scholarly journals Physical and mental health impacts during COVID-19 quarantine in adolescents with preexisting chronic immunocompromised conditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Livia Lindoso ◽  
Camilla Astley ◽  
Ligia Bruni Queiroz ◽  
Bruno Gualano ◽  
Rosa Maria Rodrigues Pereira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Physical And Mental Health

A Proposed Ban on the Sale to and Possession of Caloric Sweetened Beverages by Minors in Public

2014 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
James G. Hodge ◽  
Leila Barraza ◽  
Susan Russo ◽  
Kellie Nelson ◽  
Greg Measer
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Sweetened Beverages ◽  
Modern Era ◽  
Health Experts

Obesity is the definitive epidemic of the modern era in the United States. Its well-documented public health impacts, especially related to children and adolescents, are horrific. Nearly one-third of American minors are overweight; over 50% of them are obese. Already, these kids suffer from multiple adverse physical and mental health conditions. Sadly, absent serious communal and individual interventions, their lives may be cut short compared to their own parents’ life expectancy. While recent surveillance suggests childhood obesity may be trending down slightly in some populations, public health experts remain concerned about the threat obesity poses to the health of America's youth.The concurrent travesty underlying childhood obesity is the relative societal failure to slow and reverse its spread.

scholarly journals Physical and mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic among college students who are undocumented or have undocumented parents

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Annie Ro ◽  
Victoria E. Rodriguez ◽  
Laura E. Enriquez
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Resource Use ◽  
Undocumented Students ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic may have disproportionately affected the mental and physical health of undocumented students and students with undocumented parents. Methods We analyzed primary data from 2111 California college students collected March–June 2020. We estimated the odds of mental or physical health being affected “a great deal” by COVID by immigration group and then examined whether this was moderated by campus belonging or resource use. Results Students with undocumented parents were least likely to report COVID-related mental and physical health effects. Undocumented students and students whose parents have lawful immigration status did not differ in their COVID-related physical and mental health. For all students, more campus resource use and higher campus belonging were associated with negative mental and physical health effects. Discussion Negative COVID-related mental and physical health was widespread. Separation from campus-based resources was detrimental during the early stages of the pandemic.

scholarly journals Assessment of the Health Impacts of the 2011 Summer Floods in Brisbane

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 380-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Alderman ◽  
Lyle R. Turner ◽  
Shilu Tong
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Outcome ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Psychosocial Health ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Physical And Mental Health

AbstractObjectiveTo assess the effects of the 2011 floods in Brisbane, Australia, on residents’ physical and mental health.MethodsResidents who had been affected by the floods completed a community-based survey that examined the direct impact of flooding on households and their perceived physical and mental health. Outcome variables included overall and respiratory health and mental health outcomes related to psychological distress, sleep quality, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the association between flooding and perceived health outcome variables, adjusted for current health status and sociodemographic factors.ResultsResidents whose households were directly affected by flooding were more likely to report poor overall (Odds Ratio [OR] 5.3; 95% CI, 2.8-10.1) and respiratory (OR 2.3; 95% CI, 1.1-4.6) health, psychological distress (OR 1.9; 95% CI, 1.1-3.5), poor sleep quality (OR 2.3; 95% CI, 1.2-4.4), and probable PTSD (OR 2.3; 95% CI, 1.2-4.5).ConclusionsThe 2011 Brisbane floods had significant impact on the physical and psychosocial health of residents. Improved support strategies may need to be integrated into existing disaster management programs to reduce flood-related health impacts, particularly those related to mental health. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2013;0:1–7)

scholarly journals The COVID-19 Healthcare Personnel Study (CHPS): Overview, Methods and Preliminary Report

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles DiMaggio ◽  
David Abramson ◽  
Ezra Susser ◽  
Christina W. Hoven ◽  
Qixuan Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
New York ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
New York State ◽  
Physician Assistants ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
York State

IntroductionThe COVID-19 Healthcare Personnel Study (CHPS) was designed to assess and mitigate adverse short and long-term physical and mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on New York’s health care workforce. Here we report selected baseline results.MethodsOnline survey of New York State physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants registered with the New York State Department of Health. Survey-weighted descriptive results were analyzed using frequencies, proportions, and means, with 95% confidence intervals. Odds ratios were calculated for association using survey-weighted logistic regression.ResultsApproximately 51.5% (95% CI 49.1, 54.0) of the survey-weighted respondents reported having worked directly or in close physical contact with COVID-19 patients. Of those tested for COVID-19, 27.3% (95% CI 22.5, 32.2) were positive. Having symptoms consistent with COVID-19 was associated with reporting a subsequent positive COVID-19 test (OR=14.0, 95% CI 5.7, 34.7). Over half of the respondents, (57.6%) reported a negative impact of the COVID-19 efforts on their mental health. Respondents who indicated that they were redeployed or required to do different functions than usual in response to COVID-19 were more likely to report negative mental health impacts (OR=1.3, 95% CI 1.1, 1.6).ConclusionsAt the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York State in Spring 2020, more than half of physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants included in this study responded to the crisis, often at a cost to their physical and mental health and disruption to their lives.

scholarly journals Sitting in the dark

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Safety Measures ◽  
Global Crisis ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Youth Population ◽  
Mental Well Being

COVID-19 has created a new reality for countries worldwide as leaders are tasked with the responsibility of enacting safety measures to stop the rate of infection. Social distancing is promoted as one of the main ways of curbing the spread of the virus. Such measures limit social interaction and the spaces people are free to occupy. The following poem, entitled “Sitting in the dark: COVID-19 and mental well-being” speaks to the mental health impacts of such closures on the youth population, highlighting that no one is immune from the virus. This poem also explores the interconnectedness of a person’s physical and mental health andthe subsequent need to pay attention to both realities during times of global crisis. Despite the challenges the pandemic presents, it is imperative that youth find an outlet to cope, one that will help them develop resiliency and a sense of hope.

Landscape fires and public health

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fay Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Basic Human Needs

<p>Landscape fires interact with human health in a diversity of ways, both positive and negative, and can influence many basic human needs including promoting or threatening food supplies, protecting or damaging homes and environments, and influencing water and air quality. Public health impacts are thus shaped by the context and scale of landscape fires and the direct and indirect pathways for their impacts on people. This presentation will discuss a range of scenarios, from planned burning to severe wildfire disasters, to illustrate the main ways in which landscape fires influence both the physical and mental health of people and societies.</p>

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