• Information is included about the chemical contents of impacted waters and soils, common cyanide cleanup techniques, long term impacts from cyanide, and the potential impacts to municipal waste and drinking water, and recommendations for the regulatory agencies and the mining industry. (carleton.edu)
  • We combine Norwegian administrative data with survey data on the health of women around age 40 and estimate the medium- and long-term impacts of the reform using regression discontinuity and difference-inregression discontinuity designs. (repec.org)
  • Experts have long held that social media use negatively impacts young people's mental health. (ajc.com)
  • Addressing these mental health concerns among front-line responders, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held four training workshops in various provinces to help close to 60 participants deal with the unprecedented situation. (icrc.org)
  • For many participants, this is the only exposure to awareness-raising about mental health that they've had. (icrc.org)
  • ICRC Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Delegate Charlotte Blackman presenting signs of stress to participants during a two day workshop in Mendi. (icrc.org)
  • Around the world, COVID-19 threatens both physical and mental health. (icrc.org)
  • Anxiety, sadness, hopelessness, insomnia, fatigue, irritability and anger are just some of the ways the threat of pandemic can leave a mark on the mental health of communities. (icrc.org)
  • According to Blackman, people with existing mental health conditions might experience an increase in psychological distress and that their trauma symptoms risk being aggravated during isolation. (icrc.org)
  • What Factors Impact Our Mental Health? (jedfoundation.org)
  • Students are struggling with their mental health more than ever. (jedfoundation.org)
  • As an educator, we know that you want to support your students' mental health and emotional well-being but you might not always know how. (jedfoundation.org)
  • They receive emotional support, connectedness, and the skills and perspective to put their own mental health first. (jedfoundation.org)
  • Are you a student interested in mental health and suicide prevention? (jedfoundation.org)
  • Are you looking for ways to be an ambassador or leader as it relates to student mental health? (jedfoundation.org)
  • North Devon Link (Mental Health) Service Review - Impact Assessment November 2021 The four Link Centres in North Devon located in Barnstaple, Bideford, Holsworthy and Ilfracombe are for people experiencing a wide range of mental health difficulties. (devon.gov.uk)
  • It is not surprising then that the pressures of the past year have also taken their toll of SME leaders' mental health . (computerweekly.com)
  • Our own research recently found that more than 2 in 5 (41%) SME leaders responsible for IT businesses have found that their mental health has been negatively affected by the impact of the pandemic on their business. (computerweekly.com)
  • IT SME EDIT Ltd which provides IT services to schools is an example of how worrying about the future of your business can affect the mental health of business leaders and those working for them. (computerweekly.com)
  • Business manager Abdul Sidike told us that the pandemic has impacted the mental health of everyone in his business. (computerweekly.com)
  • What the numbers really say about social media use as a predictor of mental health issues. (ajc.com)
  • Overall, our conclusion was that screen use, including social media, was not a predictor of mental health outcomes," he said. (ajc.com)
  • While it seems everyone's mental health is worse than say, a decade ago, Ferguson said suicide rates have had the biggest jump among middle-aged adults. (ajc.com)
  • When we look at it that way, it's hard to say social media is a key variable impacting mental health. (ajc.com)
  • Parents should talk and listen to their teens and become familiar with what mental health services are available. (ajc.com)
  • Increase access to medical, dental and mental health/behavioral health services in the community. (samhealth.org)
  • Both subject matter experts agree that many factors can impact someone's overall mental health, which in turn affects their overall physical health. (health.mil)
  • From mental health to our food systems, wildlife is an integral aspect of human life and health. (healthnews.com)
  • Experiences with wildlife can be good for mental health. (healthnews.com)
  • Scientific production on impacts on mental health due to COVID-19 and possible interventions were analyzed. (bvsalud.org)
  • The systematic review of literature was made in Scielo, Web of Science, Science Direct, Lilacs, and Pubmed , using the descriptors "Mental Health" AND ("COVID-19" OR "Coronavirus Infections") AND ("Psychology" OR "Interventions"), identifying 20 articles. (bvsalud.org)
  • Mental health measures related to production of selfcare materials, creation of online community and psychological support groups, as well as psychotherapy by means of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. (bvsalud.org)
  • Studies with initial results were evidenced in a way that is required to develop randomized research to detect if COVID-19 is a variable that intervenes in mental health. (bvsalud.org)
  • To determine whether health outcomes will change, establish baseline data about the conditions which may be impacted by the decision, which can be obtained from the tracking network. (neha.org)
  • Population Health aims to connect practice and policy with the goal of improving health outcomes for different communities, particularly those that are underserved. (legacyhealth.org)
  • Health factors that affect outcomes include genetics, social and physical environments, access to health care and more. (legacyhealth.org)
  • The reform improved a range of maternal health outcomes, including BMI, blood pressure, pain, and me mntal health, and it increased health-promoting behaviors, such as exercise and not smoking. (repec.org)
  • Does your work and research have the potential to change health care, society, public health or patient outcomes? (ucl.ac.uk)
  • Healthy foods like fruits and vegetables are essential for good human health outcomes. (healthnews.com)
  • The examination of the final sample of 44 IA reports revealed a heavy focus on environmental health determinants and included health outcomes were often. (lu.se)
  • The examination of the final sample of 44 IA reports revealed a heavy focus on environmental health determinants and included health outcomes were often limited to a few aspects, such as HIV, malaria and injuries. (lu.se)
  • This suggests that countries are not well equipped to capture health investments and health-related outcomes. (who.int)
  • For example, community developers are responsible for improving the physical infrastructure of neighborhoods and administering programs and services for residents, while public health practitioners research, identify, and advocate for strategies to address health disparities and improve community health broadly. (pewtrusts.org)
  • Learn more about the different types of health assessments . (cdc.gov)
