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National Longitudinal Survey Of Public Health Systems: Comparative Report Of 2012 Results, Glen Mays
National Longitudinal Survey Of Public Health Systems: Comparative Report Of 2012 Results, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
The third wave of the National Longitudinal Survey of Public Health Systems was fielded in 2012 in a nationally-representative cohort of local communities. The survey measures the availability of 20 recommended public health activities in the community, the range of organizations that participate in performing each activity, and the perceived effectiveness of each activity. Prior waves of the survey were fielded in 1998 and 2006. Local health officials report data for this survey and receive a customized report of results that compare data for their community with national norms and with "peer groups" of similar communities. This document provides an …
An Assessment Of The Effects Of Desertification In Yobe State, Nigeria, Jibril Musa Phd
An Assessment Of The Effects Of Desertification In Yobe State, Nigeria, Jibril Musa Phd
Confluence Journal Environmental Studies (CJES), Kogi State University, Nigeria
Desertification is one of the most serious environmental and socio-economic problems of our time. Desertification describes circumstances of land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions resulting from the climatic variation and human activities. The fundamental goal of this thesis was to assess the effects of desertification in Yobe State, Nigeria. The present threat of desertification in the sahel has reached an alarming stage where crops cultivation and animal rearing/grazing are no more productive, soil has lost its nutrient/fertility, various infrastructure had given way because of windstorm from the neighbouring Niger Republic and sand dunes had taken over. The …
Using Remote Sensing Data To Improve Rice Production In Kutigi, Niger State, Nigeria, Jibril Musa Phd, M B. Yunusa
Using Remote Sensing Data To Improve Rice Production In Kutigi, Niger State, Nigeria, Jibril Musa Phd, M B. Yunusa
Confluence Journal Environmental Studies (CJES), Kogi State University, Nigeria
This research work looked in the used of Remote Sensing to improve Agricultural production in Kutigi, Niger State. The aim of the study is to use remote sensing to improve rice farming activities in Kutigi, Niger State. It is very important to identify such methods to improve Agricultural production because experts are always interested in new researches and findings to better the standard of living in any environment. In view of this, Remotely-sensed data could be used or employed to elevate most of these agricultural problems in Kutigi through the following objectives: Using Landsat imagery to assess the present landuse …
Public Health Return On Investment: Making The Case, Glen Mays
Public Health Return On Investment: Making The Case, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
Fiscal pressures and policy imperatives have created a need for rigorous economic analyses of public health programs and policies. ROI analyses can reveal whether the benefits of public health strategies justify their costs, who realizes these benefits and costs, and under what circumstances.
Comparative Effectiveness Research And Patient-Centered Outcomes Research In Public Health Settings: Design, Analysis And Funding Considerations, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
The principles and methods of CER and PCOR have developed primarily with therapeutics in mind, but they must also be applied to the study of public health programs, policies, and delivery systems. This session surveys the emerging field, and provides examples of CER/PCOR methods applied in public health settings using practice-based research networks (PBRNs).
Data Acquisition Plan For The Public Health Multi-Network Practice And Outcome Variation (Mprove) Study, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
This brief details the steps to be followed in obtaining and compiling data on the core (and optional) measures of public health service delivery for the MPROVE study. MPROVE data will need to be obtained from several different sources. Data for some measures already exist in administrative records, surveillance systems, or other sources maintained by the local and state public health agencies that participate in your PBRN. For other measures, it may be necessary to obtain data from other agencies that collaborate with the public health agencies in your PBRN. In still other cases, it may be necessary to undertake …
Final Set Of Public Health Delivery Measures Selected For The Multi-Network Practice And Outcome Variation Examination (Mprove) Study, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
The Multi-Network Practice and Outcome Variation Examination Study (MPROVE) engages public health practice-based research networks (PBRNs) in the collection and analysis of measures of public health delivery across a large number of local practice settings in order to examine the causes and consequences of practice variation in public health. This document summarizes the final set of measures selected for the MPROVE study, including measures of the reach, volume, intensity, and quality of public health delivery in three domains of activity: chronic disease prevention, communicable disease control, and environmental health protection.
