Business and Public Health: Why Corporate America Will Soon Help Lead the Public Health Charge

2019 ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
Scott Hall
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Corporate America ◽  
Health It ◽  
Best Interest ◽  
The Public ◽  
Growing Body

This chapter is concerned with the influence of business on public health. It argues that it makes sense that business should be concerned with public health for it is in the best interest of that sector that workers are healthy. It illustrates this with “The Widget Story”. A growing body of data is accumulating that is beginning to demonstrate the principles behind this theoretical story. The chapter then asks: what role can business play in promoting public health?

scholarly journals Abordagem conceitual sobre a sífilis na gestação e o tratamento de parceiros sexuais

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dayanne Rakelly De Oliveira ◽  
Mayanne Santana Nóbrega De Figueiredo
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Health It ◽  
The Public ◽  
And Control ◽  
In Pregnancy

Este texto tem como objetivo trazer considerações epidemiológicas e conceituais sobre a sífilis, o tratamento de parceiros sexuais e a inserção do enfermeiro em ações de prevenção e controle desse importante agravo à saúde pública. Enfatiza os aspectos relacionados às medidas de controle dos casos, à terapêutica da doença e à magnitude das complicações visando a contribuir para o aprofundamento da temática e reflexão da prática profissional.Descritores: Sífilis, Parceiros Sexuais, Enfermagem, Saúde Pública.Conceptual approach on syphilis in pregnancy and the treatment of sexual partnersThis text aims to bring epidemiological and conceptual considerations on syphilis, the treatment of sexual partners and the insertion of the nurse in prevention actions and control of this relevant grievance to the public health. It emphasizes the aspects related to control measures of the cases, to the therapeutics of disease and the magnitude of the complications seeking to contribute to the deepening of the theme and the reflection of professional practice.Descriptors: Syphilis, Sexual Partners, Nursing, Public Health.Abordaje conceptual sobre la sífilis en la gestación y lo tratamiento de las parejas sexualesEnfoque conceptual de la sífilis en el embarazo y el tratamiento de las parejas sexuales. Este texto tiene como objetivo integrar consideraciones conceptuales y epidemiológicas sobre la sífilis, el tratamiento de las parejas sexuales y la inclusión de los enfermeros en la prevención y control de este importante agravio de salud pública. Destaca los aspectos relacionados con los casos, con la terapéutica de la enfermedad y con la magnitud de las complicaciones con el objetivo de contribuir a la profundización de la temática y la reflexión de la práctica profesional.Descriptores: Sífilis, Las Parejas Sexuales, Enfermería, Salud Pública.

scholarly journals Control of the Public Health IT Physical Infrastructure

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. S13-S17
Author(s):  
Kelley Chester ◽  
Barbara L. Massoudi ◽  
Gulzar H. Shah
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health It ◽  
The Public ◽  
Physical Infrastructure

The Three Mile Island (TMI) Accident

1985 ◽  
Vol 1 (S1) ◽  
pp. 398-401
Author(s):  
Gordon K. MacLeod
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Burn Injuries ◽  
Health It ◽  
Nuclear War ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Medical Response ◽  
Nuclear Warfare

On March 28,1979, a near nuclear catastrophe occurred at Three Mile Island (TMI) near Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. I was at that time Pennsylvania's Secretary of Health. It was an accident that just “could not happen.” After all, nuclear power plants were built so safely that they could not possibly affect public health.As a physician, lam compelled to say that I am unalterably opposed to nuclear warfare. I am sure that most physicians would agree that there can be no adequate preparedness for the devastating medical consequences of nuclear war. Prevention of nuclear war is the only reasonable medical response to the hazards posed by nuclear weapons.By contrast, many of you may not share my position on nuclear power. Nuclear power can be made relatively safe if we do not ignore the public health lessons of the past. I belive that physicians need to increase and update their understandings of the medical consequences of radiation accidents and be trained to triage and to treat blast, radiation, and burn injuries.

scholarly journals Private Policing and Public Health: A Neglected Relationship

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-38
Author(s):  
Jennifer D. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Crime Control ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Health It ◽  
The Public ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
Private Policing ◽  
Vulnerable People ◽  
Forms Of Violence