  • These investments are designed to help address priorities and gaps as identified through hospital Community Health Needs Assessments and the resulting Community Benefit Implementation Plans. (samhealth.org)
  • Conducting health impact assessments (HIAs) can help build collaboration across different organizations within the same community in order to improve public health. (pewtrusts.org)
  • ATSDR, in reaction to this concern, recently established a Lead Initiative to systematically review Superfund sites for which the Agency's Public Health Assessments indicate the presence of site-related lead contamination. (cdc.gov)
  • While impact assessments (IA) can predict and mitigate negative effects, it is unclear whether and to what extent health aspects are included in current IA practice in SSA. (lu.se)
  • Topics include a description of cyanide in its various forms, what happens to cyanide when it enters the environment, exposure routes, how cyanide affects health, and how to reduce your risk of exposure. (carleton.edu)
  • Our findings illustrate why it is important to incorporate health information into such decision-making, as both pollution exposure and health vulnerability influence the health impacts of air pollution. (edf.org)
  • The health impacts of exposure to microplastics is of great concern because as well as attracting pathogens, they carry and release toxic chemicals that act as endocrine disruptors interfering with the immune system and other bodily functions, including brain development. (iucn.org)
  • In a report to Congress, The Nature and Extent of Lead Poisoning in Children in the United States, published by ATSDR in July 1988, exposure to lead was identified as a serious public health problem, particularly for children. (cdc.gov)
  • In view of this, exposure to lead in populations close to hazardous waste sites continues to be a public health issue of concern. (cdc.gov)
  • A definitive analysis of the impact on public health of lead-contaminated soil is limited often by a lack of information on human exposure factors and soil conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • However, the health assessor will find the information in this report useful in characterizing the significance of exposure pathways and the importance of the physical and chemical properties of the lead compounds that may impact on persons' uptake of lead. (cdc.gov)
  • This project addresses adverse health effects to World Trade Center (WTC) rescue and recovery workers of exposure to dust containing asbestos and other toxic components. (cdc.gov)
  • However, wildlife can also have negative impacts on food production, thus negatively impacting human health. (healthnews.com)
  • Early childbearing, or pregnancy and delivery during adolescence, can derail girls' healthy development into adulthood and have negative impacts on their education, livelihoods and health. (who.int)
  • Although recent articles have included strong calls for a health equity agenda in genomics and precision medicine, these calls usually focus on underrepresentation of minority and ethnic populations in research. (cdc.gov)
  • Assessment (identifying affected populations and quantifying health impacts of the decision). (cdc.gov)
  • HIA is a useful tool to assess how a proposed decision will affect the health of a population and whether vulnerable populations are more likely to be impacted [or whether the health impacts are distributed evenly within the population]. (cdc.gov)
  • Scoping determines what health impacts are going to be studied, which populations will be included in the study and the methods that will be used to conduct an HIA. (neha.org)
  • As American Indian health experts have pointed out , reckoning with historical trauma and the impact it has had on the health and well-being of entire populations is the first step toward achieving health equity. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • When it comes to health inequities, few groups are as underserved as AI/AN populations. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • In a speech entitled "Native behavioral health during COVID-19," Dr. Walker outlined the disparities in morbidity that affected AI/AN populations even before the pandemic. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Poor and vulnerable populations bear an unfair share of the detrimental impacts of plastics and LOSIDS bear a disproportionate share of the impacts marine plastic pollution. (iucn.org)
  • Furthermore, the production of plastics by large international corporations means that the countries and populations most affected by their impacts throughout the life cycle do not have a say in any of the decisions relating to its production . (iucn.org)
  • The Agency was established by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA, also known as Superfund) to assess the public health impact of hazardous wastes in the general environment, to identify human populations at risk, and to effect actions to prevent adverse health effects from human contact with hazardous substances. (cdc.gov)
  • Wildlife can impact the health of human populations all over the world, including in the United States. (healthnews.com)
  • Since the health of humans can be improved by healthy wildlife populations, protecting wildlife is good for human health. (healthnews.com)
  • Major transportation corridors often create pollution levels that are higher than in ambient air and they include vulnerable populations that may have many health and environmental concern (e.g., high rates of asthma, poor air quality, and poverty/low incomes). (cdc.gov)
  • During this COCA Call, presenters from Kaiser Permanente and the Veteran's Health Administration will discuss how telehealth has affected health equity in their patient populations before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. (cdc.gov)
  • Promote health improvement, wellness, and disease prevention in cooperation with patients, communities, at-risk populations, and other members of an interprofessional team of health care providers. (cdc.gov)
  • This evolution shows a clear improvement in the health and well-being of the region's populations. (who.int)
  • Scoping (planning the HIA and identifying what health risks and benefits to consider). (cdc.gov)
  • There is growing concern about both the environmental impacts and human health risks of using cyanide as a processing agent ( More Cyanide Uncertianties: Lessons from the Baia Mare, Romania Spill-Water Quality and Politics ). (carleton.edu)
  • Health risks increase for infants born to mothers living within 2 miles of a hydraulic fracturing site, according to a study published Dec. 13 in Science Advances. (princeton.edu)
  • By integrating data on air quality and heat, the researchers achieved the most detailed picture of the short-term health risks impacting the vulnerable population on a municipal level. (eurekalert.org)
  • Studies have found the following to be health risks associated with excessive sedentary behavior. (boystownhospital.org)
  • In 2019, the European Commission's Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks published a statement that identified 14 emerging health and environmental issues. (nationofchange.org)
