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Lenore Azaroff MD

TitleAssistant Professor
InstitutionUMass Chan Medical School
DepartmentTan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing
AddressEdward Kennedy Community Health Ctr
19 Tacoma St
Worcester MA 01605-3516
Phone508-852-1805
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    Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United StatesBSMolecular Biology
    Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, United StatesMD
    Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United StatesDSEnvironmental Health & Pop Int

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    1. Patel D, Woolhandler S, Dickman SL, Bor D, Azaroff LS, Schrier E, Himmelstein DU, McCormick D. Trends and Disparities in Heat-Related Illness Hospitalizations, 1998 to 2022. Ann Intern Med. 2026 May 12. PMID: 42114093.
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    2. Patel D, Woolhandler S, Azaroff LS, Dickman SL, Bor DH, Himmelstein DU, McCormick D. Cold-Related Illness In An Era Of Extreme Climate Events: US Trends, 1998-2022. Health Aff (Millwood). 2026 May; 45(5):516-524. PMID: 42081755.
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    3. Gaffney A, McCormick D, Dickman SL, Bor D, Azaroff L, Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. Risk of Burdensome Health Care Spending Over Time in the US. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 02 01; 186(2):203-213. PMID: 41428291.
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    4. Azaroff LS, Woolhandler S, Touw S, Bor D, Himmelstein DU. Deporting Immigrants May Further Shrink the Health Care Workforce. JAMA. 2025 Jun 10; 333(22):2018-2020. PMID: 40178862.
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    5. Gaffney A, Himmelstein DU, Dickman SL, Azaroff L, McCormick D, Woolhandler S. Healthcare Access Among Pregnant Women in States With and Without Abortion Restrictions. Am J Prev Med. 2026 Jan; 70(1):107671. PMID: 40482787.
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    6. Azaroff LS, Weckstein T, Woolhandler S, Schrier E, Himmelstein DU. Leading U.S. and U.K. Medical Journals' Coverage of Wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Int J Soc Determinants Health Health Serv. 2025 07; 55(3):338-340. PMID: 40207778.
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    7. Lupez EL, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Dickman S, Schrier E, Azaroff LS, Cai C, McCormick D. Cross-Sectional Evaluation of State-Level Protections, Medical Debt, and Deferred Care Among Sexual and Gender Minority People. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 06; 40(8):1859-1868. PMID: 39747773.
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    8. Azaroff LS, Woolhandler S, McCormick D, Himmelstein DU, Bor D, Dickman S, Gaffney A. Job Lock and Parents of Children With Cystic Fibrosis. JAMA Pediatr. 2025 Jan 01; 179(1):99-101. PMID: 39466261.
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    9. Lupez EL, Woolhandler S, Himmelstein DU, Hawks L, Dickman S, Gaffney A, Bor D, Schrier E, Cai C, Azaroff LS, McCormick D. Health, Access to Care, and Financial Barriers to Care Among People Incarcerated in US Prisons. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Oct 01; 184(10):1176-1184. PMID: 39102251.
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    10. Azaroff LS, Woolhandler S, Dickman SL, Bor D, Himmelstein DU. Excess Infant and Child Deaths 2007-2020 in U.S. States With Abortion Bans. Am J Prev Med. 2024 05; 66(5):917-920. PMID: 38135198.
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    11. Azaroff LS, Davis LK, Naparstek R, Hashimoto D, Laing JR, Wegman DH. Barriers to use of workers' compensation for patient care at Massachusetts community health centers. Health Serv Res. 2013 Aug; 48(4):1375-92. PMID: 23445431.
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    12. Roelofs C, Sprague-Martinez L, Brunette M, Azaroff L. A qualitative investigation of Hispanic construction worker perspectives on factors impacting worksite safety and risk. Environ Health. 2011 Sep 30; 10:84. PMID: 21962128.
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    13. Azaroff LS, Nguyen HM, Do T, Gore R, Goldstein-Gelb M. Results of a community-university partnership to reduce deadly hazards in hardwood floor finishing. J Community Health. 2011 Aug; 36(4):658-68. PMID: 21267640.
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    14. Azaroff LS, Champagne NJ, Nobrega S, Shetty K, Punnett L. Getting to Know You: Occupational Health Researchers Investigate Employee Assistance Professionals' Approaches to Workplace Stress. J Workplace Behav Health. 2010 Nov 09; 25(4):296-319. PMID: 33897311.
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    15. Nobrega S, Champagne NJ, Azaroff LS, Shetty K, Punnett L. Barriers to Workplace Stress Interventions in Employee Assistance Practice: EAP Perspectives. J Workplace Behav Health. 2010; 25(4):282-295. PMID: 33897310.
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    16. Pechter E, Azaroff LS, L?pez I, Goldstein-Gelb M. Reducing hazardous cleaning product use: a collaborative effort. Public Health Rep. 2009 Jul-Aug; 124 Suppl 1:45-52. PMID: 19618806.
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    17. Roelofs C, Azaroff LS, Holcroft C, Nguyen H, Doan T. Results from a community-based occupational health survey of Vietnamese-American nail salon workers. J Immigr Minor Health. 2008 Aug; 10(4):353-61. PMID: 17940905.
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    18. Moir S, Azaroff LS. The Boston-area HASWIC Research Circle: an innovative participatory method for coloring in the picture of a special work environment. New Solut. 2007; 17(1-2):123-36. PMID: 17434864.
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    19. Azaroff LS, Doan T, Nguyen H, Goldstein-Gelb M, Fraser-Cook M, Kota S. Protecting workers and residents from wood floor-finishing hazards. New Solut. 2006; 16(2):119-38. PMID: 16943134.
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    20. Fulmer S, Azaroff LS, Moir S. Factors influencing ergonomic intervention in construction: trunkman case study. New Solut. 2006; 16(3):235-47. PMID: 17145640.
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    21. Azaroff LS, Levenstein C, Wegman DH. The occupational health of Southeast Asians in Lowell: a descriptive study. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2004 Jan-Mar; 10(1):47-54. PMID: 15070025.
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    22. Azaroff LS, Lax MB, Levenstein C, Wegman DH. Wounding the messenger: the new economy makes occupational health indicators too good to be true. Int J Health Serv. 2004; 34(2):271-303. PMID: 15242159.
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    23. Azaroff LS, Levenstein C, Wegman DH. Occupational health of Southeast Asian immigrants in a US city: a comparison of data sources. Am J Public Health. 2003 Apr; 93(4):593-8. PMID: 12660203.
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    24. Azaroff LS, Levenstein C, Wegman DH. Occupational injury and illness surveillance: conceptual filters explain underreporting. Am J Public Health. 2002 Sep; 92(9):1421-9. PMID: 12197968.
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