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The community health nurse in school health services

Curationis, 1981
The Department of Health. Welfare and Pensions is responsible for rendering a school health service to Black, Coloured and Indian scholars in the Republic of South Africa.
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Facilitating access to voluntary and community services for patients with psychosocial problems: a before-after evaluation [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Patients with psychosocial problems may benefit from a variety of community, educational, recreational and voluntary sector resources, but GPs often under-refer to these through lack of knowledge and time.
Buszewicz, M, Cape, J, Grayer, J, Leibowitz, J, Orpwood, L   +4 more
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Mesoporous Bioactive Glasses: A Powerful Tool in Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This work is a comprehensive revision of bioactive glasses (BGs), pioneered by Prof. L.L. Hench, which are key in bone repair and regenerative medicine. Sol–gel methods and mesoporous designs enhanced their bioactivity, ions, and drug delivery. BGs now support gene therapy and 3D‐printed scaffolds, enabling personalized, multifunctional treatments in ...
Natividad Gómez‐Cerezo, Daniel Lozano, Antonio J. Salinas, María Vallet‐Regí   +3 more
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The Business Case for Community Paramedicine: Lessons from Commonwealth Care Alliance's Pilot Program [PDF]

, 2016
Mobile integrated health care and community paramedicine (MIH-CP) programs expand the role of traditional emergency medical services personnel to address non-emergency needs and bring outpatient primary and urgent care into patients' homes.
Dominick Esposito, Iyah K. Romm, John Loughane, Katherine W. V. Bradley, Rachel Davis, Teagan Kuruna, Toyin Ajayi   +6 more
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Using Data to Promote Collaboration in Local School Readiness Systems [PDF]

, 2010
Presents findings from the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership's community-level data analysis on services that improve physical and mental health, family stability, and neighborhood environments to foster collaboration for school ...
G. Thomas Kingsley, Leah Hendey
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Synthetic Aspects and Characterization Needs in MOF Chemistry – from Discovery to Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Overcoming the challenges of phase discovery, synthesis optimization and scale‐up, characterization, and computational studies is essential to accelerate the large‐scale application of MOFs. Life‐cycle analyses and techno‐economic analyses need to be performed to realistically assess their potential for industrial relevance.
Bastian Achenbach, Aysu Yurdusen, Norbert Stock, Guillaume Maurin, Christian Serre   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early pregnancy detection by female community health volunteers in Nepal facilitated referral for appropriate reproductive health services

Global Health: Science and Practice Journal, 2013
Trained female community health volunteers provided low-cost urine pregnancy tests in their communities, leading to counseling and appropriate referrals for antenatal care, family planning, or comprehensive abortion care.
K. Andersen, Ashutosh Kumar Singh, M. Shrestha, M. Shah, E. Pearson, L. Hessini   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Preventive medical care in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory: a follow-up study of the impact of clinical guidelines, computerised recall and reminder systems, and audit and feedback [PDF]

, 2003
Background Interventions to improve delivery of preventive medical services have been shown to be effective in North America and the UK. However, there are few studies of the extent to which the impact of such interventions has been sustained, or of the
A Szczepura, AJ Dietrich, Australian Bureau of Statistics and Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, C Cheney, CJ McDonald, Damin Si, DK Litzelman, DM Becker, DW Belcher, E Fullard, F Buntix, G Robinson, Gary Robinson, H Goldstein, MC Shediac-Rizkallah, MEJL Hulscher, National Preventive and Community Medicine Committee of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, P d'Abbs, PA Carney, Peter HN d'Abbs, PS Frame, RN Battista, Ross S Bailie, Samantha J Togni, SJ McPhee, SM Ornstein, T Bossert, TS Weeramanthri   +28 more
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Advancing Metal–Organic Framework‐Based Composites for Effective Chemical Warfare Agent Detoxification under Real‐World Conditions

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review describes recent developments in the design and synthesis of metal–organic frameworks (MOF)/textile composites for the detoxification of chemical warfare agent and simulants with extensive discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of different methods.
Zhihua Cheng, Kira M. Fahy, Gregory W. Peterson, Kent O. Kirlikovali, Omar K. Farha   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

“If it wasn’t for them, I don’t think I would be here”: experiences of the first year of a safer supply program during the dual public health emergencies of COVID-19 and the drug toxicity crisis

Harm Reduction Journal
Background In response to the devastating drug toxicity crisis in Canada driven by an unregulated opioid supply predominantly composed of fentanyl and analogues, safer supply programs have been introduced.
Gillian Kolla, Bernie Pauly, Fred Cameron, Heather Hobbs, Corey Ranger, Jane McCall, Jerry Majalahti, Kim Toombs, Jack LeMaistre, Marion Selfridge, Karen Urbanoski   +10 more
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