  • 2021). Impact of racism on our nation's health. (cdc.gov)
  • Moreover, the trend in average adjusted life expectancy in good health is increasing in the African Region, from 46.7 to 56.5 years, over the period 2010-2021. (who.int)
  • I encourage you to read the 2023 Community Health Impact Report to explore stories of partnership and inspiration. (samhealth.org)
  • Because the tracking data is organized geospatially, the researcher can look at the "heat maps" created to see which areas have disproportionate impacts and underlying conditions which might make them more vulnerable to certain stressors. (neha.org)
  • In PNG, where health facilities can be remote and difficult to access, the pandemic only makes a tough situation worse. (icrc.org)
  • Admitting that adapting to 'the new normal' would take time, Soal says the methods and tips shared during the workshop would not only help health-care workers protect themselves and their families, but also avoid the stressors related to the pandemic. (icrc.org)
  • By ignoring social inequalities, a vicious circle is reinforced whereby the more socially and economically disadvantaged a person is, the more his needs remain unmet, the more likely they are to suffer from health conditions, especially during a pandemic. (etuc.org)
  • Describe lessons learned from healthcare systems' experiences in using telehealth to address health equity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. (cdc.gov)
  • See examples on the CDC's webpage of how tracking data can be used in three different domains of health impact assessment, pathway diagrams for climate and health, and transportation and land use. (neha.org)
  • The planet experienced the hottest day on record earlier this month and climate projections estimate the intensity of heat waves and poor air quality will increase and continue to cause severe impacts. (eurekalert.org)
  • But the impact of the climate crisis-for patients, doctors and researchers-is already being felt across every specialty of medicine, with worse feared to come. (scientificamerican.com)
  • There's research suggesting that our prescription medications may be causing harm because of changing heat patterns," said Aaron Bernstein, a pediatric hospitalist who is the co-director of the Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment at Harvard University. (scientificamerican.com)
  • Renee Salas, a co-author of the report, who teaches emergency medicine at Harvard Medical Schoolsaid: "The climate crisis is impacting not only health for our patients but the way we deliver care and our ability to do our jobs. (scientificamerican.com)
  • That's a totally different story than thinking about climate change as the cause of hurricanes over Florida … It's a much more pervasive and ongoing impact. (scientificamerican.com)
  • FOSSIL fuel use generates death and disease costing Australia $6 billion a year, yet the health benefits of cutting carbon dioxide emissions have been overlooked, a report by climate groups says. (smh.com.au)
  • The Climate and Health Alliance and the Climate Institute have compiled recent evidence about the impact on health of rising carbon dioxide levels. (smh.com.au)
  • The report says there are substantial and immediate economic and health benefits available from taking action on climate change. (smh.com.au)
  • The convener of the Climate and Health Alliance, Fiona Armstrong, says the health dividend resulting from reduced greenhouse gases would more than offset the cost of implementing the carbon tax. (smh.com.au)
  • The goal of HIA is to provide recommendations during the decision-making process that will protect health and reduce health inequities. (cdc.gov)
  • In this Special Feature, we draw from the work of experts on American Indian health inequities to highlight the unfair disparities this population faces as a result of historical trauma. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Historical trauma can create health inequities centuries later. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • On Native American Heritage Day and every day, it's important to examine the impact of historical trauma on present-day inequities among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, as seen in the research of experts on the subject. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • He specifically looked at health inequities in his hometown of Kyle, South Dakota, located within the Pine Ridge reservation. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • These insights have relevance not only for actions at the federal level, but also for cities and states across the country that are seeking to reduce air pollution and address health inequities. (edf.org)
  • This article from Native News addresses the possibility of why health and environmental concerns on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation may be related to water pollution from cyanide heap leach gold mining. (carleton.edu)
  • As local and state policymakers decide whether to allow hydraulic fracturing in their communities, it is crucial that they carefully examine the costs and benefits, including the potential impacts from pollution," said study co-author Michael Greenstone, the Milton Friedman Professor in Economics and director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. (princeton.edu)
  • This study provides the strongest large-scale evidence of a link between the pollution that stems from hydraulic fracturing activities and our health, specifically the health of babies. (princeton.edu)
  • While we know pollution from hydraulic fracturing impacts our health, we do not yet know where that pollution is coming from - from the air or water, from chemicals onsite, or an increase in traffic," said co-author Katherine Meckel, assistant professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. (princeton.edu)
  • Until we can determine the source of this pollution and contain it, local lawmakers will be forced to continue to make the difficult decision of whether to allow fracking in order to boost their local economies - despite the health implications - or ban it altogether, missing out on the jobs and revenue it would bring. (princeton.edu)
  • Building on this research, our latest work shows how the health impacts from air pollution can vary at a hyperlocal level and how using local level data can greatly improve our ability to identify health disparities and target action. (edf.org)
  • EDF's science, health, and business experts discuss the chemical and air pollution issues of the day. (edf.org)
  • Coal-fired power triggered lung, heart and nervous system diseases estimated to cost Australia $2.6 billion a year, while the annual health costs of pollution from oil-fuelled vehicles were put at $3.3 billion a year. (smh.com.au)
  • The benefits of reducing air pollution produced health benefits valued at $50 a tonne of carbon dioxide - double the price that the government had put on carbon in Australia. (smh.com.au)
  • The Pacific islands and other large ocean small island developing states (LOSIDS ) are disproportionally exposed to plastic pollution and vulnerable to its impacts. (iucn.org)
