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Rosencrans, Mary Ann Interview For The Miami Valley College Of Nursing And Health Oral History Project, Donna M. Curry, Mary Ann Rosencrans

Wright State University - Miami Valley College of Nursing and Health Oral History Project

Donna Miles Curry interviewed Mary Ann Rosencrans on October 29, 2007 about the founding of Wright State University College of Nursing and Health. In the interview, Rosencrans discusses her career and her decision to come to Wright State as a student for the College of Nursing and Health

Field Assessment Of A Model Tuberculosis Outbreak Response Plan For Low-Incidence Areas, Laura Freimanis Hance, Karen R. Steingart, Christine G. Hahn, Lisa Pascopella, Charles M. Nolan

Public and Community Health Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: For a regional project in four low-incidence states, we designed a customizable tuberculosis outbreak response plan. Prior to dissemination of the plan, a tuberculosis outbreak occurred, presenting an opportunity to perform a field assessment of the plan. The purpose of the assessment was to ensure that the plan included essential elements to help public health professionals recognize and respond to outbreaks.

Methods: We designed a semi-structured questionnaire and interviewed all key stakeholders involved in the response. We used common themes to assess validity of and identify gaps in the plan. A subset of participants provided structured feedback on the …

Sirtuins, Nuclear Hormone Receptor Acetylation And Transcriptional Regulation, James R. Whittle, Michael J. Powell, Vladimir M. Popov, L. Andrew Shirley, Chenguang Wang, Richard G. Pestell

Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Papers

Endocrine signaling via nuclear receptors (NRs) is known to play an important role in normal physiology as well as in human tumor progression. Hormones regulate gene expression by altering local chromatin structure and, thereby, accessibility of transcriptional co-regulators to DNA. Recently it has been shown that non-histone proteins involved in hormone signaling, such as nuclear receptors and NR co-activators, are regulated by acetylation, resulting in their altered transcriptional activity. NAD-dependent protein deacetylases, the sirtuins (Sir2-related enzymes), directly modify NRs. Because sirtuins have been shown to regulate tumor cellular growth, aging, metabolic signaling and endocrine hormone signaling, they might play a …

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Kualitas Bakteriologis Air Minum Isi Ulang Di Wilayah Kota Bogor, Astri Wulandari Pratiwi

Kesmas

Kebutuhan masyarakat terhadap air minum yang meningkat terutama di perkotaan mendorong tumbuhnya Industri Air Minum Dalam Kemasan (AMDK) dan usaha Depot Air Minum (DAM) isi ulang yang siap melayani masyarakat. Tujuan penelitian ini mengetahui kualitas bakteriologis depot air minum isi ulang di Wilayah Kota Bogor. Jenis penelitian deskriptif, data primer yang digunakan mencakup peralatan yang digunakan pada 27 Depot Air Minum Isi Ulang, pemeriksaan laboratorium total coliform dan E.coli pada air sampel air minum isi ulang, observasi dan data sekunder yang diperoleh dari Dinas Kesehatan Kota Bogor tentang lokasi Depot Air Minum Isi Ulang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sumber air …

Lingkungan Fisik Kamar Tidur Dan Pneumonia Pada Anak Balita Di Puskesmas Kawalu Kota Tasikmalaya, Nur Widodo

Kesmas

Pneumonia masih menjadi masalah kesehatan masyarakat yang penting di Indonesia termasuk di Kota Tasikmalaya. Diperkirakan proporsi penyakit pneumonia bayi adalah 16,4%, dan pada balita adalah 25%. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan kejadian pneumonia pada balita dengan faktor lingkungan fisik kamar tidur dan karakteristik anak. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah case control. Sampel sebanyak 300 responden terdiri dari 150 orang kasus dan 150 orang kontrol. Dari hasil uji multivariat tanpa interaksi, faktor dominan yang mempengaruhi kejadian penyakit pneumonia pada anak balita adalah status gizi dengan nilai B 1,799 dan OR = 6,041 (CI 95%=1,607-22,713). Sedangkan hasil uji interaksi diperoleh …

