scholarly journals Early Correction of Malocclusion Using Planas Direct Tracks

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Reis dos Santos ◽  
Artênio José Isper Garbin ◽  
Cléa Adas Saliba Garbin
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Posterior Crossbite ◽  
Occlusal Adjustment ◽  
Early Correction ◽  
Functional Equilibrium ◽  
Receive Treatment ◽  
To Receive

The correction of functional posterior crossbite through Planas Direct Tracks has many characteristics that can become advantages. The aim of this study was to present a clinical case showing how to use this procedure for early correction with resources available through public health services. The patient, a 4-year-old girl, arrived to receive treatment due to a functional unilateral crossbite. When the mandible was moved to the centric position, it was observed that the teeth had occlusal trauma. An occlusal adjustment was performed. The adjustment was not sufficient to promote functional equilibrium; thus, Planas Direct Tracks were made, resulting in functional equilibrium and correction of the malocclusion. As shown in the case report, the Planas Direct Tracks were effective for the correction of the posterior crossbite. If malocclusion is considered a public health problem, implementation of low-cost and easy-to-execute techniques is needed.

Is patient care affected by the recent changes in junior doctors' training?

2006 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Mauffrey
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Medical Journal ◽  
British Medical Journal ◽  
Medical Errors ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Receive Treatment ◽  
The Right ◽  
To Receive

An article in the British Medical Journal stated, 'In the time it will take you to read this editorial eight patients will be injured, and one will die, from preventable medical errors. … When all sources of error are added up the likelihood that a mishap will injure a patient in hospital is at least 3% and probably much higher.' This is a serious public health problem. In recent years, patients' expectations of our healthcare system have shifted from 'the right to receive treatment' to 'the right to be cured'. This fact is illustrated by the growing numbers of trials involving cases of negligence or incompetence.

Public Preferences for New Information on Opioids

2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 311-339
Author(s):  
Paul F. Testa ◽  
Susan L. Moffitt ◽  
Marie Schenk
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Opioid Epidemic ◽  
Information Campaigns ◽  
New Information ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Receive Treatment ◽  
Information Treatment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
To Receive

Abstract Context: Educating the public through information campaigns is a commonly used policy approach to public health problems. Yet, experimental methods that assess the impact of information campaigns may misestimate their effects by failing to account for respondents' willingness to receive new information. Methods: This article uses a doubly randomized survey experiment conducted on a nationally representative sample, where some subjects are randomly assigned to an informational treatment about opioids while other subjects are given the choice of whether to receive treatment or not, to examine how public willingness to seek new information shapes the way they update their preferences about policies related to the opioid epidemic. Findings: Among those likely to receive information, treatment has a large positive effect on increasing support for policies that address the opioid epidemic by about one half of a standard deviation. Among those who would avoid this information, preferences appear to be unmoved by treatment. These effects would be missed by standard experimental designs. Conclusion: While redressing information asymmetries is only one part of a public health strategy for addressing the opioid epidemic, our findings highlight the importance of access to and receptiveness toward new information.

scholarly journals Acquisition of Meningococcal Serogroup W-135 Carriage in Turkish Hajj Pilgrims Who Had Received the Quadrivalent Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ceyhan ◽  
M. Celik ◽  
E. T. Demir ◽  
V. Gurbuz ◽  
A. E. Aycan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Meningococcal Disease ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Polysaccharide Vaccine ◽  
Invasive Meningococcal Disease ◽  
Household Contacts ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Close Contacts