  • Health problems from asthma and emphysema to thyroid problems and diabetes have been on the rise on the reservation in the past 25 years, especially among children. (carleton.edu)
  • These are the stories of the lives of people and communities and how ATSDR has protected their health over the past 25 years. (cdc.gov)
  • In order to provide quality care in wartime and peacetime, the MHS is among the nation's leading health systems, not just in size or complexity, but in several areas of health care. (health.mil)
  • On top of that, we have to deal with the so-called three R's - the ACA's reinsurance program , risk-adjustment program and risk corridor , all designed to mitigate health-insurance carriers' risk. (cfo.com)
  • Much of the financial burden to mitigate the impacts of hot temperatures is left to municipalities, but the health system savings are largely experienced by provinces," said Dr. Jeffrey Wilson, professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development in Waterloo's Faculty of Environment. (eurekalert.org)
  • A new global governance regime for plastics is needed to mitigate their environmental, health and human rights impacts, especially in the Pacific 'Large Ocean Small Islands Developing States' - A tale of flooding bathrooms. (iucn.org)
  • Working with leading health care assessment organizations such as The George Institute for International Health, NICE International, the Institut für Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit im Gesundheitswesen (IQWiG) and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, the Health Impact Fund would perform evaluations of the health impact of different products in a variety of countries. (wikipedia.org)
  • First, social determinants of health include those key demographics that we often quickly overlook the moment that someone seeks care. (medscape.com)
  • We were able to access this database that sits quietly in this place at Arizona State and examine it for patients with epilepsy and, to try to understand how those demographics, those social determinants of health, impact the care of epilepsy. (medscape.com)
  • We're going to continue our conversation about the Republican tax bill and focus on specific provisions in the bill affecting health care. (npr.org)
  • As we just heard, the bill will repeal what's called the individual mandate, a key part of the Affordable Care Act that requires people to buy health insurance or face a tax penalty. (npr.org)
  • Avner recently spoke with CFO about the impact of health-care reform, his role and his efforts to make HCSC a less-conservative company. (cfo.com)
  • Legacy Health is a local nonprofit that provides comprehensive primary, secondary and tertiary care services across the Portland and Vancouver metro area and the mid-Willamette Valley. (legacyhealth.org)
  • Roughly 3,500 transgender patients receive gender affirming care at Legacy Health, and that number is increasing. (legacyhealth.org)
  • DHA and Health Affairs will continue to oversee these reforms with the goal of providing even more integrated, higher-quality care to TRICARE beneficiaries. (health.mil)
  • This includes garrison, operational, and en route care, increasing efficiencies for beneficiaries and health care professionals. (health.mil)
  • The MHS is undertaking a once in a generation reform effort to improve the readiness of our forces and the health care service we provide to our warfighters, retirees and military families. (health.mil)
  • Many military R&D efforts translate into better civilian health care as well, from trauma care to combatting malaria. (health.mil)
  • MHS success depends on building strong partnerships with the civilian health care sector. (health.mil)
  • During his long career in health care, Soal has seen many challenges that come with the territory - outbreaks of tribal fighting remain common in the highlands. (icrc.org)
  • Trained to stay calm under pressure, Soal says the stress of dealing with an unknown virus at such a large scale has taken a toll on health-care workers, causing many to feel anxious, irritable and frustrated. (icrc.org)
  • WASHINGTON - The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released a report today on the impact of the Senate's health care repeal bill. (aclu.org)
  • Under the legislation titled the "Better Care Reconciliation Act," the CBO estimates that 22 million people would lose health insurance by 2026. (aclu.org)
  • If you are a Senator who has concerns about the impact that health care repeal legislation might have on vulnerable communities, today's report should provide you ample reasons to vote no. (aclu.org)
  • In September 2022 the Institute for Epidemiology and Health Care, UCL Health of the Public, and the UCL Office of the Vice-Provost Research, Innovation & Global Engagement (RIGE) launch a new year-long fellowship program - to help 10 participants enhance the impact of your research through building knowledge, skills and experience in engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • We've had some great submissions to the Fellowship from across UCL, but we are keen to push this again within the Institute for Epidemiology and Health Care in particular. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • We have places set aside for those from the Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • Conversations and healthy debate about issues facing our industry and the health care system are critical to addressing some of today's challenges and opportunities. (phrma.org)
  • Economic and social policies to date have focused excessively on fiscal discipline rather than on public investment in health and care, this crisis clearly showing that this was to the detriment of the people in general. (etuc.org)
  • ETUC has been denouncing the weakness of the health care systems in Europe for many years. (etuc.org)
  • ETUC strongly advocates that everyone, irrespective of age, is entitled to dignified living and health care. (etuc.org)
  • Such an approach compelled governments to save on and cut public expenditure on health, in spite of the increase in care needs. (etuc.org)
  • EPSU have repeatedly denounced the drastic reduction in public expenditure in health and long-term care as outrageous and anachronistic. (etuc.org)
  • More than 100,000 malaria cases went untreated when Liberia's health care system buckled under the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak, according to a new study . (kff.org)
  • Basic health care took a major hit as well…" (Baragona, 2/20). (kff.org)
  • To learn more about your new benefits, your welcome packet, and what to do if you have an urgent health care issue please visit the New to Oregon Health Plan​ web page​. (oregon.gov)
  • Whether you need walk-in care or have a medical emergency, Samaritan Health Services is here to help with five hospitals and eight clinics offering walk-in care for urgent needs. (samhealth.org)
  • Samaritan Health Services continuously reviews its performance in the areas of quality care and patient safety. (samhealth.org)
  • Boys Town National Research Hospital - Life-Changing Care, Research & Education Knowledge Center How Does Sedentary Behavior Impact Adult Health? (boystownhospital.org)
