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Training of community health agents — a strategy for earlier recognition of mucopolysaccharidoses
Primary Health Care (PHC) is the gateway for patients in the Brazilian unified health system ( Sistema Único de Saúde—SUS) , playing an extremely...
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Development of a Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer and Genetics Curriculum for Community Health Workers: KEEP IT (Kee** Each other Engaged Program via IT) Community Health Worker Training
We developed a curriculum for community health workers (CHWs) using an innovative, community-engaged focus group and Delphi process approach....
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Types of health service utilization in Mumbai slums: a community-based survey
ObjectiveSociodemographic factors play a crucial role in sha** the health-seeking behaviors of individuals residing in slum areas, particularly in...
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Community case management of malaria in Western Kenya: performance of community health volunteers in active malaria case surveillance
BackgroundIn western Kenya, not all malaria cases are reported as stipulated in the community case management of malaria (CCMm) strategy. This...
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Interventions and Public Health Activities Performed by Community Pharmacists
This entry discusses and narrates interventions and public health roles performed by community pharmacists. This is done by evidence synthesis of...
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Efficacy of Community Health Worker–Delivered Family Health History-Based Breast Cancer Education and Services Among Chinese Americans
Family health history (FHH) is an evidence-based genomics tool used in cancer prevention and education. Chinese Americans, the largest Asian American...
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Florida-California Cancer Health Equity Center (CaRE2) Community Scientist Research Advocacy Program
The Community Scientist Program (CSP), a model connecting researchers with community members, is effective to inform and involve the general...
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Cost-effectiveness of village health worker-led integrated community case management (iCCM) versus health facility based management for childhood illnesses in rural southwestern Uganda
BackgroundIn Uganda, village health workers (VHWs) manage childhood illness under the integrated community case management (iCCM) strategy. Care is...
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Evaluating a community engagement model for malaria elimination in Haiti: lessons from the community health council project (2019–2021)
BackgroundCommunity engagement (CE) plays a critical role in malaria control and elimination. CE approaches vary substantially, with more...
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Community and health worker perspectives on malaria in Meghalaya, India: covering the last mile of elimination by 2030
BackgroundMalaria remains a public health problem in regions of Northeastern India because of favourable bio-geographic transmission conditions, poor...
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Be Well™ Acres Homes: a community-driven, evidence-based approach to reduce health inequities through sustained cross-sector partnership
PurposeBe Well Communities™ is MD Anderson’s signature place-based approach for cancer prevention and control, working with communities to promote...
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Cardiovascular health assessment in routine cancer follow-up in community settings: survivor risk awareness and perspectives
BackgroundGuidelines recommend cardiovascular risk assessment and counseling for cancer survivors. For effective implementation, it is critical to...
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Assessing patient-level knowledge of precision medicine in a community health center setting
As precision medicine approaches are implemented, cancer treatment decisions have come to require comprehension of genetic tests and their role in...
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Epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax in Duffy negatives and Duffy positives from community and health centre collections in Ethiopia
BackgroundMalaria remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in Ethiopia with an estimated 3.8 million cases in 2021 and 61% of the...
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Community-Based Interventions to Address Obesity in the Context of Health Equity
Obesity is a significant public health challenge that has disparities along racial and ethnic lines. Differences in the prevalence of obesity are...
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How different incentives influence reported motivation and perceptions of performance in Ghanaian community-based health planning and services zones
Background:Maternal mortality is still a burden worldwide, and Ghana’s maternal and child mortalities are still high. Incentive schemes have been...
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Community Health Navigators for Cancer Screening Among Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing Adults Who Use American Sign Language
Deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing (DDBHH) individuals experience barriers to accessing cancer screening, including ineffective patient-physician...
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The CPT1A Arctic variant: perspectives of community members and providers in two Alaska tribal health settings
Newborn screening in Alaska includes screening for carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A ( CPT1A ) deficiency. The CPT1A Arctic variant is a variant highly...
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Patient satisfaction with pharmacy services among users and non users of community based health insurance scheme at public health facilities in Gamo Zone, South Ethiopia: a comparative cross sectional study
BackgroundPatient satisfaction is a crucial humanistic outcome metric in pharmacy services. There was a lack of evidence on patients’ satisfaction...
