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Beyond the Numbers: Data Use for Continuous Improvement of Programs Serving Disconnected Youth [PDF]

, 2012
The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) conducted a series of in-depth case studies to examine how three programs which serve a disconnected youth population are utilizing data as a tool for continuous program improvement and ongoing accountability.
Andrea Browning, Austin Pate, Jennifer Brown Lerner   +2 more
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Potential for improvement of population diet through reformulation of commonly eaten foods [PDF]

Food reformulation: Reformulation of foods is considered one of the key options to achieve population nutrient goals. The compositions of many foods are modified to assist the consumer bring his or her daily diet more in line with dietary recommendations.
Hendriksen, M., Raaij, J.M.A., van, Verhagen, H.   +2 more
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Aligning quality improvement to population health [PDF]

International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2012
Most examples of the use of quality improvement (QI) methodologies currently come from acute care. They often demonstrate more efficient processes, improved staff morale and patient satisfaction and better health outcomes for specific service users but they are rarely able to indicate whether a service improvement has impacted on the population as a ...
Stuart, Green, Paul, Sullivan, Derek, Bell, Ruth, Barnes   +3 more
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Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying individual animal factors associated with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) milk ELISA positivity in dairy cattle in the Midwest region of the United States

BMC Veterinary Research, 2018
Background Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is a widespread chronic disease of ruminants that causes severe economic losses to the dairy cattle industry worldwide.
Gustavo Machado, Kaushi Kanankege, Val Schumann, Scott Wells, Andres Perez, Julio Alvarez   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Female and male-controlled livestock holdings impact pastoralist food security and women’s dietary diversity

One Health Outlook, 2021
Background Food insecurity is a global problem that requires a One Health approach. As many households in low- and middle-income nations rely on crops and livestock that they produce to meet their household’s needs, food security and nutrition are ...
H. Gitungwa, C. R. Gustafson, E. Y. Jimenez, E. W. Peterson, M. Mwanzalila, A. Makweta, E. Komba, R. R. Kazwala, J. A. K. Mazet, E. VanWormer   +9 more
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Survival Outcomes and Complications Among Canadian Children With Retinoblastoma: A Population‐Based Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common pediatric ocular cancer, yet population‐based data on survival and risk factors remain limited. This study aimed to describe survival in a large national RB cohort and identify predictors of death and complications.
Samuel Sassine, Ofélie Trudeau‐Ferrin, Caroline Laverdière, Patrick Hamel, Rosanne Superstein, Bénédicte Koukoui, Carole Provost, Paul C. Nathan, Vijay Ramaswamy, Furqan Shaikh, Brenda Gallie, Ashwin Mallipatna, Stephanie Kletke, Helen Dimaras, Hallie Coltin   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Personalized Selumetinib Dosing in Pediatric Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Insights From a Pilot Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate selumetinib exposure using therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibromas (PN), assess interpatient pharmacokinetic variability, and explore the relationship between drug exposure, clinical response, and adverse effects.
Janka Kovács, Zoltán Köllő, Balázs Gellért Karvaly, Mahmoud Obeidat, Rita Nagy, Péter Hegyi, Brigitta Teutsch, Eszter Tuboly, Miklós Garami   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prepared and highly committed despite the risk of COVID-19 infection: a cross-sectional survey of primary care physicians’ concerns and coping strategies in Singapore

BMC Family Practice, 2021
Background Primary care physicians (PCPs) are first points-of-contact between suspected cases and the healthcare system in the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Jerrald Lau, David Hsien-Yung Tan, Gretel Jianlin Wong, Yii-Jen Lew, Ying-Xian Chua, Lian-Leng Low, Han-Kwee Ho, Thiam-Soo Kwek, Sue-Anne Ee-Shiow Toh, Ker-Kan Tan   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Socioeconomic inequalities and adverse pregnancy outcomes in the UK and Republic of Ireland: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open, 2021
Objective There has been an unprecedented rise in infant mortality associated with deprivation in recent years in the United Kingdom (UK) and Republic of Ireland. A healthy pregnancy can have significant impacts on the life chances of children.
Clare Bambra, Heather Brown, Judith Rankin, Katie Thomson, Julie Bishop, Malcolm Moffat, Oluwatomi Arisa, Amrita Jesurasa, Catherine Richmond, Adefisayo Odeniyi, Susan Wing, Amy McNaughton, Nicola Heslehurst   +12 more
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