Firearm-Related Injury and Death in the United States: A Call to Action From 8 Health Professional Organizations and the American Bar Association

2015 ◽  
Vol 162 (7) ◽  
pp. 513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven E. Weinberger ◽  
David B. Hoyt ◽  
Hal C. Lawrence ◽  
Saul Levin ◽  
Douglas E. Henley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
The United States ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Bar Association

Firearm-Related Injury and Death in the United States: A Call to Action From the Nation's Leading Physician and Public Health Professional Organizations

2019 ◽  
Vol 171 (8) ◽  
pp. 573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert M. McLean ◽  
Patrice Harris ◽  
John Cullen ◽  
Ronald V. Maier ◽  
Kyle E. Yasuda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Health Professional ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Call To Action

County-Level Estimates of Mental Health Professional Supply in the United States

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (10) ◽  
pp. 1315-1322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan R. Ellis ◽  
Thomas R. Konrad ◽  
Kathleen C. Thomas ◽  
Joseph P. Morrissey
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Mental Health Professional ◽  
The United States ◽  
County Level

scholarly journals Stemming the Tide of Suicide in Older White Men: A Call to Action

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Schmutte ◽  
Maria O'Connell ◽  
Melissa Weiland ◽  
Samuel Lawless ◽  
Larry Davidson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Baby Boom ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
White Men ◽  
The United States ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
National Crisis ◽  
National Priority ◽  
Past Half Century

Preventing suicide has been identified as a national priority by recent commissions in the United States. Despite increased awareness of suicide as a public health problem, suicide in older adults remains a neglected topic in prevention strategies and research. This is especially true regarding elderly White men, who in terms of suicide rates have represented the most at-risk age group for the past half century. In light of the unprecedented aging of the United States as the baby boom generation enters late adulthood, suicide prevention initiatives that focus on aging males are needed to prevent a national crisis in geriatric mental health. This article provides a brief review of the perennially under-recognized reality of suicide in older men and prevention strategies that, if implemented, might help stem this rising tide of suicide in this vulnerable population.

scholarly journals Call to Action: Promoting Domestic and Global Tobacco Control by Ratifying the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the United States

PLoS Medicine ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. e1001639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim K. Mackey ◽  
Bryan A. Liang ◽  
John P. Pierce ◽  
Laurent Huber ◽  
Chris Bostic
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Tobacco Control ◽  
The United States ◽  
Call To Action

Call to Action: The Case for Advancing Disaster Nursing Education in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 688-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tener Goodwin Veenema ◽  
Roberta Proffitt Lavin ◽  
Anne Griffin ◽  
Alicia R. Gable ◽  
Mary Pat Couig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Nursing Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Call To Action

Adolescent Birth Rates and Rural–Urban Differences by Levels of Deprivation and Health Professional Shortage Areas in the United States, 2017–2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-144
Author(s):  
Sylvester O. Orimaye ◽  
Nathan Hale ◽  
Edward Leinaar ◽  
Michael G. Smith ◽  
Amal Khoury
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Birth Rates ◽  
Rural Counties ◽  
Adolescent Birth ◽  
The Impact

Objectives. To examine the differences in adolescent birth rates by deprivation and Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in rural and urban counties of the United States in 2017 and 2018. Methods. We analyzed available data on birth rates for females aged 15 to 19 years in the United States using the restricted-use natality files from the National Center for Health Statistics, American Community Survey 5-year population estimates, and the Area Health Resources Files. Results. Rural counties had an additional 7.8 births per 1000 females aged 15 to 19 years (b = 7.84; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 7.13, 8.55) compared with urban counties. Counties with the highest deprivation had an additional 23.1 births per 1000 females aged 15 to 19 years (b = 23.12; 95% CI = 22.30, 23.93), compared with less deprived counties. Rural counties with whole shortage designation had an additional 8.3 births per 1000 females aged 15 to 19 years (b = 8.27; 95% CI = 6.86, 9.67) compared with their urban counterparts. Conclusions. Rural communities across deprivation and HPSA categories showed disproportionately high adolescent birth rates. Future research should examine the extent to which contraceptive access differs among deprived and HPSA-designated rural communities and the impact of policies that may create barriers for rural communities.

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