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Evaluating and shaping early childhood policy in New Mexico: using kindergarteners’ developmental health as a population health measure

BMC Public Health
Background New Mexico is the first state in the U.S. to implement a comprehensive, statewide assessment of children’s developmental health in tandem with sweeping early childhood policy reforms.
Judith L. Perrigo, Efren Aguilar, Joshua L. Bader, Jordan Morales, Shirley Russ, Neal Halfon   +5 more
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Attempting to Address Conditions of Poverty through an Inclusive Economic Approach in Alberta

Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, 2021
This article responds to the call to alter current economic and social systems in light of COVID-19 by documenting initial efforts by a community-university partnership to build an inclusive economy.
Bethan Kingsley, Kirstyn Morley, Surma Das, Maria Mayan, Emma Wallace   +4 more
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Keeping the Family in Family Medicine [PDF]

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, 2020
In this personal reflection, as a Family Medicine resident at an Academic Center in Northeast Florida, as well as being a chronic illness patient myself, I explore the notion of dying alone and away from family. Although COVID-19 has changed the practice of medicine in many ways, prior to that, and before the instillation of hospital no-visitor ...
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Guidelines for Pediatric Radiotherapy Simulation: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Radiation Oncology Discipline

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric radiation therapy presents unique challenges compared to adult treatments, including those of immobilization, potential need for sedation, and the critical importance of accurate, reproducible positioning. Additionally, heightened attention to imaging doses is necessary to minimize long‐term toxicity in survivors.
Parham Alaei, Stephen Mihalcik, Sujith Baliga, Young Kwok, Dana Casey, Eric Ehler, Christiane Burton, John C. Breneman, Daphne A. Haas‐Kogan, Suzanne L. Wolden, Arnold C. Paulino, Nadia N. Laack, Natia Esiashvili, Sarah Milgrom, Christine Hill‐Kayser, Thomas J. Fitzgerald, John A. Kalapurakal, Chia‐Ho Hua   +17 more
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High school sports programs differentially impact participation by sex

Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2015
Background: Among numerous health benefits, sports participation has been shown to reduce the risk of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents.
Keith M. Drake, Meghan R. Longacre, Todd MacKenzie, Linda J. Titus, Michael L. Beach, Andrew G. Rundle, Madeline A. Dalton   +6 more
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Staying safe, feeling welcome, being seen: How spatio‐temporal configurations affect relations of care at an inclusive health and wellness centre

Health Expectations, 2023
Background People experiencing homelessness also experience poorer health and frequently attend acute care settings when primary health care would be better equipped to meet their needs.
Stefanie Plage, Kirsten Baker, Cameron Parsell, Rose‐Marie Stambe, Ella Kuskoff, Arif Mansuri   +5 more
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Improved Early Referral in Long‐Term Survivor Care With Institutional Standardized Practice Among Childhood Leukemia Survivors#

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2018, the Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center Leukemia Program implemented a practice standard to support the transition from treatment to survivorship that includes shared, alternating care between leukemia and survivorship clinicians and a reminder to refer survivors to the long‐term survivor clinic (LTSC) 2 years after ...
Ji Yun Tark, Kayla L. Foster, Omar Shakeel, Mary C. Shapiro, Shawki L. Qasim, ZoAnn Dreyer, Eric S. Schafer, Ashley M. Butler, Austin L. Brown, Maria Monica Gramatges   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of “Adult‐Onset” Cancer Predisposition Genes in Pediatric Cancer: A Comprehensive Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Current literature estimates that 10% of pediatric cancers are caused by pathogenic or likely pathogenic (P/LP) germline variants in cancer predisposition genes (CPGs). Variants in CPGs thought to increase cancer risk exclusively during adulthood are referred to as “adult‐onset” CPGs (aoCPGs).
Maria Rozo, Miriam A. Bornhorst, Angela J. Waanders, Sara Zarnegar‐Lumley, Ashwin Lakshman Koppayi, Lucy A. Godley   +5 more
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Benefits of a Parent Partner Mentoring Program in Child Welfare

Journal of Family Strengths, 2012
Parent partner mentoring programs are an innovative strategy for child welfare agencies to engage families in case planning and service delivery. These programs recruit and train parents who have been involved in the system and have successfully resolved
Robin Leake, Laricia Longworth-Reed, Natalie Williams, Cathryn Potter   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source