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Population-Scale Pervasive Health [PDF]

IEEE Pervasive Computing, 2017
Population-scale pervasive health research attempts to harness large-scale data that has already been collected through commercial devices and web applications to study human behaviors and the links between that data and health and well-being. Leveraging these existing datasets enables studies of behaviors and health at an unprecedented scale ...
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Painting a portrait: Analysis of national health survey data for cancer genetic counseling

Cancer Medicine, 2019
Background Despite a growing body of literature describing the geographic and sociodemographic distribution of cancer genetic testing, work focused on these domains in cancer genetic counseling is limited.
Monica H. Stamp, Ora K. Gordon, Christopher P. Childers, Kimberly K. Childers   +3 more
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Understanding Population Health Terminology [PDF]

The Milbank Quarterly, 2007
Population healthis a relatively new term, with no agreement about whether it refers to a concept of health or a field of study of health determinants. There is debate, sometimes heated, about whether population health and public health are identical or different.
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Application of decision analytic modelling to cardiovascular disease prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

Communications Medicine
Background This systematic review sought to examine the application of decision analytic models (DAMs) to evaluate cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention interventions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region that has experienced an increasing CVD burden ...
James Odhiambo Oguta, Penny Breeze, Elvis Wambiya, Peter Kibe, Catherine Akoth, Peter Otieno, Peter J. Dodd   +6 more
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Integrated access to cancer screening: expanding access for cervical and colorectal cancer screening in rural and remote Northern Alberta, Canada using a mobile service to bring cancer screening closer to home

BMC Health Services Research
Background The goal of the Integrated Access to Cancer Screening (IACS) initiative was to help reduce the disparity in cancer screening participation across Alberta by implementing an integrated mobile service delivery model for breast, cervical, and ...
Jessica Wiseman, Kara Patterson, Gordon Kliewer, Mary Mueller, Seema Mutti-Packer, James Newsome, Stacy Lockerbie, Joan Hauber, Monica Schwann, Huiming Yang   +9 more
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Social Inclusion Health Indicators [PDF]

, 2006
Part of the Inclusive Cities Canada project, this report examines social inclusion from a population health perspective. Social inclusion is a key Social Determinant of Health, and is critical to addressing the social and health inequalities that also ...

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Multilevel correlates of childhood violence in refugee settings: findings from the Ethiopia humanitarian violence against children and youth survey

Global Health Action
Background Despite their right to protection, children in refugee settings face various forms of violence, including physical, sexual, and emotional violence. Objective This study examined the factors associated with childhood violence (before turning 18)
Yadeta Dessie, Bonnie Wandera, George Odwe, Francis Obare, Dagim Habteyesus, Stella Muthuri, Gloria Seruwagi, Ushuu Namarra, Abir Nur, Peter Kisaakye, Caroline W. Kabiru, Chi-Chi Undie, Yohannes Dibaba Wado   +12 more
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Putting the Population into Population Health [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Public Health, 2000
D, Raphael, T, Bryant
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What Is Population Health?

American Journal of Public Health, 2003
Population health is a relatively new term that has not yet been precisely defined. Is it a concept of health or a field of study of health determinants? We propose that the definition be “the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group,” and we argue that the field of population health ...
David, Kindig, Greg, Stoddart
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Spending by Employers on Health Insurance: A Data Brief [PDF]

, 2007
[Excerpt] To attract and maintain a skilled workforce, many businesses provide health insurance and other benefits for their employees. As the cost of health insurance rises, employers face a growing challenge paying for benefits while managing labor ...
Jenson, Jennifer
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