• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • In the area of non-communicable diseases, although lots remain to be done, the Ministry of Health is exerting its efforts in the provision of care to patients, with the establishment of dedicated NCD services including NCD corners in all health facilities & NCD clinics in health centers and above levels in all Zones. (who.int)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends preventive behaviors such as washing hands, using hand sanitizer, wearing a face mask, and social distancing to reduce the risk of contracting or spreading the virus ( 4 ), even after one has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 ( 5 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • On December 26, 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a $25,000 grant from the Elizabeth R. Griffin Research Foundation to evaluate risks for acquiring zoonotic disease among those who work with non-human primates (NHPs) in research settings. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2003, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) developed and issued the Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings. (adha.org)
  • Proposed strategies to enhance cervical cancer screening were: sensitization of the population, recruitment of more competent staff, testing centers should be located closed to the target population, less embarrassing screening methods should be used, health care workers should demonstrate positive attitudes during care, female staff should manage the screening units, screening cost should be subsidized. (who.int)
  • During April 2012, a cross-sectional survey of 180 practitioners aged 38.1 ± 10.3 years was carried out in the primary health care centers (PHCCs) in AlJouf Province of Saudi Arabia. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Cary, 2001) and Salmonellosis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1987) affected several students' health and had major economic consequences to families and school districts. (schoolnutrition.org)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
  • 1. Develop and implement a national strategy to protect children from harmful exposures related to the siting of daycare and early learning from the health centers. (cdc.gov)
  • April 1995 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia ***************************************************************************** HEALTH EDUCATION AND RISK REDUCTION ACTIVITIES Individual and Group Interventions Health education and risk reduction activities are targeted to reach persons at increased risk of becoming infected with HIV or, if already infected, of transmitting the virus to others. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2018 I moved to the Centre for Veterinary Wildlife Studies where I continued my research in animal and public health, but expanded its scope to include avian and ecosystem health and issues around rural poverty. (aber.ac.uk)
  • 2018 Vaccine Acceptability Survey (CT, MD, MN, NY) - A cross-sectional, population-based survey to determine the proportion of people in CT, MD, MN, and NY that would get vaccinated with a Lyme disease vaccine if one were available, and to characterize motivations for and barriers to getting a Lyme disease vaccine. (cdc.gov)
  • A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 1828 children aged 3 to 59 months from November 7 to 18, 2018 in eight health regions of Burkina Faso where SMC was implemented with Malaria Consortium supported fund . (bvsalud.org)
  • Multistage stratified random sampling was used to explore the relationship of health literacy with novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevention and control knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) in residents aged 15-69 years old in Shanxi Province. (nature.com)
  • Subsequently, the World Health Organization (WHO) named the novel coronavirus disease 2019 "COVID-19" on February 11, 2020 2 . (nature.com)
  • The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an unprecedented disruption in medical education and healthcare systems worldwide. (plos.org)
  • The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious and potentially fatal infectious disease that has swept the globe. (frontiersin.org)
  • The swift worldwide spread of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with associated mortality and morbidity is worrisome (1). (researchsquare.com)
  • This research was aimed at exploring the changes in right ventricular function in patients after the recovery of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) under echocardiography and providing a reference for the rehabilitation and treatment of COVID-19 patients. (hindawi.com)
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been afflicting people around the world since December 2019. (hindawi.com)
  • 2019) Strengthening multi-sectoral collaboration on critical health issues: One Health Systems Mapping and Analysis Resource Toolkit (OH-SMART) for operationalizing One Health. (plos.org)
  • Since COVID-19 is a recently developing infectious disease that is extremely contagious, spreads swiftly, and advances quickly in terms of disease, humans are not immune to it. (nature.com)
  • 2012-16 Bait Box Intervention (CT) - A prospective, blinded, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of commercially available, rodent-targeted bait boxes to prevent Lyme and other tickborne diseases in humans. (cdc.gov)
  • 2011-12 Lyme and Other Tickborne Diseases Prevention Study (CT, MD, NY) - A prospective, blinded, placebo-controlled trial of 2700 households to evaluate the efficacy of a single springtime application of commercially available, EPA-registered acaricide (bifenthrin) to prevent Lyme and other tickborne diseases in humans. (cdc.gov)
  • Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral mosquito-borne disease with the potential for global expansion, causes hemorrhagic fever, and has a high case fatality rate in young animals and in humans. (icrisat.org)
  • 4 During this period, changes to the health system precluded early recognition of the disease or interventions that considered the emerging trends in humans and animals. (who.int)
  • Track the emergence and spread of fungal diseases by conducting molecular surveillance and genomic epidemiology. (cdc.gov)
  • Between 1995 and 2012, I researched the epidemiology of animal diseases that impacted on human and animal health, particularly bovine tuberculosis and bovine brucellosis, led a team of epidemiologists and advised government agencies on control strategies. (aber.ac.uk)
