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Pandemic Influenza and Community Preparedness

American Journal of Public Health, 2009
Objectives. We aimed to examine community knowledge about and attitudes toward the threat of pandemic influenza and assess the community acceptability of strategies to reduce its effect. Methods. We conducted computer-aided telephone interviews in 2007 with a cross-sectional sample of rural and metropolitan residents of South Australia. Results.
Marshall, H., Ryan, P., Roberton, D., Street, J., Watson, M.   +4 more
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The intersection of health inequalities and COVID‐19: Evidence from National Health Insurance Big Data in South Korea

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Health inequalities persist along lines of income and wealth, shaped by unequal access to healthcare, differences in health behaviors, and pre‐existing chronic conditions. The COVID‐19 pandemic further put families in Korea under health strain and worsened their health outcomes.
Jaehyun Nam, Sarah Jiyoon Kwon, Wonik Lee, Eunji Kim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medical students and COVID-19: the need for pandemic preparedness

Journal of Medical Ethics, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted unprecedented global disruption. For medical schools, this has manifested as examination and curricular restructuring as well as significant changes to clinical attachments.
Lorcan O'Byrne, B. Gavin, F. Mcnicholas
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Striving for Health Equity: The Importance of Social Determinants of Health and Ethical Considerations in Pandemic Preparedness Planning

International Journal of Public Health, 2022
Since the WHO’s “Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan” in 1999, pandemic preparedness plans at the international and national level have been constantly adapted with the common goal to respond early to outbreaks, identify risks, and outline promising ...
H. Hoven, N. Dragano, P. Angerer, C. Apfelbacher, I. Backhaus, B. Hoffmann, A. Icks, S. Wilm, H. Fangerau, F. Söhner   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Missing: Where Are the Migrants in Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plans? [PDF]

, 2018
Influenza pandemics are perennial global health security threats, with novel and seasonal influenza affecting a large proportion of the world’s population, causing enormous economic and social destruction. Novel viruses such as influenza A(H7N9) continue
Barragan, Eliana, Duigan, Patrick, Friedman, Eric A., Gostin, Lawrence O., Harper, David R., Hui, Charles, Prakongsai, Phusit, Suphanchaimat, Rapeepong, Wickramage, Kolitha   +8 more
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Implementation of Youth Empowerment Services (YES) juvenile justice diversion program: A first‐person account

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Santa Barbara County, the Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Program brought together several government and community‐based organizations, as well as a university‐based evaluation team, to provide pre‐adjudication diversion to youth ages 12 to 17.
Angela Pollard, Jill D. Sharkey, Erin Cross, Karyn Milligan, Michelle Kerwood, Ruby Celio, Andrea Fernandez‐Contreras, Esteban Medina‐Galvan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Age and product dependent vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection and hospitalisation among adults in Norway: a national cohort study, July–November 2021

BMC Medicine, 2022
Background COVID-19 vaccines have been crucial in the pandemic response and understanding changes in vaccines effectiveness is essential to guide vaccine policies.
Jostein Starrfelt, Anders Skyrud Danielsen, Eirik Alnes Buanes, Lene Kristine Juvet, Trude Marie Lyngstad, Gunnar Øyvind Isaksson Rø, Lamprini Veneti, Sara Viksmoen Watle, Hinta Meijerink   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influenza and the implications of a pandemic for Malta [PDF]

, 2005
An influenza pandemic is inevitable and recent reports from Southeast Asia on avian influenza viruses infecting humans have served to fuel worries that a new pandemic is near.
Farrugia, Ryan, Melillo Fenech, Tanya, Spiteri, Gianfranco   +2 more
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Transition From Primary to Secondary School: Igniting Attendance and Engagement Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Through National Policy Reform

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's Closing the Gap reform aims to address disparities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. There are specific targets focussed on key educational transitions; yet, the transition to secondary education is not a targeted priority.
Azhar Hussain Potia, Kai W. Wheeler, Tracy Woodroffe, Karen Thorpe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modifiable Factors Impeding Nurses’ Willingness to Report in a Disaster [PDF]

, 2017
This research project investigates what modifiable factors impede nurses’ willingness to report to work during a disaster. The survey sample were nurses in the United States.
Hutchison, Kate
core   +2 more sources