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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Commentary: The Role Of Food Culture And Marketing Activity In Health Disparities, Jerome Williams, David Crockett, Robert Harrison, Kevin Williams
Commentary: The Role Of Food Culture And Marketing Activity In Health Disparities, Jerome Williams, David Crockett, Robert Harrison, Kevin Williams
David Crockett
Marketing activities have attracted increased attention from scholars interested in racial disparities in obesity prevalence, as well as the prevalence of other preventable conditions. Although reducing the marketing of nutritionally poor foods to racial/ethnic communities would represent a significant step forward in eliminating racial disparities in health, we focus instead on a critical-related question. What is the relationship between marketing activities, food culture, and health disparities? This commentary posits that food culture shapes the demand for food and the meaning attached to particular foods, preparation styles, and eating practices, while marketing activities shape the overall environment in which food choices …
Criticisms Of African Trials Fail To Withstand Scrutiny: Male Circumcision Does Prevent Hiv Infection, Richard Wamai, Brian Morris, Jake Waskett, Edward Green, Joya Banerjee, Robert Bailey, Jeffrey Klausner, David Sokal, Catherine Hankins
Criticisms Of African Trials Fail To Withstand Scrutiny: Male Circumcision Does Prevent Hiv Infection, Richard Wamai, Brian Morris, Jake Waskett, Edward Green, Joya Banerjee, Robert Bailey, Jeffrey Klausner, David Sokal, Catherine Hankins
Richard G. Wamai
A recent article in the JLM (Boyle GJ and Hill G, "Sub-Saharan African Randomised Clinical Trials into Male Circumcision and HIV Transmission: Methodological, Ethical and Legal Concerns" (2011) 19 JLM 316) criticises the large randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that scientists, clinicians and policy-makers worldwide have concluded provide compelling evidence in support of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) as an effective HIV prevention strategy. The present article addresses the claims advanced by Boyle and Hill, demonstrating their reliance on outmoded evidence, outlier studies, and flawed statistical analyses. In the current authors' view, their claims portray misunderstandings of the design, execution and …
Environmental Health And Service Learning, Kelly Tuohig, Dale Stephenson, Dean Lillquist, Justin Bird, Stephen Adler, Mark Babitz
Environmental Health And Service Learning, Kelly Tuohig, Dale Stephenson, Dean Lillquist, Justin Bird, Stephen Adler, Mark Babitz
Dale J. Stephenson
In developing curriculum for a Salt Lake City, Utah High School's Advance Placement--Environmental Studies class, one goal was a module on air quality/air pollution. University of Utah graduate students and faculty presented on air pollution topics. Community exposure to school bus emissions was identified and students developed a study design, performed air sampling, learned to interpret results, and communicate results and recommendations to various audiences. This project emphasized health impacts, public awareness, and policy recommendations to promote change.
