• Design characteristics of worksite environmental interventions for obesity prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • To encourage increased participation in physical activity among Americans of all ages by issuing a public health recommendation on the types and amounts of physical activity needed for health promotion and disease prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • A group of experts was brought together by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) to review the pertinent scientific evidence and to develop a clear, concise 'public health message' regarding physical activity. (cdc.gov)
  • The achievement of universal health coverage also holds potential for disease prevention and health promotion. (who.int)
  • This function includes disease prevention and health promotion. (who.int)
  • Disease prevention, understood as specific, population-based and individual-based interventions for primary and secondary (early detection) prevention, aiming to minimize the burden of diseases and associated risk factors. (who.int)
  • It should be noted that while primary prevention activities may be implemented independently of capacity-building in other health care services, this is not the case for secondary prevention. (who.int)
  • Health promotion usually addresses behavioral risk factors such as tobacco use, obesity, diet and physical inactivity, as well as the areas of mental health, injury prevention, drug abuse control, alcohol control, health behavior related to HIV, and sexual health. (who.int)
  • Disease prevention and health promotion share many goals, and there is considerable overlap between functions. (who.int)
  • On a conceptual level, it is useful to characterize disease prevention services as those primarily concentrated within the health care sector, and health promotion services as those that depend on intersectoral actions and/or are concerned with the social determinants of health. (who.int)
  • Inclusion of disease prevention programmes at primary and specialized health care levels, such as access to preventive services (ex. (who.int)
  • Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) convened a meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) on May 19-20, 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia. (cdc.gov)
  • CDC reported on recent developments under the Futures Initiative (FI), including the revised organizational structure of the Coordinating Center for Environmental Health and Injury Prevention (CCEHIP), roles and responsibilities of CCEHIP staff, and FI successes. (cdc.gov)
  • This course builds on learning attained during the first semester course Public Health IA &, in addition to providing basic essential knowledge of disease prevention & health promotion aspects of public health, it provides a valuable foundation for subsequent health sciences & public health studies. (edu.au)
  • Illness and injury prevention, assessment, and intervention. (google.com)
  • Primary universal postpartum mental health prevention and early intervention pyscho-educational program for first time parents/caregivers. (aifs.gov.au)
  • In Australia, sports injury prevention has been on the national health policy agenda to varying degrees since 1994, 6 but policy progress has been limited, and primarily focused on "micro policy" covering single issues (eg, drugs in sport, pregnancy, portable soccer goals, etc) 7 8 or specific to individual sports, such as football codes. (bmj.com)
  • We are a leader in a number of research areas including health policy , health promotion and prevention of disease and disabilities, among others. (edu.au)
  • the injury-prevention-to-safety-promotion gap. (bmj.com)
  • The Texas Department of State Health Services lists multiple best practice resources for schools in areas of Early Mental Health Intervention, Mental Health Promotion and Positive Youth Development, Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention, and Suicide Prevention. (esc19.net)
  • The ASK About Suicide to Save a Life app provides useful information to use as an educational resource as well as a crisis intervention resource for suicide prevention. (esc19.net)
  • Dental Public Health is the branch and specialty of dentistry concerned with the diagnosis, prevention, and control of dental diseases and the promotion of oral health through organized community efforts. (rcdc.ca)
  • Changing policy, system and environmental features focused on physical activity and healthy eating behaviors as part of health promotion interventions can play a key role in prevention strategies in early childhood education settings. (cdc.gov)
  • These findings provide insight into core dissemination and implementation constructs that should be targeted by obesity prevention interventions in early childhood education settings to ensure maximum impact on sustainable behavior change. (cdc.gov)
  • The utility of randomized controlled trials of social interventions: an examination of two trials of HIV prevention. (springer.com)
  • You could progress on to a PhD in blindness prevention, pursuing public health research to help answer the industry's burning questions. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • Or working in university teaching hospitals, contributing to research programmes, or strategising in ministries of health for blindness prevention in your country. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • Participants in intensive lifestyle interventions such as those tested in the Diabetes Prevention Program and the Look Ahead trials achieved clinically significant weight loss (6,7). (cdc.gov)
  • The VA National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (NCP) developed MOVE! (cdc.gov)
  • and be oriented towards building and validating 'mid-level' program theories which would set out how interventions interact with context to produce outcomes. (nih.gov)
  • Focusing on detecting and treating mental health illnesses during childhood would lead to overall better health outcomes. (sophe.org)
  • This process includes activities for the community-at-large or for populations at increased risk of negative health outcomes. (who.int)
  • It advocates for individuals, families, households and communities to be core producers of health outcomes. (who.int)
  • The purpose of this study was to review the literature to describe public health system QI interventions and their impact on public health practices and health outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Few of the studies linked their improvements directly to a health outcome or predictors of health outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Future research should explore the relationships between components of worksite health promotion programs and their outcomes to further develop best practices that can improve worker health and promote physical activity. (cdc.gov)
  • To promote better health for all, this initiative aims to broaden the context of public health and health equity, integrate the study of these various disciplines, and foster knowledge transfer on key issues regarding the pivotal role of food safety, nutrition and health equity in influencing health outcomes. (inderscience.com)
  • Our public health research aims to improve health, wellbeing and fairness and boost healthcare outcomes on the global stage. (edu.au)
  • Insights from this process can be used to anticipate and interpret intervention usage and outcomes, and most importantly to modify the intervention to make it more persuasive, feasible, and relevant to users. (nih.gov)
  • Our research focuses on understanding the individual and environmental determinants of different health promoting behaviours, with a view to developing effective behaviour change interventions to improve health outcomes. (abdn.ac.uk)
  • The success or otherwise of health service implementation projects can be measured through changes in process of care and patient outcomes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Changes in process of care are likely to be the result of the implementation strategies targeting health professional behavior change [ 7 ], whereas patient outcomes (health outcomes and satisfaction) are likely the result of a complex interaction between the process of care, the organizational structure where this care is provided, patient characteristics, and the nature of the clinical intervention itself [ 8 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Processes and outcomes of developing a continuity of care document for use as a personal health record by people living with HIV/AIDS in New York City. (re-aim.org)