Vulnerability Of Mountain Rivers To Waste Dumping From Neamț County, Florin C. Mihai, Liviu Apostol, Adrian Ursu, Pavel Ichim
Vulnerability Of Mountain Rivers To Waste Dumping From Neamț County, Florin C. Mihai, Liviu Apostol, Adrian Ursu, Pavel Ichim
Florin C MIHAI
Lack of waste management facilities from mountain region often lead to uncontrolled disposal of waste on river banks polluting the local environment and damaging the tourism potential. Geographical conditions influences the distribution of human settlements which are located along the rivers and its tributaries. This paper aims to estimate the amounts of household waste generated and uncollected disposed into mountain rivers, taking into account several factors such as:proximity of rivers to the human settlements, the morphology of villages, length of river that crosses the locality(built up areas), local population, the access to waste collection services and waste management infrastructure. Vulnerability …
Estimating Scale And Scope Effects In Public Health Delivery: Implications For Regionalization, Glen P. Mays, Rachel A. Hogg, Rick Ingram, Kristina Rabarison
Estimating Scale And Scope Effects In Public Health Delivery: Implications For Regionalization, Glen P. Mays, Rachel A. Hogg, Rick Ingram, Kristina Rabarison
Glen Mays
OBJECTIVES: The nation's public health delivery system comprises nearly 3000 local public health agencies that vary widely in capabilities. Economic pressures, workforce shortages, and new national accreditation standards are leading these agencies to explore mechanisms for pooling resources to enhance delivery and improve population health. METHODS: A longitudinal cohort design is used to analyze changes in the availability and perceived effectiveness of services delivered by local public health providers. A stratified random sample of the nation's 3000 local public health agencies (n=497) were surveyed in 1998 and again in 2006 and 2011 (70% response) to measure the availability of 20 …
Si Edna, Si Pakoy At Si Rosanna By Ramon Cf Cuervo Iii, Emmanuel Mario B. Santos Aka Marc Guerrero, Ramon Cf Cuervo Iii
Si Edna, Si Pakoy At Si Rosanna By Ramon Cf Cuervo Iii, Emmanuel Mario B. Santos Aka Marc Guerrero, Ramon Cf Cuervo Iii
Emmanuel Mario B Santos aka Marc Guerrero
Socalled normal ‘zombie’ life of non-PWDs in our own neighborhoods will pale in comparison to these abilities of our (Marco Sison, may we borrow the title of your monster hit song of yesteryears?) Si Aida, Si Lorna at Si Fe PWDs – put to proactive work and living
Variations In Climatic Parameters And Food Crop Yields: Implications On Food Security In Benue State, Nigeria., Emmanuel Adamgbe, Fanan Ujoh
Variations In Climatic Parameters And Food Crop Yields: Implications On Food Security In Benue State, Nigeria., Emmanuel Adamgbe, Fanan Ujoh
Confluence Journal Environmental Studies (CJES), Kogi State University, Nigeria
Agricultural production in Nigeria like in other developing countries is highly vulnerable to variations in climatic parameters which may have inverse or direct effect on the performance of food crops. This paper examines the patterns and trends of the variations in the climatic parameters and the implications of such variations on efficient yield rates of some food crops in Benue State using data on climatic variables (rainfall, temperature, sunshine) and the yield of some crops per hectare for 25 years (1986-2010). Data on the climatic variables were collected from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, AirForce Base, Makurdi while the data on …
Selecting Measures Of Public Health Delivery: Results Of A Delphi Survey For The Mprove Study, Glen Mays
Selecting Measures Of Public Health Delivery: Results Of A Delphi Survey For The Mprove Study, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
The Multi-Network Practice and Outcomes Variation Examination Study (MPROVE) supports six participating public health practice-based research networks (PBRNs) in selecting a common set of service delivery measures for use in analyzing geographic variation in delivery across local communities. This report presents results from an expert panel Delphi survey used to rate candidate measures on a set of selection criteria, in order to select the final set of measures for study.
