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Evolution of an academic-public library parthership [PDF]

, 2016
A partnership to improve access to health information via an urban public library system was established in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2011. A multiyear project was outlined that included an information needs assessment, a training class for public library ...
Anwuri, Victoria V, Bernstein, Jackie, Colditz, Graham A, Daley, Jan, Engeszer, Robert J, Krekeler, Kara, McDonald, Brenda, Morris, Scott, Norfolk, Monique, Olmstadt, William, Rogers, Monica, Schoening, Paul, Voorhees, Mychal, Williams, Lee   +13 more
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Implementing Health‐Related Quality of Life Assessment in Pediatric Oncology: A Feasibility Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background There is growing interest in embedding health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) assessment and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) within clinical cancer care. This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of implementing an electronic PROM (ePROM) platform to measure HRQoL in children with cancer ...
Mikaela Doig, Sophie Jessop, Jordan R. Hansford, Hien Le, Matthew O'Connor, Peter Gorayski, Andrew Cunningham, Amanda Hutchinson, Victoria Bedford, Eva Bezak, Nayana Parange, Kelly Skelton, Timothy Price, Michala Short   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parent Quality of Life at Two Years Following Their Child's Completion of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Parents of children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often experience significant caregiver burden and disruption to their well‐being. While parent quality of life (QoL) during treatment is well characterized, little is known about outcomes during early survivorship.
Sara Dal Pra, Maria McCarthy, Michael Takagi, Cinzia De Luca   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Whole Genome Sequencing for the Identification of a Streptococcus agalactiae Outbreak in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: While Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus [GBS]) infections in infants usually result from maternal transmission, healthcare-associated cases, particularly in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), can occur.
Halima Dabaja Younis, Allison McGeer, Vanessa Allen, Angelie Seguban, Andrea Morillo, Irene Martin, Alyssa Golden, Jennie Johnstone   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Application of the network scale‐up method to estimate the sizes of key populations for HIV in Singapore using online surveys

Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2023
Introduction Singapore lacks robust data on the sizes of the key populations that are most at risk for HIV. Using the network scale‐up method for hidden or hard‐to‐reach populations, we estimate the sizes of five key populations—male clients of female ...
Sharon Esi Duoduwa Quaye, Yuwei Cheng, Rayner Kay Jin Tan, Joel R. Koo, Kiesha Prem, Alvin Kuo Jing Teo, Alex R. Cook   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cognitive Functioning in Vorinostat‐Treated Pediatric and Young Adult Patients Over the First 180 Days After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Cognitive and psychological difficulties could negatively interfere with treatment adherence and quality of life before and after hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Methods to mitigate these changes may have positive effects on treatment success.
Kristen L. Votruba, Michelle Rozwadowski, Thomas Braun, April Rahrig, Edward Peres, Kirsten M. Williams, Vanessa Fabrizio, Julie‐An Talano, Carrie L. Kitko, Nicolas Parnell, Pavan Reddy, Sung Won Choi   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systemic Intervention for Public Health

American Journal of Public Health, 2006
Many calls have been made for a systems approach to public health. My response is to offer a methodology for systemic intervention that (1) emphasizes the need to explore stakeholder values and boundaries for analysis, (2) challenges marginalization, and (3) draws upon a wide range of methods (from the systems literature and beyond) to create a ...
openaire   +4 more sources

Reciprocal control of viral infection and phosphoinositide dynamics

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Phosphoinositides, although scarce, regulate key cellular processes, including membrane dynamics and signaling. Viruses exploit these lipids to support their entry, replication, assembly, and egress. The central role of phosphoinositides in infection highlights phosphoinositide metabolism as a promising antiviral target.
Marie Déborah Bancilhon, Bruno Mesmin
wiley   +1 more source

Local Public Health System Partnerships

Public Health Reports®, 2005
Objectives. Interorganizational collaboration aimed at community health improvement is an expectation of local public health systems. This study assessed the extent to which such collaboration occurred within one state (Wisconsin), described the characteristics of existing partnerships, and identified factors associated with partnership effectiveness ...
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Global Public Health Security: Inequality, Vulnerability and Public Health System Capabilities [PDF]

Development and Change, 2008
Assessment of: The World Health Report 2007: A Safer Future: Global Public Health Security in the 21st Century. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2007. 72 pp.
Meri, Koivusalo, Maureen, Mackintosh
openaire   +2 more sources