  • In a well-referenced paper, Sherry Glied and Erin Miller summarized the history of health economics research and its policy impact, with emphasis in the second half on the Affordable Care Act. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • As President Obama and Congress began debating health care reform in 2009, 32 prominent health economists sent the President a letter stating, "This provision offers the most promising approach to reducing private-sector health care costs while also giving a much needed raise to the tens of millions of Americans who receive insurance through their employers" (Rampell, 2009). (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • Presenters will share strategies to expand ​access that can reduce disparities and improve culturally responsive care to help achieve health equity within each organization. (cdc.gov)
  • Conclusion: it is concluded that obese patients require oral health care, especially concerning prevention of periodontal disease and dental caries. (bvsalud.org)
  • What is the Role of Public Health in Addressing Health Equity in Genomics and Precision Medicine? (cdc.gov)
  • A recent Nature article discusses the concept of precision public health (PPH) and raises concerns that too much emphasis on data and technology is "diverting attention away from regular public health. (cdc.gov)
  • What should be the public health priorities in genomics and precision medicine in the next decade? (cdc.gov)
  • The CDC Office of Genomics and Precision Public Health is undergoing strategic planning to identify major opportunities for impact of public health action in human genomics and precision medicine in the next decade. (cdc.gov)
  • Health impact assessment (HIA) is a tool that can help communities, decision makers, and practitioners make choices that improve public health through community design. (cdc.gov)
  • HIA brings potential positive and negative public health impacts and considerations to the decision-making process for plans, projects, and policies that fall outside traditional public health arenas, such as transportation and land use. (cdc.gov)
  • HIA is different from a public health assessment, a health risk assessment, and an environmental impact assessment. (cdc.gov)
  • This site is authored by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and begins with a public health statement that summarizes in non-technical language, cyanide's relevant properties. (carleton.edu)
  • Health impact assessment (HIA) bring together scientific data, health expertise, and public input to identify the potential-and often overlooked-health effects of proposed new laws, regulations, projects, and programs. (neha.org)
  • This toolkit uses the data from the Environmental Public Health Tracking Network to complete a HIA. (neha.org)
  • The Environmental Public Health Tracking Network makes data available from 25 states and one city. (neha.org)
  • The Environmental Public Health Tracking Network is funded by the Centers for Disease Control as part of the National Tracking Network. (neha.org)
  • These results suggest that hydraulic fracturing does have an impact on our health, though the good news is that this is only at a highly localized level," said Currie, who directs the Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs . (princeton.edu)
  • In a 2019 talk at the University of Washington School of Public Health, Dr. Warne spoke of the unresolved trauma that AI/AN people have inherited over centuries due to genocide, displacement, and forced boarding school participation. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • We're happy to announce that the Health and the Public Impact Fellowship 2022-23 have now been assigned. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • We're happy to announce that the Health and the Public Impact Fellowship - Training Programme is now live. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • These workshops are tailored to health-related researchers and professional services staff in the broadest sense, but they provide a good grounding the general principles of research impact, public engagement and evidencing impact. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • ETUC calls for a European approach that includes public investments, doubling the EU budget and issuing EU debt, in order to enhance EU forward-looking commitment for public and individual health. (etuc.org)
  • The European Economic Governance (EEG) repeatedly emphasised that, as the population is ageing fast, the costs of health needs of the elderly will soon be unsustainable for public budgets. (etuc.org)
  • Begin your career at the Public Health Institute. (phi.org)
  • The last few years have been immensely challenging for communities around the globe-in some cases, setting back public health gains by years or decades. (phi.org)
  • The Oregon Public Health Division's Health Impact Assessment initiative focuses on building our collective capacity to evaluate the health effects of projects and policies, and to provide the information to decision makers. (oregon.gov)
  • The road safety audit (RSA) was chosen as the focus for an HIA because the RSA provided Transportation and Public Health staff with and opportunity to maximize the health benefits of RSA strategies implemented to improve to traffic safety, and to build off of Clackamas County's recently completed Transportation System Plan Update, which included health improvement goals. (oregon.gov)
  • Many of the biggest health challenges today, and the greatest drains on the public purse, are preventable chronic diseases associated with carbon-intensive lifestyles,'' says the report released today. (smh.com.au)
  • What was needed was for better information to be made available on the health implications for the public to recognise the direct human benefits of lower greenhouse gases, she said. (smh.com.au)
  • HIAs can bring these two disciplines together and provide developers with a process to engage the local community and evidence to ensure that decisions will benefit public health. (pewtrusts.org)
  • The Georgia Health Policy Center, a university-based public health institute, conducted an HIA to inform an annual state plan to allocate low-income housing tax credits. (pewtrusts.org)
  • Health Resources in Action, a public health institute, partnered with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, a governmental regional planning organization, on an HIA examining the health implications of the distribution of funding to community development corporations (CDCs)-organizations that build affordable housing and support other improvement efforts in low-income neighborhoods-across the state. (pewtrusts.org)
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Charles Xintaras, Sc.D. (cdc.gov)
  • Lead left in the environment as hazardous waste is a matter of great public health concern to ATSDR. (cdc.gov)
  • This report provides background information on the complex and interactive factors that environmental health scientists need to consider when evaluating the impact of lead-contaminated soil on public health. (cdc.gov)