  • This guide is to help people design and implement comprehensive, effective and measurable public health programmes that will deliver improved public health outcomes. (bvs.br)
  • Relevance to Design Practice - Understanding the design attributes of product intervention helps designers to develop a structural approach to promote pro-environmental behaviors. (ijdesign.org)
  • The practice of evidence-based public health (EBPH) is an integration of science-based interventions with community preferences for improving population health (1). (cdc.gov)
  • It is important to take all incentives into consideration when trying to understand the decision-making process for workplace health interventions and to bridge the gap between what is produced through research and what is used in practice. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although these interventions are available, there is still a gap between research findings and what is used in practice [ 17 , 18 ], probably due to the difficulty of adapting research-based interventions to specific workplaces [ 18 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • More research is needed to definitively "connect the dots" between QI efforts, resulting practice improvements, and actual (or predictors of) health outcome improvements. (cdc.gov)
  • The Natick Public School (NPS) Nurses u s e the framework for 21st century school nursing practice to provide evidence-based, clinically competent and student-centered nursing care. (google.com)
  • PURPOSE We wanted to explore potential effects of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) on research activities of practice-based research networks (PBRNs). (annfammed.org)
  • For researchers working within the complex environment of practice-based research networks (PBRNs), who intend to collect data from patients and health care professionals across multiple institutions, the Privacy Rule presents additional challenges. (annfammed.org)
  • PBRN researchers face additional challenges when they try to collect data about interventions at the practice level, often without individual patient consent-a design typical of translational research. (annfammed.org)
  • The Sydney School of Public Health is home to some of the most highly cited researchers in the world, including many whose research informs policy and practice in Australia and internationally. (edu.au)
  • Our Mental Health Nursing course is underpinned by a philosophy of values-based and relational nursing practice, with a strong focus on the delivery of research-informed, person-centred care. (abertay.ac.uk)
  • This three-year Mental Health Nursing degree is a thought-provoking and contemporary course, designed to give you all the knowledge, skills and experiences you need to practice as a mental health nurse. (abertay.ac.uk)
  • states that the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), in coordination with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and regional education service centers (ESCs), shall provide and annually update a list of recommended best practice-based programs for implementation in public elementary, junior high, middle, and high schools within the general education setting. (esc19.net)
  • Users have practice conversations with virtual students to learn effective methods for engaging in difficult conversations addressing mental health issues. (esc19.net)
  • Fellows in Dental Public Health are required to have broad knowledge, skills, practice and excellence in the seven domains of Dental Public Health. (rcdc.ca)
  • The RCDC Fellowship Examination in Dental Public Health recognizes excellence, experience and competence in the practice of Dental Public Health and is the highest professional achievement for a public health dentist in Canada. (rcdc.ca)
  • This project/paper can be on a practice topic from a candidate's dental public health practice or academic experience. (rcdc.ca)
  • What are the implications for public health practice? (cdc.gov)
  • However, there is currently a gap between the generation of evidence for health promotion programs and their application into practice. (cdc.gov)
  • The M.P.H. degree earned in the Global Health Program prepares a graduate to practice public health with a transformational development worldview-seeking positive change in the whole of human life materially, physically, socially, psychologically and spiritually. (llu.edu)
  • We extracted theoretical implementation frameworks and study design against the Workgroup for Intervention Development and Evaluation Research (WIDER) Checklist and implementation strategies mapped to the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) taxonomy. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A comprehensive textbook providing a complete overview of the multifaceted nature of public health practice. (sagepub.com)
  • You'll be prepared to both inform and lead eye health care practice at a local, national and international level through research, training and service delivery. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • Quit rate of the tobacco chewing practice, betel chewing practice and CPTAP chewing practice among intervention group was 33%, 70%, and 13% respectively while control group did not have any quitters, P = 0.001. (bvsalud.org)
  • Multicomponent health promotion intervention (Advocacy, Interactive discussions, IEC materials and Community mobilization) was significantly effective in enhancing the knowledge , increasing self - mouth examination practice, and reducing tobacco chewing practice among a vulnerable group of youth in Sri Lanka . (bvsalud.org)
  • Common types of interventions include screening programs, vaccination, food and water supplementation, and health promotion. (wikipedia.org)
  • The findings of this review will provide information on the types of interventions that have been evaluated and the context in which they are set, and provide insights into what interventions, and intervention functions, are most effective in different OHFO settings, along with any important innovation, implementation and cost implications. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We will promote food safety in NYC restaurants and mobile food vending settings using three types of interventions: 1) restaurant operator and food worker education, 2) enhanced training of Health Department inspectors who educate operators during inspections, and 3) regulations and policies. (usda.gov)
  • The implementation of these interventions in social economy companies was studied. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Personal factors (such as attitudes towards HP, behavioural control, social norms and moral responsibility) were asked to the person responsible for implementation of HP interventions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Having a positive attitude towards HP, being more morally responsible, and having the subjective norm that employees are positive towards health promotion at work, were related to being more supportive towards the implementation of HP in the univariate analyses. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Sheltered and social workshops are open to HP interventions, but more can be done to optimize the implementation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • To persuade persons responsible for the implementation of HP to invest more in HP, changing attitudes concerning the benefits of health promotion for the employee and the company, is an important strategy. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This will allow us to re-appraise the program's conceptual base, optimise the program for post-trial implementation and roll out, and offer suggestions for the development and implementation of future initiatives to promote health and wellbeing through professional sports clubs. (stir.ac.uk)
  • Scaling up the implementation of public health interventions is therefore clearly the key to achieving universal health coverage. (who.int)
