• This study used spatial epidemiology techniques to (1) define the catchment area of BDH, (2) identify clustering of TB in the BDH catchment area and (3) investigate factors associated with high rates of TB. (who.int)
  • The course is designed for Public Health Professionals and Crisis Responders or anyone with an interest in spatial epidemiology and an interest in health and disease mapping and modelling. (itc.nl)
  • We further calculated the spatial distribution of the hospitals/clinics providing HDP POC testing services using the spatial autocorrelation tool in ArcMap, and Stata version 14 for descriptive statistical analysis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) shows that there is a significant spatial autocorrelation of tourism development in China, which is manifested by the aggregation of spatial distribution. (scite.ai)
  • Global and Local Moran's I statistics for spatial autocorrelation of U5MR and its related factors were used on secondary data from the Ministry of Public Health, National Centers for Environmental Information, National Statistical Office, and the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council in Thailand. (nevinmanimala.com)
  • Factors such as low birth weight, unemployment rate, and proportion of land use for agricultural purposes exhibited significant positive spatial autocorrelation, directly influencing U5MR, while average years of education, community organizations, number of beds for inpatients per 1,000 population, and exclusive breastfeeding practices acted as protective factors against U5MR (R2 of SEM = 0.588).The findings underscore the need for comprehensive, multi-sectoral strategies to address the U5MR disparities in Thailand. (nevinmanimala.com)
  • This study applied GIS methods to analyse the spatial accessibility to urban primary-care centres of the population in Kermanshah city, Islamic Republic of Iran, by age and sex groups. (who.int)
  • To this end, I build historical and contemporary spatial datasets that allow me to analyse the expansion of the missionary enterprise, the development of education and health care systems, and the long-term impact of missionary exposure on educational and health outcomes in Zambia. (lu.se)
  • More research and investment into health workforce information infrastructure seem warranted to accommodate changing physician practice patterns in data collection and dissemination. (jabfm.org)
  • This research examines patterns of patient enrolment in general practitioner (GP) services from a geospatial perspective. (waikato.ac.nz)
  • This paper selects the Yangtze River Delta region, China's largest economic zone, as the research area, and takes exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) and GIS to study the agglomeration characteristics and evolutionary trajectories of B&Bs spatial patterns amid 2013-2017. (scite.ai)
  • This paper presents an improved methodology of using social media (Twitter) data to extract spatial and temporal patterns of park visits for urban planning purposes, along with the sentiment of the tweets, focusing on frequent Twitter users. (mdpi.com)
  • Other features of the disease include its epidemiological patterns, including hyper-endemicity of multiple dengue virus serotypes in many countries and the alarming impact on both human health and the global and national economies. (who.int)
  • ABSTRACT Geographic information systems (GIS) analysis has not been widely used in underdeveloped countries to ensure that vulnerable populations have accessibility to primary health-care services. (who.int)
  • The analysis was based on a standard radius of 750 m distance from health centres, walking speed of 1 m/s and desired access time to health centres of 12.5 mins. (who.int)
  • His areas of expertise includes biostatistics and public health policies, as well as environmental statistics, behavioural analysis, and spatial techniques. (ed.ac.uk)
  • The research group is engaged in software development for the automatization of GIS-based tasks and implementation of spatial algorithms, providing means to manage data processing workflows and analysis procedures independent of the capabilities of the mainstream GIS software. (oulu.fi)
  • IMPRO is a multidisciplinary research project seeking to develop new analysis methods for evaluating health and social services, and to support the development of more equal and cost-effective services. (oulu.fi)
  • Therefore, this study aims to examine the key determinants of entrepreneurship by clarifying the roles of localisation economies and intellectual property rights (IPRs) protection from 2008 to 2017 using a Bayesian analysis of multi-level spatial correlation. (westminster.ac.uk)
  • This study, therefore, seeks to develop a PHC accessibility estimation model that incorporates cost spatial factors of elevation and road network distances using open source software and geospatial routing techniques.The accessibility analysis was evaluated using 2 step floating catchment area (2SFCA) model implemented using PostgreSQL/PostGIS and based on the pgr_dijkstraCost algorithm. (ccc.de)
  • Using PostgreSQL/PostGIS for relational spatial analysis modeling made it possible to resume modelling after power outages. (ccc.de)
  • Thus, the study has successfully demonstrated utility of relational spatial analysis using open source technologies in low resource settings of the developing world. (ccc.de)
  • Spatial equity and realised access to healthcare - a geospatial analysis of general practitioner enrolments in Waikato, New Zealand. (waikato.ac.nz)
  • A binary logistic regression analysis revealed that rurality of patient residence, patient ethnicity, patient age, area-level socioeconomic deprivation, sex, distance to the closest GP clinic, clinic after-hours availability, Māori service provider status, GP and nurse full time equivalent hours, and clinic fees were statistically significant predictors of increased closest-GP bypass. (waikato.ac.nz)
  • Additionally, statistical software packages with spatial analysis capabilities exist. (cdc.gov)
  • An Analysis of Bus Ridership Potential to Oregon Health Sciences Unive" by Richard Lycan, James D. Orrell et al. (pdx.edu)
  • The challenge is to work towards integrating health and location data to support analysis and improvement of health and wellbeing. (geoportti.fi)
  • Spatial analysis techniques are used to identify communities that are outside of primary PCH service catchments, the proportion of the population of each Health Authority considered to be without spatial access, and the suitability of regional communities as sites for new secondary PCHs. (sfu.ca)
