Health education in secondary schools--is it working? A study of 1,418 Cambridgeshire pupils.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We present findings from a national online survey of uptake and implementation of the National Health Service Health Check (NHSHC) programme. The research aimed to understand national variation in implementation of NHSHCs and to explore the relationship between uptake and different components of implementati...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Riley VA,Gidlow C,Ellis NJ

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper will argue that it should no longer be seen as acceptable to present data that is limited to just a population wide or age standardised sex analysis. Such blunt approaches miss the opportunity to develop our understanding of the pivotal role that sex and gender play in health, wellbeing and illness. Taking ...

journal_title：Public health

authors： White A,Richardson N

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Aboriginal people are under-represented in epidemiological research, largely due to past failures to engage and recruit Aboriginal communities, research fatigue and the use of culturally inappropriate methods. A qualitative study was undertaken in rural and urban Aboriginal communities in north-eastern and s...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Maar MA,Lightfoot NE,Sutherland ME,Strasser RP,Wilson KJ,Lidstone-Jones CM,Graham DG,Beaudin R,Daybutch GA,Dokis BR,Lesage MT,Raymond M,Williamson P

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study examined the risk factors of mortality related to pregnancy for the first year post partum in a cohort of 25,580 pregnancies. STUDY DESIGN:Longitudinal cohort follow-up. METHODS:Details of socio-economic status, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), diet, illness, work, substance use and previous ...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Christian P,Katz J,Wu L,Kimbrough-Pradhan E,Khatry SK,LeClerq SC,West KP Jr

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To synthesize concepts and approaches related to the analysis of patterns or processes of care and patient's outcomes into a comprehensive model of care trajectories, focusing on hospital readmissions for patients with chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs). STUDY DESIGN:Narrative literature r...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Vanasse A,Courteau M,Ethier JF

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a selective procedure for use at school entry based on information from pre-school surveillance, parental questionnaires and class reviews. The pilot study in use over two years shows that the number of new conditions found at age 5 are relatively few in number and the extra time available can be ...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Broomfield DM,Tew J

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Child neglect is a major public health problem. It is the most frequently reported and substantiated form of maltreatment in youth protective services, and its effects are the most harmful to children. Yet, very few studies have documented its extent and risk factors in the general population. This study aim...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Clément MÈ,Bérubé A,Chamberland C

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of voluntary organizations active in health care is considerable. There have been recent calls for a new closer working relationship between voluntary bodies and the National Health Service. The relationship between the two healthcare sectors needs to be efficient and harmonious in the interests o...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Coid DR,Williams B,Crombie IK

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the burden of diseases caused by stroke using disability-adjusted life years (DALY), and to compare the attributable burdens of risk factors with the avoidable burdens. METHODS:First, we estimated the disease burden of stroke due to premature death and disability using 2001 morbidity and mortalit...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Lee H,Yoon SJ,Ahn HS,Moon OR

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Ethno-national approaches to research public health and migrant outcomes have dominated for decades but lack efficacy in a globalised world and in view of the intractable nature of health outcome inequalities for migrant and minority groups. This article highlights some of the challenges and opportunities as...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Phillimore JA,Bradby H,Brand T

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public Health Observatories are a new phenomenon in the United Kingdom and Ireland. However, similar institutions have been operating in other countries for many years. The nature and development of PHOs in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland are described, and how they are supporting the growing public health moveme...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Wilkinson J,Coyle E

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the associations between vertical (institutional) political trust in the Riksdag and daily smoking and smoking cessation. STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. METHODS:In total, 27,757 individuals aged 18-80 years answered a postal questionnaire, which represents 59% of the random sample. A lo...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Lindström M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore barriers to, and ways to improve, uptake of cervical screening among Somali women in Camden, London. STUDY DESIGN:A qualitative research study using focus group discussions and in-depth interviews. METHODS:A qualitative study (comprising seven focus groups and eight in-depth interviews) was cond...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Abdullahi A,Copping J,Kessel A,Luck M,Bonell C

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to review 4 years of hospital data on antenatal services, deliveries and maternal deaths as the baseline evaluation for a programme to improve care. METHODS:Descriptive analyses were made of data extracted from the monthly returns charts and clinical notes on all maternal deaths from Janu...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Baiden F,Amponsa-Achiano K,Oduro AR,Mensah TA,Baiden R,Hodgson A

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and test a reliable and practical self-administrated questionnaire in Chinese to evaluate outpatient satisfaction in China. DESIGN:In order to ensure content validity, the 19 items of this questionnaire were generated based on literature review, interview and group discussion. Acceptability was te...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Wei J,Shen L,Yang HB,Qin JB,Huang W,Zhang JJ,Gong QY,Li XX,Yang TB