  • The wide-scale implementation of EBPH requires not only a workforce that understands and can implement EBPH efficiently but also sustained support from health department leaders, practitioners, and policy makers. (cdc.gov)
  • Committee endorsed the health promotion strategy for the African Region and the progress report on its implementation was presented at the Sixty-first session of the Regional Committee in 2011. (who.int)
  • The progress report identified issues and challenges in the implementation of health promotion activities across programmes and sectors. (who.int)
  • Effective implementation of health promotion interventions also requires sound planning, good management, systematic monitoring and evaluation, and partnership building among multiple development sectors including health, civil society, the private sector, households and communities. (who.int)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Worksite Health ScoreCard (HSC) is a tool for employers to assess the implementation of evidence-based worksite health promotion interventions (11). (cdc.gov)
  • It has been used by state health departments, worksites, and their partners as a tool to expand implementation of evidence-based worksite practices, assist with creating sustainable programs, assess implementation, evaluate environmental changes, and track program components (12). (cdc.gov)
  • Unless this research culminates in practical and cost-effective interventions capable of attracting the political and social support required to allow effective implementation, it will not prevent harm or save lives. (bmj.com)
  • In a review of 1210 articles published in 12 leading public health and health promotion journals, Oldenburg et al 7 found that 63% of publications were descriptive (Stages 1 and 2), 11% were concerned with method development and 16% were intervention-based (Stage 3), and only 5% were concerned with institutionalisation or policy implementation research, with less than 1% containing diffusion research (Stage 4). (bmj.com)
  • An exploration of constructs related to dissemination and implementation of an early childhood systems-level intervention. (cdc.gov)
  • This study used qualitative methods to evaluate intervention-, organizational- and individual-level factors within a dissemination and implementation framework that may be related to the implementation of a health-promoting intervention in early childhood education settings. (cdc.gov)
  • Intervention-level factors, including feasibility and adaptability, organizational-level factors, including staff and leadership engagement, and individual-level factors, including attitudes, skills and knowledge, were identified as constructs that impacted the successful implementation of the intervention. (cdc.gov)
  • The first is a developmental process involving qualitative research with a wide range of people from the target user populations, carried out at every stage of intervention development, from planning to feasibility testing and implementation. (nih.gov)
  • Health Service implementation projects are often guided by theoretical implementation frameworks. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Our MSc in Public Health for Eye Care focuses on the generation of evidence around eye health care, and the implementation of strategies based on that evidence - helping you develop better interventions and deliver better care. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • Fewer than half of public health workers have formal training in a public health discipline such as epidemiology or health education (7). (cdc.gov)
  • Academics such as Associate Professor Melody Ding , Dr Julie Ayre and the Health Literacy Lab team, and Dr Fiona Stanaway , Professor Alexandra Martiniuk and Professor Angela Webster have all made critical contributions to aspects of the COVID response through research studies on epidemiology, COVID co-morbidities, and behavioural science. (edu.au)
  • The M.P.H. degree in epidemiology is designed to give theoretical and practical training in how to study and control factors that influence health-related problems. (llu.edu)
  • We collaborate with a range of disciplines within the University, including Academic Primary Care , Psychology , Health Services Research , Health Economics , Rowett Institute , the Epidemiology Group , Business School . (abdn.ac.uk)
  • Health promotion is the process of empowering people to increase control over their health and its determinants through health literacy efforts and multisectoral action to increase healthy behaviors. (who.int)
  • From a public health perspective , urban blue (and green) spaces are important health-enabling landscapes that can mitigate urban health risks such as air and noise pollution and promote healthy behaviors, e.g., physical activity. (frontiersin.org)
  • Furthermore, research shows that Internet-delivered interventions can be effective in changing health behaviors. (jmir.org)
  • Because these and many other diseases are largely the result of unhealthy behaviors [ 1 - 3 ], an important goal of health communication is to encourage and motivate people to engage in healthful and disease-preventive behaviors. (jmir.org)
  • Furthermore, research shows that Internet-delivered interventions can be effective in changing health behaviors such as physical activity [ 8 , 9 ].The Internet thus seems to offer vast opportunities for health communication. (jmir.org)
  • The health education component of the program focuses on educational, interpersonal, community, and legislative factors that promote positive health behaviors. (llu.edu)
  • Beginning with the application in mind: designing and planning health behavior change interventions to enhance dissemination. (re-aim.org)
  • On February 3, we attended the legislative briefing, The Pediatric Mental Health Crisis: Fostering Healthy Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Development in Children and Youth at the U.S. Capitol Building. (sophe.org)
  • Although threefold public health effects have been noted across the projects (i. behavioral changes toward healthier lifestyles, ii. (frontiersin.org)
  • This type of behavioral intervention includes lifestyle modifications such as promoting physical activity, a healthy diet, smoking cessation, and adherence to medication. (cdc.gov)
  • This process goes beyond assessing acceptability, usability, and satisfaction, allowing the intervention designers to build a deep understanding of the psychosocial context of users and their views of the behavioral elements of the intervention. (nih.gov)
  • The second element of the person-based approach is to identify "guiding principles" that can inspire and inform the intervention development by highlighting the distinctive ways that the intervention will address key context-specific behavioral issues. (nih.gov)
  • The curriculum emphasizes interventions based on scientific data and established behavioral and learning theories that promote public health through the processes of education and community organization. (llu.edu)
  • Along with the knowledge of lifestyle-related diseases, health, nutrition, and fitness, the wellness coaching component of the curriculum delivers motivational and behavioral skills needed to enable graduates to become a part of the rapidly growing field helping individuals achieve optimal wellness. (llu.edu)
  • Conclusions: Formally published QI interventions may not be representative of typical, smaller-scale QI activities. (cdc.gov)
  • Wider recommendations to improve reporting of the content of behaviour change interventions. (springer.com)
  • Several systematic protocols exist to assist developing such interventions, such as Intervention Mapping. (wikipedia.org)
  • Several tools have been developed to meet EBPH needs, including free online resources in the following topic areas: training and planning tools, US health surveillance, policy tracking and surveillance, systematic reviews and evidence-based guidelines, economic evaluation, and gray literature. (cdc.gov)
  • The goal of the programme is to give you the tools needed to be able to plan, conduct and evaluate public health work and to work to reduce systematic differences in health in the population. (gu.se)
