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Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-Ssrs) Suicide Algorithm’S Educational Lesson Plan For Registered Nurses, Ernesto L. Sarduy

Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing Student Projects

Background: Suicide, regardless of whether it is completed, presents itself as a highly intricate and complex public health and global issue. Pre-suicidal behaviors are displayed in various ways depending on gender, age, geographical location, and socio-political status. Certain related principles from various disciplines, including psychology, sociology, and biology, can be incorporated into creating an algorithm to guide clinical nursing practice in identifying suicidal behavior(s) that may lead to suicide attempts.

Purpose/Methods: This Quality Improvement (QI) project utilized a Level I, randomized controlled trial, non-equivalent group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design to assess the effectiveness of the suicide algorithm’s educational lesson plan.

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Health Systems For Health, World Health Organization

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The purpose of this “health systems for Health” framework is to support countries, WHO and partners in bringing together capacities required for the IHR, and components of health systems and other sectors for multisectoral, multidisciplinary, effective management of health emergencies. It is an innovative approach that complements existing concepts and tools for global Health capacity-building, and covers different types of risks arising from biological and non-biological hazards and events.

Monitoring Progress On Universal Health Coverage And The Health-Related Sustainable Development Goals In The Who South-East Asia Region 2021 Update, World Health Organization

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This year’s report for the first time features estimated trajectories for selected health-related SDG indicators up to the year 2030. Through these projections Member States can gauge whether or not they are currently on track towards reaching the SDG global and national targets. There is also a section focused on health inequity. The section features use of equity-stratified disaggregated data to assess who is being left behind in the Region.

Compendium Of Who And Other Un Guidance On Health And Environment, World Health Organization, United Nations

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This compendium provides a systematic compilation of published guidance from WHO and other UN organizations on health and environment. Guidance on policies and actions as well as awareness raising and capacity building interventions is presented for all major areas of health and environment. Guidance referring to priority settings for action such as cities and other urban settlements, housing, workplaces and health care facilities is also listed. For greater practical relevance, each guidance is classified according to principally involved sectors, level of implementation and instruments for implementation. The compilation of guidance for each area of health and environment or priority setting …

Covid-19 Immunization In Refugees And Migrants: Principles And Key Considerations: Interim Guidance, World Health Organization

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Although everyone is affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact is not shared equally. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed vulnerabilities and exacerbated existing inequalities within and between low- and high-income countries. These inequalities have had the biggest impact on the poorest and most vulnerable people, which may include refugees and migrants (particularly those in irregular situations). These groups often have vulnerabilities that are heightened by this pandemic. On 31 August 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published an Interim Guidance entitled COVID-19 immunization in refugees and migrants: principles and key considerations. This document, which draws on a recent WHO …

Central Latin America: Two Decades Of Challenges In Neglected Tropical Disease Control, Peter J. Hotez, Ashish Damania, Maria Elena Bottazzi

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"Since the start of the 21st Century, the CLA region has faced considerable challenges, including prolonged droughts with intermittent and extreme floods due to climate change; violence and political instability linked to the drug trade; political, socioeconomic, and food insecurity from agricultural declines; human displacements; urbanization; and even the marginalization of large indigenous populations [2, 3]. Here, we provide an overview of the findings from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study from the years 2000 and 2017 highlighting the gains or losses in neglected tropical disease (NTD) and malaria disease control in the CLA countries and progress towards the …

Addressing Health Inequalities In Latin America: The Role Of Social Protection, Lais Abramo, Simone Cecchini, Heidi Ullmann

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"After more than a decade of progress in various areas of social development, since 2015 poverty has increased, labor market indicators have deteriorated, and the reduction of income inequality has stagnated in Latin America. These trends are of concern as they can affect health indicators and exacerbate profound health inequalities. This situation demands integrated policy responses that can create synergies between different sectors. There is growing recognition of the role of social protection in the eradication of poverty and the reduction of inequality. Various social protection mechanisms buffer against the costs of accessing health services directly and indirectly. By expanding …

Health Inequity In Workers Of Latin America And The Caribbean, Michael Silva-Penaherrera, Maria Lopez-Ruiz, Pamela Merino-Salazar, Antonio Ramon Gomez-Garcia, Fernando G. Benavides

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"Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is the world’s most inequitable region in terms of wealth distribution. The full scale of social inequalities in health has been hidden by the lack of reliable data. This study aimed to measure and compare health inequalities in the working population within and between 15 countries of LAC."

