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1. Predictors of breastfeeding duration for employees of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). (Research and Professional Briefs)

Author

Whaley, Shannon E., Meehan, Karen, Lange, Linda, Slusser, Wendy, and Jenks, Eloise

Subjects
Statistics, Working women -- Statistics, Health promotion -- Statistics, Breast feeding -- Statistics
Abstract

Worksite breastfeeding promotion is gaining significant attention in the United States because women with infants and toddlers have become the fastest growing segment of the workforce (1-3). Breastfeeding has been [...], During the past decade there has been increasing breastfeeding support within the Women, Infants, and Children (WIG) program. For this study, it was hypothesized that employees at WIG would initiate and continue to breastfeed significantly longer than the National averages. Female employees, mostly paraprofessionals, from six Los Angeles County WIG agencies participated in the study to determine breastfeeding rates and predictors of breastfeeding success. As expected, 99% of WIG employees initiated breastfeeding and 68.6% continued to breastfeed to one year, significantly exceeding National averages. Four variables accounted for 30% of the variance in duration of breastfeeding: intent to exclusively breastfeed, delayed introduction of infant formula, attendance at breastfeeding support groups and availability of work-site breast-pumps. Given that nearly 70% of the study participants reached the American Academy of Pediatrics goal of breastfeeding to 12 months or more, it is clear that full-time employment and breastfeeding can be compatible given appropriate work-site support. JAm Diet Assoc. 2002;1 02:1290-1293.

Published
2002

2. Assessing prevention effectiveness using data to drive program decisions

Author

Thacker, Stephen B., Koplan, Jeffrey P., Taylor, William R., Hinman, Alan R., Katz, Martha F., and Roper, William L.

Subjects
Health promotion -- Statistics, Public health -- Management, Medicine, Preventive -- Statistics
Abstract

HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION goals are defined national health priorities (1, 2), with funding included in Federal budgets (3). However, public health program decision makers cannot expect those who […]

Published
1994

3. American Heart Month

Subjects
Statistics, Prevention, Cardiovascular diseases -- Statistics -- Prevention, Health promotion -- Statistics
Abstract

Profile America -- Thursday, February 7th. This month, the word 'heart' usually makes us think of the romance of Valentine's Day, coming up this Thursday. But February is also American [...]

Published
2008

4. Losing Weight

Subjects
Statistics, Endorsements, Obesity -- Statistics, Health promotion -- Statistics, Weight loss -- Endorsements -- Statistics
Abstract

Profile America -- Saturday, January 5th. The free-wheeling joys of the holidays are not only over, but many of us are taking a rueful look at what eating all those [...]

Published
2008

5. The effects of a communication program on contraceptive ideation and use among young women in Northern Nigeria

Author

Babalola, Stella, Folda, Lisa, and Babayaro, Hadiza

Subjects
Nigeria -- Demographic aspects, Young women -- Health aspects, Contraceptives -- Usage, Health promotion -- Statistics, Family and marriage, Geography, Social sciences
Abstract

A study was conducted to show the effects of a communication campaign designed to encourage young people in northern Nigeria to use modern family planning methods to avoid unwanted pregnancies. Results revealed that the direct effect of campaign exposure on the probability of contraceptive use was only marginally significant.

Published
2008

6. Health promotion programs take center stage at Forum '10

Author

Bridgeford, Lydell C.

Subjects
Wellness programs -- Statistics, Health promotion -- Statistics, Business, Human resources and labor relations
Abstract

Byline: Lydell C. Bridgeford Proud to say you have 80% participation in your company's wellness/health promotion program? Not to rain on your parade, but that number may be misleading, according [...]

Published
2010

7. NEWS IN BRIEF: More try to quit smoking

Subjects
Smoking cessation programs -- Statistics, Health promotion -- Statistics, Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries, Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics industries
Abstract

Increasing numbers of patients in Wales are accessing stop smoking services, latest figures have revealed. Data showed that more than 12,000 people had contacted the Stop Smoking Wales service in [...]

Published
2009

8. DoH looks at chlamydia quality points

Subjects
United Kingdom. Department of Health -- Powers and duties, Practice, Statistics, Powers and duties, General practitioners -- Practice -- Statistics, Primary care nursing -- Statistics, Health promotion -- Statistics, Primary nursing -- Statistics, Physicians (General practice) -- Practice -- Statistics
Abstract

GPs have welcomed news that screening for chlamydia might be included in the quality framework. Health minister Caroline Flint told the annual conference of the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP) [...]

