Download or read book Impact of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data on Public Health Outcomes Within States in the United States written by Melanee L. Tiura and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Future of the Public s Health in the 21st Century written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The anthrax incidents following the 9/11 terrorist attacks put the spotlight on the nation's public health agencies, placing it under an unprecedented scrutiny that added new dimensions to the complex issues considered in this report. The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century reaffirms the vision of Healthy People 2010, and outlines a systems approach to assuring the nation's health in practice, research, and policy. This approach focuses on joining the unique resources and perspectives of diverse sectors and entities and challenges these groups to work in a concerted, strategic way to promote and protect the public's health. Focusing on diverse partnerships as the framework for public health, the book discusses: The need for a shift from an individual to a population-based approach in practice, research, policy, and community engagement. The status of the governmental public health infrastructure and what needs to be improved, including its interface with the health care delivery system. The roles nongovernment actors, such as academia, business, local communities and the media can play in creating a healthy nation. Providing an accessible analysis, this book will be important to public health policy-makers and practitioners, business and community leaders, health advocates, educators and journalists.
Download or read book A Nationwide Framework for Surveillance of Cardiovascular and Chronic Lung Diseases written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-08-26 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronic diseases are common and costly, yet they are also among the most preventable health problems. Comprehensive and accurate disease surveillance systems are needed to implement successful efforts which will reduce the burden of chronic diseases on the U.S. population. A number of sources of surveillance data-including population surveys, cohort studies, disease registries, administrative health data, and vital statistics-contribute critical information about chronic disease. But no central surveillance system provides the information needed to analyze how chronic disease impacts the U.S. population, to identify public health priorities, or to track the progress of preventive efforts. A Nationwide Framework for Surveillance of Cardiovascular and Chronic Lung Diseases outlines a conceptual framework for building a national chronic disease surveillance system focused primarily on cardiovascular and chronic lung diseases. This system should be capable of providing data on disparities in incidence and prevalence of the diseases by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geographic region, along with data on disease risk factors, clinical care delivery, and functional health outcomes. This coordinated surveillance system is needed to integrate and expand existing information across the multiple levels of decision making in order to generate actionable, timely knowledge for a range of stakeholders at the local, state or regional, and national levels. The recommendations presented in A Nationwide Framework for Surveillance of Cardiovascular and Chronic Lung Diseases focus on data collection, resource allocation, monitoring activities, and implementation. The report also recommends that systems evolve along with new knowledge about emerging risk factors, advancing technologies, and new understanding of the basis for disease. This report will inform decision-making among federal health agencies, especially the Department of Health and Human Services; public health and clinical practitioners; non-governmental organizations; and policy makers, among others.
Download or read book Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2011 Summary Data Quality Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey is conducted annually by the Division of Behavioral Surveillance (DBS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). After the 2011 BRFSS survey was conducted, this summary data quality report was created, in order to present detailed descriptions of the 2011 BRFSS survey call outcomes in one document. This document, therefore, presents call summary information for each of the states and territories that participated in the 2011 BRFSS. All BRFSS data (with the exception of pilot study data) are collected by phone, and for the first time, cell phone and landline phone samples were used to produce a single data set using data collected from the 2011 BRFSS. The variables and outcomes provided herein are applicable to a combined data set of responses from landline- and cell phone-respondents within each of the states. The inclusion of data from cell phone interviews in the public release data is a major step forward for the BRFSS, and, in many respects, 2011 has been a year of change in terms of the approach and methodology used to conduct this survey. The BRFSS has also adopted new weighting procedures in order to accommodate the inclusion of new variables, including the type of phones owned by respondents. Data users should note that new weighting procedures are likely to affect trend lines when comparing BRFSS pre- and post- 2011; because of these changes, users are advised not to make direct comparisons with pre-2011 data, and instead, begin new trend lines with this year. Details are provided in a recent issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), which highlights weighting effects on trend lines.1 The measures