Decision latitude and workload demand: implications for full and partial absenteeism.

abstract：:Mad cow disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a fatal neurological disease of cattle first recognized in the United Kingdom (UK) in 1986. Until recently, the UK government considered the chance of a human becoming infected with the BSE agent to be extremely remote. As a result of new developments, alarm...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Lanska DJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Greece implemented the deepest austerity package in Europe during the Great Recession (from 2008), including reductions in severance pay and redundancy notice periods. To evaluate whether these measures worsened labour market participants' health status, we compared changes in self-reported health using two cohorts of...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Barlow P,Reeves A,McKee M,Stuckler D

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study uses a series of nationally representative samples from China. We studied more than 4,000 households to explore factors associated with both the prevalence and the frequency of cigarette smoking over 13 years between 1991 and 2004. By introducing variables at both the individual and the community level, we ...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Pan Z,Hu D

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Manual lifting in healthcare and air transportation is a high-risk activity and a primary cause of musculoskeletal injuries for workers who are required to provide transfer assistance to people with mobility impairments. In the healthcare industry, safe patient-handling programs and policies are accepted as effective ...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Fadul RM,Brown LM,Powell-Cope G

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research has shown that speed cameras reduce motor vehicle speeds and crashes. Cameras have been used extensively in jurisdictions such as Victoria, Australia, and Great Britain, and much less often in the United States and Canada. They have been controversial wherever used. We describe the development of camera progr...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Delaney A,Ward H,Cameron M,Williams AF

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current practice of screening mammography in the United States has been the focus of numerous legislative and regulatory mandates at the state and federal levels, both in terms of increasing access to age-eligible women and elevating the quality of mammographic imaging. Several parameters have emerged as central t...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Fintor L,Alciati MH,Fischer R

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:106 low income sexually active women ages 15-30 years were interviewed at a hospital clinic to determine whether the psychosocial characteristics associated with effective use of contraception are susceptible to policy shifts (e.g., changes in the availability of welfare benefits or abortion services). 60% of the wom...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Murphy JG,Symington BE,Jacobson S

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imagine a world in which every human being is healthy until the last breath. Thanks to the fast penetration of digital technologies in every region of the planet, this seemingly utopian scenario is not only feasible but also potentially viable. Now that digital technologies have provided almost full interconnectivity ...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Jadad AR

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study determined differences in U.S. local health department (LHD) expenditures between 1989 and 1993 and examined the factors that were associated with those changes. Adjusted to constant 1993 dollars, nearly half (48%) of the studied LHDs experienced budget decreases and 52% experienced budget increases. The me...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Gerzoff RB,Gordon RL,Richards TB

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Rhode Island Department of Health has undertaken a Breast Cancer Screening Program which incorporates assessment, policy development, and assurance functions, following the model proposed in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, The Future of Public Health. With the community's help, projects have been implement...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Scott HD,DeBuono BA,Fulton JP,Smith RA,Feldman JP

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minors' access to tobacco has become an important public health issue. Little is known, however, about the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behavior toward access among executives from businesses that sell tobacco. This study examined access from the perspective of corporate and regional headquarters of retail chain...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Altman DG,Linzer J,Kropp R,Descheemaeker N,Feighery E,Fortmann SP

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of hepatitis and drug use on nutritional problems in HIV infection have rarely been examined despite the importance of drug use in the global HIV pandemic. We examined the effects of HIV, hepatitis C, and drug use on serum micronutrients in 300 US Hispanic adults. Chronic hepatitis C infection was associat...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Forrester JE,Wang XD,Knox TA,Borek CG,Tang AM,Johnson EJ

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flavored alcoholic beverages (FABs) were first introduced into the alcohol market in the early I980s in the form of wine coolers. FABs are sweet, relatively low alcohol content beverages that are designed for "entry-level" drinkers. The alcohol industry has introduced new products and production methods to expand the ...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Mosher JF,Johnsson D

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a population health framework for homelessness prevention. Rooted in the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative, the framework includes strategies that affect social determinants of health that influence a broad range of health outcomes prevalent among the homeless. For each prevention level, we co...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Nicholas WC,Henwood BF

