scholarly journals Halting the pandemic outside ‘CORTINA2021’ alpine world ski championships: a challenge for sport and public health in times of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
De Polo Anna ◽  
Pais Dei Mori Luigi ◽  
Mongillo Michele ◽  
De Luca Giuseppe ◽  
Facchin Giacomo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Mass Gatherings ◽  
Sporting Event ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Nasal Swabs ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
Regional Health Authorities ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Restrictive Measures

Abstract Background In February 2021 the “Cortina2021” Alpine World Ski Championships took place in the mountain town of Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy), thus gaining the definition of “first sporting event of global significance in the time of covid-19 pandemic”. Though the event took place behind closed doors and in a context of national public health restrictive measures, it counted almost 6,000 participants. Methods A rigorous “Covid-19 Prevention and Hygiene Protocol” was drawn up by the local and regional health authorities together with the organizing committee, in order to contain the risk of viral circulation within the venue. Results Overall about 20,000 rapid antigen nasal swabs were performed to screen-detect sars-cov2 cases: only 22 of these were found positive, whereas 25 people were quarantined as close contacts. Conclusions The experience of “Cortina2021” proves that mass gatherings can take place even in times of epidemic threats, if adequately planned and by providing public health recommendations tailored on the viral circulation foreseen by the time the event is due. If new epidemics should arise in the future, hopefully the public health management of “Cortina2021” may be a template for next mass gatherings to be held, as far as possible, despite the viral circulation.

scholarly journals Health and Clinical Management –From Patient Care to National Public Health

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (01) ◽  
pp. 44-47
Author(s):  
D. Kubias ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Clinical Management ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
Public Health Authorities ◽  
Heath Care ◽  
Improve Patient ◽  
Feeding Systems

Summary Objectives To present some of last year’s best papers in the field of health and clinical management. Method Synopsis of the best articles selected for the IMIA Yearbook 2009. Results The selected articles illustrate how IT is enlarging its role in heath care management. By getting closer to patients allowing them feeding systems with there health data, IT can improve patient health management directly at patients’ home. With data being documented in increasingly more structured and standardized way, health information systems can better integrated and reuse that data and offer more decision support to physicians and other health professionals. Furthermore, as more data is available in electronic format in real-time, entire populations’ health status can be monitored by public health authorities allowing for better public health management. Conclusions Although the selected articles are only a few bricks in global health management, they are promising examples of how IT improves the integration and collaboration between all participants in health care and offers support at all levels. Tying all these separate bricks together will still require work, as well as developing all the remain bricks, but systems interoperability allowing for data sharing and health participants collaboration are continuously getting more real.

scholarly journals The Impact of Covid-19 Public Health Policies on Persons with Disability and their Caregivers in Malta

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 25-37
Author(s):  
Andrew Camilleri ◽  
Samantha Pace Gasan ◽  
Andrew Azzopardi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
World Health Organisation ◽  
World Health ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Essential Services ◽  
Public Health Authorities ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Restrictive Measures ◽  
The Impact

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a global health pandemic, due to the spread of a novel coronavirus, later named “Covid-19”. The spread of Covid-19 led to social isolation, distancing and a number of restrictive measures in Malta.  The aim of this paper is to analyse the impact of Covid-19 and the subsequent restrictive measures on persons with disability and their caregivers and families in Malta. Using thematic analysis, the study found that a variety of impacts ranging from a sense of isolation, lack of essential services being provided, additional difficulties encountered at the place of work and education and measures that were not sufficiently tailored for persons with disability issued by public health authorities. Underlying the additional difficulties brought about by Covid-19, structural difficulties to access essential services as well as ignorance from policy makers and politicians and the added “vulnerable-ization” of persons with disabilities were found to be highly impacting factors that pervade the experience of persons with disabilities and their caregivers.

scholarly journals Norwegians approve of the health authorities’ strategy to communicate worst case pandemic scenarios

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (22) ◽  
Author(s):  
G Wøien ◽  
K I Tonsberg
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
H1n1 Virus ◽  
Pandemic Preparedness ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
The People ◽  
Influenza A H1n1 ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
Public Health Authorities