  • Preterm birth and maternal heart disease: A machine learning analysis using the Korean national health insurance database. (cdc.gov)
  • Such analysis will provide insight into areas with high and low rates of TB as well as evidence to support the focused delivery of TB services. (who.int)
  • The approach aimed to illustrate the local TB burden in the context of the geography of this remote region of PNG, using mapping to illustrate the results as a complement to the underlying quantitative spatial analysis. (who.int)
  • Spatial analysis of transfer time from sending to the receiving CEmOC facility among in-facility maternal deaths was conducted in ArcGIS10 applying two hours (equated to 100 Km) as desired transfer time. (nih.gov)
  • Accessibility in the european union: a comparative analysis by transportation mode. (caadria2022.org)
  • Problem scenarios range across data surveillance and infrastructure planning, modelling vector-borne diseases, evaluating and planning health infrastructure, cluster analysis, risk mapping, responding to disease outbreaks and epidemics and other application areas. (itc.nl)
  • I am an Associate Professor in Applied Spatial Analysis based in the Centre for Spatial Analysis and Policy (CSAP). (leeds.ac.uk)
  • Research interests include spatial and quantitative analysis for retail location planning and analytics, consumer data analysis, health service delivery, census/neighbourhood analysis, geodemographics, transport and urban planning. (leeds.ac.uk)
  • We examined various socio-economic variables, health service availability and environmental factors impacting U5MR in Thailand to model their influences through spatial analysis. (nevinmanimala.com)
  • A spatial cluster analysis of tractor overturns in Kentucky from 1960 to 2002. (cdc.gov)
  • To shorten the travel distance in tals in China (National Health Commission of the outpatient building design, outpatient flow should be People's Republic of China, 2021, 6-7) and are visited considered carefully in terms of reasonability frequently by large numbers of patients. (sagepub.com)
  • To mark World Health Day 2021, Elsevier presents a curated list of free access journal articles and book chapters in support of this year's theme - building a fairer, healthier world for everyone. (relx.com)
  • To mark World Health Day 2021, RELX's Global Head of Corporate Responsibility, Dr Márcia Balisciano, talks to Dr Richard McCallum and Dr Erika Claud about the need for a fairer and healthier world for all. (relx.com)
  • We used patients' residential ZIP code data and data from US abortion facility locations to document the round-trip driving distance in miles, driving time, and public transit time to the nearest abortion facility that patients averted by using telehealth abortion services from April 2021 to January 2022, before the Dobbs decision. (jmir.org)
  • Méthodologie: Entre septembre 2021 et février 2022, des écouvillonnages oropharyngés et/ou nasopharyngés de travailleurs symptomatiques COVID-19 et apparemment en bonne santé sélectionnés consécutivement du site minier de Wahgnion dans le sud-ouest du Burkina Faso qui ont consenti à l'étude ont été prélevés selon les deux programme de quart de semaines et testé pour le SRAS-CoV-2 à l'aide d'un test RT-PCR. (bvsalud.org)
  • The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. (cdc.gov)
  • Moreover, this system has been used in developing countries in order to investigate the accessibility of health care facilities and also to plan and locate new healthcare centers [12,13]. (ac.ir)
  • In Iran, most of the studies on the field of healthcare are related to spatial distribution of healthcare centers [21-23] and a few studies have been conducted on the spatial distribution and accessibility to emergency stations and pre- hospital centers [14,24]. (ac.ir)
  • Optimal Location of Community Health Centers using Synthetic Estimates for Need. (gatech.edu)
  • The mean centre and standard distance mapping showed that the spatial distribution of health centres in Kermanshah needed to be adjusted to changes in population distribution. (who.int)
  • Evidence shows that there is poor availability of pregnancy-related point-of-care (POC) tests in Ghana's primary healthcare (PHC) clinics (health centre or community-based health planning services facilities). (biomedcentral.com)
  • The GCRF Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (SHLC) is an international consortium of nine research partners aiming to strengthen capacity to address urban, health and education challenges in neighbourhoods across fast-growing cities in Africa and Asia. (centreforsustainablecities.ac.uk)
  • Lena Kilian (Data Analytics and Society Centre for Doctoral Training - Cohort 2): Spatial energy footprints. (leeds.ac.uk)
  • Age Friendly Ireland operates as a shared service centre of local government hosted by Meath County Council. (who.int)
  • The shared service centre supports a network of 31 local Age Friendly Programmes which are led by local authorities and which involve many stakeholders from other public bodies, universities, community/voluntary and private sector partners. (who.int)
  • Geographic Information System (GIS) is a powerful tool in geospatial analytics that integrates spatial data with attribute data to analyze, visualize, and manage geographic information. (digitalproducer.com)
  • Results: Overall 68.1% of patients in the sample bypassed the GP service closest to their home, while rates of GP bypass varied across the Waikato region and between rural and urban areas. (waikato.ac.nz)
  • While residents of major urban areas had high rates of GP bypass, this was followed by patients living in rural areas - patients living more than 20 km from the closest GP service had exceptionally high rates of GP bypass. (waikato.ac.nz)
  • Closest distance accessibility measures may be inappropriate in mixed urban-rural settings, and researchers should consider other approaches to quantifying spatial equity. (waikato.ac.nz)
  • Gravity-based models for evaluating urban park accessibility: Why does localized selection of attractiveness factors and travel modes matter? (westminster.ac.uk)
  • This research offers a novel systematic method to study urban access to elderly services as well as a new perspective on improving social fairness. (caadria2022.org)
  • Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in urban green space accessibility: Where to intervene? (caadria2022.org)