  • In phase I, Schwartz and colleagues will conduct a large-scale, population-based study of the epidemiology of Lyme disease using data from electronic health records from the Geisinger Clinic. (jhu.edu)
  • In the present study, we draw from the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to examine the associations between perceived behavioral control, attitudes, and subjective norm and whether people engage in eight different preventive behaviors. (frontiersin.org)
  • age range = 18-98 years) reported engaging in the behavior from their perceived behavioral control, attitudes, and subjective norm. (frontiersin.org)
  • We found that perceived behavioral control, attitudes, and subjective norm had independent significant associations with each preventive behavior. (frontiersin.org)
  • The TPB proposes that (a) perceptions of control over engaging in a behavior, (b) positive attitudes toward a behavior, and (c) subjective norms to perform that behavior predict behavioral intentions, and that those intentions subsequently predict whether an individual engages in the specific behavior. (frontiersin.org)
  • The attitude toward a behavior indicates a person's general assessment of whether a particular behavior is either positively or negatively valued ( 9 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Nevertheless, the relationships between the knowledge and behavior, and the attitude and behavior were not found to be correlated. (tci-thaijo.org)
  • Improving dietary behavior and physical activity can reduce the risk of disease. (rutgers.edu)
  • Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior regarding AIDS in Benin: Benin further analysis = Connaissance, attitude et comportement vis-à-vis du sida au Bénin : analyse approfondie des données du Bénin / Gora Mboup, Justin Y. Tossou. (who.int)
  • Subsequently, on March 11, 2020, World Health Organization declared it as a worldwide pandemic [ 1 ]. (plos.org)
  • In 2001, the World Health Assembly set a target for the World Health Organization (WHO) to treat 75% of school-aged children by 2010. (wikipedia.org)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends mass deworming of children who live in endemic areas, in order to reduce morbidity by reducing the overall worm burden. (wikipedia.org)
  • In its 2013 annual report, the World Health Organization (WHO) showed the extent to which scientific research can support low-income countries in achieving universal healthcare coverage (WHO 2013a ). (springer.com)
  • On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" ( 1 ), and on March 11, 2020 the WHO declared it a global pandemic ( 2 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • World health organization (WHO) data estimate serologic evidence of past or present HBV infection among two billion persons globally, while over 350 million people are carriers of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) worldwide[ 1 , 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • To address the international Human Immunodeficiency Virus epidemic, the World Health Organization, or WHO, developed three drug treatment regimens between 2010 and 2012 specifically for HIV-positive pregnant women and their infants. (asu.edu)
  • Objective To determine whether laws and regulations in Botswana, South Africa and Zambia - three countries with a high tuberculosis and HIV infection burden - address elements of the World Health Organization (WHO) policy on tuberculosis infection control. (cdc.gov)
  • The successes are mainly attributed to efforts of Ministry of Health (MOH) and its partners in the areas of malaria control, control of vaccine preventable diseases and improvement in prevention and case management of the main childhood killer diseases. (who.int)
  • National Adult Immunization Awareness Week draws attention to efforts that promote prevention and control of vaccine-preventable diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Promote education and awareness about fungal diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Literature regarding coronary artery disease (CAD) and awareness of its risk factors is available in Saudi Arabia (SA). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Individuals from SA have an evident lack of public knowledge and poor lifestyle practices regarding PCAD, which demonstrates the need for health authorities to take a more targeted and attentive approach toward PCAD awareness. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Fully understanding the different awareness, attitudes and protective behaviors adopted by workers in live-poultry markets (LPMWs) and local community residents (CRs) to face the challenges of LPAI and HPAI is very important to minimize viral adaptations to human populations. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A structural questionnaire containing information on respondents' occupation, personal risk awareness, attitudes toward different policies, and preventative measures was administered. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Most importantly, the participants who opposed (versus agreed with) the policy on banning live-poultry slaughtering at LPMs reported lower awareness of government prevention and control policies [Odds Ratio (OR): 0.76, 95 % Confidence Interval (CI): 0.56-1.01] or practiced preventive measures (OR: 0.42, 95 % CI: 0.25-0.70). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Community Health Workers (CHWs) are effective in sensitising people to diabetes mellitus (DM) and diabetic retinopathy (DR). In Fiji, CHWs attended a one-day DR awareness training course to provide communities with adequate basic knowledge about DM and DR to improve awareness and enhance referrals for DR screening and treatment. (rrh.org.au)
  • Food safety has always been a concern in school foodservice, and the recent emphasis on Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Point (HACCP) programs has increased awareness of food-handling practices in schools. (schoolnutrition.org)
  • Promoting residents' health literacy by targeted health education can play an important and positive role in dealing with the threat of major infectious diseases outbreaks. (nature.com)
  • And vaccination has been effective in reducing and mitigating the spread of some outbreaks and the severity of infection symptoms, while greatly reducing the disease mortality rate. (nature.com)
  • We also investigate outbreaks and develop interventions to prevent fungal diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Respond quickly to fungal disease outbreaks and other emerging issues. (cdc.gov)
  • Detecting fungal outbreaks early is important so that the people affected can get the right treatment and so that health officials can prevent others from getting sick. (cdc.gov)
