Health Promotion And Appropriate Treatment For Black Women With High Blood Pressure
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Hypertension is a common health problem that…
Teen health experts call for promotion of sex education
Adolescent health experts have indicated that educating young people should and is everyone's responsibility, be it teachers, parents, community leaders and all members of the public.
These cited a "growing information gap" caused by the…
Health or Planetary Health for the prevention of pandemics? – Authors’ response
One Health recognizes the fundamental interdependence and complex interdependence of all living species and their common environment.1Rabinowitz PM Pappaioanou M Bardosh KL Conti L A planetary vision for one health. Thus, the view that…
Where is One Health in India? : Challenges to adopting global zoonotic control strategies
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that intrusions into natural landscapes are not only environmental concerns, but are also closely related to public health. Little attention has been paid to systemic causes such as large-scale…
Youth perspectives in focus at high-level meeting on schooling during COVID-19 pandemic
This week, WHO / Europe hosted a high-level virtual meeting with ministers of health and education from across the WHO European Region to highlight ways to minimize the impact of the pandemic COVID-19 on schooling, health, well-being and…
“One health”, a key objective of the COVID-19 summit
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines "One Health" as an approach "which recognizes that the health of people is closely related to the health of animals and our common environment."
It's a perfectly suited…
One Health approach in West and Central Africa – World
Human, animal and environmental health are intrinsically linked. This has been demonstrated during recent zoonotic epidemics in West Africa, notably Ebola, anthrax and highly pathogenic avian influenza. The Food and Agriculture…
Global call for papers on child and adolescent health
In 2000, the UN adopted the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which aimed to address the main determinants of human health and well-being, including poverty, hunger and disease. One of the MDGs included the specific goal of…
The role of biodiversity in the One Health approach has been minimal – so far
This article is also available in: Spanish Among the many forms of disasters caused by humanity's alteration of 75 percent of the world's land surface, COVID-19 has been a heart-wrenching wake-up call for the new reality of deadly and…
Hua (Helen) Wang: Faculty Expert in Communication, Health Promotion, Entertainment Education
Associate professor of communicationUniversity of Buffalo College of Arts and SciencesCommunication strategies for health promotion and social change; entertainment-education; communication technology; social networks; digital media…
How a healthcare system used TeleTracking to manage the flow of COVID-19 patients
Scott Krodel joined the group as CIO at West Tennessee Healthcare on March 2 of this year.
Two weeks later, it became apparent that changes needed to be made - quickly.
“We made a little buying splurge,” Krodel said. IT health news. Like…
Adolescent health in Indonesia: 1 in 4 is stunted, 1 in 7 is obese
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - the Health MinistryDirector of Public Health Nutrition Dhian Proboyekti Dipo said the youth stage is a second opportunity to improve the quality of future generations, after the toddler stage.“Nutritional adequacy!-->!-->…
Will the COVID-19 crisis trigger a One Health maturity?
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the world, leaving governments and public health services in shock and disarray, calls have been made for the need for One Health approaches to address the inability to predict and halt the…
One Health and the COVID‐19 pandemic – Salkeld – 2020 – Frontiers in Ecology and…
At the start of the Spring 2020 semester, in the latest iteration of my Infectious Disease Ecology course, I explained the relatively common phenomenon known as "zoonotic spillover" - when a pathogen jumps from one…
Mānoa: New One Health Course Links Animal, Human and Environmental Interactions
University of Hawaii at MānoaContact:Photo caption in the textAlthough much remains unknown about the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, it likely involved the transmission of a coronavirus from a bat or other species to humans. Diseases…
Preparing Central Asia for future pandemics
It is not new to suggest that regional cooperation in Central Asia holds great potential for the region. It is also not new to recall shared heritage and history, including the famous Silk Road, which connects the countries of Central…
New ‘One Health’ course links animal, human and environmental interactions
Catherine Pirkle shares a photo of a sediment plume with her health students to illustrate the effects of human activity on the oceans. Photo credit: Catherine Pirkle
Although there are still many unknowns about the origin of the…
Grandparents as champions of health promotion | SBM
Marissa Kobayashi, MHS; Doctoral Candidate, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Danielle M. Wischenka, Ph.D.; Behavioral Medicine Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow, VA Palo Alto Healthcare…
Haiti: Between denial and fears in the face of COVID-19, health promotion on the front line |…
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, July 6, 2020-Amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Haiti, rumors of the disease and mistrust of health facilities are causing people to delay seeking care. Nathalie Destinée Charles, supervisor of the…
Haiti: Between denial and fears in the face of COVID-19, health promotion on the front line –…
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, July 6, 2020- * Amid the COVID-19 epidemic in Haiti, rumors of the disease and mistrust of health facilities are causing people to delay seeking care. Nathalie Destinée Charles, supervisor of the…
Reproductive, maternal, newborn and adolescent health during pandemics: lessons learned for…
Abstract
This report reviews the main epidemics since 2003, including SARS-CoV, HIV / AIDS, Ebola, Zika and MERS-CoV. Often, responses to such epidemics have had a negative impact on maternal, reproductive and child health…
WHO/Europe | Child and adolescent health
Child and adolescent health
Most children and adolescents in the WHO European Region enjoy a high level of health and well-being. However, disparities in child health between and within countries persist. The Region…
Reunion panel discusses value of ‘One Health’ approach
"One Health" is a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach that aims to achieve optimal health outcomes by recognizing the interconnectedness between people, animals, plants and their common environment.
