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Improving Urban Health [PDF]

Journal of Urban Health, 1998
New York's public health priorities initiative, Communities Working Together for a Healthier New York, creates a framework for communities, including urban areas, to identify and address their most pressing public health problems. It is both a call to action and a guide for the state's communities.
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Eliminating Neglected Tropical Diseases in Urban Areas: A Review of Challenges, Strategies and Research Directions for Successful Mass Drug Administration

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2018
Since 1950, the global urban population grew from 746 million to almost 4 billion and is expected to reach 6.4 billion by mid-century. Almost 90% of this increase will take place in Asia and Africa and disproportionately in urban slums.
Alayne M. Adams, Myriam Vuckovic, Eleanor Birch, Tara A. Brant, Stephanie Bialek, Dahye Yoon, Joseph Koroma, Abdel Direny, Joseph Shott, Jean Frantz Lemoine, Massitan Dembele, Margaret C. Baker   +11 more
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Exploring the perspectives of caregivers of urban Inuit children on child health knowledge mobilisation

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2022
Our study sought to explore the experiences of caregivers of urban Inuit children with respect to child health knowledge acquisition to develop community-specific best practices for health promotion initiatives.
Brian Hummel, Daniel Bierstone, Dennis Newhook, Radha Jetty   +3 more
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Conducting Research with Community Groups [PDF]

, 2015
Nurse scientists are increasingly recognizing the necessity of conducting research with community groups to effectively address complex health problems and successfully translate scientific advancements into the community.
Ayoola, Adejoke, Doornbos, Mary Molewyk, Topp, Robert V, Zandee, Gail Landheer   +3 more
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Quality of Care in Family Planning Services: Differences Between Formal and Informal Settlements of Kira Municipality, Uganda

Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2021
Background: Quality of care (QoC) of family planning (FP) affects contraceptive use, and it varies across types of urban settlement. This study assesses the difference in service delivery point (SDP) structural and process factors between formal and ...
Zubair Lukyamuzi, Moses Tetui, Moses Tetui, Moses Tetui, Osvaldo Fonseca-Rodríguez, Osvaldo Fonseca-Rodríguez, Lynn Atuyambe, Fredrick Edward Makumbi, Mazen Baroudi   +8 more
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Epidemiology of Urban Canine Rabies, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 1972–1997

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002
We analyzed laboratory data from 1972 to 1997 from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, to determine risk factors for laboratory canine samples’ testing positive for Rabies virus (RABV).
Marc-Alain Widdowson, Gustavo J. Morales, Sandra Chaves, James McGrane   +3 more
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Health inequalities and development plans in Iran: An analysis of the past three decades (1984–2010) [PDF]

, 2014
Introduction: Reducing inequalities in health care is one of the main challenges in all countries. In Iran as in other oil-exporting upper middle income countries, we expected to witness fewer inequalities especially in the health sector with the ...
Driessen, J, Gallego, G, Ghasemi, M, Trujillo, A, Zare, H   +4 more
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Using Qualitative Methods to Understand the Interconnections Between Cities and Health: A Methodological Review

Public Health Reviews
Objective: Using different perspectives and methods to investigate the links between the urban phenomenon and health is critical in an urbanizing world.
José Pedro Silva, José Pedro Silva, José Pedro Silva, Ana Isabel Ribeiro, Ana Isabel Ribeiro, Ana Isabel Ribeiro   +5 more
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Housing Discrimination and Health: Understanding Potential Linking Pathways Using a Mixed-Methods Approach

Social Sciences, 2018
Few studies have examined the impact of housing discrimination on health. This study explores potential pathways linking housing discrimination and health using concept mapping, a mixed-method approach.
Roshanak Mehdipanah, Jessica Ramirez, Shanti Abedin, Sherrill F. Brown   +3 more
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Selection of Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool indicators using item response theory analysis to assess a city health profile in India

Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine, 2020
Introduction: City health profile is a useful tool for understanding the health gap and to plan to close the health gap. Of the different tools available to draft a city health profile, the Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (HEART ...
M Siva Durga Prasad Nayak, K A Narayan
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