IMPROVING PUBLIC AWARENESS ON PERITONEAL DIALYSIS THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES: A DOCUMENT REVIEW

Introduction: Lack of understanding of peritoneal dialysis could be the main cause of the low number of its users in Aceh. To increase its awareness, public health nurses have a crucial role in public health services. This article aims to analyze the factors that cause the community's lack of understanding of peritoneal dialysis and offer solutions by refining the role of public health nurses. Method: The study used a Document Review by SWOT Analysis with 2x2 matrix. The documents were extracted from Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Pubmed, and Semantic Scholar. The indicators and the inclusion criteria were respondent (public health nurses), research method (quantitative), year (from 2015 to 2020) and language (English and Indonesian). The keywords in the search were the roles of nurses in public health centers (Puskesmas), Aceh nurses, and peritoneal dialysis. Results: The study screened 28 documents in which 23 documents met the eligibility and 16 documents that met the study selection were reviewed. Conclusion: The study suggested that the Acehnese have the potential to develop the CAPD program through the Public Health Center (Puskesmas) nurses approach.

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Role of Community Medicine during COVID-19 Pandemic

Indian Journal of Community Health ◽

10.47203/ijch.2021.v33i02.003 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 242-244

Author(s):

Epari Venkata Rao ◽

Prem Sagar Panda

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Community Medicine ◽

Public Health Services ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Public Health Expert ◽

The Public ◽

Care Services ◽

Health Expert

Pandemics have significantly affected economy of each country. Health & political system have been also drastically affected in each part of the country. To fight against pandemic, it demands multidimensional approaches comprising of various measures like surveillance, containment, isolation & quarantine, border restriction as well as various socio-political and community measures. Though the entire health workforce is involved at multiple levels, the role of a community medicine/public health expert is maximum in controlling the spread in the community and managing the situation. The community medicine specialists can contribute to the public health as well as health-care services in combating the pandemic. This review has been done for giving an insight of proper utilisation of public health services and existing manpower of community medicine. Also this will channelize our health system and give a direction for combating future public health crisis. So Government should utilise the experiences and expertise to manage the pandemic very well.

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Government Mass Communication in Asean Countries in Health Services during the Covid 19 Pandemic

International Journal Papier Public Review ◽

10.47667/ijppr.v2i4.109 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

pp. 26-30

Author(s):

Syefiq Marliaz ◽

Shahril Azih

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Services ◽

Mass Communication ◽

Public Health Services ◽

Role Of Government ◽

Media Communication ◽

Good Education ◽

The Public ◽

Asean Countries

The purpose of this study was to determine the role of government mass communication in ASEAN countries in health services during the COVID-19 pandemic. In an effort to increase awareness of COVID-19, the development of digital-based information is increasingly needed. The public needs credible and reliable information to find out the Covid-19 phenomenon and its various impacts. people are increasingly understanding ways to protect themselves, their families, and the environment appropriately. This will also affect the improvement of public health services by providing good education and guidelines in mass media communication in ASEAN countries, especially in improving health services to the community

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Desenvolvimento regional e a distribuição dos serviços públicos de saúde em Goiás por municípios sede / Regional development and the distribution of public health services in Goiás by municipality headquarters

DRd - Desenvolvimento Regional em debate ◽

10.24302/drd.v8i1.1478 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 142-163

Author(s):

Claudia Regina Rosal Carvalho ◽

Flávia Rezende Campos ◽

Mirian Castro Portilho Dias Amorim ◽

Fernanda Machado Ferreira

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Services ◽

Regional Development ◽

Public Health Services ◽

Cultural Economic ◽

Public Power ◽

The Public ◽

Data Survey ◽

Health And Development

A saúde no contexto brasileiro é vista como um direito de todos os cidadãos e um dever do poder público. Em meio às diversidades culturais, econômicas e sociais que permeiam um país de dimensões continentais como o Brasil, as desigualdades inter e intrarregionais fazem-se visíveis de diversas formas. Desse modo, o objetivo desse estudo foi verificar de que forma as desigualdades existentes entre os municípios goianos são projetadas na estrutura pública de saúde. Para isso, realizou-se um levantamento de dados nos sítios eletrônicos do Conecta SUS e do Instituto Mauro Borges, de dezoito municípios goianos, que são sedes das regionais de saúde do estado de Goiás. Foram coletados dados referentes ao ano de 2010 e 2016. A seguir, analisaram-se indicadores públicos com o intuito de abranger aspectos de demografia, economia, desenvolvimento social e serviços de saúde. Os aspectos mapeados incluíram: quantitativo populacional, taxa de alfabetização, renda média da população, IDH, índice de Gini, quantitativo de estabelecimentos, médicos e leitos do sistema público de saúde desses municípios. O trabalho procurou contribuir para a discussão acerca do papel da saúde pública no contexto do desenvolvimento regional, reafirmando a relação entre saúde e desenvolvimento.AbstractHealth in Brazil is seen as a right of all citizens and a duty of the public power. Amid the cultural, economic and social diversities that permeate a country with continental dimensions such as Brazil, inter and intra-regional inequalities become visible in a variety of ways. Thus, the objective of this study was to verify how inequalities between the counties of Goiás are projected in the public health structure. For that, a data survey was carried out on the websites of Conecta SUS and the Mauro Borges Institute, from eighteen counties in Goiás, which are headquartered in the health centers of the state of Goiás. Data were collected for the year 2010 and 2016. Next, public indicators were analyzed in order to cover aspects of demography, economy, social development and health services. The mapped aspects included: population quantification, literacy rate, average income of the population, HDI, Gini index, quantitative of establishments, doctors and beds of the public health system of these conties. The paper sought to contribute to the discussion about the role of public health in the context of regional development, reaffirming the relationship between health and development.