  • Using a cross-sectional community-based study design, we investigated the knowledge, attitudes and practices of people living in small village in Sudan with respect to RVF outbreaks. (icrisat.org)
  • In addition, the participants believed that controlling RVF outbreaks was mainly the responsibility of human health authorities rather than veterinary authorities. (icrisat.org)
  • While food safety is considered to be an important issue in school foodservice, there have been several recent outbreaks of foodborne illness in schools and research shows that safe sanitation and food-handling practices are not always followed in school meal programs. (schoolnutrition.org)
  • Foodborne illness outbreaks have large health and economic consequences (Mead et al. (schoolnutrition.org)
  • Understanding factors contributing to public confidence can help inform education and health promotion campaigns to prevent future outbreaks and improve health in the region. (cdc.gov)
  • Addressing critical global health issues, such as antimicrobial resistance, infectious disease outbreaks, and natural disasters, requires strong coordination and management across sectors. (plos.org)
  • The continuing reform of WHO's work in outbreaks and health emergencies has the potential to transform the Organization to meet the challenges of the 21st century. (who.int)
  • Management should tap into the accumulated expertise, experience and motivation of staff members already working on integrated disease surveillance, disease control, and simple and complex emergencies and humanitarian crises, in order to ensure better organizational performance and results for outbreaks and health emergencies. (who.int)
  • All staff members who are deployed to work in settings of disease outbreaks and emergencies must be adequately prepared, briefed and trained. (who.int)
  • The questionnaire, which was issued by the Chinese Center for Health Education, consisted of a health literacy questionnaire and a COVID-19 prevention and control KAP questionnaire. (nature.com)
  • Health literacy is closely related to COVID-19 prevention and control KAP in the general population of Shanxi Province. (nature.com)
  • People with high score of health literacy were generally better able to grasp COVID-19 prevention and control knowledge, have more positive attitudes toward prevention and control, and perform better prevention and control behaviors. (nature.com)
  • We are one of few public health groups in the world devoted to the prevention and control of fungal diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • This strategic plan has considered the successes already achieved in the health sector, the global focus on non-communicable diseases, the Brazzaville declaration on prevention and control of Noncommunicable diseases in the WHO African region, the political declaration on NCDs, World Health Assembly resolutions on NCDs, the WHO Global NCD Action Plan 2013-2020 and the global NCD monitor. (who.int)
  • CONCLUSION: This study concludes that respondents had good knowledge, a relatively good attitude, and poor practice towards rabies prevention and control. (nevinmanimala.com)
  • Results were positive and suggested recommendations for improving professional practices, knowledge and health-related behaviours. (springer.com)
  • Knowledge, attitudes, behaviours, and practice studies are used to investigate patterns of community responses to the development and prevention of a disease. (bmj.com)
  • While industry professionals continue to successfully change attitudes and behaviours, research in the fields of social cognition and neuroscience are beginning to reveal the underpinnings of this communication. (instituteforpr.org)
  • ABSTRACT Knowledge, attitudes and practices of 40 randomly selected physicians was assessed in the North Sharqiya region of Oman in 2003. (who.int)
  • We evaluated non-ophthalmologist physicians' knowledge of techniques of eye examination of diabetic patients, attitudes towards fundus examination and practices of detailed eye examination. (who.int)
  • In practice 20 physicians had attempted to use an ophthalmoscope and only 9 could see details of the retina. (who.int)
  • To study the feasibility involved in care of patients with diabetes of such an endeavour, the capacity of (family physicians, hospital physicians, the current cadre of physicians in retinal diabetologists and other types of doctors) examination of people with diabetes needed in health institutions of the North Sharqiya to be assessed. (who.int)
  • These were primary health care existing skills of physicians could also be centres, wilayat hospitals and policlinics. (who.int)
  • Primary health care (PHC) physicians will be in the forefront of managing hepatitis B (HBV) patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In Saudi Arabia, very little is known about knowledge, attitudes, and practice of PHC physicians towards HBV. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The physicians were asked to fill a valid questionnaire containing their sociodemographic data, and well-modified questions regarding their knowledge base, attitudes, and practice towards HBV. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Suitable attitudes with lack of knowledge are found, and practice of our physicians with regard to this significant health issue appeared inappropriate. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It is assumed that physicians practicing in our community are lacking the important knowledge about and the appropriate attitudes toward HBV. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Hence, the main reasons of this study are to evaluate the knowledge base, attitudes, and to explore practice patterns of PHC physicians towards HBV. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out on physicians practicing at PHCCs in AlJouf province of Saudi Arabia (population 3.5 × 10 5 ). (biomedcentral.com)
  • There were around 200 physicians practicing in a total 45 PHCCs. (biomedcentral.com)
  • She believes varying perspectives arevalued at the college and are imperative in training future physicians and researchers capable of addressing health care disparities and embarking on health care research that benefits all patients. (osu.edu)
  • This situation exists because of insufficient primary and continuing medical education of medical students, primary care and emergency medicine residents, and practicing physicians regarding tick-borne rickettsioses specific to the region where they practice. (cdc.gov)
