138th SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
... Hypertension is one of the most important risk factors for heart disease and affects between 8% and 30% of the population (5). Mexico, one of the few countries that has conducted more than one chronic-disease risk-factor survey, found that the prevalence of hypertension had increased from 26% in 199 ...
... Hypertension is one of the most important risk factors for heart disease and affects between 8% and 30% of the population (5). Mexico, one of the few countries that has conducted more than one chronic-disease risk-factor survey, found that the prevalence of hypertension had increased from 26% in 199 ...
Progress and Early Impact from US Investment
... Guinea and Liberia – A Tale of Two Outbreaks: The most effective and least expensive way to protect Americans from diseases and other health threats that begin abroad is to stop them before they spread to our borders. In March 2014, limited public health infrastructure and workforce, and weak survei ...
... Guinea and Liberia – A Tale of Two Outbreaks: The most effective and least expensive way to protect Americans from diseases and other health threats that begin abroad is to stop them before they spread to our borders. In March 2014, limited public health infrastructure and workforce, and weak survei ...
Introduction to Chronic Diseases
... NCDs in LD Countries • In LD countries –like Palestine- that experience the double burden of diseases, NCDs contributed to more than half of total mortality and 40% of total disease burden • The large burden of NCDs in these countries is characterized both by the increased incidence of diseases and ...
... NCDs in LD Countries • In LD countries –like Palestine- that experience the double burden of diseases, NCDs contributed to more than half of total mortality and 40% of total disease burden • The large burden of NCDs in these countries is characterized both by the increased incidence of diseases and ...
Phoenix - GUHSD`13 CA COMMON CORE GEOG (S003)
... While on the other hand, we have Italy, and we could see, in fact, their population is actually shrinking. It is getting smaller and smaller each and every year, and, in fact, it’s also getting older. There aren’t as many children being born as older people, so the average age is also growing ...
... While on the other hand, we have Italy, and we could see, in fact, their population is actually shrinking. It is getting smaller and smaller each and every year, and, in fact, it’s also getting older. There aren’t as many children being born as older people, so the average age is also growing ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES HEALTH INSURANCE, TREATMENT AND OUTCOMES:
... uninsured. Most health problems are common to older individuals who are almost universally insured. In contrast, the uninsured tend to be younger, and automobile accidents are the leading cause of death among those under the age of thirty-five (CDC, 1998). The results suggest that the uninsured rece ...
... uninsured. Most health problems are common to older individuals who are almost universally insured. In contrast, the uninsured tend to be younger, and automobile accidents are the leading cause of death among those under the age of thirty-five (CDC, 1998). The results suggest that the uninsured rece ...
HOW FAR HAVE WE COME IN REDUCING HEALTH DISPARITIES? Progress Since 2000
... people of color. Living in poverty is a major risk factor for poor health outcomes. Furthermore, race/ethnicity and income are inextricably intertwined in the United States. Race and racism. Despite a general feeling that the United States is in a “postracial” period (e.g., Whitehead, 2009), several ...
... people of color. Living in poverty is a major risk factor for poor health outcomes. Furthermore, race/ethnicity and income are inextricably intertwined in the United States. Race and racism. Despite a general feeling that the United States is in a “postracial” period (e.g., Whitehead, 2009), several ...
Self-Management Support Interventions for Persons With Chronic
... we looked at the results of 10 studies involving a total of 6,074 people with various chronic diseases, such as arthritis and chronic pain, chronic respiratory diseases, depression, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Most trials focused on a program called the Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Managem ...
... we looked at the results of 10 studies involving a total of 6,074 people with various chronic diseases, such as arthritis and chronic pain, chronic respiratory diseases, depression, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Most trials focused on a program called the Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Managem ...
Improving public health responses to extreme
... 33.6% during heat-wave episodes. Long and intense heat-waves have the most severe health effects. There is growing evidence from EuroHEAT that the effects of heat-wave days on mortality are greater, particularly among the elderly, when levels of ozone or particulate matter are high. A wide range of ...