presented in this document are designed to summarize the quality of the 2011 BRFSS survey data. Response rates, cooperation rates, and refusal rates for BRFSS are calculated using standards set by the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR).2 This document includes several other internal changes over previous versions of the Summary Data Quality Report. BRFSS has calculated 2011 response rates using AAPOR Response Rate #4, which is in keeping with rates provided by BRFSS in the past using Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO) rates.2 Based on the guidelines of AAPOR, response rate calculations include assumptions of eligibility among potential respondents/households that are not interviewed. Changes in the distribution of cell phone numbers by telephone companies and the portability of landline telephone numbers are likely to make it extremely more difficult than in the past to ascertain which telephone numbers are out-of-sample and which telephone phone numbers represent "likely households." Therefore, the BRFSS uses proportions of unknown households in each of the states to estimate the total number of households from those whose eligibility is undetermined. This "eligibility factor" appears in calculations of response, cooperation, resolution, and refusal rates. The BRFSS continuously improves and tests its methodology. Currently, DBS is conducting several pilot studies. Multiple-state pilots are assessing mail- and web-based follow-up surveys sent to households that did not respond to landline-based requests to participate in the BRFSS data collection. Similarly, a pilot is being conducted to test the feasibility of text messaging as a means of following up with potential cell phone respondents. Meanwhile, internet sampled Web-based pilots are gauging health status, healthcare use, and health behaviors at Metropolitan/Micropolitan statistical area, state, and national levels, then comparing findings to those of BRFSS, the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
Download or read book Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 1280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Communities in Action written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-04-27 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differences in health status across segments of the population, but also because of inequities in factors that impact health status, so-called determinants of health. Only part of an individual's health status depends on his or her behavior and choice; community-wide problems like poverty, unemployment, poor education, inadequate housing, poor public transportation, interpersonal violence, and decaying neighborhoods also contribute to health inequities, as well as the historic and ongoing interplay of structures, policies, and norms that shape lives. When these factors are not optimal in a community, it does not mean they are intractable: such inequities can be mitigated by social policies that can shape health in powerful ways. Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity seeks to delineate the causes of and the solutions to health inequities in the United States. This report focuses on what communities can do to promote health equity, what actions are needed by the many and varied stakeholders that are part of communities or support them, as well as the root causes and structural barriers that need to be overcome.
Download or read book Global Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance written by David V. McQueen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the latest information on surveillance by the international public health community, including: the WHO's Stepwise Approach, the U.S.'s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the Finbalt Health Monitor, the EURALIM Experience, and the Mega Country Health Promotion Network. It is for those involved in planning or conducting chronic disease risk factor surveillance and for those interested in developing a global network of persons involved in this arena.
Download or read book Public Health Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 838 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1990-07 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book State of the USA Health Indicators written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-02-17 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Researchers, policymakers, sociologists and doctors have long asked how to best measure the health of a nation, yet the challenge persists. The nonprofit State of the USA, Inc. (SUSA) is taking on this challenge, demonstrating how to measure the health of the United States. The organization is developing a new website intended to provide reliable and objective facts about the U.S. in a number of key areas, including health, and to provide an interactive tool with which individuals can track the progress made in each of these areas. In 2008, SUSA asked the Institute of Medicine's Committee on the State of the USA Health Indicators to provide guidance on 20 key indicators to be used on the organization's website that would be valuable in assessing health. Each indicator was required to demonstrate: a clear importance to health or health care, the availability of reliable, high quality data to measure change in the indicators over time, the potential to be measured with federally collected data, and the capability to be broken down by geography, populations subgroups including race and ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Taken together, the selected indicators reflect the overall health of the nation and the efficiency and efficacy of U.S. health systems. The complete list of 20 can be found in the report brief and book.
