A Proposed Model for Infant and Child Oral Health Promotion in India by Ashwin Muralidhar Jawdekar

“…The model could be implemented to evaluate the oral health status of children, knowledge and knowledge gain of the community health workers, and acceptability and sustainability of the preventive programs (fluoride varnish and preschool and school tooth brushing) pragmatically.…”
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Investigating the Water Sources Qualities and their Implications on Public Health in Kamuli District: A Case Study of Kamuli District. by Arinda, Ben

“…Data were collected using water sampling and laboratory analysis, alongside community health surveys to evaluate the incidence of diseases related to poor water quality. …”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Associated Metabolic Risks of Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study by Xiaoying Ding, Ying Xu, Yufan Wang, Xiaohua Li, Chunhua Lu, Jing Su, Yuhang Ma, Yuting Chen, Yanhua Yin, Lijun Zhang, Yong Wu, Yaqiong Jin, Lijun Zheng, Songmei Xu, Xiuli Zhu, Jilin Ma, Lihua Yu, Junyi Jiang, Naisi Zhao, Qingwu Yan, Andrew S. Greenberg, Qianfang Huang, Qian Ren, Haiyan Sun, Mingyu Gu, Li Zhao, Yunhong Huang, Yijie Wu, Chunxian Qian, Yongde Peng

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Challenges to Achieving Surgical Equity in Slums by Rahul M. Jindal, Rahul M. Jindal, Rahul M. Jindal, Sushila Tiwari

“…We discuss a successful model that has deployed community health worker programs as intermediaries between slum dwellers and healthcare providers. …”
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Hard Graft: Collaborative exploration of working class stories in shaping female educator identities by Emma Elizabeth Gillaspy, Fiona Routh, Amy Edwards-Smith, Samantha Pywell, Alison Luckett, Sheena Cottam, Sabina Gerrard

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The Assimilation of Assistive Technology in Residential Care Centers for People with Intellectual Disabilities by Eli Carmeli, Carmit Cahana, Joav Merrick

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Participatory Action Research in the Implementing Process of Evidence-Based Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity: Project Design of the “Healthy Future” Study by Gudbjørg Øen, Kjell Morten Stormark

“…To describe the design of the developmental project Healthy Future that aims to implement a new evidence-based program for the prevention of childhood obesity and collaboration and sharing of work between specialist and community health care professionals in parts of a county in western Norway. …”
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A Controlled Investigation of Continuing Pain Education for Long-Term Care Staff by Omeed O Ghandehari, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Jaime Williams, Lilian Thorpe, Dennis P Alfano, Vanina Dal Bello-Haas, David C Malloy, Ronald R Martin, Omar Rahaman, Sandra MG Zwakhalen, R Nicholas Carleton, Paulette V Hunter, Lisa M Lix

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A PROJECT MANAGEMENT UTILITY FOR AGRICULTURAL FACILITIES AND PUBLIC HEALTH by TILEMACHOS KOLIOPOULOS, KRYSTYNA CIARKOWSKA, JACEK ANTONKIEWICZ, SOKRATIS THEOCHARATOS, CRINA RADU, ION CRISTEA, PANAGIOTIS KOULOUMPIS

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Depression and anxiety symptoms among Afghan war widows and their associated factors: A cross-sectional analytical study by Naqib Ahmad Dost, Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai, Massoma Jafari

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2023, interviewing war widows from four community health centers in Kandahar, Afghanistan. We employed a validated Patient Health Questionnaire and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale. …”
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Bullous Lupus: An Atypical Case of Refractory Disease in a Patient with Sulfa Allergy by Maria Salgado Guerrero, Oscar Mena Miranda, Ana B. Arevalo, Nevena Barjaktarovic, Barbara Mendez

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ANEMIA OF PREGNANCY ASSESSED FROM THE COMPLIANCE BEHAVIOR OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN CONSUMING IRON SUPPLEMENTS IN THE WORKING AREA OF PITU HEALTH CENTER, NGAWI DISTRICT by Erwin Kurniasih