  • He is also a Professor with the Department of Health Law, Policy and Management at the Boston University's School of Public Health, a Principal Research Scientist with the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Health Services Research. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • A Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a process to evaluate the potential positive and negative public health effects of a plan, project, or policy before it is approved, built, or implemented. (cdc.gov)
  • Transportation planning and design provides a great opportunity to protect public health. (cdc.gov)
  • We estimate a disability-adjusted life year (DALY) score for rabies to quantify the disease impact relative to other diseases to set priorities for public health interventions. (cdc.gov)
  • A major factor in the failure of rabies control is the low level of political commitment, partly arising from a lack of quantitative data on the true public health impact of the disease ( 3 ) and the cost-effectiveness and cost benefits of controlling it ( 5 ) . (cdc.gov)
  • The disability-adjusted life year (DALY) is a standardized, comparative measure of disease impact developed to assess the relative impact of different diseases across different settings and at different stages of economic and public health development ( 6 ) . (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, presenters from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will share telehealth strategies that incorporate CDC's frameworks to Addressing Health Equity in Public Health Practice external icon . (cdc.gov)
  • Discuss concerns and/or issues related to preparedness for and/or response to urgent public health threats. (cdc.gov)
  • To address the shortcomings identified, policies regulating IA practice should strengthen the requirements for public disclosure of IA reports and promote a more comprehensive inclusion of health in IA, be it through stand-alone health impact assessment or more rigorous integration of health in other forms of IA. (lu.se)
  • It is highlighted that these professionals have low workload, gratification, and psychological preparation to act in scenarios of emergence in public health. (bvsalud.org)
  • Assess the potential for the proposed decision to result in substantial health effects. (neha.org)
  • Assess the potential for unequally distributed impact. (neha.org)
  • Tracking data can be used to assess these effects by providing baseline information about health status in a community or by predicting the effects and benefits from a policy, plan, or project. (neha.org)
  • Researchers from the University of Waterloo and Toronto Metropolitan University have refined and expanded a method of data collection to assess their health impacts. (eurekalert.org)
  • 6 The Helix Centre for Design in Healthcare, Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom. (nih.gov)
  • The health system was severely compromised due to overwhelming demand, healthcare workers deaths, resource diversion and closure of health facilities. (nih.gov)
  • Fear of Ebola and healthcare workers led to a breakdown in trust in health systems. (nih.gov)
  • Results evidenced impacts especially on healthcare teams, with predominance of symptoms of anxiety, depression, fear and insomnia. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Clackamas County Road Safety Audit HIA is currently profiled on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Your Health - Your Environment Blog . (oregon.gov)
  • Title : Impact of racism on our nation's health Corporate Authors(s) : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of Minority Health &Health Equity. (cdc.gov)
  • A narrative overview of the peer-reviewed and grey literature related to the impact and consequences of the Ebola outbreak was conducted, synthesizing the findings of literature retrieved from a structured search of biomedical databases, the Web and references of reviewed articles. (nih.gov)
  • This content should include a strong opening sentence describing the health topic in the Eastern Mediterranean (include key words "Eastern Mediterranean" and health topic name for search engine optimization). (who.int)
  • Population Health interprets data and information to determine factors that impact health and health access. (legacyhealth.org)
  • Our objective was to provide a comprehensive overview of the impact of the Ebola outbreak on population health in the three most affected countries: Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. (nih.gov)
  • This review highlights the scope and scale of the consequences of the Ebola outbreak on population health. (nih.gov)
  • Sustained commitment of the international community is required to support health system re-building and to urgently address unmet population health needs. (nih.gov)
  • Dr Sirven, you just gave a very interesting presentation at this year's Wake Forest Symposium on social determinants of health and epilepsy. (medscape.com)
  • Some of this started with a very wayside conversation with someone not involved in the field of epilepsy, who said, "I suspect that this is really all about social determinants of health. (medscape.com)
  • As someone who is not an expert in that topic, it was kind of a genesis of a larger project which we worked on for a few years and published, both in paper and in book form - this whole idea of social determinants of health and how they affect epilepsy. (medscape.com)
  • I witnessed the impact that social determinants (i.e. where people are born, live, go to school, work) can have on the health of communities. (phrma.org)
  • The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends HIA as a planning resource for implementing Healthy People 2020 . (cdc.gov)
  • This was made clear in a talk given by Roger Dale Walker, MD , director of the One Sky Center for American Indian/Alaska Native health, education, and research, at the 2020 Journalism Summit on Infectious Disease. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The KFF Daily Global Health Policy Report summarized news and information on global health policy from hundreds of sources, from May 2009 through December 2020. (kff.org)
  • Pathway diagrams, which illustrate the impacts of the decision to short-, medium- and long-term health, are useful in identifying health effects and benefits. (neha.org)
  • CDC's Healthy Community Design Initiative is the only source of federal expertise to help states and communities integrate health considerations into transportation and community planning decisions. (cdc.gov)
  • Good health for our people, our patients, our communities and our world. (legacyhealth.org)
  • The Philanthropy & Community Engagement Team coordinates fundraising initiatives for Legacy and provides the resources to carry out the mission of good health for our people, our patients, our communities and the world. (legacyhealth.org)
  • But these last few years have also demonstrated what works: Sustained investments in communities, health and equity, and policy change to support them. (phi.org)
  • We are proud to partner with local nonprofit organizations and provide financial support to important programs that improve the health of our communities. (samhealth.org)
