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Public Health

Thomas Jefferson University

2005

Public health

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Development Of A Scale To Measure Nutritional Literacy, James J. Diamond Sep 2005

Development Of A Scale To Measure Nutritional Literacy, James J. Diamond

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

Note: The Nutritional Literacy Scale can be found here:

http://jdc.jefferson.edu/nls/1/


Asthma Prevalence In The Philadelphia Public Schools, Elaine J. Yuen, Salvatore Mangione, Colin Cleary Sep 2005

Asthma Prevalence In The Philadelphia Public Schools, Elaine J. Yuen, Salvatore Mangione, Colin Cleary

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


Master Of Science Program In Public Health Sep 2005

Master Of Science Program In Public Health

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


From The Editor: A Healthy Public: Whose Job Is It?, David B. Nash Sep 2005

From The Editor: A Healthy Public: Whose Job Is It?, David B. Nash

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


Annual Summer Seminar: The Global Response To Terror Sep 2005

Annual Summer Seminar: The Global Response To Terror

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


2003 Wahington Institute For Health Policy Leadership, Rebecca Seidel Sep 2005

2003 Wahington Institute For Health Policy Leadership, Rebecca Seidel

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


The Medical Reserve Corps, Max Koppel Sep 2005

The Medical Reserve Corps, Max Koppel

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


From The Editor: Tracking Medical Errors: Enter The Private Sector, David B. Nash Sep 2005

From The Editor: Tracking Medical Errors: Enter The Private Sector, David B. Nash

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


From The Editor: Hepatitis C: A Stakeholder Analysis, David B. Nash Aug 2005

From The Editor: Hepatitis C: A Stakeholder Analysis, David B. Nash

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


Community Service And Public Health: The Jefferson Health System, James D. Plumb, Michael Elder Jul 2005

Community Service And Public Health: The Jefferson Health System, James D. Plumb, Michael Elder

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


Cardiovascular Comorbidities Among Public Health Clinic Patients With Diabetes: The Urban Diabetics Study, Jessica M. Robbins, Chris N. Sciamanna, David A. Webb Feb 2005

Cardiovascular Comorbidities Among Public Health Clinic Patients With Diabetes: The Urban Diabetics Study, Jessica M. Robbins, Chris N. Sciamanna, David A. Webb

College of Population Health Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND:We sought to determine the frequency and distribution of cardiovascular comorbidities in a large cohort of low-income patients with diabetes who had received primary care for diabetes at municipal health clinics.

METHODS:Outpatient data from the Philadelphia Health Care Centers was linked with hospital discharge data from all Pennsylvania hospitals and death certificates.

RESULTS:Among 10,095 primary care patients with diabetes, with a mean observation period of 4.6 years (2.8 after diabetes diagnosis), 2,693 (14.3%) were diagnosed with heart disease, including 270 (1.4%) with myocardial infarction and 912 (4.8%) with congestive heart failure. Cerebrovascular disease was diagnosed in 588 patients (3.1%). Over …