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Transforming Healthcare: Themes From The 5th Annual National Md/Mba Conference, Jeff Clough '08, Eric Moskowitz '09

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Thomas Jefferson And Widener Universities Announce Joint Degree Program In Law And Public Health

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Rx For Pennsylvania July 17, 2007

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Potential Impact Of Advance Directive Law Act 169 On Decisions And Care For Patients At End Of Life: Reflections Of Ethics Consultants, Etienne Phipps, Phd, Richard Allman, Md

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Patient Safety: The Impact Of Facilty Design

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Domestic Violence In Same-Sex Couples, Robert J. Winn, Md, Katie Kupfer Lockwood '08, Ralph Riviello, Md

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Colorectal Cancer Screening In Pennsylvania, Ronald E. Myers, Phd, Mona Sarfaty, Md

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Update On Screening For Colorectal Cancer, Mona Sarfaty, Md

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Welcome The 2007-2008 Delaware Valley Schweitzer Fellows

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Letters To The Editor

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Welcome To Our Newest Senior Scholars!

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Activating Patient Involvement, Kevin Bowman, Md, David B. Nash, Md, Mba

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Quality Of Care Measures For Migraine: A Comprehensive Review, Joshua J. Gagne, Brian Leas, Jennifer H. Lofland, Neil Goldfarb, Frederick Freitag, Stephen Silberstein

College of Population Health Faculty Papers

Migraine headache is a highly prevalent, chronic, episodic disorder that is associated with high direct and indirect costs. Migraine headache impacts not only patients, but also their employers due to substantial decreases in workplace productivity. Despite the prevalence and clinical and economic burdens of migraine, no national efforts to develop and implement standardized measures of quality of care have been made. The objective of this study was to collect and report on existing quality of care measures for migraine that could be suitable for quality measurement at the health-plan level. Published literature, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National …

Filosofi Dan Konsep Dasar Kesehatan Kerja Serta Perkembangannya Dalam Praktik, L. Meily Kurniawidjaja

Kesmas

Kesehatan kerja merupakan masalah setiap individu karena bekerja dibutuhkan semua orang sebagai sumber pendapatan untuk memenuhi kebutuhan hidup. Sejak lama diketahui bahwa bekerja dapat menyebabkan gangguan kesehatan atau penyakit. Sebaliknya, kesehatan dapat mengganggu pekerjaan. Artikel ini bertujuan memberikan pemahaman tentang konsep, praktik dan manfaat kesehatan kerja bagi para pekerja dan pemberi kerja. Kesehatan kerja seharusnya tidak hanya terfokus pada diagnosis dan pengobatan klinis, tetapi juga mengerjakan rekognisi hazard, penilaian risiko dan intervensi untuk menghilangkan atau meminimalkan risiko. Lingkupnya diperluas untuk mencegah penyakit dengan cara: (1) penempatan pekerja pada pekerjaan/ jabatan yang sesuai (fit) dengan status kesehatan dan kapasitas kerjanya. (2) …

Hubungan Status Reproduksi, Status Kesehatan, Akses Pelayanan Kesehatan Dengan Komplikasi Obstetri Di Banda Sakti, Lhokseumawe Tahun 2005, Lasmita Nurul Huda

Kesmas

Di Indonesia, angka kematian ibu (AKI) masih tinggi jika dibanding dengan negara-negara ASEAN. Penyebab utama kematian ibu adalah komplikasi obstetri yang merupakan penyulit atau penyakit yang timbul pada waktu kehamilan, persalinan dan pasca persalinan. Di Indonesia, komplikasi obstetri (20% dari seluruh ibu hamil) masih sangat tinggi, sementara yang mampu ditangani hanya sekitar 10%. Berbagai faktor yang mempengaruhi komplikasi obstetri adalah status reproduksi, perilaku pencarian pelayanan kesehatan dan status kesehatan. Penelitian yang berujuan mengetahui faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan komplikasi obstetri ini menggunakan desain studi cross-sectional dengan sumber data primer. Sampel adalah 220 ibu yang melahirkan bayi hidup atau mati pada tahun …

