scholarly journals Ethnic disparities among food sources of energy and nutrients of public health concern and nutrients to limit in adults in the United States: NHANES 2003–2006

2014 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 15784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol E. O'Neil ◽  
Theresa A. Nicklas ◽  
Debra R. Keast ◽  
Victor L. Fulgoni
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
The United States ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Public Health Concern

Tensile Properties of the Swine Cardinal Ligament

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances M. Davis ◽  
Ting Tan ◽  
Suzanne Nicewonder ◽  
Raffaella De Vita
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Pelvic Floor Disorders ◽  
The United States ◽  
Pelvic Organ ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Public Health Concern ◽  
Connective Tissues ◽  
Pelvic Organs

Pelvic floor disorders such as urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and pelvic organ prolapse represent a major public health concern in the United States affecting one third of adult women [1]. These disorders are determined by structural and mechanical alterations of the pelvic organs, their supporting muscles and connective tissues that occur mainly during pregnancy, vaginal delivery, and aging [1].

scholarly journals PHP12 Shortages of Systemic Antibiotics in the United States: A Public Health Concern

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. A15
Author(s):  
B. Balkhi ◽  
L. Araujo-Lama ◽  
D. Nguyen ◽  
P. Le ◽  
E. Seoane-Vazquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Public Health Concern ◽  
Systemic Antibiotics

scholarly journals Childhood and Adolescent Obesity in the United States: A Public Health Concern

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 2333794X1989130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adekunle Sanyaolu ◽  
Chuku Okorie ◽  
Xiaohua Qi ◽  
Jennifer Locke ◽  
Saif Rehman
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Secondary Prevention ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Adolescent Obesity ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Public Health Concern ◽  
Childhood And Adolescent Obesity

Childhood and adolescent obesity have reached epidemic levels in the United States. Currently, about 17% of US children are presenting with obesity. Obesity can affect all aspects of the children including their psychological as well as cardiovascular health; also, their overall physical health is affected. The association between obesity and other conditions makes it a public health concern for children and adolescents. Due to the increase in the prevalence of obesity among children, a variety of research studies have been conducted to discover what associations and risk factors increase the probability that a child will present with obesity. While a complete picture of all the risk factors associated with obesity remains elusive, the combination of diet, exercise, physiological factors, and psychological factors is important in the control and prevention of childhood obesity; thus, all researchers agree that prevention is the key strategy for controlling the current problem. Primary prevention methods are aimed at educating the child and family, as well as encouraging appropriate diet and exercise from a young age through adulthood, while secondary prevention is targeted at lessening the effect of childhood obesity to prevent the child from continuing the unhealthy habits and obesity into adulthood. A combination of both primary and secondary prevention is necessary to achieve the best results. This review article highlights the health implications including physiological and psychological factors comorbidities, as well as the epidemiology, risk factors, prevention, and control of childhood and adolescent obesity in the United States.

scholarly journals Assessing the Emergent Public Health Concern of All-Terrain Vehicle Injuries in Rural and Agricultural Environments: Initial Review of Available National Datasets in the United States

10.2196/15477 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. e15477
Author(s):  
Bryan Weichelt ◽  
Serap Gorucu ◽  
Charles Jennissen ◽  
Gerene Denning ◽  
Stephen Oesch
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Federally Funded ◽  
Public Health Concern ◽  
Injury Surveillance System

Background Injuries related to the operation of off-road vehicles (ORVs), including all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), continue to be a significant public health concern, especially in rural and agricultural environments. In the United States alone, ATVs have played a role in thousands of fatalities and millions of injuries in the recent decades. However, no known centralized federal surveillance system consistently captures these data. Traditional injury data sources include surveys, police reports, trauma registries, emergency department data, newspaper and online media reports, and state and federal agency databases. Objective The objectives of this study paper were to (1) identify published articles on ORV-related injuries and deaths that used large databases and determine the types of datasets that were used, (2) examine and describe several national US-based surveillance systems that capture ORV-related injuries and fatalities, and (3) promote and provide support for the establishment of a federally-funded agricultural injury surveillance system. Methods In this study, we examined several national United States–based injury datasets, including the web-based AgInjuryNews, the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, databases compiled by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the National Fatality Review Case Reporting System. Results Our review found that these data sources cannot provide a complete picture of the incidents or the circumstantial details needed to effectively inform ORV injury prevention efforts. This is particularly true with regard to ORV-related injuries in agricultural production. Conclusions We encourage the establishment of a federally funded national agricultural injury surveillance system. However, in lieu of this, use of multiple data sources will be necessary to provide a more complete picture of ORV- and other agriculture-related injuries and fatalities.

