Education centers authorized by the Comprehensive Health Manpower Training Act, 1971, for the training of health personnel in areas where health needs are the greatest. May be used for centers other than those established by the United States act.
A geographic area defined and served by a health program or institution.
Schools which offer training in the area of health.
Collections of systematically acquired and organized information resources, and usually providing assistance to users. (ERIC Thesaurus, http://www.eric.ed.gov/ accessed 2/1/2008)
The planning and managing of programs, services, and resources.
A geographic location which has insufficient health resources (manpower and/or facilities) to meet the medical needs of the resident population.
A method of analyzing the variation in utilization of health care in small geographic or demographic areas. It often studies, for example, the usage rates for a given service or procedure in several small areas, documenting the variation among the areas. By comparing high- and low-use areas, the analysis attempts to determine whether there is a pattern to such use and to identify variables that are associated with and contribute to the variation.
A state in southeastern Australia. Its capital is Sydney. It was discovered by Captain Cook in 1770 and first settled at Botany Bay by marines and convicts in 1788. It was named by Captain Cook who thought its coastline resembled that of South Wales. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p840 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p377)
The level of health of the individual, group, or population as subjectively assessed by the individual or by more objective measures.
Large natural streams of FRESH WATER formed by converging tributaries and which empty into a body of water (lake or ocean).
Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and control of disease and disability, and the promotion of physical and mental health of the population on the international, national, state, or municipal level.
The degree to which individuals are inhibited or facilitated in their ability to gain entry to and to receive care and services from the health care system. Factors influencing this ability include geographic, architectural, transportational, and financial considerations, among others.
The concept concerned with all aspects of providing and distributing health services to a patient population.
A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to health and disease in a human population within a given geographic area.
Creating a representation of areas of the earth or other celestial bodies, for the purpose of visualizing spatial distributions of various information.
Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)
Health services required by a population or community as well as the health services that the population or community is able and willing to pay for.
Institutions which provide medical or health-related services.
Decisions, usually developed by government policymakers, for determining present and future objectives pertaining to the health care system.
The seeking and acceptance by patients of health service.
Innovation and improvement of the health care system by reappraisal, amendment of services, and removal of faults and abuses in providing and distributing health services to patients. It includes a re-alignment of health services and health insurance to maximum demographic elements (the unemployed, indigent, uninsured, elderly, inner cities, rural areas) with reference to coverage, hospitalization, pricing and cost containment, insurers' and employers' costs, pre-existing medical conditions, prescribed drugs, equipment, and services.
Organized services to provide mental health care.
Encouraging consumer behaviors most likely to optimize health potentials (physical and psychosocial) through health information, preventive programs, and access to medical care.
The state wherein the person is well adjusted.
The integration of epidemiologic, sociological, economic, and other analytic sciences in the study of health services. Health services research is usually concerned with relationships between need, demand, supply, use, and outcome of health services. The aim of the research is evaluation, particularly in terms of structure, process, output, and outcome. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)
Diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive mental health services provided for individuals in the community.
Health services, public or private, in rural areas. The services include the promotion of health and the delivery of health care.
The state of the organism when it functions optimally without evidence of disease.
The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.
Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function.
Social and economic factors that characterize the individual or group within the social structure.
The levels of excellence which characterize the health service or health care provided based on accepted standards of quality.
Computer systems capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information, i.e. data identified according to their locations.
Public attitudes toward health, disease, and the medical care system.
Statistical measures of utilization and other aspects of the provision of health care services including hospitalization and ambulatory care.
Planning for needed health and/or welfare services and facilities.
Knowledge, attitudes, and associated behaviors which pertain to health-related topics such as PATHOLOGIC PROCESSES or diseases, their prevention, and treatment. This term refers to non-health workers and health workers (HEALTH PERSONNEL).
Facilities which administer the delivery of psychologic and psychiatric services to people living in a neighborhood or community.
Behaviors expressed by individuals to protect, maintain or promote their health status. For example, proper diet, and appropriate exercise are activities perceived to influence health status. Life style is closely associated with health behavior and factors influencing life style are socioeconomic, educational, and cultural.
Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time.
The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.
Services for the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the maintenance of health.
Special hospitals which provide care to the mentally ill patient.
The inhabitants of rural areas or of small towns classified as rural.
Insurance providing coverage of medical, surgical, or hospital care in general or for which there is no specific heading.
A rating of a body of water based on measurable physical, chemical, and biological characteristics.
The concept pertaining to the health status of inhabitants of the world.
Men and women working in the provision of health services, whether as individual practitioners or employees of health institutions and programs, whether or not professionally trained, and whether or not subject to public regulation. (From A Discursive Dictionary of Health Care, 1976)
The optimal state of the mouth and normal functioning of the organs of the mouth without evidence of disease.
Elements of residence that characterize a population. They are applicable in determining need for and utilization of health services.
Education that increases the awareness and favorably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of health on a personal or community basis.
Government-controlled hospitals which represent the major health facility for a designated geographic area.
A system of medical care regulated, controlled and financed by the government, in which the government assumes responsibility for the health needs of the population.
The amounts spent by individuals, groups, nations, or private or public organizations for total health care and/or its various components. These amounts may or may not be equivalent to the actual costs (HEALTH CARE COSTS) and may or may not be shared among the patient, insurers, and/or employers.
Ongoing scrutiny of a population (general population, study population, target population, etc.), generally using methods distinguished by their practicability, uniformity, and frequently their rapidity, rather than by complete accuracy.
Management of public health organizations or agencies.
The inhabitants of a city or town, including metropolitan areas and suburban areas.
Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument.
The status of health in rural populations.
The science of controlling or modifying those conditions, influences, or forces surrounding man which relate to promoting, establishing, and maintaining health.
Statistical models which describe the relationship between a qualitative dependent variable (that is, one which can take only certain discrete values, such as the presence or absence of a disease) and an independent variable. A common application is in epidemiology for estimating an individual's risk (probability of a disease) as a function of a given risk factor.
Variation in rates of disease occurrence and disabilities between population groups defined by socioeconomic characteristics such as age, ethnicity, economic resources, or gender and populations identified geographically or similar measures.
Diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive health services provided for individuals in the community.
The promotion and maintenance of physical and mental health in the work environment.
An infant during the first month after birth.
Planning for the equitable allocation, apportionment, or distribution of available health resources.
The activities and endeavors of the public health services in a community on any level.
Preferentially rated health-related activities or functions to be used in establishing health planning goals. This may refer specifically to PL93-641.
The monitoring of the level of toxins, chemical pollutants, microbial contaminants, or other harmful substances in the environment (soil, air, and water), workplace, or in the bodies of people and animals present in that environment.
Components of a national health care system which administer specific services, e.g., national health insurance.