  • While all intervention designers seek to elicit and incorporate the views of target users in a variety of ways, the person-based approach offers a distinctive and systematic means of addressing the user experience of intended behavior change techniques in particular and can enhance the use of theory-based and evidence-based approaches to intervention development. (nih.gov)
  • Assessment of generalisability in trials of health interventions: suggested framework and systematic review. (springer.com)
  • This systematic review will explore the evidence for the effectiveness of promoting healthy behaviour through interventions that modify food practices in specific OHFOs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This systematic review aims to synthesise the available evidence with regard to interventions that aim to change specific OHFOs in order to promote healthier menu offerings. (biomedcentral.com)
  • By developing a systematic programme logic for each public health programme, we aim to be able answer questions such as the following. (bvs.br)
  • Methods: This mixed methods evaluation is guided by the Medical Research Council (MRC) guidance for conducting process evaluations of complex interventions. (stir.ac.uk)
  • The Master's Programme in Public Health Science teaches students the central theories and methods of the field. (gu.se)
  • Continuing a century as the leading public health research institution in Australia, our research aims to challenge the status quo and advances rigorous methods to improve health, wellbeing and fairness in Australia and overseas. (edu.au)
  • The key focus of the Aberdeen Health Psychology Group is to study and advance psychological principles, theories and methods to understand and improve the health of the public and patients and the provision of healthcare. (abdn.ac.uk)
  • But not all interventions are equally effective. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Vaccination programs are one of the most effective and common types of public health interventions. (wikipedia.org)
  • Randomized trials of complex public health interventions generally aim to identify what works, accrediting specific intervention 'products' as effective. (nih.gov)
  • One of the panel speakers explained how within a group there is a huge range of lifestyles, mentalities, socioeconomic statuses, education levels, etc. and this means that one intervention is not effective for everyone within that group. (sophe.org)
  • These organizations and institutions, providers of health services, communities, and individuals must also implement effective strategies that promote the adoption of physically active lifestyles. (cdc.gov)
  • 3 Universal health coverage means that all people receive the health services they need, including public health services that are designed to promote better health, prevent illness and to provide treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care of sufficient quality to be effective, but that at the same time ensure that their use does not expose the user to financial hardship. (who.int)
  • Target 3.8 (Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all) is the key to attaining Goal 3 in its entirety, as well as the health-related targets of other Sustainable Development Goals. (who.int)
  • However, research indicates that there are (cost-)effective ways to prevent ill health [ 15 ] and promote health [ 16 ] at the workplace. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Health promotion is defined in the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion (1986) as the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health.1 The fact that the ultimate outcome of effective health promotion interventions is a healthy and productive generation makes it a socially justifiable investment that leads to improved social and economic development. (who.int)
  • Collection and distribution of QI results associated with proven, effective public health interventions and that quantify the benefits of QI practices in public health should be a goal. (cdc.gov)
  • Looking forward to his global health career, Eugene reflects, "Whether it be including the affected community on any intervention planning or ensuring that all projects utilize an interprofessional approach to problem solving, these lessons I have learned will continue to influence effective global public health interventions and policies. (umn.edu)
  • Mobile health interventions have the potential to increase the reach of effective cessation interventions in Mexico. (sc.edu)
  • Worksite health promotion programs are emerging as an effective approach for addressing the adult obesity epidemic and improving the overall health of employees. (cdc.gov)
  • Incentives, health risk assessments, health promotion committees, leadership support, marketing, and subsidies or discounts for use of exercise facilities were the most effective organizational supports strategies cited, and physical activity seminars, classes, and workshops were the most effective physical activity strategies cited. (cdc.gov)
  • Worksite health promotion programs are an effective approach for improving the overall health of working adults in the United States (1). (cdc.gov)
  • Worksite health promotion programs may be a powerful, cost-effective strategy to prevent obesity and promote health among US adults (6-10). (cdc.gov)
  • Our review aimed to identify articles that described a physical activity component (eg, promoted increased physical or reduced sitting time) of a worksite health promotion intervention and to determine which strategies were most effective. (cdc.gov)
  • The objectives of IJFSNPH are to establish an effective channel of communication between food scientists, nutritionists, public health professionals, food producers, food marketers, policy makers, governmental and non-governmental agencies, and others concerned with the food safety, nutrition and public health dimensions. (inderscience.com)
  • Immunization is one of the most effective public health vaccination coverage in Nigeria has shown an upward interventions available, which involves conferring shift over the past 10 years. (who.int)
  • Unfortunately, most sports injury research does not result in adequate dissemination or widespread use of effective interventions. (bmj.com)
  • A 3-month educational intervention that focused on a healthy lifestyle among patients with hypertension was effective in improving systolic and diastolic blood pressure, weight, and total cholesterol. (cdc.gov)
  • 001). The educational intervention was found to be effective in reducing risk factors for cardiovascular disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Education and counseling interventions have been proven effective in preventing and controlling hypertension (7,8). (cdc.gov)
  • This paper describes how to implement the person-based approach, illustrating the process with examples of the insights gained from our experience of carrying out over a thousand interviews with users, while developing public health and illness management interventions that have proven effective in trials involving tens of thousands of users. (nih.gov)
  • The vaccine schedule is arguably the most effective and cost effective health promotion intervention ever devised. (theness.com)
  • [ 1 ] Biannual vitamin A supplementation is a cost-effective and high-impact child survival intervention in countries such as Mozambique. (medscape.com)
  • Was the intervention mix effective? (bvs.br)
  • This approach often fails to give sufficient consideration to how intervention components interact with each other and with local context. (nih.gov)
  • Context: Public health leaders are making difficult decisions about how to maximize the effectiveness of public health services with diminishing funds. (cdc.gov)
  • Plan activities or programs that would be worthwhile in improving oral health within the given ethical, legal, political, social, demographic, economic and environmental context. (rcdc.ca)
  • It will also be used to assess competencies of policy analysis, communicating recommendations and planning activities or programs that would be worthwhile in improving oral health within the given ethical, legal, political, social, demographic, economic, and environmental context. (rcdc.ca)
  • The book takes a life-span approach and makes direct links to the UK health and social care context and has been written for an interprofessional audience. (sagepub.com)