Policing, in its various forms and dimensions, has indelible and complex connections to public health. The conventional functions of policing—promoting social order, security, and crime prevention—are animated by many issues easily framed by a public health lens (e.g., forms of violence, mental illnesses, drug abuse, homelessness). Policing with a crime control focus can make public health worse by criminalizing vulnerable people and undermining access to health and harm reduction resources. Conversely, policing with a health focus can help link vulnerable people to treatment and recovery-oriented resources. Recognizing these connections, researchers have largely focused on the public health effects of policing by the public police, and practitioners have worked to transform the public police with population health in mind. This article suggests that although this focus on transforming the public police is necessary to the advancement of public health, it neglects to understand connections between private policing and public health. This conceptual article argues for the need to widen our focus beyond the public police when exploring policing’s relationship to public health. This expanded view, I suggest, is important to discovering the ways in which the health vulnerabilities of people and places may be compromised by different policing mentalities and practices. At the same time, it may provide clues about ways in which policing beyond the police might creatively and virtuously promote public health.

scholarly journals Corporate Social Responsibility and the Public Health Imperative: Accounting and Reporting on Public Health

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Obiamaka Adaeze Nwobu
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Health It ◽  
New Normal ◽  
The Public ◽  
Corporate Reporting ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Corporate Social

It has never been more urgent for corporate entities to ensure that they are accountable for public health issues arising from their business operations. Corporate social responsibility is constantly being redefined from what it used to be in terms of corporate responsibility to people and the planet. This redefinition is mainly due to issues affecting public health. Hence, it is important for corporate entities to account for how their business operations affect public health. It is also important for corporate entities to account for how public health issues affect their business operations. The nexus between corporate social responsibility and public health could also create a ‘new normal’ by accounting and corporate reporting on public health.

scholarly journals A Proposed Collaboration Against Big Tobacco: Common Ground Between the Vaping and Public Health Community in the United States

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 730-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodore L. Wagener ◽  
Ellen Meier ◽  
Alayna P. Tackett ◽  
James D. Matheny ◽  
Terry F. Pechacek
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
The United States ◽  
Best Interest ◽  
Public Health Community ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Community ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Health Communities

Abstract An unfortunate conflict is underway between the public health community and the vaping community over e-cigarettes’ harmfulness or lack thereof. This conflict is made worse by an information vacuum that is being filled by vocal members on both sides of the debate; a perceived lack of credibility of public health officials by those in the vaping community; the tobacco industry’s recent involvement in e-cigarettes; and the constant evolution of different styles and types of e-cigarettes. This conflict is avoidable; common ground exists. If both groups rally around what is in their own and the public’s best interest—the end of combustible tobacco—all will benefit significantly. If not, the result may be missed opportunities, misguided alliances, and—ultimately—poorer public health. Implications: This study brings light to the contentious debate between the vaping and public health communities. It addresses how both sides are responsible for bringing misleading information to the public and vocal leaders on both sides are unknowingly intensifying and polarizing the debate-likely at the expense of public health. It also describes how this conflict is avoidable, and provides a starting point for potential positions of common ground against Big Tobacco.

scholarly journals Dinesafe Toronto

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anya Besharah ◽  
BCIT School of Health Sciences, Environmental Health ◽  
Helen Heacock
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Health It ◽  
Plain Language ◽  
The Public ◽  
Time Periods

  Background: The purpose of this research study was to analyse the success of Toronto’s placard system (Dinesafe) in reducing the number of violations in food service establishments. The placard system is designed to inform the public about restaurant inspection results and to boost operator compliance. Inspections are a point-in-time check of the facility’s ability to manage the risk it poses to public health. It is accepted that if best practices are implemented as designed by an establishment’s food safety and sanitation plan, the risk of a foodborne illness/outbreak can be minimized. Methods: From the Dinesafe program, the number of violations cited at each inspection from all relevant food service establishments receiving a conditional pass from two time periods, 2004-2006 (Before) and 2012-2014 (After), were compared to see if there was a decrease in violations. The reports, completed by Public Health Inspectors (PHI), were retrieved from a publicly available website. Data were analysed using a two-sample T-test. Results: The anticipated decrease in violations in the second time frame was not significant [p = 0.85] nor strong (α = 0.001). The means were similar (3.83 Before and 3.71 After), with standard deviations of 1.91 and 1.79 respectively. A greater number of restaurants were cited in the After analysis (3169 compared to 572). Inspections from 2004-2006 had fewer violations (12 or less) than 2012-1014 (14 or less). The majority of violations (71% Before and 73% After) were between 2 and 4. Reoffenders comprised of 16.3% of total violations in 2004-2006 and 17.5% in 2012-2014. Conclusion: There is no evidence that the placard system has decreased violations or that counting the number of violations a good measure for compliance. Pushback among operators could explain the increase in the number of establishments cited. The increase in maximum citation could be due to an increase in citations available from 2012-2014. The number of establishments that received a conditional pass twice in a time frame increased from 59% to 68%. The maximum number of times an establishment received a conditional pass dropped from 10 to 8. It is recommended that Health Units use plain language narrative on the website rather than violations as a measure to communicate findings to the public. The placard significance should be better communicated to the public.  

