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One Man ’ s Quest to Heal the Oceans —And Maybe Save the World
Enric Sala—marine ecologist, conservationist, and ocean advocate—is standing under a life-size replica of a Northern Atlantic Right Whale at the natural history museum in Washington, D.C., and the air outside is smudged with wildfire smoke drifting down from Canada. It’s not surprising that Sala wants to talk about the smoke, or about whales. Their poop, however, is an unexpected twist. According to Sala, whale excrement, or, more precisely, the lack of it, has a role to play in the choking miasma that has forced my interview with one of the world’s foremost ocean explorers indoors instead of out on...
Source: TIME: Science - August 24, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate TIME 2030 Source Type: news
Addressing Socioeconomic Determinants of Youth Suicidal Ideation: Lessons from a Youth Development Approach in India
Community Ment Health J. 2023 Aug 18. doi: 10.1007/s10597-023-01177-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSocioeconomic situations in young people's families and communities make them more vulnerable to suicidal ideations. The Youth Helpline has made a significant difference in youth's lives and livelihoods by addressing their social and economic needs with positive mental health support. The quantitative and qualitative data validate the micro- and macro-level impact of the Youth Helpline in Puducherry. However, the multi-stakeholder model faces challenges in ensuring accountability, particularly from government partners. This...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - August 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Siva Mathiyazhagan Francis Kulandai Raj Kartika Fitrianingsih Vaiju Raja Dawood Mayom Source Type: research
The Kimberley Dental Team: a volunteer-based model of care serving remote Aboriginal communities
This article underlines the challenges around dental service provision to remote Aboriginal communities and the evolution of a volunteer service model over the course of a decade. The structural components integral to the KDT model were identified and described. Community-based oral health promotion through initiatives such as supervised school toothbrushing programs enabled access to primary prevention for all school children. This was combined with school-based screening and triage to identify children in need of urgent care. Collaboration with community-controlled health services and cooperative use of infrastructure en...
Source: Rural Remote Health - July 6, 2023 Category: Rural Health Authors: Jilen Patel Robyn Long Angela Durey Steven Naoum Estie Kruger Linda Slack-Smith Source Type: research
The CDC Domestic Mpox Response - United States, 2022-2023
This report provides an overview of the first year of the response to the U.S. mpox outbreak by CDC, reviews lessons learned to improve response and future readiness, and previews continued mpox response and prevention activities as local viral transmission continues in multiple U.S. jurisdictions (Figure).PMID:37200231 | PMC:PMC10205168 | DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm7220a2
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - May 18, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Jennifer H McQuiston Christopher R Braden Michael D Bowen Andrea M McCollum Robert McDonald Neal Carnes Rosalind J Carter Athalia Christie Jeffrey B Doty Sascha Ellington S Nicole Fehrenbach Adi V Gundlapalli Christina L Hutson Rachel E Kachur Aaron Maitl Source Type: research
Lessons learned from implementing a surge capacity support program for COVID-19 contact management in Ontario
Can J Public Health. 2023 May 3. doi: 10.17269/s41997-023-00773-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSETTING: In Ontario, local public health units (PHUs) are responsible for leading case investigations, contact tracing, and follow-up. The workforce capacity and operational requirements needed to maintain this public health strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic were unprecedented.INTERVENTION: Public Health Ontario's Contact Tracing Initiative (CTI) was established to provide a centralized workforce. This program was unique in leveraging existing human resources from federal and provincial government agencies and its targeted ...
Source: Canadian Journal of Public Health - May 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Andrea Chambers Jacquelyn Quirk Elaina A MacIntyre Andrea Bodkin Heather Hanson Source Type: research
