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Background: Sustainable development goals (SDGs) 3.9.1 and 11.6.2 call for a reduction in deaths and illnesses from air pollution, improving the air quality of cities. The above goals motivate us to organize workshops to improve the health of traffic police, who bear the brunt of air pollution. The paper examines the effect of workshops on the health-seeking behavior of the traffic police in Bhubaneswar city. Methods: The study conducted two workshops as a quasi-experimental, single-group study at an academic institution in Bhubaneswar. It included 20 traffic police officers (11 male and 9 female). The Kirkpatrick 4-level model was used to assess the effectiveness of the workshops. A paired t-test was used to compare pre- and postworkshop scores. Results: Thirteen traffic police officers rated the workshop sessions as excellent. The score before the workshop ranged from zero to three, with a mean (standard deviation [SD]) of 2.81 (1.0). The postworkshop score had a minimum to maximum score of three to five with a mean (SD) of 4.41 (0.7) (P < 0.005). The effect size dcohen (confidence interval [CI]) was 1.87 (3.27-4.71). The mean (SD) of absolute and relative gain was 1.6 (1.0) and 0.93 (1.02), respectively. All 20 traffic police officers showed improvement in health-seeking behavior. The significant lifestyle changes after the workshops ranged between 5% and 75%. Conclusion: The test scores indicated statistically significant improvement as the P value recorded was smaller than 0.05. This concludes that the improvement in understanding of the session was statistically significant because of the training imparted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Salmonella Typhi is a predominant serovar causing sepsis. • Fluoroquinolone resistance is emerging among Salmonella serovars. • Pefloxacin can be used as a marker for fluoroquinolone resistance. • Re-emergence of azithromycin, chloramphenicol and co-trimoxazole sensitivity. The study was done to assess the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern among Salmonella enterica serovars causing bacteremia in Northern India. In this observational study, blood samples positive for Salmonella enterica serovars from January 2021 to April 2023 were studied. Species identification was done using MALDI-ToF MS. Serotyping was done using slide agglutination method. Antimicrobial susceptibility was interpreted as per the CLSI guidelines. During the study period, 32 Salmonella enterica serovars were isolated. Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi was the predominant serovar, followed by Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi A. All isolates were susceptible to ceftriaxone, chloramphenicol, co-trimoxazole and cefotaxime. Pefloxacin showed 100% resistance. Resistance to nalidixic acid was found in 81.2% isolates. Of the isolates resistant to nalidixic acid, 19(73.08%) isolates were resistant to ciprofloxacin also. This changing susceptibility pattern necessitates continuous surveillance of antibiogram of Salmonella isolates to rationalize the treatment protocols for invasive salmonellosis and prevent emergence of resistant strains. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]