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Estimates of compliance with Canada’s guidelines for low and moderate risk alcohol consumption: the importance of adjustment for underreporting in self-report surveys
Alcohol is a leading cause of premature mortality; however, awareness of this and of some specific risks is low. Survey-based estimates of drinking...
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Acceptability of data linkage to identify women at risk of postnatal complication for the development of digital risk prediction tools and interventions to better optimise postnatal care, a qualitative descriptive study design
BackgroundPregnancy acts as a cardiovascular stress test. Although many complications resolve following birth, women with hypertensive disorder of...
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Förderung aktiver Mobilität im Alter durch Stadtgestaltung
In an ageing society, maintaining independent mobility into old age is an important objective. Mental and physical wellbeing depends not only on...
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The Canadian Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI) Trial: a study protocol for monitoring fidelity of a preconception-lifestyle behaviour intervention
BackgroundIn evaluating technology-based behaviour change interventions, it is increasingly important to have a monitoring plan for intervention...
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Paths Forward for Clinicians Amidst the Rise of Unregulated Clinical Decision Support Software: Our Perspective on NarxCare
Amidst the US overdose epidemic, policymakers, law enforcement agencies, and healthcare institutions have contributed to a decrease in opioid...
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Use of progression criteria to support monitoring and commissioning decision making of public health services: lessons from Better Start Bradford
BackgroundCommissioning and monitoring of community-based interventions is a challenge due to the complex nature of the environment and the lack of...
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Integrating different tools and technologies to advance drinking water quality exposure assessments
Contaminants in drinking water are a major contributor to the human exposome and adverse health effects. Assessing drinking water exposure accurately...
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Air Quality and Human Health
The book is one of the outcomes of the SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Academic and Research Collaboration) project titled "Fine particulates matters...
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Exploring the Alberta Health Services COVID-19 provincial public health integrated outbreak prevention, preparedness, management, and response interventions to support congregate and communal living sites in Alberta
SettingOn March 17, 2020, a state of public health emergency was declared in Alberta under the Public Health Act in response to the COVID-19...
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Addressing health inequalities in Europe: key messages from the Joint Action Health Equity Europe (JAHEE)
Health inequalities within and between Member States of the European Union are widely recognized as a public health problem as they determine a...
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Measuring results of humanitarian action: adapting public health indicators to different contexts
Humanitarian crises represent a significant public health risk factor for affected populations exacerbating mortality, morbidity, disabilities, and...
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Outbreak detection algorithms based on generalized linear model: a review with new practical examples
Public health surveillance serves a crucial function within health systems, enabling the monitoring, early detection, and warning of infectious...
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A proposal for systematic monitoring of the commercial determinants of health: a pilot study assessing the feasibility of monitoring lobbying and political donations in Australia
BackgroundThe commercial determinants of health include a range of practices to promote business interests, often at the expense of public health....
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Public attitudes towards the use of novel technologies in their future healthcare: a UK survey
BackgroundInnovation in healthcare technologies can result in more convenient and effective treatment that is less costly, but a persistent challenge...
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Impact of Bio-geo-ecological Determinants on the Current and Future Mosquito Fauna in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Challenges and Emerging Innovative Bio-computational Opportunities
Purpose of ReviewThe emergence and resurgence of mosquito-borne diseases are poised to complicate ongoing mosquito control efforts worldwide. The...
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Analysis of gasoline-related pollutant exposures and risks in California between 1996 and 2014
BackgroundGasoline-powered vehicles and equipment are an important source of air pollution in California. Many gasoline-related pollutants pose...
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Infection prevention and control for COVID-19 response in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh: an intra-action review
BackgroundInfection Prevention and Control (IPC) is critical in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and is one of the pillars of the WHO COVID-19...
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Cost-effectiveness of continuous glucose monitoring with FreeStyle Libre® in Brazilian insulin-treated patients with types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus
BackgroundHypoglycemia is a barrier to optimal glucose control in the treatment of both type 1 (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Blood...
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Canadian COVID-19 Outbreak Surveillance System: implementation of national surveillance during a global pandemic
SettingEarly in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the need to develop systematic outbreak surveillance at the national level to monitor trends in SARS-CoV-2...
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Adding epitope compatibility to deceased donor kidney allocation criteria: recommendations from a pan-Canadian online public deliberation
BackgroundThe widening supply–demand imbalance for kidneys necessitates finding ways to reduce rejection and improve transplant outcomes. Human...