ABSTRACTInvasive meningococcal disease is a recognized public health problem worldwide, with a dynamic and changeable epidemiology. In Turkey, the second most common pathogenic meningococcal serogroup (after serogroup B) is W-135, including an epidemic in 2005, which has been strongly associated with Hajj pilgrims and their close contacts. In two studies conducted in 2010, we assessed meningococcal carriage in intending Turkish pilgrims to the Hajj when they attended to receive a plain polysaccharide vaccine against serogroups A, C, W-135, and Y and, upon their return, to determine the acquisition of meningococcal carriage by the pilgrims themselves and subsequently their household contacts. Nasopharyngeal swabs were obtained from pilgrims before the Hajj and upon their return. Swabs were then obtained from 39 household contacts of pilgrims who were shown to have acquired carriage during the Hajj. Of the 472 pilgrims before the Hajj, 63 (13%) were positive for meningococcal carriage, of which 52 cases (83%) were serogroup W-135. In the 296 pilgrims tested after the Hajj, 81 (27%) were positive for meningococcal carriage, including 74 (91%) with W-135. In 11 family members of pilgrims who acquired W-135 carriage at the Hajj, 10 (91%) had acquired carriage of serogroup W-135. This study illustrates the acquisition of meningococcal carriage, predominantly of serogroup W-135 by pilgrims attending the Hajj, and the transmission of this carriage to their family members on their return, explaining the source of W-135 meningococcal disease in Turkey.

Cultural Perspectives in Public Health

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry A Bleidt ◽  
Carmita A Coleman ◽  
Peter D Hurd
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Social Determinant ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Delivery Of Care ◽  
The Status

In order to deliver effective health care and public health services, an awareness of and appreciation for culture’s influence on the social determinants of health is fundamental. In addition, culturally competent delivery of care is a primary contributor to reducing the more expansive concern of health disparities. This chapter defines culture, including its role and influence as a social determinant of health, and discusses the concepts of cultural awareness and cultural competency, which are the foundation of a patient-centered approach to better health outcomes and wellness. It also discusses the status of cultural consideration in health care as a public health problem and presents the need for culturally competent service delivery, along with an exploration of what is involved in the cultural-integration journey.

scholarly journals RESPONSIBILITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE BASED ON THE CONSTITUTION OF INDONESIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-66
Author(s):  
Ardiansah Ardiansah
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Services ◽  
House Of Representatives ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
The People ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
To Receive

The Indonesian Constitution has mandated health services for its people. Everyone has the right to receive health services, while the state is obliged to provide health services. The implementation of public health services faces problems concerning the president regulations about the increase of health insurance fee. The House of Representatives does not agree with the increase in health insurance fee, because the government should be responsible for the realization of public health services. This research uses normative legal research methods. The results showed that the government's policy of raising fees was considered unfair and burdensome to the people of Indonesia.Health services for the people of Indonesia has been mandated by The Indonesian Constitution. The denial of health services is a violation to the Indonesian constitution. The people have the right to get health services, whereas the state is responsible for providing health services. Therefore, even though the government raises fees, people expect the government to cancel the increase of the fee. Due to the fact that the Indonesian constitution has made it clear that the state is responsible for providing health services to its people.

scholarly journals Postcards, green cards and telephone calls: therapeutic contact with individuals following self-harm

2010 ◽  
Vol 197 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Navneet Kapur ◽  
Jayne Cooper ◽  
Olive Bennewith ◽  
David Gunnell ◽  
Keith Hawton
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Telephone Calls

SummarySelf-harm is a major public health problem and universal interventions such as contacting individuals by post or telephone following a self-harm episode have received much attention recently. They may also appeal to service providers because of their low cost. However, a widespread introduction of these interventions cannot be justified without a better understanding of whether they work, and if so how.

A Healthcare Service System Based on Internet of Things

2013 ◽  
Vol 774-776 ◽  
pp. 1903-1907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Rong Xiao ◽  
Bang Guo Lv ◽  
Xin Wang ◽  
You Jun Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Service System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Cloud Service ◽  
Mobile Terminal ◽  
Health Data ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
High Level

With the development of networking technology and cloud computing technology, low-cost, high level of general practitioners of public health services and basic health service support, as well as the effective supervision of the centralized management and control of public health and primary health care can be achieved. A health cloud service system based on Internet of Things is provided, which is divided into six modules. The system can be used to subordinate all hospitals and medical institutions to provide hospital management and health of residents file management application services using a mobile terminal to collect community and clinical health data entry, upload the community, the region's public medical health data.