  • Employees were asked to report whether or not they received training on eight specific topics prior to working with NHPs, including infectious disease risk, response and reporting, and safety procedures. (cdc.gov)
  • Lyme disease is estimated to afflict more than 300,000 people per year, making it the sixth most common reportable infectious disease in the U.S However, little is understood about its complex pathogenesis. (jhu.edu)
  • It is estimated to afflict more than 300,000 people per year, making it the sixth most common reportable infectious disease in the U.S. However, little is understood about the complex pathogenesis of the disease, which costs the U.S. economy up to $1.3 billion per year in treatment costs alone. (jhu.edu)
  • To date, OH-SMART has been used to strengthen One Health systems in 17 countries and has been deployed to revise emergency response frameworks, improve antimicrobial resistance national action plans and create multi agency infectious disease collaboration protocols. (plos.org)
  • Mental Health Strategies to Combat the Psychological Impact of Coronavirus Disease. (annals.edu.sg)
  • Our findings suggest several ways to increase adherence to health behaviors that reduce the spread of coronavirus and other infectious diseases. (frontiersin.org)
  • The cleaners of coronavirus isolation rooms and intensive care units run a daily gauntlet of infection risks to ensure that hospital spaces run smoothly, and they are responsible to prevent the spread of the disease in hospitals. (researchsquare.com)
  • Knowledge of transmission and preventive measures should be improved. (cdc.gov)
  • Regardless of novel LPAI or HPAI virus reassortants that pose public health risks, prompt and clear risk communication focusing on both correct information about AIVs and the most appropriate preventive measures are important for effective prevention of human infection. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Efforts to ensure practice settings and decision makers can benefit from scientific knowledge have led to the emergence of a new research field pursuing two objectives: (1) to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies to transfer scientific knowledge (outcomes analysis), and (2) to identify factors that might facilitate or inhibit the use of knowledge by users (process analysis). (springer.com)
  • So far this year, over 1,000 second-year learners from the health sciences have participated in Anti-Racism in Action, a curriculum that dissects the complex structures within our health care system and society that create inequity in care and outcomes. (osu.edu)
  • The chief engineer of public health engineering division, Rinchen Wangdi, said that to construct toilet is on the output level and the ministry is now monitoring on the outcomes of constructing toilets. (kuenselonline.com)
  • The purpose of this paper is to connect the growing research in the fields of cognitive and behavioral sciences, neuroscience, and psychology with the theory and practice of public relations, with the intention of adopting and potentially applying some of the newer methods of measuring cognition and attitude formation as a means of assisting the practice and the profession in achieving more effective behavorial outcomes in public relations campaigns. (instituteforpr.org)
  • As Lyme cases continue to increase in the U.S., there is an increasing need to understand the disease and its outcomes," Aucott says. (jhu.edu)
  • exposures, hazards, and health outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • Echocardiography is one of the most commonly used examination methods to assess cardiac structure and function and plays a crucial role in the diagnosis, disease evaluation, and prognosis evaluation of cardiovascular diseases [ 11 , 12 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Progress in cardiovascular diseases, 52(5), 363-382. (tci-thaijo.org)
  • The majority of care professionals had good knowledge of the name and reservoir of the causal agent, the severity of the disease, the modes of prevention and the attitude to adopt in case of suspicion of Ebola virus disease, and the year of the last epidemic. (scirp.org)
  • On the other hand, the level of knowledge on the definition of the disease, the transmission routes, the virological and clinical aspects and even the number of epidemics that have already affected the Democratic Republic of Congo and the year of the first epidemic was insufficient. (scirp.org)
  • Strengthening care professionals capacity on Ebola virus disease is imperatively required in a short time, given epidemic episodes. (scirp.org)
  • In this context, the assessment of the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices of care staff on EVD is important as it will measure the need for capacity building on prevention and the ability to respond to the epidemic of EVD. (scirp.org)
  • All this led to the resurgence of the disease in areas where it was previously controlled, reaching epidemic levels in some instances. (who.int)
  • Given the resurgence of both human and animal trypanosomiasis, the epidemic potential, high fatality rate and significant impact on socioeconomic development, many countries requested more active WHO support to control the disease. (who.int)
  • The aims of this proposed strategy are to control the intensity of transmission in endemic and epidemic countries in the medium term and to eliminate the disease in the long term. (who.int)
  • In July 2015, after the 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic overwhelmed Sierra Leone's already fragile health care system, a national survey was conducted to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to health care. (cdc.gov)
  • Today's predatory prize announcement is still very much in its infancy as scammers from the 'Asia International Research Award 2023' did not pick the greatest paper written in 2020 by the first author Dr Preeti Mahato, formerly in BU's Faculty of Health & Social Sciences, and now Lecturer in Global Health at Royal Holloway , University of London. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • Background: Ebola virus disease (EVD) remains a public health problem. (scirp.org)
  • Ebola virus disease (EVD) is an acute, severe and often fatal haemorrhagic fever caused by a Filoviridae virus. (scirp.org)
  • It was not until the results of the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA) to confirm the diagnosis of EVD (at that time called Ebola or FHVE haemorrhagic fever). (scirp.org)
  • In the aftermath of Ebola, the Sierra Leonean public is regaining confidence in the nation's health care system. (cdc.gov)
  • Ninety percent of those surveyed in Sierra Leone show some confidence in the post-Ebola health care system. (cdc.gov)
