scholarly journals A call to action for the inclusion of ENT/Audiology services in the public health approach to addressing non-communicable diseases in the Pacific Islands

2021 ◽  
pp. 100123
Author(s):  
Annette Kaspar ◽  
Sione Pifeleti
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Pacific

scholarly journals The Public Health Leadership and Implementation Academy (PH-LEADER) for Non-Communicable Diseases

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 222-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karla I. Galaviz ◽  
K. M. Venkat Narayan ◽  
Olivia Manders ◽  
Deborah A. McFarland ◽  
Shifalika Goenka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Leadership ◽  
Public Health Leadership

scholarly journals Sex Differences in Diet and Cardio-Metabolic Diseases in the Pacific Islands

Proceedings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Briar McKenzie ◽  
Joseph A. Santos ◽  
Claire Johnson ◽  
Sanne A. E. Peters ◽  
Mark Woodward ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Metabolic Diseases ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
The Pacific

Background: The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing in low-to middleincomecountries (LMIC), increasing disproportionately for women in LMIC compared to women inhigh income countries. [...]

scholarly journals Research capacity and training needs for non-communicable diseases in the public health arena in Turkey

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bulent Kilic ◽  
Peter Phillimore ◽  
Duygu Islek ◽  
Dilek Oztoprak ◽  
Eren Korkmaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Research Capacity ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
The Public ◽  
And Training

scholarly journals A public health approach to pediatric hearing impairment in the Pacific Islands

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette Kaspar ◽  
Joseph Kei ◽  
Carlie Driscoll ◽  
De Wet Swanepoel ◽  
Helen Goulios
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
The Pacific

scholarly journals Prevention of chronic diseases in family medicine in Croatia

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Maric-Bajs ◽  
A Puljak ◽  
M Polić Vižintin
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Preventive Care ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Newly Diagnosed ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
The Public ◽  
Active Approach ◽  
Public Health Significance ◽  
Health Significance

Abstract Background Inappropriate habits and behaviour patterns are risk factors for most chronic non-communicable diseases. Prevention and education are one of the continuous tasks of public health professionals. Primary preventive care requires an active approach from the health professionals. Methods This program includes preventive examination and certain laboratory tests persons older than 55 who did not visit their family doctor at least two years. 721 persons were examined and interviewed from 2014 to 2018. The paper shows analytic results expressed in percentages of the prevalence and 95% confidence interval (CI). Results A total of 721 patients were included. Sex ratio male:female was 0.47. The age (mean) was 61.4 years [standard deviation (SD) = 9.1]. Up to three alcoholic drinks per week consumed 22.1% respondents (37.1% male and 11.9% female). There were 24.1% smokers and 14.6% former smokers. Overweight (BMI 25-30) were 44.4% male and 36.3% female. Obese (BMI>30) were 27.6% male and 30.3% female. Digitorectal examination was performed in 582 persons and detected pathological phenomena in 10.3% female and 19.4% male. Hypertension was found in 14.9% male and 18.2% female. Isolated systolic hypertension was found in 19.8% male and 16.7% female, and isolated diastolic hypertension in 3.9% male and 3.5% female. Suspicion on one or more newly diagnosed disease was placed in 55.9% (95% CI 52.3-59.5) respondents. In total, there was a suspicion of 696 newly diagnosed diseases. Newly diagnosed diseases were disorders of lipoprotein metabolism (n = 156, 21.6%), followed by hypertension (n = 69, 9.6%), obesity (n = 52, 7.2%) and independent of insulin diabetes (n = 51, 7,1%). 53 persons [7,4% (95% CI 5,4-9,3)] had suspected neoplasm and they were immediately referred for further diagnostic evaluation. Conclusions The public health significance of such programs with active approach and detecting malignant state as early as possible is extremely important. Key messages Primary preventive care requires an active approach from the health professionals. Detecting chronic non-communicable diseases in earlier phase is important and confirms the public health significance of prevention programs.

Overview of a public health approach to pediatric hearing impairment in the Pacific Islands

2016 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 43-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette Kaspar ◽  
Joseph Kei ◽  
Carlie Driscoll ◽  
De Wet Swanepoel ◽  
Helen Goulios
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
The Pacific

Instagramming our way through public health communication: why and who is using it?

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
R Vareda ◽  
T Garcia ◽  
J Rachadell
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Healthy Lifestyles ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases

Abstract Background From disease prevention to health promotion, communication is key for Public Health (PH) practice and, according to the 9th Essential Public Health Operation its goal is to improve populations health literacy and capacity to access, understand and use information. Though social media is frequently presented as a potentially useful tool for PH communication, there is a lack of evidence about its effectiveness and impact on PH outcomes. This study researches Instagram® as a PH tool and aims to know who is using it, what content is shared on the platform and how much engagement there is. Methods This cross-sectional study regards information on 1000 Instagram® posts with the hashtags publichealth, publichealthpromotion, healthpromotion, publichealthmatters and publichealtheducation. Authors categorized post content and creators, and reviewed the number of likes and comments per post to determine engagement. Data analysis was performed on IBM SPSS® Statistics. Results The most common content categories were communicable diseases (n = 383), non-communicable diseases (n = 258) and healthy lifestyles (n = 143). Health professionals post more about communicable diseases (43,6%) and non-professionals about healthy lifestyles (36,1%). Non-professionals (n = 191) post about PH issues almost as much as health professionals (n = 220) and PH associations (n = 201). Most don't reference their sources (n = 821). Posts on communicable diseases have the most likes and comments per post (mean of 172 likes and 3,1 comments). Conclusions Half the Instagram® posts analysed in this study were made by health professionals or organizations. Communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases and healthy lifestyles were the most frequent content categories and had the most engagement. The majority of posts didn't reference their sources. Though Instagram® seems to be a potential PH communication tool, further research is needed to confirm its benefits for PH. Key messages Social media platforms like Instagram® are potentially powerful tools for PH communication. There is a need to understand the efficacy of social media as health promotion tools.

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