The prevalence of small airways disease and association with handgrip strength in young Hispanic farmworkers by Yutong Dong, Pam Cromer, Debbie Layman, Michelle Altvater, Yanbin Dong, Haidong Zhu

“…Hispanics remain the main workforce in farming industry, but their prevalence of lung conditions remain understudied. …”
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Navigating Patient Satisfaction: A Qualitative Insight into Healthcare Delivery during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Shazina Saeed, Manmohan Singhal, Mohd Shannawaz, Mandeep Kumar Arora

“…In addition, healthcare facilities faced immense strain due to resource allocation, workforce shortages and heightened safety protocols. …”
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Laboratory capacity-building during COVID-19 in Somalia: improving access to essential diagnostics for national health security in a fragile setting by Salvador Figuereo, Sahra Isse Mohamed, Desalegn Takele, Abdulrahman M. Sheikh, Solomon Chane Abera, Ayni Muhiadin Mohamed, Mutaawe Lubogo, Hassan Mukhtar Abukar, Mary Joan Karanja, Sulaiman Bangura, Antoine Abou Fayad, Ali Haji Adam, Abdinasir Yusuf Osman, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik

“…Utilizing resources, technology and lessons from COVID-19 enabled the country to increase and improve laboratory services, expand testing capacity, and strengthen workforce capability. As such, Somalia can now better respond to other infectious disease threats and has significantly improved national health security.…”
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Understanding how older people with mild frailty engage with behaviour change to support their independence: a qualitative study by Benjamin Gardner, Louise Marston, Kate R Walters, Vari M Drennan, Rachael Frost, Paul Chadwick, Rebecca L Gould, Yolanda Barrado-Martin, Sarah Gibson, Rekha Elaswarapu, Rashmi Kumar, Kalpa Kharicha, Tasmin Alanna Rookes, Christina Avgerinou, Jane Hopkins, Jessica Catchpole, Claire Jowett

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Knowledge and attitudes towards Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias among Nigerian medical and nursing students: a comparative study by Tobi Olajide, Favour Ajao, Inioluwa Joshua, Abigail Oyedokun, Ayosubomi Odubiyi, Oluwadabira Adewara, Feziechi Anele, Ayomide Fatola, Samuel Ayeni, Nneka Amakom, Oluwanifemi Osakuade, Oluwabunmi Adeyeye, Chidera Ezeh, Gbenga Shittu, Rashidat Mufutau, Serena Atoyebi, Michael Apata, Sandra Obatowon, Aminat Abdul, Jesufemi Adeyeye, Akin Ojagbemi

“…Targeted educational interventions, including enhanced curriculum content and experiential learning opportunities, are urgently needed to improve dementia care preparedness in the healthcare workforce.…”
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COVID-19 status and utilisation of essential maternal and child healthcare services during the pandemic in Ahmedabad, India by Sandul Yasobant, K Shruti Lekha, Ravina Tadvi, Bhavin Solanki, Walter Bruchhausen, Deepak Saxena

“…Social and health system determinants for disrupting healthcare services during the pandemic were fear of infection and unavailability of the health workforce. Health planners and policymakers are encouraged to take into consideration of these findings while building resilient health care for managing future pandemics.…”
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Epidemics In The 21st Century: A Multifaceted Challenge by Shawana Sharif

“…Strengthening public health infrastructure remains pivotal, advocating for improved surveillance systems, enhanced laboratory capacities, and a resilient healthcare workforce. Addressing health disparities and ensuring equitable access to healthcare resources, especially in underserved communities, emerges as a fundamental tenet in epidemic management. …”
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Using the WHO building blocks to examine cross-border public health surveillance in MENA by Laura Buback, Shayanne Martin, Esbeydy Pardo, Farah Massoud, Jesus Formigo, Atousa Bonyani, Noha H. Farag, Zayid K. Almayahi, Kenta Ishii, Susie Welty, Dana Schneider

“…Recommendations emphasize strengthened governance and leadership to facilitate regional cooperation and information sharing, sustainable financing for implementing a One Health approach, utilizing innovative information systems, workforce development to enhance data collection and analysis, and secure supply chains for medicines and vaccines and equitable service delivery for all mobile populations. …”
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Students Participating as Ambassadors for Research in Kentucky (SPARK): A health equity undergraduate research training program by Ariel A. Arthur, Rebecca L. deLacerda Allen, Fidelis Y. Sesenu, Maxwell A. Groznik, Carrie B. Oser, Justin X. Moore, Jessica R. Thompson, Alexis N. James, Madeline N. Dunfee, Philip A. Kern, Nancy E. Schoenberg

“…The Students Participating as Ambassadors for Research in Kentucky (SPARK) program provides novel health equity research training and targeted mentorship for undergraduates, particularly those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral research and workforce. SPARK aims to address inadequate diversity in the medical and scientific research fields by providing comprehensive research mentorship and skill-building. …”
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Health Services Availability and Readiness for Management of Hypertension and Diabetes in Primary Care Health Facilities in Ghana: a Cardiovascular Risk Management project by Thomas Hinneh, Bernard Mensah, Hosea Boakye, Oluwabunmi Ogungbe, Yvonne Commodore-Mensah

