abstract：:Due to its rapid economic development, China is facing a huge health, social, and economic burden resulting from injuries. The study's objective was to examine Safe Communities in China as a strategy for injury prevention and safety promotion programmes in the era of rapid economic growth. Literature searches in Engli...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Wang SM,Dalal K

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Access to screening mammography may be limited by the availability of facilities and machines, and nationwide mammography capacity has been declining. We assessed nationwide capacity at state and county levels from 2003 to 2009, the most recent year for which complete data were available. Using mammography facility ce...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Peipins LA,Miller J,Richards TB,Bobo JK,Liu T,White MC,Joseph D,Tangka F,Ekwueme DU

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a 2-year pilot randomized controlled trial (N = 105) in a high HIV-prevalence area in rural western Kenya to test whether providing young orphan adolescents with uniforms, school fees, and community visitors improves school retention and reduces HIV risk factors. The trial was a community intervention, li...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Hallfors DD,Cho H,Mbai I,Milimo B,Itindi J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Uganda malaria causes more morbidity and mortality than any other disease and children below 5 years contribute the biggest percentage of malaria related mortality. Insecticide treated nets (ITNs) are currently one of the most cost effective option for reducing malaria-related morbidity and mortality, however the f...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Nankinga Z,Muliira JK,Kalyango J,Nankabirwa J,Kiwuwa S,Njama-Meya D,Karamagi C

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) disclose their serostatus to their sexual partners and take steps to protect their partners from HIV. Prior research indicates that some PLWHA portray themselves to their sexual partners as HIV-negative or otherwise misrepresent their HIV status. The aim of this study was to do...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Benotsch EG,Rodríguez VM,Hood K,Lance SP,Green M,Martin AM,Thrun M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better understand and promote physical activity on a newly constructed trail, the present study examined the demographic characteristics and physical activity behaviors of trail users; the demographic characteristics of trail users compared to the demographic profile Greenville County, South Carolina residents; tra...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Price AE,Reed JA,Muthukrishnan S

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Description of the consumer food environment has proliferated in publication. However, there has been a lack of systematic reviews focusing on how the consumer food environment is associated with the following: (1) neighborhood characteristics; (2) food prices; (3) dietary patterns; and (4) weight status. We conducted...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Gustafson A,Hankins S,Jilcott S

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a sample of 13,500 adolescents (53% female and 47% male) who participated in all four waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study used multilevel regression to examine the influence of early structural community adversity (as measured by rates of community poverty, single-parent hea...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Wickrama KA,O'Neal CW,Lott RE

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is aimed at investigating the factors determining the timing of first prenatal care (PNC) visit and the number of PNC visits among a national representative sample of Nepali women. Data was drawn from the 2006 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey on women age 15-49 years old who had delivery within three yea...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Neupane S,Doku DT

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza can spread quickly among children and caregivers in child day care settings. Vaccination is the most effective method to prevent influenza. We determined 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) (pH1N1) and seasonal influenza vaccination rates during the 2009-2010 influenza season among child care center employees, ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： de Perio MA,Wiegand DM,Evans SM

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Timely public health interventions reduce heat-related illnesses (HRIs). HRI emergency department (ED) visit data provide near real-time morbidity information to local and state public health practitioners and may be useful in directing HRI prevention efforts. This study examined statewide HRI ED visits in North Carol...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Rhea S,Ising A,Fleischauer AT,Deyneka L,Vaughan-Batten H,Waller A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although successful utilization of medical and preventive care by members of the non-US born communities is an important public health concern, our knowledge regarding health practices of different ethnic subgroups is limited. In the present study, participants of the health fairs organized during South Asian cultural...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Mehrotra N,Gaur S,Petrova A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asian Indians are the largest Asian subgroup in the state of Michigan; however, data on the prevalence and correlates of cardiovascular disease for this group is limited. The sample consisted of 273 Asian Indians (AI) recruited through health fairs for surveys and blood tests throughout the state of Michigan. The prev...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Wu TY,Wang J,Chung S

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:Lifestyle-related chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease are the greatest public health concerns. Evidence shows Japanese immigrants to a westernized environment have higher incidence of lifestyle-related diseases. However, little is known about lifestyle characteristics related to chronic diseases...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Hirooka N,Takedai T,D'Amico F

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased globally. This study examined the geographic variation in overweight and obesity trends among Icelandic adolescents in urban and rural areas. Data from two cross-sectional population-based samples of 14- and 15-year-old students attending the compulsory 9th and 10...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Thorisdóttir IE,Kristjansson AL,Sigfusdottir ID,Allegrante JP

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：: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：:A general introduction of this article is as follows: Reliable and timely health information is an essential foundation of public health action and health systems strengthening, both nationally and internationally (Aqil et al. in Health Policy Plan 24(3): 217-228, 2009; Bradshaw et al. in initial burden of disease es...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Otieno CF,Kaseje D,Ochieng' BM,Githae MN

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because obesity is a grave public health concern, this study examined the percentage of disadvantaged women who recalled ever having received weight loss advice from a healthcare provider and factors associated with such advice. This study was part of a 5-clinic, cervical cancer prevention trial. Patients not immediat...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Breitkopf CR,Egginton JS,Naessens JM,Montori VM,Jatoi A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hispanic women have more than a 1.5-fold increased cervical cancer incidence and mortality compared to non-Hispanic white women in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control recommends the HPV vaccine for females at ages 11 and 12 years, though it is approved for females aged 9-26 to protect against the primar...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Kepka D,Coronado GD,Rodriguez HP,Thompson B