  • There are spatial development and urban-regional implications. (manchester.ac.uk)
  • Many urban neighbourhoods are almost static, with an invisible 'insider' system for access to housing and public services. (manchester.ac.uk)
  • 1 proposes to make use of rural special industries and cultural connotations, develop leisure tourism and catering B&B that can meet the needs of urban and rural residents, realize the optimal allocation of rural resources, and develop new service industry in the countryside. (scite.ai)
  • Currently, it is difficult to track social, economic, environmental and health outcomes in cities with high spatial and temporal resolution, needed to evaluate policies regarding urban inequalities. (nature.com)
  • Measuring urban inequalities at high spatial and temporal resolution is crucial for informing and evaluating policies. (nature.com)
  • However, such rich data are rare and in most countries and cities, measurement of urban inequalities poses a significant challenge because data on different social, environmental, and health measures come from varied sources, with different spatial resolutions and frequencies, and are often collected using costly processes. (nature.com)
  • Journal of Urban Health , 92(5):864-909. (gatech.edu)
  • The principal aim of the Age Friendly Programme is to give older people a strong voice in decision-making on housing, health, spatial planning and all aspects of everyday living so that policies will be inclusive of the needs and choices of older people in urban and rural areas. (who.int)
  • Based on multi-source data and Geographic Information System (GIS), this paper quantifies and visualises the imbalance in the spatial distribution of elderly services in 218 neighbourhoods in Shijingshan District, Beijing, China. (caadria2022.org)
  • Conclusion: GIS is a useful and applicable tool in investigating spatial distribution and geographical accessibility to the setting that provide health care, including emergency stations. (ac.ir)
  • A review of the literature on using GIS in the field of pre--hospital care has demonstrated that in these studies geographical accessibility to these services and the time of this accessibility has been most investigated [15-20]. (ac.ir)
  • This study can be used as basic research data to establish effective treatment measures that can improve the physical and geographical accessibility of patients visiting pediatric dentistry. (kapd.org)
  • The research carried out by the group involves the use of a wide range of geospatial datasets, including data on transportation networks (for accessibility, location and routing problems), population structure, as well as built and natural environment alike. (oulu.fi)
  • Students will be introduced to various topics and concepts centred around how geospatial information and technologies can be used for addressing health and disease. (itc.nl)
  • GPS (global positioning systems), satellite remote sensing, and COVID-related health problems 6 months or more after recovery geographic information systems (GIS) software, provide the tech- from the acute infection, making "long COVID" our newest and nological infrastructure to collect and integrate these geospatial still largely unresearched chronic disease (15). (cdc.gov)
  • The Geospatial Analytics Market for healthcare is categorized into various applications, such as disease mapping, health resource allocation, emergency response planning, medical & public safety and others (patient tracking, healthcare facility location planning, and medical asset management). (digitalproducer.com)
  • Geospatial analytics also plays a vital role in healthcare planning and resource allocation by analyzing population density, healthcare facility locations, and accessibility. (digitalproducer.com)
  • Furthermore, geospatial analytics facilitates environmental health studies, epidemiological research, and the identification of environmental factors impacting public health. (digitalproducer.com)
  • The market for Geospatial analytics is bifurcated based on offering into solution and services. (digitalproducer.com)
  • Geospatial analytics is transforming the service segment by enabling businesses to provide personalized and location-specific services, optimizing field service management through efficient routing and scheduling, optimizing supply chain and logistics operations for cost savings and improved efficiency, streamlining facility management through spatial insights, and enabling targeted marketing and advertising campaigns based on geospatial data. (digitalproducer.com)
  • With its ability to leverage spatial data for informed decision-making, geospatial analytics is driving operational efficiency, enhancing customer experiences, and fueling business growth in the service segment. (digitalproducer.com)
  • Methods: Patient enrolment records (n=137 596) from one primary health organisation were examined and geographic information systems used to determine whether patients enrolled with their closest GP service. (waikato.ac.nz)
  • Take our 10-week online geo-health course to learn how to integrate geographic information , use different g eospatial technologies and apply spatial data science methods to understand different health aspects better. (itc.nl)
  • Each week you will tackle a specific health or disease problem integrating the theories with spatial data and different methods. (itc.nl)
  • This project seeks to 1) improve spray drift models and develop drift management technologies used to minimize crop injury caused by aerial spray applications, 2) develop remote sensing systems and methods for spray zone identification and crop field monitoring, and 3) create an internet mobile platform-based data service to assist site-specific farming decisions. (usda.gov)
  • First, two Geographic Information Systems (GIS) based methods, namely the proximal area method and the two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method, are used to measure the spatial accessibility to pharmacies for residents at the census block group level. (lsu.edu)
  • The CORE Group Fall 2017 Global Health Practitioner Conference brought together representatives of CORE Group Member and Associate Organizations and other community-focused global health practitioners, policy makers, researchers, private sector partners, and donors. (coregroup.org)
  • 2017). Neighborhood environment walkability and health-related quality of life among older adults in Hong Kong. (caadria2022.org)