... 33.6% during heat-wave episodes. Long and intense heat-waves have the most severe health effects. There is growing evidence from EuroHEAT that the effects of heat-wave days on mortality are greater, particularly among the elderly, when levels of ozone or particulate matter are high. A wide range of ...
Improving public health responses to extreme weather/heat
... 33.6% during heat-wave episodes. Long and intense heat-waves have the most severe health effects. There is growing evidence from EuroHEAT that the effects of heat-wave days on mortality are greater, particularly among the elderly, when levels of ozone or particulate matter are high. A wide range of ...
... 33.6% during heat-wave episodes. Long and intense heat-waves have the most severe health effects. There is growing evidence from EuroHEAT that the effects of heat-wave days on mortality are greater, particularly among the elderly, when levels of ozone or particulate matter are high. A wide range of ...
Series Maternal and Child Undernutrition 1 Maternal and child
... This Series of papers on maternal and child nutrition builds on a framework that recognises the underlying causes of undernutrition, including the environmental, economic, and political contextual factors, in particular poverty. Figure 4A shows the disparities in stunting prevalence between the top ...
... This Series of papers on maternal and child nutrition builds on a framework that recognises the underlying causes of undernutrition, including the environmental, economic, and political contextual factors, in particular poverty. Figure 4A shows the disparities in stunting prevalence between the top ...
Union Parish Community Health
... Parish’s population consisted of 21 percent of the population living in poverty. This was a higher percentage than the state average and national average. Uninsured individuals often face limited resources for treatment and face delays in seeking treatment. In Union Parish, 27.8 percent of adults an ...
... Parish’s population consisted of 21 percent of the population living in poverty. This was a higher percentage than the state average and national average. Uninsured individuals often face limited resources for treatment and face delays in seeking treatment. In Union Parish, 27.8 percent of adults an ...
CIDT Report 2015 - One page summary
... foodborne illness and otherwise unrecognized problems with food production and distribution. Investments in foodborne disease surveillance over the past 15 years transformed public health and improved our ability to detect foodborne illness. ...
... foodborne illness and otherwise unrecognized problems with food production and distribution. Investments in foodborne disease surveillance over the past 15 years transformed public health and improved our ability to detect foodborne illness. ...
ETHIOPIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH
... Ethiopia (8.0%; 38) and Nigeria (8.0%; 38) were the lead countries. Overall, the Eastern Africa Region was on top with 35.9% share of the articles. From the perspective of design and quality of evidence, quantitative and cross-sectional descriptive, including exploratory were most commonly used acco ...
... Ethiopia (8.0%; 38) and Nigeria (8.0%; 38) were the lead countries. Overall, the Eastern Africa Region was on top with 35.9% share of the articles. From the perspective of design and quality of evidence, quantitative and cross-sectional descriptive, including exploratory were most commonly used acco ...
State of Lung Disease in Diverse Communities 2010
... Hospital rates for RSV in American Indians and Alaska Natives are three times higher than that for the general population. • African Americans are three times more likely to have, and 17 times more likely to die, from sarcoidosis than Caucasian.26,27 The cause of the disease is still a mystery, but ...
... Hospital rates for RSV in American Indians and Alaska Natives are three times higher than that for the general population. • African Americans are three times more likely to have, and 17 times more likely to die, from sarcoidosis than Caucasian.26,27 The cause of the disease is still a mystery, but ...
Trends in the environmental burden of disease in the
... the disorder (varying from 0 for perfect health to 1 for death). In this way, morbidity as well as mortality can be expressed in one similar value, making environmental health problems more or less comparable and providing ways to plan or evaluate environmental health related policies. However, DALY ...
... the disorder (varying from 0 for perfect health to 1 for death). In this way, morbidity as well as mortality can be expressed in one similar value, making environmental health problems more or less comparable and providing ways to plan or evaluate environmental health related policies. However, DALY ...
Western NSW Primary Health Network Needs Assessment, 2016
... The Needs Assessment built on data analysis completed by the previous Medicare Locals. Where possible the PHN updated this information with more recently released data. The PHN is planning to undertake a more comprehensive refresh of the data analysis over the next 6 to 9 months to inform the next c ...
