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Factors associated with abstinence after a recent smoking cessation attempt across 28 European Union member states

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2021
Introduction There is a lack of information regarding factors associated with successful smoking cessation on a population and European Union (EU)-wide level.
Chung-mei M. Cheung, Constantine I. Vardavas, Filippos T. Filippidis   +2 more
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Same, same but different? The expansion of auditing and its consequences for policy evaluation [PDF]

, 2023
The essential role of policy evaluation has been challenged over the past couple of decades of a growing attention to auditing. This development can be attributed both to an increasing focus on the performance of government bodies and alto so an ...
Pierre, Jon,, Peters, B. Guy,
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“We cobble together a storyline of system performance using a diversity of things”: a qualitative study of perspectives on public health performance measurement in Canada

Archives of Public Health, 2022
Background There have been longstanding calls for public health systems transformations in many countries, including Canada. Core to these calls has been strengthening performance measurement.
Meghan O’Neill, Eric De Prophetis, Sara Allin, Andrew D. Pinto, Robert W. Smith, Erica Di Ruggiero, Robert Schwartz, Jasmine Pawa, Mehdi Ammi, Laura C. Rosella   +9 more
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Uasin Gishu County Monitoring and Evaluation Policy 2020 [PDF]

, 2020
The Uasin Gishu County M&E Policy is designed with a view to developing M&E system called County Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System (CIMES).

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Dietary quality of school meals and packed lunches: a national study of primary and secondary schoolchildren in the UK

Public Health Nutrition, 2023
Objective: School lunches represent a key opportunity to improve diets and health of schoolchildren. No recent nationally representative studies have examined the nutritional differences between school meals and packed lunches in the UK. This study aimed
Erin Haney, Jennie C Parnham, Kiara Chang, Anthony A Laverty, Stephanie von Hinke, Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard, Martin White, Christopher Millett, Eszter P Vamos   +8 more
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Guidelines for Pediatric Radiotherapy Simulation: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Radiation Oncology Discipline

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric radiation therapy presents unique challenges compared to adult treatments, including those of immobilization, potential need for sedation, and the critical importance of accurate, reproducible positioning. Additionally, heightened attention to imaging doses is necessary to minimize long‐term toxicity in survivors.
Parham Alaei, Stephen Mihalcik, Sujith Baliga, Young Kwok, Dana Casey, Eric Ehler, Christiane Burton, John C. Breneman, Daphne A. Haas‐Kogan, Suzanne L. Wolden, Arnold C. Paulino, Nadia N. Laack, Natia Esiashvili, Sarah Milgrom, Christine Hill‐Kayser, Thomas J. Fitzgerald, John A. Kalapurakal, Chia‐Ho Hua   +17 more
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Changes in diet and physical activity following a community-wide pilot intervention to tackle childhood obesity in a deprived inner-London ward

BMC Public Health
Background Local authorities in England have an important role in shaping healthy local environments contributing to childhood obesity. This study examined changes in diet and physical activity in primary school children following a three-year, complex ...
Charan Bijlani, Charlotte Vrinten, Cornelia Junghans, Kiara Chang, Ellie Lewis, UmmeZeinab Mulla, Paraskevi Seferidi, Anthony A. Laverty, Eszter P. Vamos   +8 more
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Early Impact of Childhood Opportunity on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurocognitive impairment is a well‐recognized complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins early in childhood and persists across development. While cerebrovascular injury contributes substantially to risk, neurocognitive deficits are also observed in children without overt or silent cerebral infarctions, suggesting ...
Julia E. LaMotte, Hannah Koch, Olivia A. Coughlin, Jillian R. Bouck, Allie Carter, Seethal A. Jacob   +5 more
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Lamu County Monitoring and Evaluation Policy 2019 [PDF]

, 2019
The County Monitoring and Evaluation Policy articulates the County Government’s commitment to accountability for development results, it defines mechanisms for measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of public policies, programmes and projects ...
County Government of Lamu
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Effects of Cognitive‐Behavioral Programs for Criminal Offenders

Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2007
Cognitive‐behavioural therapy can prevent criminal offenders from continuing their criminal careers. However, some treatment programmes work better than others. This Campbell review shows that a small number of factors make the difference.
Mark W. Lipsey, Nana A. Landenberger, Sandra J. Wilson   +2 more
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