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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Public Health Systems"”.
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Exploration of Individual and Organizational Factors In Participation In Professional Networks and Public Health Systems Change
… education (CPE). Evaluations of the National Public Health Leadership Institute (PHLI) demonstrate that graduates develop professional networks external to their home organization and are involved in public health systems changes. This exploratory cross-sectional study examines 1) the role of …
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Navigating the Health Equity Gap: Bridging Systemic Challenges in Health Promotion Across Welfare States
This dissertation examines the capacity of public health systems to advance health promotion and health equity within two contrasting welfare state typologies: Anglo-Saxon liberal welfare states and Nordic social democratic welfare states, with Canada as the central case study. Using political …
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Minimized realities: the history of dental hygiene education in Kansas City Missouri at UMKC from 1950-2025 and the transformation of provider identity
… within whitewashed historical frameworks and systems shaped by racial privilege. This study explores how racial identity—particularly white racial identity—is malleable and can shift through personal turning points, critical mentorship, and intentional confrontation of inherited narratives. My …
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Medical negligence litigation as a mechanism for understanding gaps in health system responsiveness in the South African public health system
… this rise in cases has particularly been felt by public health systems, who are having to dedicate considerable resources to defending the claims made against their workers and facilities, as well as make the pay-outs for damages awarded against them. The increase in medical negligence cases has …
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Epidemiology of depressive symptoms in the Peruvian population before and during COVID-19
… the global prevalence of several mental health problems, including depressive symptoms. The increase in the prevalence of mental health problems was greatest in low- and middle-income countries. Moreover, in these countries, public health systems collapsed during the pandemic, as was the …
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An Enterprise Architecture approach for Data Quality management within Namibian Health Information Systems
A Health information system (HIS) is regarded a key pillar in any healthcare sector. Yet, for many developing countries, challenges with data quality management have affected the adequate use of HIS. Resilient and well-functioning HIS systems contribute to the delivery of high-quality healthcare …
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The experiences of employees who are living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), regarding care and support received at their various workplaces in Thulamel;a Municipality, Vhembe District of Limpopo Province
… the most challenging infectious disease faced by public health systems in recent times as it poses a great burden to people's socioeconomic standards and health. The disease has left some families without breadwinners, while businesses are losing experienced and skilful employees. The impact of …
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Effect of Extreme Temperature on Stroke Incidence and Mortality in General
… mortality. As climate variability intensifies, public health systems must prioritize adaptation strategies such as early warning systems, improved housing insulation, urban cooling plans, and targeted support for vulnerable populations. Although the review focused solely on quantitative research …
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Making little changes: Increasing physical activity levels through feminist community education
… This is creating a potentially dangerous unhealthy future, with significant implications of sustaining the costs of public health systems, as the increased burden of responding to projected increases in preventable chronic health conditions emerges over the next 10 – 30 years. This is a …
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Where Gunshots Turn Fatal: A Geographic Examination of the Spatial Patterning of Gun Violence
… collaboration between criminal justice and public health systems. Results indicate that fatal shootings are more spatially dispersed than non-fatal shootings across micro-units. Fatal and non-fatal shootings are also unlikely to co-locate at shooting hot spots. Both fatal and non-fatal …
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Essays on Malaria, Environment and Society
… human society and prospects for prosperity, public health measures and anthropogenic environmental change alter the intensity of transmission differentially around the globe. Using global maps of malaria risk, the first chapter finds that the elimination of the disease during the course of …
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Let's not wait until a crisis for change to occur: a critical analysis of patent law in South Africa and its role in (not) fulfilling the constitutional right to health
The right to health is enshrined in international treaties and under section 27 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. It has been established that access to affordable medicines is a fundamental element to its realisation. Research has identified patent law as a potential barrier to …
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No sovereign remedy: distress, madness, and mental health care in Guyana
… thereby prompting research questions on belief systems, modalities of care, and the social relations that are produced, organized, and practiced as Guyanese attend to mental distress on their own terms. Interviews were conducted in Guyana with 37 helping practitioners, inclusive of medical …
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Policies, practices, and future directions in the provision of immunisation services to newly arrived refugees in Australia
… to a range of factors associated with fragile public health systems and limited access to basic services in their country of origin and while in exile. It is unlikely that a new arrival will be fully immunised according to Australia’s National Immunisation Program (NIP). While a few studies …
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A place to cook: A scoping review
There has been a growing concern with health equity in public health systems worldwide. It is well known that the primary drivers shaping health are not medical treatments or genetics, but the conditions in which we live. Conditions, such as food and housing insecurity are pervasive problems in …
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Thick Conducting Polymer Coatings for Safe Electric Field Delivery to the Spinal Cord
… than 60% of these costs projected to fall on public health systems. Despite this burden, current clinical interventions are limited to the management of complications and rehabilitation to maximise independence, as effective regenerative therapies remain unavailable. Electric field-guided …
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The Financialization of a Cure: A Political Economy of Biomedical Innovation, Pricing, and Public Health
… prices said to reflect improvements in patient health as well as savings from averted downstream medical expenses. These economic explanations are limited, however, by their focus on prices at the point of exchange between drug manufacturers and public health systems. Instead, I took a …
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Comparison of sars-cov-2 rapid tests and formal serological testing on deceased persons in Cape Town Metro
… surveillance purposes, which would add value to public health systems. This pilot study aimed to explore the use of the Sure Screen COVID- 19 IgG/IgM Rapid Test Cassette in a deceased population, and to compare it to the gold- standard antibody tests in South Africa, to determine the most …
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An Ethical Justification for Post-Trial Access to Anti-Retroviral Drugs for Participants and Host Populations in Developing Countries: A Global Justice Perspective
… in developing countries engenders global health emergency which establishes the urgent need to address the issue of affordable access to anti-retroviral drugs in developing countries. The dissertation discusses an ethical justification for post-trial access to anti-retroviral drugs for …
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The Implementation and Maturity of Health in All Policies in Local Governments in the United States: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study
<p dir="ltr">Public health problems are complex and are influenced by many factors related to social and structural determinants of health that contribute to inequities and differences in health outcomes. Evidence shows that current public health approaches are not fully addressing population …
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