scholarly journals Effects of Climate Change on Avalanche Accidents and Survival

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giacomo Strapazzon ◽  
Jürg Schweizer ◽  
Igor Chiambretti ◽  
Monika Brodmann Maeder ◽  
Hermann Brugger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Snow Cover ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Snow Avalanches ◽  
Secondary Injuries ◽  
And Behavior

Avalanches are major natural hazards in snow-covered mountains, threatening people and infrastructure. With ongoing climate change, the frequency and types of snow avalanches may change, affecting the rates of avalanche burial and survival. With a wetter and warmer snow climate, consequences of burial may become more severe. In this review, we assess the potential effects of climate change on the frequency and characteristics of avalanches. We then discuss how these changes might affect the survival rates of subjects buried by avalanches and might influence the responses of search and rescue (SAR) teams and health care providers. While climate change is inevitable, the effects on avalanches remain elusive. The frequency of human triggered avalanches may not change, because this depends largely on the number and behavior of winter recreationists. Blunt trauma and secondary injuries will likely become more frequent as terrain roughness is expected to rise and snow cover to become thinner. Higher snow densities in avalanche debris will likely interfere with the respiration of completely buried victims. Asphyxia and trauma, as causes of avalanche death, may increase. It is unlikely that SAR and health care providers involved in avalanche rescue will have to change their strategies in areas where they are already established. The effects of climate change might foster the expansion of mitigation strategies and the establishment of mountain rescue services in areas subject to increased avalanche hazards caused by changes in snow cover and land use.

Perceptions of “Male Sensitive” Health Services Among Men in Trinidad and Tobago

2020 ◽  
pp. 104365962096861
Author(s):  
Oscar Noel Ocho ◽  
Cynthia Archer Gift
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Trinidad And Tobago ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Utilization Of Health Services ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
And Behavior

Introduction While Caribbean researchers have explored masculinity, socialization, and behavior, the literature has been silent on masculinity and “male sensitive” health services. This study explored masculinity and perceptions of “male sensitive” health services. Method An interpretative, phenomenological, qualitative design that used 14 focus groups and 12 semistructured interviews among men between the ages 18 and 65 years. Results The notion of “male sensitive” services were more of preferences like having more females, timeliness, and privacy of services rather than a specific set of services unique to men. Services were expected to be professional, offered in private spaces, timely, and as an “all in one” service with more male service providers. Discussion Male utilization of health services may be a problem if they are not considered “sensitive” to their needs. This has implications for the reorientation of services, as well as, personnel, including increased involvement of males as health care providers.

scholarly journals Global climate change and health in Canadian children

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 557-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irena Buka ◽  
Katherine M Shea
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Children And Youth ◽  
Health Impacts ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Low Latitude ◽  
Climate Change And Health

Abstract Climate change is a reality. Numerous expert authorities warn of the critical need to undertake and adapt environmental efforts to protect human health. Climate change is accelerating, and countries in high latitudes, such as Canada, are experiencing climate change more directly and, for some end points, more dramatically than mid- and low-latitude countries. Children are vulnerable to climate change health effects, and physicians and other health care providers need to be ready to identify, manage, and prevent climate change-related health hazards. This practice point highlights specific, climate change-related threats to the health of children and youth, and provides resources for health care providers. Climate challenges and their health impacts on children are described, based on key Canadian reports and scientifically referenced information. Enhanced awareness of the immediate and longer-term health effects of climate change on children allows physicians and other health care providers to counsel families and practice more effectively.

Conversation Cards for Adolescents ©: a patient-centered communication and behavior change tool for adolescents with obesity and health care providers

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-88
Author(s):  
Maryam Kebbe ◽  
Arnaldo Perez ◽  
Annick Buchholz ◽  
Tara-Leigh F. McHugh ◽  
Shannon D. Scott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
And Behavior

Health Care Providers’ Perspectives on Family Compliance and Behavior Change in a Childhood Obesity Program

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 582-591
Author(s):  
Michelle Pannor Silver ◽  
Shawna M. Cronin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Behavior Modification ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Family Based ◽  
And Behavior

Background. Evidence suggests that children and adolescents growing up in low-income families and those with underrepresented ethnocultural backgrounds tend to have high prevalence rates of obesity and more difficulty adhering to childhood obesity interventions. However, less is known about how intergenerational, family-based approaches to lifestyle interventions for childhood obesity support sustained behavior change. Aims. The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of health care providers regarding family adherence and behavior change in a childhood obesity program that served ethnoculturally diverse and low-income families. Method. Semistructured in-person interviews were conducted with 18 providers at one of three hospitals participating in a Canadian family-based childhood obesity program. Data were thematically analyzed using a constant comparative approach. Results. The following key themes emerged as challenges from the provider’s perspective for family adherence and behavior modification in the childhood obesity program: divergent views about obesity, complicated lives and logistical priorities, parental role modeling, and intergenerational tensions. Discussion and Conclusion. This examination of providers’ perspectives on family adherence and behavior modification relevant to the management of childhood obesity highlight the importance of tailoring childhood obesity programs to the complex and diverse needs of families from diverse backgrounds. Recommendations include methods of service delivery that address logistical challenges and are better suited to extended families, particularly grandparents.

scholarly journals Cross-Talk for Health Care Providers: Part Two/Nutrition and Behavior as it Applies to Systemic and Ocular Disease

2009 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Larry Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Cross Talk ◽  
Ocular Disease ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
And Behavior

Cross-Talk for Health Care Providers: Part Two/Nutrition and Behavior as it Applies to Systemic and Ocular Disease

Educational Program to Improve Provider Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Self-Disclosure

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amber Henry
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Fear Of Victimization ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals have long been subject to discrimination. This has led to the fear of victimization and the overall avoidance of health care services and increasing health disparities in this group. Health care providers, including nurses who have limited knowledge, poor attitudes, and behavior, have been shown to significantly dilute the patient–provider relationship. This reduces self-disclosure and increases likelihood of poor outcomes of the LGBT individual. An educational program was developed to focus on health care providers (n = 8) knowledge, attitudes, and behavior in LGBT self-disclosure. A pretest, posttest methodology was used to assess the aforementioned concepts using a 29-item sexual orientation counselor competency scale. All measured concepts showed clinical significance with highest being self disclosure, which revealed both clinical and statistical significance from (SD) 1.0 to 1.63, a 63% increase. The implications of these findings on the current and future practice of health care providers and nurses support cultural competency training for both practicing health care professionals and students in educational curriculums.

scholarly journals Violence to health care providers: purpose, attitude and behavior

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-152
Author(s):  
Zehtiye Füsun Yaşar ◽  
Elif Durukan ◽  
Berk Halibeyoğlu ◽  
Irmak Erdemir ◽  
Erim Berke Yöney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
And Behavior
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