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Letter to the Editor

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.60.5.776 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 60 (5) ◽

pp. 776-776

Author(s):

H. L. Kafka

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Services ◽

Access To Care ◽

Community Health ◽

Health Worker ◽

Community Health Worker ◽

Public Health Nurses ◽

Highly Qualified ◽

Public Health Services ◽

The Public

There is no need for highly qualified, highly paid personnel like public health nurses and health assistants to monitor access to care and to encourage the use of the services. Lesser trained, but well known persons in the community, such as a community health worker, would be better received by the community and, therefore, would do a better job. It may be possible in some areas to use volunteers. A study using such a group of people in a well-defined area would certainly help to establish this kind of health worker as a permanent institution in the public health services.

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Public health services at community pharmacies and strategies for expanding the role of pharmacists

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.464 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽

Author(s):

I Kazaryan ◽

A Sevikyan ◽

A Amirkhanyan ◽

L Vardanyan

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Services ◽

Community Pharmacy ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Pharmacy Practice ◽

Community Pharmacies ◽

Public Health Services ◽

Pharmacy Staff ◽

Public Health Activity

Abstract Pharmacy practice is evolving and the role of pharmacists in public health is expanding in many countries. The objective of this work was to analyse involvement of community pharmacy staff in public health activities, as well as to identify opinion of pharmacy professionals about strategies for expanding their public health role in Armenia. Survey was conducted in different regions of Armenia. Pharmacists and technicians working in community pharmacies were asked to complete pre-tested questionnaire that includes questions about their involvement in public health activity, motivation and opinion on strategies for improvement of the situation. 162 pharmacy professionals completed the questionnaire. Data were analysed with SPSS statistical software, version 22.0. 76.5% of responders indicated that they agree that community pharmacy practice should involve provision of public health services. Only 22.2% of community pharmacists and technicians reported that they are currently engaged in any public health activity. The main reasons for providing public health services indicated by responders are professional responsibility (84.6%), patients' satisfaction (66.0%) and personal satisfaction (63.6%). 80.2% of responders suppose that providing public health services in community pharmacies can have an impact on improving population health. Respondents indicated strategies which could be effective for expanding pharmacists' role in public health: increasing public awareness (82.7%), expanding pharmacists' knowledge (82.1%) and guidelines (71.6%). Only part of pharmacy professionals is engaged in public health activity. Many of them believe that certain strategies are able to improve the situation with involvement of community pharmacy staff in providing public health services in Armenia. Key messages Pharmacists are motivated to implement public health services. Special strategies should be introduced to increase engagement of pharmacists in public health.

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Anticipating on a post covid-19 world and the pivotal role of science and technology

Coronaviruses ◽

10.2174/2666796701999201116121451 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 01 ◽

Author(s):

Saeed Khan ◽

Tusha Sharma ◽

Basu Dev Banerjee ◽

Scotty Branch ◽

Shea Harrelson

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Pivotal Role ◽

Public Healthcare ◽

Healthcare Organizations ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Outbreak Management ◽

The Public ◽

Public Health Crisis ◽

Future Outbreak

: Currently, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has transformed into a severe public health crisis and wreaking havoc worldwide. The ongoing pandemic has exposed the public healthcare system's weaknesses and highlighted the urgent need for investments in scientific programs and policies. A comprehensive program utilizing the science and technologydriven strategies combined with well-resourced healthcare organizations appears to be essential for current and future outbreak management.