A health care system which combines physicians, hospitals, and other medical services with a health plan to provide the complete spectrum of medical care for its customers. In a fully integrated system, the three key elements - physicians, hospital, and health plan membership - are in balance in terms of matching medical resources with the needs of purchasers and patients. (Coddington et al., Integrated Health Care: Reorganizing the Physician, Hospital and Health Plan Relationship, 1994, p7)
The confinement of a patient in a hospital.
Maleness or femaleness as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from SEX CHARACTERISTICS, anatomical or physiological manifestations of sex, and from SEX DISTRIBUTION, the number of males and females in given circumstances.
Science dealing with the properties, distribution, and circulation of water on and below the earth's surface, and atmosphere.
A medical specialty concerned with the provision of continuing, comprehensive primary health care for the entire family.
The concept covering the physical and mental conditions of women.
Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.
Economic sector concerned with the provision, distribution, and consumption of health care services and related products.
Conversations with an individual or individuals held in order to obtain information about their background and other personal biographical data, their attitudes and opinions, etc. It includes school admission or job interviews.
The practice of sending a patient to another program or practitioner for services or advice which the referring source is not prepared to provide.
Institutions with an organized medical staff which provide medical care to patients.
Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons.
Statistical interpretation and description of a population with reference to distribution, composition, or structure.
The flow of water in enviromental bodies of water such as rivers, oceans, water supplies, aquariums, etc. It includes currents, tides, and waves.
Degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.
The systems and processes involved in the establishment, support, management, and operation of registers, e.g., disease registers.
The status of health in urban populations.
Disorders in which there is a loss of ego boundaries or a gross impairment in reality testing with delusions or prominent hallucinations. (From DSM-IV, 1994)
Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group.
A stratum of people with similar position and prestige; includes social stratification. Social class is measured by criteria such as education, occupation, and income.
Contamination of bodies of water (such as LAKES; RIVERS; SEAS; and GROUNDWATER.)
Water containing no significant amounts of salts, such as water from RIVERS and LAKES.
Attitudes of personnel toward their patients, other professionals, toward the medical care system, etc.
Organized services to provide health care for children.
A specialized agency of the United Nations designed as a coordinating authority on international health work; its aim is to promote the attainment of the highest possible level of health by all peoples.
Studies in which subsets of a defined population are identified. These groups may or may not be exposed to factors hypothesized to influence the probability of the occurrence of a particular disease or other outcome. Cohorts are defined populations which, as a whole, are followed in an attempt to determine distinguishing subgroup characteristics.
Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time.
The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.
Research aimed at assessing the quality and effectiveness of health care as measured by the attainment of a specified end result or outcome. Measures include parameters such as improved health, lowered morbidity or mortality, and improvement of abnormal states (such as elevated blood pressure).
Water particles that fall from the ATMOSPHERE.

Some common types of mental disorders include:

1. Anxiety disorders: These conditions cause excessive worry, fear, or anxiety that interferes with daily life. Examples include generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and social anxiety disorder.
2. Mood disorders: These conditions affect a person's mood, causing feelings of sadness, hopelessness, or anger that persist for weeks or months. Examples include depression, bipolar disorder, and seasonal affective disorder.
3. Personality disorders: These conditions involve patterns of thought and behavior that deviate from the norm of the average person. Examples include borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder.
4. Psychotic disorders: These conditions cause a person to lose touch with reality, resulting in delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized thinking. Examples include schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and brief psychotic disorder.
5. Trauma and stressor-related disorders: These conditions develop after a person experiences a traumatic event, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
6. Dissociative disorders: These conditions involve a disconnection or separation from one's body, thoughts, or emotions. Examples include dissociative identity disorder (formerly known as multiple personality disorder) and depersonalization disorder.
7. Neurodevelopmental disorders: These conditions affect the development of the brain and nervous system, leading to symptoms such as difficulty with social interaction, communication, and repetitive behaviors. Examples include autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and Rett syndrome.

Mental disorders can be diagnosed by a mental health professional using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), which provides criteria for each condition. Treatment typically involves a combination of medication and therapy, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy or psychodynamic therapy, depending on the specific disorder and individual needs.

Some common types of psychotic disorders include:

1. Schizophrenia: A chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. It can cause hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking.
2. Bipolar Disorder: A mood disorder that causes extreme changes in mood, energy, and behavior. It can lead to manic or hypomanic episodes, as well as depression.
3. Schizoaffective Disorder: A mental disorder that combines symptoms of schizophrenia and a mood disorder. It can cause hallucinations, delusions, and mood swings.
4. Brief Psychotic Disorder: A short-term episode of psychosis that can be triggered by a stressful event. It can cause hallucinations, delusions, and a break from reality.
5. Postpartum Psychosis: A rare condition that occurs in some new mothers after childbirth. It can cause hallucinations, delusions, and a break from reality.
6. Drug-Induced Psychosis: A psychotic episode caused by taking certain medications or drugs. It can cause hallucinations, delusions, and a break from reality.
7. Alcohol-Related Psychosis: A psychotic episode caused by alcohol use disorder. It can cause hallucinations, delusions, and a break from reality.
8. Trauma-Related Psychosis: A psychotic episode caused by a traumatic event. It can cause hallucinations, delusions, and a break from reality.
9. Psychotic Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (NOS): A catch-all diagnosis for psychotic episodes that do not meet the criteria for any other specific psychotic disorder.

Symptoms of psychotic disorders can vary depending on the individual and the specific disorder. Common symptoms include:

1. Hallucinations: Seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there.
2. Delusions: False beliefs that are not based in reality.
3. Disorganized thinking and speech: Difficulty organizing thoughts and expressing them in a clear and logical manner.
4. Disorganized behavior: Incoherent or bizarre behavior, such as dressing inappropriately for the weather or neglecting personal hygiene.
5. Catatonia: A state of immobility or abnormal movement, such as rigidity or agitation.
6. Negative symptoms: A decrease in emotional expression or motivation, such as a flat affect or a lack of interest in activities.
7. Cognitive impairment: Difficulty with attention, memory, and other cognitive functions.
8. Social withdrawal: Avoidance of social interactions and relationships.
9. Lack of self-care: Neglecting personal hygiene, nutrition, and other basic needs.
10. Suicidal or homicidal ideation: Thoughts of harming oneself or others.

It's important to note that not everyone with schizophrenia will experience all of these symptoms, and some people may experience additional symptoms not listed here. Additionally, the severity and frequency of symptoms can vary widely from person to person. With proper treatment and support, many people with schizophrenia are able to manage their symptoms and lead fulfilling lives.