  • Heier Stamm, N. Serban, J. Swann, and P. Wortley (2017), "Quantifying and Explaining Accessibility of H1N1 Vaccine during the 2009 pandemic", Health Care Management Science , 20(1), 76-93. (gatech.edu)
  • There were significant spatial disparities in U5MR across Thailand. (nevinmanimala.com)
  • The results of the great likelihood estimation of the spatial lag model show that the parameters ρ of both the total tourism income model and the domestic income model are significantly positive, indicating that the spatial linkage between agricultural and rural tourism income is very strong and the spillover effect of agricultural and rural tourism is larger than that of overall tourism. (scite.ai)
  • The relationships between U5MR and these factors were modelled using ordinary least squares (OLS) estimation, spatial lag model (SLM) and spatial error model (SEM). (nevinmanimala.com)
  • 2019). Assessing spatial disparities of accessibility to community-based service resources for Chinese older adults based on travel behavior: A city-wide study of Nanjing, China. (caadria2022.org)
  • In December 2019 after a decade of work, Ireland was formally recognised by the World Health Organisation as an international leader and the first Age Friendly country in the world. (who.int)
  • Even preceding the Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, patients in the United States faced exceptional barriers to reach abortion providers. (jmir.org)
  • Primary Care Service Areas are geographic areas that are self-sufficient markets of primary care. (wikipedia.org)
  • These areas are designed in a manner such that the majority of patients living in these areas use primary care services form within the area. (wikipedia.org)
  • In Australia, while they have been developed for the state of New South Wales, they have not found application among policymakers, where, as of 2016 much larger geographies called Primary Health Networks are used for primary care management. (wikipedia.org)
  • Primary Care Service Areas are thus for example an appropriate geography for measuring primary care physician supply or geographic access to General practitioners. (wikipedia.org)
  • Harati, P., Gentili, M., Serban, N. (2016) Projecting the Impact of the Affordable Care Act Provisions on Accessibility and Availability of Primary Care for the Adult Population in Georgia, Journal of the American Public Health , 106(8):1470-6. (gatech.edu)
  • In detail, he focuses on spatial-temporal accessibility to healthcare services and spatial location optimisation of healthcare facilities. (centreforsustainablecities.ac.uk)
  • This has important implications for studies of potential inequalities in health service accessibility and suggests there is a need to develop consistent measures of accessibility if we are to truly understand the relationship between demand and supply. (wiserd.ac.uk)
  • Conducting an HIA requires access to high-quality data about many different areas that affect our health including environmental, cultural, economic, and social conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • CDC's Tracking Network is an excellent data source for environmental hazards, exposures, and health conditions that can be a valuable asset to the HIA process. (cdc.gov)
  • As such the findings provide, arguably, spatially objective PHC accessibility data to inform policy direction and also reveals accessibility to PHC in Malawi to be lower than reported. (ccc.de)
  • Interviews conducted with Aboriginal clients, key informants, and ACCHO health personnel from two evaluations undertaken in partnership with a rural ACCHO located in Victoria, Australia, were analysed through an iterative process of identifying key concepts from the data and evidence. (bvsalud.org)
  • By combining and analyzing complicated data from different sources based on spatial information and data bases, and by using geographical parameters and then presenting them in the form of text maps, GIS can effectively contribute to understanding the distribution and the way of accessing [6-8]. (ac.ir)
  • and health communication & decision making - communicating risks and the role of digital information and tools in providing information and aiding the decision-making process that includes data structures and ethics. (itc.nl)
  • Many are wondering what could be next in store for NSW's digital front, and what are its latest priorities for customer experience, data, and upscaling capabilities and services. (fst.net.au)
  • Government decision making has much to benefit from harmonization and integration of these (spatial) databases that is achieved through implementing Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI). (lu.se)
  • 3. Create and enhance internet mobile platform-based data service to assist applicators, consultants, and farmers to make site-specific farm operation decisions. (usda.gov)
  • To evaluate the performance of the approach, we first trained neural networks on a subset of images from London using ground truth data at high spatial resolution from official statistics. (nature.com)
  • But in your documents, health assessors can conceptualize the exposure pathways first, then present the data with an understanding of the completed and potential pathways. (cdc.gov)
  • NTDs in their package of essential services and budgeting, 90% share of countries with guidelines for management of NTDs related disabilities with) and country ownership (90% share of countries reporting on all relevant endemic NTDs, 90% share of countries collecting and reporting data on NTDs). (who.int)
  • determine whether data from 3 sources would yield a single, homogenous, PCD interviewed Kersten about her healthful food store category that can be used to accurately characterize research and asked her what she community nutrition environments for public health research. (cdc.gov)
  • Finally, a statistical test is developed to verify whether the racial-ethnic disparities in accessibility are statistically significant. (lsu.edu)
  • The work conducted by the group is oriented towards applied research, dealing with many timely problems and challenges in the Finnish society, including the currently ongoing health care reform, spatial reorganization and logistical challenges of social and health care services, and the changing health needs of the ageing population. (oulu.fi)
  • Tinnitus and temporary hearing loss result in differential noise -induced spatial reorganization of brain activity. (cdc.gov)