“…Service availability was based on the core health workforce and specific service arrangements for the management of hypertension and diabetes. …”
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Pharmacist-led DE-eSCALation of opioids post-surgical dischargE (DESCALE) – A multi-centre, non-randomised, feasibility study protocol [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approv... by Ellie Santer, Julie H Hedayioglu, Vanessa J Short, Sabina Hulbert, Emma L Veale, Melanie Rees-Roberts, Johanna Theron

“…A declining General Practitioner (GP) workforce and increased patient numbers, however, means gaps in healthcare during transfer of care. …”
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Teamwork between registered nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel in acute care settings: A scoping review by Kang Lynn Wong, Wei Ling Chua, Peter Griffiths, Qin Ling Pearlyn Goh, Kye Wern Chelsea Low, Jia Qi Apphia Tan, Sok Ying Liaw

“…Background: Unlicensed assistive personnel are increasingly employed to support the nursing workforce in providing bedside care. Aim: To scope the literature on the factors influencing teamwork between registered nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel in acute care settings Methods: A scoping review was conducted using the Arksey and O'Malley (2005) framework. …”
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The Cognitive Differences between the Teachers and Students in the Emergency Professional Skills Training Program of Standardized Residency Training by LYU Baopu, LIU Liang, XIAO Hao, GONG Yu, MENG Qingbing, GAO Hengbo, TIAN Yingping, YAO Dongqi

“…Background Standardized residency training in emergency medicine is crucial for a high-quality clinical physician workforce. As a frontline dedicated to the treatment of ill patients, the emergency medicine serves as a critical training ground for exemplary resident. …”
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Integrating competency-based, interprofessional teamwork education for students: guiding principles to support current needs and future directions by Kimberly N. Williams, Elizabeth H. Lazzara, Jessica Hernandez, David Klocko, Neethu Chandran, Shannon L. Paquette, Richard Preble, Mozhdeh Sadighi, Bau Tran, Molly Kilcullen, Robert Rege, Gary Reed, Eduardo Salas, Scott I. Tannenbaum, Philip E. Greilich

“…We believe incorporating the key guiding principles and strategies from this paper will enable institutions to integrate teamwork education and training more effectively into undergraduate healthcare training, which will facilitate institutions’ ability to ensure learners are “team ready” as they transition into the workforce after graduation.…”
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Integrating Hybrid Team-Based and Case-Based Learning in Dental Education Transformation by Sidra Abid, Humna Rafiq

“…However, challenges such as resource availability and the need for comprehensive reviews of existing methodologies must be addressed to optimize the implementation of this hybrid pedagogy.7 Conclusively, integrating CBL with team-based learning cultivates a more competent and adaptable dental workforce, better prepared for real-world clinical scenarios. …”
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Assessing the Factors Influencing Attrition of Health Workers in Government Health Units in Lyantonde District, Uganda. by Kansiime, Benon

“…Introduction The shortage of health workers remains a critical public health issue globally despite of national strategic plans enacted in 2014 by world leaders which aimed at handling the shortage of health workforce. This study assessed the factors influencing attrition of health workers in government health units in Lyantonde district, Uganda. …”
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Presenting a merit-oriented service compensation system model for veterans in sports by Hoseain Aeinehchi, Mohammad reza Esmaeilzadeh Ghandehari, Hoseain peymanizad, Hasan Fahim Davin

“…The degree of competence and expertise of the people who are hired affects the likelihood of accepting a job, the level of motivation and performance of the workforce, and the characteristics of those who stay in the organization (Bazrafshan et al, 2020). …”
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Community health system capacities and capabilities within an evolving community health policy framework: mixed methods study of stakeholders in central Uganda by Raymond Tweheyo, Diana Atwine, Richard Kabanda, Ronald Miria Ocaatre, Bounggui Kim, Simon Erisa Waiswa, Prichard Denzel Kavuma, Yeni Lee, Loretah Mutoni, Solyi Kim, Yein Park, Monica Okuga

“…The mean age of the community health workforce was high at 50.9 (SD 11.9); the majority reported adequate skills in service delivery except for community first aid, Kangaroo mother care and noncommunicable diseases. …”
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« Paroles de flics ». Communications policières et actualité politique au Maroc (2005-2023) by Mériam Cheikh

“…To this end, and in the context of police reform and managerial rationalisation of its workforce, the Police Department will be showcasing its work each month, the diversity of its services (Public Security in charge of crime, Criminal Investigation Department in charge of criminal investigations, General Intelligence, Border Police in charge of migratory flows to Europe and Law Enforcement) and the ways in which it defines these services. …”
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Toward Understanding of Quiet Human Resource Management Theory in Iranian Organizations: Theoretical Origins, Conceptual Narration and its Consequences by Abbas Nargesian, Sajjad Sadpoor

“…These practices often stem from individual factors such as superior employee skills and performance, job-related factors like stress and burnout, and organizational factors including cost-saving measures and workforce restructuring. Quiet HRM tends to emerge under exploitative leadership and a hard HRM approach, particularly in environments characterized by organizational ambiguity, discriminatory cultures, and economic hardship. …”
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