scholarly journals Stigma reduction and provision of mental health services in the public health response to COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2 (Supp)) ◽  
pp. 269-272
Author(s):  
Shreyaswi Sathyanath M ◽  
Shashwath Sathyanath
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Health It ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
Stigma Reduction ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Response

Stigma reduction and provision of mental health services are unique challenges associated with the new COVID 19 pandemic. Stigma and discrimination may affect the patients diagnosed with COVID 19, those who have been placed under quarantine as well as the frontline. Effective, accurate and timely communication delivered in a coordinated manner along with community engagement is the cornerstone for stigma reduction and promotion of mental health. Although several steps have been taken to address stigma and promote mental health, it is imperative that a clearly defined strategy be put in place to integrate mental health services into the public health response to COVID 19.

scholarly journals Workshop: Transforming four walls into bridges: embracing solidarity via prison health

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Prison Population ◽  
Public Health Approach ◽  
Health It ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
The Public ◽  
Prison Health ◽  
Fiscal Austerity

Abstract The global population has grown by 20% over the last 15 years. At the same time, the prison population has increased by 30%. Circa 10.4 million people currently incarcerated in prisons worldwide. Despite being an opportunistic setting to gain access to a population at high risk of morbidity, the success of health interventions in prisons varies, while overcrowding and fiscal austerity have intensified the institutional struggle in recent years. In keeping with the theme of “building bridges for solidarity and public health”, this interdisciplinary panel of five diverse presentations will deliver a 90-minute workshop on prison health. It aims to examine the following questions: What is the public health approach to imprisonment? How have legal structures contributed to the improvement in prison health across Europe? What interventions work in terms of addressing the health deficits experienced by prisoners? What are the emerging threats to prison health policies and their delivery? It has been 18 years since a prison health panel was convened at the EUPHA Conference. The time is now ripe for a new, radical investigation into these debates from research, policy and practice perspectives. From a macro-level perspective, the first presentation will problematise imprisonment from egalitarianism and social justice standpoints, and analyse how health justice is everybody’s business. Taking a legal and policy view, the second presentation will explore how the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights over the last 20 years has influenced the international minimum standards on communicable diseases prevention in European prisons. Drawing upon the meso-level interventions, the third presentation will illustrate how a horticulture programme can provide some antidotes to the high prevalence of violence, self-harm and suicide in UK prisons, by instilling the notion of hope among prisoners. Subsequently, through an analysis of 1,904 prisoners’ longitudinal data from a study conducted in the Netherlands, the fourth presentation will articulate the importance of understanding individual and institutional risk factors in respect of prisoners’ mental health in order to deliver timely interventions. The final presentation will assess how macroeconomic austerity solidifies prison health efficacy and deepens health inequalities at the micro level. The majority of the panel members have a strong social media presence. With more than 20k followers on Twitter and Facebook, live updates on the key messages from this panel will be facilitated. Besides responding to conference delegates, the chairperson will field questions from social media platforms to promote an interactive experience. This panel will reiterate that prison health is at the epicentre of the public health agenda. Giving it such proper deference will acknowledge that prisons are a microcosm of our society and demonstrate our solidarity with a segment of the community that is often excluded. Key messages This workshop offers the latest research, policy and practice developments on prison health. It will stimulate impactful debates in which learning can be adopted by delegates across European countries.

A Dictionary of Public Health

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miquel Porta ◽  
John M. Last
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Emerging Diseases ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Health It ◽  
Communicable Disease Control ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Media

Over 5,000 entriesThis dictionary covers terms used in public health science and practice, including areas such as communicable disease control, epidemiology, genetics, nutrition, toxicology, social work, sanitation and public health engineering, environmental sciences, and administration. It offers definitions, discussion, and an occasional brief commentary on the relevance of each term to people and their health.The second edition expands coverage of terms relevant to the following areas, amongst others: health policy, health economics, and health services, including the Affordable Care Act and related topics; preventive medicine, health promotion, and behavioral sciences; risk assessment and risk management; emerging diseases; emergency preparedness; and bioethics and essential legal terms relevant for public health. It includes a list of useful web links and c.300 bibliographic references, directly linked from relevant entries. It continues to be a trusted resource for answers to questions that arise in the course of public health practice, whether in the office or in the field, in interactions with the public or with the media.

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