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They were: Catchment rehabilitation to improve the health of the Tod Reservoir and the quality of its inflows Potential ... A memorial to all seven men was erected at the picnic area near the embankment in 1982. The catchment yield for the Tod River ... Capacity: 11,300 megalitres Length of wall: 351m Height of wall: 25m Type of wall: Earth with clay core Area of water spread: ... Grounds include a playground, tennis court, coin-operated barbecues and a picnic area. Grounds are open 7 days. The museum is ...
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With a land area of 751 km2 (290 sq mi), Seberang Perai is nearly 2.6 times the size of Penang Island and slightly larger than ... "Gazette Ulu Muda as most important catchment for NCER, Kedah told" (PDF). Malaysiakini. 14 March 2017. Tijs Neutens; Philippe ... Headquartered near Bukit Mertajam, the city council is responsible for urban planning, heritage preservation, public health, ... Spanning a total area of 37,161 m2 (400,000 sq ft), Design Village is also the first outlet mall in northern Malaysia. Another ...
Free of charge to those that are registered recipients of Zakah and residing within the Trust's catchment area. Provide 24-hour ... The trust is a registered Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Pakistan and serves the health needs of the local population. ... Total area of the municipal committee is 14,728 acres or 57 square kilometers. It means the density of population is 333 people ... The population of area will increase if proposed bridge is constructed between Rathoa Muhammad Ali and Chak Haryam. In that ...
Sector 78 falls under the catchment area of the Yamuna river and is located on land, adjoining the old river bed. It is famous ... www.cityspidey.com/news/10026/pollution-push-to-health-in-noida https://www.cityspidey.com/news/11565/mahagun-moderne-residents ... It is dominated by residential areas, interspersed by commercial areas in between. The proposed Vedvan Park, a theme park ...
After three days of travel, Ruatapu found two large uninhabited islands sharing a lagoon, collectively naming the area Manuenua ... catchments for himself, the people of Ma'uke devised a plan to kill him. Two warriors named Taratekui and Taratekurapo were ... depressed him so much that it sent him into bad health, and before long he had passed away, making Kirikava the new ariki of ... while Te Urutupui gave Ruatapu the finest fish of his catchment of small fish. By showing gratitude to his father in this ...
Being one of the major towns in this crude oil catchment area, Anaku is expected to possess a different developmental shape in ... The colonial warlords did great jobs in the area of agriculture, medicine, health, education and overall development of Nigeria ... Ogbosu Uzo Uwani Local Government Area, Ogidi Idemili North Local Government Area, Awka Anambra State Capital and Olu ( ... He left Uzo-Uwani County Council in 1965 when he got posted to Udi Health Center. After the Nigeria-Biafra civil war he was ...
... reside within the specified catchment area, be referred from a court in the catchment area, be 18 years of age or over, be ... Phase One is the 'initiation' phase where participants are expected to reduce drug use, stabilise their physical health and to ...
The park embraces the catchment area of the Zokanabe Lake, an extension dam built in 1921-24 to reinforce the greater Hlawga ... The rest and retreat zone features forest eco-lodges, boat houses and a health spa resort. The adventure and recreation zone ... However, most local visitors use the park's picnic areas. The park is divided into three zones: a rest and retreat zone, an ... 2011). "Hlawga". Myanmar Protected Areas: Context, Current Status and Challenges (PDF). Milano, Yangon: Istituto Oikos, ...
... 's primary areas of expertise include health communication, communication campaigns, health and media effects, and ... A few of these modern technology are water catchment systems, bio-gas, and gravity bed leach fields. Their solution, however, ... These three areas make up the 'legs' of the stool. With this system, sustainable operations and improved health are promoted. ... The main focus for Botta and her team were to improve the health conditions as well as conditions economically in Kibera ...
The catchment area was dispersed between Nower Hill and Hatch End Schools. Middle schools include Whitchurch Middle School. ... health promotion, a world food zone and outside radio broadcast. Harrow is the most religiously diverse local authority area in ... the area west of North Harrow and Rayners Lane, and east of Eastcote) Stanmore Park (an area mostly covering Stanmore) The ... The London Borough of Harrow was historically in the heart of an area known as "Metro-land" and therefore is very well served ...
Average mortality rates among slaves arriving from closer catchment areas were lower: 12% from Madagascar and 21% from ... "Health In Slavery". Archived from the original on October 3, 2006. Galenson, David W. (March 1984). "The Rise and Fall of ... In 1519, Hernán Cortés brought the first modern slave to the area. In the mid-16th century, the second viceroy to Mexico, Luis ... They were reintroduced in the Americas and in Russia as large areas of land with few inhabitants became available. Slavery is ...
The ratio between the floor area and the site area is generally known as the Floor Area Ratio (FAR, also called Plot Ratio and ... Environmental Health. Vol. 5. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source. doi:10.1186/1476-069X-5-25. The Sixth ... Likewise, walk-able access cannot be reduced to any singular measure of connectivity, permeability, or catchment but is ... Ensuring safer walking areas by keeping paths well-maintained and well-lit can encourage walkability. Work from home: working ...
It is the area's major accident and emergency hospital, with a helicopter landing point on the adjacent Lansdown Cricket Club ... The hospital was built in 2010 by Circle Health and bought by the NHS in 2021. The hospital provides acute treatment and care ( ... including Accident & Emergency) for a catchment population of around 500,000 people in Bath and the surrounding towns and ... The Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership offers services at Hillview Lodge on the north of the site and at Bath NHS ...
Named Pallikaranai Swamp Forest Block, it is the 17th reserve forest area in the Tambaram Range, whose reserve forest area goes ... It has a catchment of 235 square kilometres (91 sq mi) that includes the urban sprawls of Velachery, Pallikaranai and Navalur. ... 15 of which greatly exceed health-based standards set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Three of the 27 ... The area to be handed over is on the southern side of Radial Road near NIOT junction. The civic body is planning to use only ...
For services to the community in remote areas. Councillor John Herbert Gordon, of Tathra, New South Wales. For services to ... Australian States State of New South Wales James Daniel Rimes, Under Secretary, Department of Public Health. State of Victoria ... Marcus Norman Medrington, lately Chief Engineer, Lee Conservancy Catchment Board. Julien Englebert Mersey, Foreign and ... For services to the church and the community in remote areas. Emeritus Professor William Edward Hanley Stanner, of Forrest, ...
The new "Health Service Support Areas" (HSSAs), under the MEDCOM, had more responsibility and authority than the old HSC ... In a design based more on catchment-area management than the previous "CHAMPUS Reform Initiative" (CRI), U.S. Army hospital ... In 1996, the HSSAs were renamed Regional Medical Commands and later in 2016, to Regional Health Commands. "The Defense Health ... Army Public Health Center, previously known as the U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion & Preventive Medicine (USACHPPM) prior ...