  • found evidence that physical activity and nutrition interventions at the workplace had a positive effect on body weight, BMI and body fat [ 12 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Special Issues devoted to important topics in food safety, food safety management, nutrition, interventions and public health will occasionally be published. (inderscience.com)
  • A better understanding of the effectiveness of interventions will provide evidence for strategic health system planning in Ethiopia. (cdc.gov)
  • Public health evidence often derives from cross-sectional studies and quasi-experimental studies, rather than the so-called "gold standard" of randomized controlled trials often used in clinical medicine. (cdc.gov)
  • Many PBRN studies are more like health services research than intervention-oriented randomized controlled trials because of the way in which PBRNs move research and data collection into the hands of practicing clinicians, at the point of care, and include all patients who meet selected criteria, not just those who consent to participate in a study. (annfammed.org)
  • Interventions which aim to prevent hazards arising in or from the workplace that could impair employee health and wellbeing are referred to as occupational safety and health interventions (OSH) [ 11 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Consequently, the Regional Committee recommended the development of an updated strategy that would incorporate current approaches to health promotion. (who.int)
  • She will be conducting research on ethical and equitable humanitarian interventions and community-led approaches to the pandemic and other public health emergencies. (yorku.ca)
  • The authors explore what the patterns and trends mean for sexual health and they review the literature on preventive approaches to improve sexual health status. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The authors caution against the adoption of quick fixes and 'one size fits all' approaches to preventive interventions. (sciencedaily.com)
  • However, most successful interventions to date have been implemented in high-income and upper-middle-income countries (7). (cdc.gov)
  • Translating these successful interventions into programs that can be disseminated widely and implemented in clinical and community settings is a key to reducing the prevalence of obesity. (cdc.gov)
  • The formal training of the public health workforce varies more than training in medicine or other clinical disciplines (6). (cdc.gov)
  • Professor Chris Maher from the Faculty of Medicine and Health, and co-Director of Sydney Musculoskeletal Health was awarded $2.8 million for Reshaping the management of low back pain in emergency departments which will reduce the pressure on emergency departments by implementing a novel virtual hospital model of care for low back pain and reshaping the workforce. (edu.au)
  • Depending on the program, it could include reductions in crime victimization, the economic benefits from a more educated workforce, and the benefits from employer-paid health insurance. (wa.gov)
  • Conduct education on and research into community oral health problems and services in order to assure a diverse and competent public oral health workforce and advancement of the specialty. (rcdc.ca)
  • The intervention framework and survey results can be used as references in the concept development process in design practices. (ijdesign.org)
  • Fellows are currently working throughout Canada and internationally in health agencies, dental faculties, governments, and administrative and clinical practices. (rcdc.ca)
  • She has also developed projects aimed at protecting human health and the environment from contaminated sites and harmful mining practices. (yorku.ca)
  • New Yorkers eat out nearly one billion times each year, and two-thirds eat meals from a restaurant, deli, coffee shop or bar at least once per week, so the potential public health impact of unsafe food handling practices in New York City (NYC) restaurants is enormous. (usda.gov)
  • Effectiveness of health promotion intervention on the knowledge and selected practices related with oral cancer among a group of vulnerable youth in Sri Lanka. (bvsalud.org)
  • Present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a health promotion intervention to improve the knowledge and encourage positive practices associated with oral cancer among a group of vulnerable youth in Sri Lanka . (bvsalud.org)
  • No significant difference was observed between the groups in pre intervention assessment regarding the knowledge , tobacco chewing and self - mouth examination practices. (bvsalud.org)
  • Likelihood of participation was greater in women, those with a higher BMI, and those with more primary care visits, sleep apnea, or a mental health condition. (cdc.gov)
  • We then created a framework that included these two types of intervention, their attributes, and scales thereof. (ijdesign.org)
  • We expect that the intervention framework can be used as a basis for knowledge in the field of design for sustainable behavior. (ijdesign.org)
  • She recently conducted a series of user studies to reduce water consumption with various design alternatives which are created based on the intervention framework. (ijdesign.org)
  • We used the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Worksite Health ScoreCard, a validated tool, as a framework to summarize information on organizational supports strategies (18 questions) and physical activity strategies (9 questions) implemented by worksite health promotion programs. (cdc.gov)
  • This review had 2 primary objectives: 1) to use the HSC as an evidence-based framework to examine physical activity strategies of worksite health promotion programs, and 2) to compare the frequency of using selected worksite health promotion strategies (included in the HSC) among programs that reported improving physical activity among employees. (cdc.gov)
  • The Public Health Model has been proposed as a framework to promote the progression of sports medicine research towards real-world application. (bmj.com)
  • As well as this, Professor Tom Snelling from the Sydney School of Public Health was awarded $2.56 million for ORVAC stage 2 - Optimising Rotavirus vaccine in Aboriginal children: a double blind, randomised placebo controlled adaptive clinical trial of a third scheduled dose of oral rotavirus vaccine for Australian Aboriginal children . (edu.au)
  • We have close links with partner health boards who provide clinical placements and other learning opportunities. (abertay.ac.uk)
  • A pilot interventional quasi-experimental study without a comparison group was conducted to evaluate the effect of a 3-month educational intervention on clinical measurement changes among 50 patients with hypertension at the Bishoftu General Hospital in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. (cdc.gov)
  • Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of an educational intervention on clinical measurements among hypertensive patients attending the outpatient department at Bishoftu General Hospital. (cdc.gov)
  • Measuring the quality of life of the elderly in health promotion intervention clinical trials. (cdc.gov)
  • This course is ideal if you're already involved in clinical ophthalmology or optometry, in research or in eye health planning in low- and middle-income countries. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • A public health intervention is any effort or policy that attempts to improve mental and physical health on a population level. (wikipedia.org)
  • Improve the effectiveness of resource allocation to nutrition and other public health interventions by providing health planners, public health nutritionists and public health decision makers with updated advice based on economic modeling. (who.int)
  • Increasing disease rates, limited funding, and the ever-growing scientific basis for intervention demand the use of proven strategies to improve population health. (cdc.gov)
  • We researched easily accessible and time-efficient tools for implementing an evidence-based public health (EBPH) approach to improve population health. (cdc.gov)
  • Activities which aim to improve the health and wellbeing of people at work are referred to as workplace health promotion (WHP). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Health promotion is defined in the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion (1986) as the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. (who.int)
