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A community‐driven approach to address substance use and create a Great Plains American Indian addiction and recovery research agenda

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Substance use, specifically opioid and methamphetamine use, is of increasing concern among American Indian (AI) populations in the Great Plains. This community‐driven participatory study investigated the impacts of substance use and community‐defined needs in treating addiction.
Brynn Luger, Anna Kihlström, Brinda Sivaramakrishnan, Allison Kelliher, Frankie Kropp, Carmen Rosa, T. John Winhusen, Donald Warne, the CTN0129 participating Tribal communities   +8 more
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Vaccine implementation: Alaska 2017 [PDF]

, 2017
Bacterial meningitis is a serious disease that causes permanent dysfunction or death; adolescents and young adults carry the greatest risk. The national Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has released vaccine recommendations that include
Hulstine, Amanda
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Patient advocacy and arthritis: moving forward

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2004
Patient advocacy is based on the premise that people have the right to make their own choices about their health care. Personal advocacy is centred on the experiential expertise of the individual affected by the condition, whereas group advocacy is ...
Leong Amye L., Euller-Ziegler Liana
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Amplifying the Future of Patient Voices and Cross-Disease Networking Through the Advocacy Exchange

Journal of Patient Experience
Patient advocacy is essential for progress in healthcare to improve clinical practice and treatments, but advocacy is neither well understood nor supported.
Brad Love PhD, Sheila Thorne BA, Laudy Robinson BA, Eileen Shannon MS, Katie Stout BS, David Craig MBA, Jasmine Greenamyer MPH   +6 more
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The psychosocial toll of Dublin III on asylum seekers in the Netherlands

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The Dublin III Regulation determines which EU Member State is responsible for examining asylum claims, but its implementation carries significant consequences for those subjected to it. This study examines how Dublin III, as implemented in the Netherlands, affects asylum seekers' psychosocial wellbeing using Silove′s Adaptation and Development
Imen El Amouri
wiley   +1 more source

He/She Is a Great Surgeon, But...: Addressing Behaviors That Undermine a Culture of Safety

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2015
William O. Cooper, MD, MPH
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Using photovoice to understand community perceptions of firearm risks and protective factors among Asian Americans

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study used photovoice methodology to explore Asian Americans' perspectives on the root causes and protective factors of firearm violence in their communities. Photovoice provided a participatory platform for community members to document lived experiences and identify priorities for change.
Tsu‐Yin Wu, Szu‐Hsien Chen, Xining Yang, Ken Resnicow, Hsing‐Fang Hsieh   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency Contraception for Adolescents [PDF]

, 2008
Healthy Teen Network recommends that emergency contraception be treated as any other over-the-counter drug by pharmacies and be available over-the-counter without a prescription to adolescents. We encourage teaching adolescents, their parents, and health

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B/ordering and healthcare access for migrants with precarious status: The role of healthcare workers in counteracting restrictive policies

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné, Jill Hanley, Élise Bourgeois‐Guérin, Pénélope Boudreault   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing Childhood Adversity and Social Determinants inPediatric Primary Care:Recommendations for New Hampshire [PDF]

, 2018
Research has clearly demonstrated the significant short- and long-term impacts of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the social determinants of health (SDOH) on child health and well-being.1 Identifying and addressing ACEs and SDOH will require a ...
Corvini, Marguerite, Cox, Katherine, O’Neil, Molly, Ryer, Jeanne, EdD, Tutko, Holly Deblois   +4 more
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