The Adelaide metropolitan area is divided between nineteen local government areas. At its centre, the City of Adelaide ... the University of Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences building, the University of South Australia's Health Innovation Building ... The yield from these reservoir catchments can be as little as 10% of the city's requirements (90GL per annum) in drought years ... The rural area surrounding Adelaide was surveyed by Light in preparation to sell a total of over 405 km2 (156 sq mi) of land. ...
... especially in the area of health. The availability of demographic data following the 1971 census (and onwards) relating to ... One of the pieces of legislation enacted to protect the Gordon River catchment used the race power but applied it to all people ... The law prohibited anyone from damaging sites, relics and artefacts of Aboriginal settlement in the Gordon River catchment. In ... Substantial improvements had occurred by the early 1990s but Indigenous Australians health indicators still lag behind those of ...
Floral surveys were carried out in the Shyok River catchment and from Panamik to Turtuk village by Chandra Prakash Kala during ... The Karakoram is in one of the world's most geologically active areas, at the plate boundary between the Indo-Australian plate ... Kala, Chandra Prakash (2005). "Health traditions of Buddhist community and role of amchis in trans-Himalayan region of India" ( ... A significant part, somewhere between 28 and 50 percent, of the Karakoram Range is glaciated covering an area of more than ...
New catchment areas were implemented by Buckinghamshire Local Education Authority in 2004 so that selected pupils may now ... health and social work, 6.9% education, 5.6% transport and communications, 4.1% public administration, 2.6% hotels and ... which share a common catchment area. A smaller number go to the Misbourne School and the Amersham School despite both being out ... despite both now being out of catchment. In recent years, Year 7 children who qualify for grammar school under Bucks' late ...
Much of its upper catchment area still remains Crown Estate. Altogether the open space covers 70 hectares (170 acres). Nearby ... Abraham Cowley Mental Health Unit at St Peter's Hospital was named after him. After the death of the father of Thomas Love ... Green areas include the Thames Path National Trail, Chertsey Meads and a round knoll (St Ann's Hill) with remains of a ... The soil in this area is loamy and the water table is naturally high. St Ann's Hill appears as an island of Tertiary strata, ...
The Limestone Grenadiers now represent Kingston and the surrounding area in the OVFL. The Club franchise catchment area draws ... The city is a regional centre of education and health care, being home to two major universities, a large vocational college, ... The area was surveyed, and the survey report mentioned the area was deemed to have productive lands, abundant resources, a good ... With a land area of 451.58 km2 (174.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 293.4/km2 (759.9/sq mi) in 2021. At the census ...
... with a total catchment area of approximately 430 km2, with the present townships of Langwarrin, Cranbourne, Berwick, Belgrave, ... The site on which the medical centre operates is newly named the Carrum Downs Health Precinct, and comprises pathology and ... Carrum Woods Reserve, on Carrum Woods Drive, includes wooded areas and large grassy areas, basketball hoop, and small ... The area was called Karrum Karrum, or as some of the early squatters interpreted it, Garem Gam, meaning "Boomerang". The swampy ...
Strategies to reduce their number and severity should be implemented to reduce costs to the Health System and alleviate patient ... In-patient costs of agitation and containment in a mental health catchment area Antoni Serrano-Blanco 1 2 3 , Maria Rubio- ... In-patient costs of agitation and containment in a mental health catchment area Antoni Serrano-Blanco et al. BMC Psychiatry. ... Xu J, Wang J, Liu R, Xing J, Su L, Yu F, Lu M. Xu J, et al. J Ment Health Policy Econ. 2014 Dec;17(4):173-82. J Ment Health ...
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proposed catchment area Maintaining highly integrated and networked electronic health record systems with the ability to ... 1. Catchment Area Applicants should describe the catchment area and how the overall enrollment approach complements the PMI ... 1. Catchment area 2. Participant engagement plan 3. Physical evaluations and biospecimen collections 4. EHR data 5. Enrollment ... formal systems of providers and sites of care that provide both health care services and a health insurance plan to patients in ...
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A map of the projects and their catchment areas is shown below. The Champions were tasked to focus primarily either on building ... Home » Health Information for the Public » Educational Campaigns & Programs » Health Disparities » Communities in Action » ... NHLBI-HRSA Partnership to Improve Heart Health in Community Health Centers on the U.S.-Mexico Border ... Project Addresses Heart Health Disparities in Two Filipino American Communities. *NY University Uses NHLBI Program for Filipino ...
Raising our voices to improve health around the world. ... All health facilities in Malawi are assigned catchment areas ... Number of PLHIV in the health facility catchment area. The last measure was important, as it gives us an estimated program need ... I read a study a bit ago that showed Malawians may more often than not go to health centres outside of their catchment area and ... we utilized a combination of measures to identify those health facility catchment areas which altogether would provide 90% ...
As the lead health authority within the United Nations (UN) system, we help ensure the safety of the air we breathe, the food ... Health lays the foundation for vibrant and productive communities, stronger economies, safer nations and a better world. Our ... The World Health Organization (WHO) is building a better future for people everywhere. ... Mbariro currently has 10 patients on TB treatment within her catchment area. One of the patients who has however finished the ...
The workshop discussed gaps in current knowledge and explored new opportunities for research in the areas intersecting ... 1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Exposure to infectious agents and cognitive function: The Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study ... Adam Spira, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. The potential role of bacteroides in ... The workshop discussed gaps in current knowledge and explored new opportunities for research in the areas intersecting ...
Catchment Area, Health Actions. * Search in PubMed * Search in MeSH * Add to Search ... To estimate the performance of IFNbeta-1b in the clinical setting, data collected by the INSALUD and regional health services ...
Health officials digitized 1,365 health facilities as points, 106 health facility catchment areas, 477 team areas as polygons, ... Lablab Health Center and catchment area. Figure 2 is a GIS generated map of PNG with Lablab Health Center as the focal point, ... Geospatial Visualization of the World Trade Center Health Registry Exposure and Health Data ... was divided by the area of the entire tract to obtain the proportion, or weight, of the tract area within the target zone. The ...
Once believed to be rare, OCD was found to have a lifetime prevalence of 2.5% in the Epidemiological Catchment Area study. [1] ... FDA Public Health Advisory: Suicidality in Children and Adolescents Being Treated With Antidepressant Medications. FDA Website ... Once believed to be rare, OCD was found to have a lifetime prevalence of 2.5% in the Epidemiological Catchment Area study. [1] ... In some studies, these areas of overactivity have been shown to normalize following successful treatment with either SSRIs or ...
According to the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study, depressive symptoms occur in approximately 15 percent of community ... National Institute of Mental Health Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration. Alan Leshner, Ph.D. Acting Director ... For reliable, current information on this and other health topics, we recommend consulting the National Institutes of Healths ... Lecturer Health Policy and Management Technology Assessment Group. Harvard School of Public Health. Boston, Massachusetts ...