Workplace Incivility Toward Individuals With Disabilities, Secure Attachment Style, And Mental Health: Focus On Mediator And Moderator Effects, Mia Heikkila

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Despite the value of workplace civility, civility has been replaced by social exchanges that include statements and behaviors deemed largely unacceptable and undeniably rude. One type of rude behavior that appears innocuous is called workplace incivility, yet incivility disturbs efficient functioning among employees, intensifies work stress, and poses a grave financial hazard to an organization. Literature expressly on incivility toward individuals with disabilities is virtually non-existent, although emerging literature reveals that employees with disabilities are at a greater risk of experiencing workplace mistreatment vis-à-vis employees without disabilities. This quantitative study investigated the role of workplace incivility with respect to individuals …

Inequalities In Life Expectancy In Six Large Latin American Cities From The Salurbal Study, An Ecological Analysis, Usama Bilal, Marcio Alazraqui, Waleska T. Caiaffa, Nancy Lopez-Olmedo, Kevin Martinez-Folgar, J Jaime Miranda, Alejandra Vives, Ana V. Diez-Roux

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"Latin America is one of the most unequal regions in the world, but evidence is lacking on the magnitude of health inequalities in urban areas of the region. Our objective was to examine inequalities in life expectancy in six large Latin American cities and its association with a measure of area-level socioeconomic status."

The Shift Of Obesity Burden By Socioeconomic Status Between 1998 And 2017 In Latin American And The Caribbean: A Cross-Sectional Series Study, Safia S. Jiwani, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, Akram Hernandez-Vasquez, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez, Ana Basto-Abreu, Laura Gutierrez, Vilma Irazola, Ramfis Nieto-Martinez, Bruno P. Nunes, Diana C. Parra

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"The burden of obesity differs by socioeconomic status. We aimed to characterise the prevalence of obesity among adult men and women in Latin America and the Caribbean by socioeconomic measures and the shifting obesity burden over time."

Mortality In Rohingya Refugee Camps In Bangladesh: Historical, Social, And Political Context, Parveen K. Parmar, Rowen O. Jin, Meredith Walsh, Jennifer Scott

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Fifty-two maternal deaths occurred between September 2017 and August 2018 in the Rohingya refugee camps in Ukhia and Teknaf Upazilas, Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh. Behind every one of these lives lost is a complex narrative of historical, social, and political forces, which provide an important context for reproductive health programming in Rohingya camps. Rohingya women and girls have experienced human rights violations in Myanmar for decades, including government-sponsored sexual violence and population control efforts. An extension of nationalist, anti-Rohingya policies, the attacks of 2017 resulted in the rape and murder of an unknown number of women. The socio-cultural context among …

Intergrating Human Rights Approaches Into Public Health Practices And Policies To Address Health Needs Amongst Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh: A Systematic Review And Meta-Ethnographic Analysis, Nidhi Wali, Wen Chen, Lal B. Rawal, Asm Amanullah, Andre M.N. Renzaho

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Background: The Rohingya people of Myanmar are one of the most persecuted communities in the world and are forced to flee their home to escape conflict and persecution. Bangladesh receives the majority of the Rohingya refugees. On arrival they experience a number of human rights issues and the extent to which human rights approaches are used to inform public health programs is not well documented. The aim of this systematic review was to document human rights- human rights-related health issues and to develop a conceptual human rights framework to inform current policy practice and programming in relation to the needs …

Essays On Women's Issues And Economic Development, Amy Ramnarine

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is composed of three essays under the recurring theme of women’s issues, child health and economic development. In the first chapter, I examine the effect of Child Marriage on the health outcomes of offspring in Bangladesh. I use an exogenous variation in drought and flood shocks as an instrument for Child Marriage and measure children’s health outcomes by stunting, from the height-for-age index. I develop a theoretical model to show that the decision to marry a daughter early is driven by the type of income shocks that a household is exposed to. From the empirical estimation, I find …

Social Networks, Health & Hispanic Gay Men Living In South Florida, Victor Christian Vila

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Aging Hispanic populations are expected to increase in the United States (U.S.) to 21.5 million by 2060 according to the National Council on Aging (NCA) (2014). Although actual estimates vary, Gates (2013) asserts that over one million Hispanics identify as gay or bisexual and their unique needs must be explored (Clover, 2006; Cohn & Taylor, 2010; Fenkl, 2014). Unfortunately, few studies examine aging Hispanic men who identify as gay or bisexual according to the National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) (2013). The objective of the current study was to extend the limited research on aging gay/bisexual men in the southeastern …

Predictors Of Adolescent Sexual Intentions And Behavior: Attitudes, Parenting, And Neighborhood Risk, Anne S. Frankel

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The current study was a cross-sectional examination of data collected during an HIV risk reduction intervention in south Florida. The purpose of the study was to explore the relationships between neighborhood stress, parenting, attitudes, and adolescent sexual intentions and behavior. The Theory of Planned Behavior was used as a model to guide variable selection and propose an interaction pathway between predictors and outcomes.

Potential predictor variables measured for adolescents ages 13-18 (n=196) included communication about sex, parent-family connectedness, parental presence, parent-adolescent activity participation, attitudes about sex and condom use, neighborhood disorder, and exposure to violence. Outcomes were behavioral intentions and …