Methodological Issues In The Study Of The Effects Of Hemoglobin Variability, Marshall Joffe, Wei Yang, Steve Brunelli, Harold Feldman

UPenn Biostatistics Working Papers

We consider estimating the effect of hemoglobin variability on mortality in hemodialysis patients. Causal effects can be defined as comparisons of outcomes under different hypothetical interventions. Defining measures of the effect of hemoglobin variability and clinical outcomes is complicated by the fact that hypothetical interventions on variability used to define its effect inevitably involve manipulation of related variables. We propose a model-based definition of the effect of the hemoglobin variability as a parameter for variability in a causal model for the effect of an overall intervention on hemoglobin levels over time. We consider this problem using history-adjusted marginal structural models, …

Session 1 - Rationalizing The Home Front: The Cold War, The Nevada Test Site, And Radiation Exposure, Leisl A. Carr

International Symposium on Technology and Society

Beginning in 1953, radiation exposure and its effects became a hotly contested issue between the government, members of communities surrounding the Nevada Test Site (NTS), and researchers within the national scientific community. The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), concerned about maintaining a continental testing facility and aware that atomic testing would impact communities surrounding the NTS, sent representatives to areas potentially affected by fallout to instruct and reassure the affected public. How government officials perceived neighboring communities and how these communities perceived these representatives of the government often determined public responses to the atomic testing program. The story of radiation monitors …

Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices In Rural Haitian Women, Susan B. Roman

UCHC Graduate School Masters Theses 2003 - 2010

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of Personal Protective Equipment Used With Local Public Health Employees, Aimee E. Eberly

UCHC Graduate School Masters Theses 2003 - 2010

No abstract provided.

Is Chronic Wasting Disease (Cwd) In Deer And Elk Affecting Public Health?, Steven C. Nattrass

UCHC Graduate School Masters Theses 2003 - 2010

No abstract provided.

Language Use And Sexual Communication Among Xhosa Speakers In Cape Town, South Africa, Demetria Cain

UCHC Graduate School Masters Theses 2003 - 2010

No abstract provided.

Maine State Employee Survey On Disability, Commission On Disability And Employment, Department Of Financial And Administrative Services Bureau Of Human Resources, Muskie School Of Public Service University Of Southern Maine

Disability & Aging

The Executive Order regarding Maine State Government as a Model Employer of people with disabilities was signed on February 24, 2006. The order included several action steps, including a survey of State employees to ascertain the prevalence of workers with disabilities in State employment.

Maine’s Bureau of Human Resources and the Commission on Disability and Employment were named to oversee this survey. The University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Service administered the survey and analyzed results. Each of these three organizations are members of an Executive Order Working Group designed to overall all action steps under the Executive …

Global Stability Results Of An Sis Age-Structured Epidemic Model With Vertical Transmission, M. El-Doma

Applications and Applied Mathematics: An International Journal (AAM)

An SIS age-structured epidemic model for a vertically as well as horizontally transmitted disease is investigated when the fertility, mortality and cure rates depend on age and the force of infection of proportionate mixing assumption type. We determine the steady states and prove the global stability for the endemic equilibriums.

Download Full Pdf Issue Of Thomas Jefferson University Mph Public Health Link Newsletter, Vol. 3, Iss. 5, June 2007

Public Health Link

This issue highlights the newly created joint public health and law programs between Thomas Jefferson University and Widener University as well as an article written by Dr. James Plumb on poverty reduction and health.

Adherence To Recommendations For Follow-Up To Abnormal Pap Tests, Katherine S. Eggleston, Ann L. Coker, Kathryn J. Luchok, Tamra E. Meyer

CRVAW Faculty Journal Articles

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether timely adherence rates differ by race among women with abnormal Pap tests participating in a cost-free or reduced-cost program.

