In 1978, the World Health Organization formed a group to begin work on the Reason for Encounter Classification (RFEC), which is designed to classify the reasons why patients seek care at the primary level. The relatively simple classification is base...
Having recognized the differences in financial incentives between institutional providers and private practitioners participating in the Medicaid program, the New York State Health Department developed a streamlined mechanism of prior approval for 13...
Minor tranquilizers, including the benzodiazepines, have been found to impair driving skills such as hand-eye coordination and reaction time. Several studies have also demonstrated an association between minor tranquilizer use and traffic accidents; ...
Measures of use and satisfaction within a rural health service in Israel were surveyed in a study of the anonymous responses to a questionnaire from 110 mothers of children 14 years of age and younger in two agricultural villages. The majority of mot...
Toxic agent and radiation control is 1 of the 15 health priority areas addressed through the Public Health Service's Objectives for the Nation. Several gains in moving toward the 1990 goals for toxic agent and radiation control have been recorded. Re...
Paulozzi, L J; Norman, J E; McMahon, P; Connell, F A;
Published Date:
1984 Nov-Dec
Source:
Public Health Rep. 99(6):575-579
Description:
This study is the first part of an evaluation of a model program of education on diabetes mellitus for diabetic outpatients, currently in progress in Washington State. The program consists of 16 hours of education, covering all aspects of self-care, ...
Health promoters in the United States need to address the challenge of reducing health risks in young adults. The conditions that lead to the largest percentages of early disabilities and deaths are related to lifestyle characteristics. As health car...
Esquibel, K P; Foster, C R; Garnier, V J; Saunders, M L;
Published Date:
1984 Nov-Dec
Source:
Public Health Rep. 99(6):606-609
Description:
Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood, affecting 15 percent of Americans under the age of 15. It ranks first among the chronic disease in causing school absenteeism, and it has been linked to lowered academic performance. An educatio...
The promotion of breast feeding is 1 of 17 nutrition objectives set out in the Public Health Service's Objectives for the Nation. Trends in breast feeding for the last 30 years are reviewed. While the proportion of mothers breast feeding in the overa...
Osteoporosis is the most common systemic bone disorder in the United States. It affects 15 million people--primarily women--causing thousands of injuries and deaths per year at a cost estimated at +3.8 billion annually. Two important factors in preve...
The Frederick Cancer-Related Resource Directory was developed in response to the community's need to be informed about available services for cancer patients. A 1-year followup and evaluation was conducted to determine what changes or corrections wer...
More than 30 million American workers 17 years of age or older have some degree of hypertension, and nearly two-thirds of these workers have blood pressure greater than 160/95 mm Hg. Many employer-sponsored hypertension detection and control programs...
A representative sample of 406 U.S. Navy commands, including all medical treatment facilities, was surveyed in 1990 about their activities and programs to prevent the use of tobacco and promote smoking cessation during the preceding year. The vast ma...
Chovil, A C; Alexander, G R; Gibson, J J; Altekruse, J M;
Published Date:
1983 Nov-Dec
Source:
Public Health Rep. 98(6):597-603
Description:
A mailed survey of occupational health and safety practices in industrial manufacturing plants with more than 50 employees was carried out in South Carolina, with a response rate of 60 percent. The responding plants represented 73 percent of the tota...
Maldistribution with respect of medical practice location and specialty continues to present barriers to quality care for many Americans. Residents of rural communities in Colorado often lack access to health care services appropriate in number and n...
Chosewood, L. Casey; Goetzel, Ron; Linnan, Laura; Lang, Jason E.;
Corporate Authors:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Office of the Associate Director for Communication.. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Population Health..
Published Date:
August 15, 2017
Series:
Public Health grand rounds ; 2017 August 15
Description:
Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. ETWork-related injuries and stress are increasing! Each year, more than 4,500 deaths occur from work-related injuries and 10%–20% of all cardiovascular diseases among working-age people are work-related. Work-...
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