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The Changing and Challenging Role of Deans of Schools of Public Health 公共卫生学院院长角色的转变与挑战

Journal of public health issues and practices Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.33790/jphip1100216

R. Buckingham, R. Ferretti

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Gender Difference in Blood Pressure Control among Low-Income Individuals (B40) with Hypertension in Malaysia: the RESPOND Study 马来西亚低收入人群(B40)高血压患者血压控制的性别差异:response研究

Journal of public health issues and practices Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.33790/jphip1100217

M. M. Yasin, M. Isa, Nafiza Mat-Nasir, F. Ariffin, Fadhlina Abd-Majid, B. Palafox, Martin J. McKee

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Impact of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Perceived Weight on Academic Performance in African American Students In an Urban Public School System 在城市公立学校系统中，身体质量指数(BMI)和感知体重对非裔美国学生学业成绩的影响

Journal of public health issues and practices Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.33790/jphip1100218

Elgin B. Andrews, Joshua Wludyga, K. Caillouet

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Typically Developing Children and Their Impact on Parental Caregivers’ Quality of Life: Literature Review 典型发育儿童及其对父母照顾者生活质量的影响:文献综述

Journal of public health issues and practices Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.33790/jphip1100213

Roddrick L. Chatmon, Komanduri S. Murty

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Opioid Harm Reduction Strategies for Age-Friendly Rural Communities 老年友好型农村社区减少阿片类药物危害战略

Journal of public health issues and practices Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.33790/jphip1100214

J. McMillan, Kenisha Thomas, Desiree’ R. Carter

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Cardiovascular Responses in Physically Elderly Active People Living with HIV 老年艾滋病病毒感染者的心血管反应

Journal of public health issues and practices Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.33790/jphip1100219

Martin G. Rosario, McKenzie Kidwell, Nicole K. Nelson

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Single Leg Balance, Vestibular Input, Turns During Gait and Cognitive Components as Predictors of Gait Speed Alteration in Hispanic Latinx Participants Living with HIV 单腿平衡、前庭输入、步态转弯和认知成分作为感染艾滋病毒的拉美裔参与者步态速度改变的预测因子

Journal of public health issues and practices Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.33790/jphip1100200

Martin G. Rosario, Kennedy Kessler, Taryn A. Myers, L. Jamison

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Opioid Epidemic: A Statewide Analysis COVID-19大流行对阿片类药物流行的影响:一项全州分析

Journal of public health issues and practices Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.33790/jphip1100205

P. Fos, Peggy A. Honoré, Katrina P. Kellum

{"title":"The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Opioid Epidemic: A Statewide Analysis","authors":"P. Fos, Peggy A. Honoré, Katrina P. Kellum","doi":"10.33790/jphip1100205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jphip1100205","url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant effect on the opioid epidemic, which has been increasing over the past decade. The increase in opioid-involved deaths have coincided with fentanyl use, and a combination of drugs. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic opioid-involved deaths have increased greater than 30% in the U.S. The COVID-19 mandates, including stay-at-home orders, has had a detrimental impact on opioid and drug abuse, and association mortality.This paper describes a statewide study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and opioid and drug-involved deaths. Data was acquired from the Louisiana Department of Health for 2018, 2019, and 2020. The percent increase statewide in opioid-involved deaths was 115.9% from 2018 through 2020. When the data is stratified by race, non-Hispanic Blacks had a 163.6% increase in opioid-involved deaths, which was 15% higher than in non-Hispanic Whites. The increase in opioid-involved deaths was similar in males and females. Statewide drug-involved deaths increased 59%, with a 107.5% increase in non-Hispanic Blacks compared to 44.4% in non-Hispanic Whites. Again, the increase in males and females was the same. The trends seen statewide was seen among the study parishes, with a few exceptions.The study has observed the magnitude of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the opioid epidemic in Louisiana. These results were seen across the U.S. It is important to not lose sight or emphasis of the opioid epidemic, which has been increasing over the last decade.","PeriodicalId":92810,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health issues and practices","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69688406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Improving Life Skills through In School and Out of School Comprehensive Sexuality Education: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation in Four Provinces of Zambia 通过校内和校外综合性教育提高生活技能:赞比亚四个省的混合方法评估

Journal of public health issues and practices Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.33790/jphip1100209

Dhally M. Menda, J. Zulu, Mukumbuta Nawa, Rosemary K. Zimba, Catherine M. Mulikita, Jim Mwandia, P. Banda, Karen Sichinga

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A review on the Cost-Utility Analysis for the FELDA Residents in Malaysia with “Health Care Scheme (Skim Peduli Kesihatan) for the B40 Group” (PeKa B40) Coverage 马来西亚联邦发展局居民在“B40群体医疗保健计划(Skim Peduli Kesihatan)”(PeKa B40)覆盖下的成本效用分析检讨

Journal of public health issues and practices Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.33790/jphip1100202

Abdul-Hadi Mohd-Zuki, M. Isa, L. Suddin

{"title":"A review on the Cost-Utility Analysis for the FELDA Residents in Malaysia with “Health Care Scheme (Skim Peduli Kesihatan) for the B40 Group” (PeKa B40) Coverage","authors":"Abdul-Hadi Mohd-Zuki, M. Isa, L. Suddin","doi":"10.33790/jphip1100202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33790/jphip1100202","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: People with low socioeconomic status are always found to be one of the significant factors to determine their health status. The Malaysian government has initiated multiple programs to address the issues related to the health quality improvement of the population in line with the United Nations (UN) target for Universal Health Coverage (UHC). One of them is the “Health Care Scheme (Skim Peduli Kesihatan)” or PeKa B40 which was recently launched in 2019 to improve the target community's health status by offering several benefits obtained by the program including free health screening at private or public facilities concerning non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The cost-utility analysis study for the FELDA residents in Malaysia with “PeKA B40” coverage is needed to increase the understanding of the program's benefits and weaknesses during its implementation. It will help in identifying specific factors related to the utilization of the PeKa B40 program and will fill the gap in the economic evaluation of the government initiative. The policymaker may take into consideration of the discussion and recommendation to improve awareness among healthcare providers, especially at the primary care level. Concerning the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the study can give an impact on achieving good health and well-being (SDG 3.0). Conclusion: In the 12th Malaysia Plan, the Malaysian government showed commitment to combat NCDs in line with the international target by targeting to reduce the NCDs prevalence by focusing on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Therefore, a health reform commission needs to be established to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of healthcare access to all residents mostly among B40 group in Malaysia.","PeriodicalId":92810,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health issues and practices","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69688816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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