Download or read book Care Without Coverage written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-06-20 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Americans believe that people who lack health insurance somehow get the care they really need. Care Without Coverage examines the real consequences for adults who lack health insurance. The study presents findings in the areas of prevention and screening, cancer, chronic illness, hospital-based care, and general health status. The committee looked at the consequences of being uninsured for people suffering from cancer, diabetes, HIV infection and AIDS, heart and kidney disease, mental illness, traumatic injuries, and heart attacks. It focused on the roughly 30 million-one in seven-working-age Americans without health insurance. This group does not include the population over 65 that is covered by Medicare or the nearly 10 million children who are uninsured in this country. The main findings of the report are that working-age Americans without health insurance are more likely to receive too little medical care and receive it too late; be sicker and die sooner; and receive poorer care when they are in the hospital, even for acute situations like a motor vehicle crash.
Download or read book McKenzie s An Introduction to Community Public Health written by Denise Seabert and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its Tenth Edition, An Introduction to Community & Public Health provides students with the latest trends and statistics in this evolving field. With an emphasis on developing the knowledge and skills necessary for a career in health education and health promotion, this best-selling introductory text covers such topics as epidemiology, community organizations, program planning, minority health, mental health, environmental health, drug use and abuse, safety, and occupational health.
Download or read book Navigating Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data to Assess Measures of Health in Rural U S Populations written by Phoebe Tran and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although increasing attention has been turned toward the health behaviors and disease conditions of rural residents in the United States, obtaining data on this population group can be challenging. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) surveys provide the opportunity to study the impact of rural residence on health in a large existing dataset. In this case study, we share our experiences working with BRFSS data to study U.S. rural health in the context of diabetes screening. The process of accessing BRFSS data and codebooks as well as creation of a rural residence variable from BRFSS data will be discussed. We describe how to determine the distribution of sociodemographic and clinical factors in the BRFSS dataset as well as obtain unadjusted and adjusted estimates of diabetes screening using the rural residence variable. The BRFSS's advantages (ease of use, national representativeness, wide range of questions) and limitations (self-reported nature) will also be highlighted. This case study can be used to gain an introductory understanding of how to use and analyze BRFSS data in rural health studies.
Download or read book Asthma in the Workplace written by Susan M. Tarlo and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-09-12 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key Features Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of work-related asthma, including historical aspects, epidemiology and risk factors, mechanisms and genetics, other types of work-related asthma conditions and variants, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, occupational urticaria and dermatitis Assessment of the worker and workplace along with management of the worker, prevention and medicolegal aspects Of interest not only to pulmonologists, but also for industrial hygienists, researchers, lawyers and other health professionals in the field of work-related conditions Detailed information about specific agents, including a variety of high- and low-molecular weight agents
Download or read book Cognitive Aging written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For most Americans, staying "mentally sharp" as they age is a very high priority. Declines in memory and decision-making abilities may trigger fears of Alzheimer's disease or other neurodegenerative diseases. However, cognitive aging is a natural process that can have both positive and negative effects on cognitive function in older adults - effects that vary widely among individuals. At this point in time, when the older population is rapidly growing in the United States and across the globe, it is important to examine what is known about cognitive aging and to identify and promote actions that individuals, organizations, communities, and society can take to help older adults maintain and improve their cognitive health. Cognitive Aging assesses the public health dimensions of cognitive aging with an emphasis on definitions and terminology, epidemiology and surveillance, prevention and intervention, education of health professionals, and public awareness and education. This report makes specific recommendations for individuals to reduce the risks of cognitive decline with aging. Aging is inevitable, but there are actions that can be taken by individuals, families, communities, and society that may help to prevent or ameliorate the impact of aging on the brain, understand more about its impact, and help older adults live more fully and independent lives. Cognitive aging is not just an individual or a family or a health care system challenge. It is an issue that affects the fabric of society and requires actions by many and varied stakeholders. Cognitive Aging offers clear steps that individuals, families, communities, health care providers and systems, financial organizations, community groups, public health agencies, and others can take to promote cognitive health and to help older adults live fuller and more independent lives. Ultimately, this report calls for a societal commitment to cognitive aging as a public health issue that requires prompt action across many sectors.
Download or read book Departments of Labor Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2014 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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