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：: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：:We investigated whether hard-of-hearing older adults were more likely to report difficulties and delays in accessing care and decreased satisfaction with healthcare access than those without hearing loss. The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (2003-2006 wave, N = 6,524) surveyed respondents regarding hearing, difficulties/...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Pandhi N,Schumacher JR,Barnett S,Smith MA

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:This manuscript presents the evaluation of a 3 year community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach involving the testing of a psychosocial intervention to improve reproductive and mental health of married women in a disadvantaged community in Beirut, Lebanon. The community-based participatory approach involved...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Kobeissi L,Nakkash R,Ghantous Z,Saad MA,Yassin N

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rwanda still faces major hurdles in its effort to achieve universal access to health care for all. Even though there is an improvement in overall population health status and community-based funding of insurance coverage, a large percentage of women still deliver their babies at home assisted by unskilled birth attend...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Hong R,Ayad M,Ngabo F

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of the novel H1N1 virus prompted the Houston Department of Health and Human services (HDHHS) to use the existing sentinel surveillance system to effectively monitor the situation of novel H1N1 virus in the Houston metropolitan area. The objective of this study was to evaluate the demographic characteristics...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Khuwaja S,Mgbere O,Awosika-Olumo A,Momin F,Ngo K

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite established country's tobacco control law, cigarette smoking by the young people and the magnitude of nicotine dependence among the students is alarming in Bangladesh. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of smoking and factors influencing it among the secondary school students. A two-stage cluster...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Rahman MM,Ahmad SA,Karim MJ,Chia HA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant differences in adult obesity prevalence exist between rural and urban settings throughout the world. Here, we estimate and evaluate the prevalence of adult obesity in rural Independent Samoa, rural American Samoa, and urban American Samoa in 2009. Volunteers over the age of 40 years were weighed and measur...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Barnes SS,O'Carroll DC,Sumida L,Shafer LA,Yamada S

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis B is the leading cause of liver cancer and the largest health disparity between Asian/Pacific Islanders (APIs) and the general US population. The Hep B Free model was launched to eliminate hepatitis B infection by increasing hepatitis B awareness, testing, vaccination, and treatment among APIs by bui...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Bailey MB,Shiau R,Zola J,Fernyak SE,Fang T,So SK,Chang ET

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A community-university partnership used community-based participatory research (CBPR) to design, implement, and evaluate a multi-cultural public health campaign to eliminate flammable products and reduce use of products high in volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in hardwood floor finishing in Massachusetts. Leading par...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Azaroff LS,Nguyen HM,Do T,Gore R,Goldstein-Gelb M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Black women die of breast cancer at a much higher rate than white women. Recent studies have suggested that this racial disparity might be even greater in Chicago than the country as a whole. When data describing this racial disparity are presented they are sometimes attributed in part to racial differences in tumor b...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Whitman S,Ansell D,Orsi J,Francois T

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regular physical activity produces various health benefits; however, relatively few adults in the United States (US) get enough physical activity. Little is known about physical activity behaviors, and barriers and facilitators to physical activity among Cambodian-Americans. Cambodian Americans were recruited from com...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Coronado GD,Sos C,Talbot J,Do HH,Taylor VM

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the cooperation between modern and traditional medicine (TM) is increasingly promoted in health care system of nationwide, there remains many barriers. In this study, we examined the barriers and possible ways of promoting cooperation between traditional healers and modern health system. Ethnographic method i...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Suwankhong D,Liamputtong P,Runbold B

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mexicans are the largest immigrant group in the US. Little is known about their urban occupational health status. We assess occupational illness, injury, and safety training among New York City Mexican immigrants. This study is a consecutive sample of the Mexican immigrant population utilizing Mexican Consulate servic...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Gany F,Dobslaw R,Ramirez J,Tonda J,Lobach I,Leng J

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the role of promotoras--briefly trained community health workers--in depression care at community health centers. The intervention focused on four contextual sources of depression in underserved, low-income communities: underemployment, inadequate housing, food insecurity, and violence. A multi-method desi...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Waitzkin H,Getrich C,Heying S,Rodríguez L,Parmar A,Willging C,Yager J,Santos R

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Local health departments (LHDs) are an important source for screening and treating sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in rural communities. Yet, they oftentimes lack the resources needed to adequately assess and monitor these conditions. The purpose of this study was to (1) explore how rural LHDs assess and monitor ...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Paschal AM,Oler-Manske J,Hsiao T

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) has been recognized as the crux of HIV surveillance, prevention and treatment programs. Since 2000, Ghana government has launched a number of HIV prevention and treatment programs intended to increase VCT services. Despite these efforts, uptake of testing is still low, though man...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Koku EF

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the Canadian Aboriginal People's colonial legacy of multiple deprivations, the discord between an Aboriginal worldview and the dominant neo-liberal culture in Canada, and the recognized disadvantage vulnerability of single mothers, this quantitative study was aimed at increasing the understanding of exclusion, s...

journal_title：Journal of community health

authors： Johner R,Maslany G

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00