Implementing antiretroviral therapy programs in resource-constrained settings: lessons from Monze, Zambia.

abstract：:We describe how Israel effected new tuberculosis programs and policies beginning in the early 1990s. We explain how the epidemiology of the disease, particular events, and a small number of people influenced the creation of new policy. We believe that this story may be useful to other program managers and policymakers...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Weiler-Ravell D,Leventhal A,Berlowitz Y,Rishpon S,Chemtob D

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:We studied patterns and levels of enforcement of the legal drinking age in the United States. Major findings include: (1) rates of enforcement of the legal drinking age are very low; (2) actions against outlets or adults providing alcohol to youth are particularly rare; (3) two of every thousand occasions of illegal d...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Wagenaar AC,Wolfson M

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regionalized perinatal care is intended to guarantee pregnant women and neonates access to appropriate care regardless of ability to pay. Its effectiveness depends on the willingness of hospitals to transfer high-risk patients according to established protocols and affiliations. This study examines maternal transfers ...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Handler A,Rosenberg D,Driscoll M,Cohen M,Swift E,Garcia P,Cohn J

更新日期：1991-07-01 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：:The What's Working project described the initial impact of the United States' federally mandated Local Wellness Policy in rural, low-income elementary schools located in Colorado. Before and after the Local Wellness Policy mandate went into effect, a survey about school features related to nutrition and physical activ...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Belansky ES,Cutforth N,Delong E,Ross C,Scarbro S,Gilbert L,Beatty B,Marshall JA

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:Patent Medicine Vendors (PMVs) can play a critical role in increasing access to emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) in developing countries, but few studies have examined their knowledge and dispensing practices. Using cluster sampling, the authors selected and interviewed 97 PMVs (60.8 per cent female) in Oyo and Og...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Fayemi MM,Oduola OL,Ogbuji QC,Osinowo KA,Oyewo AE,Osiberu OM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our research estimated the economic costs of possible cases of coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) among redeployed coal workers from the Fuxin Mining Industry Group. The study cohort included 19,116 coal workers between 1965 and 2012. We estimated direct and indirect economic costs due to possible current and future C...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Han B,Liu H,Zhai G,Wang Q,Liang J,Zhang M,Cui K,Shen F,Yi H,Chen J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines how Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru addressed the COVID-19 pandemic and the effectiveness of these policy responses from the date each country declared a sanitary emergency, between middle and late March 2020 to the most recent available measurement on 23 September 2020. To a...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Martinez-Valle A

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This commentary addresses the 25th anniversary of the Canadian Public Health Association's international program 'Strengthening of Public Health Associations' and its importance for the World Federation of Public Health Associations. Furthermore, it points out future challenges for public health associations throughou...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Hogstedt C,Pettersson B

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excess weight in schoolchildren is a serious health problem in Mexico. In 2010, the government established General Guidelines for Dispensing or Distribution of Foods and Beverages at School Food Establishments (SFEs) in Elementary Schools with the objective of stopping the epidemic of overweight and obesity. This stud...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Jiménez-Aguilar A,Morales-Ruán MDC,López-Olmedo N,Théodore F,Moreno-Saracho J,Tolentino-Mayo L,Bonvecchio A,Hernández-Ávila M,Rivera JA,Shamah-Levy T

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article empirically evaluates advocacy in low- and middle-income countries as a key tool for raising policy priority and securing high-level decision maker support in eye health. We used a unique data set based on a survey conducted by World Health Organization in 2011 on eye care and prevention of blindness in 8...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Morone P,Camacho Cuena E,Kocur I,Banatvala N

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Objective 8.14 of the U.S. Healthy People 2000 objectives calls for 90% of the population to be served by a local health department (LHD) which is effectively carrying out the core functions of public health (assessment, policy development, assurance). This study seeks to describe the structural and service ...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Handler AS,Turnock BJ