In short, it's the…
COVID-19 Pandemic: Ten Things We Need To Do Better In Health Promotion
By Glenn Laverack, PhD
Here are ten things we need to improve when it comes to health promotion during the COVID-19 outbreak:
1. We need to better protect frontline workers.
Front-line workers, including…
Call for a COVID-19 One Health Research Coalition
Emerging from its ancestral bat host in December 2019,1Zhou P YangXL Wang XG et al.An epidemic of pneumonia associated with a new coronavirus of probable bat origin. possibly at a wildlife trade market in Wuhan, China,2A genomic…
Risks and Perception of Noncommunicable Diseases and Health Promotion Behaviors of Middle-Aged…
This exploratory study aimed to clarify the perceived risks of NCDs and the health promoting behaviors of middle-aged immigrant women in Japan.Perceptions of NCD risk and health promotion behaviorsNotably, just under a third of the…
Adolescent health
WHO helps countries ensure that their national responses to adolescent health are evidence-based and take into account the values ââand preferences of adolescents.…
Communities and COVID-19: Perspectives from a Health Promotion Expert
By Glenn Laverack, PhD
The current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is the largest since the "Spanish flu" 100 years ago and possibly the largest public health intervention ever. Until an effective vaccine…
Melissa Stockwell, MD, MPH, to lead Child and Youth Health at Columbia, New York-Presbyterian
Melissa Stockwell, MD, MPH, pediatrician and internationally recognized leader in the use of digital technologies to improve children's health, has been appointed Division Chief of Child and Adolescent Health in the Department of…
Gender officers responsible for prioritizing adolescent health education
The percentage of teenage pregnancy cases in the Western Region fell to 12% last year from 18% in 2018.
Research conducted in 2017 by the Maternal Health Survey found that the Western region recorded the highest!-->!-->…
Unmonitored Child and Adolescent Health Risks Associated with ADHD
February 27, 2020
Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD or ADD) face a high risk of health hazards ranging from unsafe sex and distracted driving to illegal drug use and driving. diversion of drugs. These…
Health and Wellness Promotion seeks candidates for HealthWorks Peer Educators
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania — Penn State students with a passion for health and wellness are invited to apply to join HealthWorks, a peer education and student outreach program within the Student Affairs Unit, promotion of health and…
Adolescent health and youth development
DPH's adolescent health and youth development program is based on the positive youth development approach. It is an intentional approach that engages young people in their communities, schools and organizations, peer groups and…
Health Promotion and Wellness is now accepting applications for peer educators
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania - Health promotion and well-being (HPW), a unit of Penn State Student Affairs, is currently accepting applications for HealthWorks, an outreach and peer education program designed to promote healthy behaviors…
Senate Designates January as National One Health Awareness Month
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution on December 19 proclaiming January 2020 “National One Health Awareness Month” to promote collaboration among public, animal, and environmental health scientists.
"By using the 'One…
Health promotion
Strengthen governance and policies to make healthy choices accessible and affordable to all, and create sustainable systems that make collaboration across society real. This approach is based on the…
Screen time in early childhood
Screens are now an integral part of children's daily lives. Children's screen time is increasing and screen engagement is starting earlier in life.