According to the Norwegian pandemic preparedness plans, health authorities shall assess their communication activities before and during an outbreak of infectious diseases. A survey was conducted on 29 April 2009 on acceptance of communications by the national public health authorities concerning the emerging threat from the new influenza A(H1N1) virus. The survey was similar to other surveys in 2005-6 about the avian flu. The results were not very different – the overall majority of the people interviewed were not worried and the health authorities were regarded as trustworthy.

scholarly journals Linking Statistics With Testing Policy to Manage COVID-19 in the Community

2020 ◽  
Vol 154 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-148
Author(s):  
Lee H Hilborne ◽  
Zachary Wagner ◽  
Irineo Cabreros ◽  
Robert H Brook
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Public Health Surveillance ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Acute Infection ◽  
Diagnostic Testing ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
Testing Strategies ◽  
National Public Health

Abstract Objectives To determine the public health surveillance severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing volume needed, both for acute infection and seroprevalence. Methods Required testing volumes were developed using standard statistical methods based on test analytical performance, disease prevalence, desired precision, and population size. Results Widespread testing for individual health management cannot address surveillance needs. The number of people who must be sampled for public health surveillance and decision making, although not trivial, is potentially in the thousands for any given population or subpopulation, not millions. Conclusions While the contributions of diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2 have received considerable attention, concerns abound regarding the availability of sufficient testing capacity to meet demand. Different testing goals require different numbers of tests and different testing strategies; testing strategies for national or local disease surveillance, including monitoring of prevalence, receive less attention. Our clinical laboratory and diagnostic infrastructure are capable of incorporating required volumes for many local, regional, and national public health surveillance studies into their current and projected testing capacity. However, testing for surveillance requires careful design and randomization to provide meaningful insights.

scholarly journals The use of oxygen in cluster headache treatment worldwide – a survey of the International Headache Society (IHS)

Cephalalgia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 396-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Evers ◽  
Alan Rapoport ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Cluster Headache ◽  
International Headache Society ◽  
Headache Attack ◽  
Facial Mask ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Cluster Headache Attack ◽  
Headache Treatment ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
Public Health Authorities

Background Oxygen is recommended for the treatment of acute cluster headache attacks. However, it is not available worldwide. Methods The International Headache Society performed a survey among its national member societies on the availability and the restrictions for oxygen in the treatment of cluster headache. Results Oxygen is reimbursed in 50% of all countries responding ( n = 22). There are additional restrictions in the reimbursement of the facial mask and with respect to age. Conclusion Oxygen for the treatment of cluster headache attack is not reimbursed worldwide. Headache societies should pressure national/public health authorities to reimburse oxygen for cluster headache in all countries.

Building a master health facility list: innovative Indian experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-86
Author(s):  
Amit Mishra ◽  
Sundeep Sahay
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Management ◽  
State Level ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Multiple Systems ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
Public Health Information ◽  
Share Data

Adoption of information technology in healthcare has in recent years improved the process of information collection, analysis and use in the Indian public health system. However, it has also led to multiplicity of information systems. Currently, a good amount of data is being generated by various health management information systems (HMISs); however, usability of these data sets is limited owing to lack of technical and institutional ability to share data with other systems. The lack of an effective standard list of health facilities is one of the major impediments to building interoperability among these multiple systems. To overcome this challenge, the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has initiated a programme to build a master facility list (MFL) known as National Identification Number to Health Facilities. Facility data from two leading national public health information systems, which were routinely reporting health data since 2008, were selected for this purpose. Common facilities were placed on an online portal for verification by state-level and district-level officers. Currently, this portal holds more than 200 000 verified public health facilities. Use of facility data from existing systems has helped to quickly populate the MFL in India. However, design limitations of the existing systems were also translated to the facility portal. Some lay challenges to sustain and evolve this portal in the future include (1) integration of other HMISs holding facility data with the MFL, (2) public notification of standards for MFL, (3) comprehensive data quality audit of existing MFL facility data and (4) establishment of robust governance mechanisms. We discuss how the benefits from this exercise in technical innovation can be materialised more effectively in practice.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document