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Rethinking Tourism And Public Health Policies In International Travel Megahubs For The Post-Covid-19 Era, Jeconiah Louis Dreisbach, Sharon Mendoza-Dreisbach
Rethinking Tourism And Public Health Policies In International Travel Megahubs For The Post-Covid-19 Era, Jeconiah Louis Dreisbach, Sharon Mendoza-Dreisbach
Journal of Health Research
Background: This article rethinks current public health policies to transdisciplinarily reorient the countries’ tourism policies as a preparation to future pandemics. This adds to the public health discourse that West Asian international travel megahubs could be susceptible spaces to high risks of transnational viral transmissions.
Method: This is a letter to the editor.
Results: The United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Qatar are the world’s leading international travel megahubs, with Saudi Arabia catching up following its efforts in establishing a new national airline to increase international passenger traffic. Collectively, they are connected to more than half of the world’s leading international …
Administrative Data Improves Quality Of Cervical Pre-Cancer Surveillance In Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, Sheelah Blankenship, Manideepthi Pemmaraju, Edward Mitchel, Tiffanie M. Markus, Marie R. Griffin, Jessica L. Castilho
Administrative Data Improves Quality Of Cervical Pre-Cancer Surveillance In Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, Sheelah Blankenship, Manideepthi Pemmaraju, Edward Mitchel, Tiffanie M. Markus, Marie R. Griffin, Jessica L. Castilho
Journal of Health Research
Background: Accurate data are critical for public health surveillance yet can be challenging to ensure. The Tennessee (TN) HPV Vaccine IMPACT Project aims to assess the effectiveness of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in prevention of cervical cancer and high-grade dysplasia through laboratory reporting of pathology results among Davidson County women. This project assessed feasibility and value of use of administrative sources for improved data quality and completeness of high-grade cervical events in TN HPV-IMPACT between 2013-2017.
Method: We queried three administrative data systems (Hospital Discharge Data System, Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center, and Tennessee Medicaid [TennCare]) for eligible women with …