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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"health advocacy"”.
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Motivation to Participate in Health Advocacy and Health Services: An evaluation of Advocacy for Better Health
… to investigate motivations for participating in health advocacy initiatives in Uganda. This study sought to uncover why participants choose to engage in health systems advocacy to evaluate the Advocacy for Better Health intervention. A household survey was administered to 946 respondents to …
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Advocacy in Mental Health Social Interactions on Public Social Media
Health advocacy is a social phenomenon in which individuals and collectives attempt to raise awareness and change opinions and policies about health-related causes. Mental health advocacy is health advocacy to advance treatment, rights, and recognition of people living with a mental health …
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<b>Reaching Consensus: Development of an Advocacy 2.0 Instructional Model for Schools and Programs of Public Health</b>
… effective tools available for improving public health. As the field of public health becomes more focused on improving the social determinants of health, dismantling structural racism, and tackling chronic disease and other public health problems, training the workforce in how to effectively …
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The Way Work Should Be™ Fostering a Stigma-Free Workplace for Mainers
… The Way Work Should Be ™, aims to enhance Mental Health & Illness education and establish a Stigma-Free Workplace. NAMI Maine, a leader in mental health advocacy, will partner with organizations throughout Maine to provide essential resources, including mental health toolkits, training for …
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Intentions to seek therapy, attitudes, and stigma: An analysis of the theory of reasoned action
<p>The relatively low utilization of mental health care is a concern for psychology, as only 32% of individuals with a psychological disorder receive treatment (Andrews, Issakidis, & Carter, 2001). It is typically attitudinal rather than structural barriers that influence individuals when deciding …
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Standardizing Injustice in Transition-related Medicine?: An Institutional Ethnography of How Assessment Protocols Coordinate Inequitable Access to Hormones and Surgeries in Canada
… World Professional Association of Transgender Health standards of care (WPATH-SOC), are recommended to improve gaps in care. To better understand how standardized care protocols shape access to transition medicine in Canada, I draw on institutional ethnography as a critical research strategy. …
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Exploration of women’s lived experiences and perspectives of maternal stakeholders on the utilisation of maternal healthcare services in Bauchi State, Nigeria
Maternal health care centres are designed to provide health care services for women of reproductive age to ensure safe delivery. Over the years, the high rate of maternal mortality, despite the government provision of maternal health centres, has been an issue of concern. From the literature …
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Treatment Decision Making in African American Women Diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer
… of diagnosis susceptibility, consequential health behavior and poor health outcomes, little attention has been extended to understand TDM in African American/Black women to identify influential determinants. Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to investigate current TNBC treatment …
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When evidence is not enough: Political, legal, and coalition determinants of tobacco standardized packaging adoption in Brazil and globally
… smoking continues to be a central public health priority. The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) has supported the diffusion of major evidence-based tobacco control measures, including tobacco standardized packaging (SP), a policy designed to reduce the marketing appeal …
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Social determinants of childhood overweight and obesity in South Australian families: parenting, work patterns, and gender roles.
… decades. Childhood obesity is a major public health issue because it contributes to immediate health and psychosocial problems in children, as well as increased risk of adult obesity and associated chronic disease, and restricted life opportunities. Obesity represents an inequality in health …
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Programa de orientación, agenciamiento y abogacía en el acceso y prestación de servicios de salud de usuarias Funtravidi( sector el Codito) “en tiempos de pandemia”
Descripción del tema: La salud es parte fundamental para el bienestar de toda la población, por lo tanto “el acceso a la salud implica que todas las personas deben tener una atención sin discriminación, esta debe ser integral, oportuna y de calidad” (1). Sin embargo, esto no se cumple en un 100 %, …
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<b>Strengthening Health Systems for NCD Care in LMICs: Examining Pharmaceutical Industry Multisectoral Partnerships Beyond the Provision of Medicines</b>
… diseases (NCDs) pose a major global health challenge, with 77% of NCDs-related deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Weak health systems and system barriers worsen inequities in NCDs management, hindering progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals …