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A Review of Community Health Worker Integration in Health Departments
Community health workers (CHWs) are frontline public health workers who bridge the gap between historically marginalized communities, healthcare, and...
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Lessons Learned Implementing Syringe Services Programs at Rural Health Departments in Kentucky
Until recently, most syringe services programs (SSPs) in the United States operated in metropolitan areas. This study explores how SSP implementers...
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Nursing and allied health workforce in Australian public rheumatology departments is inadequate: a cross-sectional observational study
Rheumatological conditions are complex and impact many facets of daily life. Management of people with rheumatological conditions can be optimised...
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Prevalence of eating disorder symptomatology among outpatients referred to health promotion from somatic hospital departments
Background and AimsAll eating disorders (EDs) lead to a significant decrease of health status, psychosocial functioning and quality of life (QoL)....
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Overdose prevention activities led by local public health departments, 2019–2023
BackgroundDrug overdose deaths in the United States increased to historic levels in recent years, with provisional estimates indicating more than...
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Effectiveness of provider-initiated versus client-initiated HIV testing by different health facility departments in Northern Tanzania
BackgroundHIV prevalence in Tanzania is still high at 4.7% among adults. Regular HIV testing is consistently advocated in the country to increase the...
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Profiles of quality of life among patients using emergency departments for mental health reasons
BackgroundThis study identified profiles associated with quality of life (QoL) and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients using...
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Mental Health-related Utilization of Emergency Departments During Pregnancy in the U.S., 2016–2019
IntroductionMental health conditions are a leading comorbidity of pregnancy, but little is known about the use of emergency departments (EDs) for...
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Patient flow in emergency departments: a comprehensive umbrella review of solutions and challenges across the health system
BackgroundGlobally, emergency departments (EDs) are overcrowded and unable to meet an ever-increasing demand for care. The aim of this study is to...
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Development and implementation of a distributed data network between an academic institution and state health departments to investigate variation in time to HIV viral suppression in the Deep South
BackgroundAchieving early and sustained viral suppression (VS) following diagnosis of HIV infection is critical to improving outcomes for persons...
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Survey in radiation oncology departments in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: state of digitalization by 2023
PurposeThe aim of this work was to assess the current state of digitalization in radiation oncology departments in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
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Resource allocation in public sector programmes: does the value of a life differ between governmental departments?
BackgroundThe value of a life is regularly monetised by government departments for informing resource allocation. Guidance documents indicate how...
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Geriatric Emergency Departments: Emerging Themes and Directions
Purpose of the ReviewGlobally, emergency departments are recognizing their rapidly growing number of older adult patients and some have responded...
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Adult Mental Health Presentations to Emergency Departments in Victoria, Australia between January 2018 and October 2020: Changes Associated with COVID-19 Pandemic Public Health Restrictions
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health measures altered patterns of help-seeking for mental health, with increases in emergency...
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Health mediation does not reduce the readmission rate of frequent users of emergency departments living in precarious conditions: what lessons can be learned from this randomised controlled trial?
BackgroundSevere overcrowding of emergency departments (EDs) affects the quality of healthcare. One factor of overcrowding is precariousness, but it...
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The Most Important Skills Required by Local Public Health Departments for Responding to Community Needs and Improving Health Outcomes
In 2017, Public Health 3.0 was introduced, providing recommendations that expand traditional public department functions and programs....
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Racial differences in triage assessment at rural vs urban Maine emergency departments
Data continue to accumulate demonstrating that those belonging to racialized groups face implicit bias in the emergency care delivery system across...
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Overcrowding in emergency departments: an overview of reviews describing global solutions and their outcomes
Emergency Department (ED) crowding is defined as a situation wherein the demands of emergency services overcome the ability of a department to...
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Missed nursing care in emergency departments: a cross-sectional descriptive study
BackgroundMissed care refers to the omission or delay in performing any aspect of patient’s care (either a part of the care or the entire care)....
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Differences in patient-physician communication between the emergency department and other departments in a hospital setting in Taiwan
BackgroundCommunication fosters trust and understanding between patients and physicians, and specific communication steps help to build...
