Disease prevention and screening in public health

2021 ◽  
pp. 90-103
Author(s):  
Martin C.S. Wong ◽  
Junjie Huang ◽  
Kevin Law ◽  
Hanyue Ding ◽  
Yun-yang Deng
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Disease Prevention

scholarly journals CIRCULATING CLONES OF COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (CA-MRSA) IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA IN THE PAST 11 YEARS (2002-2013)

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methicillin Resistant ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
The Past ◽  
Mrsa Strains

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most complicated problems in infection control and disease prevention. Imported strains or group of similar strains called clones were introduced from other states within Australia and also from other countries. Western Australia (WA) MRSA clones known to be the most predominant clones circulating in Western Australia (WA). However, MRSA strains originally from other states and countries outside Australia (imported) have increased in number in the last decades. The aim of this study was to examine the epidemiology of CA MRSA clones in Western Australia for the past 11 year’s period (2003-2013). There were 10 predominant clones of CA-MRSA circulating in WA with WA MRSA-1 (32,82%), Queensland (22,67 %) and WA MRSA-2 (22,67 %) clones as the top three predominant clones. The percentage of PVL positive CA-MRSA clones such as Queensland (Qld) clone has been increasing significantly (R2=0,67) from 2,38 % in 2002 to 25,69% in 2013. In contrast, the percentages of two major PVL negative clones, WA MRSA-1 and WA MRSA 2, have been decreasing nearly by half from 52,38 % to 27,71 % and 30,95 % to 16,59 % respectively in the last 11 years. PVL positive clones have been introduced in WA from other states and overseas in the last eleven years. Due to the virulence factor of PVL toxin, the emergence of PVL positive CA-MRSA should be considered as public health concerns.

Public Health Law in Chronic Disease Prevention and Management

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Wennerstrom ◽  
Sharada Shantharam ◽  
Floribella Redondo ◽  
Siobhan Gilchrist*
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Chronic Disease Prevention ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Public Health Law

scholarly journals Challenges to create an evidence-based programme register in France

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
P Arwidson ◽  
C Verry-Jolive
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
The United States ◽  
Expert Committee ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Addiction Prevention ◽  
Prevention Interventions

Abstract The majority of health promotion and disease prevention interventions implemented in both targeted and general populations have unknown effectiveness. This contrasts with drug treatments which must be proven effective before they can be prescribed. The recent evaluation of four addiction prevention interventions chosen by public health implementers showed that two had positive impacts on addiction prevention and two had deleterious effects. Despite over 50 years’ worth of scientific literature on the evaluation of health promotion and disease prevention programmes, it is little known and little used by project promoters. These promoters cannot be blamed for not using this literature as it is often difficult to access, to read and to understand. Even if they successfully access and read the articles, interventions are often not described properly, rendering the text useless for implementers. It is therefore necessary to create interfaces that translate this literature into a form useful for funders and project promoters. As a result, Public Health France has studied existing portals in both the United States and in Europe. An independent double-reviewing process comparable to the review process used by scientific journals for manuscripts as in the Norwegian portal was chosen for this reason.An expert committee has worked during more than one year to design and test a scoring grid that will be published soon. The 80+ programme evaluations found in the scientific literature will now be reviewed with the approved grid. Public Health France has also begun visiting each region in France to present the portal to local health authorities and NGOs to enable project promoters to submit their programmes soon and to promote the use of evidence-based or research-based programmes when possible.

scholarly journals THE NIH PATHWAYS TO PREVENTION PROGRAM

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S749-S749
Author(s):  
Keisha L Shropshire
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Fracture Prevention ◽  
Critical Assessment ◽  
National Institutes Of Health ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Prevention Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Research Gaps

Abstract The National Institutes of Health Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) Pathways to Prevention (P2P) Program identifies research gaps, methodological and scientific weaknesses in selected scientific areas; suggests research needs; and moves the field forward through an unbiased, evidence-based assessment of a complex public health issue. P2P workshops are designed for topics that have incomplete or underdeveloped research and that have a need for a synthesis and critical assessment of the published literature. This talk will explain the purpose of this P2P workshop on use of drug therapies for osteoporotic fracture prevention within the larger context of NIH efforts to promote prevention research.

Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter D Hurd ◽  
Justinne Guyton ◽  
Ardis Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Consumer Health ◽  
Prevention And Health Promotion ◽  
Lack Of Exercise ◽  
Long Term Impact

Changing human behavior is challenging; however, having a long-term impact on the improved health of a population is a compelling reason for an increased public health commitment by individuals in pharmacy. Any of the activities that individuals and populations pursue have a direct effect on their health, from drinking clean water to breathing fresh air. Health behaviors mitigate or exacerbate chronic diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and stroke, and human behaviors can affect the resurgence of infectious diseases (and the emergence of new infectious diseases). Other behavioral factors, such as tobacco use, poor diet, lack of exercise, alcohol consumption, at-risk sexual behaviors, and avoidable injuries, contribute prominently to increased morbidity and mortality. This chapter addresses basic public health principles of disease prevention and health promotion, looking at consumer health education, health literacy, social media, and program design and evaluation.

scholarly journals Family-Centered Health Promotion: Perspectives for Engaging Families and Achieving Better Health Outcomes

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 004695802092353
Author(s):  
Michael D. Barnes ◽  
Carl L Hanson ◽  
Len B. Novilla ◽  
Brianna M. Magnusson ◽  
AliceAnn C. Crandall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Family Unit ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Life Course

Communities and populations are comprised of individuals and families who together affect the health of the community. The family unit is an unparalleled player for maintaining health and preventing disease for public health because members may support and nurture one another through life stages. Preliminary research confirms that family-oriented health promotion and disease prevention are promising strategies because the family unit is both a resource and a priority group needing preventative and curative services across the life course. Although there are growing numbers of successful efforts, family health systems are generally underutilized in health promotion practice. This lack of utilization in policy and practice have hampered the collection of robust evidence for family health. This paper purports that families are important actors in public health. Yet, since no one pattern for healthy families is known, public health practitioners can consider six principle-based approaches to legitimately and respectfully advance the families’ innate potential for health promotion and disease prevention. Each perspective aims to foster higher capacity for family health systems to function appropriately in public health practice. Health promotion practitioners and researchers can explore family health perspectives with the potential for systems policy and practice adjustments in public health.

scholarly journals Chronic disease prevention evaluation in Ontario’s public health system: a qualitative needs assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 111 (6) ◽  
pp. 1002-1010
Author(s):  
Andrea LaMarre ◽  
Barbara Riley ◽  
Ruchika Jain ◽  
Barbara Zupko ◽  
David Buetti
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Health System ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Public Health System ◽  
Chronic Disease Prevention ◽  
System A
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