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WebA brief instrument measuring the water, sanitation and hygiene domain of menstrual health among women who inject drugs. Alhelí Calderón-Villarreal, Lourdes Johanna Avelar …

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Drivers of success in global health outcomes: A content analysis of

WebApplying a positive outlier lens is one effective approach for generating evidence to inform global health policy, program, and funding decisions. Exemplars in …

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One Health: A new definition for a sustainable and healthy future

WebOne Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals, and ecosystems. It recognizes the …

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Rethinking global digital health and AI-for-health innovation

WebDigital health technologies can help tackle challenges in global public health. Digital and AI-for-Health Challenges, controlled events whose goal is to generate …

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How Health Literacy Research Can Address Health Disparities

WebHow Health Literacy Research Can Address Health Disparities. October is Health Literacy Month. To celebrate, we will be posting a series of research highlights …

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An introduction to digital determinants of health PLOS Digital …

WebIn recent years, technology has been increasingly incorporated within healthcare for the provision of safe and efficient delivery of services. Although this can be …

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Economic influences on population health in the United States

WebSummary points. The United States is in the midst of a 40-year-long population health crisis. Life expectancy has declined since 2014, an unprecedented …

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Editor Spotlight: Frank Kyei-Arthur

WebMay 13, 2024 Shein Ei Cho Editor Spotlight. PLOS ONE Academic Editor Frank Kyei-Arthur. This month, we sat down with Dr. Frank Kyei-Arthur to discuss how he …

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A Framework for Digital Health Policy: Insights from Virtual …

WebAuthor summary Remote consultations in primary care feature in some health systems for several years. With the arrival of Covid-19, there was a concerted …

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Global public health intelligence: World Health Organization

WebIntroduction. Early detection and rapid response are essential to tackle public health threats. They save lives, reduce negative public health impact and safeguard …

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Who is a global health expert

WebIntroduction. In a previous blog post [ 1] we wrote that there is neither a universally accepted definition of global health expertise nor credentials to decide who a …

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The synergistic impact of Universal Health Coverage and Global …

WebUniversal Health Coverage (UHC) and Global Health Security (GHS) are two high-priority global health agendas that seek to foster health system resilience against …

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Taking stock of the social determinants of health: A scoping …

WebBackground In recent decades, the social determinants of health (SDOH) has gained increasing prominence as a foundational concept for population and public …

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The Effectiveness of Mobile-Health Technologies to Improve

WebCaroline Free and colleagues systematically review controlled trials of mobile technology interventions to improve health care delivery processes and show that …

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Frameworks for measuring population health: A scoping review

WebIntroduction Many regions in the world are using the population health approach and require a means to measure the health of their population of interest. …

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The role of global health partnerships in vaccine equity: A scoping

WebThe emergence of global health partnerships (GHPs) towards the end of the twentieth century reflected concerns about slow progress in access to essential …

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Exploring patient perspectives: A qualitative inquiry into healthcare

WebBackground Patient perspectives have received increasing importance within health systems over the past four decades. Measures of patient experience and …

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Comparative Performance of Private and Public Healthcare …

Web* E-mail: [email protected] Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America, Division of …

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Risk factors for ill health: How do we specify what is ‘modifiable’

WebThe term often refers to health behaviours such as smoking, alcohol intake, exercise, and diet. However, there does not seem to be a specific definition of what is …

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Culturally competent healthcare – A scoping review of

WebBackground Culturally and linguistically diverse patients access healthcare services less than the host populations and are confronted with different barriers such as …

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Persistent high mortality rates for Diabetes Mellitus and …

WebIntroduction The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) posed a significant public health challenge globally, with Brazil being no …

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Effects of elastic band resistance training on the physical and …

WebObjectives Elastic band resistance training in elderly individuals can improve physical fitness and promote mental health in addition to other benefits. This systematic …

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An evaluation of the impact of social and structural determinants …

WebEvidence suggests that reductions in healthcare utilization, including forgone care, during the COVID-19 pandemic may be contributing towards excess morbidity and …

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Evaluating the psychometric properties of the Hispanic Stress …

WebObjective Acculturation stress can negatively impact Latinos immigrant mental and physical health related behaviors such as smoking. It is essential to have validated …

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Medical resource usage for COVID-19 evaluated using the …

WebPurpose The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic exhibited several different waves threatening global health care. During this pandemic, medical resources …

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Healthy food and determinants of food choice on online food …

WebFood price, food appearance, time of delivery, macronutrient content information, the availability of healthy options, and considering vegetables as part of a …

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The future of global river health monitoring PLOS Water

WebRivers are the arteries of human civilisation and culture, providing essential goods and services that underpin water and food security, socio-economic development …

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Neonatal sepsis in a tertiary health facility in Cape Coast, Ghana

WebCharacteristics of neonates and index mothers. As shown in Table 2, the mean age of neonates was 3.04±4.32 days old, with majority (78%) of them aged 0–7 days old, …

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