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Dynamic Simulation of Crime Perpetration and Reporting to Examine Community Intervention Strategies [PDF]

Health Education and Behavior, 2013
Objective. To develop a conceptual computational agent-based model (ABM) to explore community-wide versus spatially focused crime reporting interventions to reduce community crime perpetrated by youth. Method. Agents within the model represent individual residents and interact on a two-dimensional grid representing an abstract nonempirically grounded ...
Jessica G Burke, Shawn T Brown, John J Grefenstette   +2 more
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Intervention framework towards a community-driven approach to improve health-seeking in cutaneous leishmaniasis in rural Sri Lanka [PDF]

Tropical Medicine and Health
Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a re-emerging neglected tropical disease (NTD) in Sri Lanka. The prevention and control of CL mainly rely on early detection and treatment.
Sonali Dinushika Gunasekara, Suneth Buddhika Agampodi, Manoj Sanjeewa Fernando, Helen Philippa Price, Dilan Sanjeewa Hettiarachchi, Madhavi Disna Pathirana, Lisa Dikomitis, Thilini Chanchala Agampodi, Nuwan Darshana Wickramasinghe   +8 more
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Propuesta de estrategias transversales y métodos de trabajo para elaborar un plan integral desde una perspectiva comunitaria

Cuadernos de Trabajo Social, 2006
The following pages are part of a more extensive report commissioned by the «Servei de politiques de diversitat i ciutadania de la Diputación de Barcelona (Area de igualtat i ciutadania) to whose officials we express our thanks for their collaboration in
Loli Castilleja
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Effectiveness of personalized lifestyle intervention for community-dwelling, middle-aged and older patients with hypertension: evidence from a health promotion program in Chinese community [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2020
The objective of this study was to preliminary evaluate the effectiveness of multicomponent, personalized lifestyle intervention for middle-aged and older patients with hypertension in a limited- resource Chinese community.
Yang XiaoYue, Sun Ting, Zhang Xiaoyu, Ma ZuChang   +3 more
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Epidemiological intelligence community network intervention: a community response for COVID-19 community transmission

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Expanding and providing access to early detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) through testing community-based strategies among socially vulnerable communities (SVC) are critical to reducing health ...
Melissa Marzan-Rodríguez, Kamalich Muniz-Rodriguez, Luisa M. Morales, Iris S. Martínez, Natasha Torres-Borrero, Eida M. Castro-Figueroa   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disseminating research in rural Yup’ik communities: challenges and ethical considerations in moving from discovery to intervention development [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2013
Background. The native people of Alaska have experienced historical trauma and rapid changes in culture and lifestyle patterns. As a consequence, these populations shoulder a disproportionately high burden of psychological stress.
Inna Rivkin, Joseph Trimble, Ellen D. S. Lopez, Samuel Johnson, Eliza Orr, James Allen   +5 more
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Community mobility: psychosocial experiences of stroke survivors who use wheelchairs in Worcester, South Africa

South African Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2023
  Background: Despite policies promoting transport inclusivity, persons with disabilities in South Africa experience difficulties when accessing public transport.
Waldo Visagie, Surona Visagie , Jerome Peter Fredericks   +2 more
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On the effectiveness of communication strategies as non-pharmaceutical interventions to tackle epidemics

PLOS ONE, 2021
When pharmaceutical interventions are unavailable to deal with an epidemic outbreak, adequate management of communication strategies can be key to reduce the contagion risks. On the one hand, accessibility to trustworthy and timely information, whilst on the other, the adoption of preventive behaviors may be both crucial. However, despite the abundance
Alejandro Bernardin, Alejandro J. Martínez, Tomas Perez-Acle   +2 more
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Community-Based Stunting Intervention Strategies: Literature Review [PDF]

Dunia Keperawatan: Jurnal Keperawatan dan Kesehatan, 2020
Stunting is a growth disorder in children caused by malnutrition for a long time. The child's condition becomes shorter than normal children his age and has a delay in thinking. The incidence of stunting in Indonesia is quite high sostunting is becoming a priority health problem now. An effective strategy is needed to control stunting in Indonesia. The
Lita Heni Kusumawardani, Rasdiyanah Rasdiyanah, Utami Rachmawati, Muhamad Jauhar, I Gusti Ayu Putu Desy Rohana   +4 more
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The Applicability of Behaviour Change in Intervention Programmes Targeted at Ending Female Genital Mutilation in the EU:Integrating Social Cognitive and Community Level Approaches [PDF]

, 2013
With increased migration, female genital mutilation (FGM) also referred to as female circumcision or female genital cutting is no longer restricted to Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
Barrett, Hazel, Beecham, David, Brown, Katherine   +2 more
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