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although for over 20 years the Field Epidemiology Training Programs (FETPs) have provided a model for building epidemiology capacity in Ministries of Health worldwide, the model does not address laboratory training and its integration with epidemiology. To overcome this, Kenya added a laboratory management component i...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Kariuki Njenga M,Traicoff D,Tetteh C,Likimani S,Oundo J,Breiman R,Nyamongo J,Burke H,Nsubuga P,White ME

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This position paper proposes the development of an intermediate level practitioner to increase access to primary oral health care and to maximize cost benefit factors. The proposal is built upon research which has demonstrated the feasibility of preparing baccalaureate hygienists to serve as the counterpart to the phy...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Nielsen-Thompson N,Brine P

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study is in progress to document changes in selected public health departments over the past decade and to use those observations for proposing an assessment protocol that may be helpful in measuring progress toward achieving one of the Health Objectives for the Nation for the Year 2000. Objective no. 8.14 reads: "I...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Miller CA,Moore KS,Richards TB,Kotelchuck M,Kaluzny AD

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schools of public health have a proud history of educating personnel for leadership roles in the field of practice. Such personnel have played key roles in developing public health. Over the years, however, the missions of the schools of public health have become blurred. To a significant degree, a focus on health car...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Gordon LJ,McFarlane DR

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some supporters of electronic cigarettes have argued that they should be considered a form of harm reduction, analogous to that which has been successful with narcotics. In this viewpoint, we contend that this argument is based on highly selective use of the evidence, coupled with a fundamental misunderstanding of a c...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Moore M,McKee M,Daube M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traffic crashes and crime both impose significant economic and social burdens through injury and loss of life, as well as property damage and loss. Efforts to reduce crashes and crime often result in competing demands on limited public resources. Comparable and up-to-date cost data on crashes and crime contribute to i...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Streff FM,Molnar LJ,Cohen MA,Miller TR,Rossman SB

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing a database to compile all known, relevant information on the stability of pharmaceuticals in tropical environments would vastly increase access to this information, improving safety and reducing cost. Many studies have examined the stability of pharmaceuticals stored under conditions that exceed manufacture...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Evans A,Knehans A

更新日期：2013-08-01 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：:Over half of the people affected by leprosy worldwide are in India, many of whom are severely disabled when they present for care. Changes in policy and the integration of the leprosy programme with general health services has given rise to new challenges for the control of blinding eye disease in leprosy patients. Th...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Prasad NM,Prasad SR

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss of housing and income assistance among vulnerable youth has not been well described in the literature, yet it is a crucial issue for public health. This study examines the prevalence and correlates of loss of income assistance as well as eviction among street-involved youth. We collected data from a prospective c...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Zivanovic R,Omura J,Wood E,Nguyen P,Kerr T,DeBeck K

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To characterize the perception of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Guinea, we administered, from November 2014 to February 2015, a questionnaire to a convenience sample of 200 lay people in Conakry and a group of 8 physicians. We found widespread misconceptions among lay people, including that praying to God can protect a...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Kpanake L,Gossou K,Sorum PC,Mullet E

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study documents all tobacco control proposals (bills) introduced in the United States into all 50 state legislatures from the start of 2010 through 2015 and assesses associations between tobacco-related strategies and tobacco product types with enactment of the bills into law. In total, members of state legislatu...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Kong AY,Robichaud MO,Ribisl KM,Kirkland JH,Golden SD

更新日期：2020-09-01 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：:Poor nutrition is a global pandemic with social, economic, and environmental causes and consequences. Of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), only SDG2 explicitly mentions nutrition. Turning the aspirations of the SDGs into reality will require recognition that good nutrition ensured through sustainable agricu...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Baye K

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：:Palpable tension continues at the intersection of tobacco control and trade policy. Through consideration of four major tobacco control-related trade disputes, we suggest how to empower public health proponents in the face of entrenched economic policymaking norms. We argue that a more effective pro-tobacco control me...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Drope J,Lencucha R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00