Parental Smoking As Health-Risk Factors Of Indoor Air Pollution, Rachmadi Purwana

Kesmas

Pengaruh dari kebisaan merokok terhadap gejala gangguan pernapasan telah banyak diteliti. Tulisan ini merupakan bagian dari disertasi doktoral berdasarkan studi potong lintang mengenai kesehatan lingkungan di perumahan kumuh di Jakarta, ibukota Indonesia yang dikenal tinggi polusi udaranya. Studi ini menemukan bahwa di samping faktor-faktor lain, merokok adalah faktor risiko kesehatan untuk gangguan pernapasan pada 263 balita di wilayah penelitian. Anak-anak yang direkrut tidak menunjukkan gejala gangguan pernapasan pada awal observasi dan diikuti selama dua minggu untuk mendeteksi kemunculan gangguan pernapasan. Faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan kondisi fisik perumahan dan aktifitas rumah tangga juga dicatat. Analisis data dilakukan dengan pengendalian konfounder. Cut-off …

Dislipidemia Dan Obesitas Sentral Pada Lanjut Usia Di Kota Padang, Sudijanto Kamso

Kesmas

Data-data di rumah sakit maupun di masyarakat menunjukkan penyakit kardiovaskuler yang terdiri dari penyakit jantung koroner, penyakit jantung hipertensi dan stroke adalah penyebab utama kematian pada kelompok lanjut usia. Penelitian-penelitian menunjukkan bahwa faktor yang dapat menyebabkan timbulnya penyakit kardiovaskuler tersebut adalah gangguan kadar lemak dalam darah (dislipidemia) dan obesitas sentral. Berbagai penelitian dibidang penyakit kardiovaskular telah dilakukan, tetapi data mengenai dislipidemia dan obesitas sentral pada lansia Indonesia masih dirasakan kurang. Tujuan utama penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui prevalensi dislipidemia dan obesitas sentral, serta faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan obesitas sentral pada lansia di Padang, daerah dengan prevalensi penyakit kardiovaskular yang tinggi. …

Analisis Kesehatan Kerja Pembantu Rumah Tangga Di Surabaya, Tri Rini Puji Lestari

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Perempuan pembantu rumah tangga (PRT) dipandang sebagai potret buram perempuan saat ini. Keberadaan PRT diselimuti oleh berbagai persoalan struktural seperti kemiskinan, diskriminasi, ideologi patriarki, feodalisme dan kelas. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui kondisi kesehatan kerja PRT di Surabaya. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif dengan melakukan wawancara mendalam kepada informan kunci. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kapasitas kerja, beban kerja, dan beban tambahan yang diterima PRT menjadikan PRT disebut sebagai “pekerja yang serba bukan” karena posisi “marginal” dari status sekaligus posisi PRT. Selain itu, sampai saat in, di Surabaya PRT belum mendapat perlindungan hukum. Sebagai gambaran bahwa pekerjaan PRT masih belum …

Pengetahuan Dan Sikap Pemakaian Kontrasepsi Pada Remaja Putri “Gaul” Di Parkir Timur Senayan, Jakarta, Musafaah Musafaah

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Banyak remaja yang secara seksual aktif telah melakukan hubungan seks sebelum menikah dan berisiko kehamilan dan penyakit menular seksual. Kesepakatan Kairo 1994, menyatakan bahwa remaja mempunyai kebebasan berpikir dan berhak membuat keputusan tentang kesehatan reproduksi. Itu berarti bahwa remaja berhak terlibat dalam program Keluarga Berencana (KB) dan mendapat pelayanan kontrasepsi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi pengetahuan dan sikap pada remaja putri “gaul” terhadap pemakaian kontrasepsi. Penelitian dengan desain cross sectional ini dilakukan pada remaja putri berumur 15 – 24 tahun yang belum menikah yang biasa nongkrong dan berkumpul pada malam Minggu, di Parkir Timur Senayan, Jakarta Selatan. Sampel diambil dengan …

