Survey of Physicians on Cause-of-Death Reporting, 2010
What do most resident physicians think about the current cause-of-death reporting system? This new study looks at a survey taken in New York City.
Category : Chronic condition : Health & Medical
Unemployment and Depression Among Emerging Adults
The findings of this study suggest that unemployed emerging adults have a significantly greater risk of depression compared with those that are employed.
Mitigating Long-term Health Effects of Combat Deployments
What are some of the collaborative ways in which healthcare professionals can help men and women returning to the United States after combat duty? This new study takes a look at caring for this potentially vulnerable population.
Toward an Integrated Public Health Approach for Epilepsy
People with epilepsy need better coordinated care, social support, improved treatments and greater social acceptance. How can we make epilepsy a public health priority?
Do Neighborhoods Make People Active, or Do People Make Them Active?
Are people in certain types of neighborhoods more inclined to be physically active than in others?
Clinician-Targeted Intervention and Counseling on Physical Activity
This study examined the effectiveness of a clinician-targeted intervention that used the 5As (Ask, Advise, Agree, Assist, Arrange) approach to physical activity counseling.
Cancer Prevention and Worksite Health Promotion
This essay highlights a wide variety of available CDC resources and presents strategies for advancing cancer prevention among working adults.
The Process of Cessation Among Current Tobacco Smokers
This study categorized smokers by stages of cessation, from pre-contemplation through action, highlighting stage-specific interventions.
Raising Awareness of Sleep as a Healthy Behavior
How can public health clinicians help patients to understand the importance of healthy sleeping patterns?
Diet and Gestational Diabetes Among Childbearing Women
Diet quality plays an important role in the prevention of type 2 diabetes. Is poor diet also a factor in the development of gestational diabetes?
Primary Care for Veterans With Serious Mental Illness
How well do veterans with serious mental health issues fare with their general healthcare needs when attending a primary care clinic that is integrated into a mental health clinic? How is the quality of the care for this particular subset of patients?
Prevalence of Multiple Chronic Conditions Among US Adults
What are some of the most prevalent chronic diseases among US adults and what are public health clinicians doing to help prevent them?
Multiple Chronic Conditions in Medicare Beneficiaries
What types of chronic conditions are most likely to occur in Medicare patients in the US? This new study investigates.
Prevalence of Multiple Chronic Conditions Among US Adults
What are some of the most prevalent chronic diseases among US adults and what are public health clinicians doing to help prevent them?
NSAID-Avoidance Education for Patients at High Risk for AKI
NSAIDs are frequently associated with acute kidney injury, especially among high-risk patients. Can a community pharmacy-based patient education program increase awareness of the safety issues?
Clinician-Targeted Intervention and Counseling on Physical Activity
This study examined the effectiveness of a clinician-targeted intervention that used the 5As (Ask, Advise, Agree, Assist, Arrange) approach to physical activity counseling.
Improving BP Control Through Changes in Health Care Delivery
A large state-wide health care system succeeded in improving hypertension control in a multiethnic population by adopting a series of changes in health care delivery. How did they do it?
Researchers Study Virus' Link to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
An international group of scientists met Tuesday and Wednesday at the National Institutes of Health to assess what’s known about a retrovirus that’s been linked to both prostate cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome.
Severe Obesity Among Children in NYC Public Schools
How are we doing combating severe obesity among New York City public school children? This study looks at recent trends.
Blood Pressure Improvement in the Heart of New Ulm Project
This study examined the efficacy of a community-based heart disease prevention intervention in reducing blood pressure over two years.