Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Medicine and Health Sciences (8)
- Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration (6)
- Public Health (4)
- Environmental Sciences (3)
- Life Sciences (3)
-
- Physical Sciences and Mathematics (3)
- Sustainability (3)
- Urban Studies and Planning (3)
- Administrative Law (2)
- Animal Law (2)
- Biodiversity (2)
- Climate (2)
- Constitutional Law (2)
- Courts (2)
- Dispute Resolution and Arbitration (2)
- Energy Policy (2)
- Energy and Utilities Law (2)
- Environmental Law (2)
- Environmental Policy (2)
- Forest Management (2)
- Forest Sciences (2)
- Health Policy (2)
- Jurisdiction (2)
- Land Use Law (2)
- Law (2)
- Law and Society (2)
- Legal Education (2)
- Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility (2)
- Litigation (2)
- Institution
- Publication
- Publication Type
- File Type
Articles 1 - 11 of 11
Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
The Politics Of Vodou: Aids, Access To Health Care And The Use Of Culture In Haiti, Catherine Benoît
The Politics Of Vodou: Aids, Access To Health Care And The Use Of Culture In Haiti, Catherine Benoît
Anthropology Faculty Publications
During the past few years, the AIDS campaign in Haiti has been targeting Vodou officiants and organizations. These awareness and training programmes in- form officiants about the transmission and prevention of AIDS, tests for HIV and anti- retroviral drugs, or even try to encourage them to become involved in a medical referral system. These culturalist interventions are grounded in an essentialist concept of culture that can have harmful effects on the targeted groups. The concept of culture underlying such interventions is deconstructed along with the categories of tradi- tional medicine and the ‘tradipractitioner’. An approach to public health is advocated …
Public Health Citation Patterns: An Analysis Of The American Journal Of Public Health, 2003-2005, Melissa L. Rethlefsen, Lisa C. Wallis
Public Health Citation Patterns: An Analysis Of The American Journal Of Public Health, 2003-2005, Melissa L. Rethlefsen, Lisa C. Wallis
Lisa C. Wallis, MSPH, MS
Hot Topic: Tennessee Passes The Non-Smoker Protection Act (2007), Bonnie Jones
Hot Topic: Tennessee Passes The Non-Smoker Protection Act (2007), Bonnie Jones
MTAS Publications: Hot Topics
Smoking in public places (notably municipal workplaces) is now recognized by the Tennessee Legislature as a public health issue and is, therefore, banned.
Slides: The Future Of Oil And Gas Development On Federal Lands, Mike Chiropolos
Slides: The Future Of Oil And Gas Development On Federal Lands, Mike Chiropolos
The Future of Natural Resources Law and Policy (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
Presenter: Mike Chiropolos, Lands Program Director, Western Resource Advocates
44 slides
Some Preliminary Thoughts On Contrasts And Convergence In Environmental And Natural Resources Law, Karin P. Sheldon
Some Preliminary Thoughts On Contrasts And Convergence In Environmental And Natural Resources Law, Karin P. Sheldon
The Future of Natural Resources Law and Policy (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
16 pages.
Includes bibliographical references
Assessing Chronic Disease Management Strategies Through Community Based Participatory Research, Kevin D. Willison
Assessing Chronic Disease Management Strategies Through Community Based Participatory Research, Kevin D. Willison
Kevin D Willison
Comprehensive chronic disease management (CDM) strategies aim to improve such aspects as continuity of care, health-related quality of life and, overall population health. Here, consideration is made of how CDM may be enhanced through a more integrated and holistic health care system by incorporating a community based participatory research (CBPR) approach. This has the potential to provide meaningful participation by citizens in public health policy development. That CBPR may garner improved assessment of the effectiveness of existing CDM strategies, as imbedded in such practices as (regulated) complementary/alternative medicine (CAM), public health, and transcultural health care initiatives, should not be overlooked.
A Medical Mission: Healing Wounds, Improving Health, And Discovering Hope In Honduras, Michaela Maynard
A Medical Mission: Healing Wounds, Improving Health, And Discovering Hope In Honduras, Michaela Maynard
Senior Honors Projects
According to the United Nations, less than one-sixth of the world’s population is made up of the industrialized world. In contrast, the developing world, consisting of approximately 125 low and middle-income countries, is home to about 5.1 billion people. It is in these developing counties that there is an insatiable need for improved public health. In January of 2007, I spent a week working in a medical clinic in Guaimaca, Honduras. I witnessed first hand the suffering, poverty, and injustice of one small town. Yet, what struck me the most was that despite the hardships and the lack of basic …
The Human/Animal Interface: Emergence And Resurgence Of Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Michael Greger
The Human/Animal Interface: Emergence And Resurgence Of Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Michael Greger
Transgenesis Collection
Emerging infectious diseases, most of which are considered zoonotic in origin, continue to exact a significant toll on society. The origins of major human infectious diseases are reviewed and the factors underlying disease emergence explored. Anthropogenic changes, largely in land use and agriculture, are implicated in the apparent increased frequency of emergence and reemergence of zoonoses in recent decades. Special emphasis is placed on the pathogen with likely the greatest zoonotic potential, influenzavirus A.
Public Health Decision Makers’ Informational Needs And Preferences For Receiving Research Evidence, Maureen Dobbins, Susan Jack, Helen Thomas, Anita Kothari
Public Health Decision Makers’ Informational Needs And Preferences For Receiving Research Evidence, Maureen Dobbins, Susan Jack, Helen Thomas, Anita Kothari
Anita Kothari
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify decision-makers’ preferences for the transfer and exchange of research knowledge. This article is focused on how the participants define evidence-based decision-making and their preferences for receiving research evidence to integrate into the decision-making process.
Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 16 Ontario public health decision-makers from six Ontario public health units in this fundamental qualitative descriptive study. The sample included nine program managers, six directors, and one Medical Officer of Health. Participants were asked to define the term evidence-based decision-making and identify preferred research dissemination strategies. The …
Las Vegas: A Sustainable Urban Environment For Health?, Nancy Menzel
Las Vegas: A Sustainable Urban Environment For Health?, Nancy Menzel
Nevada Journal of Public Health
The rapid growth of Las Vegas has resulted in negative consequences for the health of its residents to a level that threatens the area’s sustainability. This article reviews key indicators of population health in Las Vegas through the framework of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Healthy People in Healthy Places and concludes that public health professionals, citizens, businesses, and political leaders must act now to protect and improve population health.
Mortality In Iraq., M Hicks