Sentences with phrase «rural population health»

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Using HUNT, a Norwegian population - based health cohort study based in a rural county with 130,000 residents, the Bristol Medical School team, with co-workers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, were able to see how mortality in the parents related to both their own BMI (the conventional approach) and to the BMI of their adult children.

Examples include changing policies to encourage older adults to remain part of the workforce for longer (e.g., removing tax disincentives to work past retirement age), emphasising low - cost disease prevention and early detection rather than treatment (eg, reducing salt intake and increasing uptake of vaccines), making better use of technology (eg, mobile clinics for rural populations), and training health - care staff in the management of multiple chronic conditions.

Saatchi, which is owned by France's Publicis Groupe, SA, chose LifeStraw over a field of competitors that included a reusable controller to improve the distribution of IV fluids, a collapsible wheel that can be folded down for easier storage when not in use on bicycles or wheelchairs, an energy - efficient laptop designed for children in developing countries, a 3 - D display that uses special optics and software to project a hologramlike image of patient anatomy for cancer treatment, an inkjet printing system for fabricating tissue scaffolds on which cells can be grown, a visual prosthesis for bypassing a diseased or damaged eye and sending signals directly to the brain, books with embedded sound tracks to help educate illiterate adults on health issues, a phone that provides telecommunications coverage to poor rural populations in developing countries, and a brain - computer interface designed to help paralyzed people communicate via neural signals.

Majee, along with Urmeka Jefferson, assistant professor in the MU Sinclair School of Nursing, partnered with a county health agency serving a rural community with a population of 21,500 people; a high percentage of the communities» jobs were low - paying manufacturing jobs, and the population possessed poor education.

A pilot project undertaken in rural Haiti in 2012 by the NGO Partners In Health and Haiti's Ministry of Health vaccinated 72 percent of the targeted population.

A research team investigating the mental health burden and treatment - seeking behaviors of student veterans attending rural community colleges in the southern United States has found that this population has difficulty integrating into the campus community and needs support to help it succeed.

Although the initiative reached a limited geographic population, the HER Salt Lake team hopes to take this study further to increase access for women through provider training and stocking at community health centers and rural clinics.

High ozone concentrations typically occur outside of the cities and represent a risk factor for the health of rural population as well as for agricultural production.

As an applied medical anthropologist, Quandt works to correct health disparities experienced by rural and minority populations.

this is a large scale population study with incredible health data comparing rural (vegan) vs. urban Chinese, duplicated in rats, much more compelling than just analyzing Bill Clinton, who I have heard did not stick to a vegan diet until recently after his last scare.

In the Progressive Era they labored to cleanse cities from corruption of political machines; they promoted public health, nursing care, and education for maternity among thousands of women living in rural backwaters and city slums; they fought to end the double standard and to promote enlightened policies of population control; and they encouraged support for schools, museums, and libraries.

Their life expectancy might have improved more during the past two decades if they'd not taken attention off medical care and public health in general for their still vast rural population, a problem they're now working to remedy.

Some 15,000 «health houses» or clinics were established to provide rural populations with health and family planning services.

After completing a dental assisting program in Rochester, New York, she began her career first in a small general practice, then moved to a rural health center in Vermont, caring largely for underserved populations, a position that she loved.

We thank Amy Dellit of the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute Centre for Research Excellence in Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Rural and Remote High Risk Populations for the data analysis undertaken at QAIHC for this article.

Associate Professor Barbara Nattabi from the Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health in Western Australia said there are many factors behind those figures, including: socioeconomic disadvantage, a younger and more mobile population, and poor health litHealth in Western Australia said there are many factors behind those figures, including: socioeconomic disadvantage, a younger and more mobile population, and poor health lithealth literacy.

Community Health Centers are not - for - profit providers of health care to over 25 million people, including health centers serving migrant and seasonal farmworkers, homeless and other special populations in urban and rural, public housing and school based setHealth Centers are not - for - profit providers of health care to over 25 million people, including health centers serving migrant and seasonal farmworkers, homeless and other special populations in urban and rural, public housing and school based sethealth care to over 25 million people, including health centers serving migrant and seasonal farmworkers, homeless and other special populations in urban and rural, public housing and school based sethealth centers serving migrant and seasonal farmworkers, homeless and other special populations in urban and rural, public housing and school based settings.

It is responsible for population health, as well as medical services, primary care, rural health, hearing services, sport and Indigenous health.

In particular, Planned Parenthood helps the Komen Foundation reach vulnerable populations — low - income women, African - American women, and Latinas — especially in rural areas and underserved communities where Planned Parenthood health centers are their only source of health care.

The department is responsible for achieving the Government's priorities for population health, aged care and population ageing as well as medical services, primary care, rural health, hearing services and Indigenous health.

Assessment of mental health literacy using a multifaceted measure among a Chinese rural population

Cross-sectional population based study ascertaining the characteristics of US rural adults with mental health concerns who perceived a stigma regarding mental health issues

Prevention of Child Maltreatment in High - Risk Rural Families: A Randomized Clinical Trial With Child Welfare Outcomes Silovsky, Bard, Chaffin, Hecht, Burris, Owora, et al. (2011) Children and Youth Services Review, 33 (8) View Abstract Shares results from a randomized clinical trial of SafeCare ® training augmented for rural high - risk population, and compares them to standard home - based mental health services to examine reductions in future child maltreatment reports, as well as risk factors and factors similar to child maltreatRural Families: A Randomized Clinical Trial With Child Welfare Outcomes Silovsky, Bard, Chaffin, Hecht, Burris, Owora, et al. (2011) Children and Youth Services Review, 33 (8) View Abstract Shares results from a randomized clinical trial of SafeCare ® training augmented for rural high - risk population, and compares them to standard home - based mental health services to examine reductions in future child maltreatment reports, as well as risk factors and factors similar to child maltreatrural high - risk population, and compares them to standard home - based mental health services to examine reductions in future child maltreatment reports, as well as risk factors and factors similar to child maltreatment.

Physical accessibility: health facilities, goods and services must be within safe physical reach for all sections of the population, This also implies that medical services and underlying determinants of health, such as safe and potable water and adequate sanitation facilities, are within safe physical reach, including in rural areas.

Access to doctors and specialists, addressing mental health, and drug and alcohol issues are key priorities for Australia's rural populations, according to a new survey by the Royal Fl. . .

The crisis is more severe for underserved populations, including people in rural areas, those who don't speak English, minorities, and those without adequate financial resources or health insurance.

Peak Wellness Center, a community mental health care facility, serves a rural population while also facing a severe workforce shortage.