scholarly journals The Effect of Calcium Supplementation on Body Weight Before and During Pregnancy in Women Enrolled in the WHO Calcium and Preeclampsia Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 332-342
Author(s):  
Gabriela Cormick ◽  
Ana Pilar Betrán ◽  
Janetta Harbron ◽  
Armando Seuc ◽  
Cintia White ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Weight Gain ◽  
Calcium Supplementation ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Lower Body ◽  
Lower Body Weight ◽  
The Difference ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Elemental Calcium

Introduction: Obesity is a major and challenging public health problem. The aim of this substudy is to evaluate the effect of calcium supplementation on body weight in women recruited in the Calcium and Preeclampsia trial. Methods: Women were recruited before pregnancy and randomized to receive a calcium supplement containing 500 mg of elemental calcium or placebo until 20 weeks’ gestation; all women received 1.5 g from 20 weeks until delivery. Results: A total of 630 women conceived during the study, 322 allocated to calcium and 308 to placebo. Among these, 230 allocated to calcium and 227 allocated to placebo had information on body weight at baseline and at 8 weeks' gestation. During the study period, women allocated to calcium had a mean weight increase of 1.1 (SD ±5.5) kg, whereas those allocated to placebo had a mean increase of 1.5 (SD ±6.1) kg, a mean difference of 0.4 kg (95% −0.4 (−1.4 to 0.6); P = .408). Women classified as obese at the start of the trial had a lower body weight gain at 8 weeks’ gestation (1.0 kg; 95% CI: −3.2 to 1.2; P = .330) and at 32 weeks’ gestation (2.1 kg; 95% CI: 5.6-1.3; P = .225) if they received calcium as compared to placebo. However, none of these differences were statistically significant. Conclusion: The smaller increase in body weight found in women supplemented with 500 mg elemental calcium daily is quantitatively consistent with previous studies. However, in this study, the difference was not statistically significant.

scholarly journals Development of low-cost portable ultrasonic nebulizer in COVID 19 Era : DIY nano nebulizer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoj Kumar ◽  
Shalini Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
Resource Poor ◽  
Jet Nebulizers ◽  
Recommended Therapy

Abstract:Respiratory diseases are major public health problem in resource poor countries. This global problem greatly accentuated in the COVID 19 pandemic, which results in shortage of resources. Nebulized therapy is the recommended therapy for the patients with respiratory diseases with or without COVID 19. Jet nebulizers are bulky and ultrasonic are expensive. Therefore we are describing novel, simple, inexpensive, DIY – Nano nebulizer which can be use a homemade solution without the need of specific equipment.

scholarly journals Effects of a Cereal and Soy Dietary Formula on Rehabilitation of Undernourished Children at Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoenabo Douamba ◽  
Marina Martinetto ◽  
Virginio Pietra ◽  
Salavatore Pignatelli ◽  
Fabian Schumacher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Severe Malnutrition ◽  
Nutritional Rehabilitation ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Malnourished Children ◽  
Nutritional Balance

The New Misola consists of millet soybean, peanut, vitamins, minerals, and industrial amylase. Our objective is to demonstrate that porridge made from local grains and legumes restores the nutritional balance of malnourished children. The study was carried on 304 malnourished children aged 6–48 months including 172 girls and 132 boys from Saint Camille Medical Centre. At the beginning, these malnourished children had a WHZz-score of −3.10 and a WAZz-score of −3.85, which reflected, according to WHO, a severe malnutrition. After eight weeks of nutritional rehabilitation, a normal WHZ of −1.41 was obtained. These children recovered more than those in a similar study performed in 2006 with the old formula of Misola. This study shows that malnutrition remains a public health problem in Burkina Faso. It should be necessary that public health services and the epidemiologists work in synergy with nutritionists and “nutrigenetics” in order to combat malnutrition efficiently.

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