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analysis of the use of contraception in a multi-racial family planning clinic in relation to age, parity and ethnicity (Asian or non-Asian) was carried out in the London Borough of Newham. Whether follow-up appointments were given and kept and the taking of cervical smears were noted. Asian patients favoured the sh...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Sutton MA

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family Health Service Authorities (FHSAs), since 1st April 1991, have been both 'managed', by the Regional Health Authority, and 'managing', their contractor services. Both situations are relatively new to them, their Region and the contractors. We examine the opportunities and potential problems of this major strateg...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Paris JA,Wakeman AP,Griffiths RK

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Suicide is an ongoing public health problem in the United States. The purpose of this epidemiologic investigation was to characterize and identify populations at risk of suicide, which in turn may lead to targeted intervention and improvements in suicide prevention. STUDY DESIGN:This is a descriptive analys...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Persons JE,Hefti MM,Nashelsky MB

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A considerable increase in social inequalities in mortality was observed in Eastern Europe during the post-communist transition. This study evaluated the contribution of avoidable causes of death to the difference in life expectancy between Estonians and non-Estonians in Estonia. STUDY DESIGN:Descriptive st...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Baburin A,Lai T,Leinsalu M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 1998, the Department of Health proposed to use survival rates of cervical and breast cancer in the 1989/90 incidence cohort as indicators of care. Valid interpretation was of concern within Trent and the Trent Cancer Registry responded by performing additional analyses. Trent Cancer Registry registrations for 1...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Botha JL,Silcocks PB,Bright N,Redgrave P

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In Sub-Saharan African countries, including South Africa, uptake of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing among men remains a major challenge. Few studies have explored HIV testing uptake among men and factors that influence their testing behaviours. This article explores trends in HIV testing uptake an...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Makusha T,Mabaso M,Richter L,Desmond C,Jooste S,Simbayi L

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study trends in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroprevalence in blood donors in northern Pakistan. STUDY DESIGN:Analysis of annual data from blood transfusion centre. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY:Data records from people who had donated blood at the Armed Forces Institute of Transfusion (AFIT) betwee...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Ghani E,Rathore MA,Khan SA

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The World Health Organization (WHO) has proposed a number of strategies to combat non-communicable diseases such as cancers, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes by targeting the risk factors of tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol and poor diet. A number of the domestic regulatory respons...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Mitchell A,Voon T

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJETIVES:To describe the information search behaviour, comprehension level, and use of nutritional labeling by consumers according to sociodemographic characteristics. STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional study of consumers recruited in five stores of the main supermarket chains in Madrid: a random sample of 299 consumers (r...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Prieto-Castillo L,Royo-Bordonada MA,Moya-Geromini A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health impact assessment (HIA) can be used to examine the relationships between inequalities and health. This HIA of Edinburgh's transport policy demonstrates how HIA can examine how different transport policies can affect different population groupings to varying degrees. In this case, Edinburgh's economy is based on...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Gorman D,Douglas MJ,Conway L,Noble P,Hanlon P

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to compare survival to age 75 between men and women, by social circumstances and smoking behaviour. A 20 year follow up was carried out of a large representative cohort of Scottish men and women in the Renfrew and Paisley study, and was combined with Scottish mortality statistics. 6831 men and ...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Marang-van de Mheen PJ,Smith GD,Hart CL,Hole DJ,Phillips AN

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Although a significant proportion of CRC cases and deaths are preventable by screening, the morbidity and mortality from CRC remains high and is attributed to suboptimal screening rates. Low levels of population...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Sharma T

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Voluntary befriending schemes operate in many countries, promoting public health by supporting vulnerable individuals and families. Use of third sector and voluntary services to complement health and social care provision is increasingly important globally in the context of economic and demographic challenge...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Gentry SV,Powers EFJ,Azim N,Maidrag M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The main objective of this study was to investigate the association between alcohol consumption (use and bingeing) and the desire to own a firearm for protection. STUDY DESIGN:We used data from three random cross-sectional victimisation surveys conducted in São Paulo city, Brazil, in 2003, 2008 and 2013 with...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Justus M,Hemenway D,Miller M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information on residence, delivery and referral patterns is useful to a birth defects program for allocation of resources, predicting where deliveries may have occurred, and estimating the impact of altering geographic inclusion criteria. The purpose of this study was to describe the residence, delivery and referral p...

journal_title：Public health

authors： Forrester MB,Merz RD

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00