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Smartphone applications for informal caregivers of chronically ill patients: a scoping review

npj Digital Medicine, 2022
Mobile-health applications can be used to deliver timely and personalized health information to family and friends of chronically ill adults living in the community.
Milena Guessi Margarido, Amika Shah, Emily Seto   +2 more
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Meru County Monitoring and Evaluation Policy 2021 [PDF]

, 2021
The County Monitoring and Evaluation Policy articulates the County Government of Meru’s commitment to accountability for development results; defines mechanisms for measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of public policies, programmes and projects;

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Prevalence and correlates of waterpipe use among adolescents in 60 countries

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background The worldwide popularity of water pipe usage has sharply increased in recent years, especially among young adults and youths. Methods In this study, we conducted a secondary analysis of the school-based Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS ...
Yuting Yang, Mohammed Jawad, Filippos Filippidis   +2 more
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Reaching consensus on definitions for food and physical activity policies: experience from the Policy Evaluation Network [PDF]

, 2022
BACKGROUND: An upsurge in policy evaluation research within public health sciences has led to multi-disciplinary research networks like the ‘Policy Evaluation Network’ (PEN).
Hebestreit, Antje, Woods, Catherine, Woods, Catherine B, Twohig, Cliona, Poelman, Maartje P, Woods, Cathrine B., Kelly, Liam, Twohgi, Cliona, Kamphuis, Carlijn B M, Kamphuis, Carlijn B.M., Leerstoel de Wit, Social Policy and Public Health, The PEN Consortium, Woods, Catherine B., Poelman, Maartje P., Lien, Nanna, Harrington, Janas M., Harrington, Janas M, Terragani, Laura, Ahrens, Wolfgang, Kamphuis, Carlijn, Luszczynska, Aleksandra, Murrin, Celine, Poelman, Maartje, Forberger, Sarah, Meshkovska, Biljana, Terragni, Laura, Murrin, Celine M.   +27 more
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Associations of increases in public transport use with physical activity and adiposity in older adults

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2018
Background We investigated predictors of two increases in older people’s public transport use: initiating public transport use among non-users; and increasing public transport use amongst users.
Anthony A. Laverty, Elizabeth Webb, Eszter P. Vamos, Christopher Millett   +3 more
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Assessing the Distributional Impact of Public Policy [PDF]

, 2002
Economic development necessarily changes the welfare of socioeconomic groups to various degrees, depending on differences in their social arrangements. The challenge for policymakers is to select the changes that
B. Essama-Nssah, Essama-Nssah, B.
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Associations of cigarette price differentials with infant mortality in 23 European countries

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Increasing cigarette prices has been associated with improved perinatal and child health outcomes. Transnational tobacco companies have adopted pricing strategies which maintain the availability of cheap cigarettes.
Filippos Filippidis, Anthony Laverty, Thomas Hone, Jasper Been, Christopher Millett   +4 more
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Handbook of Public Policy Evaluation

, 2023
This comprehensive Handbook examines public policy evaluation in democracies. Focusing on the political dimension of the evaluation process, it argues that policy evaluation can be an emancipatory tool, reducing social inequalities and exclusion, and offers novel suggestions on how evaluations can be used to improve democratic policymaking.
Varone, Frédéric (Ed.), Jacob, Steve (Ed.), Bundi, Pirmin (Ed.)   +2 more
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Impacts of the 2008 Great Recession on dietary intake: a systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2021
Background The 2008 Great Recession significantly impacted economies and individuals globally, with potential impacts on food systems and dietary intake.
Rosemary H. Jenkins, Eszter P. Vamos, David Taylor-Robinson, Christopher Millett, Anthony A. Laverty   +4 more
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Kericho County Internship Policy 2022 [PDF]

, 2022
This policy provides guidelines for engagement and management of internship programmes in the County Public Service. It outlines the various provisions and requirements of the programme, selection procedures and roles and responsibilities of various ...

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