Promoting Public Health Research Articles

Promoting public health through state cancer control plans: a review of capacity and sustainability.

The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control’s National Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) Program oversee CCC programs designed to develop and implement CCC plans via CCC coalitions, alliances, or consortia of program stakeholders. We reviewed 40 up-to-date plans for states and the District of Columbia in order to assess how capacity building and sustainability, two evidence-based practices necessary for organizational readiness, positive growth, and maintenance are addressed. We employed an electronic key word search, supplemented by full text reviews of each plan to complete a content analysis of the CCC plans. Capacity is explicitly addressed in just over half of the plans (53%), generally from a conceptual point of view, with few specifics as to how capacity will be developed or enhanced. Roles and responsibilities, timelines for action, and measurements for evaluation of capacity building are infrequently mentioned. Almost all (92%) of the 40 up-to-date plans address sustainability on at least a cursory level, through efforts aimed at funding or seeking funding, policy initiatives, and/or partnership development. However, few details as to how these strategies will be implemented are found in the plans. We present the Texas plan as a case study offering detailed insight into how one plan incorporated capacity building and sustainability into its development and implementation. Training, technical assistance, templates, and tools may help CCC coalition members address capacity and sustainability in future planning efforts and assure the inclusion of capacity building and sustainability approaches in CCC plans at the state, tribal, territorial, and jurisdiction levels.

Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission's Partners for Promoting Public Health

In order to promote the awareness and to monitor the adverse drugs reactions, one of the most noteworthy nation-wide programme initiated by IPC on 15th April 2011 under the aegis of Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), is Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (PvPI). IPC is a National Coordination Centre (NCC) for PvPI, meant for protecting the health of the public by assuring medicines safety. PvPI monitors the benefitrisk profile of medicines & generate independent, evidence based recommendations on safety of medicines & support CDSCO for formulating safety related regulatory decisions for medicines. With a view to establish a centre of excellence for pharmacovigilance in India, NCC-PvPI collaborated with the WHO-Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC), Sweden & participating in International Drug Monitoring Programme & now become a significant contributor for the global drug safety database. The WHO country office for India coordinates with NCC-PvPI in terms of providing technical support for organizing training programmes, awareness programmes,meetings and updating PV toolkit etc. PvPI has been continuously taken several steps for ensuring patient safety and well being of society, in this regards PvPI expanded its patient safety programme to 150 AMCs across the country & also collaborated with different National Health Programme (AEFI, NACO, RNTCP) as it has been always preeminent to established safety and efficacy of medicines used in these NHP(s). As consumers / patients are the important allies for any country's pharmacovigilance programme, PvPI has taken step towards encouraging consumers reporting by the release of medicines side effect reporting form for consumers in different regional languages. For the last two decades, pharmacovigilance has been gaining an increasing attention. It is now, high time for national authorities, multilateral agencies, nongovernmental organizations, healthcare institutions, pharmaceutical industries & lay public to work together for the effective implementation of PvPI across the country.

Thai Women Role for Promoting Public Health in Northeastern Region of Thailand

The research was qualitative approaches. The research design for qualitative research was In-Dept Interview with Ethnographic research technique of 10 Thai women who live at Mekong River bank in Ubon Ratchani Province, the Northeastern region of Thailand. The content from qualitative research was analyzed to construct the questionnaire for quantitative research. Factor analysis was used for determination the component factors. The objectives of this research were 1) o study Thai woman role related to promote public health in Northeastern region of Thailand and 2) to analyze content of Thai woman role to construct items for factor analysis to identify the component of Thai woman role related to promote public health in Northeastern region of Thailand. There were 6 components were constructed from 60 items. The 6 components were Thai woman role in self-health care, Thai woman role in household health promotion Thai woman role in community health promotion, woman role in public health promotion for woman and child, woman role in public health promotion for elderly people, and woman role in public health prevention for risk behaviour. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n3p457

Health Impact Assessments in North Carolina: Promoting Public Health Through Informed Decisions

Health impact assessment (HIA), a systematic way of incorporating health considerations into the public policy decision-making process, has been set into motion in North Carolina. The state's public health and planning fields are well positioned to become leaders of HIA and should prepare to take proactive measures to promote health in their communities.

