Andrew Zhu

new york city medical student

[Andrew Zhu @AZMedStudent]

A summary of the health risks in the NYC homeless population during the era of COVID-19 @ernielesq that I worked on with my colleagues @M_pollie @juliaklein29 @aahamilton11

[Andrew Zhu @AZMedStudent]

Wonderful graphic on the cycle of immigrant - ESRD cycle pointing out the issues with access to treatments for ESRD in undocumented immigrants

[Andrew Zhu @AZMedStudent]

Lovely graphic on the intersection of these two important, understudied topics in healthcare

[Andrew Zhu @AZMedStudent]

Fascinating article presenting data on how a legal name change for TGW can not only impact health outcomes, but also improve economic and housing outcomes. Just goes to show how structural disparities are interconnected. #healthdisparities @ernielesq

[Seb @sebsoffline]

https://t.co/kPTE0Js3Fq

[Andrew Zhu @AZMedStudent]

Great article pointing out the need for increased screening for food insecurity to improve health outcomes, especially for those young adults in an economic and educational transition period. #healthdisparities @ernielesq

[Jaime Montemayor @thisjaime]

Food-insecure individuals also had greater odds of migraines. We should maybe consider screening for food insecurity as contributor to migraine exacerbation as suggested by authors.

[Andrew Zhu @AZMedStudent]

Excellent article pointing out the striking differences in clinical management between homeless and nonhomeless populations. We should do more to provide lifesaving care to those groups who are most vulnerable.

[Greg Han @GregHanMD]

4. Homeless individuals are some of our most at-risk patients for heart attacks. We must do a better job at getting the lifesaving care they need, when they need it.

[Andrew Zhu @AZMedStudent]

As scheduled dialysis saves lives, money, improves quality of life, and reduces healthcare disparities, it's unbelievable to me that so little progress has been made towards providing dialysis for undocumented immigrants.

[Andrew Zhu @AZMedStudent]

4/ Thus, health departments should use measures of CJS involvement in health monitoring to identify at-risk populations.
https://t.co/stoGqguoPn
#healthequity #socialdeterminantsofhealth #SDOH #socialjustice #healthdisparities
@ernielesq

[Andrew Zhu @AZMedStudent]

3/ Falling disproportionally among minority communities (especially Black and Latinx) in NYC and the US as a whole, CJS involvement may be a marker of discrimination and a social determinant of health which contributes to widening structural inequalities in minority groups.

[Andrew Zhu @AZMedStudent]

2/ One in six NYC adults report PHJI or FHJI, either of which was associated with higher reported rates of depression and heavy drinking. Those with both PHJI and FHJI were more likely to report hypertension, obesity, and asthma than those without CJS history.

[Andrew Zhu @AZMedStudent]

1/ A recent study in the AJPH used multivariable logistic regression on NYC Community Health Survey data to identify associations between a history of personal (PHJI) and family (FHJI) criminal justice system (CSJ) involvement and health-related outcomes/behaviors.