Falls and Fall-Related Injuries Among the Elderly: A Survey of Residential-Care Facilities in a Swedish MunicipalityJournal of Community Health - Tập 29 - Trang 129-140 - 2004
Siv Sadigh, Anne Reimers, Ragnar Andersson, Lucie Laflamme
Injurious falls among the elderly are an increasing public-health problem in Sweden. One group particularly vulnerable to falls consists of elderly people living in residential-care facilities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which falls lead to injury within a defined population of elderly people in institutionalized care. All the elderly persons living in residential-c...... hiện toàn bộ
Health and Morbidity Among Bedouin Women in Southern Israel: A Descriptive Literature Review of the Past Two DecadesJournal of Community Health - Tập 39 - Trang 819-825 - 2014
Yulia Treister-Goltzman, Roni Peleg
In this paper we describe health and morbidity characteristics of Bedouin women in southern Israel, based on papers published over the past 20 years. This is a unique population whose customs, tradition, singular circumstances as a population “in transit”, and underprivileged socio-economic status are reflected in mental illness, pregnancy course, perinatal morbidity and mortality rates, and acute...... hiện toàn bộ
Book ReviewsJournal of Community Health - Tập 23 - Trang 161-164 - 1998
Vida Sana: A Lifestyle Intervention for Uninsured, Predominantly Spanish-Speaking Immigrants Improves Metabolic Syndrome IndicatorsJournal of Community Health - Tập 40 - Trang 116-123 - 2014
Jacob Buckley, Shahla Yekta, Valerie Joseph, Heather Johnson, Susan Oliverio, Anne S. De Groot
Metabolic syndrome is an increasingly common condition that can contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. 35 % of adults living in the United States meet the criteria for having metabolic syndrome, with that number being even higher in populations with health disparities. We describe a ‘healthy lifestyles’ program implemented at a free clinic serving a predominan...... hiện toàn bộ
Colorectal Cancer Screening Pilot Program for Underserved Women in Cumberland County, MaineJournal of Community Health - Tập 35 - Trang 109-114 - 2009
Susan Miesfeldt, Christine Hayden, Netta Apedoe, Sharon Jerome, Andrea Fletcher
Over 800 Maine residents will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) this year, and nearly 300 will die from the disease. While CRC screening can reduce these rates, it is only among insured populations that screening rates exceed 50%. This project aimed to reduce barriers to, and increase rates of CRC screening among underinsured and uninsured women, ages 50 years and over, residing in Cumberl...... hiện toàn bộ
Issues Surrounding HPV Vaccine Delivery in a Multi-Ethnic Country in Asia: the Physician’s PerspectiveJournal of Community Health - Tập 36 - Trang 14-22 - 2010
Li Ping Wong
The study was conducted to investigate issues surrounding human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine delivery in a multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural society. A qualitative in-depth interview study was conducted with a sample of 20 physicians. Physicians described the success of HPV vaccines recommendation as very poor. Many expressed reluctance to offer the vaccine to preadolescents. The mo...... hiện toàn bộ