Published
2006

9. Independent Nurse: Letter - QOF shows diabetes is a key challenge for NHS

Subjects
United Kingdom. National Health Service -- Powers and duties, Diagnosis, Statistics, Powers and duties, Risk factors, Diabetes mellitus -- Diagnosis -- Statistics -- Risk factors, Type 2 diabetes -- Risk factors -- Diagnosis, Health promotion -- Statistics, Diabetes -- Diagnosis -- Statistics -- Risk factors
Abstract

The number of people diagnosed with diabetes has increased by over 100,000 in the past year. Recent figures for England, taken from the latest quality and outcomes framework results, show [...]

Published
2006

10. Population rise costs each practice pounds 2,341

Subjects
Practice, Management, Statistics, Health care industry, Company business management, Health care industry -- Management -- Statistics, General practitioners -- Practice -- Statistics, Patients -- Statistics, Health promotion -- Statistics, Physicians (General practice) -- Practice -- Statistics
Abstract

Global sums are underfunded by up to pounds 2,341 per average practice in Scotland and Northern Ireland because of population growth, GP can reveal. In England and Wales, practices receive [...]

Published
2006

12. POSTERWATCH: BHF tries to shock smokers into submission

Subjects
British Heart Foundation -- Aims and objectives -- Marketing -- Contracts -- Statistics -- Management, Company marketing practices, Company business management, Contract agreement, Advertising agencies -- Contracts -- Statistics, Health promotion -- Statistics, Smoking -- Prevention, Public service advertising -- Contracts -- Statistics -- Management, Euro RSCG Worldwide Inc. -- Contracts -- Marketing
Abstract

The heart charity targeted 'multi-quitters' with the use of simple but graphic images, says Poppy Brech. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) went straight for the jugular - or should that [...]

Published
2004

13. Research notes

Subjects
Health promotion -- Statistics, Stress (Psychology) -- Statistics, Pension funds -- Management, International business enterprises -- Compensation and benefits, Business, Human resources and labor relations
Abstract

Prevention cheaper than cure Nine out of ten US worksites sponsor at least one health-promoting activity, according to a survey by William M Mercer, in conjunction with the Association for [...]

Published
2000

14. Progress toward poliomyelitis eradication--Nigeria, January 2008-July 2009

Subjects
Control, Statistics, Poliomyelitis -- Statistics -- Control, Health promotion -- Statistics
Abstract

Although wild poliovirus (WPV) cases in Nigeria decreased from 1,129 in 2006 to 285 in 2007 (1,2), Nigeria had the world's highest polio burden in 2008, with 798 (48%) of [...]

Published
2009

15. Reduction in rotavirus after vaccine introduction--United States, 2000-2009

Author

Panozzo, C.A., Tate, J.E., Payne, D.C., Cortese, M.M., Patel, M., Gentsch, J., Parashar, U., Cortes, J.E., and Esposito, D.H.

Subjects
Statistics, Distribution, Prevention, Demographic aspects, Dosage and administration, Company distribution practices, Rotavirus infections -- Prevention -- Distribution -- Statistics -- Demographic aspects, Antiviral agents -- Dosage and administration -- Distribution -- Statistics, Health promotion -- Statistics
Abstract

Worldwide, rotavirus is the leading cause of severe acute diarrhea in children aged NREVSS is a national, passive laboratory surveillance network that monitors temporal and geographic trends for various viral [...]

Published
2009

17. N.M., Vt. get best scores, S.D. worst in Rx drug abuse strategies

Subjects
Statistics, Drug abuse -- Statistics, Health promotion -- Statistics
Abstract

A new report from Trust For America's Health, under a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation affiliate, rates all of the states on the effectiveness of strategies to reduce [...]

Published
2013

19. FAO notes flu fight success

Subjects
United Nations. Food and Agriculture Organization -- Services -- Statistics, Avian influenza -- Statistics -- Risk factors, Health promotion -- Statistics, Diseases -- United States -- Risk factors, Agricultural industry, Business, Statistics, Risk factors, Services
Abstract

DESPITE the fact that the deadly H5N1 avian influenza virus has now been confirmed in 45 countries on three continents--threatening human lives as well as livelihoods and depressing poultry prices [...]

Published
2006

20. Nursing students participate in Cover the Uninsured Week. (Front and Center)

Subjects
Health promotion -- Statistics, Nursing students -- Public relations -- Statistics, Medically uninsured persons -- Statistics -- Public relations, Education, Company public relations, Statistics, Public relations
Abstract

Medical, nursing and public health students were among those who participated in events across the country that focused on the plight of the uninsured. Student members and local chapters of [...]