... a Zika virus outbreak was declared a public health emergency after an increase in microcephaly cases was reported in Brazil. ... a Zika virus outbreak was declared a public health emergency after an increase in microcephaly cases was reported in Brazil. ... The families of 278 previously studied children residing in the ZODIAC investigation catchment area were eligible for inclusion ... Pan American Health Organization. Timeline of emergence of Zika virus in the Americas. Washington DC: Word Health Organization ...
Learn about NIMH priority areas for research and funding that have the potential to improve mental health care over the short, ... Eligible adult PLHIV disengaged from HIV care and living in an intervention facility catchment area will receive the same ... Utale Health Centres, Balaka, Malawi; Ulongwe Health Centre, Balaka, Malawi; Phimbi Health Centre, Balaka, Malawi; Phalula ... Health Centre, Balaka, Malawi; Namdumbo Health Centre, Balaka, Malawi; Namanolo Health Centre, Balaka, Malawi; Mbera Health ...
... tool was clinically tested and evaluated by community mental health clinicians and a sample of clients in 6 catchment areas of ... Erie County, NY with a total population of 1.2 million, and approved that that countys Department of Mental Health for broad ...
Applicants should describe a plan to familiarize investigators in their institution and medical catchments area with the ... adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services for use in U.S. health care and public health operations. All human ... For Key Function Areas that are included in the proposal, do the Directors of Key Function Areas have the appropriate training ... health-professional doctoral degree is completed/conferred. The TL1 training component may also offer health-professional pre- ...
The Inclusive Health Care models aim of offering care equitably to families living in its catchment area is reflected in these ... Terms: health care personnel or health care worker* or health care facilit* or nurse or nurses or nursing OR health care ... We found a significant positive association between families health risk level and their use of health care services, with the ... Health care; Health services; Immunizations; Longitudinal study; Cohort studies; Sociological factors; Author Keywords: Primary ...
  • Mphathi, Mganja and Lobi health centers in Dedza district, MOH Central west zone. (aidshealth.org)
  • Nzama, Kalimanjira, Kasinje and Katsekera health centers in Ntcheu district, MOH Central west Zone. (aidshealth.org)
  • In 1996, the Panel addressed the impact of the evolving health care system on the National Cancer Program, and reported its findings in its annual report to President Clinton. (nih.gov)
  • The organization signed a memorandum of understanding with the Malawi Ministry of Health in 2016, and was officially launched by the Minister of Health in September, 2019. (aidshealth.org)
  • CDC supported the World Health Organization's (WHO) 2019 pilot to evaluate the use of high-resolution satellite imagery and GIS technologies to strengthen polio immunization microplanning. (cdc.gov)
  • Co-occurring mental health issues and substance abuse disorders are challenging for clinicians. (tapartnership.org)
  • Note: This risk assessment tool was clinically tested and evaluated by community mental health clinicians and a sample of clients in 6 catchment areas of Erie County, NY with a total population of 1.2 million, and approved that that county's Department of Mental Health for broad implementation. (cdc.gov)
  • Applicants awarded under this opportunity will be responsible for managing engagement, enrollment and retention of their patients into the Cohort, performing physical evaluations and collecting biospecimens, and providing electronic health record data. (nih.gov)
  • Family health records of the cho- sess the adequacy of patients' utilization of sen centres were reviewed to identify eld- health services in general and of primary erly adults (aged 60 years and above) and health care services in particular. (who.int)
  • Scotland's understanding of mental health, addiction and learning disability services, and the patients who use these services. (gov.scot)
  • Of these, 10 patients were boarding from a different health board. (gov.scot)
  • Most patients (60%) aged 18+ had at least one long term physical health co-morbidity . (gov.scot)
  • Community health workers (CHWs) have not yet been used for surgical patients in most settings. (bmj.com)
  • For both arms 1 and 2, the CHW will refer patients who respond 'yes' to any of the questions to a health facility. (bmj.com)
  • Future work is needed to develop mental health interventions for the diversity of anxiety symptoms experienced by family members of critically ill patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Standardized instruments were used to overlooked and unmet by the health workers attending to assess the psychological well-being and quality of life of these CKD patients because most renal teams do not fully caregivers. (who.int)
  • Narrative medicine (NM) encourages health care providers to draw on their personal experiences to establish therapeutic alliances with patients of prevention and care services. (springer.com)
  • centre has a well-defined catchment area and population [ 11 ]. (who.int)
  • The Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre has 41 acute care beds. (mun.ca)
  • The general catchment area for the Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre has a population of approximately 20,000 people. (mun.ca)
  • Burin Peninsula Health Care Centre Switchboard Telephone Number: 709-891-1040. (mun.ca)
  • This has had the immediate effect of highlighting the importance of testing in health facilities, particularly in settings where HIV prevalence may be higher than the national average, including STI clinics, TB clinics and in-patient wards. (cdc.gov)
  • When reviewing variation in HIV prevalence in the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2010 at the cluster level, it rapidly became clear that the epidemic needs a targeted response at the lowest possible geographic unit, certainly well below the typical approach of district level. (cdc.gov)
  • With this challenge ringing in our ears, and a mandate from the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (OGAC) to revise our 2014 annual plan (COP), CDC and the other US Government (USG) agencies utilizing PEPFAR funding in Malawi, sat down to plan how to better work with the Ministry of Health and gain control over the HIV epidemic. (cdc.gov)
  • Results will be disseminated to Kirehe District Hospital, Rwanda Ministry of Health, Rwanda Surgical Society, Partners In Health, through conferences and peer-reviewed publications. (bmj.com)
  • In November 2015, the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MOH) declared the Zika virus outbreak a public health emergency after an increase in microcephaly cases was reported in the northeast region of the country ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • To identify all registered Silver Sneakers program locations in our catchment area, we manually matched geographic information system data (based on zip codes) with locations on the Silver Sneakers website in the 28-county catchment area by using their web-based locator tool (10). (cdc.gov)
  • Most studies also evaluated potentially relevant confounders for non-cancer health outcomes (e.g., age, BMI, education, gender, smoking and alcohol consumption). (nih.gov)
  • Aim 3: Test the efficacy of the Couples Health CoOp Plus (CHC+) to increase both partners' antiretroviral therapy (ART)/pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) initiation and adherence (primary outcome) and reduce alcohol and other drug (AOD) use, sexual risk and gender-based violence (GBV), and enhance positive gender norms and communication relative to HIV testing services (HTS) (secondary outcomes). (centerwatch.com)
  • Despite these efforts, the incidence of some mental illnesses continues to rise, many Californians still fail to receive treatment for their mental health needs, and many are experiences poor overall health outcomes due to their mental illness going untreated. (tapartnership.org)