METHODS: Eligible subjects included women aged 47-64 years who received a referral for follow-up care after an abnormal Pap test from 1999 to 2002 in South Carolina (n=330). Adherence was measured as days to receipt of follow-up care after an abnormal Pap test. Cox proportional hazards modeling was used to estimate risk factors associated with time to adherence within 60 and 365 days by race.

RESULTS: African-American and non-Hispanic white women had similar adherence to follow-up. Among …

Should Massachusetts Regionalize Public Health?, Eric W. Hayden

Financial Services Forum Publications

Amidst rising global concerns about bioterrorism and pandemic flu preparedness, the delivery capacity and effectiveness of public health service assumes increased importance and relevance. In the United States, the lack of a centralized, national public health system has meant that “public health” is the primary responsibility of state and local governments. Many states have established various types of intrastate regional structures to deliver the range of on-going, occasional, and/or episodic services that characterize the world of public health. However, Massachusetts is not among them. Despite its global reputation as a pre-eminent medical center, the state of Massachusetts has a highly …

Factors Associated With Integrating Self-Management Support Into Primary Care, Richard Crespo, Molly Shrewsberry

Family and Community Health

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to expand the understanding of self-management support by describing factors that contribute to implementing a comprehensive self-management program in primary care.

Methods

Four rural health centers in medically underserved areas participated in a study to document the implementation of a self-management program. This program consisted of a social marketing plan and decision-making tools to guide patients in making self-management behavior changes. The stages of change constructs of the transtheoretical model were used to design the social marketing plan. Key informant interviews were conducted at 6-month and 9-month intervals to document the implementation process. …

Commencement Program 2007, Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

2 | 2006 Events of Commencement

3 | The Academic Procession

4 | Significance of Academic Regalia

5 | The Good Samaritan

6 | The Speakers

13 | The University Honorees

21 | The School Honorees

33 | The Program

• School of Medicine, 34
• School of Pharmacy, 45
• School of Dentistry, 50
• School of Science and Technology and School of Religion, 60
• School of Nursing, 68
• School of Allied Health Professions - Physical Therapy, 75
• School of Allied Health Professions, 82
• School of Public Health, 91

Importancia De La Referencia Médica En El Diagnóstico De Parasitosis Intestinales Por Métodos Coproparasitológicos [Importance Of Medical Reference In The Diagnosis Of Intestinal Parasitosis Parasitological Methods], Nathalie De Jesús Chacón Fonseca, Rosa Contreras, Wilfredo Márquez, Raquel Salinas, Johanna María Romero

Physician Assistant Studies Faculty Publications

La Sección de Geohelmintiasis del Instituto de Medicina Tropical estudia las muestras de heces por examen seriado que incluyen
examen directo, Formol-Tritón-Éter y Baermann. Otras técnicas coproparasitológicas como: Graham, Kinyoun y Kato-Katz, se realizan
por solicitud del médico tratante. Los objetivos del presente estudio fueron: valorar la calidad de la referencia médica, el impacto en el
diagnóstico al aplicarse las técnicas coproparasitológicas y la ocurrencia de parasitosis intestinales de los pacientes que asiste a esta
Sección. A cada referencia médica se le colocó una puntuación entre 0 y 12 puntos según la presencia o no de determinados parámetros de
calidad. …

Emotional Stroop Effects: Eating Disorders And Obesity, Kristy Anne Kuehfuss

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study addresses the effects of emotional valence on selective processing of body-shape related words in young women who suffer from anorexia, bulimia, or obesity, and non-clinical controls. Research in the area of emotional Stroop interference has indicated that persons with eating disorders, particularly anorectics, show elevated latencies in naming colors of words related to food or body-shape, in contrast to either neutral words, or to non-clinical control groups. One intriguing issue regarding the emotional Stroop interference among various clinical populations relates to the question of whether the interference is due to the emotionality of the relevant words or to …