Published
2003

21. Medtronic Foundation and Take Heart Minnesota Launch SCA Initiative

Subjects
Health care industry, Medtronic PLC -- Alliances and partnerships -- Services, Medical test kit industry -- Alliances and partnerships -- Statistics -- Services, Health promotion -- Statistics, Health care industry -- Alliances and partnerships -- Services -- Statistics, Medical equipment and supplies industry -- Alliances and partnerships -- Statistics -- Services, Cardiac arrest -- Statistics -- Care and treatment
Abstract

Medtronic Foundation and Take Heart Minnesota announced a statewide initiative designed to increase sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) survival rates. SCA is a condition in which the heart abruptly stops without […]

Published
2009

22. SecondOpinion: Andy Jones - When doubt kills

Subjects
British Heart Foundation -- Services -- Statistics, Statistics, Complications and side effects, Services, Heart attack -- Statistics -- Complications and side effects, Health promotion -- Statistics
Abstract

According to the British Heart Foundation someone dies from a myocardial infarction every five minutes in the UK. The BHF is about to start a year-long campaign to highlight the [...]

Published
2006

23. PhRMA welcomes Penn Cover All Kids program

Subjects
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America -- Services -- Statistics, Statistics, Services, Patients -- Statistics, Health promotion -- Statistics
Abstract

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) has issued a statement in support of the Cover All Kids initiative by the US state of Pennsylvania. The drug industry trade [...]

Published
2006

24. More employers now use health promotion programs to cut costs

Subjects
Health promotion -- Statistics, Occupational health and safety -- Statistics, Business, Human resources and labor relations, Statistics
Abstract

Most large U.S. employers now offer health promotion and disease management programs to enhance or maintain their workers' health and address soaring healthcare costs, according to a survey of 960 [...]

Published
2003

25. National Teen Driver Safety Week--October 18-24, 2009

Subjects
Statistics, Prevention, Demographic aspects, Traffic accidents -- Statistics -- Prevention -- Demographic aspects, Health promotion -- Statistics
Abstract

Motor-vehicle injuries are the leading cause of death and the fourth leading cause of injury-related emergency department visits among teens aged 15-19 years. In 2007, approximately 4,200 teens in this [...]

Published
2009

26. Updated recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for revaccination of persons at prolonged increased risk for meningococcal disease

Subjects
Statistics, Prevention, Demographic aspects, Dosage and administration, Meningococcal infections -- Prevention -- Statistics -- Demographic aspects, Meningococcal vaccines -- Dosage and administration, Health promotion -- Statistics
Abstract

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine, (MCV4) (Menactra, Sanofi Pasteur, Swiftwater, Pennsylvania) for all persons aged 11-18 years and for persons aged 2-55 years [...]

Published
2009

27. Cancer Survivorship--June 2008

Subjects
Statistics, Cancer patients -- Statistics, Health promotion -- Statistics
Abstract

National Cancer Survivors Day was June 1. Throughout the month of June, CDC is focusing attention on the needs of cancer survivors. Currently, approximately 11 million persons in the United [...]

Published
2008

28. World AIDS Day--December 1, 2009

Subjects
Statistics, Prevention, AIDS (Disease) -- Prevention -- Statistics, Health promotion -- Statistics
Abstract

Since 1998, World AIDS Day has drawn attention to the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pandemic. The global theme for this year's observance on December 1 is Universal Access [...]

Published
2009

29. Breast Cancer Awareness Month--October 2009

Subjects
Statistics, Prevention, Breast cancer -- Prevention -- Statistics, Health promotion -- Statistics
Abstract

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most frequent type of cancer in women, and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in women (1). In [...]

Published
2009

30. World Heart Day--September 27, 2009

Subjects
Statistics, Prevention, Cardiovascular diseases -- Prevention -- Statistics, Stroke -- Statistics -- Prevention, Health promotion -- Statistics, Stroke (Disease) -- Statistics -- Prevention
Abstract

Each year, approximately 17 million persons die from cardiovascular disease, mainly heart disease and stroke, making it the world's leading cause of death (1). Controlling certain risk factors, such as [...]

Published
2009

31. National Kidney Month and World Kidney Day

Subjects
Statistics, Care and treatment, Causes of, Health education -- Statistics, Kidney -- Care and treatment -- Statistics, Kidney diseases -- Statistics -- Causes of -- Care and treatment, Health promotion -- Statistics, Kidneys -- Care and treatment -- Statistics
Abstract

March is National Kidney Month in the United States, and March 12 is World Kidney Day. Both commemorations are intended to raise awareness of kidney disease and the importance of [...]

Published
2009

32. World AIDS Day--December 1, 2008

Subjects
United Nations -- Health policy, World AIDS Day -- Statistics, Statistics, Health policy, AIDS (Disease) -- Statistics, Health promotion -- Statistics
Abstract

December 1 is World AIDS Day. Begun in 1998, World AIDS Day draws attention to the current status of the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pandemic. According to the [...]

Published
2008

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