  • Inadequacies in the size and composition of HRH in India hence has led to inequities in health outcomes [ 11 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Transgender youth in the United States have unique health needs but often face barriers to accessing and receiving health care services which contribute to disparate health outcomes, including high vulnerability to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. (nih.gov)
  • APHEF supported life-saving interventions to improve access to quality health care in three districts in the Central African Republic as well as the strengthening of emergency surgical services for war-related emergencies in South Sudan. (who.int)
  • In addition to assessing the impact on patient return-to-care behaviours, this study will also allow us to describe the feasibility of mobile health and CHW interventions in this setting, beyond surgical interventions. (bmj.com)
  • What about lay counselors' experiences of task-shifting mental health interventions? (springer.com)
  • The most common mental health diagnosis in 2018 amongst adult inpatients was schizophrenia. (gov.scot)
  • The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has convened several activities related to strengthening the capacity for delivering quality mental health services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs, a designation by the World Health Organization, or WHO) over many years. (nih.gov)
  • Fifty-ninth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, Kigali, Rwanda, 31 August - 4 September 2009, Final report, Brazzaville, World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa, 2009 (AFR/RC59/19) pp.13-16. (who.int)
  • Gorakhpur in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India lies in a lower catchment area. (start.org)
  • It seeks to eliminate the existing shortage and maldistribution of health professionals in India. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Hence this study explores the geographic distribution of medical schools in India to identify such under and over served areas. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Considering that medical schools showed a positive influence on public health, further research is needed to guide formulation of rules for medical school establishment in India. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This move is not surprising considering that India has always adhered to the tenet which asserts that the health of the country's population influences its overall development and its economic prosperity [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • India ranks 52nd among the 57 countries identified by The Global Health Workforce Alliance and WHO which are most severely affected by health workforce crisis [ 10 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The results of this study will provide contextual data for similar mixed urban and rural regions looking to leverage this health care resource, especially for areas serving traditionally underserved regions with high numbers of older adults. (cdc.gov)
  • National Center for Health Care Technology (U.S. (nih.gov)
  • A commissioned paper prepared for the April 28-29, 2015, workshop on Providing Sustainable Mental Health Care in Ghana, hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders and Board on Global Health. (nih.gov)
  • The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was unique because it was highly concentrated in health care settings and a large number of health care workers were infected. (nih.gov)
  • Sixty-six staff members (20 percent) felt stigmatized and rejected in their neighborhood because of their hospital work, and 20 of 218 health care workers (9 percent) reported reluctance to work or had considered resignation. (nih.gov)
  • ABSTRACT Use of primary health care (PHC) services and satisfaction among elderly people (60 + years) in Asir was studied in 26 PHC centres. (who.int)
  • However, the study the pattern of utilization of primary rapid pace of socioeconomic growth and health care services and satisfaction among improved provision of health and other so- elderly people in Asir region. (who.int)
  • It also supported the provision of health care services to communities affected by floods in Burundi, Malawi and Zimbabwe. (who.int)
  • In Cameroon, APHEF supported the provision of essential health care services to refugees from the Central African Republic. (who.int)
  • We link closely with other Allied Health teams and medical teams within Northern health to achieve optimum patient care. (nh.org.au)
  • The implementation of Mobile Mental Health Units (MMHUs) was a decisive step in the psychiatric reform and the development of community psychiatric care in Greece. (mdpi.com)
  • MMHUs in Greece are low-cost community psychiatric services (CPS), inspired and implemented by pioneers of community psychiatry [ 1 , 3 ], through which community mental health care is provided and mental health is promoted in rural, remote (mountainous, island) and deprived areas, in which access to mental health services (MHS) is difficult [ 2 , 4 ]. (mdpi.com)
  • The greatest strength is that this is a prospective randomised controlled trial to most effectively evaluate the impact of a mobile health and community health worker (CHW) intervention on return to care following surgery. (bmj.com)
  • Advocate Health Care has closed inpatient pediatric units at Illinois Masonic, on Chicago's North Side, Good Samaritan in Downers Grove, and Good Shepherd in Barrington. (the-hospitalist.org)
  • What is the solution, in our profit-focused health care system? (the-hospitalist.org)
  • 2. Children's hospitals could be made responsible for community-based care within their geographic catchment areas. (the-hospitalist.org)
  • 4. Deciding what level of care might be appropriate for each community could depend upon closeness to a pediatric hospital, health problems in the community, and the availability of pediatric specialists. (the-hospitalist.org)
  • 5. A condition for medical licensure might be that a community-based pediatric subspecialist is required to care for a proportion of the uninsured or publicly insured children in his or her area. (the-hospitalist.org)
  • If quality health care is a right, and not a privilege, then it is time to stop closing pediatric inpatient units, and, instead, look for creative ways to better care for our children. (the-hospitalist.org)
  • The purpose of this meeting, the last in a series of four meetings focusing on the concerns of special populations in the National Cancer Program, was to consider the responsiveness of the health care delivery system to the needs of these populations. (nih.gov)
  • Today's meeting is intended to identify areas of the current health care system that successfully serve the needs of special populations, and areas in which improvement is still needed. (nih.gov)
  • The health care system in the United States is in the midst of an extraordinary and rapid evolution. (nih.gov)
  • A principal feature of this evolution is a transition from traditional fee-for-service health insurance to varying forms of managed care. (nih.gov)
  • Health care costs are 'managed' using structured service networks, negotiated provider-payer contracts, and common health care delivery guidelines, among other mechanisms. (nih.gov)
  • The Panel concluded, based on hearings in each quadrant of the country, that the impact of changes in our health care system has been equated, though not always correctly, with the introduction of managed care. (nih.gov)
  • Perhaps nowhere will the effects of the changing health care system be as pronounced as among the traditionally underserved populations, who are already disadvantaged by having the fewest resources and fewest proponents to advance their interests. (nih.gov)
  • VA North Texas Health Care System is grateful to its staff for their exceptional dedication and performance in supporting Veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic. (va.gov)
  • At VA North Texas Health Care System, our health care teams are deeply experienced and guided by the needs of Veterans, their families, and caregivers. (va.gov)
  • Although children with microcephaly and laboratory evidence of Zika virus infection have been described in early infancy, the subsequent health and development in young children have not been well characterized, constraining planning for the care of these children. (cdc.gov)
  • Performance-based financing (PBF) is a complex health systems intervention aimed at improving the coverage and quality of care. (worldbank.org)