“…The study was to determine the relationship between the obedience behavior of pregnant women in consuming iron supplements with the incidence of pregnancy anemia in the working area of the Pitu Community Health Center, Ngawi Regency.  Methods: This study used a cross sectional design and total sampling of 60 respondents. …”
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Quality of Life, Depression, and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Renal Replacement Therapies in Saudi Arabia by Emad Adel Shdaifat

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Design and application of a bar-code scanning device for nucleic acid testing (一种核酸检测用辅助扫码装置设计与应用) by ZHANG Hongling (张红伶), YU Xinying (虞新颖), JIANG Hongli (蒋宏利)

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HEALTH SERVICES AND EMPOWERMENT OF THE ELDERLY BASED ON LEGAL ASSURANCE PERSPECTIVE IN BOJONGLOA KALER, BANDUNG CITY by Wintari Hariningsih

“…Conclusions: it is recommended to take cross-sectoral collaboration for health care and empowerment of the elderly in the context of legal certainty, as well as, Ners as the ones who are in charge of the elderly program at the community health center.…”
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Effectiveness of Pregnancy Exercises in Reducing Lower Back Pain Among Third Trimester Pregnant Women by Putu Rosita Saraswati, Ni Wayan Suarniti, Sri Rahayu

“…This study aimed to evaluate the differences in lower back pain levels before and after pregnancy exercise in third-trimester pregnant women at UPTD Klungkung I Community Health Center. A quasi-experimental design with a one-group pretest-posttest approach was utilized, involving 21 third-trimester pregnant women selected through purposive sampling. …”
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Country-Specific Roadmaps for Scaling Up Integrated Care in Belgium, Slovenia, and Cambodia – Lessons Learned from the SCUBY Project by Martin Heine, Monika Martens, Daniel Boateng, Grace Marie Ku, Roy Remmen, Edwin Wouters, Srean Chhim, Por Ir, Antonjia Poplas Susič, Wim van Damme, Josefien van Olmen, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, on behalf of the SCUBY consortium

“…Common cross-country elements were: task-shifting to patients themselves, nurses and community health workers; strengthening monitoring and evaluation; and creating an enabling environment for ICP implementation. …”
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Independent and joint associations of neighbourhood greenness and walkability with transportational and recreational physical activity among youth and adults in Canada by Natalie Doan, Sebastian A. Srugo, Stephanie A. Prince, Rachel C. Colley, Daniel G. Rainham, Taru Manyanga, Gregory P. Butler, Richard Larouche, Sarah E. Turner, Justin J. Lang

“…Methods: We analyzed repeated cross-sectional data from 132,927 urban-dwelling youth (12–17 years) and adults (≥18 years) who participated in the Canadian Community Health Survey (2015–2018). To derive an indicator of neighbourhood greenness, for each survey year, we aggregated mean Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) values within 2016 dissemination areas. …”
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Pregabalin for Refractory Radicular Leg Pain due to Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Preliminary Prospective Study by Sumihisa Orita, Masaomi Yamashita, Yawara Eguchi, Miyako Suzuki, Gen Inoue, Masayuki Miyagi, Tomoko Watanabe, Tomoyuki Ozawa, Hiroto Kamoda, Tetsuhiro Ishikawa, Yasuchika Aoki, Toshinori Ito, Go Kubota, Munetaka Suzuki, Kazuyo Yamauchi, Eiji Hanaoka, Yoshihiro Sakuma, Jun Shimbo, Yasuhiro Oikawa, Takane Suzuki, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Seiji Ohtori

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Addressing Critical Mistakes in Administering Intravenous Medications at Omdurman Military Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan by Ahmed WAM, Abdelrahman AEHE, Mohamed AA, Mohammed IO, Mustafa AMA, Ahmed ZEE, Mohamed MMT, Alghamdi FAA, Elbashir AEE, Alkubati S, Al-Sowaidi A, Dinar NMAA, Obadi AA, Saleh KA

“…Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Al-Baha University, Sanaa, Yemen, Tel +00966508245369, Email waled-ahmed@su-edu.netObjective: Errors in the preparation and administration of intravenous medications are significant contributors to morbidity and mortality rates in medical practice. …”
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