  • A majority of participants expressed at least some confidence in the health care system's ability to treat patients suspected to have Ebola. (cdc.gov)
  • More than 90 percent reported confidence in the health care system's ability to provide non-Ebola care, immunization services, and antenatal and maternity services. (cdc.gov)
  • Control, Ministry of Health, Muscat, Oman (Correspondence to R. Khandekar: [email protected]). (who.int)
  • There is high compliance between CSWs in Lamphun province and the Ministry of Public Health-sponsored 100% condom use campaign, and CSWs are attempting to further reduce their risks of HIV/STD exposure by using multiple condoms for sex with their clients. (nih.gov)
  • We are grateful to the Ministry of Health, Gezira State, Sudan for facilitating the study. (icrisat.org)
  • Almost a decade since the health ministry began a rural sanitation and hygiene programme to achieve 100 percent improved sanitation, every household of 80 gewogs in 10 dzongkhags today have a flush toilet. (kuenselonline.com)
  • At least 41 gewogs in nine dzongkhags were recognized to have achieved the status of 'Open Defecation Free' yesterday in Tsirang as the health ministry observed the World Toilet Day. (kuenselonline.com)
  • He added that the ministry is now putting in place some monitoring system to not just monitor the number of toilets being constructed but monitor trends in diseases. (kuenselonline.com)
  • Health ministry, Rinchen Wangdi said, will continue advocating to make sure the local leaders support the community in achieving 100 percent sanitation in the remaining gewogs in the 12th Plan. (kuenselonline.com)
  • Substantial example, legislation can create a ministry of health to realize nosocomial transmission of multidrug-resistant and exten- a constitutional right to health. (cdc.gov)
  • Each year, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) updates the immunization schedules to reflect current recommendations for licensed vaccines. (immunize.org)
  • Worm infections interfere with nutrient uptake, can lead to anemia, malnourishment and impaired mental and physical development, and pose a serious threat to children's health, education, and productivity. (wikipedia.org)
  • It goes way beyond the treatment and prevention of sexually transmissible infections to include sexual identity, gender identity, psychosocial aspects, positive sexual enjoyment, reproductive health, addressing gender based violence, health promotion/education and more. (eventscloud.com)
  • Develop and evaluate ways to prevent fungal diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the lack of knowledge of this underrepresented critical issue and to devise a well-constructed strategy for PCAD. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 2015-18 Tickborne Disease Prevention in Endemic Areas (CT, MD) - A cross-sectional, population-based survey of participants in Lyme disease endemic areas of Connecticut and Maryland to evaluate their knowledge of tickborne diseases, risk perception, and knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding tickborne disease prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • 2017-18 Pet Owners Encountering Ticks (PETs) Survey (MD) - A cross-sectional survey of pet owners in three counties of high incidence for Lyme disease in Maryland to evaluate the behaviors of pet owners and determine which pet-human interaction behaviors may increase the risk of human tick encounters. (cdc.gov)
  • Older respondents and those from private practices used diagnostic tests more often than their counterparts, and both groups favoured non-serology tests. (annals.edu.sg)
  • 0.001), education level (p = 0.006) and the practices of the respondents in the community whereby majority of male, unmarried dog owner who are farmer with primary education level had lower practice score. (nevinmanimala.com)
  • Eighty percent of them associated the high frequency of oral candidiasis to the immunosuppression caused by the virus, 70% linked linear gingival erythema and hairy leukoplakia to said disease, and 53% of respondents was aware of the potential for xerostomia, hyposialia, and volume increase of the large salivary glands. (bvsalud.org)
  • Objective: This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge, attitudes and practices of care professionals about the occurrence of a possible outbreak of EVD. (scirp.org)
  • We administered an adapted CDC-2014 questionnaire to the health care providers in the targeted hospitals. (scirp.org)
  • Conclusion: The level of knowledge of the care professionals was below expectations. (scirp.org)
  • Health care workers are at risk because they work in a high-risk environment. (scirp.org)
  • Sharqiya region of Oman and to propose who would need frequent eye check-ups to a public health policy to improve the eye rule out complications, mainly diabetic care of diabetics. (who.int)
  • This can happen outdoors or in a health care setting, such as a hospital. (cdc.gov)
  • A good example for such a combined intervention is the Essential Health Care Program implemented by the Department of Education in the Philippines: This national programme combines twice annual deworming of school children with group handwashing with soap at set times of the day at the school premises. (wikipedia.org)
  • Hence, the vital role of decontamination of the health care environment to reduce indirect transmission of COVID-19 as well as to provide health care workers (HCWs) and patients with decent and clean places to work and get medical care (5). (researchsquare.com)
  • In October 1988, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) collaborated with CDC in providing resources for nine demonstration projects. (cdc.gov)
  • Conducted by state, county, and city health departments and one university medical center, these projects will determine whether Medicare payment for influenza immunization increases vaccine coverage and reduces morbidity, mortality, and demand for health-care services. (cdc.gov)
  • In 1987, CDC entered into a 3-year cooperative agreement with the American Managed Care and Review Association to assist health maintenance organizations (HMOs) in developing adult immunization policies and practices. (cdc.gov)
  • This study supports the American Dental Hygienists' Association National Research Agenda's Occupational Health and Safety objective to investigate methods to decrease errors, risks and or hazards in health care. (adha.org)
  • Clinical practice guidelines are evidence-based recommendations set forth by regulatory and advisory agencies to promote safety in the implementation of patient care. (adha.org)