  • In terms of quality, PBF increased the availability of inputs and equipment, qualified health workers, led to a reduction in formal and informal user fees but did not affect the content of care. (worldbank.org)
  • According to the California Health Care Almanac, mental health disorders are one of the most common health conditions faced by Californians. (tapartnership.org)
  • Public and private organizations have poured substantial amounts of money and other resources to provide access to care, improve integration of mental health care with mainstream care and reduce the stigma that mental illness currently carries within society. (tapartnership.org)
  • Medical school density was calculated to analyse the effect of medical school distribution on health care indicators. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Resolution AFR/RC61/R3: Framework document for the African Public Health Emergency Fund. (who.int)
  • A coordinated clinical and public health response included investigation of and empiric treatment for 649 febrile children, provision of prophylactic antimicrobial drugs for 465 close contacts, and implementation of a quadrivalent meningococcal ACWY conjugate vaccine immunization program. (cdc.gov)
  • As part of the Department of Health and Human Services' implementation of e-Government, during FY 2006 the NIH will gradually transition each research grant mechanism to electronic submission through Grants.gov and the use of the SF 424 Research and Related (R&R) forms. (nih.gov)
  • These organizations built their capacity to adapt and implement the Initiative's heart health curricula and implementation strategies by using innovative education and training approaches in community, clinical, and virtual settings. (nih.gov)
  • At the outcome level , the evaluation focused on changes in heart health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of CHWs and community members and, when possible, how these changes differed by implementation modality (e.g., virtual versus in person training, number of training sessions, and retention strategies). (nih.gov)
  • Results of the fourth Mental Health & Learning Disability Inpatient Census and Out of Scotland NHS Placements Census, 2018. (gov.scot)
  • 2Asir General Directorate of Health Affairs, Asir, Saudi Arabia. (who.int)
  • Health officials digitized 1,365 health facilities as points, 106 health facility catchment areas, 477 team areas as polygons, and referenced hand drawn maps that provided an added level of detail. (cdc.gov)
  • Find a health facility near you, and manage your health online. (va.gov)
  • An average of 42 babies were born each month at the health facility, a slight decrease from an average of 46/month in Q2. (realmedicinefoundation.org)
  • Additionally, we compiled regional descriptors to provide context to the catchment area environment, including population demographics and rurality designation by county. (cdc.gov)
  • Infrastructure of basic services, including health, is far from meeting the needs of the population. (nih.gov)
  • GRASP analysts used their own Population Estimator tool with U.S. Census data (2000 and 2010) and National Center for Health Statistics data (1999-2011) to explore five methods to estimate adolescent cancer mortality rates for each of four zones surrounding Children's Oncology Group facilities. (cdc.gov)
  • WHO thus recommends a minimum of 44.5 health professionals per 10,000 population [ 7 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Advancements in telecommunication create an opportunity for mobile health (mHealth) tools to support CHWs. (bmj.com)
  • NM medicine practiced by nurses and physicians has been well documented, yet there is little understanding of how community health workers (CHWs) apply NM concepts in their day-to-day practices from patient perspectives. (springer.com)
  • To document how CHWs apply specific NM concepts in Brazil's Family Health Strategy (FHS), the key component of Brazil's Unified Health System. (springer.com)
  • Overall, Silver Sneakers programs offer a sustainable option to facilitate access to exercise programs and reduce barriers to physical activity among older adults in our catchment area. (cdc.gov)
  • This study addresses HIV prevention and treatment for young couples living in Cape Town, South Africa, through a comprehensive biobehavioral multilevel approach-the Couples Health CoOp Plus (CHC+). (centerwatch.com)
  • The Couples Health CoOp Plus (CHC+) is a 2-module workshop delivered over two days and contains didactic and experiential lessons on alcohol and other drug (AOD) use, a status-neutral approach to the prevention and management of HIV, sexual and reproductive health (SRH), gender norms, gender-based violence (GBV), and tools to improve communication. (centerwatch.com)
  • National Center for Health Statistics (U.S. (nih.gov)
  • National Health Planning Information Center (U.S. (nih.gov)
  • Kang'oma health center in Lilongwe District, MOH Central west zone. (aidshealth.org)
  • Figure 1 is a hand drawn map that covers the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Lablab Health Center and catchment area. (cdc.gov)
  • Figure 2 is a GIS generated map of PNG with Lablab Health Center as the focal point, as well as Sakar Island and its aid post, Malai Island and aid post in opposite directions of the GIS map compared to the hand drawn map. (cdc.gov)
  • The Tongso Village is located close to the LabLab Health Center in both maps. (cdc.gov)
  • The distance in the hand drawn map between the Lablab Health Center and the Tongso Village location is not too different than the distance from the Lablab Health Center to Sakar and Malia Islands in the hand drawn map. (cdc.gov)
  • Sakar and Malia Islands are actually 33 and 23 km away from the health center while Tongso Village is 0.8 km away. (cdc.gov)
  • Our study provides a comprehensive assessment of Silver Sneakers programs accessible to older adults (aged ≥65 years) in the mixed rural/urban catchment area of the Penn State Cancer Institute. (cdc.gov)
  • The purpose of our study was to understand the capacity of Silver Sneakers, a federally funded and community-based exercise program, to serve older adults (aged ≥65 years) in our mixed rural/urban catchment area of central Pennsylvania. (cdc.gov)
  • The aim of this study was to explore ED crowding and LOS in Norway's largest ED before and after an increased catchment area. (nih.gov)
  • The study is well-resourced with significant on the ground logistical support through Partners In Health and the staff at Kirehe District Hospital. (bmj.com)
  • As part of this current study (Aim 1), the behavioral Couples Health CoOp (CHC) was adapted to include biomedical HIV strategies antiretroviral therapy (ART)/pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and updated materials. (centerwatch.com)
  • This article presents results of a randomized impact evaluation in Cameroon designed to isolate the role of specific components of the PBF approach with four study groups: (i) PBF with explicit financial incentives linked to results, (ii) direct financing with additional resources available for health providers not linked to performance, (iii) enhanced supervision and monitoring without additional resources and (iv) a control group. (worldbank.org)
  • One study done by the Health and Human Services Agency Behavioral Health Division showed that teens and youth with a dual diagnosis in California were more likely to be male and of Hispanic descent when compared to youth without a co-occurring illness. (tapartnership.org)
  • Methods: This is a cross-sectional community study conducted in six schools of the catchment area of a family health unit. (cdc.gov)
  • The main goal of the study is to see if this new approach can help more people in rural areas achieve viral suppression. (nih.gov)
  • This is a hospital out with their local catchment area. (gov.scot)
  • As a medical student / resident you have already received an Eastern Health orientation in St. John's and this is consistent with orientation that is done in the Burin Hospital. (mun.ca)
  • The mission of the Lwala Community Hospital is to meet the holistic health needs of all members of the Lwala community. (realmedicinefoundation.org)
  • A new government hospital opened in the catchment area which likely accounts for the lower patient numbers. (realmedicinefoundation.org)