  • Quality improvement (QI) interventions seek to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public health programs, services, or organizations. (cdc.gov)
  • What are the relevant factors that influence health and how can we improve the lives of people? (gu.se)
  • The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was intended to improve and simplify the movement of individual patients' protected health information (PHI) between health care professionals as well as to other entities that require the information, such as insurance companies. (annfammed.org)
  • 3 This call has highlighted the need to better integrate the efforts of governments (particularly health departments) and sporting organisations, and to improve the sports safety "science to policy" interface. (bmj.com)
  • At the Sydney School of Public Health we are passionate about research that creates knowledge and fosters innovation to improve population health. (edu.au)
  • Our internationally-recognised researchers are motivated by the need to improve health globally, and have interests that embrace the ethical, social, economic and environmental causes of health. (edu.au)
  • Assemble, synthesize and communicate relevant, accurate and clear information that will enable individuals, families, communities, public and private health organizations and government decision-makers to improve oral health. (rcdc.ca)
  • They call for greater efforts to address the links between sexual behaviour and poverty, gender inequalities and social attitudes in efforts to improve sexual health status. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Out-of-home food outlets (OHFOs) and the foods obtained from these outlets are an ideal target for interventions to improve diet and tackle obesity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • With our mission to improve eye health services, particularly for people in low- and middle-income countries, you'll be inspired and prepared to make global changes in the field. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • To improve the health of overweight and obese veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) developed the MOVE! (cdc.gov)
  • Over the years of service treating people who had already been through a disaster, Eugene began to realize that in order to adequately respond to any health-related emergency, and start to prevent many emergencies from ever happening, we first need to re-evaluate our response procedures. (umn.edu)
  • There is a need for trained public health scientists to study these issues and to formulate and evaluate public health efforts. (gu.se)
  • With support from CDC EHS-Net, we will develop and evaluate a series of food safety interventions to be distributed to the NYC food service industry. (usda.gov)
  • We will evaluate the effectiveness of the food safety promotion tools in use in NYC to inform restaurant and mobile vending food safety programs both in NYC and nationally. (usda.gov)
  • One such form is health promotion, where education and media may be used to promote healthy behaviours, such as eating healthy foods (to prevent obesity), using condoms (to prevent the transmission of STDs), or stopping open defecation in developing countries (see for example in India the campaign Swachh Bharat Mission). (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] The use of laws to criminalise certain behaviours can also be considered a public health intervention, such as mandatory vaccination programs and criminalisation of HIV transmission. (wikipedia.org)
  • Background: EuroFIT is a gender-sensitised, health and lifestyle program targeting physical activity, sedentary time and dietary behaviours in men. (stir.ac.uk)
  • The interventions seek to promote healthy behaviours and empower individuals, families, households and communities to take necessary action and to reinforce the desired structural changes through policies, legislation and regulations. (who.int)
  • Many people struggle or fail to consistently engage in health promoting behaviours such as healthy eating, regular physical activity and break-taking. (abdn.ac.uk)
  • In Uganda, married women are the group for whom HIV transmission is increasing most rapidly, and a study in Kenya and Zambia showed that the sexual health benefits of marriage for women are offset by a higher frequency of sex, lower rates of condom use and their husbands' risky behaviours. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Identifying quality improvement intervention evaluations: is consensus achievable? (bmj.com)
  • Included study designs will be randomised controlled trials, non-randomised controlled trials, controlled before-after studies, interrupted time series studies and evaluations of single interventions where outcome measures were assessed at least once pre and post-intervention (repeated measures studies). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Research concerning Health Promotion (HP) for people with disabilities or psychiatric problems is underdeveloped and this population is hard to reach by mainstream HP initiatives [ 5 , 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Research has shown that HP at the workplace has positive effects on the health of employees and has advantages for the company. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This committee selected 15 other workshop discussants on the basis of their research expertise in issues related to the health implications of physical activity. (cdc.gov)
  • Scholars in these related fields seem to agree that the evidence-based decision-making process integrates 1) best available research evidence, 2) practitioner expertise and other available resources, and 3) the characteristics, needs, values, and preferences of those who will be affected by the intervention (Figure) (2-5). (cdc.gov)
  • CDC presented an overview of its agency-wide research agenda and described examples of environmental health themes that will be included. (cdc.gov)
  • Research in recent years has demonstrated that urban surface waters ("urban blue spaces") can provide beneficial effects on human health and wellbeing. (frontiersin.org)
  • IJFSNPH contributes to the improvement of public health through quality research and a better understanding of the science involved in food safety, nutrition and dietetics, food studies, food and restaurant management. (inderscience.com)
  • Supported by Grants from the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Mental Health (K01MH118073) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH-funded program P30 AI050410. (lww.com)
  • Study procedures and materials were approved by UNC Institutional Review Board and the National Institute of Health, facilitated by the UNC Center for AIDS Research. (lww.com)
  • Research investigating predictors of exposure is needed to be able to effectively disseminate online interventions. (jmir.org)
  • RGP was supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Capacity Building Grant in Injury, Trauma and Rehabilitation. (bmj.com)
  • We conduct research across a broad range of health areas, which span across many of the Faculty of Medicine and Health's major research areas, and beyond. (edu.au)
  • Professor Julie Redfern was celebrated at the NSW Women of the year Awards for her research in heart health and work inspiring early career researchers. (edu.au)
  • Every day, every year, there's more research and more understanding of mental health. (abertay.ac.uk)
  • Dental Public Health serves the community and the public through research, health promotion, education, and oral healthcare programs. (rcdc.ca)
  • The project/paper will demonstrate a candidate's ability to conduct research into community oral health problems and services, and will be used to assess competencies of the ability to assess community oral health status, needs and resources, diagnose community oral health problems, and identify the cause or strength of contributing factors. (rcdc.ca)
  • This degree prepares students to work in federal, state, and local health departments/agencies, academic and research institutions, health maintenance organizations, and hospitals. (llu.edu)
