scholarly journals Evaluation of effectiveness of team and non-team public health nurses in health outcomes of patients with strokes or fractures.

1972 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Christensen ◽  
J A Lingle
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Public Health Nurses

Public health nurses’ workforce factors and population health outcomes in the United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 829-836
Author(s):  
Seok Hyun Gwon ◽  
Young Ik Cho ◽  
Soonhwa Paek ◽  
Weiming Ke
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Population Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Health Nurses

scholarly journals Public Health Nurses and Mothers Challenge and Shift the Meaning of Health Outcomes

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 233339361663212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Aston ◽  
Josephine Etowa ◽  
Sheri Price ◽  
Adele Vukic ◽  
Christine Hart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Public Health Nurses

scholarly journals Universal and targeted early home visiting: perspectives of public health nurses, managers and mothers

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Aston ◽  
Sheri Price ◽  
Josephine Etowa ◽  
Adele Vukic ◽  
Linda Young ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Home Visiting ◽  
Public Health Nurses ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Building Relationships ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Home Visitors ◽  
Everyday Practices ◽  
The Everyday

Early home visits provided by public health nurses (PHNs) around the world have been proven to positively impact physical, social, emotional and mental health outcomes of mothers and babies. Most of the research has focused on home visiting programs delivered by public health nurses and lay home visitors to support <em>at</em> <em>risk</em> or <em>targeted</em> mothers. Little research has been conducted to examine <em>universal</em> home visiting programs for mothers who are perceived to be lower-risk. The purpose of this research was to explore how universal and targeted early home visiting programs for mothers and babies were organized, delivered and experienced through the everyday practices of PHNs, mothers, and managers in one city in Atlantic Canada. Feminist post-structuralism was used to collect and analyze data through semi-structured face-to-face interviews with 16 PHNs, 16 mothers and 4 managers. Personal, social and institutional discourses of program delivery were examined using discourse analysis. Four main themes of the study include: i) understanding targeted and universal programming; ii) health outcomes; iii) building relationships; and iv) exploring a new surveillance. This article will discuss the first theme; understanding targeted and universal programming.

Public Health Nurses' Population Focused Practice

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Meagher-Stewart ◽  
Megan Aston ◽  
Nancy Edwards ◽  
Donna Smith ◽  
Eileen Woodford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Nurses

Public health players: Enablers and barriers for public health nurses

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Underwood ◽  
Andrea Baumann ◽  
Anne Ehrlich ◽  
Jennifer Blythe
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Nurses

scholarly journals Working conditions and health status of 6,317 front line public health workers across five provinces in China during the COVID-19 epidemic: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinghua Li ◽  
Jingdong Xu ◽  
Huan Zhou ◽  
Hua You ◽  
Xiaohui Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Rated Health ◽  
Public Health Workers

ABSTRACT Background Public health workers at the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) and primary health care institutes (PHIs) were among the main workers who implemented prevention, control, and containment measures. However, their efforts and health status have not been well documented. We aimed to investigate the working conditions and health status of front line public health workers in China during the COVID-19 epidemic. Methods Between 18 February and 1 March 2020, we conducted an online cross-sectional survey of 2,313 CDC workers and 4,004 PHI workers in five provinces across China experiencing different scales of COVID-19 epidemic. We surveyed all participants about their work conditions, roles, burdens, perceptions, mental health, and self-rated health using a self-constructed questionnaire and standardised measurements (i.e., Patient Health Questionnaire and General Anxiety Disorder scale). To examine the independent associations between working conditions and health outcomes, we used multivariate regression models controlling for potential confounders. Results The prevalence of depression, anxiety, and poor self-rated health was 21.3, 19.0, and 9.8%, respectively, among public health workers (27.1, 20.6, and 15.0% among CDC workers and 17.5, 17.9, and 6.8% among PHI workers). The majority (71.6%) made immense efforts in both field and non-field work. Nearly 20.0% have worked all night for more than 3 days, and 45.3% had worked throughout the Chinese New Year holiday. Three risk factors and two protective factors were found to be independently associated with all three health outcomes in our final multivariate models: working all night for >3 days (multivariate odds ratio [ORm]=1.67~1.75, p<0.001), concerns about infection at work (ORm=1.46~1.89, p<0.001), perceived troubles at work (ORm=1.10~1.28, p<0.001), initiating COVID-19 prevention work after January 23 (ORm=0.78~0.82, p=0.002~0.008), and ability to persist for > 1 month at the current work intensity (ORm=0.44~0.55, p<0.001). Conclusions Chinese public health workers made immense efforts and personal sacrifices to control the COVID-19 epidemic and faced the risk of mental health problems. Efforts are needed to improve the working conditions and health status of public health workers and thus maintain their morale and effectiveness during the fight against COVID-19.