  • 14 Because physicians generally practice in a single hospital in China, allowing physicians to practice in multiple sites seems to raise many interesting questions regarding topics such as health care access and equitable distribution of health care services. (jabfm.org)
  • Cromley and Albertsen 17 found that multisite practice was common and affected distribution of services. (jabfm.org)
  • Therefore, we employed geographic information systems to estimate the geographical distribution of and physical accessibility to HDP POC testing services in the Upper East Region (UER), Ghana. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Entrepreneurship is an important determinant of innovation and growth with an uneven spatial distribution. (westminster.ac.uk)
  • To this end, the spatial distribution of was referred to as the "Yale Traffic Index. (sagepub.com)
  • This study aims to describe the spatial distribution of TB in the Balimo District Hospital (BDH) catchment area to identify TB patient clusters and factors associated with high rates of TB. (who.int)
  • In order to investigate the spatial distribution pattern of the stations, Moran's Index was used. (ac.ir)
  • Early us to understand the geographic distribution of COVID-19 and the in the pandemic, it became clear that people with chronic condi- chronic disease burden and their spatial coincidence with other tions and those in older age groups were at the highest risk for measures. (cdc.gov)
  • Overall, this study provides valuable insights into the spatial distribution of U5MR and its associated factors, which highlights the need for tailored and localized health policies and interventions. (nevinmanimala.com)
  • Dr Alston's research focusses on investigating rural health disparities in Australia and globally, and the role of dietary intake in these differences. (edu.au)
  • Local differences in spatial accessibility were assessed based on single-site verse multisite practice locations. (jabfm.org)
  • Findings suggest that, whilst the direction and strength of the association between deprivation and accessibility measures varies by mode of travel, the main differences are actually across measures of accessibility. (wiserd.ac.uk)
  • However, the driving forces behind the spatial differences are not clear. (westminster.ac.uk)
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze the accessibility to dental facilities and the differences in chief complaints of new patients who visited Pusan National University Dental Hospital. (kapd.org)
  • BMC Health Services Research. (wikipedia.org)
  • He regularly collaborates with colleagues worldwide to conduct research on health care systems and service accessibility in developing countries, including recently co-authoring an article assessing Covid-19 preparedness in Bangladesh. (ed.ac.uk)
  • Dr Laura Alston is a National Health Foundation Post-Doctoral Research Fellow and World Heart Federation Emerging Leader. (edu.au)
  • Dr Alston is also an Accredited Practising Dietitian and the Director of Research at Colac Area Health. (edu.au)
  • The research group of Geoinformatics has two major focus areas: 1) geography of health and well-being, and 2) problems related to spatial accessibility, routing and locational optimization. (oulu.fi)
  • Some of these research efforts are related to spatial ecology and environmental change in the North, whereas others concern the influence of the physical environment, air impurities, and ambient temperature on the incidence of diseases and public health in general. (oulu.fi)
  • The research carried out in the project is based on the use of national social welfare and health care registers and spatial information. (oulu.fi)
  • The present study was derived from a research project of the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, which aimed to develop a standardized nursing intervention model (SNIM) among immobile patients with stroke. (biomedcentral.com)
  • His current research has focused on population and environment, migration, and reproductive health in Thailand, including the evaluation of a condom promotion program and the Thailand National Contraceptive Prevalence Survey. (nationalacademies.org)
  • He was a member of two research review committees of the World Health Organization. (nationalacademies.org)
  • DISCUSSION: The developed conceptual framework expands on research supporting the value of ACCHOs in providing holistic culturally safe health care to their communities, particularly in rural settings. (bvsalud.org)
  • Therefore, we suggest that the findings from this research, including the multi-dimensional social indicators and understanding of the barriers to accessibility, could be used alongside existing approaches such as accessibility planning. (westminster.ac.uk)
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(24), pp. 4933. (caadria2022.org)
  • 4 social determinants of health research center. (ac.ir)
  • His PhD research relates to Science of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Health Geography. (centreforsustainablecities.ac.uk)
  • His research aims to reduce the spatial inequality of healthcare accessibility especially Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and improve the current methodology for measuring accessibility to healthcare services. (centreforsustainablecities.ac.uk)
  • Ethical approval for this study was given by the Clinical Research Committee of Andalusian Health Service, Spain (CI 1020-N-17), in June 2018. (researchprotocols.org)
  • However, spatial enablement of e-services has not been well met in most e-government services and still needs improved high level research and design. (lu.se)
  • This calls for in-depth technical research and training for designing and implementing spatially enabled e-services. (lu.se)
  • A Study of the Impact of Geographic Access on Severe Health Outcomes for Pediatric Asthma", Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, featured as New Research Article, 136(3):610-8. (gatech.edu)
  • Administration and Policy in Mental Health Services Research , under 2nd review. (gatech.edu)
  • Daniel provided critical assistance with the mapping, El en Dexter, Uchechi Durunna and Ei- leen Henderson contributed important research assistance, and Lina Wal enberg provided assistance with translations. (lu.se)
  • Alternative measures are needed to more accurately inform research and policies that seek to address disparities in diet- related health conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • Modelling spatial access to General Practitioner surgeries: Does public transport availability matter? (wiserd.ac.uk)
