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Informing the public health [PDF]

open access: yesHealth Information & Libraries Journal, 2012
AbstractWhy with an increase in the amount of health information, and ways of accessing it, so many people experience poor health? What is the role of health library and information professionals in improving public health? These questions are of great interest to me.
Gary, Birkenhead, Maria J, Grant
openaire   +2 more sources

A national health information strategy for Malta [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
In 1992 a national health information strategy was developed jointly by the Department of Health and the Information Systems Division. A detailed strategy study report was compiled, with recommendations for the development of a number of information ...
Agius Muscat, Hugo, Westwood, M.
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Direct to consumer advertising via the Internet, a study of hip resurfacing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
With increased use of the internet for health information and direct to consumer advertising from medical companies, there is a concern about the quality of the information available for patients.
Clarke, J   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Pediatric Oncology Nursing Competencies in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review to Inform Practice, Education, and Research

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Social Life of Health Information, 2011 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Presents survey findings about trends in use of the Internet, including social networking sites, hospital and doctor review sites, and mobile apps to seek, share, or monitor health-related information among adults in general, patients, and ...
Susannah Fox
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Pulmonary Dysfunction Is Associated With Sleep Study Abnormalities in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: A Multicenter Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary dysfunction and sleep abnormalities are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Whether spirometry abnormalities are associated with polysomnography (PSG) findings remains unclear.
Ammar Saadoon Alishlash   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

2012 Annual Report: Achieving Access to Health for All Coloradans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This annual report includes: an 'about us' introduction, a letter from the leadership, details of grantmaking activities in the areas of health data and information, health advocacy and policy, health care services and systems, and health and well-being,

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Public responses to precautionary information from the department of health (UK) about possible health risks from mobile phones [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Understanding public perceptions of health information is of increasing importance in the light of the growing imperatives upon regulators to communicate information about risk and uncertainty.
Barnett   +31 more
core   +1 more source

Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health Insurance Literacy and Health Disparities in the United States: A Literature Review

open access: yesThe International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion, 2019
This paper presents a literature review of health insurance literacy with a focus on specialized populations in the U.S. and how limited health literacy skills exacerbate health disparities.
Emily Vardell
doaj   +1 more source

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