scholarly journals More Than Shelter: Housing for Urban Maternal and Infant Health

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3331
Author(s):  
Jason Reece
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Infant Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Housing Quality ◽  
Housing Discrimination ◽  
Maternal Health Outcomes ◽  
The Impact

Housing quality, stability, and affordability have a direct relationship to socioemotional and physical health. Both city planning and public health have long recognized the role of housing in health, but the complexity of this relationship in regard to infant and maternal health is less understood. Focusing on literature specifically relevant to U.S. metropolitan areas, I conduct a multidisciplinary literature review to understand the influence of housing factors and interventions that impact infant and maternal health. The paper seeks to achieve three primary goals. First, to identify the primary “pathways” by which housing influences infant and maternal health. Second, the review focuses on the role and influence of historical housing discrimination on maternal health outcomes. Third, the review identifies emergent practice-based housing interventions in planning and public health practice to support infant and maternal health. The literature suggests that the impact of housing on infant health is complex, multifaceted, and intergenerational. Historical housing discrimination also directly impacts contemporary infant and maternal health outcomes. Policy interventions to support infant health through housing are just emerging but demonstrate promising outcomes. Structural barriers to housing affordability in the United States will require new resources to foster greater collaboration between the housing and the health sectors.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of an app for perinatal home visitation by nurses in preventing infant abuse in Japan

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Isumi ◽  
S Doi ◽  
T Fujiwara
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Active Treatment ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Home Visitation ◽  
Active Treatment Group ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Public Health Nurses ◽  
Control Group

Abstract Background In Japan, public health nurses provide home visitation with pregnant women who are at high risk for child maltreatment, but its effectiveness in preventing child maltreatment has not been evaluated because contents and quality of home visitation vary from municipality to municipality. This study aims to evaluate whether the tablet app developed to standardize and assist perinatal home visitation by public health nurses is effective in preventing child maltreatment. Methods An intervention study was conducted in 2018 in Adachi City, Tokyo, Japan. Public health nurses at two public health centers used the tablet app when they support high-risk pregnant women through home visitation and interviews, while public health nurses at the other three public health centers provided support as in the past. Because two public health centers were different in usage of the app, the treatment group was further divided into two groups: active and inactive. As fatal abuse among infants, frequency of shaking and smothering was assessed as an outcome through a self-reported questionnaire at the 4-month health check, and compared between the active treatment group, inactive treatment group, and control group, using multiple logistic regression (N = 5,651). Results Prevalence of infant abuse was 0.82% in the active treatment group, 1.34% in the inactive treatment group, and 1.50% in the control group. When adjusted for parental demographics and parenting situations, mothers in the active treatment group were less likely to shake or smother their baby than those in the control group (Odds ratio: 0.51, p = 0.093). Conclusions It possibly suggests that the tablet app developed to assist perinatal home visitation by public health nurses was effective in preventing infant abuse. Key messages An intervention study was conducted at public health centers in Adachi City, Tokyo, Japan, using the tablet app developed to standardize and assist perinatal home visitation by public health nurses. The finding suggested that the tablet app may be effective in preventing shaking and smothering among 4-month old infants.

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