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Trend of Parental Refusal or Delay of Childhood Vaccinations

MacEwan University Student eJournal ◽

10.31542/j.muse.738 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Meagan Marie Daoust

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Social Media ◽

Healthcare System ◽

Educational Context ◽

Health Consequences ◽

Missed Opportunities ◽

The Public ◽

Health Related ◽

Parental Refusal

The healthcare trend of parental refusal or delay of childhood vaccinations will be investigated through a complex Cynefin Framework component in an economic and educational context, allowing patterns to emerge that suggest recommendations of change for the RN role and healthcare system. As a major contributing factor adding complexity to this trend, social media is heavily used for health related knowledge, making it is difficult to determine which information is most trustworthy. Missed opportunities for immunization can result, leading to economic and health consequences for the healthcare system and population. Through analysis of the powerful impact social media has on this evolving trend and public health, an upstream recommendation for RNs to respond with is to utilize reliable social media to the parents’ advantage within practice. The healthcare system should focus on incorporating vaccine-related education into existing programs and classes offered to parents, and implementing new vaccine classes for the public.

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Distance from the outbreak of infection, ozone pollution and public health consequences of SARS-CoV-2 epidemic

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa221 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Giovanni Tripepi ◽

Mario Plebani ◽

Giorgio Iervasi ◽

Mercedes Gori ◽

Daniela Leonardis ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Ozone Pollution ◽

Health Consequences ◽

The Public ◽

Italian Provinces ◽

Breakpoint Analysis ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City ◽

Italian Province ◽

Optimal Radius

Abstract Background Italy was the second country in the world, after China, to be hit by SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The Italy’s experience teaches that steps to limit people’s movement by imposing “red zones” need to be put in place early by carefully identifying the cities to be included within these areas of quarantine. The assessment of the relationship between the distance from an established outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 infection with transmission-linked cases and mortality observed in other sites could provide useful information to identify the optimal radius of red zones. Methods We investigated the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 cases and the distance of each Italian province from the first outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Italy (the city of Lodi placed in the Lombardia region). In 38 provinces of Lombardia and neighboring regions, we performed a breakpoint analysis to identify the radius of the red zone around Lodi minimizing epidemic spread and mortality in neighboring cities. Results In all Italian provinces a non-linear relationship was found between SARS-CoV-2 cases and distance from Lodi. In an analysis including the provinces of Lombardia and neighboring regions, SARS-CoV-2 cases and mortality increased when the distance from Lodi reduced below 92 km and 140 km, respectively, and such relationships were amplified by ozone (O3) pollution. Conclusions The breakpoint analysis identifies the radius around the outbreak of Lodi minimizing the public health consequences of SARS-CoV-2 in neighboring cities. Such an approach can be useful to identify the red zones in future epidemics due to highly infective pathogens similar to SARS-CoV-2.

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Commentary: the public health consequences of restricted induced abortion--lessons from Romania.

American Journal of Public Health ◽

10.2105/ajph.82.10.1328 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 82 (10) ◽

pp. 1328-1331 ◽

Cited By ~ 66

Author(s):

P Stephenson ◽

M Wagner ◽

M Badea ◽

F Serbanescu

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Induced Abortion ◽

Health Consequences ◽

The Public

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Factors Predetermining the Method of Eliminating the Public Health Consequences of Natural Disasters

Medical Consequences of Natural Disasters ◽

10.1007/978-3-642-70532-8_8 ◽

1985 ◽

pp. 92-102

Author(s):

Lazar Beinin

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Natural Disasters ◽

Health Consequences ◽

The Public

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Predicting the Public Health Consequences of a Nuclear Terrorism Attack

Health Physics ◽

10.1097/hp.0000000000000870 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 115 (1) ◽

pp. 121-125 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Timothy J. Jorgensen

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Consequences ◽

The Public ◽

Nuclear Terrorism

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Responding to the Opioid Epidemic: Educational Competencies for Pain and Substance Use Disorder from the Medical Schools of the University of California

Pain Medicine ◽

10.1093/pm/pnaa399 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Mark Servis ◽

Scott M Fishman ◽

Mark S Wallace ◽

Stephen G Henry ◽

Doug Ziedonis ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Substance Use ◽

Substance Use Disorder ◽

Medical Schools ◽

University Of California ◽

Drug Misuse ◽

Opioid Epidemic ◽

Current Crisis ◽

Opioid Crisis ◽

The University

Abstract Objective The University of California (UC) leadership sought to develop a robust educational response to the epidemic of opioid-related deaths. Because the contributors to this current crisis are multifactorial, a comprehensive response requires educating future physicians about safe and effective management of pain, safer opioid prescribing, and identification and treatment of substance use disorder (SUD). Methods The six UC medical schools appointed an opioid crisis workgroup to develop educational strategies and a coordinated response to the opioid epidemic. The workgroup had diverse specialty and disciplinary representation. This workgroup focused on developing a foundational set of educational competencies for adoption across all UC medical schools that address pain, SUD, and public health concerns related to the opioid crisis. Results The UC pain and SUD competencies were either newly created or adapted from existing competencies that addressed pain, SUD, and opioid and other prescription drug misuse. The final competencies covered three domains: pain, SUD, and public health issues related to the opioid crisis. Conclusions The authors present a novel set of educational competencies as a response to the opioid crisis. These competencies emphasize the subject areas that are fundamental to the opioid crisis: pain management, the safe use of opioids, and understanding and treating SUD.

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