Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Year One Outcome Evaluation Report For The Southern Nevada Health District, 2011 Nevada Institute for Children’s Research and Policy
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Year One Outcome Evaluation Report For The Southern Nevada Health District, Nevada Institute For Children’S Research And Policy, Southern Nevada Health District, Tara Phebus, Samantha Dawn Beecher, Alyson Baker, Taylor Oliver, Denise Tanata Ashby
Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy Reports
In the fall of 2010 the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) was awarded funding from the Federal Office of Adolescent Health to implement an evidence based teen pregnancy prevention curriculum. They have partnered with the Department of Juvenile Justice Services and the Clark County Department of Family Services to offer this curriculum to the youth in juvenile detention, probation, and life skills classes for youth aging out of the foster care system. The Nevada Institute for Children’s Research and Policy (NICRP) has been contracted to complete the outcome evaluation for this program and is collecting data to help measure the …
Summary Of Findings From The 2011 Child Death Review Annual Report, 2011 Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy Reports
Summary Of Findings From The 2011 Child Death Review Annual Report, Nevada Institute For Children's Research And Policy Reports
Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy Reports
The 2011 Annual Report of Child Deaths in Clark County, Nevada provides data regarding all infant, child, and fetal (over 20 weeks gestation) deaths occurring in Clark County in 2011. This represents the second year that the Child Death Review Team in Clark County reviewed 100% of the child deaths referred to the team by the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner; this includes all natural deaths, as well as all accidents, homicides, suicides, and undetermined cases. The team also reviewed all fetal deaths over 20 weeks gestation.
Addressing The Burden Of Uncorrected Refractive Error In Mozambique, 2011 Technological University Dublin
Addressing The Burden Of Uncorrected Refractive Error In Mozambique, Stephen Thompson, James Loughman, Prasidh Ramson, Luigi Bilotti, Geoff Harris, Kovin Naidoo
Conference Papers
A situational analysis indicates a lack of eye health personnel who can and do refract. The logical course of action would be to train more eye health personnel. A conservative estimated annual burden of URE in lost productivity in Mozambique is $14,486,692. To achieve the V2020 target ratio, an extra 184 workers are needed in six provinces analysed.The analysis assumes the existing personnel are well trained and dedicate time to offering a refraction service. It also assumes that the patient receives the care they require. Other aspects of the situational analysis suggest this is currently not always the case. A …
An Optimisation-Based Framework For Complex Business Process: Healthcare Application, 2011 Technological University Dublin
An Optimisation-Based Framework For Complex Business Process: Healthcare Application, Waleed Abo Hamad
Doctoral
The Irish healthcare system is currently facing major pressures due to rising demand, caused by population growth, ageing and high expectations of service quality. This pressure on the Irish healthcare system creates a need for support from research institutions in dealing with decision areas such as resource allocation and performance measurement. While approaches such as modelling, simulation, multi-criteria decision analysis, performance management, and optimisation can – when applied skilfully – improve healthcare performance, they represent just one part of the solution. Accordingly, to achieve significant and sustainable performance, this research aims to develop a practical, yet effective, optimisation-based framework for …
Fitness And Adiposity As Predictors Of Functional Limitation In Adults, 2011 University of South Carolina - Columbia
Fitness And Adiposity As Predictors Of Functional Limitation In Adults, Andréa L. Maslow, Anna E. Price, Xuemei Sui, Duck-Chul Lee, Ikka Vuori, Steven N. Blair
All PTHMS Faculty Publications
This study examined the associations of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) with incident functional limitation (IFL) in adults. Patients (n = 2400), 30+ years [mean age, 45.2 (SD, 8.3); 12% women], completed a baseline health examination during 1979 to 1995. CRF was quantified by age-and sex-specific thirds for maximal treadmill exercise test duration. Adiposity was assessed by BMI and WC (grouped for analysis according to clinical guidelines). Incident IFL was identified from mail-back surveys during 1995, 1999, and 2004. After adjusting for potential confounders and either BMI or WC, CRF was inversely related to …
Local Public Health System Partnerships: A Mixed Methods Multi-State Study, 2011 Western Michigan University
Local Public Health System Partnerships: A Mixed Methods Multi-State Study, Priscilla A. Barnes
Dissertations
The purpose of this three-paper dissertation was to conduct a mixed methods multi-state examination of specific partnership-related activities among local public health systems (LPHSs) as well as to explore perceptions of LPHS practitioners regarding partnership practices.
