Personal flotation device usage: do educational efforts have an impact?

abstract：:Hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a widespread pediatric disease in Asia. Most cases are relatively mild and caused by Coxsackie viruses, but in epidemics caused by Enterovirus 71, severe complications can occur. In response to the deaths of dozens of children in a 1997 outbreak (Podin in BMC Public Health 6:180,1...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Siegel K,Cook AR,La H

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this descriptive study, 100 female undocumented immigrants aged > or =18 years were interviewed about their health condition. The objective was to gain insight into the health situation and specific health problems of undocumented women. Sixty-five per cent of these undocumented women rated their health as 'poor' (...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Schoevers MA,van den Muijsenbergh ME,Lagro-Janssen AL

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "hardening hypothesis" suggests that as smoking prevalence decreases, lighter smokers will quit first, leaving more "hardcore" smokers in the population. At a population level, however, the weight of evidence suggests that no hardening is occurring. By understanding the lessons from Geoffrey Rose's model of popula...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Chaiton MO,Cohen JE,Frank J

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Assisting tobacco farmers to transition to non-tobacco alternatives is a key element of comprehensive tobacco control's end-game strategy and specifically required by the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC). We examine the historical relationship between tobacco manufacturer...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Jones AS,Austin WD,Beach RH,Altman DG

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increases in pediatric overweight and obesity throughout the European Union (EU) generate concern because of the many associated co-morbidities, psychosocial effects, and economic costs. A variety of policy approaches have been implemented, but counteracting weight gain has proven challenging. Do differences in public...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Suggs LS,McIntyre C

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No formal system exists to review trade restrictions imposed during international public health emergencies rapidly. Failure to put one in place creates disincentives for surveillance and reporting, thereby undermining protection efforts. The 2003 SARS outbreak exposed weaknesses in global governance that caused uncoo...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Mackey TK,Liang BA

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：: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：:The solution to the problem of infant mortality in the U.S. is not medical but social, economic and environmental. In the U.S., 70% of infant mortality is neonatal, death in the 1st month of life, due to factors in pregnancy and delivery. The remainder of mortality is primarily related to socio-economic factors such...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Wagner MG

更新日期：1988-01-01 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：: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：:The recent reform of the health care system in Quebec can be viewed as the result of a continuous process that originated with the first reform launched in the early 70s. The reform focuses on three elements: decentralization, citizen participation, and outcome-centered management. The context in which the reform is b...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Pineault R,Lamarche PA,Champagne F,Contandriopoulos AP,Denis JL

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the realm of active living in urban neighborhoods in the United States, only a few studies have addressed the factors that promote or inhibit active living among residents in public housing. This paper examines the environmental and interpersonal factors associated with active living and health in public housin...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Roman CG,Knight CR,Chalfin A,Popkin SJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes violence as a threat to sustainability. To serve as a context, we provide an overview of the Sustainable Development Goals as they relate to violence prevention by including a summary of key documents informing violence prevention efforts by the Wo...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Lee BX,Kjaerulf F,Turner S,Cohen L,Donnelly PD,Muggah R,Davis R,Realini A,Kieselbach B,MacGregor LS,Waller I,Gordon R,Moloney-Kitts M,Lee G,Gilligan J

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：:Peanut allergy that affects 1.4-4.5% of North American children, has increased in prevalence in the past 20 years, is often diagnosed early in life, and outgrown in fewer than 20-32% of children by age 6. Recent self-reported data suggest that over 50% of peanut allergic individuals have had a severe reaction. Because...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Abrams EM,Greenhawt M

更新日期：2020-06-01 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：:An independent evaluation of the Affordable Medicine Facility for malaria (AMFm) pilot phase has hailed it as a success, but important limitations and unanswered questions remain. In 2012, the board of the Global Fund decided to integrate the AMFm into country grants by 2014. This means that countries now need to dete...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： von Schoen-Angerer T

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：: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：:Skin whitening is a big and booming industry in many developing countries. Its popularity owes mainly to post-colonial, internalized racism. This study examines whether government intervention is necessary and more efficient than market-driven approaches in addressing the health risks and harms associated with skin wh...

journal_title：Journal of public health policy

authors： Mendoza RL

更新日期：2014-05-01 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