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Development and First Year Results of a Psychosocial Surveillance System for Chronic Disease Related Health Behaviors [PDF]

, 2003
Chronic diseases account for 7 out of 10 deaths in the United States and 60% of the Nation’s health care expenses. Tobacco use, lack of physical activity and poor nutrition account for one third of US mortality.
Maddock, Jay E., Nigg, Claudio R., Marshall, Carrie S., Barnett, Jodi D.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Cognitive Performance in Young Adults During Three Consecutive Days of Simulated Occupational Heat Stress: An Exploratory Study

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Global increases in occupational heat exposure are raising concerns about worker safety and cognitive performance during prolonged and repeated shifts. At present, the cumulative effects of repeated heat exposure on cognitive performance remain unclear.
Daniel C. Moore, Sean R. Notley, Brad Aisbett, Jarrad Lum, Luana C. Main   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

It's a Match, Isn't It? Developing a Checklist on Matching Secondary Data at the Example of Job Control

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Few datasets simultaneously capture occupational exposures and health outcomes in a general working population. To understand associations between occupational exposures and health, researchers often combine existing datasets. As occupation codes are available in many datasets, combining these datasets seems a straight‐forward option. However,
Franziska J. Kößler, Candice Y. Johnson, Amel Omari, Kaori Fujishiro   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A training manual for event history data management using Health and Demographic Surveillance System data

BMC Research Notes, 2017
Objective The objective of this research note is to introduce a training manual for event history data management. The manual provides a first comprehensive guide to longitudinal Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) data management that ...
Philippe Bocquier, Carren Ginsburg, Kobus Herbst, Osman Sankoh, Mark A. Collinson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clustering of mortality at INDEPTH member Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems

Global Health Action, 2010
Under the section Scientific Productivity, the 2010 report of the External Evaluation of INDEPTH recommended that ‘INDEPTH must campaign and work for fuller exploitation of sites’ data, but should not impose specific research topics on sites.
openaire   +3 more sources

Trends in Opioid‐Related Poisonings and Mental and Behavioral Disorders From 2006 to 2022 Among a Large Cohort of Injured Workers in Ontario, Canada

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Work‐related injuries may increase risk for opioid‐related harms. Yet there remains a gap in our understanding of trends in opioid‐related harms over time among injured workers. We estimated trends in hospital encounters for opioid‐related harms among injured workers in Ontario, Canada from 2006 to 2022.
Jeavana Sritharan, Chaojie Song, Paul A. Demers, Fateme Kooshki, Nancy Carnide   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fruit and vegetable consumption in rural adults population in INDEPTH HDSS sites in Asia

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Low fruit and vegetable consumption is among the top 10 risk factors contributing to mortality worldwide. WHO/FAO recommends intake of a minimum of 400 grams (or five servings) of fruits and vegetables per day for the prevention of chronic ...
Ashraf, Ali, Kanungsukkasem, Uraiwan, Masud Ahmed, Syed, Ng, Nawi,, Huu Bich, Tran, Razzaque, Abdur, Ng, Nawi, Juvekar, Sanjay, Van Minh, Hoang   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Affected Persons in Laboratory Exposures to Human Pathogens and Toxins in Canada, 2016–2024: A Sector‐Specific Analysis

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Exposures to human pathogens and toxins in licensed facilities in Canada have been monitored by a federal surveillance system since 2015, yet the affected persons (APs) in these incidents remain uncharacterized. This study comprehensively describes APs, highlighting sector‐specific patterns and trends over time.
Emily F. Tran, Christine Abalos, Antoinette N. Davis, Audrey Gauthier, Samuel Bonti‐Ankomah   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review on Current Challenges and Knowledge Gaps in Artificial Stone Silicosis

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The global emergence of artificial stone (AS) silicosis represents a critical occupational health challenge. The aim of this systematic review is to provide an overview of the clinical, functional, radiological, and occupational characteristics of patients affected by AS silicosis at the time of diagnosis, and to identify current ...
Paola Mason, Marco Biasioli, Filippo Liviero, Mariella Carrieri, Maria Luisa Scapellato, Vincenzo Baldo, Shivonne Prasad, Dunya Tomic, Ryan Hoy   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genotype–Phenotype Correlations of Monoallelic PFIC Variants in Pediatric Liver Disease: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) is classically caused by biallelic pathogenic variants, yet monoallelic variants of uncertain significance (VUS) in PFIC‐associated genes are increasingly identified in children with cholestasis, creating diagnostic uncertainty.
Brett J. Hoskins, Tiziano Pramparo, Chaowapong Jarasvaraparn, Michael J. Wilsey, Voytek Slowik, Lakshmi Kunam, Janis M. Stoll, Ruben E. Quiros‐Tejeira, Simon Lam, Wikrom Karnsakul   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source