Autopsy Findings of Cerebral β-Amyloidosis, Tauopathy, and Neurodegeneration (A,T, and (N)) in a Community-Based Sample: Implications for Dementia Mitigation Strategies

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bridget Burke ◽  
Caitlin Latimer ◽  
C. Dirk Keene ◽  
Thomas J. Montine ◽  
Joshua A. Sonnen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Autopsy Findings

P4-333: AUTOPSY FINDINGS OF CEREBRAL β-AMYLOIDOSIS, TAUOPATHY, AND NEURODEGENERATION (A, T AND N) IN A COMMUNITY-BASED SAMPLE: IMPLICATIONS FOR DEMENTIA MITIGATION STRATEGIES

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (7S_Part_30) ◽  
pp. P1593-P1595
Author(s):  
Bridget Teevan Burke ◽  
Caitlin S. Latimer ◽  
Dirk C. Keene ◽  
Thomas J. Montine ◽  
Joshua Sonnen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Autopsy Findings

scholarly journals The Land Use and Cover Change in Miombo Woodlands under Community Based Forest Management and Its Implication to Climate Change Mitigation: A Case of Southern Highlands of Tanzania

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. J. Lupala ◽  
L. P. Lusambo ◽  
Y. M. Ngaga ◽  
Angelingis A. Makatta
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Miombo Woodlands ◽  
Miombo Woodland ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cover Density ◽  
Change Mitigation ◽  
Land Use And Cover

In Tanzania, miombo woodland is the most significant forest vegetation with both ecological and socioeconomic importance. The vegetation has been threatened from land use and cover change due to unsustainable utilization. Over the past two decades, community based forest management (CBFM) has been practiced to address the problem. Given the current need to mitigate global climate change, little is known on the influence of CBFM to the land use and cover change in miombo woodlands and therefore compromising climate change mitigation strategies. This study explored the dynamic of land use and covers change and biomass due to CBFM and established the implication to climate change mitigation. The study revealed increasing miombo woodland cover density with decreasing unsustainable utilization. The observed improvement in cover density and biomass provides potential for climate change mitigation strategies. CBFM also developed solidarity, cohesion, and social control of miombo woodlands illegal extraction. This further enhances permanence, reduces leakage, and increases accountability requirement for carbon credits. Collectively with these promising results, good land use plan at village level and introduction of alternative income generating activities can be among the best options to further reduce land use change and biomass loss in miombo woodlands.

scholarly journals From Fear to Festivity: Multi-stakeholder Perspectives on Human-Elephant Conflict and Coexistence in India

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pranaya Swain ◽  
Medha Nayak
Keyword(s):  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Forest Department ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Stakeholder Perspectives ◽  
Ecological Relations ◽  
Multi Stakeholder

Humans and elephants have shared social, historical and ecological relations for ages. However, their coexistence has not been as pleasant as one would like that to be. Despite persistent efforts by several stakeholder to mitigate human-elephant conflict and foster coexistence, the problem refuses to wither away. People’s perception also varies widely across the types of stakeholders. With this at the backdrop, this paper, drawing on qualitative empirical inputs, attempts to understand the plurality of stakeholders’ connect with elephants, their perceptions, effectiveness of existing mitigation strategies and future of their coexistence. On the basis of interviews with key informants, focus group discussions among community members and Forest Department officials and field observations in one of the migratory elephant corridors of India, we also make a modest attempt to suggest participatory and community-based mitigation strategies.

