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Improving the health and welfare of people who live in …

(3 days ago) WEBIn the first paper in this Series we assessed theoretical and empirical evidence and concluded that the health of people living in slums is a function not only of poverty but of intimately shared physical and social environments. In this paper we extend the theory …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)31848-7/fulltext

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The health of people who live in slums - The Lancet

(4 days ago) WEBTwo Series papers discuss the social characteristics and health burdens of slums, and the particular opportunities that such neighbourhoods offer to improve the health of people who live there. …

https://www.thelancet.com/series/slum-health

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Health in slums: understanding the unseen - The Lancet

(3 days ago) WEBIn today's Lancet a two part Series addresses the health of the people living in slums. In the first paper, Alex Ezeh and colleagues describe how the shared physical and social environment in slums …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)30266-0/fulltext

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Community empowerment for health promotion in slums …

(3 days ago) WEBMoreover, unlike rural areas, community empowerment for urban health is still in its infancy and more discussions and studies are needed.[17,28] Corburn (2017) remarks when it discussed “health” in “slum upgrading programs”, it is often limited to a specific disease, exposure to a particular risk factor, and so forth; social

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8396054/

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Slum Health: From Understanding to Action PLOS …

(8 days ago) WEBDefining Slums and the Challenge of Slum Health. In 2002, the UN operationally defined slums as those communities characterized by: insecure residential status, poor structural quality of housing, …

https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.0040295

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Slum and Urban Health Center for Global Public Health

(6 days ago) WEBResearch and programs. CGPH facilitates development of the slum and urban health agenda by facilitating faculty/student research activities representing diverse disciplines (i.e., Infectious Diseases, Civil Engineering, City Planning, Community Health/Human Development, Public Health). Evening colloquia (2010-2012)

http://cgph.berkeley.edu/research/slum-and-urban-health/

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Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well …

(Just Now) WEBThe informal settlements of the Global South are the least prepared for the pandemic of COVID-19 since basic needs such as water, toilets, sewers, drainage, waste collection, and secure and adequate housing are already in short supply or non-existent. Further, space constraints, violence, and overcrowding in slums make physical distancing and self …

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11524-020-00438-6

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Slum health: Diseases of neglected populations BMC …

(8 days ago) WEBUrban slums, like refugee communities, comprise a social cluster that engenders a distinct set of health problems. With 1 billion people currently estimated to live in such communities, this neglected population has become a major reservoir for a wide spectrum of health conditions that the formal health sector must deal with. Unlike what …

https://bmcinthealthhumrights.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-698X-7-2

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Health and health-related indicators in slum, rural, and …

(7 days ago) WEBThe perceived better access to health care among slum dwellers relative to rural residents further stultifies any sense of injustice slum residents may be suffering. Slums had higher coverage of maternal health services than rural communities. Slums also had a lower fertility and higher contraceptive coverage than rural communities. …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3402/gha.v9.33163

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Inequity of healthcare access and use and catastrophic health …

(1 days ago) WEBInequity of healthcare access and use and catastrophic health spending in slum communities: a retrospective, cross-sectional survey in four countries BMJ Glob Health. 2021 Nov;6(11 more likely to report needing care (highest vs lowest third of distribution of budgets: +1 to +31 percentage points (pp) across sites), to spend more on

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34844998/

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COVID-19 measures deepening health inequalities in slum …

(2 days ago) WEBEfforts to stem the impact of COVID-19 in low to middle income countries could be creating a health time bomb in their slum communities by deepening existing inequalities, according to researchers.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/09/200914112201.htm

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A contextual exploration of healthcare service use in urban slums …

(3 days ago) WEBMigrant slum/community in Ibadan city of Oyo State, is a resettled community on the edge of the city, built around a major food market. This is a multiethnic population, including many migrants from northern Nigeria. Khaliqui H, Faisal A. Challenges and patterns of seeking primary health care in slums of Karachi: a disaster …

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0264725

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Slum health: Diseases of neglected populations – ScienceOpen

(7 days ago) WEBBackground Urban slums, like refugee communities, comprise a social cluster that engenders a distinct set of health problems. With 1 billion people currently estimated to live in such communities, this neglected population has become a major reservoir for a wide spectrum of health conditions that the formal health sector must …

https://www.scienceopen.com/document?vid=7f861f8c-2e34-41dd-946f-67c5496cb1ed

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What's health care like in rural America? We're taking a close-up …