  • 11 - 15 Reasons for health care workers' low compliance with ICG needs further study, and strategies to improve compliance need to be developed. (adha.org)
  • 1 , 18 This study supports the ADHA National Research Agenda's Occupational Health and Safety objective to investigate methods to decrease errors, risks and or hazards in health care. (adha.org)
  • Data are needed to assess dental health care workers' compliance, prevention and behavioral issues related to current ICG. (adha.org)
  • 20 - 23 Daniel reported, based on a literature review, that oral health care providers fear of treating persons with HIV/AIDS decreased between 1986 and 1996 and concluded that the change in attitudes was possibly related to increased compliance with ICG. (adha.org)
  • This adaptation work, most of which remains invisible, constitutes an important factor in the success of innovations and the ways in which they transform care practices. (jmir.org)
  • The first part of the method includes a thematic literature review, previously published by one of the coauthors, of major sociological studies conducted on digital health innovations integration into existing care organizations and practices. (jmir.org)
  • Although these two examples seem to refer to very different realities, they illustrate a common fact that goes beyond their provisional and circumstantial distinctions: the supply of new digital technologies is only growing in the field of health, whereas it is challenging health care practices. (jmir.org)
  • Dr. Lee's research areas include Alzheimer's disease/dementia knowledge, perceptions and stigma in Asian Americans, family and professional caregiving in dementia care, home and community-based service use in dementia caregiving, cultural competence in social work practice and research with Asian American populations, ethnogeriatris and gerontological social work education. (sjsu.edu)
  • The data and information obtained from this study will identify weaknesses and help to improve healthcare system in managing this serious disease in the primary care setting. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Physiotherapists were very confident in their ability to provide nutrition care and attitudes towards nutrition were positive. (bmj.com)
  • Conclusion While Irish physiotherapists have positive attitudes towards nutrition care, they lack confidence in their nutrition-related knowledge and skills, meaning vital opportunities to treat or prevent chronic disease are potentially being missed. (bmj.com)
  • The Ohio State University Interprofessional Practice and Education (IPE) program challenges the way its seven health sciences colleges teach and provide health care. (osu.edu)
  • Through readings and videos, students develop a deeper understanding of racism and the complex structures within our health care system and society. (osu.edu)
  • Traditional models of care where individual aspects of sexual health are addressed in isolation also require reform. (eventscloud.com)
  • The multiple disciplines involved in these areas need to come together and work collaboratively to deliver integrated care addressing the full range of sexual health needs," said Dr Carole Khaw, Conference Co-Convenor and Consultant Sexual Health Physician, Royal Adelaide Hospital. (eventscloud.com)
  • The results revealedthat majorityofcommercial drivers in Benin city had knowledge of which an eye care provider is (60%), as well as knowing the eye care providers closest to them. (bvsalud.org)
  • Results of this study will help eye care professionals to better advise commercial drivers, concerning their eye health . (bvsalud.org)
  • Findingsrevealed that commercial drivers had a good knowledge of whom eye care providers are but a poor level of utilization of eye care services that they provide (P (bvsalud.org)
  • This £1.6m project has been made possible thanks to a grant from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) through their Research and Innovation for Global Health Transformation programme. (bournemouth.ac.uk)
  • 1. Link public health and clinical care at the local, state, and national level to improve access to asthma services, asthma quality of care, morbidity and and quality and availability of asthma-related data. (cdc.gov)
  • 5. Build the knowledge and skills of health care providers and emergency responders regarding the unique vulnerability of children to harmful exposures, for example by incorporating children's environmental health into medical curricula and promoting the adoption of risk reduction counseling techniques into clinical practice. (cdc.gov)
  • 5. Help hospitals plan for water disruptions through CDC's Emergency Water Supply Planning Guide for Hospitals and Health Care Facilities. (cdc.gov)
  • Although all health-care workers and patients are at risk of by the legislative or parliamentary branch of government to exposure to, and the acquisition of, tuberculosis, 5,6 th ose with help implement the broad mandates of the constitution. (cdc.gov)
  • Objective: to describe scientific recommendations of good practice for nursing care to the elderly on hemodialysis. (bvsalud.org)
  • Method: scoping review, following the Joa- nna Briggs Institute Manual, according to the guiding question: "What are the scientific recommendations of good practice for nursing care to the elderly on hemodialysis? (bvsalud.org)
  • Results: Thirteen articles were included, from which emerged the categories: health education, nursing care and palliative care. (bvsalud.org)
  • Conclusion: the results showed multiple information on capacity and expectation of undergraduate and graduate students (either from PUCRS or not), portraying the professional profile in formation at different universities, which will be offered to care for patients with this disease. (bvsalud.org)
  • Street and Community Outreach Street and community outreach can be described as an activity conducted outside a more traditional, institutional health care setting for the purposes of providing direct health education and risk reduction services or referrals. (cdc.gov)
  • In that line, duty of care for staff members should not be limited to the transfer of technical knowledge and operations. (who.int)
  • 2. Provide decision support tools, data, evidence-based interventions, and guidance to identify and protect vulnerable groups from asthma and health effects of air pollution. (cdc.gov)
  • 4. Develop innovative strategies and interventions to reduce and prevent children's exposure to emerging and re-emerging environmental health concerns (particularly lead, vapor intrusion, carbon monoxide). (cdc.gov)
