Health Education

181.

Breastfeeding: a public health challenge.

Since antiquity, breastfeeding has been known to benefit the infant. In the past 40 years, some of the reasons have been discovered such as the provision of complete infant nutrition, transfer of antibodies leading to a decreased incidence of infectious ...
Vicki Major, Caroline Hilferink Lenaerts, J Sunshine Ponder Cowan, Shelley M Lawrence, Rebecca Mannel (J Okla State Med Assoc, 200211)
breastfeeding-public-health-challenge.asp

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U.S. childhood vaccine availability: legal, regulatory, and economic complexities.

Despite the vital role they play in public health, childhood vaccines travel a complicated road from laboratory to provider and patient.From the fall of 2000 until well into 2002, a combination of factors, including market dynamics, legal challenges, and ...
Robin J Strongin (NHPF Issue Brief, 200211)
u-s-childhood-vaccine-availability-legal-regulatory-economic.asp

183.

Evaluation of plastic surgery information on the Internet.

The Internet allows vast access to medical information. Unlike most plastic surgery literature, the Internet is a quagmire of unfiltered information, not subject to peer review. To assess the accuracy of medical information on the Internet the authors ...
Sameer S Jejurikar, Jason M Rovak, William M Kuzon, Kevin C Chung, Sandra V Kotsis, Paul S Cederna (Ann Plast Surg, 200211)
evaluation-plastic-surgery-information-internet.asp

184.

Smoking habits and attitudes towards smoking among university students in Jordan.

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of smoking and to describe the habits, attitudes, and practices related to smoking among students of Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Irbid, Jordan. Students (n = 650) were recruited ...
Linda G Haddad, Malakeh Z Malak (Int J Nurs Stud, 200211)
smoking-habits-attitudes-towards-smoking-university-students-jordan.asp

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Still dying from second-hand smoke at work: a brief review of the evidence for smoke-free workplaces in New Zealand.

AIM: To briefly review the evidence on the hazard from, and control of, second-hand smoke (SHS) in New Zealand workplace settings. METHODS: Medline searches and searches of New Zealand health databases for unpublished reports. RESULTS: The New Zealand ...
Nick Wilson, George Thomson (N Z Med J, 200211)
still-dying-second-hand-smoke-work-brief-review-evidence-smoke-free.asp

186.

Development and evaluation of the Kids Count Farm Safety Lesson.

The Kids Count Farm Safety Lesson was delivered to nearly 2,000 fifth-grade students in 15 rural schools in Hillsborough County, Florida. The lesson covered animal, machinery, water, and general safety topics applicable to farming in Florida. A staggered ...
K D Liller, V Noland, P Rijal, K Pesce, R Gonzalez (J Agric Saf Health, 200211)
development-evaluation-kids-count-farm-safety-lesson.asp

187.

The role of the family physician in eating disorders.

The steady increase in Eating Disorders (ED) during the last three decades has raised increasing concern over the early diagnosis and treatment of this disease. Due to the multi-factorial etiology of ED, treatment is complex, prolonged, and demands a ...
Shlomit Sayag, Yael Latzer (Int J Adolesc Med Health, 200210-12)
role-family-physician-eating-disorders.asp

188.

Utilization of approved health facilities for delivery in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.

This was a cross-sectional population survey carried out to determine utilization of approved health facilities for delivery by mothers in Ile-Ife and factors influencing the observed utilization. A total number of 117 mothers who had delivered once or ...
O A Esimai, O S Ojo, O B Fasubaa (Niger J Med, 200210-12)
utilization-approved-health-facilities-delivery-ile-ife-osun-state.asp

189.

Limitations of direct-to-consumer advertising for clinical genetic testing.

Although direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisements for pharmaceuticals have been appearing in the mass media for 20 years, DTC advertisements for genetic testing have only recently appeared. Advertisements for genetic testing can provide both consumers and ...
Sarah E Gollust, Sara Chandros Hull, Benjamin S Wilfond (JAMA, 200210)
limitations-direct-consumer-advertising-clinical-genetic-testing.asp

190.

Mothers knowledge and belief on breast feeding.

It is believed that breastfeeding is universally practiced, however, mothers knowledge and belief towards breastfeeding and related conditions is not well known. A cross-sectional survey was thus conducted in 1998 in Adigrat town, to assess the knowledge ...
Aregai Woldegebriel (Ethiop Med J, 200210)
mothers-knowledge-belief-breast-feeding.asp