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Examining the complex dynamics influencing acute malnutrition in Turkana and Samburu counties: Study protocol

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Acute malnutrition in children under 5 years is persistent in Eastern Africa's arid and semiarid lands. This study aimed to identify the drivers of acute malnutrition in Turkana and Samburu counties, Kenya.
Calistus Wilunda, Estelle Sidze, Faith Thuita, Dickson Amugsi, Amanuel Abajobir, Martin Mutua, Bonventure Mwangi, Samuel Iddi, Chessa Lutter, Valerie L. Flax, Albert Webale, Esther Anono, Hazel Odhiambo, Caroline Wangui Wainaina, Stephen Ekiru, Gillian Chepkwony, John Ebei, Duncan Lesiamito, Elizabeth Kimani‐Murage, Brad Sagara   +19 more
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Holistic approach supporting mental wellbeing of people in enforced quarantine in South Australia during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2021
Objectives: To report the experience of quarantine for international arrivals to South Australia requiring quarantine in a medi‐hotel setting during the COVID‐19 pandemic and to describe the range of evidence‐based support services to mitigate the mental
Katina D'Onise, Sonali Meena, Kamalesh Venugopal, Marc Currie, Emily Kirkpatrick, Jenny Hurley, Rebecca Nolan, John Brayley, Bryan Atherton, Nicola Spurrier   +9 more
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Immigrant mental health, safe work, discrimination, and state policies: From racism and xenophobia to health equity

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract An ecological model was developed to examine the pathways linking immigration state policies to physically safe work conditions and work volition, interpersonal discrimination, and mental health distress. The ecological framework was tested among two subsamples totaling 529 Latinx immigrant participants: (1) immigrants who resided in states ...
Germán A. Cadenas, Thanharat Silamongkol, H. Kenny Nienhusser, Fiorella L. Carlos Chavez, Cristalís Capielo Rosario, Lucas Torres, Oswaldo Moreno   +6 more
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NO NĀ PUA: Exploring the feasibility of culture‐based social prescribing on firefighters' wellbeing in Hawaiʻi

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Firefighters face an array of stressors due to the demands of their occupation, leading to a high prevalence of mental health challenges. Social prescribing represents a novel approach to healthcare that emphasizes a holistic view of health and wellbeing.
Janice Ikeda, Margary Martin, Misty Pacheco   +2 more
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Helping financially under‐resourced unmarried mothers move forward and flourish: Feasibility findings from an innovative coaching‐centered place‐based initiative

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Longer‐duration, holistic, cohort‐based, coach‐led interventions may be particularly effective in promoting both economic health and emotional well‐being among unmarried mothers living in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods. Aligning with the 1999 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) framework for program evaluation, this study presents a ...
Jennifer Langhinrichsen‐Rohling, Sharon Watson, Mia Ersoff, Jayla Worsley, Brice Kroll, Jenna Hollenhead   +5 more
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Government funded suicide prevention in Australia – an environmental scan

BMC Public Health
Background Suicide is a worldwide public health problem. In response to this problem, Australia was one of the first countries to develop national suicide prevention policy.
Bridget Bassilios, Dianne Currier, Karolina Krysinska, David Dunt, Anna Machlin, Danielle Newton, Michelle Williamson, Jane Pirkis   +7 more
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Deadly developments: smoking cessation medicines accessed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia, 2006–2019 [PDF]

Public Health Research & Practice
Objectives and importance of the studyThe aims of this study were to examine trends in the annual rate of smoking cessation medicines (SCMs) supplied to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who smoke using dispensings by Services Australia from ...
Daniel Odo, Christina Heris, Raymond Lovett, Lisa Whop, Nicola Ball, Joanne Thandrayen, Michelle Kennedy, Raglan Maddox   +7 more
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Effectiveness of the baby-friendly community initiative in promoting exclusive breastfeeding among HIV negative and positive mothers: a randomized controlled trial in Koibatek Sub-County, Baringo, Kenya

International Breastfeeding Journal, 2020
Background Although the baby-friendly community initiative (BFCI) has been proposed as a community-level approach to improve infant feeding practices, there is little data on its variation in effectiveness by HIV status. We conducted a study to determine
Betty Mogesi Samburu, Sera Lewise Young, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, Milkah Njeri Wanjohi, Judith Kimiywe, Peter Muriuki, Paula L. Griffiths, Stephen T. McGarvey, Nyovani Janet Madise, Elizabeth W. Kimani-Murage   +9 more
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Exploring the Burden on Patients Living With and Receiving Treatment for Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP): Patient and Physician Perceptions From the ITP World Impact Survey (I‐WISh) 2.0

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Limited data exist on how patients and physicians perceive immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) symptoms and treatment‐related burden. I‐WISh (ITP World Impact Survey) 2.0 surveyed 1018 patients and 431 physicians in 15 countries to characterize the impact of ITP and its treatments on patients.
Nichola Cooper, James Bussel, Waleed Ghanima, Drew Provan, Yoshiaki Tomiyama, Ming Hou, Donald M. Arnold, Cristina Santoro, Francesco Zaja, Barbara Lovrencic, Mervyn Morgan, Michal Winograd, Jennifer DiRaimo, Danielle Boyle, Olivera Rajkovic‐Hooley, Meritxell Vendranas, Susan Frade, Caroline Kruse   +17 more
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Participatory Policy Development: Reflections on Designing the Strong Roots for Our Futures Program in Victoria

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we trace the journey to create the Strong Roots for our Futures Program, a government program to resource and support Traditional Owners to undertake a range of activities in areas where no state recognition existed. We provide a background to state recognition in Victoria before considering the program design, leading to an ...
Nell Reidy, Bhiamie Williamson, Jesse Williams   +2 more
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