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tanzania requires more health professionals equipped to tackle its serious health challenges. When it became an independent university in 2007, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) decided to transform its educational offerings to ensure its students practice competently and contribute to improvi...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Ngassapa OD,Kaaya EE,Fyfe MV,Lyamuya EF,Kakoko DC,Kayombo EJ,Kisenge RR,Loeser H,Mwakigonja AR,Outwater AH,Martin-Holland J,Mwambete KD,Kida I,Macfarlane SB

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:STOA, the European Parliament's technology assessment body, and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies recently organised a workshop on the impacts of the economic crisis on European health systems. Evidence of the impact of the recent financial crisis on health outcomes is only just beginning to emer...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： McDaid D,Quaglio G,Correia de Campos A,Dario C,Van Woensel L,Karapiperis T,Reeves A

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Boating is a popular form of recreation in the United States. Unfortunately, many people drown due to boating-related accidents each year. Since many such drowning deaths are preventable through the use of personal flotation devices (PFDs), an observational study was conducted to quantify and evaluate the number and d...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Treser CD,Trusty MN,Yang PP

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tobacco is not and does not have to be a high priority for all segments of organized labor, but public health advocates should continue to promote the issue and find segments which are open to collaborative efforts to protect workers' health. Even in those unions representing workers for whom smoking and ETS pose a lo...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors：

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elected national representatives make decisions to fund health programmes, but may lack skills to interpret evidence on health-related topics. In 2011, we surveyed the 61 members of Botswana's Parliament about their use of epidemiological evidence, then provided two half-days of training about using evidence. We inclu...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Cockcroft A,Masisi M,Thabane L,Andersson N

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood obesity and chronic disease rates continue to climb, but policy and programme responses are mainly limited to education and awareness activities. These encourage individuals to make responsible lifestyle choices. Regulation and environmental change have a minor role, as they involve more intrusive roles for ...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Purcell M

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formal driver education/training programs exist in almost all jurisdictions around the world. They are generally accepted as an efficient and effective means for learning to drive, and, more importantly, for learning to drive safely, although empirical evidence for safety benefits is lacking. Recently, there has been ...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Mayhew DR,Simpson HM,Williams AF,Ferguson SA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Ebola epidemic exemplifies the importance of social determinants of health: poverty and illiteracy, among others. ...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Palomo AM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the Fukushima power plant accident (2011), development of next-generation nuclear reactors and rapid expansion of uranium mining in low-income countries are likely to improve prospects for the nuclear industry. Trends in the nuclear energy industry have given rise to new public health challenges. Driven by hig...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Sarkar A

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HIV/AIDS pandemic has generated international solidarity, particularly with sub-Saharan Africa. The mainly vertical approach to this challenge has, however, mobilized so much attention and so many resources that other crucial public health problems, such as chronic viral hepatitis and non-communicable diseases (NC...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Lemoine M,Girard PM,Thursz M,Raguin G

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the impact of an antiretroviral therapy program on human resource utilization and service delivery in a rural hospital in Monze, Zambia, using qualitative data. We assess project impact on staff capacity utilization, service delivery, and community perception of care. Increased workload resulted in fatigue...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Adedimeji A,Malokota O,Manafa O

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integration of laboratory training into the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) began in 2004 and has advanced the training of laboratory scientists worldwide on the basic principles of epidemiology, disease surveillance, and outbreak investigation. The laborat...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Rush T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the author's experiences and perceptions of the neoliberal triad of anti-health reforms--government budget cutting, deregulation, and privatization--which have been promulgated worldwide by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The causes of this phenomenon are analyzed, and specific ...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Terris M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migration of formal and informal health-care workers is a global phenomenon - and, as this article demonstrates, one that is produced by government policies and practices. Nurses and lesser-trained caregivers migrate from many lower-income countries to richer ones (including from the Philippines to the United States, ...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Kaelin L

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper summarizes an analysis of Danish policy on community noise during the last three decades seen in a public health perspective. Estimates made during this period of population exposures to noise from transport are presented, followed by data on population reactions to community noise. The analysis of the main...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Steensberg J

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have assessed early population-level impact of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs for preventing cervical cancer. Through a case study in Hong Kong we examined stakeholder engagement and interactions to promote a universal HPV vaccination program using the Health Policy Triangle framework for stru...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Chen R,Wong E,Wu L,Zhu Y

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00