Peranan Pendidikan Dalam Menciptakan Generasi Berkarakter, Zulkifli Rangkuti
Peranan Pendidikan Dalam Menciptakan Generasi Berkarakter, Zulkifli Rangkuti
Zulkifli Rangkuti
No abstract provided.
Instructor Spotlight: Leah C. Neubauer, Leah Neubauer
Instructor Spotlight: Leah C. Neubauer, Leah Neubauer
Leah C. Neubauer
No abstract provided.
Reinventing The 21st Century Public Health Workforce: Directions From Practice-Based Research, Glen P. Mays
Reinventing The 21st Century Public Health Workforce: Directions From Practice-Based Research, Glen P. Mays
Glen Mays
Compelling opportunities exist for incorporating practice-based research to into the design, implementation, and evaluation of public health workforce training and development programs. Public Health Training Centers (PHTCs) can collaborate with practice-based research networks (PBRNs) to discover and disseminate evidence-based strategies for workforce development.
Consumer-Driven Health Care, Kip Klingman
Patterns Of Interaction In Public Health Pbrns: Insights From Network Analysis, Rachel Hogg, Glen P. Mays
Patterns Of Interaction In Public Health Pbrns: Insights From Network Analysis, Rachel Hogg, Glen P. Mays
Glen Mays
This report presents data from a network analysis survey conducted with public health practice-based research networks (PBRNs) to examine patterns of interaction among researchers and public health practitioners who participate in the networks. These data provide a baseline for tracking the types and frequencies of interaction that occur within networks, and reveal opportunities for promoting more productive patterns of engagement in applied public health research. Over time, these types of data can reveal how and under what circumstances PBRNs facilitate the production and application of research about public health services and delivery systems. The analysis includes data on more than …
Making The Case For Public Health: Estimating Roi And Value, Glen P. Mays
Making The Case For Public Health: Estimating Roi And Value, Glen P. Mays
Glen Mays
This presentation describes recent prograss and new directions for estimating the value of public health strategies and infrastructure.
Quantifying The Value Of Public Health Investments, Glen Mays
Quantifying The Value Of Public Health Investments, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
This session reviews recent findings from a series of studies that estimate the health and economic effects attributable to investments in public health services and delivery systems.
Developing Service Delivery Measures For Studies Of Practice Variation: The Mprove Study, Glen Mays
Developing Service Delivery Measures For Studies Of Practice Variation: The Mprove Study, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
OBJECTIVES: A growing body of evidence indicates that the delivery of public health activities varies widely across states and communities, creating missed opportunities for prevention as well as inequities in health protection. Consequently, HHS recently used a consensus-based process to develop a framework for improving quality in public health and to identify a set of nine priority areas for improvement. As next steps in operationalizing this framework, measures of quality in public health are needed to guide public health improvement initiatives and to support research on the comparative effectiveness of alternative public health strategies. This presentation profiles the methodology developed …
Funding Public Health: A New Iom Report On Investing In A Healthier Future, Glen Mays, George Isham, Robert Kaplan
Funding Public Health: A New Iom Report On Investing In A Healthier Future, Glen Mays, George Isham, Robert Kaplan
Glen Mays
A new Institute of Medicine report recommends establishing a national target for life expectancy and implementing new mechanisms for financing public health strategies to acheive this target.
Scale And Scope Effects In Public Health Delivery: Estimating Gains From Regionalization, Glen P. Mays
Scale And Scope Effects In Public Health Delivery: Estimating Gains From Regionalization, Glen P. Mays
Glen Mays
OBJECTIVES: Current approaches to health system reform under the Affordable Care Act include efforts to enhance the delivery of public health services that promote health and prevent disease and injury on a population-wide basis. The nation’s public health delivery system comprises nearly 3000 local public health agencies that vary widely in size, resources, and capabilities. Economic pressures, workforce shortages, and new national accreditation standards are leading these agencies to explore mechanisms for pooling resources and expertise across local jurisdictions to enhance delivery and improve population health. This analysis uses longitudinal observations on a national sample of local public health agencies …
Expanding The Evidence Base For Accreditation And Qi: Progress In Practice-Based Research Networks, Glen Mays
Expanding The Evidence Base For Accreditation And Qi: Progress In Practice-Based Research Networks, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
Studies that examine the implementation and impact of quality improvement strategies in public health are underway through the Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks.