  • Interventions addressing TWH improve workplace health effectively and more rapidly than wellness programs focused only on health promotion (Anger et al. (cdc.gov)
  • Tickborne diseases. (avma.org)
  • 2015-Present Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD) Study (CT, MN) - CDC is partnering with the MN Department of Health, Mayo Clinic, and Yale University to obtain clinical specimens from patients with suspected tickborne illness. (cdc.gov)
  • This multi-disciplinary project is building critical molecular and bioinformatics capacity to help advance tickborne disease detection and surveillance. (cdc.gov)
  • BACKGROUND: Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a deadly tickborne disease disproportionately affecting Arizona tribal communities. (cdc.gov)
  • Unfortunately, due to lack of regular surveillance activities and reduced resource allocation to HAT as well as changing health priorities and nonavailability of drugs, the disease has been neglected. (who.int)
  • Additional information will be collected from health department records, national surveillance databases, and record linkages with CDC's Division of Global Migration and Quarantine. (cdc.gov)
  • A special One Health questionnaire was developed to compile data from 235 heads of household concerning their knowledge, attitudes, and practices with regard to controlling RVF. (icrisat.org)
  • The survey instrument was a structured questionnaire assessing their knowledge, attitude and practice towards dietary salt intake. (tci-thaijo.org)
  • Immunization programs have markedly reduced the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases in children, but many adults remain susceptible because they are inadequately immunized (Tables 1 and 2). (cdc.gov)
  • In June 1988, greater than 40 health organizations formed the National Coalition for Adult Immunization (NCAI). (cdc.gov)
  • The agreement involves activities to determine HMO policies and procedures, immunization coverage, and disease impact and to develop intervention strategies. (cdc.gov)
  • On February 7, CDC published Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents Aged 18 Years or Younger-United States, 2017 as an MMWR Early Release . (immunize.org)
  • NIOSH evaluated worker perceptions, attitudes, and general knowledge about safety and health policies and work practices. (cdc.gov)
  • In other words, Gerbner was concerned with how people who were heavy viewers of mass media, in this case television violence from nightly newscasts, impacted the viewers judgments and perceptions of the 'real world' and whether their attitudes and behaviors changed as a result of these perceptions. (instituteforpr.org)
  • In this scoping review, a descriptive and systematic process was used to analyse, for each article retained, descriptions of research context and methods, types of knowledge transfer activities and results reported. (springer.com)
  • She has taught courses on social work practice, social welfare policies/programs and research methods at both undergraduate and graduate levels. (sjsu.edu)
  • Responses were analysed by physician age group (21-40, 41-60, and >61) and practice setting (government subsidised polyclinic or private practice). (annals.edu.sg)
  • Of the 3 questions assessing dengue knowledge, 89.9% chose 2 or 3 of the preferred responses. (annals.edu.sg)
  • Descriptive statistics summarized demographic characteristics and knowledge, attitudes and practicess responses. (adha.org)
  • Student t -test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were conducted using SPSS (Version 26) to compare the mean sum of correct responses of every section (knowledge score) by sociodemographic characteristics. (frontiersin.org)
  • The survey included socio-demographic data, food safety knowledge, and risk perception questions as well as COVID-19 related questions. (frontiersin.org)
  • The information collected included demographic characteristics of the dog owners, as well as their knowledge, attitude and practice towards rabies. (nevinmanimala.com)
  • The Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS) is part of the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) programme, which is designed to collect data on fertility, family planning, and maternal and child health. (go.tz)
  • The purpose of this study was to identify barriers to implementing food safety practices, compare barriers for centralized and conventional foodservice systems, and determine the relationship of demographic characteristics of directors and districts with barriers. (schoolnutrition.org)
  • Demographic and Health Surveys. (who.int)
  • Objectives: to assess social and demographic profile, knowledge, attitudes, and practices of 176 undergraduate and graduate students of the School of Dentistry of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • Pregnancy encompasses a wide range of physiological and immunological alterations that could increase the susceptibility to respiratory diseases ( Ramsey and Ramin, 2001 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • The BuckIPE Foundational Curriculum brings students from two or more health sciences professions together during their training to learn about, from and with one another, while also working together to identify and address structural racism where it exists in the community, to improve health equity. (osu.edu)
  • Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS). (bvsalud.org)
  • This could change the face of sexual health programs in remote and rural areas where STI prevalence is high and access to conventional laboratory diagnosis is problematic. (eventscloud.com)
  • They dealt with the evaluation of transfer strategies that employed multiple activities, mostly targeting health professionals and women with very young children. (springer.com)
  • 1 Although a plan for evaluation should be included when guidelines are developed and implemented, no formal mechanism for evaluating clinical practice guidelines has been established in either the medical or dental literature. (adha.org)
  • 2. Fund a national assessment of FUDWS owners' knowledge, attitudes, and practices to create and implement evidence-based actions. (cdc.gov)
  • WHO-PEN strategic intervention guidelines and protocols at all health service levels for early detection of Major NCDs, their risk factors and managing them. (who.int)
  • This study evaluated knowledge, attitudes, and infection control practices of poultry workers in Italy regarding avian influenza. (cdc.gov)
  • 23 A 1999 study by McCarthy et al found that infection control practices of Canadian dentists (n=4,107) varied widely with age and size of community. (adha.org)
