scholarly journals 2533

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (S1) ◽  
pp. 54-54
Author(s):  
Sharon A. Croisant ◽  
Christine Arcari ◽  
John Prochaska ◽  
Amber Anthony ◽  
Brittany Wallace ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Family Service ◽  
Research Education ◽  
Local Schools ◽  
Community Health Needs Assessment ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Successful Replication ◽  
Community Science

OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: The Institute for Transnational Sciences (ITS) has developed novel methods to ethically engage stakeholders across the transnational research spectrum, up to and including public health practice and policy. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: In 2014, the ITS co-founded The Research, Education, And Community Health (REACH), the mission of which was to facilitate communication, collaborative research, and service activities between faculty and scientists and area community leaders. The intent was to identify and meet the needs of our communities without gaps and/or redundancies, thus better leveraging time, funding, and efforts. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: REACH now boasts 23 Centers, Departments, and Institutes, as well as 39 community organizations, including public and mental health agencies, clinicians, policy makers, family service centers, cultural and faith-based organizations, business, and local schools/colleges. We offer 3 methods for consideration as best practices: (1) a comprehensive community health needs assessment, (2) an “Offer and Ask” community/campus partnership mechanism, and (3) Community Science Workshops, based on the European Union’s Science Shops. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: Results of REACH’s work have been used to provide guidance for enhanced, data-driven programs and allocation of resources for local and statewide initiatives. The organization has evolved into an independent coalition seeking 501(c)3 status and is planning to expand its scope to 5 counties. REACH thus serves as model for successful replication across applicable CTSA hubs.

scholarly journals Approaches for implementation and updation of community health needs assessment: an updated review

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 440
Author(s):  
Kalidas D. Chavan ◽  
Purushottam A. Giri ◽  
Savita Rajurkar ◽  
Satish D. Pawar
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Health Needs Assessment ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Community Health Needs Assessment

Implementation of assessment is utmost significant to enhance the prospects and strengths of Community Health Needs. Addressing community health needs has been a challenge for the Governments of various nations in the world due to various reasons like rising number of recipients, insufficient resources, increase in demands of resources and discrimination in their supply. The role of community health assessment is central in enabling practitioners, managers and policy makers to identify, categorize and prioritize demands, update the policies and then, to ensure that these health care resources are supplied to optimize health care and maximize its outreach to community members. It has a great potential to be a vital tool which can empower the management and planning of health care across the countries at the level of nationwide, state-wide and district wide communities, populations and families. The objective of this review article is to present the systematic and updated approaches to implement community health needs assessment at multiple levels i.e. district, state and national, keeping those aligned with the approaches indicated within global policies. It’s measurable outcomes are to identify and list the priority health needs, target resources to address inequalities, involve local people, educate and train the stakeholders and provide evidence based updated data for amending existing policies. The process of undertaking community health needs assessment and the importance of contribution of health care personnel in this process is also included here. 

scholarly journals Barriers to Puberty Talk between Mothers and Daughters: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (05) ◽  
pp. 362-367
Author(s):  
Firoozeh Mirzaee ◽  
Malihe Pouredalati ◽  
Atefeh Ahmadi ◽  
Masumeh Ghazaznfarpour
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Sociocultural Factors ◽  
Mothers And Daughters ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Data Saturation ◽  
Study Population ◽  
School Role

Abstract Objective The aim of the present study is to explain the barriers to puberty talk between mothers and daughters. Methods In the present study, the conventional content analysis method was used. The present study was conducted from September 2018 to August 2019 in Iran. The study population consisted of mothers and adolescent girls. The data was collected using purposeful sampling method. The sample consisted of 4 mothers and 6 girls that were interviewed using semistructured interviews. Data collection continued until data saturation was achieved. Data analysis was conducted as described by Graneheim et al. using NVivo 11 software. Results In the present study, after exploring the views of the participants about barriers to puberty talk between mothers and daughters, one dominant theme emerged. Puberty talk is seen as an “inappropriate talk with a girl.” There were several subthemes, including “lack of mother's awareness regarding the school role, the busy schedule of the mother, and the adoption of alternatives to mother's talk with girls”. Conclusions Different sociocultural factors affect puberty talk between mothers and adolescent girls. It is important that mothers and policy makers take these barriers into account.

scholarly journals Financial Factors Affecting Earnings Management and Earnings Quality: New Evidence from an Emerging Market

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 198-216
Author(s):  
Isam Saleh ◽  
Malik Abu Afifa ◽  
Fadi Haniah
Keyword(s):  
Earnings Management ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Earnings Quality ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Financial Factors ◽  
Study Population ◽  
New Evidence

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of financial factors on earnings management and earnings quality. Moreover, the study examines the role of earnings management as a mediator in the effect of the financial factors on earnings quality. It provides some empirical evidences from an emerging market, especially from the Jordanian market. The study uses a panel data analysis method over a ten-year period (2009-2018). The study population includes all Jordanian insurance companies listed in Jordanian market at the end of the year 2019, and the study sample consists of 20 Jordanian insurance companies (a complete population), giving a total of 200 observations for each variable. The results indicate that all financial factors in the model combined affect the earnings management and earnings quality. In addition, earnings management negatively affects earnings quality, and earnings management fully mediates the effect of financial factors on earnings quality. The study advises that policy makers ought to follow good legislation to curb the company's earnings management activities. Hence, the policy makers need to apply regulations which enrich the company’s effectiveness and efficiency whilst protecting the investors and other interested parties from risk.