  • Simply put, the relationships we have, build, and maintain with people at home, in the workplace, and in our communities influence our general health and performance. (health.mil)
  • Natural resource extraction projects, including those in the mining sector, have various effects on human health and wellbeing, with communities in resource-rich areas in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) being particularly vulnerable. (lu.se)
  • The Health Impact Fund is the creation of a team of researchers led by the Yale philosopher Thomas Pogge and the University of Calgary economist Aidan Hollis, and is promoted by the non-profit organization Incentives for Global Health (IGH). (wikipedia.org)
  • Trauma has profound implications for mental and physical health. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Curry County staffer and HIA practitioner Annette Klinefelter talked with OPB's Think Out Loud program about the health implications of aging manufactured units based on findings from the HIA and the pilot program that will replace 25 homes with new manufactured houses. (oregon.gov)
  • 2 This brief focuses on the efforts of CDCs, which are best known for developing affordable housing but are usually involved in a range of initiatives critical to community health such as community organizing, economic development, sanitation, and street and neighborhood improvements, all factors that have well-documented implications for health. (pewtrusts.org)
  • Cheap, light, moldable and durable, plastics have been the source of significant industrial, trade, sanitation and health progress since they started being manufactured at a large scale in the 1950s. (iucn.org)
  • DALYs have been used to organize disease control in the health sector ( 7 ) because interventions can be prioritized on the basis of their impact in reducing disease and on the cost-effectiveness of the intervention. (cdc.gov)
  • A DALY estimate, which can be used to rank diseases globally, can also be used to prioritize health interventions at a country level. (cdc.gov)
  • Green tea may even have positive effects on gum health and decay prevention. (healthline.com)
  • Rabies satisfies all the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for diseases that are a priority for control ( 3 ) and, unlike many other emerging zoonoses (such as dengue and West Nile virus), safe and effective animal and human vaccines are widely available for its prevention and control. (cdc.gov)
  • When assessing the health impact of a registered product, "the Health Impact Fund would essentially estimate the difference between (1) the actual health status of people who consumed the registered product and (2) the estimated health status of those people, had they not had access to the registered product. (wikipedia.org)
  • People may not consider how allergies can impact sexuality. (healthline.com)
  • So for next year, people will still be required to either have health insurance or pay a penalty. (npr.org)
  • We are particularly dedicated to supporting health services for low income and uninsured people. (legacyhealth.org)
  • We deliver game-changing solutions that have a real impact for people around the globe. (edf.org)
  • The graphs below clearly show that while people are ageing, governments' expenditure for health declines. (etuc.org)
  • The flip side is the exponential growth of plastics production and use, along with their devastating impacts on the environment, wildlife and people . (iucn.org)
  • Lead in the environment and its effects on the health of people is a matter of great concern to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). (cdc.gov)
  • Most people, if you just stop them on the street and you ask them if emotions contribute to health and disease, they would say "yes" without even thinking about it. (chriskresser.com)
  • Activities that people may engage in for these health benefits may be bird watching, wildlife photography, fishing, or hiking, amongst others. (healthnews.com)
  • Land use decisions affect how people live and their health. (cdc.gov)
  • A total of six studies investigated the impact of some form of vegetarian diet and periodontal health, three of which mentioned decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) findings within the paper. (nature.com)
  • The findings relating to periodontal health primarily found the vegetarian diet to have a positive effect on the periodontium and reduce the risk of periodontal disease. (nature.com)
  • The findings confirm there was an increase in the total deaths and hospital visits in these areas with the highest impact happening on the day of the heat and poor air quality and extending two days after these events. (eurekalert.org)
  • In late July 2013, Curry County partners got together to hear a presentation of the health findings and draft recommendations, and to sign a declaration of participation committing to assist with implementation of the program. (oregon.gov)
  • This brief presents case studies about these HIAs and draws from a review conducted by the Georgia Health Policy Center that summarized the HIA process and findings. (pewtrusts.org)
  • This chapter briefly reviews several classes of toxic substances and discusses their significance in terms of risk to wildlife health. (carleton.edu)
  • Wildlife is important to our environment for many reasons, but did you know that wildlife impacts human health, too? (healthnews.com)
  • But wildlife doesn't just co-exist with humans on this planet, they impact parts of everyday living, and that includes having impacts on human health. (healthnews.com)
  • Wildlife can impact physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual areas of health in many ways. (healthnews.com)
  • By protecting the wildlife found across the country and around the world, humans can actually protect their own health. (healthnews.com)
  • Wildlife has significant and unique positive impacts on health that should be regarded as essential to human health. (healthnews.com)
  • HIA is a process that helps evaluate the potential health effects of a plan, project, or policy before it is built or implemented. (cdc.gov)
  • HIA is commonly defined as a combination of procedures, methods, and tools by which a policy, program, or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within the population. (neha.org)
  • While some see the new energy boom as benefiting the local economy and decreasing U.S. reliance on foreign oil, others fear the potential health and environmental consequences that come along with fracking. (princeton.edu)
  • In this review, we define the concept of social bioentrepreneurship and consider the potential impact of such ventures on global health. (nih.gov)
  • In December 2012, OHA awarded a small grant to Curry County's health department to conduct an HIA on the potential health impacts of the Housing Stock Upgrade Initiative. (oregon.gov)
  • Some very early research has shown that hops, a common component of beer, may have some positive effects on oral health and cavity protection. (healthline.com)