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The time of a view on the screen.…
Sitapur to get UP’s first adolescent health clinic | Lucknow News
LUCKNOW: Questions and worries are a part of teenage life. Without confidants and counselors, most teens find it difficult to cope with the plethora of changes that go through body and mind with puberty. To bridge the glaring…
Child gauge: Prioritizing child and adolescent health
One in 31 children in South Africa will die before their fifth birthday. It is a sobering reality as International Human Rights Day was observed on Tuesday 10 December and on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of…
Jharkhand, villages in Rajasthan hesitate over adolescent health facilities, awareness raising:…
New Delhi: Seven of 85 villages audited in Jharkhand and Rajasthan had adolescent-friendly health services, 11 provided quality sanitary napkins accessible to all young women, less than half (37) had clean, usable and separate toilets for…
One Health | American Veterinary Medical Association
Veterinarians and One Health
Veterinarians play a critical role in One Health because animals both impact and are impacted by people and the environment. Whether as clinical practitioners, epidemiologists or ecology experts, veterinarians…
Social audit reveals poor adolescent health in Jharkhand Rajasthan
Seven of the 85 villages audited in Jharkhand and Rajasthan had adolescent-friendly health services, 11 provided quality sanitary napkins accessible to all young women, 37 - less than half - had clean, usable and separate…
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health: Majorit
Globally, in 2016, 81% of 11 to 17-year-olds did not meet WHO recommendations for one hour of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day.
Girls were less active than boys and this gap widened…
Uganda holds inaugural national conference on health promotion and disease prevention – Uganda
Kampala, November 13, 2019: A resounding message emerged from the first Ugandan National Conference on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention which was held from November 6 to 8, 2019 in Kampala: âPrimary Health…
Crisis pregnancy centers pose health risk to teenage girls, experts say
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‘Pregnancy crisis centers’ endanger adolescent health, doctors say
(Reuters Health) - "Pregnancy crisis centers" look and act like health clinics but fail to meet medical and ethical standards, often using biased and inaccurate information to persuade women not to have an abortion, say two national groups…
Thought Leader: Adult Primary Care/Chronic Disease Management, Health Promotion and Disease…
As Assistant Professor (Clinical) and…
Oral health: often overlooked – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Tooth decay in children is both a visible and invisible problem. Children with tooth decay may have noticeable difficulty eating, speaking and sleeping, experience distress and pain, and smile less, which in turn affects their development,…
Fitbit collaborates with the Health Promotion Board of Singapore
Historic national health initiative to be powered by Fitbit devices and its new Premium service designed to improve health outcomes at scale
Fitbit has announced that it will…
Fitbit Collaborates With Singapore’s Health Promotion Board On Population-Based Public Health…
SAN FRANCISCO - (COMMERCIAL THREAD) - Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) today announced it is working with Singapore's Health Promotion Board (HPB) on a healthy population project in support of Singapore's Smart Nation initiative. The HPB is…
Improving the health and well-being of adolescents around the world | New
August 16, 2019 â There are currently approximately 1.8 billion people aged 10 to 19 in the world â the largest generation of adolescents in human history. A recent workshop in Dubai, UAE, by the…
The Lancet Child and adolescent health: mental
The first study looking at three mechanisms by which very frequent use of social media can harm mental health suggests that efforts should be made to reduce young people's exposure to harmful…
Adolescent health, nutrition and sexual and reproductive health in Ethiopia
Abstract
The report on adolescent health, nutrition and SRH in Ethiopia is one of a series of short reports presenting findings from the mixed-methods baseline research as part of the longitudinal study Gender and…
Adolescent health, nutrition and sexual and reproductive health in Ethiopia – Ethiopia
By Nicola Jones, Elizabeth Presler-Marshall, Sarah Baird, Joan Hicks, Nardos Chuta and Kiya Gezahegne
introduction
While Ethiopia is renowned for its cadre of health extension workers (HAWs) who provide community-based preventive…
Vaccination hesitancy: a generation at risk
Immunization hesitancy, which is defined by the WHO as “a delay in accepting or refusing vaccines despite the availability of immunization services,” has been reported in more than 90% of countries worldwide. In many areas, vaccination…
Urgent Mental Health Issues in Teens
Mental health is an integral part of human well-being, but since 1990 the global prevalence of mental disorders has not fallen below 10%, contributing to 14% of age-standardized years lived with disability, according to the Global…
University of Toronto medical student helps document decline in global adolescent health
A University of Toronto medical student contributed to the world's most recent and largest study on adolescent health published this week in The Lancet.
The study found that obesity rates doubled among young people, with countries in…
Adolescent health and unmet educational needs in many countries, study finds
Researchers say comprehensive and integrated investment in adolescent health, growth and development is vital for the world's 1.8 billion adolescents. Photo by rawpixel/Pixabay
March 13 (UPI) -- Researchers say the…
Mental health promotion and mental health care among refugees and migrants: policy brief –…
Policy issues and context
For all refugees and migrants, the migration process can be complex and stressful as it involves leaving the country of origin and adapting to a different environment, culture and living situation. In…
Office of Health Promotion | MUSK
In striving to become the healthiest college medical campus in America and in alignment with the MUSC mission and the Imagine 2020 strategic plan, the Office of Health Promotion (OHP) provides dynamic and visionary leadership…
Adolescent health has been neglected for too long – The European Sting – Critical News…
Infographic explaining the triple dividend of investing in adolescent health. (WHO, 2018)
This article is brought to you through the strategic cooperation of The European bite with the World Economic Forum.