... The Needs Assessment built on data analysis completed by the previous Medicare Locals. Where possible the PHN updated this information with more recently released data. The PHN is planning to undertake a more comprehensive refresh of the data analysis over the next 6 to 9 months to inform the next c ...
Quarantine and Isolation Law: The Basics
... . Retnetnber: Police powers, including public health authority, are reserved to states under the U.S. Constitution's 10th Atnendment ...
... . Retnetnber: Police powers, including public health authority, are reserved to states under the U.S. Constitution's 10th Atnendment ...
Emory University Hospital Midtown
... served by Emory University Hospital Midtown using quantitative data and input from individuals representing the broad interest of the community. Using this report, Emory University Hospital Midtown identified three primary health needs of our community: ● Improve access to care in the community and ...
... served by Emory University Hospital Midtown using quantitative data and input from individuals representing the broad interest of the community. Using this report, Emory University Hospital Midtown identified three primary health needs of our community: ● Improve access to care in the community and ...
Humanitarian needs in numbers - Centre for Research on the
... Sudan, for example, national data fails to reflect reality on the ground and small-scale CE-DAT surveys are a far better guide to health needs. ...
... Sudan, for example, national data fails to reflect reality on the ground and small-scale CE-DAT surveys are a far better guide to health needs. ...
Health Disparities - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
... asthma than the White population, but they had a 40% greater death rate in 2006. • Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders have a higher percentage of asthma than non-Hispanic Whites. • Chinese Americans also show a higher asthma rate than the White population. • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander children ...
... asthma than the White population, but they had a 40% greater death rate in 2006. • Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders have a higher percentage of asthma than non-Hispanic Whites. • Chinese Americans also show a higher asthma rate than the White population. • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander children ...
New York City Epidemiology Forum First Annual Conference
... Pamela Factor-Litvak, Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University Jiyoung Ahn, New York University Sara Olson, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Alicia McDonald, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine Jennifer Dowd, CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College Nicolas Schlecht, ...
... Pamela Factor-Litvak, Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University Jiyoung Ahn, New York University Sara Olson, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Alicia McDonald, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine Jennifer Dowd, CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College Nicolas Schlecht, ...
The HIV Epidemic in Oakland, 2012-2014
... Counts and rates of new HIV diagnoses in Oakland during 2012 to 2014 by sex, race/ethnicity, and age group are presented in Table 1 (Appendix).4 Between 2012 and 2014, 113.3 people on average per year were diagnosed with HIV in Oakland. The vast majority of these diagnoses were among men. African Am ...
... Counts and rates of new HIV diagnoses in Oakland during 2012 to 2014 by sex, race/ethnicity, and age group are presented in Table 1 (Appendix).4 Between 2012 and 2014, 113.3 people on average per year were diagnosed with HIV in Oakland. The vast majority of these diagnoses were among men. African Am ...
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... The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been in the forefront of the global effort to fight highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) over the last eight years since its emergence in Southeast Asia. FAO’s collaborative HPAI global programme has significantly contributed ...
... The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been in the forefront of the global effort to fight highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) over the last eight years since its emergence in Southeast Asia. FAO’s collaborative HPAI global programme has significantly contributed ...
Emory University Hospital
... Emory University Hospital (EUH) has proudly served the health care needs of our neighbors since 1905. EUH is a 579-bed adult, tertiary care facility. Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital, an extension of EUH’s acute care services, is a 120-bed facility that provides medical and surgical ca ...
... Emory University Hospital (EUH) has proudly served the health care needs of our neighbors since 1905. EUH is a 579-bed adult, tertiary care facility. Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital, an extension of EUH’s acute care services, is a 120-bed facility that provides medical and surgical ca ...
Race and health in the United States
Research on race and health in the United States shows many health disparities between the different racial/ethnic groups. The possible causes, such as genetics, socioeconomic factors, and racism, continue to be debated.