Role of Community-Based Organizations in the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 116-131
Author(s):  
Archana Choudhary ◽  
Bala Subramanian R.
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
New Models

Community-based organizations (CBOs) have played a vital role in containing the infections of the COVID-19 pandemic as well. They serve as a facilitator between communities, local health officials, and the entire administration by providing information about the feasibility and viability of proposed mitigation strategies and later help them to operationalize these strategies. This chapter discusses how CBOs should continually access the situation and modify their operations to carry forward their objectives in order to protect their staff and various stakeholders. It reflects on the way these CBOs have tackled these challenges and worked for the benefit of people. It discusses the new models and examples of success that have been shown by these organizations. This chapter is written on the basis of secondary data. It deliberates on the initiatives taken by the CBOs during and post-pandemic. It also discusses the opportunities for growth these organizations have during this global health crisis and the challenges they are facing for their survival during and after the pandemic.

scholarly journals Adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation measures and its associated factors among Gondar City residents: A community-based cross-sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. e0244265
Author(s):  
Zelalem Nigussie Azene ◽  
Mehari Woldemariam Merid ◽  
Atalay Goshu Muluneh ◽  
Demiss Mulatu Geberu ◽  
Getahun Molla Kassa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Good Adherence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Participants

Background Considering its pandemicity and absence of effective treatment, authorities across the globe have designed various mitigation strategies to combat the spread of COVID-19. Although adherence towards preventive measures is the only means to tackle the virus, reluctance to do so has been reported to be a major problem everywhere. Thus, this study aimed to assess the community’s adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation strategies and its associated factors among Gondar City residents, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was employed among 635 respondents from April 20–27, 2020. Cluster sampling technique was used to select the study participants. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire. Epi-Data version 4.6 and STATA version 14 were used for data entry and analysis, respectively. Binary logistic regressions (Bivariable and multivariable) were performed to identify statistically significant variables. Adjusted odds ratio with 95% CI was used to declare statistically significant variables on the basis of p < 0.05 in the multivariable logistic regression model. Results The overall prevalence of good adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation measures was 51.04% (95%CI: 47.11, 54.96). Female respondents [AOR: 2.39; 95%CI (1.66, 3.45)], receiving adequate information about COVID-19 [AOR: 1.58; 95%CI (1.03, 2.43)], and favorable attitude towards COVID-19 preventive measures were significantly associated with good adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation measures. Whereas, those respondents who had high risk perception of COVID-19 were less likely to adhere towards COVID-19 mitigation measures [AOR: 0.61; 95% CI (0.41, 0.92)]. Conclusions The findings have indicated that nearly half of the study participants had poor adherence towards COVID-19 mitigation measures. Sex, level of information exposure, attitude towards COVID-19 preventive measures, and risk perception of COVID-19 were factors which significantly influenced the adherence of the community towards COVID-19 mitigation measures. Therefore, it is crucial to track adherence responses towards the COVID-19 preventive measures, scale up the community’s awareness of COVID-19 prevention and mitigation strategies through appropriate information outlets, mainstream media, and rely on updating information from TV, radio, and health care workers about COVID-19.

scholarly journals Mobile Health Systems for Community-Based Primary Care: Identifying Controls and Mitigating Privacy Threats (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo Horn Iwaya ◽  
Simone Fischer-Hübner ◽  
Rose-Mharie Åhlfeldt ◽  
Leonardo A Martucci
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Mobile Health ◽  
Data Protection ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Careful Consideration ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Privacy And Security

