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Public health in practice: the three domains of public health

Public Health, 2005
This paper outlines a conceptual model for public health practice by proposing the three domains as a framework to organize and to deliver public health programmes. The model builds on the recognition that public health is everybody's business and therefore, needs a common definitional base.
P Donnelly
exaly   +3 more sources

Disentangling concepts of inappropriate polypharmacy in old age: a scoping review

BMC Public Health, 2023
Introduction Polypharmacy is a common concern, especially in the older population. In some countries more that 50% of all individuals over 60 receive five or more drugs, most often due to multimorbidity and increased longevity.
Sofie Rosenlund Lau, Frans Waldorff, Anne Holm, Anne Frølich, John Sahl Andersen, Mette Sallerup, Sarah Emilie Christensen, Stine Søndersted Clausen, Tina Drud Due, Pernille Hølmkjær   +9 more
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Measuring needs-based quality of life and self-perceived health inequity in patients with multimorbidity: investigating psychometric measurement properties of the MultiMorbidity Questionnaire (MMQ) using primarily Rasch models

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2023
Background Multimorbidity is a burden for the individual and to the healthcare sector worldwide, leading to a rising number of intervention studies towards this patient group.
Kristine Bissenbakker, Volkert Siersma, Alexandra Brandt Ryborg Jønsson, Anne Møller, Karl Bang Christensen, John Brandt Brodersen   +5 more
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Evidence for public health practice [PDF]

Journal of Public Health, 2009
Editorial
Leung, GM, Gray, S
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Correlation of long-term care facility vaccination practices between seasons and resident types

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Influenza vaccination varies widely across long-term care facilities (LTCFs) due to staff behaviors, LTCF practices, and patient factors. It is unclear how seasonal LTCF vaccination varies between cohabitating but distinct short-stay and long ...
Emily T. O’Neill, Elliott Bosco, Erin Persico, Joe B. Silva, Melissa R. Riester, Patience Moyo, Robertus van Aalst, Matthew M. Loiacono, Ayman Chit, Stefan Gravenstein, Andrew R. Zullo   +10 more
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Expert Consensus on Health Promotion Strategies for Adult Vaccination in China [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue
Vaccine-preventable diseases impose a significant health burden on adults in China, highlighting urgent needs to address gaps in the current adult immunization program.
Institute for Healthy China, Tsinghua University, School of Public Health, Peking University, College of General Practice, Southern University of Science and Technology, Public Health Security and Health Professional Committee, Public Safety Science and Technology Society
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Disruptive Innovation Can Prevent the Next Pandemic

Frontiers in Public Health, 2015
Public health surveillance (PHS) is at a tipping point, where the application of novel processes, technologies, and tools promise to vastly improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Affan eShaikh, Lisa eFerland, Robert eHood-Cree, Loren eShaffer, Scott eMcNabb, Scott eMcNabb   +5 more
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Practice Is the Purpose of Public Health

American Journal of Public Health, 2003
All who work in public health share this common goal: to prevent disease and promote health. So universal and so worthy, this goal is claimed by government agencies, research institutes, academic departments, community-based organizations, nonprofit foundations, and health care institutions.
Gabriel N, Stover, Mary T, Bassett
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Uptake of signposting to web-based resources: pregnant women’s use of a preventive web-based intervention

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Signposting to web-based interventions is becoming increasingly popular in primary care. Most resources are focused on individuals with clinical problems, but less is known about the uptake of general practice (GP) signposted web-based ...
Emil Rønn Sørensen, Ida Scheel Rasmussen, Gritt Overbeck, Volkert Siersma, Clara Lundmark Appel, Philip Wilson   +5 more
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Developing quality indicators for Chronic Kidney Disease in primary care, extractable from the Electronic Medical Record. A Rand-modified Delphi method

BMC Nephrology, 2020
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common chronic condition and a rising public health issue with increased morbidity and mortality, even at an early stage. Primary care has a pivotal role in the early detection and in the integrated management
Steve A. Van den Bulck, Patrik Vankrunkelsven, Geert Goderis, Gijs Van Pottelbergh, Jonathan Swerts, Karolien Panis, Rosella Hermens   +6 more
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