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.

Assessment Of Protection Of Current Public Health Practices And Facial Protection Equipment In Influenza A H1N1 Virus Outbreak

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose G. Zayas ◽  
Ming Chiao J. Chiang ◽  
Eric Y.L. Wong ◽  
Fred MacDonald ◽  
Carlos F. Lange ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
H1n1 Virus ◽  
Health Practices ◽  
Influenza A H1n1

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 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.

Tobacco Control Legislation: Tools for Public Health Improvement

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 516-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
James G. Hodge ◽  
Gabriel B. Eber
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Control Laws ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
The People ◽  
The Us ◽  
Public Health Authorities ◽  
Health Laws

Government’s responsibility to safeguard the public’s health through law has been part of the social contract since ancient times. Cicero declared salus populi suprema lex esto - “the safety of the people is the supreme law”. Disraeli proclaimed that protecting the public’s health is the first duty of the statesman. Of the ten most important public health achievements of the 20th century in the US., seven are directly related to legal interventions, including legislative interventions. As new and existing risks to health risks emerge internationally, governments have consistently used the law as a tool to define the goals of public health, direct public health authorities to accomplish these goals, and equip them with the power and resources to do so.Tobacco control represents a salient example of how law can be used to ensure health. Like other public health laws, tobacco control laws have historic grounds. Government and other policymakers have enacted laws to control tobacco use for hundreds of years. The Russian church forbade tobacco use as an “abomination.”

scholarly journals The Reopening of Schools and Adoption of Universal Wearing of Face Masks in Anticipation of Sustained Transmission or the Second Wave of COVID-19 with the Influenza Virus

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Sasho Stoleski
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Influenza Virus ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Morbidity ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
12Th Grade ◽  
Public Health Authorities ◽  
Environmental Surface ◽  
Second Wave

The Covid-19 pandemic has swept rapidly from Wuhan, China to the entire globe in less than six months, infecting over 7 million people and claiming the lives of over 500,000. In the United States, greater than 2 million individuals have become infected and over 110,000 people killed. With no evidence of slowing of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, public health authorities must prepare for possible sustained transmission of Covid-19, or a second wave into the Fall 2020, but with the presence of the influenza A virus. In the Fall 2020, schools will reopen from kindergarten to 12th grade. Dual pandemics or epidemics will result in high morbidity and mortality not observed when either virus was solely active. Community leaders, educational administrators and public health systems must be prepared for simultaneous outbreaks of both Covid-19 and influenza. Although there are no clinical studies that have evaluated the benefits on the use of face masks during an epidemic or pandemic, public health non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPIs) measures should include the routine use of face masks during school sessions. Using face masks with other NPI may interrupt viral transmission as it has been established that respiratory viruses, such as Covid-19 and the influenza virus are transmitted via respiratory droplets, aerosols, and environmental surface contact.

The Role of Community, State, Territorial, and Tribal Public Health in Obesity Prevention

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (S2) ◽  
pp. 35-39
Author(s):  
Janice K. Sommers ◽  
Claire Heiser
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Obesity Prevention ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Institute Of Medicine ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
The People ◽  
Tribal Governments ◽  
Public Health Authorities ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity

Across the nation, local, state, territorial, and tribal governments are engaged in successful efforts to protect and promote the health of their citizens by supporting healthy eating and active living initiatives. The ten essential services define a role for public health at multiple levels of influence (see Table 1). These functions provide a framework for obesity prevention that is consistent with the systems approach presented by the Institute of Medicine in “Accelerating Progress in Obesity Prevention.”Governmental public health authorities can contribute to public health efforts to address obesity by monitoring prevalence of obesity and association risk factors, investigating the contributing factors, informing the public, and work with the citizens in their jurisdiction to develop solutions that fit the needs and sensibilities of the people.

Perceptions and Behavioral Responses of the General Public During the 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Pandemic: A Systematic Review

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marloes Bults ◽  
Desirée J.M.A. Beaujean ◽  
Jan Hendrik Richardus ◽  
Hélène A.C.M. Voeten
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Behavioral Responses ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
H1n1 Pandemic ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Influenza A H1n1 ◽  
And Behaviors

AbstractThe public plays an important role in controlling the spread of a virus by adopting preventive measures. This systematic literature review aimed to gain insight into public perceptions and behavioral responses to the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic, with a focus on trends over time and regional differences. We screened 5498 articles and identified 70 eligible studies from PubMed, Embase, and PsychINFO. Public misconceptions were apparent regarding modes of transmission and preventive measures. Perceptions and behaviors evolved during the pandemic. In most countries, perceived vulnerability increased, but perceived severity, anxiety, self-efficacy, and vaccination intention decreased. Improved hygienic practices and social distancing were practiced most commonly. However, vaccination acceptance remained low. Marked regional differences were noted. To prevent misconceptions, it is important that health authorities provide up-to-date information about the virus and possible preventive measures during future outbreaks. Health authorities should continuously monitor public perceptions and misconceptions. Because public perceptions and behaviors varied between countries during the pandemic, risk communication should be tailored to the specific circumstances of each country. Finally, the use of health behavior theories in studies of public perceptions and behaviors during outbreaks would greatly facilitate the development of effective public health interventions that counter the effect of an outbreak. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness.2015;9:207-219)

scholarly journals Internet surveillance systems for early alerting of health threats

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
J P Linge ◽  
R Steinberger ◽  
T P Weber ◽  
R Yangarber ◽  
E van der Goot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Information Tools ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Epidemic Intelligence ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
Public Health Authorities ◽  
Comprehensive Picture ◽  
Official Sources

In order to gather a comprehensive picture of potential epidemic threats, public health authorities increasingly rely on systems that perform epidemic intelligence (EI). EI makes use of information that originates from official sources such as national public health surveillance systems as well as from informal sources such as electronic media and web-based information tools.

scholarly journals Cluster of new influenza A(H1N1) cases in travellers returning from Scotland to Greece – community transmission within the European Union?

2009 ◽  
Vol 14 (21) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Panagiotopoulos ◽  
S Bonovas ◽  
K Danis ◽  
D Iliopoulos ◽  
X Dedoukou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
H1n1 Virus ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Influenza A H1n1 ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Community Transmission ◽  
Potential Public Health ◽  
Infectious Source ◽  
H1n1 Virus Infection

On 26 and 27 May, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in Greece reported two confirmed cases of new influenza A(H1N1) virus infection in travellers returning from Scotland. The two cases had no apparent traceable links to an infectious source. Herein we report details of the two cases and potential public health implications.

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