Management and Control of Varicella on Cruise Ships: A Collaborative Approach to Promoting Public Health

In most years varicella is the vaccine-preventable disease most frequently reported to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by cruise ships. Since 2005, CDC has received numerous isolated case reports of varicella among crew members and has investigated varicella outbreaks aboard vessels sailing into and from US seaports. CDC investigators reviewed electronic varicella case reports from 2005 to 2009 and outbreak reports from 2009 to characterize the response and control efforts implemented by cruise ships in accordance with CDC protocols. Outbreak reports from 2009 were manually reviewed for details of case identification, contact investigations, isolation and restriction of cases and contacts, respectively, and number of contacts administered varicella vaccine post-exposure by cruise lines. During 2005 to 2009, cruise ships reported 278 cases of varicella to CDC among predominantly male (80%) crew members, three-quarters of whom were residents of Caribbean countries, Indonesia, the Philippines, or India, and whose median age was 29 years. Cases were more commonly reported during spring and winter months. During 2009, cruise ships reported 94 varicella cases among crew members of which 66 (70%) were associated with 18 reported varicella outbreaks. Outbreak response included isolation of 66 (100%) of 66 cases, restriction of 66 (26%) of 255 crew-contacts, and administration of post-exposure vaccine to 522 close contacts and other susceptible crew members per standard CDC recommendations. Most cases reported to CDC during 2005 to 2009 were among non-US resident crew members. Overall, cruise lines sailing into North America have the onboard capability to manage varicella cases and outbreaks and appear responsive to CDC recommendations. Cruise lines should continue to implement CDC-recommended response protocols to curtail outbreaks rapidly and should consider whether pre-placement varicella immunity screening and vaccination of crew members is a cost-effective option for their respective fleet operations.

Are Alcohol Prices and Taxes an Evidence-Based Approach to Reducing Alcohol-Related Harm and Promoting Public Health and Safety? A Literature Review

This literature review examines alcohol prices and taxes as potential prevention strategies—examining the links with high-risk drinking and drinking patterns and alcohol-related harm. A literature search of the studies on alcohol price and taxation was conducted using multiple electronic bibliographic databases. Examined outcomes were a) drinking patterns and high risk drinking; and b) harm from alcohol. Fifty-four relevant studies were evaluated, and the majority found that a change in price or taxes on alcohol had an impact on one or more of the two main outcome variables. Significant variations exist across studies in terms of designs, settings, effects across groups, and types of harm. In order to reduce alcohol-related trauma, chronic disease, and other consequences of high-risk drinking, an increase in pricing/taxation is a central component of an overall alcohol strategy.

Promoting Public Health Workforce Training for Developing and Transitional Countries: Fifty-Year Experience of the Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel

The goal and responsibility of graduate institutions of public health is to educate and train the public health workforce to address the challenges of Health for All in the 21st century and meet the Millennium Development Goals. Over the past 50 years, the Braun School of Public Health and Community Medicine in Jerusalem, Israel—through its international training activities including the International Master of Public Health (IMPH) program, PhD training, and short-term training workshops in Israel and abroad—has built a network of public health scholars in low-, transition- and high-income countries who benefit from academic expertise in Israel and transfer that expertise towards development efforts in their home communities. Given the number of IMPH graduates, the countries they come from, and the work they do upon their return, the IMPH has had real and sustainable impact on public health globally and in developing countries in particular.

Public Health Teaching and Research in the Academy

Each April there are a series of events internationally, nationally, and regionally promoting Public Health. The American Public Health Association celebrates National Public Health Week the first full week in April (www. nphw.org/nphw10/home1.htm). Numerous states celebrate April as Public Health month (eg, North Carolina, Washington). Although transient, these celebrations of the importance of public health are most significant. However, these highlighting events do not adequately spotlight what else needs to be accomplished in this arena. The work of public health is a yearlong and demanding calling. The key challenges and opportunities of public health research, application, and teaching need addressing by those with whom we work, collaborate, and conduct research within and beyond the academy. Small steps of success often herald the major cliffs yet to be surmounted. For example, the passage of health care reform legislation earlier this year was heralded by some who suggest immediate impacts upon public health as a result, while others suggest this bill is flawed and incomplete in efforts to improve the health of the public. Perhaps (and unfortunately) both of these views are correct. Regardless, the major impacts of this legislation on the health care system and patients remain to be seen and may be decades away. Many challenges pertinent to public health surround us, and many solutions to dilemmas are being crafted by those in corridors and laboratories near and far. In an era when disciplinary focal distinctions are dissolving with collaborative efforts and funding agency requirements, can public health research — which by design and function is dependent upon many with varying credentials and degrees — be a major and crucial focal point for our academy? The answer is yes it can, it has been, and it will continue to be crucial.