  • 1 in 6 California adults face a mental health issue of some kind, while 1 in 24 are suffering from a serious mental illness (SMI). (tapartnership.org)
  • These couples will receive HIV testing services (HTS) and/or the Couples Health CoOp Plus (CHC+), depending on their intervention arm. (centerwatch.com)
  • Additionally, it is expected couples assigned to the Couples Health CoOp Plus (CHC+) intervention will have greater antiretroviral therapy (ART)/pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) initiation and adherence, lower alcohol and other drug (AOD) use, less sexual risk, less gender-based violence (GBV), and more positive gender norms and communication. (centerwatch.com)
  • Aim 1: Modify the Couples Health CoOp (CHC) intervention to include antiretroviral therapy (ART)/pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in a formative phase and with review from the Community Collaborative Board (CCB) and Peer Advisory Board (PAB). (centerwatch.com)
  • The Couples Health CoOp Plus (CHC+) was adapted from the Couples Health CoOp (CHC)-an empowerment-based intervention developed for South African couples that addresses the syndemic of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use, gender-based violence (GBV), and HIV risk. (centerwatch.com)
  • Formative qualitative work with a Community Collaborative Board (CCB) and a Peer Advisory Board (PAB) has guided the adaptation and updating of the Couples Health CoOp Plus (CHC+) intervention. (centerwatch.com)
  • Shiftworking, nutrition and obesity: implications for workforce health- a systematic review. (nih.gov)
  • What are the implications for public health practice? (cdc.gov)
  • The goal of the PMI Cohort Program is to build a research cohort of one million or more U.S. volunteers who are engaged as partners in a longitudinal, long-term effort to transform the understanding of factors contributing to individual health and disease. (nih.gov)
  • Under this FOA, the NIMH, NIDA and NIAAA encourage research using focused and coordinated analyses of mental health and substance abuse research data that are in public use format or that are privately held by a principal investigator. (nih.gov)
  • The workshop discussed gaps in current knowledge and explored new opportunities for research in the areas intersecting infectious organisms and Alzheimer's disease. (nih.gov)
  • Editors select a small number of articles recently published in the journal that they believe will be particularly interesting to readers, or important in the respective research area. (mdpi.com)
  • The aim is to provide a snapshot of some of the most exciting work published in the various research areas of the journal. (mdpi.com)
  • 9. Health effects of uranium: new research findings. (nih.gov)
  • 12. Health effects in populations living around the uraniferous gold mine tailings in South Africa: gaps and opportunities for research. (nih.gov)
  • The National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiated the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program to transform the local, regional and national environments for clinical and translational science and to increase the safety, efficiency and speed of clinical and translational research. (nih.gov)
  • This is particularly the case in mental health, where many years of neglect have left services even farther behind. (nih.gov)
  • Aim 2: Evaluate the impact of a stigma reduction training and education on community members attitudes and behaviors toward young women and their primary male partners seeking HIV testing services (HTS)/antiretroviral therapy (ART)/pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and other sexual and reproductive health services in their local clinics at 4- and 8-month follow-up. (centerwatch.com)
  • The Brazilian MOH, the State Health Secretariat of Paraíba, and CDC collaborated on a follow-up investigation of the health and development of children in northeastern Brazil who were reported to national surveillance with microcephaly at birth. (cdc.gov)
  • The landmark publication Neurological, Psychiatric and Developmental Disorder: Meeting the Needs in the Developing World 1 was an early driver of the growth of global mental health as a discipline. (nih.gov)
  • Northern Health Orthotic Department consists of orthotist and allied health assistants who are responsible for a clinical assessment and prescription of suitable orthotic management to meet the goals of referrer and client. (nh.org.au)
  • APHEF is expected to supplement funding from Member States and partners whenever public health emergencies occur. (who.int)
  • Annex 2), upon request, to respond to declared public health emergencies. (who.int)
  • GRASP prepared maps of 46 local level governments in Central and Morobe Provinces using existing public data of health facilities, villages, boundaries and roads. (cdc.gov)
  • Figure 3 is a close-up satellite image of Lablab Village and surrounding area that includes the airstrip and Tsongo/Tsongo public school. (cdc.gov)
  • Presence of medical schools had a positive influence on the public health profile. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Through a cluster randomized trial with a modified factorial design, 24 Cape Town communities consisting of catchment areas for clinics that provide antiretroviral therapy (ART) and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), will receive either stigma-reduction training or no training with repeated measures. (centerwatch.com)
  • Overall, more than 250 studies of how shift work affects the cardiovascular system, diabetes, endocrine system, metabolic syndrome and obesity, reproductive system, and mental health. (nih.gov)
  • The most common exposure metrics for shift work in studies examining non-cancer health effects include ever working in shifts or amount of time (e.g., weeks, months, years) working night or rotating shifts, assessed usually through self-reported questionnaires or interview or employment records. (nih.gov)
  • Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health 39(4): 325. (nih.gov)
  • Guaranteed private work spaces for all mental health providers. (change.org)
  • In rural areas, this could mean hours of travel, lost work days, and family disruption. (the-hospitalist.org)
  • When she initially started her community health work, only 26 households in her precinct had latrines. (realmedicinefoundation.org)
  • First, we identified all registered Silver Sneakers program locations in our 28-county catchment area. (cdc.gov)
  • A geographic area defined and served by a health program or institution. (nih.gov)
  • Nine Strategic Champions were funded for 16 months (April 2012-July 2013) to implement a new generation of community health worker (CHW) projects to reduce heart disease risk factors in African American , American Indian , Filipino American , and Hispanic/Latino communities. (nih.gov)
  • The association between long working hours and health: a systematic review of epidemiological evidence. (nih.gov)
  • A service of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. (nih.gov)
  • We see inpatients at all campus', as well as outpatients who have been referred from a clinical service within Northern Health. (nh.org.au)
  • These efforts, over the past decade, have also seen the emergence of one of the strongest service user movements in Africa, new cadres of trained personnel, and a greater awareness of mental health issues in the country. (nih.gov)
  • 1. Prospective case-series analysis of haematological malignancies in goldmining areas in South Africa. (nih.gov)
  • 16. Modelling of Radiological Health Risks from Gold Mine Tailings in Wonderfonteinspruit Catchment Area, South Africa. (nih.gov)
  • Ghana recently adopted a progressive Mental Health Act (2012), a reflection of the substantial efforts made by a growing civil society sector interested in mental health. (nih.gov)
  • Health workers who constitute the human resources for health (HRH) are essential for efficient functioning of the health system [ 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Orthotists have very close links to the surgical and medical units within the Northern Health network, including areas such as Orthopaedics, Vascular, Surgical, Plastics and Neurology. (nh.org.au)
  • It also encourages establishment of medical schools in underserved areas. (biomedcentral.com)