  • The themes embraced by the project include social welfare and health care structures, accessibility of care, care paths as well as the outcomes, costs and cost-effectiveness of care, both before and after the reform. (oulu.fi)
  • Gender and other social normative changes influence behavioral outcomes of health programs, yet such normative shifts are difficult to define operationally, let alone measure. (coregroup.org)
  • Both aim to advance theory, practice, and measurement of scalable normative change interventions focused on adolescent/youth sexual and reproductive health outcomes. (coregroup.org)
  • Dysfunctional referral services can contribute to poor programme impact on outcomes. (nih.gov)
  • High odds of adverse birth outcomes associated with maternal referral and high maternal deaths despite spatial access to referral care indicate poor quality of referral services. (nih.gov)
  • bedded within place, and health outcomes and inequities typically exhibit strong geographic variation (17,18). (cdc.gov)
  • Racial and ethnic cioeconomic characteristics, such as indicators of race, ethnicity, minority populations experienced disproportionately worse health and class, which serve to illuminate interrelated disparities in the outcomes (4). (cdc.gov)
  • It helps in optimizing healthcare service delivery, improving patient outcomes, and ensuring equitable access to healthcare services. (digitalproducer.com)
  • This thesis examines the synchronic and diachronic impacts of missionary investments in these two key aspects of human capital development on educational and health outcomes in Zambia. (lu.se)
  • Further, the thesis finds that the historical exposure to missionaries has continued to significantly impact both education and health outcomes in Zambia. (lu.se)
  • A Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a process to evaluate the potential positive and negative public health effects of a plan, project, or policy before it is approved, built, or implemented. (cdc.gov)
  • Transportation planning and design provides a great opportunity to protect public health. (cdc.gov)
  • We were delighted to run a series of webinars though 2020, targeted to members of the academic community in the UK and beyond, the public health community in Scotland and further afield, and key decision-makers from a range of sectors. (ed.ac.uk)
  • Professor Linda Bauld , Bruce and John Usher Chair of Public Health, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, and Professor Aziz Sheikh , Director of the Usher Institute. (ed.ac.uk)
  • Such studies should ideally incorporate the availability of alternative modes of transport particularly in areas where there are vulnerable groups such as the elderly who are typically more dependent on public transportation to access health care services. (wiserd.ac.uk)
  • It connects communities, allows the trade of goods among territories, and provides equitable access to public services. (mdpi.com)
  • Frontiers in Public Health. (itg.be)
  • Increasing recognition within the medical literature and by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education has been attributed to the need for enhanced resident education on concepts related to public health and health equity. (relx.com)
  • How well planned is the public health for citizens in a rapid urbanization? (geoportti.fi)
  • Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. (edu.au)
  • Road accidents by causing 50 million injuries per year are one of the most important problems of public health in the world [25,26]. (ac.ir)
  • We partner with organizations worldwide to create policies and programs that promote digital inclusion and provide everyone with better access to education, jobs and public services. (redditbooks.com)
  • But social inequality also grows, with the corporate buy-out of government and public services. (manchester.ac.uk)
  • PEER REVIEWED role in the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic and This collection of articles in Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) its intersection with chronic disease (19,20). (cdc.gov)
  • Serban, N., Tomar, S. (Accepted June 2018) ADA Health Policy Institute's Methodology Overestimates Spatial Access to Dental Care for Publicly Insured Children, Journal of Public Health Dentistry , in press. (gatech.edu)
  • Burden of Oral Disease among Older Adults and Implications for Public Health Priorities", American Journal of Public Health , Vol. 102, pp. 411-418. (gatech.edu)
  • BMC Public Health 10:778. (gatech.edu)
  • Journal of Public Health Dentistry , under 2nd review. (gatech.edu)
  • Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease of public health significance that has rapidly spread in all regions of WHO in recent years. (who.int)
  • Oral diseases, such as dental caries and periodontal disease is still public health problems, especially for some age ranges, gender, socioeconomic levels, education levels, and geographical sites 35 . (bvsalud.org)
  • or able to show they have enough money not to be a burden on public services. (lu.se)
  • One aspect of neighborhood context that has received attention from public health researchers and advocates in recent years is the availability of food outlets and nutritious food, commonly referred to as the community nutrition environment (1). (cdc.gov)
  • This thesis examines the spatial accessibility of PCS in British Columbia (BC), and introduces the concept of palliative care hubs (PCH) for delivery in BC's under-populated regions. (sfu.ca)
  • This study examines accessibility to over 100 pharmacies in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 2010. (lsu.edu)
  • In 2014, a World Health Organization (WHO) systematic review evinced that hypertensive disorders accounted for about 14% of the 60 799 total maternal deaths globally from 2003 to 2009 [ 7 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Bulletin of the World Health Organization. (itg.be)
  • From its inception at the First Health Assembly in 1948 and since taking effect in 1950, the celebration has aimed to create awareness of a specific health theme to highlight a priority area of concern for the World Health Organization. (relx.com)
  • 2 TB patients may be bacteriologically confirmed using smear microscopy or diagnosed clinically as occurs for the majority of cases in the Balimo region, in accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) case definitions and PNG National Tuberculosis Management Protocol. (who.int)
