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Health Services Research, Management & Policy College of Public Health and Health Professions
Yenan Zhu

Yenan Zhu,

Research Assistant Professor

Department: HP-HEALTH SERVICES ADMIN
Business Phone: (352) 273-5679
Business Email: yenan.zhu@ufl.edu
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About Yenan Zhu

Dr. Yenan Zhu is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Services Research, Management and Policy at the University of Florida. Dr. Zhu is a Health Services Researcher by training, with a focus on the domains of cardiovascular diseases and Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Driven by a passion for advancing population health, Dr. Zhu leverages large-scale datasets and employs sophisticated methodologies to investigate the barriers to preventive care and disparities in health outcomes, particularly among vulnerable populations and marginalized communities. Dr. Zhu’s emerging research focus is to uncover the factors associated with the co-occurrence of cancer and cardiovascular diseases and gain actionable insights that will inform the development of targeted interventions aimed at improving health outcomes.

Dr. Zhu received a PhD degree in Health Services Research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health and a MS degree in Health Behavior and Health Education from The University of Texas at Austin.

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Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2023
HSA6930 Special Topics in Health Services Administration
2024
HSA7706 Health Services Research Methods I
2024
HSA7905 Advanced Individual Study in Health Services Research

Research Profile

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0002-5085-1589

Areas of Interest
  • Cancer survivorship
  • Cardio-Oncology
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • HPV-Associated Cancers
  • Health Disparities

Publications

2024
Awareness and Knowledge of HPV and HPV Vaccine among Asian American Adults by Origin Group: a 2014–2019 Population-Based Analysis
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 39(2):342-344 [DOI] 10.1007/s11606-023-08485-w. [PMID] 37884834.
PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2024
Consumption of Health-Related Videos and Human Papillomavirus Awareness: Cross-Sectional Analyses of a US National Survey and YouTube From the Urban-Rural Context
Journal of Medical Internet Research. 26 [DOI] 10.2196/49749. [PMID] 38224476.
1 citation · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2024
Factors associated with parental human papillomavirus vaccination intentions among adolescents from socioeconomically advantaged versus deprived households: a nationwide, cross-sectional survey
The Lancet Regional Health – Americas. 31 [DOI] 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100694. [PMID] 38500960.
2 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2023
Reimbursement for HPV Vaccine Cost in the Private Sector: A Comparison Across Specialties.
Annals of family medicine. 21(4):344-346 [DOI] 10.1370/afm.2990. [PMID] 37487718.
PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2022
Assessment of US Preventive Services Task Force Guideline-Concordant Cervical Cancer Screening Rates and Reasons for Underscreening by Age, Race and Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation, Rurality, and Insurance, 2005 to 2019.
JAMA network open. 5(1) [DOI] 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.43582. [PMID] 35040970.
64 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2022
Oropharyngeal Cancer Incidence and Mortality Trends in All 50 States in the US, 2001-2017.
JAMA otolaryngology– head & neck surgery. 148(2):155-165 [DOI] 10.1001/jamaoto.2021.3567. [PMID] 34913945.
53 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2022
Tdap-HPV vaccination bundling in the USA: Trends, predictors, and implications for vaccine series completion.
Preventive medicine. 164 [DOI] 10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107218. [PMID] 36007751.
2 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2022
Trends in the Incidence of Human Papillomavirus-Associated Cancers by County-Level Income and Smoking Prevalence in the United States, 2000-2018.
JNCI cancer spectrum. 6(2) [DOI] 10.1093/jncics/pkac004. [PMID] 35603851.
11 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2021
Exposure to cigar Point-of-Sale marketing and use of cigars and cigarettes among young adults.
Addictive behaviors. 116 [DOI] 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106821. [PMID] 33482429.
5 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2021
HPV Vaccine Recommendations and Parental Intent.
Pediatrics. 147(3) [DOI] 10.1542/peds.2020-026286. [PMID] 33563769.
31 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2021
Trends in Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Safety Concerns and Adverse Event Reporting in the United States.
JAMA network open. 4(9) [DOI] 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.24502. [PMID] 34533574.
58 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2020
Association of Serum Folate Levels With Cardiovascular Mortality Among Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis.
JAMA network open. 3(2) [DOI] 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.0100. [PMID] 32101310.
14 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2020
Parental intent to initiate and complete the human papillomavirus vaccine series in the USA: a nationwide, cross-sectional survey.
The Lancet. Public health. 5(9):e484-e492 [DOI] 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30139-0. [PMID] 32707126.
69 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2019
Antihypertensive drug use and blood pressure control among stroke survivors in the United States: NHANES 2003-2014.
Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.). 21(6):766-773 [DOI] 10.1111/jch.13553. [PMID] 31099465.
8 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site

Education

PhD in Health Services Research
2022 · The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
MS in Health Behavior and Health Education
2018 · The University of Texas at Austin

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-5679
Emails:
Business:
yenan.zhu@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100195
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
1225 Center Drive, HPNP 3108
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610