(7 days ago) WEBIn response to many issues exposed by the pandemic, the AHA created a 2024 Impact Goal aimed at improving health equity for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality. Health problems in rural America are one of those barriers. In 2022, the AHA launched a three-year initiative to help rural …

https://professional.heart.org/en/news/2024/04/30/whats-health-care-like-in-rural-america-were-taking-a-close-up-look

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Slum Health: From Understanding to Action - PMC - National …

(3 days ago) WEBDefining Slums and the Challenge of Slum Health. In 2002, the UN operationally defined slums as those communities characterized by: insecure residential status, poor structural quality of housing, overcrowding, and inadequate access to safe water, sanitation, and other infrastructure [] (Table 2).The 2003 UN report, The …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2039756/

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Inequity of healthcare access and use and catastrophic health …

(3 days ago) WEBSlums are often the target of localised healthcare interventions given the definitional lack of services and access to care in these neighbourhoods 6 7; indeed, the UN’s SDGs identifies addressing ‘the plight of slums’ as a global priority. UHC is a statement though about individual level rights and protections and so targeting and

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8633995/

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Care Health and social needs of older adults in slum communities …

(1 days ago) WEBAs there is limited to no access to health and social care services in slums, the slum environment is expected to be an even more dangerous environment for older adults, negatively impacting their quality of life (QoL). Health & Social Care inthe Community. 2020 Sep;28(5):pp. 1688–97. Pelcastre-Villafuerte BE, Cuecuecha Rugerio E

https://www.springermedicine.com/care/health-and-social-needs-of-older-adults-in-slum-communities-in-g/25292002

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Inequity of healthcare access and use and catastrophic health …

(4 days ago) WEBThe Improving Health in Slums Collaborative BMJ Global Health 20216:e007265 doi:101136bmgh-2021-007265 1 Inequity of healthcare access and use and catastrophic health spending in slum communities: a retrospective, cross-sectional survey in four countries The Improving Health in Slums Collaborative Original research To cite: The …

https://gh.bmj.com/content/bmjgh/6/11/e007265.full.pdf

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Housing, Health and Well-Being of Slum Dwellers in Nigeria: Case

(1 days ago) WEBWith an estimated 200 million population and being Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria is on the fast track of urbanisation but with serious housing shortages and slum proliferation that pose health problems to the more than 50.2% of the country’s total urban population living in slums [].With the country’s urbanisation rate of 50%, this …

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-33-4424-2_6

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Fast Facts: Health and Economic Costs of Chronic Conditions

(2 days ago) WEBIn 2019, total health care costs (epilepsy-attributable and other health-related costs) for noninstitutionalized people with epilepsy was $13.4 billion, of which $5.4 billion were directly attributable to epilepsy. 11. Tooth decay. Cavities (also called tooth decay) are one of the most common chronic diseases in the United States. One in six

https://www.cdc.gov/chronic-disease/data-research/facts-stats/index.html

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Public Health Considerations for Correctional Health

(6 days ago) WEBWorks with state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments to investigate disease outbreaks. Develops and provides useful health education materials for staff and justice-involved persons. Reentry. Supports projects that improve the continuity of care for people returning to their communities.

https://www.cdc.gov/correctional-health/about/index.html

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I grew up in Kenya’s biggest slum and know from experience

(3 days ago) WEBIt delivers clean water, health care, girls' education, women's empowerment programs, and job training and placement to 2.4 million urban slum dwellers annually.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/i-grew-up-in-kenya-s-biggest-slum-and-know-from-experience-international-aid-must-shift-toward-community-based-organizations/ar-BB1msptV

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Two Decades of Innovation in Public Health Leadership: SPH’s …

(3 days ago) WEBPrior to enrolling in the DrPH program at SPH, Christian Mazimpaka, like his classmate Fenelon, also worked for PIH (or Inshuti Mu Buzima, as the organization is known in Mazimpaka’s home country of Rwanda).Since 2014, Mazimpaka has used his clinical training as a medical doctor in service of the global health nonprofit, as well as …

https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2024/two-decades-of-innovation-in-public-health-leadership-sphs-drph-program-turns-20/