  • Military medical research is focused on the needs of military commanders, from novel ways to prevent blood loss in combat to wearable health monitoring devices to new safeguards against infectious disease. (health.mil)
  • Our training programme is suitable for all staff at UCL of any level of seniority who want to develop their understanding and skills in Research Impact. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • Do you have ideas for a great activity that could generate change via engagement, partnerships or other research impact activity? (ucl.ac.uk)
  • According to the National Center for Health Research, 45% of adolescents like Gianna report that they are online "almost constantly" and another 44 % say they are online at least several times a day. (ajc.com)
  • The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. (kff.org)
  • The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news, KFF is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California. (kff.org)
  • In 2022, Samaritan invested more than $174 million in community health activities such as services for low-income individuals, free health screenings, health-related research, training for health professionals and grants to local nonprofits in support of health initiatives. (samhealth.org)
  • Fortunately there is research supporting that simply limiting extended periods of sedentary behavior can have a positive impact on an individual's health. (boystownhospital.org)
  • Based on the study of metabolic markers in the body, research has found that breaking up long sedentary periods throughout your day with short periods of light activity can improve your health outlook. (boystownhospital.org)
  • Audience: Presented in a comprehensive manner, this book is useful as both grassroots, background information and state-of-the art knowledge to a wide range of readers, including experts and non-experts alike, professionals in both environmental and health sciences, decision-makers, research scientists, journalists, and post-graduate students. (environmental-expert.com)
  • The tl;dr version is that the Congressional Budget Office's bill scoring role is the institutional mechanism by which health economics research affects policy. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • Not mentioned by Glied and Miller, is that the Office of Management and Budget's evidence-based budgeting initiative is another mechanism by which health economics, as well as other social policy research, could affect policy. (theincidentaleconomist.com)
  • The Kansas Health Institute supports effective policymaking through nonpartisan research, education and engagement. (khi.org)
  • The Tracking Network can provide data about asthma hospitalizations and emergency department visits at state and county levels to establish a baseline health estimate and provide information on the region of interest. (neha.org)
  • Indeed, the same method used to estimate the annual number of human rabies cases ( 9 ) , and thus DALY impact, in Tanzania may be applied across sub-Saharan Africa to estimate the regional level of underreporting relative to officially reported figures. (cdc.gov)
  • The World Health Organization's health and economic assessment tool (HEAT) for cycling and walking is an online tool designed to facilitate evidence-based decision-making toward this goal. (who.int)
  • We examine the impact of the introduction of paid maternity leave in Norway in 1977 on maternal health. (repec.org)
  • Following the release of a report commissioned by the Kansas Health Policy Authority (with funding from the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund) to examine the impact of federal health reform in Kansas, KHI convened a select group of stakeholders to hear from the authors of the report, Steve Schramm and Gabe Smith of schramm-raleigh Health Strategy, as well as Andrew Allison, Executive Director of the Kansas Health Policy Authority. (khi.org)
  • The human health effects due to cyanide leach gold mining are not well documented, and this is no exception in Montana. (carleton.edu)
  • In addition to physical human health effects, the Assiniboine and Gros Ventre Tribes of Fort Belknap have a strong cultural and spiritual connection with the Little Rockies. (carleton.edu)
  • To further investigate human health impacts from gold mining on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, follow the links below. (carleton.edu)
  • For 30 years, their complaints about the effect on their health and quality of life have mostly fallen on deaf ears at the statehouse-making this a clear case of environmental racism with quantifiable human cost. (sierraclub.org)
  • The impacts of plastics on human health, the environment and food security all i nfringe on fundamental human rights protected under international human rights law. (iucn.org)
  • Similar points have been made by Donald Warne, MD, the associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • List strategies to address health equity in telehealth. (cdc.gov)
  • Discuss CDC's health equity and telehealth initiatives and recommendations. (cdc.gov)
  • By improving the thermal efficiency of British homes the government would reduce carbon dioxide ("greenhouse") emissions, avoid a major burden of ill health, and reduce health inequity, which-as the report shows-maps closely with social and economic disadvantage. (bmj.com)
  • Consideration of adverse and beneficial health effects. (cdc.gov)
  • Community Solutions, a community-based organization in Hartford, and Michael Singer Studio, a design firm, carried out an HIA to embed health considerations in a neighborhood environmental sustainability plan. (pewtrusts.org)
  • It also provides an introduction to HIA for community developers and policymakers and explains how developers can incorporate health considerations into their decisions. (pewtrusts.org)
  • Dr. Amanda Edwards-Stewart, a clinical psychologist with the DOD's Psychological Health Center of Excellence further explained, "The quality of relationships matters to mental and physical health. (health.mil)
  • Historic reforms to the TRICARE health plan took effect Jan. 1, 2018, and TRICARE experienced it's first open enrollment season in fall 2018. (health.mil)
  • The Impact of Paid Maternity Leave on Maternal Health ," Discussion Paper Series in Economics 4/2018, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics. (repec.org)
  • 2018. " The Impact of Paid Maternity Leave on Maternal Health ," Health, Econometrics and Data Group (HEDG) Working Papers 18/22, HEDG, c/o Department of Economics, University of York. (repec.org)
  • There are a few main factors caused by allergies that may impact a person's sex life. (healthline.com)
  • This includes determining if the data needed to predict health impacts exists, if it is available, and if it is available at the proper scale. (neha.org)
  • 2 Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States. (nih.gov)
  • It's a really interesting topic, and the more I do this work, the more I feel that lifestyle, behavior, emotions, psychological, and even spiritual factors play a crucial role and sometimes maybe even a more important role than commonly recognized factors like diet, exercise, and sleep in determining our health. (chriskresser.com)