Depression In The Elderly: Does Family System Play A Role? A Cross-Sectional Study, Ather M. Taqui, Ahmed Itrat, Waris Qidwai, Zeeshan Qadri

Department of Family Medicine

Background

The most common geriatric psychiatric disorder is depression. The role of family systems in depression among the elderly has not been studied extensively. It has been suggested that urbanization promotes nucleation of family systems and a decrease in care and support for the elderly. We conducted this study in Karachi, a large urban city of Pakistan, to determine the relationship between the type of family system and depression. We also determined the prevalence of depression in the elderly, as well as correlation of depression with other important socio-demographic variables.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was carried out in the premises …

Hubungan Perilaku Pemberantasan Sarang Nyamuk Dan Kejadian Demam Berdarah Dengue Di Kota Bandar Lampung, Amrul Hasan

Kesmas

Kasus demam berdarah dengue di Kota Bandar Lampung terus mengalami peningkatan. Pada tahun 2001 incidence rate sebesar 13,56 per 100.000 penduduk, meningkat menjadi 109,8/100.000 penduduk pada tahun 2006 dan akhir Februari 2007 Kota Bandar Lampung dinyatakan Kejadian Luar Biasa (KLB) Demam berdarah dengue lokal. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui hubungan kebiasaan melakukan pemberantasan sarang nyamuk (PSN) dengan kejadian demam berdarah dengue di Kota Bandar Lampung. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain kasus kontrol dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 406 individu terdiri dari 203 kasus dan 203 kontrol. Kasus adalah individu yang menderita DBD yang pernah dirawat di rumah sakit dan dilaporkan ke Dinas Kesehatan …

Analisis Risiko Asupan Oral Pajanan Mangan Dalam Air Terhadap Kesehatan Masyarakat, Taufik Ashar

Kesmas

Mangan yang secara alami dapat ditemukan di air, tanah, dan udara adalah zat nutrisi esensial bagi manusia dan hewan. Asupan yang tidak mencukupi atau yang berlebihan dapat gangguan kesehatan. Pajanan kronik mangan pada dosis yang tinggi dapat mengakibatkan gangguan pada sistem saraf. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui perkiraan risiko kesehatan akibat asupan mangan dari air sumur di wilayah penelitian. Penelitian dengan disain crossectional ini dilakukan terhadap masyarakat di wilayah sekitar TPA Rawakucing yang meliputi masyarakat yang bermukim di dalam kawasan (114 orang), dan di luar kawasan TPA (177 orang). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan rata-rata konsentrasi mangan dalam air sumur di wilayah …

Concurrent Panel Session 2: Health Challenges Facing Las Vegas, Carlos Brandenburg, Shawn Gerstenberger, Zaven Khachaturian, John Mcdonald, Dennis Pirages, Thom Reilly, Kathy Silver, Bonnie Sorenson, Carolyn B. Yucha, Maurizio Trevisan

Shaping the Future of Southern Nevada: Economic, Environmental, and Social Sustainability

Moderator: Marcia Turner, NSHE Health Science System Scribe: Candace Griffith, UNLV Department of Sociology Conference white paper & Full summary of panel session, 8 pages

The Potential Role Of Probiotics In Reducing Poverty-Associated Infections In Developing Countries, Kingsley Anukam

Data and Test Instruments

Probiotics are defined by the Food and Agricultural Organization/ World Health Organization as “live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host” [1]. The potential benefits of their use have not been adequately investigated, especially in the developing world. Japan introduced Yakult, a probiotic fermented food drink in 1935, and in the Northern hemisphere, research and use of probiotics has gained an unprecedented momentum in the last decade [2]. Use of probiotics is not uncommon in Europe [3], but in many developing countries use of probiotics in its present definition is a foreign concept. …

Perception Of Breakthrough Pain In Patients With Chronic Painful Conditions, L. T. Pizzi, S. P. Lee, D. Richardson, N. Cobb, B. Leas, R. Toner, V. Pracilio, S. K. Ballas, A. Ashkenazi, C. T. Derk, D. Wang, E. Desousa

College of Population Health Lectures, Presentations, Workshops

Objective: To understand how patients with chronic non-cancer pain define and describe pain flares.

