Lessons from the Georgia floods.

Clinton, J J; Hagebak, B R; Sirmons, J G; Brennan, J A

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Clinton, J J ; Hagebak, B R ; Sirmons, J G ; Brennan, J A ;

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Ethnic disparity in the performance of prenatal nutrition risk assessment among Medicaid-eligible women.

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Fuentes-Afflick, E; Korenbrot, C C; Greene, J;

Published Date:

1995 Nov-Dec

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Public Health Rep. 110(6):764-773

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In this study, the authors compare perinatal health outcomes and nutrition risk assessments in Latina, African American, and white women receiving Medicaid enhanced perinatal services. The objective is to analyze how proper assessment of obesity and ...

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NCHS Data Line

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Nov 1995

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Public Health Rep. 110(6):790-792

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Consistency in self-reports of HIV testing: longitudinal findings from the National AIDS Behavioral Surveys.

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Phillips, K A; Catania, J A;

Published Date:

1995 Nov-Dec

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Public Health Rep. 110(6):749-753

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This paper assesses consistency in self-reports of human immunodeficiency virus testing using two waves of longitudinal data from a large, national probability survey, the National AIDS Behavioral Survey. Of those reporting at Wave I that they had be...

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Strategic questions for consumer-based health communications.

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Sutton, S M; Balch, G I; Lefebvre, R C;

Published Date:

1995 Nov-Dec

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Public Health Rep. 110(6):725-733

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Using the consumer-oriented approach of social and commercial marketers, this article presents a process for crafting messages designed to improve people's health behaviors. The process, termed consumer-based health communications (CHC), transforms s...

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Preventing deaths in Alaska's fishing industry.

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Conway, G A; Lincoln, J M;

Published Date:

1995 Nov-Dec

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Public Health Rep. 110(6):700

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A warning on gestational age at delivery.

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Kirby, R S

Published Date:

1995 Nov-Dec

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Public Health Rep. 110(6):649-650

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False positive tuberculosis skin test results.

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Grabau, J C; DiFerdinando, G T; Novick, L F;

Published Date:

1995 Nov-Dec

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Public Health Rep. 110(6):703-706

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The re-emergence of tuberculosis as a significant public health threat has led to greatly renewed activity in tuberculin skin testing to identify infected persons. However, even use of the preferred skin test technique (intradermal injection of purif...

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Patterns of decline among inpatient procedures.

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Duffy, S Q; Farley, D E;

Published Date:

1995 Nov-Dec

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Public Health Rep. 110(6):674-681

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Public Health Reports ; v. 110, no. 6 : 1995 index

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Nov-Dec 1995

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Public Health Rep. 110(6)

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Includes masthead for v. 110, no. 6.

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Satisfaction of physician assistants and other nonphysician providers in a managed care setting.

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Freeborn, D K; Hooker, R S;

Published Date:

1995 Nov-Dec

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Public Health Rep. 110(6):714-719

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Health maintenance organizations have employed physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other nonphysician providers for decades, yet there is little information on how satisfied these providers are with this form of practice. This paper examin...

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Birth defects surveillance and the future of public health.

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Hanson, J W

Published Date:

1995 Nov-Dec

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Public Health Rep. 110(6):698-699

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Surveillance for fetal alcohol syndrome in Colorado.

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Miller, L A; Shaikh, T; Stanton, C; Montgomery, A; Rickard, R; Keefer, S; Hoffman, R;

Published Date:

1995 Nov-Dec

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Public Health Rep. 110(6):690-697

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The authors performed surveillance for fetal alcohol syndrome with an existing birth defects registry. Fetal alcohol syndrome cases were identified from multiple sources using passive surveillance and from two selected medical sites using enhanced su...

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Is there any connection between a second pneumonia shot and hospitalization among Medicare beneficiaries?

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Snow, R; Babish, J D; McBean, A M;

Published Date:

1995 Nov-Dec

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Public Health Rep. 110(6):720-725

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To learn whether the risk of revaccination in adults should limit its use, the authors investigated whether adverse events requiring hospitalization occurred in a group of Medicare enrollees revaccinated with pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine. A pr...

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The next shift: managed care.

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Caper, P

Published Date:

1995 Nov-Dec

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Public Health Rep. 110(6):682-683

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[PDF - 329.49 KB]
Evaluation of an Alaskan marine safety training program.

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Perkins, R

Published Date:

1995 Nov-Dec

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Public Health Rep. 110(6):701-702

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The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association provides commercial fishermen with an intensive 18-24-hour course addressing emergency preparedness, emergency response, and survival training. This study is a retrospective evaluation of the effectivene...

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Beware of medical quick fixes.

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Mullan, F

Published Date:

1995 Nov-Dec

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Public Health Rep. 110(6):667

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Youth beliefs and knowledge about the risks of drinking while pregnant.

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MacKinnon, D P; Williams-Avery, R M; Pentz, M A;

Published Date:

1995 Nov-Dec

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Public Health Rep. 110(6):754-763

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Because no published studies of young persons' knowledge and awareness of fetal alcohol syndrome are available, the awareness and beliefs about drinking while pregnant in several large samples of young persons ages 13-20 are examined. Approximately 8...

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Levels and Predictors of HIV Risk Behavior Among Women in Low-Income Public Housing Developments

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Sikkema, Kathleen J.; Koob, Jeffrey J.; Cargill, Victoria C.; Kelly, Jeffrey A.; Desiderato, Laurie L.; Roffman, Roger A.; Norman, Ann D.; Shabazz, Michelle; Copeland, Crystal; Winett, Richard A.; Steiner, Susan; Lemke, Audie L.;

Published Date:

1995 Nov-Dec

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Public Health Rep. 110(6):707-713

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The prevalence of increases in human immunodeficiency virus infection and illness rates among urban disadvantaged women underscore the urgent need for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome prevention interventions for high-risk women. Few studies, howev...

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W(h)ither public health?

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Sommer, A

Published Date:

1995 Nov-Dec

Source:

Public Health Rep. 110(6):657-661

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[PDF - 1.03 MB]