcohol use during adolescence

    Shanta R. Dube;Jacqueline W. Miller;David W. Brown;Wayne H. Giles

  • Surveillance for certain health behaviors among states and selected local areas--Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2011.

    Ruth Jiles;Elizabeth Hughes;Wilmon Murphy;Nicole Flowers

  • Growing up with parental alcohol abuse: exposure to childhood abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction

    Shanta R Dube;Robert F Anda;Vincent J Felitti;Janet B Croft

  • Hospitalization of patients with heart failure: National Hospital Discharge Survey, 1985 to 1995.

    Gail A. Haldeman;Janet B. Croft;Wayne H. Giles;Ali Rashidee

  • The relationship of exposure to childhood sexual abuse to other forms of abuse, neglect, and household dysfunction during childhood.

    Maxia Dong;Robert F Anda;Shanta R Dube;Wayne H Giles

  • Associations between recommended levels of physical activity and health-related quality of life. Findings from the 2001 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey

    David W Brown;Lina S Balluz;Gregory W Heath;David G Moriarty

Frequent Co-Authors

Janet B. Croft
Janet B. Croft Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Earl S. Ford
Earl S. Ford North Carolina State University
Robert F. Anda
Robert F. Anda Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington
Steven J. Kittner
Steven J. Kittner University of Maryland, Baltimore
Vincent J. Felitti
Vincent J. Felitti University of California, San Diego
George A. Mensah
George A. Mensah National Institutes of Health
Richard F. Macko
Richard F. Macko University of Maryland, Baltimore
Chaoyang Li
Chaoyang Li Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Valerie J. Edwards
Valerie J. Edwards Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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