In the first paper, secondary data analysis of questions from the National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP, n = 110) was used to determine the frequency that partnership activities were conducted optimally (> 75% of the time) and whether any associations existed between three different partnership capacities. Activities were matched with relational, organizational, and programmatic capacities from the Collaborative Capacity Framework. Overall, 86% …
Maine Pediatric And Family Practice Survey Chartbook: Improving Health Outcomes For Children, 2011 University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service
Maine Pediatric And Family Practice Survey Chartbook: Improving Health Outcomes For Children, Martha Elbaum Williamson Mpa, Kimberley S. Fox Mpa, Al Leighton Ba, Stuart Bratesman Mpp
Population Health & Health Policy
As part of the IHOC initiative, the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine surveyed pediatric and family practices about how they use data, clinical guidelines and office systems to monitor and improve children’s healthcare quality. The purpose of the survey is to provide baseline information about quality improvement activities in primary care practices serving children in Maine. Survey data will be used to inform IHOC activities and to monitor changes over time. The web-based survey was conducted in the winter of 2011-2012 and sent to practice managers at a sample of 168 practice sites, of …
Setting Research Priorities To Reduce Almost One Million Deaths From Birth Asphyxia By 2015, 2011 Aga Khan University
Setting Research Priorities To Reduce Almost One Million Deaths From Birth Asphyxia By 2015, Joy E. Lawn, Rajiv Bahl, Staffan Bergstrom, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Gary L. Darmstadt, Matthew Ellis, Mike English, Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, Anne C. C. Lee, Mario Merialdi, Mohamed Mohamed, David Osrin, Robert Pattinson, Vinod Paul, Siddarth Ramji, Ola D. Saugstad, Lyn Sibley, Nalini Singhal, Steven N. Wall, Dave Woods, John Wyatt, Kit Yee Chan, Igor Rudan
Woman and Child Health
No abstract provided.
Snapshot 2011: Maine Workers With Disabilities, 2011 University of Southern Maine
Snapshot 2011: Maine Workers With Disabilities, Maine’S Commission On Disability And Employment, Choices Ceo Project
Disability & Aging
No abstract provided.
One Student One Family And The Mozambique Eyecare Project, 2011 Technological University Dublin
One Student One Family And The Mozambique Eyecare Project, Stephen Thompson, Aoife Phelan, Tatiana Santana, Elizebete Catarino, Vivien Ocampo, Cesar Faria, James Loughman
Articles
Background - The Mozambique Eyecare Programme is funded by Irish Aid and designed to address the need for optometric education in Lusophone Africa. It is a multi-partner collaboration between Universidade Lúrio, Mozambique, Technological University Dublin, Ireland, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, and The International Centre for Eyecare Education (ICEE) an international Non Government Organisation. A key output from the programme is the development of an optometry school based at Universidade Lúrio, the first of its kind in Mozambique. The aim is to address unmet eye care needs through human resource development.
All students enrolled at Universidade Lúrio, including the optometry …
Patient Empowerment And Multimodal Hand Hygiene Promotion: A Win-Win Strategy., 2011 Thomas Jefferson Medical College
Patient Empowerment And Multimodal Hand Hygiene Promotion: A Win-Win Strategy., Maryanne Mcguckin, Julie Storr, Yves Longtin, Benedetta Allegranzi, Didier Pittet
College of Population Health Faculty Papers
Patient empowerment is a new concept in health care that has now been extended to the domain of patient safety. Within the framework of the development of the new World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care, the authors conducted a review of the literature from 1997 to 2008 to identify the evidence supporting programs aimed at encouraging patients to take an active role in their care. Patient empowerment is an integral part of the WHO hand hygiene multimodal strategy. Hand hygiene promotion strategies that have demonstrated evidence of successfully empowering patients include one or all of …
What Regulatory Guidance Exists For Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (Mpts)? A Review Of Key Guidance Documents And Their Applicability To Mpts, 2011 Population Council
What Regulatory Guidance Exists For Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (Mpts)? A Review Of Key Guidance Documents And Their Applicability To Mpts, Martha Brady, Heeyoung Park
HIV and AIDS
This brief reviews regulatory guidance documents and how they may apply to multi-purpose technologies (MPTs). It examines guidance documents from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). The brief concludes by anticipating increased interactions with US regulatory agencies in hopes of finding new regulatory pathways that address MPTs specifically.