Perinatal Outcomes among Women Identified by a Community Health Needs Assessment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine L. Duryea ◽  
Robert Martin ◽  
Donald McIntire ◽  
Catherine Y. Spong ◽  
David B. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Perinatal Outcomes ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Target Area ◽  
Health Needs Assessment ◽  
Community Health Needs Assessment ◽  
Adverse Perinatal Outcomes

Objective The aim of the study is to compare perinatal outcomes for women with greater social needs, as identified by the Community Health Needs Assessment, to those of women living in other areas of the county. Study Design This was a retrospective cohort study of pregnant women delivering at a large inner-city county hospital. Perinatal outcomes were analyzed for women living within a target area with substantial health disparities and social needs, and compared with those women living outside the target area. Statistical analysis included student's t-test, Chi square, and logistic regression. Results Between January 2015 and July 2020, 66,936 women delivered at Parkland hospital. Of these, 7,585 (11%) resided within the target area. These women were younger (26.8 ± 6.5 vs. 27.9 ± 6.4 years, p < 0.001), more likely to be black (37 vs. 13%, p < 0.001), and had a higher body mass index or BMI (33.3 ± 7.0 vs. 32.6 ± 6.4 kg/m2, p < 0.001). All women were likely to access prenatal care, with 7,320 (96.5%) in the target area and 57,677 (97.2%) outside the area attending at least one visit. Adverse perinatal outcomes were increased for women living within the target area, which persisted after adjustment for age, race, and BMI. This included an increased risk of preeclampsia (adjusted risk ratio [aRR] 1.1, 95% confidence interval or CI [1.03, 1.2]) and abruption (aRR 1.3, 95% CI [1.1, 1.7]), as well as preterm birth before both 34 weeks (aRR 1.3, 95% CI [1.2, 1.5]) and 28 weeks (aRR 1.3, 95% CI [1.02,1.7]). It follows that neonatal ICU admission (aRR 2.1, 95% CI [1.3, 3.4]) and neonatal death (aRR 1.2, 95% CI [1.1, 1.3]) were increased within the target area. Interestingly, rate of postpartum visit attendance was higher in the target area (57 vs. 48%), p < 0.001. Conclusion Even among vulnerable populations, women in areas with worse health disparities and social needs are at greater risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. Efforts to achieve health equity will need to address social disparities. Key Points

scholarly journals Not a duty but an opportunity: exploring the lived experiences of community health workers in Indiana through photovoice

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan I. Logan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Community Outreach ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Prevention ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Health Care Workforce

Few studies have conducted photovoice projects to explore themes related to the lived experiences of community health workers (CHWs). As a relatively unknown segment of the health care workforce in the United States, CHWs are typically members of the communities they work within and fulfill unique and complementary roles through health education, health prevention, community outreach, and advocacy. This article documents a photovoice project that assessed the strengths, challenges, impacts, and what it means to be a CHW in Indiana. In this project, CHWs participated in the method of photovoice in two formal meetings – one to introduce the method and another to analyze the photographs. Participants displayed photographs, interpreted these images, and co-constructed their lived experiences. Several key themes emerged from discussion of the photographs including: participant descriptions of building individual and character traits, conceptualizations of this position, and how participants connect disparate resources for their clients. Themes and findings from this research can be utilized to reach out to potential employers and policy makers regarding the integration of CHWs into the workforce. Overall, this project documents the lived experiences of CHWs and highlights their voices as they become an accepted member within the broader workforce.

The Oxford Handbook of Interdisciplinarity

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Education Administration ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Research Education ◽  
Multiple Networks ◽  
Current State ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
International Advisory

The second edition of The Oxford Handbook of Interdisciplinarity constitutes an update and revision of a topic of growing academic and societal importance. Interdisciplinarity continues to be prominent both within and outside academia. Academics, policy makers, and members of public and private sectors seek approaches to help organize and integrate the vast amounts of knowledge being produced today, both within research and at all levels of education. This compendium is distinguished by its breadth of coverage, with chapters written by experts from multiple networks and organizations, on topics ranging across science and technology; social sciences, humanities, and arts; and professions. The volume is edited by respected interdisciplinary scholars and supported by an international advisory board to ensure the highest quality and breadth of coverage. The Oxford Handbook of Interdisciplinarity provides a synoptic overview of the current state of interdisciplinary research, education, administration and management, and problem solving—knowledge that spans the disciplines and interdisciplinary fields while also crossing the boundary between the academic community and society at large. Offering the most broad-based account of inter- and transdisciplinarity to date, its essays bring together many of the globe’s leading thinkers on interdisciplinary research, education, and institutional parameters as well as reflections on how knowledge can be better integrated with societal needs.

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