Falls Experiences and Prevention Preferences of Adults in Mid-life.

abstract：:Although it was presumed that moderate exercise is a healthy practice but long term high intensity exercise is not, studies observed a life expectancy benefit for both high-intensity endurance and fast power sports athlets, but the data for contact sports are conflicting. Therefore, the author aimed to investigate the...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Keller K

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an outcome-based approach to quality assurance in primary care and present data from an initial study made to explore its usefulness. A questionnaire, which asked patients to report on the status of their problem in terms of the amount of symptoms, activity limitation, and anxiety it caused, was mailed to ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Mushlin AI,Appel FA,Barr DM

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical services provided to vacationers and employees in Yellowstone National Park were reviewed for the years 1975 through 1977. Both ambulatory and inpatient data were obtained, including diagnoses, place of residence, medications prescribed, and methods of payment. The types of problems and modes of treatment did ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Woolley FR,Wright DD,Patrick K,Kronhaus A,Ford M

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latinas have the highest incidence of cervical cancer. Latino parents' perceptions of the human papillomavirus (HPV) and willingness to have their sons and daughters vaccinated in Utah is largely unknown. Latino parents/guardians of children ages 11-17 years were recruited from two community organizations (N = 52) to ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Warner EL,Lai D,Carbajal-Salisbury S,Garza L,Bodson J,Mooney K,Kepka D

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past 20 years, suicide rates in the United States have risen consistently. The upward trend has been particularly pronounced for adolescents and males. The availability of a complete data set on all suicides that occurred between 1925 and 1979 in Sacramento County, California, allowed us to compare trends i...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Bourque LB,Cosand BJ,Kraus JF

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital toxoplasmosis (CT) is a zoonosis resulting from the fetal transmission of the obligate intracellular parasite, T. gondii, transplacentally in pregnant women usually in the first trimester of pregnancy. This research consisted in the review of indexed articles made in the Ecuador in the period between the ye...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Velásquez Serra GC,Piloso Urgiles LI,Guerrero Cabredo BP,Chico Caballero MJ,Zambrano Zambrano SL,Yaguar Gutierrez EM,Barrera Reyes CG

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of programs designed to promote physical activity in older Hispanic women includes few innovative theory-based interventions that address cultural relevant strategies. The purpose of this report is to describe the design and baseline data for Mujeres en Accion, a physical activity intervention to increase...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Keller C,Fleury J,Perez A,Belyea M,Castro FG

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One in five maternal deaths are directly attributable to anaemia in the world. The World Health Organization recommends iron supplementation from the second trimester of pregnancy to 45 days after delivery. The aim of this study was to determine the compliance rate of iron-folate consumption and the factors associated...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Khanal V,Adhikari M,Karkee R

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The practice of reviewing drug utilization provides a surveillance system for monitoring the efficiency of drug distribution and drug consumption; it also provides a data base for the interpretation of the frequency of adverse drug reactions and helps to identify gaps in the delivery of a crucial aspect of health serv...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Stolley PD

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the few surveys of injuries occurring in schools, severity has been defined using a priori criteria based on the nature of injury and by the area injured. The validity of these methods of classifying injury severity has not been established. The association between two commonly used measures of injury severity (nat...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Evans GD,Sheps SB

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decreasing health disparities must increase access to care, improve health education and ease navigating the health care system. Community Health Workers (CHW) take on these tasks in professional and culturally competent manners. The Healthy Families Brooklyn (HFB) Program serves residents in two public housing develo...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Brown N,Vaughn NA,Lin AJ,Browne R,White M,Smith P

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C (HCV) care cascades have been described in diverse clinical settings, patient populations and countries, highlighting the steps in HCV care where improvements can be made and resources allocated. However, more research is needed to examine barriers to HCV treatment in rural, underserved populations and in ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Hachey DM,Holmes JT,Aubuchon-Endsley NL

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is an infectious disease that is specific to the liver, causing both acute and chronic hepatitis. This study determined the trend of HBV infection among blood donors in the Kpandai District Hospital from January 2014 to December 2018. Retrospective analysis of donor profiles for a per...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Bawah AT,Kinanyok S,Abaka-Yawson A,Mwintumah B,Ngambire LT,Darko R,Hamid AM

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated access to and satisfaction with dental services for people living with HIV/AIDS receiving services from a dental case manager (DCM). People living with HIV/AIDS who had received dental services at two Community Dental Centers on Cape Cod, Massachusetts were eligible to participate in a mailed, anonymous r...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Lemay CA,Kretsedemas M,Graves JR

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Belgium and The Netherlands have fairly similar smoking prevalence patterns, but distinct tobacco control policies. It is our aim to use lung cancer death rates, especially among the youngest age groups (30-39 years), as indicators of past smoking behavioral patterns to evaluate recent tobacco control efforts in both ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Van Hemelrijck MJ,Kabir Z,Connolly GN

