Injury death spectrum in children aged 0-14 years and its urban-rural difference in Tianjin, 1999-2021 - Zhang S, Zhang H, Zheng WL, Wang DZ, Wang Z.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the characteristics, change of injury death spectrum in children aged 0-14 years and its urban-rural difference in Tianjin. METHODS: The incidence data of injury death in children aged 0-14 years in Tianjin from 1999 to 2021 w... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 23, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Land ownership in rural Scotland more concentrated despite reforms, study finds
Land ownership in Scotland has become even more concentrated despite two decades of land reform legislation, with green capital investors becoming increasingly dominant, a study has found. Andy Wightman, the land reform campaigner who published a groundbreaking look at Scottish land distribution…#scotland #andywightman #greshamhouse #searchlightcapital #wightman #landregistry #dukeofbuccleuch #estates #anderspovlsen #danishasos (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: MSF Calls for Decentralisation of Life-Saving DR-TB Services in Rural Setting
[MSF] An evaluation report released today by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charts progress towards decentralizing services for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal's King Cetshwayo District (KCD), in line with the country's 2011 DR-TB decentralization policy. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 22, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Ontario extends program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid ER closures
Ontario is extending a program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid temporary ER closures for another six months. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Sudbury Source Type: news
Factors associated with hospitalization in a pediatric population of rural Tanzania: findings from a retrospective cohort study - Mancini V, Borellini M, Belardi P, Colucci MC, Kadinde EY, Mwibuka C, Maziku D, Parisi P, Di Napoli A.
BACKGROUND: Despite pediatric acute illnesses being leading causes of death and disability among children, acute and critical care services are not universally available in low-middle income countries, such as Tanzania, even if in this country significant ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
A community-based modified sport program for rural community-dwelling older adults: A pilot study - Romein J, Hutchins G, Ottrey E, Talpey S, Bishop J.
INTRODUCTION: With Australia's ageing population, especially in rural regions, promoting physical activity among older adults is crucial. OBJECTIVE: To identify factors influencing participation of older adults (60 years or over) from a rural commu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Depression and intimate partner violence (IPV) in mothers 6 weeks to 12 months post-delivery in a rural setting in Kenya - Mutiso VN, Musyimi CW, Gitonga I, Tele A, Ndetei DM.
Using a cohort of 544 postpartum mothers, 6 weeks to 12 months post-delivery in the largely rural Makueni County in Kenya, we aimed to determine: (1) the prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) and the prevalence of each of the four domains of intimate p... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Responding to domestic and family violence in resource-constrained contexts: a case study on rural policing innovations in Melanesia - Watson DVC, Amin SN, Robinson AL.
Discussions about progressive gender reform across Melanesia highlight the need for more gender-inclusive policies and improved conditions for women and girls throughout all sectors. However, for many of these countries, attempts to address the pro... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Forensic identification of sexual asphyxia in open place ：A case report - 周, 邹, 姚.
In mid-November of a certain year, a body was found in an abandoned field in a rural area. According to the investigation, the deceased, Han, male, 68 years old, lived alone and had no direct relatives. He was reported missing by his neighbor a week ago.
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Source: SafetyLit - March 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Boys Do Cry: Rural Michigan Men Are Opening up about Mental Health
Discusses suicide among rural men in Michigan, noting the issues of stigma and mental healthcare access. Discusses the results of an intervention targeting men and policy measures building on those successes. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - March 22, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
CMS: Medicare Program; Application by the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) for Continued CMS Approval of Its Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) Accreditation Program
Announcement from the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) of the approval of the Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC) as a national accrediting organization providing home infusion therapy services that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. The approval is effective March 27, 2024, through March 27, 2030. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 22, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
VA: Revised VA Tribal Consultation Policy and Directive 8603
Notice from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) seeking comments on updates to its policy and directive on VA Tribal Consultation. VA has gathered and reviewed tribal input and recommendations from previous requests for comments, tribal consultation meetings, and the VA's Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs and proposes several edits to the Tribal Consultation Policy in response to the tribal recommendations. Comments are due by April 22, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 22, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
Revisiting the urbanization-violence nexus: the mediating effects of local ethnic diversity - Duan H, Cao X.
Urban concentration and rapid rural-urban migration are often considered factors that trigger violence. The empirical evidence, however, is mixed: many studies find either an undetermined or even a negative relationship between urbanization and violence. T... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 21, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Huge $14M Donation Will Help Bring Much-Need Ultrasound Equipment To Rural Wyoming
A charitable donation to a Community Health Center system will increase access to ultrasound technology in Montana and Wyoming as well as train healthcare workforce on new sonography technology. Discusses workforce shortages and the impact of new technology on health outcomes in rural and frontier areas. (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - March 21, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
EOP: Advancing Women's Health Research and Innovation
Executive Order from the Office of the President to advance and integrate women's health across the Federal research portfolio. Directs agency members of the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research – Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Director of the National Science Foundation – to develop or strengthen research and data standard s that enhance the study of women's health across all relevant, federally funded research and other federal funding oppor...
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 21, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