Geologic occurrences of erionite in the United States: an emerging national public health concern for respiratory disease

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley S. Van Gosen ◽  
Thomas A. Blitz ◽  
Geoffrey S. Plumlee ◽  
Gregory P. Meeker ◽  
M. Patrick Pierson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Respiratory Disease ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Public Health Concern ◽  
National Public Health

scholarly journals Therapeutic options and challenges for substances of abuse

2007 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-445 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Pharmacological Treatments ◽  
Public Health Concern ◽  
Significant Public Health Concern ◽  
Significant Public Health ◽  
Substances Of Abuse

Addiction to substances continues to be a significant public health concern in the United States. The following review of current pharmacological treatments discusses a range of substances: nicotine, alcohol, cocaine, and opioids. The goal is to provide an overview of currently available and new pharmacological treatments for substance use disorders, while also addressing the pharmacotherapeutic challenges remaining. The significant advances in pharmacotherapy have had limited utilization, however. For example, naltrexone for alcoholism is infrequently prescribed, buprenorphine for opiates still has relatively few qualified prescribers, and stimulants have no Food and Drug Administration-approved pharmacotherapy. These pharmacotherapies are needed, with the rate of even the relatively uncommon abuse of opiates now rising sharply.

scholarly journals Infections associated with cantaloupe consumption: a public health concern

2005 ◽  
Vol 134 (4) ◽  
pp. 675-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. BOWEN ◽  
A. FRY ◽  
G. RICHARDS ◽  
L. BEAUCHAT
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Campylobacter Jejuni ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Public Health Concern ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Survival And Growth ◽  
Potential Methods

Fresh produce is an important part of a healthy diet and is consumed in greater quantity in the United States than ever before. Consumption of cantaloupe has recently been associated with several large outbreaks of infections in North America, highlighting the need for a better understanding of practices and processes that may contribute to contamination. We reviewed all cantaloupe-associated outbreaks that were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and published in the literature. Twenty-three outbreaks occurred between 1984 and 2002; 1434 people became ill, 42 were hospitalized, and two died in these outbreaks. Aetiological agents in the outbreaks included five serotypes of Salmonella enterica, Campylobacter jejuni, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and norovirus. We reviewed processes contributing to cantaloupe contamination, conditions affecting survival and growth of bacterial pathogens on melons, and potential methods for sanitization. For maximum safety, industry, federal, and international partners must collaborate to ensure that appropriate interventions are in place to minimize the risk of contamination and prevent the growth of pathogens during cantaloupe production, processing, storage, and preparation.

Governance and public health: implications for targeting smoking in the United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-159
Author(s):  
Ahmad Khanijahani
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Public Health Concern ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Major Public Health Concern ◽  
Governance Tools ◽  
The U.S

PurposeThe purpose of this viewpoint is to discuss and analyze three major governance tools that have been implemented in the United States to target tobacco smoking as a major public health concern.Design/methodology/approachThe author highlights the negative consequences of smoking as a global and U.S public health concern and discusses three categories of governance tools implemented in the U.S. Additionally, emerging challenges in the U.S. and different sides of story in developing countries are underscored.FindingsAlthough some success has been reached in controlling smoking-related mortalities and morbidities in the U.S. and most of the countries, long-term and sustainable improvement require active surveillance and constant implementation of evidence-based policies and programs.Practical implicationsThis viewpoint discusses the governance tools that can be implemented to decrease smoking-related preventable mortalities and morbidities. Similar tools with some tuning can be used to target smoking in other nations. Additionally, these tools can be modified to target other public health-related wicked problems such as obesity, alcohol consumption, and traffic accidents.Originality/valueThis viewpoint highlights the magnitude of smoking as a major public health concern and underscores the necessity of using governance tools in targeting this issue. Additionally, it provides application examples from the United States implementable in other countries with some contextual justifications and tuning.

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