  • The World Health Organization Neglected Tropical Diseases (WHO/NTD) Road map outlines clear overarching, cross-cutting and specific targets for control, elimination, and eradication of NTDs by 2030. (who.int)
  • In addition, population cohort datasets, used in co-operation with epidemiologists, constitute an important part of the study of the geography of health and well-being. (oulu.fi)
  • OBJECTIVE: To develop a conceptual framework examining the responsiveness of a rural ACCHO to the health care needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in their service region. (bvsalud.org)
  • A conceptual framework examining the responsiveness of a rural ACCHO to the health care needs of Aboriginal Peoples within their service region was developed and encompassed three concepts: operating within a complex adaptive system, mechanisms of responsiveness used by the ACCHO, and challenges experienced by the ACCHO when being responsive. (bvsalud.org)
  • How to avoid massive spatial spread of diseases? (geoportti.fi)
  • In this video Professor Justine Blanford explains what is geo-health and how can it help solve the world's worst diseases . (itc.nl)
  • Introduction and objective: A number of studies have associated prevalence of oral diseases, socioeconomic factors, and dental services in Brazil, and this study aimed to review, in narrative mode, the causal nexus between them. (bvsalud.org)
  • In this context, in which is evident the situation complexity, the literature lacks consensus on discussing the implication of either socioeconomic determinants or provision of dental services on oral diseases. (bvsalud.org)
  • The general aim of this review study is to explore the pertinent literature on findings correlating the prevalence of oral diseases, socioeconomic factors, and dental services and discuss on the consistence and scope of such causal nexus, weighing the importance to guide more resolute oral health politics and services. (bvsalud.org)
  • Physician multisite practicing attained international attention when it became a focal point in China's recent health care reform. (jabfm.org)
  • Three panels aimed to grasp on (1) China's R&D capabilities and the country's strategies on innovation, (2) the spatial imbalances between China's science and technology parks on the one hand and its backward regions on the other hand as well as (3) the opportunities and threats for foreign firms that conduct R&D in China. (lu.se)
  • Predicting Social Determinants of Health in Patient Navigation: Case Study. (cdc.gov)
  • Multivariate regression techniques are employed to examine relationships between demand and potential accessibility to GP services for different modes of travel for a study area in South Wales, UK. (wiserd.ac.uk)
  • The project is closely linked to the social and health care reform in Finland, as the taxi trips assessed in this study consist of trips to hospitals and other health care or rehabilitation facilities, as well as transportation offered for severely disabled persons. (oulu.fi)
  • Besides the evaluation of PHC accessibility, the application of FOSS tools in this study, strengthens the case of their relevance in low resource contexts where computation power and electricity can be intermittent, making it difficult to run models that span multiple days. (ccc.de)
  • Conclusion: This study suggests that most patients in the Waikato region do not enrol with the GP service closest to their home and it outlines several factors, including rurality of residence, associated with the GP bypass. (waikato.ac.nz)
  • A case study focused on the commuter base of Oregon Health Sciences University is presented as an example of such an application. (pdx.edu)
  • The ENDORSE Feasibility Study: Exploring the Use of M-Health, Artificial Intelligence and Serious Games for the Management of Childhood Obesity. (cdc.gov)
  • We hence describe inter- facility referrals and study quality of referral services in JSY. (nih.gov)
  • With the growing challenge of aging populations around the world, the study of the elderly service is an essential initiative to accommodate the particular needs of the disadvantaged communities and promote social equity. (caadria2022.org)
  • A sample size of 320 patients per group per 100,000 inhabitants will offer adequate information and will give the study 80% power to detect a 20% increase in unmet needs, decrease families' burden, improve families' satisfaction, and decrease the use of health system resources, the primary end point. (researchprotocols.org)
  • Health disparities among occupations in Taiwan: a population study. (cdc.gov)
  • Over the past 50 years this has brought to light important health issues such as mental health, maternal and child care, and climate change. (relx.com)
  • The proportion of the population with inadequate geographical access to health centres rose from 47.3% in 1997 to 58.4% in 2012. (who.int)
  • Of the 100 participating PHC clinics, POC testing for HDP was available in 19% (14% health centres and 5% community-based health planning services compounds) in addition to the 10 hospitals use as referral points for the service. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 1 Accurate physician practice location information is therefore important to assess health care accessibility and conduct health workforce planning. (jabfm.org)
  • Existing approaches investigating access to primary health care tend to use relatively crude measures that compare supply to demand ratios for administrative units or use GIS to calculate straight-line or network distances to the nearest facility. (wiserd.ac.uk)
  • Accessibility to primary health care (PHC) in developing countries is crucial and remains a challenge with conflicting statistics in Malawi. (ccc.de)
  • Introduction: Geographic measures of accessibility can quantify inequitable distributions of health care. (waikato.ac.nz)
  • Although closest distance measures are often used in Aotearoa New Zealand these may not reflect patient use of health care. (waikato.ac.nz)
  • INTRODUCTION: Responsiveness of health care systems is a global concept defined as the ability of systems to function in a manner that meets the expectations of individuals, and is under-studied. (bvsalud.org)
  • In Australia, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) are valued by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples for the provision of holistic culturally safe primary health care and are well positioned to be responsive to community needs. (bvsalud.org)