Preliminary Efficacy Of A Computer-Delivered Hiv Prevention Intervention For African American Teenage Females, 2011 Portland State University
Preliminary Efficacy Of A Computer-Delivered Hiv Prevention Intervention For African American Teenage Females, Charles H. Klein, Josefina J. Card
Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations
This study translated SiHLE (Sisters Informing, Healing, Living, and Empowering), a 12-hour Centers for Disease Control and Prevention evidence based group-level intervention for African American females 14-18 years of age, into a 2-hour computer-delivered individual-level intervention. A randomized controlled trial (n = 178) was conducted to examine the efficacy of the new Multimedia SiHLE intervention. Average condom-protected sex acts (proportion of vaginal sex acts with condoms, last 90 days) for sexually active participants receiving Multimedia SiHLE rose from M = 51% at baseline to M = 71% at 3-month follow-up (t = 2.06, p = .05); no statistically significant difference …
Associations Of Physician Supplies With Colon Cancer Care In Ontario And California, 1996 To 2006, 2011 University of Windsor
Associations Of Physician Supplies With Colon Cancer Care In Ontario And California, 1996 To 2006, Kevin M. Gorey
Social Work Publications
BACKGROUND: This study examined the differential effects of physician supplies on colon cancer care in Ontario and California. The associations of physician supplies with colon cancer stage at diagnosis, receipt of surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy, and 5-year survival were observed within each country and compared between-country.
METHODS: Random samples of Ontario and California cancer registries provided 2,461 and 2,200 colon cancer cases that were diagnosed between 1996 and 2000, and followed until 2006. Both registries included data on the stage of disease at the time of diagnosis, receipt of cancer-directed surgery, receipt of adjuvant chemotherapy, and survival. Census tract-level data …
Effects Of Socioeconomic Status On Colon Cancer Treatment Accessibility And Survival In Toronto, Ontario, And San Francisco, California, 1996-2006, 2011 University of Windsor
Effects Of Socioeconomic Status On Colon Cancer Treatment Accessibility And Survival In Toronto, Ontario, And San Francisco, California, 1996-2006, Kevin M. Gorey, Isaac N. Luginaah, Emma Bartfay, Karen Y. Fung, Eric J. Holowaty, Frances C. Wright, Caroline Hamm, Sindu M. Kanjeekal
Social Work Publications
OBJECTIVES: We examined the differential effects of socioeconomic status on colon cancer care and survival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and San Francisco, California.
METHODS: We analyzed registry data for colon cancer patients from Ontario (n = 930) and California (n = 1014), diagnosed between 1996 and 2000 and followed until 2006, on stage, surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy, and survival. We obtained socioeconomic data for individuals' residences from population censuses.
RESULTS: Income was directly associated with lymph node evaluation, chemotherapy, and survival in San Francisco but not in Toronto. High-income persons had better survival rates in San Francisco than in Toronto. After …
Handbook Of Health Social Work, 2010 University of South Carolina - Columbia
The Effect Of Aids Clinical Trials Group Protocol 5164 On The Time From Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia Diagnosis To Antiretroviral Initiation In Routine Clinical Practice: A Case Study Of Diffusion, Dissemination And Implementation, 2010 University of California, San Francisco
The Effect Of Aids Clinical Trials Group Protocol 5164 On The Time From Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia Diagnosis To Antiretroviral Initiation In Routine Clinical Practice: A Case Study Of Diffusion, Dissemination And Implementation, Elvin Geng
Elvin H Geng
No abstract provided.
Retention In Care And Connection To Care Among Hiv-Infected Patients On Antiretroviral Therapy In Africa: Estimation Via A Sampling-Based Approach, 2010 University of California, San Francisco
Retention In Care And Connection To Care Among Hiv-Infected Patients On Antiretroviral Therapy In Africa: Estimation Via A Sampling-Based Approach, Elvin Geng
Elvin H Geng
No abstract provided.
Retention In Care For Hiv-Infected Patients In Resource-Limited Settings: Challenges And Opportunities, 2010 University of California, San Francisco
Retention In Care For Hiv-Infected Patients In Resource-Limited Settings: Challenges And Opportunities, Elvin Geng
Elvin H Geng
No abstract provided.
Benefits And Barriers: An Exploratory Study Of Nephrology Social Work Field Education, 2010 University of South Carolina - Columbia
Benefits And Barriers: An Exploratory Study Of Nephrology Social Work Field Education, Teri Browne
Teri Browne
No abstract provided.