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PROGRAMS, PRACTICES, PEOPLE
  • Published Date:
    1991 Mar-Apr
  • Source:
    Public Health Rep. 106(2):216-224
  • Language:
    English
Filetype[PDF-1.74 MB]


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    1. Nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs regarding organ and tissue donation and transplantation.
      Personal Author:
      Matten, M R; Sliepcevich, E M; Sarvela, P D; Lacey, E P; Woehlke, P L; Richardson, C E; Wright, W R;
      Published:
      1991 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 106(2):155-166
      Description:
      The acute shortage of human organs and tissues for transplantation has been attributed in part to health professionals, including nurses, for their reluctance to recognize and refer suitable candidates for donation. In 1988, nurses' knowledge, attitu...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.46 MB]
    2. Prevalence of elevated serum cholesterol in personnel of the U.S. Navy.
      Personal Author:
      Trent, L K
      Published:
      1991 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 106(2):167-175
      Description:
      Fasting blood lipid profiles were collected for 5,487 active duty Navy men and women presenting for routine physical examinations. Mean serum cholesterol for the sample (mean age 33.6 years) was 208.2 milligrams per deciliter (mg per dL). Cholesterol...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.76 MB]
    3. A proposal for strengthening medical school training in STD prevention techniques.
      Personal Author:
      Steinberg, J K; Wellman, J; Melrod, J;
      Published:
      1991 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 106(2):196-202
      Description:
      Despite increases in national rates of sexually transmitted disease (STD), surveys indicate that medical students generally lack programs to train them in STD prevention techniques and in counseling patients about STD. The authors of this proposal in...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.44 MB]
    4. Boston's Codman Square Community Partnership for Health Promotion.
      Personal Author:
      Schlaff, A L
      Published:
      1991 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 106(2):186-191
      Description:
      The Codman Square Community Partnership for Health Promotion is a program designed to promote changes in individual behavior and community relationships to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with the many problems affecting poor, minority ...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.14 MB]
    5. Using linked program and birth records to evaluate coverage and targeting in Tennessee's WIC program.
      Personal Author:
      Yip, R; Fleshood, L; Spillman, T C; Binkin, N J; Wong, F L; Trowbridge, F L;
      Published:
      1991 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 106(2):176-181
      Description:
      Public health nutrition programs are intended to serve low-income families who are at greater nutritional risk than the general population. Not all persons who are program-eligible are at equal risk, however. It would be desirable to evaluate a progr...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.60 MB]
    6. Adults' accounts of onset of regular smoking: influences of school, work, and other settings.
      Personal Author:
      Hill, D; Borland, R;
      Published:
      1991 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 106(2):181-185
      Description:
      A representative population sample of 546 adults in Victoria, Australia, who had ever smoked were asked to describe the general setting where they first took up regular smoking and who, if anyone, influenced them to begin. Although school was the dom...
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      Filetype[PDF - 798.91 KB]
    7. A community home inspection approach to preventing falls among the elderly.
      Personal Author:
      Urton, M M
      Published:
      1991 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 106(2):192-195
      Description:
      Falls are the leading cause of accidents among those ages 65 and older and the largest single cause of death due to injury of the elderly. Environmental factors play a key role in the probability of a fall in the homes of the elderly. A community hea...
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      Filetype[PDF - 826.16 KB]
    8. Strategic planning for public health practice using macroenvironmental analysis.
      Personal Author:
      Ginter, P M; Duncan, W J; Capper, S A;
      Published:
      1991 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 106(2):134-141
      Description:
      Macroenvironmental analysis is the initial stage in comprehensive strategic planning. The authors examine the benefits of this type of analysis when applied to public health organizations and present a series of questions that should be answered prio...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.49 MB]
    9. Evaluation and implementation of public health registries.
      Personal Author:
      Solomon, D J; Henry, R C; Hogan, J G; Van Amburg, G H; Taylor, J;
      Published:
      1991 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 106(2):142-150
      Description:
      A rapid proliferation of registries has occurred during the last 20 years. Given the long-term commitment of resources associated with registries and limited public health funding, proposals for new registries should be carefully considered before be...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.92 MB]
    10. Black-white differences in alcohol use by women: Baltimore survey findings.
      Personal Author:
      Lillie-Blanton, M; MacKenzie, E; Anthony, J C;
      Published:
      1991 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 106(2):124-133
      Description:
      Although black women suffer disproportionately from alcohol-related illnesses and causes of death, little is known about the extent to which poorer outcomes are a function of differences in drinking, the use of health services, or some combination of...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.64 MB]
    11. A presidential health mission to Africa.
      Personal Author:
      Sullivan, L W
      Published:
      1991 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 106(2):105-110
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 2.55 MB]
    12. Survey of state public health departments on procedures for reporting elder abuse.
      Personal Author:
      Ehrlich, P; Anetzberger, G;
      Published:
      1991 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 106(2):151-154
      Description:
      All 50 States have passed legislation to protect elderly victims of domestic abuse and neglect. Forty-two States have mandatory reporting laws, with health care providers considered the major professional referral service. This exploratory study of S...
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      Filetype[PDF - 682.04 KB]
    13. AIDS knowledge in low-income and minority populations.
      Personal Author:
      Aruffo, J F; Coverdale, J H; Vallbona, C;
      Published:
      1991 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 106(2):115-119
      Description:
      A convenience sample of 587 subjects was selected from the waiting areas of community health centers in Harris County, TX. They completed a structured interview that included questions on their knowledge of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) t...
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      Filetype[PDF - 891.50 KB]
    14. AIDS awareness in North Dakota--a knowledge and attitude study of the general population.
      Personal Author:
      Timmerman, T; McDonough, S; Harmeson, P;
      Published:
      1991 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 106(2):120-123
      Description:
      The AIDS program of the North Dakota Department of Health and Consolidated Laboratories has provided a broad range of information concerning AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) and HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) to State residents over the ...
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      Filetype[PDF - 626.10 KB]
    15. Public Health Rep
      Published:
      Mar-Apr 1991
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 539.33 KB]
    16. Current approaches to prevention of HIV infections.
      Personal Author:
      Roper, William L.
      Published:
      1991 Mar-Apr
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 106(2):111-115
      Description:
      The HIV education and prevention strategy of the Centers for Disease Control has three principal components: (a) public information and education, (b) education for school-aged populations, and (c) risk reduction education and individual counseling a...
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      Filetype[PDF - 938.26 KB]
    17. Public Health Rep ; v. 106, no. 2 : table of contents
      Published:
      Mar-Apr 1991
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 106(2)
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 425.33 KB]
    18. Public Health Rep ; v. 106, no. 2 : Masthead
      Published:
      Mar-Apr 1991
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 106(2)
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 489.97 KB]
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