  • A key finding is the importance for ACCHOs to meet the health care needs of their community whilst navigating needs in the context of the broader health care system. (bvsalud.org)
  • An increased need for palliative care services (PCS) has been acknowledged worldwide as the populations of many countries age. (sfu.ca)
  • The conclusion shows that the functional density of transportation facilities, medical facilities, living services facilities, and the accessibility of elderly care facilities are most negatively correlated with mortality. (caadria2022.org)
  • Until now, many studies have used GIS in measuring the accessibility to primary and secondary_ health care services_ in order to estimate the spatial inequalities [9-11]. (ac.ir)
  • End-of-life needs can be only partly met by formalized health and palliative care resources. (researchprotocols.org)
  • It will provide information about clinical and emotional improvements, satisfaction, proxy burden, and health care resource consumption regarding patients in palliative care. (researchprotocols.org)
  • Pandemic-related disruptions to the health care sys- incidence of COVID-19 and chronic disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Prevalence of hearing loss among noise -exposed workers within the health care and social assistance sector, 2003-2012. (cdc.gov)
  • Upon settling in Africa, missionaries initiated and became the main providers of Western-styled education and health care. (lu.se)
  • Stil , according to social service providers and law students working with the residents, many were able to find work in the informal sector - construction, gardening and manual labor, house cleaning, child care, and jobs requiring mechanical skills. (lu.se)
  • Geo-Health aims to give students comprehensive knowledge and skillsets to critique and address a range of global health issues. (itc.nl)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic has undercut recent health gains, pushed more people into poverty and food insecurity, and amplified gender, social and health inequities. (relx.com)
  • This World Health Day, we're calling for action to eliminate health inequities, as part of a year-long global campaign to bring people together to build a fairer, healthier world. (relx.com)
  • Conclusion: The factors studied showed an involvement, indicating that inequities in oral health are striking in the Brazilian population, with serious consequences. (bvsalud.org)
  • We applied a deep learning approach to street images for measuring spatial distributions of income, education, unemployment, housing, living environment, health and crime. (nature.com)
  • Accessibility measures are calculated using 'traditional' GIS-based approaches and Enhanced Two-Step Floating Catchment Area (E2SFCA) techniques. (wiserd.ac.uk)
  • Attendees exchanged and learned about community health approaches and good practices, connected with their global health peers, and strategized on joint efforts in Working Groups. (coregroup.org)
  • BACKGROUND: Inadequate healthcare access and utilisation are implicated in the mental health burden experienced by those living in regional, rural, and remote Australia. (bvsalud.org)
  • Although investigating the geographical availability to healthcare services in all communities, or even in one country can be difficult [4], Geographical Information System (GIS) is useful in exploring the geographical dimension of availability [5]. (ac.ir)
  • Additionally, the researchers used maps to determine each village's accessibility. (cdc.gov)
  • For example, advocacy can support development of a policy, investment of resources to strengthen and expand implementation of services, and coordination between government and nongovernmental organizations. (coregroup.org)
  • The locations of TB patients were mapped, and the spatial scan statistic was used to identify high- and low-rate TB clusters in the BDH catchment area. (who.int)
  • Policy interventions should consider improving socioeconomic conditions, healthcare quality, health accessibility, and environmental health in high U5M areas. (nevinmanimala.com)
  • Many hypothesis try to explain the different variations in the caries prevalence and caries sequelae rates, including proximal variables (microbiological agents and dietary aspects), and more complex factors as distal variables (political, socioeconomic, psychocultural, and provision/use of oral health actions and services) 4,22,35 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Con el cambio en el mundo debido a la COVID-19 y la pandemia durante el 2020, el campo educativo también ha experimentado un gran cambio masivo. (bvsalud.org)
  • crecimiento profesional se vieron muy afectados con este concepto de aprendizaje a distancia en línea y la inundación de dichos programas en el campo durante la pandemia 2020. (bvsalud.org)
  • Major transportation corridors often create pollution levels that are higher than in ambient air and they include vulnerable populations that may have many health and environmental concern (e.g., high rates of asthma, poor air quality, and poverty/low incomes). (cdc.gov)
  • Availability of the healthcare is a complex concept with multiple dimensions [1] and different definitions have been provided for it, but in most definitions the provision of services and geographical availability are considered [2,3]. (ac.ir)
  • The programme involves a multiagency, multi-sectoral approach to age-related planning and service provision. (who.int)
  • To facilitate PHC provision, disease resulting in high morbidity and past few years there have been several the activities of the health system are mortality mostly in children of develop- seroprevalence studies that have shown organized in the rural areas as follows. (who.int)
  • The campaign highlights WHO's constitutional principle that "the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition. (relx.com)
  • People who are blind or visually impaired have had to adapt to the spatial reconstruction of known environments due to social distancing. (redditbooks.com)
  • Residents who wanted to shower or wash their clothes could sign up for a weekly slot at the office of Crossroads, a non-governmental social service agency located about two kilometers away from the camp. (lu.se)
  • This section provides an overview of the exposure pathway evaluation, the first of four scientific evaluations health assessors conduct during the PHA process. (cdc.gov)