Promoting Public Health Research and Collaboration in the Asia-Pacific Region

Promoting Public Health Research and Collaboration in the Asia-Pacific Region

Promoting Public Health Guidelines in Physical Activity for People with Disabilities

Promoting Public Health Guidelines in Physical Activity for People with Disabilities

A reader in promoting public health: challenge and controversy

A Reader in Promoting Public Health brings together a selection of readings that reflect and challenge current thinking in the field of multidisciplinary public health. The chapters address issues that are high on the agenda of public health and the book will develop readers' understanding of this dynamic field.

Theory and research in promoting public health

Theory and Research in Promoting Public Health is an important text that addresses these questions, exploring the key concepts, debates and issues involved in multi-disciplinary public health. The book considers the complex and diverse nature of public health and helps readers critically appraise the theories, research and policies that inform multidisciplinary public health practice.

Theory and Research in Promoting Public Health - Edited by Sarah Earle, Cathy E. Lloyd, Moyra Sidell and Sue Spurr and Health Promotion Practice: Building Empowered Communities - By Glenn Laverack

Theory and Research in Promoting Public Health - Edited by Sarah Earle, Cathy E. Lloyd, Moyra Sidell and Sue Spurr and Health Promotion Practice: Building Empowered Communities - By Glenn Laverack

A Reader in Promoting Public Health: Challenge and Controversy

Journal of Advanced NursingVolume 60, Issue 2 p. 232-232 A Reader in Promoting Public Health: Challenge and Controversy Gerri Clay BA MSc RN SCPHN, Gerri Clay BA MSc RN SCPHN Lecturer Public Health, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UKSearch for more papers by this author Gerri Clay BA MSc RN SCPHN, Gerri Clay BA MSc RN SCPHN Lecturer Public Health, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: 14 September 2007 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04435.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume60, Issue2October 2007Pages 232-232 RelatedInformation

Promoting Public Health: Benefits and Challenges of a Europeanwide Research Consortium on Student Health

The purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the benefits and challenges when undertaking research across several countries comprising diverse ethnic, lingual and historically different communities. Literature review and experiences of the researchers who participated in the Students' Health Inquiry, as regards the benefits and the challenges that can emerge when conducting collaborative research. The Delphi technique was employed to reach consensus on and prioritise the emerging challenges and suggested solutions. Challenges of research consortia include the preparatory work before the study, the ownership of the data and dissemination of results, as well as methodological, financial, operational, and structural challenges. These are described, each challenge is further broken down in its subcomponents, examples are given, and potential solutions are suggested. If challenges can be prevented or solved, the benefits of research consortia include greater generalisability of findings, and more comprehensive understanding of the issues than would be possible with a single-site study. There is also an increased probability to bring about policy changes and programmatic adjustments. Cross-national research consortia can contribute to reduction in the inequality of resources and research opportunities in the collaborating countries. Research consortia deserve the attention of funding agencies. They are capable of bringing about synergies that result from working collaboratively together of large multi-disciplinary team of investigators who share their strengths, disciplines and expertise in order to bear on the same research issue in multiple countries and diverse populations.

Promoting Public Health Messages: Should We Move Beyond Fear-Evoking Appeals in Road Safety?

Road traffic injury is one of the most significant global public health issues of the 21st century. The extent to which negative, fear-evoking messages represent effective persuasive strategies remains a contentious public and empirical issue. Nevertheless, negative, fear-based appeals represent a frequently used approach in Australasian road safety advertising. The authors conducted a series of focus groups with 16 licensed drivers to explore the potential utility of appeals to emotions other than fear. More specifically, they sought to explore the utility of positive emotional appeals, such as those incorporating humor. The themes emerging from the qualitative analysis suggested that both emotion and the provision of strategies are key components contributing to the overall persuasiveness of a road safety advertisement. Overall, it appears there is support for researchers and health advertising practitioners to provide further attention to the role that positive emotional appeals might play in future campaigns.

Strengthening Critical Health Psychology

The commentaries on my original article ‘The Emergence of Critical Health Psychology: Can it Contribute to Promoting Public Health?’ provided engaging views on what critical health psychology (CHP) actually is and does. Consideration of each commentary gave rise to numerous themes and generated my own further thoughts on CHP which I frame as five key areas of a continuing dialogue: (1) reflexivity and CHP; (2) health psychology: pluralist or not? (3) CHP as a moral project; (4) social action and change; and (5) strengthening critical approaches to health. Throughout I highlight concepts and issues that are integral to the capacity of CHP to create a shift towards a reinvigorated action-orientated agenda.