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Evaluation of the first pharmacy-led weight management programme in Greece

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice ◽

10.1093/ijpp/riab015.056 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. i45-i46

Author(s):

A Peletidi ◽

R Kayyali

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Services ◽

Potential Role ◽

Annual Report ◽

World Health ◽

Public Health Services ◽

Cvd Risk ◽

The World ◽

Health Organization

Abstract Introduction Obesity is one of the main cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors.(1) In primary care, pharmacists are in a unique position to offer weight management (WM) interventions. Greece is the European country with the highest number of pharmacies (84.06 pharmacies per 100,000 citizens).(2) The UK was chosen as a reference country, because of the structured public health services offered, the local knowledge and because it was considered to be the closest country to Greece geographically, unlike Australia and Canada, where there is also evidence confirming the potential role of pharmacists in WM. Aim To design and evaluate a 10-week WM programme offered by trained pharmacists in Patras. Methods This WM programme was a step ahead of other interventions worldwide as apart from the usual measuring parameters (weight, body mass index, waist circumference, blood pressure (BP)) it also offered an AUDIT-C and Mediterranean diet score tests. Results In total,117 individuals participated. Of those, 97.4% (n=114), achieved the programme’s aim, losing at least 5% of their initial weight. The mean % of total weight loss (10th week) was 8.97% (SD2.65), and the t-test showed statistically significant results (P<0.001; 95% CI [8.48, 9.45]). The programme also helped participants to reduce their waist-to-height ratio, an early indicator of the CVD risk in both male (P=0.004) and female (P<0.001) participants. Additionally, it improved participants’ BP, AUDIT-C score and physical activity levels significantly (P<0.001). Conclusion The research is the first systematic effort in Greece to initiate and explore the potential role of pharmacists in public health. The successful results of this WM programme constitute a first step towards the structured incorporation of pharmacists in public’s health promotion. It proposed a model for effectively delivering public health services in Greece. This study adds to the evidence in relation to pharmacists’ CVD role in public health with outcomes that superseded other pharmacy-led WM programmes. It also provides the first evidence that Greek pharmacists have the potential to play an important role within primary healthcare and that after training they are able to provide public health services for both the public’s benefit and their clinical role enhancement. This primary evidence should support the Panhellenic Pharmaceutical Association, to “fight” for their rights for an active role in primary care. In terms of limitations, it must be noted that the participants’ collected data were recorded by pharmacists, and the analysis therefore depended on the accuracy of the recorded data, in particular on the measurements or calculations obtained. Although the sample size was achieved, it can be argued that it is small for the generalisation of findings across Greece. Therefore, the WM programme should be offered in other Greek cities to identify if similar results can be replicated, so as to consolidate the contribution of pharmacists in promoting public health. Additionally, the study was limited as it did not include a control group. Despite the limitations, our findings provide a model for a pharmacy-led public health programme revolving around WM that can be used as a model for services in the future. References 1. Mendis S, Puska P, Norrving B, World Health Organization., World Heart Federation., World Stroke Organization. Global atlas on cardiovascular disease prevention and control [Internet]. Geneva: World Health Organization in collaboration with the World Heart Federation and the World Stroke Organization; 2011 [cited 2018 Jun 26]. 155 p. Available from: http://www.who.int/cardiovascular_diseases/publications/atlas_cvd/en/ 2. Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union. Pharmacy with you throughout life:PGEU Annual Report [Internet]. 2015. Available from: https://www.pgeu.eu/en/library/530:annual-report-2015.html

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The 2016 Police and Crime Commissioner elections

Safer Communities ◽

10.1108/sc-01-2017-0002 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 41-54 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Peter Joyce

Keyword(s):

Public Awareness ◽

Primary Source ◽

Source Material ◽

Content Type ◽

The Public ◽

The Social ◽

Key Issues ◽

The Subject ◽

The Government

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the 2016 elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) and to compare them with those that took place in 2012. It seeks to evaluate the background of the candidates who stood for office in 2016, the policies that they put forward, the results of the contests and the implications of the 2016 experience for future PCC elections. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based around several key themes – the profile of candidates who stood for election, preparations conducted prior to the contests taking place, the election campaign and issues raised during the contests, the results and the profile of elected candidates. The paper is based upon documentary research, making particular use of primary source material. Findings The research establishes that affiliation to a political party became the main route for successful candidates in 2016 and that local issues related to low-level criminality will dominate the future policing agenda. It establishes that although turnout was higher than in 2012, it remains low and that further consideration needs to be devoted to initiatives to address this for future PCC election contests. Research limitations/implications The research focusses on the 2016 elections and identifies a number of key issues that emerged during the campaign affecting the conduct of the contests which have a bearing on future PCC elections. It treats these elections as a bespoke topic and does not seek to place them within the broader context of the development of the office of PCC. Practical implications The research suggests that in order to boost voter participation in future PCC election contests, PCCs need to consider further means to advertise the importance of the role they perform and that the government should play a larger financial role in funding publicity for these elections and consider changing the method of election. Social implications The rationale for introducing PCCs was to empower the public in each police force area. However, issues that include the enhanced importance of political affiliation as a criteria for election in 2016 and the social unrepresentative nature of those who stood for election and those who secured election to this office in these contests coupled with shortcomings related to public awareness of both the role of PCCs and the timing of election contests threaten to undermine this objective. Originality/value The extensive use of primary source material ensures that the subject matter is original and its interpretation is informed by an academic perspective.

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