  • For the Workgroup for Intervention Development and Evaluation Research). (springer.com)
  • 2008). Improving the reporting of public health intervention research: advancing TREND and CONSORT. (springer.com)
  • This research paper pertains to entertainment education in public health education campaigns. (echeat.com)
  • BETTER MAN is a healthy relationship website for early intervention that offers a private, accessible and non-judgemental resource for men who use intimate partner violence. (who.int)
  • Dr Adrian Traeger from Sydney Musculoskeletal Health and Sydney School of Public Health and his team were awarded $1.12 million for NUDG-ED: Trial of behavioural nudging interventions to reduce unnecessary care for low back pain in the Emergency Department . (edu.au)
  • Physical Activity and Public Health -- Recom. (cdc.gov)
  • Major issues related to physical activity and health were outlined, and selected members of the expert panel drafted sections of the paper from this outline. (cdc.gov)
  • Recently, this impression has been reinforced by new scientific evidence linking regular physical activity to a wide array of physical and mental health benefits. (cdc.gov)
  • If our sedentary society is to change to one that is more physically active, health organizations and educational institutions must communicate to the public the amounts and types of physical activity that are needed to prevent disease and promote health. (cdc.gov)
  • The focus of this article is on physical activity and the health benefits associated with regular, moderate-intensity physical activity. (cdc.gov)
  • Policies and interventions to address tobacco, alcohol, physical activity and diet (e.g. (who.int)
  • We conducted a scoping review to identify articles that described a physical activity component (eg, promoted increased physical or reduced sitting time) of a worksite health promotion intervention. (cdc.gov)
  • Worksite health promotion programs that focus on improving nutrition, physical activity, or both have produced reductions in weight and body mass index (5). (cdc.gov)
  • Visitors who consented to participate in the present study (n = 489) filled in a questionnaire that assessed demographics, mode of recruitment, current physical activity levels, and health motivation. (jmir.org)
  • Formal assessment of public health interventions, use view/print certificate. (cdc.gov)
  • Invest more resources in applying environmental health data to risk assessment. (cdc.gov)
  • We included a convenience sample of 50 patients with hypertension at the pre-intervention assessment, which corresponded with the minimum sample size required to achieve 80% power. (cdc.gov)
  • Knowledge score was significantly differed between the groups P = 0.000 in the post intervention assessment as well as among females P = 0.001. (bvsalud.org)
  • Practicing self - mouth examination was significantly higher in intervention group in post intervention assessment, P = 0.000. (bvsalud.org)
  • To achieve a sustainable working life it is important to know more about what could encourage employers to increase the use of preventive and health promotive interventions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The objective of the study is to explore and describe the employer perspective regarding what incentives influence their use of preventive and health promotive workplace interventions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Given the diversity of sexual behaviour revealed by the study, the authors call for a range of preventive strategies to be adopted to protect sexual health. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Dental hygiene education and oral health services. (who.int)
  • Health promotion enables individuals, families, households and communities to realize the highest level of health and development irrespective of age, race, income, geographical location or education level. (who.int)
  • This exposure made him aware of the lack of health care that surrounded his rural town and compelled him to further his education and become a U.S. Army Combat Medic. (umn.edu)
  • NPS nurses care for all students to advance their health & well-being and support their education by ensuring they are healthy, safe, and ready to learn. (google.com)
  • The results suggest that online interventions could specifically target men, young people, immigrant groups, people with a low education, and people with a weak health motivation to increase exposure to these interventions. (jmir.org)
  • The purpose of the current Texas School Health Advisory Committee (TSHAC) document is to identify relevant resources for school personnel to accomplish the training of staff required by the Health and Safety Code and Texas Education Code citations above. (esc19.net)
  • The programme is for those who are interested in health and public health. (gu.se)
  • Our programme provides students with the skills you need to work strategically and practically with public health, both nationally and internationally. (gu.se)
  • Then you should apply to the Master's Programme in Public Health Science. (gu.se)
  • Whether you are an experienced ophthalmologist or optometrist, researcher, programme manager or a clinician in training aspiring to such roles, this course will embed you in the academics of public health and eye health promotion. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • How do we know the programme delivered better health? (bvs.br)
  • Do new interventions need to be developed to have a comprehensive range of interventions available for each component of the programme? (bvs.br)
  • The Program Peer Review Subcommittee (PPRS), Community and Tribal Subcommittee (CTS), and Health Department Workgroup (HDWG) reported on respective work plans, ongoing activities and future projects. (cdc.gov)
  • Health promotion interventions are essential in order to effectively address specific public health problems including maternal and child diseases, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, neglected tropical diseases, noncommunicable diseases including malnutrition. (who.int)
  • The international dimension is emphasised in order to catalyse diffusion of technological advances to food producers and consumers worldwide and to heighten international awareness of emerging public health challenges related to food safety and malnutrition. (inderscience.com)
  • Early dietary intervention, preferably within the first 1000 days of life, is important to break the cycle of malnutrition and its undesirable consequences. (medscape.com)
  • Uniquely, you'll graduate with an honours degree after only three years , having explored topics such as psychological interventions, physical and mental health, professional working and leadership in nursing. (abertay.ac.uk)
  • We offer a British Psychological Society accredited MSc Health Psychology that meets Stage 1 of the professional requirements for training as a Chartered Health Psychologist. (abdn.ac.uk)
  • The Aberdeen Health Psychology Group co-ordinate and deliver a British Psychological Society (BPS) professionally accredited postgraduate MSc in Health Psychology. (abdn.ac.uk)
  • Social and psychological interventions are often complex. (springer.com)
  • In this paper, we explain how reporting guidelines have improved the quality of reports in medicine, and describe the on-going development of a new reporting guideline for RCTs: CONSORT-SPI (an extension for social and psychological interventions). (springer.com)
  • Environment support provides a worksite physically designed to encourage good health. (cdc.gov)
  • 2. Engbers LH, van Poppel MN, Chin A Paw M, van Mechelen W. The effects of a controlled worksite environmental intervention on determinants of dietary behavior and self-reported fruit, vegetable and fat intake. (cdc.gov)
  • Assembly in September 2015, Member States renewed their commitment to promote the health and well-being of their populations. (who.int)
  • The M.P.H. degree in global health prepares graduates with technical competence and cross-cultural skills to create and manage sustainable health and development programs in diverse settings and populations worldwide. (llu.edu)
  • The intervention, Creating Futures, was developed as a new generation of economic empowerment intervention, which enabled livelihood strengthening though helping participants find work or set up a business, and did not give cash or make loans. (heard.org.za)