BACKGROUND Community-based primary care focuses on health promotion, awareness raising, and illnesses treatment and prevention in individuals, groups, and communities. Community Health Workers (CHWs) are the leading actors in such programs, helping to bridge the gap between the population and the health system. Many mobile health (mHealth) initiatives have been undertaken to empower CHWs and improve the data collection process in the primary care, replacing archaic paper-based approaches. A special category of mHealth apps, known as mHealth Data Collection Systems (MDCSs), is often used for such tasks. These systems process highly sensitive personal health data of entire communities so that a careful consideration about privacy is paramount for any successful deployment. However, the mHealth literature still lacks methodologically rigorous analyses for privacy and data protection. OBJECTIVE In this paper, a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for MDCSs is presented, providing a systematic identification and evaluation of potential privacy risks, particularly emphasizing controls and mitigation strategies to handle negative privacy impacts. METHODS The privacy analysis follows a systematic methodology for PIAs. As a case study, we adopt the GeoHealth system, a large-scale MDCS used by CHWs in the Family Health Strategy, the Brazilian program for delivering community-based primary care. All the PIA steps were taken on the basis of discussions among the researchers (privacy and security experts). The identification of threats and controls was decided particularly on the basis of literature reviews and working group meetings among the group. Moreover, we also received feedback from specialists in primary care and software developers of other similar MDCSs in Brazil. RESULTS The GeoHealth PIA is based on 8 Privacy Principles and 26 Privacy Targets derived from the European General Data Protection Regulation. Associated with that, 22 threat groups with a total of 97 subthreats and 41 recommended controls were identified. Among the main findings, we observed that privacy principles can be enhanced on existing MDCSs with controls for managing consent, transparency, intervenability, and data minimization. CONCLUSIONS Although there has been significant research that deals with data security issues, attention to privacy in its multiple dimensions is still lacking for MDCSs in general. New systems have the opportunity to incorporate privacy and data protection by design. Existing systems will have to address their privacy issues to comply with new and upcoming data protection regulations. However, further research is still needed to identify feasible and cost-effective solutions.

scholarly journals Community-Based Monitoring in the New Normal: A Strategy for Tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6712
Author(s):  
Nur Khairlida Muhamad Khair ◽  
Khai Ern Lee ◽  
Mazlin Mokhtar
Keyword(s):  
Movement Control ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Community Based ◽  
New Normal ◽  
The Government ◽  
Asymptomatic Individuals

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted the global public health system and led to many deaths worldwide. COVID-19 is highly contagious and can be spread by symptomatic or asymptomatic individuals. As such, determining the risk of infection within a community is difficult. To mitigate the risk of the spread of COVID-19, the government of Malaysia implemented seven phases of the movement control order (MCO) from 18 March to 31 December 2020. However, the socioeconomic cost was substantial despite the effectiveness of the MCO in bringing down cases of infection. As noted by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, the final criterion that should be met is community empowerment. In other words, community-based mitigation measures through which communities unite to contain the pandemic are essential before the completion of the vaccination program. As a measure for controlling the pandemic, mitigation strategies in the new normal should be feasible, practical, and acceptable to communities. In this paper, we present a deliberation of a set of community-based monitoring criteria to ensure health and well-being in communities, such as efficacy, technicality, feedback, and sustainability. The proposed criteria will be instrumental in developing community-based monitoring initiatives to achieve the desired goals in coping with the pandemic as well as in empowering communities to be part of the governance process.

Toward Climate Change and Community-Based Adaptation-Mitigation Strategies in Hill Agriculture

2016 ◽  
pp. 185-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renu Jethi ◽  
Kushagra Joshi ◽  
Nirmal Chandra
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Hill Agriculture ◽  
Community Based Adaptation

scholarly journals Sustainable Development Plan for Tsunami: A Conceptual Vulnerability Analysis of Coastal Areas

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 2625-2631
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Vulnerability Factors ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Relevant Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Tsunami Mitigation ◽  
Effective Community ◽  
Specific Vulnerability ◽  
2004 Tsunami

The study mainly focuses on the drawbacks in the present Tsunami Mitigation Plans(TMP), since It has been identified from the assessment of the 2004 Tsunami, the major cause for the destruction of coastal lives is due to ineffective mitigation plan for Tsunami. The study proceeds in finding out the human vulnerability by means of questionnaire survey made with the community, responsible officials and administration of the considered region for scrutinizing the existing Tsunami Mitigation Plan using some specific vulnerability factors. The relevant research information is gathered and interpreted using logistic regression analysis and a model is determined to improve mitigation activities. The obtained model is used to identify the weakness parameters in existing system. Hence, in this study, the identified issues are resolved and from that certain recommendations and suggestions are given for the community which could serve as a fine strategy and better effective community based Tsunami mitigation strategies accordingly

Community-Based Disaster Preparedness in West Bengal

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (S2) ◽  
pp. S15-S16
Author(s):  
Tarak Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Community Based
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