Estimating Medical Cost Offsets Attributable To Public Health Spending, Glen Mays
Estimating Medical Cost Offsets Attributable To Public Health Spending, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
BACKGROUND: Policy strategies for reforming the U.S. health care system to control costs and improve health outcomes include the possibility of expanded support for public health activities that are designed to prevent disease and promote health on a population-wide basis. These activities include efforts to monitor and report on community health status, investigate and control disease outbreaks, educate the public about health risks and prevention strategies, develop and enforce laws and regulations to protect health, and inspect and assure the safety and quality of water, food, air and other resources necessary for health. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act …
Designing An Information-Experience Using Creativity Science & Tools, Stephanie Belhomme
Designing An Information-Experience Using Creativity Science & Tools, Stephanie Belhomme
Stephanie Belhomme
An “information-experience” encapsulated by a technological/digital audio-visual tool presents data and potentially meaningful information to prompt actionable knowledge concerning: “unspoken creative process elements;” their profound impacts on both how well our “physiology of creativity” functions but also; how well foundational creative thinking and behavioral prerequisites (energy, motivation, imagination, and ownership) are leveraged.
The product: 1) introduces the user to one component of the CPS (Creative Problem Solving) Facilitation Process - Exploring the Challenge; 2) features a content specific component which prompts exploration of the many correlations between societal, organizational / community, human physiological / behavioral data, and the direct relationships …
Mprove Call For Measures Of Public Health Service Delivery, Glen P. Mays
Mprove Call For Measures Of Public Health Service Delivery, Glen P. Mays
Glen Mays
Participating public health PBRN networks are invited to submit candidate measures of public health service delivery for use in the multi-network MPROVE study (Multi-Network Practice and Outcome Variation Examination Study).
The Science Of Public Health Practice: Using Pbrns For Delivery System Research In Public Health Settings, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
PBRN research tests strategies for improving the delivery of services that promote health and prevent disease and injury on a population-wide basis.
Dynamics Of Land Use/Land Cover Changes And Its Implication On Food Security In Anyigba, North Central, Nigeria, Tokula E. Arome, Sunday P. Ejaro (Phd)
Dynamics Of Land Use/Land Cover Changes And Its Implication On Food Security In Anyigba, North Central, Nigeria, Tokula E. Arome, Sunday P. Ejaro (Phd)
Confluence Journal Environmental Studies (CJES), Kogi State University, Nigeria
This study assessed land use/land cover changes and its effect on Agricultural land in Anyigba. The objectives were to identify and delineate different land use / land cover categories, assess the rate of change that occurred and examine the impact of land use/land cover change on food security using satellite remote sensing data collected at three different years (1987 Land sat TM, 2001 Land Sat TM and 2011 Land Sat ETM). The study utilized GIS software such as Idrisi Andes academic and ArcGIS 9.3. The study area covers approximately 31.8km2, and four major land use/cover classes were utilized (built up, …
Estimating Qi Return On Investment In Public Health, Glen Mays
Estimating Qi Return On Investment In Public Health, Glen Mays
Glen Mays
This session reviews methods for estimating the economic impact of quality improvement strategies in public health.
Mprove Selection Criteria For Public Health Service Delivery Measures, Glen P. Mays
Mprove Selection Criteria For Public Health Service Delivery Measures, Glen P. Mays
Glen Mays
This document describes criteria that will be used to select measures of public health service delivery for the Multi-Network Practice and Outcome Variation Examination (MPROVE) Study.