  • As an indicator of participant interactivity, participants sent an average of 21 text messages during the 12-week intervention (SD 17.62). (sc.edu)
  • smoking cessation mobile intervention was accepted by participants, generated high satisfaction and high text messaging interactivity, and resulted in a noteworthy cessation rate at the end of treatment. (sc.edu)
  • Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is an 8 hour in-person training that teaches participants how to help people with symptoms of a mental illness or in crisis. (esc19.net)
  • She holds a BSc in environment, ecological determinants of health from McGill University and currently works as a project coordinator for SeeChange Initiative, an organization supporting community-led responses to health and climate-related emergencies. (yorku.ca)
  • In the questionnaire, the status of HP interventions and characteristics of the workshop were explored. (biomedcentral.com)
  • There are those incentives that lead to a desire to engage in a workplace health intervention, others pertain to aspects more related to the intervention use, such as the characteristics of the employer, the provider and the intervention. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Public health interventions may be run by a variety of organizations, including governmental health departments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). (wikipedia.org)
  • Health interventions may be run by a variety of organizations, including health departments and private organizations. (wikipedia.org)
  • This study aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of an innovative, personalized, and interactive smoking cessation mobile intervention developed for Mexican smokers. (sc.edu)
  • Assess community oral health status, needs and resources. (rcdc.ca)
  • Assess policies, strategies, programs, services and devices that affect oral health and the provision of oral health services. (rcdc.ca)
  • The examination will assess a candidate's knowledge of Dental Public Health principles and public health issues in Canada. (rcdc.ca)
  • The response will demonstrate a candidate's ability to assess policies, strategies, programs, services, and devices that affect oral health and the provision of oral health services. (rcdc.ca)
  • Implementing health promotion (HP) interventions in social economy companies, can be an opportunity to reach those people. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 1 Centre for Evidence Based Intervention, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, 32 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2ER, UK. (nih.gov)
  • Realists' argue that trials misunderstand the scientific method, offer only a 'successionist' approach to causation, which brackets out the complexity of social causation, and fail to ask which interventions work, for whom and under what circumstances. (nih.gov)
  • We counter-argue that trials are useful in evaluating social interventions because randomized control groups actually take proper account of rather than bracket out the complexity of social causation. (nih.gov)
  • Although greening interventions are widespread on urban development agendas to reach environmental and social goals, it can actually be observed that cities worldwide are in the process of also becoming blue . (frontiersin.org)
  • The various values ascribed to the regeneration of blue spaces include environmental and social aspirations (e.g., improved eco-health, enhanced urban aesthetics and quality of urban life), and increased economic prospects ( 7 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • This has led the authors to suggest that social factors such as poverty, mobility and gender equality may be a stronger factor in sexual ill-health than promiscuity, and they call for public health interventions to take this into account. (sciencedaily.com)
  • It will be essential reading for health and social care students including nurses and midwives, allied health care professionals, social care workers, qualified health and social care practitioners and anyone who plays a role in understanding, promoting, and protecting public health. (sagepub.com)
  • We will not include OHFOs which are not openly accessible to the general public, including those based in workplaces and educational institutions, or health or social care institutions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Typically programs may be in the form of recommendations or run by governmental health departments or nationalised health care systems. (wikipedia.org)
  • Screening and early detection is of limited value (and may even be detrimental to the patient) if abnormalities cannot be promptly corrected or treated through services from other parts of the health care system. (who.int)
  • Moreover, a good system of primary health care with a registered population facilitates the optimal organization and delivery of accessible population based screening programs and should be vigorously promoted. (who.int)
  • Communication and collaboration with students, parents/guardians, school faculty/staff, and community providers of health care and support services. (google.com)
  • For researchers working within PBRNs, which collect information from patients and health care professionals in multiple institutions, the HIPAA Privacy Rule presents additional challenges. (annfammed.org)
  • Public health decision making is a complicated process because of complex inputs and group decision making. (cdc.gov)
  • This is beneficial to learners of Public Health, as it breaks down complex subjects, into manageable pieces. (sagepub.com)
  • A wide-ranging and interdisciplinary perspective is needed to reduce difference between groups and achieve long-term and equitable improvements to public health. (gu.se)
  • It explores all aspects of public health from communities and wider society, child development and early relationships, inequalities in health, safeguarding, the rapidly changing nature of society and the significance of culture, equality and diversity. (sagepub.com)
  • 3. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (cdc.gov)
  • 3.8.1 on coverage of essential health services and 3.8.2 on the proportion of population with large household expenditures on health. (who.int)
  • Other authors have described some of the implications the HIPAA Privacy Rule has for general health services researchers 1 and specialist researchers. (annfammed.org)
  • During the month of September, the Office of Health Promotion organizes activities and events to introduce the Villanova community to a variety of resources and services available across the six dimensions of health. (villanova.edu)
  • promoting healthy public policy · creating supportive environments · strengthening community action · developing personal skills · reorienting health services. (bvs.br)
  • Vitamin A deficiency remains preventable amid economic instabilities through breast feeding promotion, vitamin A supplementation, fortification of foods targeted to the poor, and homestead food production that can bolster income and diversify the diet. (medscape.com)
  • The group intervention Stepping Stones has been shown to reduce men's perpetration of violence in more rural areas, but violence experienced by women in the study was not affected. (heard.org.za)
  • These findings are very positive for an exploratory study and indicate that the Creating Futures/ Stepping Stones intervention has potential for impact in these difficult areas with young men and women. (heard.org.za)
  • Study designs in public health sometimes lack a comparison group, and the interpretation of study results may have to account for multiple caveats. (cdc.gov)
  • This study suggests that the decision to engage in workplace health interventions was influenced by several incentives. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Each study engaged with community stakeholders to inform pre-exposure prophylaxis interventions. (lww.com)
  • Why study Mental Health Nursing? (abertay.ac.uk)
  • A groundbreaking study, which provides the first ever comprehensive analysis of sexual behaviour around the world, is published today in the Lancet, as part of a major series on sexual and reproductive health. (sciencedaily.com)