Resource Utilization Due To Breakthrough Pain In Patients With Chronic Painful Conditions, L. T. Pizzi, S. P. Lee, D. Richardson, N. Cobb, B. Leas, R. Toner, V. Pracilio, S. K. Ballas, A. Ashkenazi, C. T. Derk, D. Wang, E. Desousa

College of Population Health Lectures, Presentations, Workshops

Objectives
Primary: To capture healthcare resource consumption and work loss in a population of patients with chronic pain who have pain flares from one or more non-cancer conditions.

Secondary: To explore the relationship between anxiety, depression, and pain in this population.

An Update On The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Early Lyme Disease: "Focusing On The Bull's Eye, You May Miss The Mark", Amber Stonehouse, James S. Studdiford, C. Amber Henry

Department of Family & Community Medicine Faculty Papers

To confidently diagnose and treat Lyme disease, the clinician must first understand the natural history of this disease, especially its protean early manifestations. Emergency physicians, primary care physicians, and other providers need to be vigilant in terms of the timely recognition of erythema migrans (EM), the unique marker of early localized stage 1 disease. The classic EM, originally described as a slowly expanding bull's eye lesion, is now recognized to be present in only the minority of cases (9%); the dominant morphologic lesion of EM is now recognized to be the diffusely homogenous red plaque or patch, which occurs in …

Ada News - 10/15/2007, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Animal Health Matters, David H. Zeman

Animal Health MATTERS Newsletter

Head/Director's Message [Page] 1- The Survey Says Diagnostic News [Page] 1- Tritrichomonas Testing and PCR [Page] 2- Update: Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia [Page] 2- Addition to Compounding Pharmacy Listing [Page] 2- Holiday Hours Extension News [Page] 2- Bull Tail-Tip Necrosis Cases in South Dakota, Summer, 2007 [Page] 5- Microchips and Cancer – AVMA Statement [Page] 5- Studies: New Treatments for Horses with Navicular Disease [Page] 5- Pieces and Parts Research News [Page] 6- Research Spotlight: Dr. Weiping Zhang Student News [Page] 7- Incoming freshmen pre-vets at SDSU [Page] 8- Calendar of Events

Increased Hemorrhagic Transformation And Altered Infarct Size And Localization After Experimental Stroke In A Rat Model Type 2 Diabetes, Adviye Ergul, Mostafa M. Elgebaly, Mary-Louise Risher, Weiguo Li, Hazem Elewa, Jeffrey A. Switzer, Christiana Hall, Anna Kozak, Susan C. Fagan

Biomedical Sciences

Background: Interruption of flow through of cerebral blood vessels results in acute ischemic stroke. Subsequent breakdown of the blood brain barrier increases cerebral injury by the development of vasogenic edema and secondary hemorrhage known as hemorrhagic transformation (HT). Diabetes is a risk factor for stroke as well as poor outcome of stroke. The current study tested the hypothesis that diabetes-induced changes in the cerebral vasculature increase the risk of HT and augment ischemic injury.

Methods: Diabetic Goto-Kakizaki (GK) or control rats underwent 3 hours of middle cerebral artery occlusion and 21 h reperfusion followed by evaluation of infarct size, hemorrhage …

Reframing School Dropout As A Public Health Issue, Nicholas Freudenberg, Jessica Ruglis

Publications and Research

Good education predicts good health, and disparities in health and in educational achievement are closely linked. Despite these connections, public health professionals rarely make reducing the number of students who drop out of school a priority, although nearly one-third of all students in the United States and half of black, Latino, and American Indian students do not graduate from high school on time. In this article, we summarize knowledge on the health benefits of high school graduation and discuss the pathways by which graduating from high school contributes to good health. We examine strategies for reducing school dropout rates with …