Author: Rhea Saksena,…
Adolescent health and development | Fig
A person's health and lifestyle during their teenage years can be just as important as their childhood in helping them grow, develop, and reach adulthood without major problems.
However, the conditions and expectations that adolescents are…
Global funding for adolescent health is lacking t
Even though adolescents make up 26% of the population in developing countries, their health claimed only a meager 1.6% of global development assistance between 2003 and 2016, according to a…
Science for a living: mobile phones and adolescent health
Digital information and communication technologies (ICT) have exploded into our lives. In the blink of an eye, cell towers, smart phones, Wi-Fi internet hubs and tablet computers popped up everywhere. And that's only…
The role of the veterinarian in the One Health movement
One Health, the global initiative to achieve optimal health for people, animals and the environment, is more important than ever. Experts estimate that more than two-thirds of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases are vector-borne…
A One Health approach can benefit humans, animals and the environment
Zoonotic diseases, such as avian flu, can infect both animals and humans.What is the One Health approach?
The One Health approach recognizes that the health of the population depends on the interactions between animal and human…
Adolescent Health Factors – Coast Reporter
Understanding adolescent health and development is an important part of ensuring the transition from child to adult. Adolescence is a period of significant change for a young person. It marks a period in which a child moves from…
Local maternal, child and adolescent health
Local county and city Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH) departments are responsible for improving the health and well-being of women and families in their area. This is done through an array of programs and initiatives that…
Finding gaps in meeting adolescent health needs in Nepal
Every day, our health and our ability to access health services are influenced by gender norms, roles and relations, as well as other conditions in which we are born, grow, work, live and age. The greater the disparities between different…
World leaders agree to promote health to achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Leaders of governments and United Nations organizations, city leaders and health experts from around the world today made 2 historic commitments to promote public health and eradicate poverty.
the 9th World Conference on Health Promotion,…
Minnesota takes ‘One Health’ approach to antibiotic management
Minnesota has launched a comprehensive, multi-faceted plan to combat the rise in drug-resistant bacteria and promote antibiotic stewardship. State officials hope the effort can break down some of the tensions between human and animal…
Dal’s renewed Healthy Populations Institute addresses the challenges of health promotion and…
More than 100 health researchers, students, professionals and community members gathered on May 17 to celebrate the launch of Dalhousie's Healthy Populations Institute (HPI).Hosted by Scientific Director Lois Jackson, the event showcased…
Goats and Soda: NPR
Children wade through a flooded street last June in…
Investing in adolescent health and wellbeing could transform global health for generations to come,…
Decades of chronic neglect and underinvestment have had serious adverse effects on the health and wellbeing of adolescents aged 10 to 24, according to a major new Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing launched in London on…
Four new recommendations for adolescent health
The annual 'check-up' is the perfect time (perhaps the only one) to not only see how children are growing and give the necessary injections, but to see how they are doing more generally – and to make sure they grow up healthy…
Poor adolescent health linked to negative education and employment outcomes
The systematic review and meta-analysis of 27 studies suggested that poor health in adolescence was associated with lower education and employment in adulthood.Evidence rating level: 2 (good) Summary of the study: Many studies have…
International Women’s Day 2015: Why adolescent health?
As a medical humanitarian organization, Médecins Sans Frontières sees International Women's Day (IWD) as an opportunity to reflect on the medical needs faced by women in the countries where we work.
For IWD 2015, we are focusing on the…
Why don’t people participate? –ScienceDaily
Workplace Health Promotion (WHP) programs are designed to help identify and address health and lifestyle issues, and are offered by 40-75% of employers in Europe and the United States. United. But research suggests that a high proportion…
Road crashes and depression are top adolescent health challenges – UN Agency |
“We hope this report will bring high-level attention to the health needs of 10-19 year olds and serve as a springboard for accelerated action on adolescent health,” said Flavia Bustreo, Assistant Director General for Family, women and…
Number one health problem in adolescents: study
9 out of 10 drug addicts start using drugs before the age of 18.Through MIKAELA CONLEYJune 28, 2011, 7:58 p.m.• 4 minute readShare on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this articleJune 29, 2011 — -- Matt Helmer was the teenager who begged…
Teachers play a critical role in efforts to promote adolescent health
According to a study conducted by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and published in the Journal of School Health. The study results indicate that teachers provide valuable information to school staff about…