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Vulnerability, Vulnerable Populations, and Policy [PDF]
Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal, 2004 [ 411 ] Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal Vol. 14, No. 4, 411–425 © 2004 by the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature Produced at the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Box 571212, Washington, DC 20057-1212. The Center operates on a contract with the National Library of
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Building a Better Safety Net for the New New Orleans [PDF]
, 2006 The most vulnerable populations in New Orleans -- the elderly, people with physical and mental disabilities, and single mothers out of the labor market -- arguably were hit hardest by Katrina.
Sheila R. Zedlewski
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BMC Health Services Research, 2018 Background Clinicians have difficulty accurately assessing medication non-adherence within chronic disease care settings. Health information technology (HIT) could offer novel tools to assess medication adherence in diverse populations outside of usual ...
Neda Ratanawongsa +4 more
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Swiss Medical Weekly, 2020 Female sex workers are often considered highly vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, data on STI epidemiology in female sex workers are lacking in Switzerland.
Francis Vu +10 more
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Nutrition standards for the charitable food system: challenges and opportunities
BMC Public Health, 2022 Food insecurity is associated with increased risk of chronic disease and poor dietary intake. The United States charitable food system, a complex network of food banks, pantries and congregate meal sites, provides food for millions of low-income ...
Ronli Levi +4 more
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BMJ Open, 2020 Background Psychosocial adversity disproportionately affects racial/ethnic and socioeconomic minorities in the USA, and therefore understanding the mechanisms through which psychosocial stress and resilience influence human health can provide meaningful ...
Tracy Balboni +4 more
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Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing, 2009 Human grief is a universal experience that scholars and practitioners have been interesting in for years. Despite the numerous studies about the phenomena of grief, there are many aspects of grief that remain vague. Much of the reviewed literature on the phenomena of grief and bereavement is in the psychosocial sciences.
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Social Sciences, 2016 Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a significant public health problem. It is estimated that around 14,700 women affected by FGM live in Switzerland, primarily among women with a history of migration.
Michela Villani +2 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2019 Background ED overcrowding represents a significant public health problem in developed countries. Frequent users of the emergency departments (FUEDs; reporting 5 or more ED visits in the past year) are often affected by medical, psychological, social ...
Véronique S. Grazioli +12 more
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Cardiovascular and diabetes burden attributable to physical inactivity in Mexico
Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2020 Background Physical inactivity (PI) is associated with the development of non-communicable chronic diseases. The purposes of this study were to estimate the extent to which the 31% relative increase in PI among 35–64 years old Mexicans between 2006 and ...
Catalina Medina +6 more
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