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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Evidence based public health"”.
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Evidence-Based Public Health: Using Data Visualization for Improving the Understanding of Data and Information
… manner that results in better decision-making in health and healthcare, there is little understanding of its applications in public health practice, particularly for public health program planning and resource allocation. This dissertation explores what can be learned from the literature through …
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MODELLING THE EPIDEMIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND CONTROL OF AEDES-BORNE DISEASES
… of Aedes abundance in Singapore’s high-rise public residential zones. Last, I developed an agent-based model to study the time-varying impact of sustained Aedes control in a wide range of dengue endemic settings. The results of my studies are of direct relevance to the making of …
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The influence of family dynamics on adolescents deviant and sexual risk behaviour in a migration affected community in South Africa: an evidence for public health intervention
… have consequences for their present or future health. Likewise, it has been shown that adolescents are also known to conform to societal norms if they are given proper guidance. In the light of this, the present study proposed to explore and explain the influence of family dynamics in the …
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Evidence-Based Research to Inform Diabetes Prevention Policy in Arizona
Background: Prediabetes and diabetes are major public health problems. Diabetes is one of the ten leading causes of death in Arizona. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that at least 84 million U.S. adults (33.9%) ages 18 and older have prediabetes or at risk for type 2 …