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescents frequenting indoor tanning facilities may have an increased risk of skin cancer. The high level of indoor tanning by this age group may be due, in part, to the large number of tanning facilities in US cities. This study examined how facilities are distributed throughout one large county. Based on ecologica...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Patel MR,Mayer JA,Slymen DJ,Weeks JR,Hurd AL

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An environmental and economic evaluation of the smoke-free law in Massachusetts provides a broad appreciation of how a state-wide smoking ban affects the health of patrons and workers as well as the industries that are commonly concerned about the effects of smoking bans on business. The aim of this study is to evalua...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Alpert HR,Carpenter CM,Travers MJ,Connolly GN

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of death in youth athletes. Survival from out- of-hospital SCA depends on prompt initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED). This study evaluated parental knowledge, experience, and attitudes related to cardiov...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Wagener MA,Diamond AB,Karpinos AR

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined disparities in lung cancer mortality rates among US men and women in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas from 1950 through 2007. Annual age-adjusted mortality rates were calculated for men and women in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, and differences in mortality rates were tested for s...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Singh GK,Siahpush M,Williams SD

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1990, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention issued a policy statement, "Safe Transportation of Newborns Discharged from the Hospital," recommending that hospitals adopt comprehensive policies, procedures and education programs for the discharge of newborns in child safet...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Wolf D,Tomek DJ,Stacy RD,Corbin DE,Greer DL

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Spring Valley community of Washington, District of Columbia, was built on the site of a World War I chemical weapons lab where testing activities had distributed arsenic to surface soil and waste disposal had resulted in localized subsurface contamination. In previous work, findings were suggestive of potential si...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Fox MA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the self-reported quality of life of racial/ethnic minorities and Caucasians living in a rural, northern New York county, where 94% of the population is Caucasian. Participants completed a 79-item survey online and in-person assessing health status, health-related quality of li...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Bonnar KK,McCarthy M

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children's physical activity (PA) may be determined, in part, by environmental influences such as access to diverse and safe places to play. As part of the development of a community-based PA program, a PA asset assessment was conducted in two low-income urban neighborhoods that support elementary schools serving mino...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： DeBate RD,Koby EJ,Looney TE,Trainor JK,Zwald ML,Bryant CA,McDermott RJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exceptional precautionary measures have been adopted to stop the transmission and control of COVID-19 through the world and Pakistan is facing lockdown in this scenario. Public loyalty to precautionary measures is affected by their knowledge, attitude, risk factors and practices (KAP) towards COVID-19. The present stu...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Afzal MS,Khan A,Qureshi UUR,Saleem S,Saqib MAN,Shabbir RMK,Naveed M,Jabbar M,Zahoor S,Ahmed H

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:According to hope theory, hope is defined as goal-directed thinking in which people perceive that they can find routes to desired goals and the motivation to use those routes. The purpose of this study was to explore relationships between hope and body mass index and hope and self-rated health among women completing a...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Kelsey KS,DeVellis BM,Gizlice Z,Ries A,Barnes K,Campbell MK

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asian/Pacific Islanders (A/PIs) in the United States are disproportionately affected by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which can cause a lifelong liver infection that may result in cirrhosis, liver failure, liver cancer, or death. Although previous studies have measured knowledge of hepatitis B transmission and preventi...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Nishimura A,Shiono P,Stier D,Shallow S,Sanchez M,Huang S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine if the timing of prenatal care is associated with low birth weight delivery after adjusting for sociodemographic and behavioral risk factors, we performed a retrospective cross-sectional study of singleton births to white (2,945,595) or African-American (552,068) women in the United States in 1996. When a...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Hueston WJ,Gilbert GE,Davis L,Sturgill V

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is a national public health concern linked to numerous chronic health conditions among Americans of all age groups. Evidence suggests that discretionary calories from sugary drink consumption have been a significant contributor to excess caloric intake among both children and adults. Research has established s...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Adjoian T,Dannefer R,Sacks R,Van Wye G

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to compare urban and suburban preschool and school age activities. A prospective survey using a convenience sample was conducted at one urban and one suburban primary care pediatric office. Questionnaires were completed for 66 urban preschool children, 70 suburban preschool children, 57...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Damore DT

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The IMPACT Program seeks to improve access to prostate cancer care for low-income, uninsured men. The objective of the current study was to compare the cost-effectiveness of four policy alternatives in treating this population. We analyzed the cost-effectiveness of four policy alternatives for providing care to low-in...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Bergman J,Logan S,Fink A,Ganz DA,Peterson MA,Litwin MS

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00