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HIV education for the deaf, a vulnerable minority.
  • Published Date:
    1994 May-Jun
  • Source:
    Public Health Rep. 109(3):390-396
  • Language:
    English
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    1. Legislative Cardiovascular Health Check: a multidisciplinary health promotion experience for South Carolina lawmakers.
      Personal Author:
      Temple, S P; Clark, S F; Wheeler, F C; Cooley, M B;
      Published Date:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):368-371
      Description:
      The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control has conducted a Legislative Cardiovascular Health Check for the past 4 years. The primary purpose of the event, held in the lobby of the State Capitol Building, is to increase the awar...
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      Filetype[PDF - 681.88 KB]
    2. Health care barriers and interventions for battered women.
      Personal Author:
      Loring, M T; Smith, R W;
      Published Date:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):328-338
      Description:
      Family violence is a major public health problem. Battered women present with multiple physical injuries in hospital emergency rooms, clinics, and personal physicians' offices. Yet, they are often not identified as battered and fail to receive approp...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.39 MB]
    3. Evaluation of oral rehydration therapy in Matiguas, Nicaragua.
      Personal Author:
      Gibbons, E; Dobie, S A; Krieger, J;
      Published Date:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):428-433
      Description:
      Use of oral rehydration salts is an effective tool to decrease deaths due to diarrheal dehydration. Following concerted educational efforts to introduce oral rehydration therapy, Nicaragua reported a significant decrease in deaths of young children f...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.16 MB]
    4. Public Health Reports ; v. 109, no. 3, May-June 1994 : cover
      Published Date:
      May-Jun 1994
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109 (3)
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 646.08 KB]
    5. Educating primary care providers about HIV disease: multidisciplinary interactive mechanisms.
      Personal Author:
      Macher, A; Goosby, E; Barker, L; Volberding, P; Goldschmidt, R; Balano, K B; Williams, A; Hoenig, L; Gould, B; Daniels, E;
      Published Date:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):305-310
      Description:
      As HIV-related prophylactic and therapeutic research findings continue to evolve, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the Public Health Service has created multidisciplinary mechanisms to disseminate new treatment options and e...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1018.95 KB]
    6. Public Health Rep ; v. 109, no. 3 : table of contents
      Published Date:
      May-Jun 1994
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3)
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 617.15 KB]
    7. Microcomputers and the future of epidemiology.
      Personal Author:
      Dean, A G
      Published Date:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):439-441
      Description:
      The Workshop on Microcomputers and the Future of Epidemiology was held March 8-9, 1993, at the Turner Conference Center, Atlanta, GA, with 130 public health professionals participating. The purpose of the workshop was to define microcomputer needs in...
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      Filetype[PDF - 454.54 KB]
    8. Public knowledge of prevention of dental disease.
      Personal Author:
      Gift, H C; Corbin, S B; Nowjack-Raymer, R E;
      Published Date:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):397-404
      Description:
      The authors present data describing the level and extent of the general public's knowledge of oral diseases and their prevention. They discuss data from the 1990 National Health Interview Survey's Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Supplement in...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.44 MB]
    9. School-based programs to reduce sexual risk behaviors: a review of effectiveness.
      Personal Author:
      Kirby, D; Short, L; Collins, J; Rugg, D; Kolbe, L; Howard, M; Miller, B; Sonenstein, F; Zabin, L S;
      Published Date:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):339-360
      Description:
      This review was undertaken in recognition of the mounting public health and social problems associated with adolescent sexual behavior and the importance of basing school-affiliated programs designed to reduce sexual risk-taking behavior on sound res...
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      Filetype[PDF - 3.80 MB]
    10. Factors affecting the frequency of health enhancing behaviors by the elderly.
      Personal Author:
      Stoller, E P; Pollow, R;
      Published Date:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):377-389
      Description:
      The authors examined the frequency of health-enhancing behaviors practiced by the elderly living in community settings, with emphasis on the impact of disease and disability on the frequency of those practices. Data were collected through personal in...
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      Filetype[PDF - 2.32 MB]
    11. Short course training in epidemiology and biostatistics for graduate and undergraduate public health professionals.
      Personal Author:
      Bayona, M; Leaverton, P E; Rangel-Sharpless, M C; Williams, P D;
      Published Date:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):434-438
      Description:
      The University of South Florida has developed short courses of 2 to 3 days in epidemiology and biostatistics geared to public health workers. A key focus is providing skills which will assist local and State public health units to assess their status...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 1.17 MB]
    12. Implications of directly observed therapy in tuberculosis control measures among IDUs.
      Personal Author:
      Curtis, R; Friedman, S R; Neaigus, A; Jose, B; Goldstein, M; Des Jarlais, D C;
      Published Date:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):319-327
      Description:
      Tuberculosis (TB) is a rapidly growing problem among injecting drug users (IDU), especially those infected with human immunodeficiency virus. The authors review IDUs' responses to current TB control strategies and discuss the implications of their fi...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.84 MB]
    13. NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS DATA LINE
      Published Date:
      May 1994
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):450-451
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 362.44 KB]
    14. Public Health Rep ; v. 109, no. 3 : Masthead
      Published Date:
      May-Jun 1994
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3)
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 847.33 KB]
    15. Prevalence of prone sleeping position and selected infant care practices of North Dakota infants: a comparison of whites and Native Americans.
      Personal Author:
      Burd, L
      Published Date:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):446-449
      Description:
      A cross-sectional prevalence study was done in four primary care clinics (two rural and two urban sites) and four Native American clinics serving members of the Chippewa, Sioux, Hidasta, Arikara, and Mandan tribes, all in North Dakota, to determine t...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 860.84 KB]
    16. State health agencies and the legislative policy process.
      Personal Author:
      Williams-Crowe, S M; Aultman, T V;
      Published Date:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):361-367
      Description:
      A new era of health care reform places increasing pressure on public health leaders and agencies to participate in the public policy arena. Public health professionals have long been comfortable in providing the scientific knowledge base required in ...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.51 MB]
    17. PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES
      Published Date:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):458-464.1
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.58 MB]
    18. The Cadet Nurse Corps, l943-48.
      Personal Author:
      Willever, Heather; Parascandola, John;
      Published Date:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):455-457
      Series:
      PHS Chronicles
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 907.25 KB]
    19. The relationship between language spoken and smoking among Hispanic-Latino youth in New York City.
      Personal Author:
      Dusenbery, L; Epstein, J A; Botvin, G J; Diaz, T;
      Published Date:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):421-427
      Description:
      This study was designed to examine the relationship between language spoken and smoking (at least once a month) among New York City Hispanic-Latino adolescents, using a large sample of specific Hispanic-Latino subgroups (Puerto Rican, Dominican, Colo...
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      Filetype[PDF - 1.32 MB]
    20. Rehabilitation in the nursing home: how much, why, and with what results.
      Personal Author:
      Kochersberger, G; Hielema, F; Westlund, R;
      Published Date:
      1994 May-Jun
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 109(3):372-376
      Description:
      Although rehabilitation is considered an important component of long-term care, few studies have looked at the factors associated with the provision of rehabilitation in this setting. The authors examined one State's skilled nursing homes to gain inf...
      File Type:
      Filetype[PDF - 861.91 KB]
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