An Analysis Of Vdt Monitor Placement And Daily Hours Of Use For Female Bifocal Users, J. Lyon, Dean Lillquist, S. Alder, Dale Stephenson, D. Bloswick
An Analysis Of Vdt Monitor Placement And Daily Hours Of Use For Female Bifocal Users, J. Lyon, Dean Lillquist, S. Alder, Dale Stephenson, D. Bloswick
Dale J. Stephenson
A population of 72 bifocal wearers was studied to determine the relationship between VDT (video display terminal) placement for those who reported musculoskeletal pain and those who did not. The mean hours worked was 50.4 minutes (p=0.003) greater for those who reported head/neck pain versus those who did not and 48.6 minutes (p=0.004) greater for those who reported shoulder/arm pain that those who did not. There was no statistically significant difference between the means of monitor height, distance, or angle for those who reported pain symptoms versus those who did not. This study indicates that, self reported pain symptoms are …
Comparison Of Sampling Methods To Measure Exposure To Diesel Particulate Matter In An Underground Metal Mine, Dale Stephenson, T. Spear, M. Lutte
Comparison Of Sampling Methods To Measure Exposure To Diesel Particulate Matter In An Underground Metal Mine, Dale Stephenson, T. Spear, M. Lutte
Dale J. Stephenson
Diesel particulate matter (DPM) continues to be scrutinized as an adverse occupational exposure agent. Currently, the air sampling protocol approved by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) to quantify exposure to DPM in mines designates an SKC impactor as the sample collection device and limits exposure to the total carbon faction of a DPM aerosol. Because use of this impactor requires submission of the sample to an analytical laboratory, it inherently includes a lag time before workplace exposures can be determined. Thus, mine operators who use this MSHA-approved sampling device to monitor personal DPM exposures are faced with …
Side-By-Side Comparison Of Three Sampling Methods For Aerosolized Endotoxin In A Wastewater Treatment Facility, Dale Stephenson, F. Derosso, Dean Lillquist, D. Greene, G. White
Side-By-Side Comparison Of Three Sampling Methods For Aerosolized Endotoxin In A Wastewater Treatment Facility, Dale Stephenson, F. Derosso, Dean Lillquist, D. Greene, G. White
Dale J. Stephenson
Research studies have established the occurrence of adverse health effects in individuals exposed to organic dusts and water aerosols laden with endotoxin. To determine what exposure levels cause these health effects, it is necessary to quantity airborne endotoxin. Several scientific studies have demonstrated that the quantification of detectable endotoxin is affected by differences in sampling media, analytical method, and aerosol composition, The study reported here performed side-by-side endotoxin sampling using a liquid impinger, a glass fiber filter, and a polycarbonate filter in a wastewater treatment plant. Results show levels of detected endotoxin appear to be highest with the impinger. Coefficients …
Bungy Jump Into The Unknown - Women Escaping Domestic Violence, Megan Levy
Bungy Jump Into The Unknown - Women Escaping Domestic Violence, Megan Levy
Megan Levy
What happens to those women coming out of a women’s refuge? Can they live away from Domestic Violence? Do they have parenting skills? To answer these questions a case study methodology combined with theories from Humanistic, Social and Community Psychology was implemented to analyse the contents of the meetings held by the refuge’s Self-Help Group,. This group consisted of 11 women, ages 29 to 48 yo: Five of them still in domestic violence; and the rest escaping DV: two, in the refuge, and four who had left 12 to 36 months ago. The first finding: When a woman is still …
Kenya Keen On Achieving Targets On Neglected Diseases, Richard Wamai
Kenya Keen On Achieving Targets On Neglected Diseases, Richard Wamai
Richard G. Wamai
No abstract provided.
'So It's Always A Dance': The Politics Of Gifts And Governance At A Drop-In Centre For Vulnerable Women In London, Ontario, Treena Orchard, Sara Farr, Susan Macphail
'So It's Always A Dance': The Politics Of Gifts And Governance At A Drop-In Centre For Vulnerable Women In London, Ontario, Treena Orchard, Sara Farr, Susan Macphail
Dr. Treena Orchard
No abstract provided.
Brief Report: Need For Autonomy And Other Perceived Barriers Relating To Adolescents’ Intentions To Seek Professional Mental Health Care., Coralie J. Wilson, Frank P. Deane
Brief Report: Need For Autonomy And Other Perceived Barriers Relating To Adolescents’ Intentions To Seek Professional Mental Health Care., Coralie J. Wilson, Frank P. Deane
Coralie J Wilson
The current study examined the relationship between belief-based barriers to seeking professional mental health care and help-seeking intentions in a sample of 1037 adolescents. From early adolescence to adulthood, for males and females, the need for autonomy was a strong barrier to seeking professional mental health care. Help-seeking fears were weaker in the older age groups. Having lower perceived need for autonomy and believing that prior mental health care was helpful was significantly associated with higher intentions to seek future professional mental health care. Implications for prevention and overcoming barriers to seeking mental health care are suggested.