  • Adelaide: Monday, 14 November 2016): Rapid developments in technology are transforming the face of Australia's sexual health - both in terms of sexual activity and our means to respond - and Australia needs to 'rethink' its approach to keep up with changing times, say sexual experts gathered in Adelaide today. (eventscloud.com)
  • They are meeting for the 2016 Australasian Sexual Health Conference , run back-to-back with the Australasian HIV & AIDS Conference , from November 14-18. (eventscloud.com)
  • 2016). Total Worker Health® is a strategy that integrates health promotion with injury prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • This study describes the current state of research on knowledge transfer strategies to improve public health in low-income countries, to identify the knowledge gaps on this topic. (springer.com)
  • This study describes attitudes, cultural knowledge, and therapeutic practices of the Misak people of Colombia concerning RA with the aims of strengthening relationships between the community and health professionals and building on an emergent culturally sensitive healthcare model. (rrh.org.au)
  • Most of the knowledge, attitudes and practices studies in dentistry and dental hygiene, conducted between 1995 and 2005, were related to attitudes and practices in treating patients with HIV/AIDS and compliance with specific dental procedures. (adha.org)
  • AIDS in Canada : knowledge, behaviour, and attitudes of adults / Michael Ornstein. (who.int)
  • We aimed to provide an overview of the situation experienced by medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of medical students regarding electronic medical education. (plos.org)
  • Since the preliminary stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and 2 years after its emergence, the COVID-19 disease continues to ravage global health and the economy. (frontiersin.org)
  • While no major gaps in knowledge about dengue were identified in PCPs in Singapore, there were significant variations in clinical practice by physician age group and practice setting. (annals.edu.sg)
  • Aucott, assistant professor of medicine and director of the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center , and colleague Mark Soloski , professor of medicine, received a five-year grant for $6 million to support the continuation of the center's Study of Lyme Disease Immunology and Clinical Events, a longitudinal effort that identifies patients at the onset of Lyme disease, initiates standard treatment, and follows them over a one-year period. (jhu.edu)
  • See the Clinical Considerations section for suggestions for practice regarding the I statement. (uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org)
  • While the acute clinical effects of RMSF are well-documented, more complete understanding of the long-term health consequences is needed to provide guidance for providers and patients in highly impacted areas. (cdc.gov)
  • Leading a research group at Spain's global public health centre of excellence, the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), that is working at the interface of health systems and communicable diseases - with a particular focus on viral hepatitis and HIV. (researchgate.net)
  • Knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to salt consumption in Nepal: Findings from the community‐based management of non‐communicable diseases project in Nepal (COBIN). (tci-thaijo.org)
  • a National Centre for Communicable Diseases of Mongolia. (who.int)
  • Exercise rehabilitation is recommended increasingly for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). (nih.gov)
  • Physiotherapists are ideally positioned to provide nutrition-related advice to individuals at risk of developing chronic disease. (bmj.com)
  • Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic inflammatory disease that causes functional limitation, disability, and deterioration of quality of life without adequate and timely management, is the most prevalent inflammatory arthropathy worldwide, and is estimated to affect 0.5-1% of the global population and 0.6-6.8% of the Indigenous peoples of the USA, Australia and New Zealand. (rrh.org.au)
  • With an estimated 2.5 billion people at risk and a global annual incidence of 50 million cases, dengue fever has been identified as an important public health issue. (annals.edu.sg)
  • Adopting safe food handling practices can reduce the incidence of food borne illness. (rutgers.edu)
  • Health workers are constantly at risk of contracting the disease because of the high risk of infection. (scirp.org)
  • We asked Italian poultry workers about knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding avian influenza. (cdc.gov)
  • The workers were interviewed confidentially in their workplace regarding demographics, work activity, knowledge of transmission and prevention of avian influenza, attitudes toward this disease, compliance with precautions at work, and sources of information ( Figure A1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Most poultry workers believed that avian influenza was a serious (69.7%) but preventable (70.8%) disease. (cdc.gov)
  • 4 - 9 Poor compliance with ICG can impact the health and safety of workers and patients. (adha.org)
  • Evaluating a Total Worker Health training for young workers: generalizability and durability. (cdc.gov)
  • 2010). The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) developed the Youth@Work: Talking Safety curriculum to address the needs of young workers. (cdc.gov)
  • This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of hospital cleaners towards COVID-19 and to determine factors associated with good practices. (researchsquare.com)
  • This study aimed to assess the knowledge of PCAD and its risk factors in SA. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 2 - 3 This study was designed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of U.S. dental hygienists with current (2003) CDC infection control guidelines (ICG). (adha.org)
  • Attitudes towards eye examination by non- ophthalmologists at primary level were positive. (who.int)
  • Our results also showed that participants with good knowledge about COVID-19, COVID-19 prevention and treatment, cleaning and disinfection process, and COVID-19 risk factors had a higher likelihood of positive preventive practices. (researchsquare.com)
  • Mothers those who were currently breast feeding (58.83 ± 4.74) had more positive attitudes than non- breastfeed mothers (45.21±5.22). (hopkinscidi.org)
  • Education level (p = 0.006) and occupation (p = 0.002) were significantly associated with a positive attitude, whereby those with a higher level of education and farmers were more likely to have a positive attitude. (nevinmanimala.com)