Results 11 to 20 of about 1,151,198 (342)

Social Determinants of Health [PDF]

North Carolina Medical Journal, 2012
In spite of improvements in its health care delivery systems and in local and state public health infrastructure, North Carolina continues to face significant challenges in improving the health of its citizens. The state lags behind almost two-thirds of the nation in overall health status, and racial and ethnic disparities exist across multiple ...
openaire   +2 more sources

A systematic review and meta-analysis of pregnancy and COVID-19: Signs and symptoms, laboratory tests, and perinatal outcomes

International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine, 2020
Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 appeared in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. Objective: To investigate the clinical manifestations including signs and symptoms, laboratory results ...
Soheil Hassanipour, Saeed Bagheri Faradonbeh, Khalil Momeni, Zahra Heidarifard, Mohammad-Javad Khosousi, Leila Khosousi, Hosein Ameri, Morteza Arab-Zozani   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Social Determinants of Health [PDF]

Annual Review of Public Health, 2011
In the United States, awareness is increasing that medical care alone cannot adequately improve health overall or reduce health disparities without also addressing where and how people live. A critical mass of relevant knowledge has accumulated, documenting associations, exploring pathways and biological mechanisms, and providing a previously ...
Paula, Braveman, Susan, Egerter, David R, Williams   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Using practice development methodology to develop children’s centre teams: Ideas for the future [PDF]

, 2009
The Children’s Centre Programme is a recent development in the UK and brings together multi-agency teams to work with disadvantaged families. Practice development methods enable teams to work together in new ways.
Ann Hemingway, Belsky J., Department of Health., Department of Health., Dickson C., Evans D., Fiona Cowdell, Health Development Agency., Katzenback J., Page S., Restas A., World Health Organization: Commission on the Social Determinants of Health., Wright S.   +12 more
core   +1 more source

Water, sanitation and hygiene interventions for acute childhood diarrhea: a systematic review to provide estimates for the Lives Saved Tool

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background In the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) era, there is growing recognition of the responsibilities of non-health sectors in improving the health of children. Interventions to improve access to clean water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene
Nazia Darvesh, Jai K. Das, Tyler Vaivada, Michelle F. Gaffey, Kumanan Rasanathan, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, for the Social Determinants of Health Study Team   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biosorption of metronidazole using Spirulina platensis microalgae: process modeling, kinetic, thermodynamic, and isotherm studies

Applied Water Science, 2023
Metronidazole is well-known antibiotic which, globally, ranks high in popular usage. Therefore, traces of residues of this antibiotic were identified in aquatic bodies. A photosynthetic cyanobacterium, of the microalgae category, S.
Zahra Esmaili, Behnam Barikbin, Mahmoud Shams, Hossein Alidadi, Tariq J. Al-Musawi, Ziaeddin Bonyadi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Blockchain Applied To Network Science: Toward Implementing Multilevel Blockchain-Based Network Intervention To Address Health Inequity In Healthcare Delivery System

Blockchain in Healthcare Today, 2022
The annual ConV2X is a leading international health tech symposium driving real world evidence, strategy, research, operations and trends to create a blueprint for a new digital health era.
Dr. Kayo Fujimoto, Distinguished Professor In Social Determinants Of Health, Professor In School Of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Camden Hallmark, MPH, Data Analyst, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Texas, Beau Mitts, MPH, Bureau Chief of HIV/STD and Viral Hepatitis Prevention, Houston Health Department, Texas, Anjum Khurshid, MD, PhD, Director, Data Integration, Co-Chief, Health Information and Data Analytic Sciences, Assistant Professor of Population Health, Affiliate Faculty, Center for Health Communication, Dell Medical School and The University of Texas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Serum Vitamin D Status in Older Adults: A Cohort Study [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Vitamin D is best known as a key regulator of bone metabolism and calcium and phosphate homeostasis. This study aimed to assess the effect of different factors on the five-year changes in serum vitamin D concentration among older adults ...
Simin Mouodi, Sajedeh Delbari, Seyed Reza Hosseini, Reza Ghadimi, Ali Bijani   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Inequalities in Europe: Setting the Stage for Progressive Policy Action [PDF]

, 2018
While the health of Europeans has improved over recent years, differences by gender, birthplace, and/or socioeconomic background persist. This report maps the extent of such health inequalities, its determinants, and costs to society.
Bambra, Clare, Forster, Timon, Kentikelenis, Alexander   +2 more
core   +1 more source

No equity, no triple aim: strategic proposals to advance health equity in a volatile policy environment [PDF]

, 2017
Health professionals, including social workers, community health workers, public health workers, and licensed health care providers, share common interests and responsibilities in promoting health equity and improving social determinants of health—the ...
Acuff, C., Antonelli, R., Fox, D., Hirsch, G., Lee, C.R., Lupi, M.V., Morton, S., Ortiz, A., Sager, A., Selig, S., Wachman, M., Wilkinson, Geoffrey   +11 more
core   +2 more sources