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Identifying Food Insecurity in a Rural Vermont Primary Care Setting [PDF]

, 2020
Recent years have shown an emergence of interest in social determinants of health by healthcare providers, community leaders, and social service organizations alike. Among the social determinants of health, food insecurity has been associated with higher
Lyon, Jessica
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Diet, Physical Activity, and Emotional Health: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why We Need Integrated Solutions for Total Worker Health [PDF]

, 2019
Background Current research advocates lifestyle factors to manage workers’ health issues, such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type II diabetes mellitus, among other things (World Health Organization (WHO) Obesity: preventing and managing the global
Syed, Iffath
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Quantification of Neighborhood-Level Social Determinants of Health in the Continental United States

JAMA Network Open, 2020
Key Points Question How do social determinants of health vary across multiple dimensions and geographic space? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 71 901 census tracts with approximately 312 million persons across the continental United States ...
Marynia A. Kolak, J. Bhatt, Y. Park, N. Padrón, A. Molefe   +4 more
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Taurine promotes glucagon‐like peptide‐1 secretion in enteroendocrine L cells

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Taurine, a sulfur‐containing amino acid, is likely taken up by enteroendocrine L cells via the taurine transporter. This process increases the levels of cytosolic ATP. The increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentrations and glucagon‐like peptide‐1 secretion through membrane depolarization is caused by the closure of ATP‐sensitive potassium channels ...
Yuri Osuga, Kazuki Harada, Takuya Yamauchi, Tetsuya Kitaguchi, Masami Yokota Hirai, Mitsuharu Matsumoto, Takashi Tsuboi   +6 more
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How power and knowledge hierarchies affect communication in intrapartum care: findings from public health facilities in two southern Indian districts

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Effective communication is a key element of medical care; it can foster a warm interpersonal relationship, facilitate the exchange of information, and enable shared decision-making.
Abha Rao, V. Srinidhi, Baneen Karachiwala, Sanjana Santosh, Shreelata Rao Seshadri, Sophia Thomas, Sreeparna Chattopadhyay, Anuradha Sreevathsa, Gita Sen   +8 more
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Socioeconomic inequality in unmet outpatient healthcare needs among people living in urban informal settlements in Sanandaj city, Iran

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
Background The growing trend of informal settlements is a serious humanitarian crisis. Unmet need for health care services is an indicator to measure the state of equality and access to healthcare services.
Bakhtiar Piroozi, Hossein Safari, Amjad Mohamadi Bolbanabad, Ghobad Moradi, Yadolah Zarezadeh, Azad Shokri, Farhad Moradpour   +6 more
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Examining Social Determinants of Health, Stigma, and COVID-19 Disparities

Healthcare, 2020
There is growing attention to disparities in the incidence, prevalence, and mortality associated with COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) in racial/ethnic communities.
J. Turner-Musa, O. Ajayi, Layschel Kemp
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Addressing Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health Through Healthy People 2030

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 2021
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Cynthia A Gómez, D. Kleinman, Nico P. Pronk, Glenda L Wrenn Gordon, Emmeline Ochiai, Carter Blakey, Ayanna Johnson, Karen H Brewer   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Making tau amyloid models in vitro: a crucial and underestimated challenge

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This review highlights the challenges of producing in vitro amyloid assemblies of the tau protein. We review how accurately the existing protocols mimic tau deposits found in the brain of patients affected with tauopathies. We discuss the important properties that should be considered when forming amyloids and the benchmarks that should be used to ...
Julien Broc, Clara Piersson, Yann Fichou
wiley   +1 more source

Socio-Environmental Determinants and Human Health Exposures in Arid and Semi-Arid Zones of Iran—Narrative Review

Environmental Health Insights, 2022
Lifestyle is different in arid and semi-arid zones. However, where people are born and live have a lasting influence on their social and environmental exposure.
Laleh R. Kalankesh, Susana Rodriguez-Couto, Ali Alami, Shahla Khosravan, Mehdi Meshki, Elshan Ahmadov, Ali Mohammadpour, Narjes Bahri   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source