Promoting Public Health Insurance for Children

Until the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) was adopted in 1997, states were not expected to actively promote their public health programs for children or to encourage enrollment. But the availability of new administrative funds under SCHIP for outreach and marketing spurred states to create marketing campaigns to raise awareness about and increase involvement in SCHIP and Medicaid. At the same time, many of these activities were new, and states had little experience in developing marketing materials and advertising campaigns. Over time, however, states gained skill and expertise in promoting their children's health programs. As states began marketing SCHIP, they also started to focus on enrolling children in Medicaid. Historically, states did not promote Medicaid enrollment because most families were automatically enrolled when they signed up for welfare, or Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). In 1996, however, welfare reform eliminated the link between eligibility for Medicaid and AFDC, giving Medicaid the opportunity to redefine itself as a health insurance program for low-income families. (See the article by Mann, Rowland, and Garfield in this journal issue.) State advertisements and outreach strategies used to encourage enrollment in SCHIP were also used to encourage enrollment in Medicaid. This article examines how states marketed their SCHIP and Medicaid programs and identifies lessons learned from these efforts. The article focuses primarily on state advertising and marketing campaigns--since these were such new activities for public health programs that serve children--and less on outreach efforts that occurred at the community level. To describe state marketing and message strategies, this article draws on a 2000 study conducted for the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. The study included in-depth interviews with 55 officials responsible for SCHIP outreach in 48 states (including Washington, D.C.). (1,2) In addition, the study reviewed and analyzed 37 print ads, 24 television ads, and 15 radio ads from 38 states. The purpose of these efforts was to create a baseline of information about states' marketing efforts for SCHIP and Medicaid and to identify common as well as innovative approaches and messages states used. Insights from these interviews and an analysis of state marketing materials for SCHIP and Medicaid form the basis for this article. (3) The article first discusses the various strategies states used to market their children's health coverage programs. It then reviews the most common messages used to encourage parents to enroll their eligible children in a coverage program, and it briefly discusses efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of state marketing campaigns. Finally, the article concludes with a review of the lessons learned through these efforts and offers suggestions on how these lessons can be incorporated into future children's health coverage campaigns. Marketing Child Health Coverage Programs Depending on the type of public health program states implemented, and whether they promoted their public health insurance programs separately or jointly, state officials used a variety of marketing strategies to promote their programs. Strategies included the use of appealing program names, multimedia campaigns, targeted outreach campaigns, and partnerships with community-based organizations (CBOs). (See Appendix 1 at the end of the article.) New Program Names Forty-one states gave their SCHIP programs new names (see Appendix 1). Program officials surveyed in the Kaiser study reported creating names that would sound appealing to potentially eligible families and would alleviate some of the stigma attached to government-sponsored programs for low-income families. For example, states gave their programs names that sounded like commercial health plans, such as Healthy Families in California, Partners for Healthy Children in South Carolina, and PeachCare for Kids in Georgia. …

Meet You at the Fair: Promoting Public Health Nutrition in Minority Communities

LEARNING OUTCOME:To be able to relate the outreach examples to their own communities and minority nutrition needs. Person-to-person referrals are what lead most participants into Tri-County Health Department's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) clinics. To facilitate these face-to-face contacts and to overcome the hesitation of new immigrants isolated by cultural or language barriers, we take nutrition education to them through community health fairs. Other special groups are met in their comfortable settings with messages tailored to meet their needs. Such programs have included the following: • a health fair, with screenings, education, and referrals, at the Muslim Mosque, featuring a life-size Middle-Eastern food guide pyramid • a family “Baby Shower” to the Spanish-speaking community, emphasizing the vital role of nutrition in preventing birth defects • a Women's Health Symposium held by the Black Women's Caucus, employing a video, cookbooks, pamphlets, and discussion dealing with risk factors of middle-aged African-American women While providing nutrition information, we add to our understanding of these communities and cultures, their diets, and their health needs.

Drinking, Driving, and Deterrence: The Effectiveness and Social Costs of Alternative Policies

TRAFFIC accidents are one of the leading causes of death in the United States and are the leading cause of death for people aged three to thirtyfour. It is estimated that alcohol is involved in approximately half of all fatal accidents.' The deaths and injuries of nondrinking drivers, passengers, and pedestrians both arouse public opinion and provide a clear-cut efficiency rationale for policies to correct the negative externalities.2 There are two types of policies aimed at reducing drunk driving. The first type of law attempts to deter drunk driving. The second type of law indirectly reduces drunk driving by controlling alcohol consumption, either in general or in high-risk groups. Examples of alcohol control policies