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How Right Now: The Role of Social Determinants of Health As …

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Exploring the physical and psychosocial benefits of yoga for adults

WEBIndividuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) often experience negative physical and psychosocial health outcomes that may result in lower levels of engagement in physical activity and decreased quality of life. Physical activity, such as yoga, may improve physical functioning and psychosocial wellbeing among …

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Burnout in the disaster response workforce: The impact of work …

WEBHome / Archives / Vol. 19 No. 9 (2021): Special Issue on COVID-19 and Mental Health - 2021 Edition / Articles Burnout in the disaster response workforce: The impact of work roles and the COVID-19 pandemic

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Recreational therapy during a pandemic: Embracing telehealth

WEBIn the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world froze. Simultaneously, there has been a vast growth of online conferences and the increased need for telehealth. The entire nation has struggled with feelings of uncertainty and fear mixed with moments of positivity. At the same time, older adults and people of any age who have underlying …

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Anxiety and depression among public health workers during the …

WEBRivera-Rodriguez E: Role of the Nurse during Disaster Preparedness: A Systematic Literature Review and Application to Public Health Nurses [doctoral dissertation], Walden University, Minneapolis, MN, USA. 2017.

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The telehealth advantage: Supporting humanitarian disasters with …

WEBTelehealth support can rapidly and significantly increase access to healthcare. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth not only supported patients with COVID symptoms but also improved access to the entire continuum of care, from critical care to mental health services.

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Disparities in disaster healthcare: A review of past disasters

WEBObjective: To review the literature on the effects seen after disaster on those with poor social determinants of health (SDOH) and individual social needs.Design: The Disaster Preparedness and Response Committee of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) formed a work group to study healthcare disparities seen in disaster. …

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Health systems’ resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic public …

WEBThe emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has put health systems under enormous pressure, pushing for health systems’ resilience. Malawi, mostly rural with hard-to-reach areas, had their first case in April 2020, amidst political turmoil. So far, much has been documented on how health systems contained the COVID-19 pandemic. This …

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From silos to coalitions: The evolution of the US Hospital …

WEBAssistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology; Director, Center for Biosecurity, Biopreparedness, and Emerging Infectious Diseases, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska

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Social context and the health consequences of disasters

WEBDisasters have been and will continue to be relatively common events in the human experience, and they make important contributions to variations in population health. There is a need, therefore, for conceptual models that identify the social and ecological factors influencing post-disaster consequences on population health. This …

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Community health facility preparedness for a cholera surge in Haiti

WEBWith increasing population displacement and worsening water insecurity after the 2010 earthquake, Haiti experienced a large cholera outbreak. Our goal was to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of seven community health facilities’ ability to respond to a surge in cholera cases.Since 2010, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) with a number of …

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Public health preparedness and response competency model …

WEBObjective: The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act calls for establishing a competency-based training program to train public health practitioners. To inform such training, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Association of Schools of Public Health managed groups of experts to produce a competency model …

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Behavioral activation and recreational therapy American Journal …

WEBBehavioral activation (BA) is an evidence-based brief and effective treatment for depression. This article explains BA, its procedures, and its relationship to recreational therapy (RT). According to BA theory, depression leads to lives reduced in ability to gain rewards from the environment. BA aims to activate clients to engage in activities that …

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Delivering primary healthcare in conflict-affected settings: A …

WEBObjective: Conflict is often destructive to existing services and exacerbates population health inequities and the vulnerabilities of existing healthcare. We undertook a scoping review of the literature concerning delivery of primary healthcare (PHC) in post-conflict settings.Design: We undertook a scoping review of the peer-reviewed and gray …

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Plain language emergency alert codes: The importance of direct …

WEBProfessor, Department of Nursing, School of Health Professions and Wellness, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama

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American Journal of Disaster Medicine

WEBAbout the Journal. American Journal of Disaster Medicine deals with all aspects of mass casualty medicine and its public health implications.. With the publication of the American Journal of Disaster Medicine, for the first time, comes real guidance in this important medical specialty, from the foremost experts in mass casualty medicine; including a …

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A scoping review of evaluation methods for health emergency

WEBObjective: To review and analyze evaluation methods currently utilized in health emergency preparedness exercises (HEPE).Design: This study, part of a larger scoping review that systematically collected and reviewed published evidence related to the benefits of HEPE, provides a further analysis of the evaluation methods utilized in such …

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The public health impact of tsunami disasters American Journal …

WEBTsunamis have the potential to cause an enormous impact on the health of millions of people. During the last half of the twentieth century, more people were killed by tsunamis than by earthquakes.1 Most recently, a major emergency response operation has been underway in northeast Japan following a devastating tsunami triggered by the …

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Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that impact …

WEBObjective: To characterize the strengths and weaknesses of the current status of disaster research evidence; and to identify potential interventions specific to the disciplines of medicine, public health, and social sciences.Design: A mixed method study using nominal group technique and a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats …

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