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In helping Haiti, we must not repeat the mistakes of the last decade

(4 days ago) WEBA Haitian boy stricken with cholera stands with his mother at a hospital in the Cite Soleil slum of Port-au-Prince on November 10, 2010. Aid groups fought to halt the spread of cholera in Haiti

https://thehill.com/opinion/4680481-in-helping-haiti-we-must-not-repeat-the-mistakes-of-the-last-decade/

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Infection Prevention and Long-term Care Facility Residents

(2 days ago) WEBLong-term care facilities provide many services, both medical and personal care, to people who are unable to live without help. If you live in a nursing home, assisted living facility or other long-term care facility, you have a higher risk of getting an infection. There are steps you can take to reduce your risk:

https://www.cdc.gov/long-term-care-facilities/about/index.html

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UMMS Selects Veteran Healthcare Leader As System’s New Chief

(Just Now) WEBFollowing a nationwide search, the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) has named Richelle Webb Dixon, FACHE, a veteran of more than 20 years in hospital operations, ambulatory care, medical education and community advocacy in a variety of settings, as the System’s new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO).

https://www.umms.org/news/news-releases/2024/umms-selects-new-chief-administrative-officer

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Women Are Taking More Mental Health Days. Here’s How To

(4 days ago) WEBMental health-related absences were up 300% between 2017 and 2023, and up 33% in 2023. employers have a duty of care to improve mental health. Dr. Our community is about connecting people

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lindsaykohler/2024/05/23/women-are-taking-more-mental-health-days-heres-how-to-combat-stress-and-burnout/

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New community health center planned for Springfield - WBUR

(5 days ago) WEBA new 90,000 square foot community health center is planned for Springfield, officials announced Tuesday. The project will change where area residents receive care, as Baystate Health plans to

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/05/22/new-community-health-center-baystate-springfield

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UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute hosts annual state policy

(1 days ago) WEBCalifornia’s housing and environmental justice challenges were the focus of the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute’s fifth annual policy briefing held at The California Endowment in Sacramento.. Over 80 representatives from legislative offices, community organizations, staff and students were welcomed to the May 1 event by Amada …

https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/latino-policy-and-politics-institute-policy-briefing-2024

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Slum Health: Arresting COVID-19 and Improving Well-Being in …

(3 days ago) WEBImmediate community health worker deployment. Many urban informal settlement residents rely on informal health providers as their first entry into the health care system, either due to cost, trust, or access issues . This may be especially true for such common ailments as fevers and coughs, two early indicators of potential infection with …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7182092/

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Improving health and social care services for slum-dwelling older

(3 days ago) WEBUnder the main theme ‘access to social services', three subthemes emerged: social services being non-existent, social services being unstructured, and limited resources in available services to cater for all older adults in nearby slum communities. Most health professionals (n=24) mentioned that social care services were non-existent in the

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9589493/

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Purple parrots for life: An Executive MBA couple’s journey to living

(5 days ago) WEBAlready established in their individual careers, married couple physician Satish Annadata ’17 MBA and medical researcher Indra Sandal ’17 MBA both realized they needed a business degree to take the next step in their professions. They wanted to learn more about being effective leaders and managing teams, so they researched Executive …

https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/news/blog/2024/05/24/emba-couple-healthcare.aspx

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Healthcare choices in Mumbai slums: A cross-sectional study

(3 days ago) WEBA few studies have suggested that slum communities access care from a mixture of public and private providers, This study provides a rare insight into the factors associated with healthcare choices amongst slum communities in Mumbai. Findings highlight stark differences between services for well-known health conditions (e.g. …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6039940/

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VA Loma Linda and Community Celebrate Hemet VA - Veterans …

(5 days ago) WEBVeterans not yet enrolled in VA healthcare can walk in to complete the Eligibility and Enrollment process at the Hemet CBOC, or at any VA Loma Linda facility. Visit How To Apply For VA Health Care Veterans Affairs to learn more, or call 877-222-8387 between the hours of 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday to get help with …

https://www.va.gov/loma-linda-health-care/news-releases/va-loma-linda-and-community-celebrate-hemet-va-clinic-ribbon-cutting/

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