scholarly journals National Public Health Institute Legal Framework: A Tool to Build Public Health Capacity

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (S1) ◽  
pp. S-43-S-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily L. Rosenfeld ◽  
Sue Binder ◽  
C. Adam Brush ◽  
Ellen A. Spotts Whitney ◽  
Dennis Jarvis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
National Public Health Institute ◽  
Health Institute ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
Public Health Institute

scholarly journals Disease modeling for public health: added value, challenges, and institutional constraints

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjam Kretzschmar
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
Disease Modeling ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Added Value ◽  
National Public Health Institute ◽  
Health Institute ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
Public Health Institute

AbstractPublic health policymakers face increasingly complex questions and decisions and need to deal with an increasing quantity of data and information. For policy advisors to make use of scientific evidence and to assess available intervention options effectively and therefore indirectly for those deciding on and implementing public health policies, mathematical modeling has proven to be a useful tool. In some areas, the use of mathematical modeling for public health policy support has become standard practice at various levels of decision-making. To make use of this tool effectively within public health organizations, it is necessary to provide good infrastructure and ensure close collaboration between modelers and policymakers. Based on experience from a national public health institute, we discuss the strategic requirements for good modeling practice for public health. For modeling to be of maximal value for a public health institute, the organization and budgeting of mathematical modeling should be transparent, and a long-term strategy for how to position and develop mathematical modeling should be in place.

scholarly journals SARS: the situation in France - 3 April

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (14) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Respiratory Infection ◽  
National Public Health Institute ◽  
Health Institute ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
Epidemiological Evaluation ◽  
Public Health Institute

Since an epidemic alert was released in France on 13 March (1), 216 people with symptoms of respiratory infection returning from Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, or Singapore were notified to the national Public Health Institute (Institut de veille sanitaire, InVS) (2). Of these, 201 were excluded after clinical, radiological, biological, and epidemiological evaluation of their compatibility with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

Project Plan for Studies on Suicide, Attempted Suicide, and Suicide Prevention1The editors of Crisis invited Jouko Lönnqvist and his group to inform the journal's readers about their research plans for the future.

Crisis ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 162-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jouko Lönnqvist ◽  
H. Aro ◽  
M. Heikkinen ◽  
H. Heilä ◽  
M. Henriksson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Suicide Mortality ◽  
The European Union ◽  
National Public Health Institute ◽  
Health Institute ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
Suicide Attempted ◽  
Public Health Institute

Completed and attempted suicide are major public health problems in most western countries. The importance of suicidal behavior as a health problem, particularly among adolescents and young adults, has been emphasized by the European Union, the WHO (Europe), as well as the Finnish authorities. Due to the exceptionally high suicide mortality, suicide prevention has been one of the main targets of Finnish health policy since the late 1980s. However, to develop feasible strategies for suicide prevention, better knowledge of the phenomenon of self-destruction is necessary. The Department of Mental Health of the National Public Health Institute has been actively involved in suicide research and the development of suicide strategies both in Finland and western Europe since 1986. The success is based on a long tradition of suicide research in Finland, the representative and reliable suicide data, a highly motivated research group, and also the necessary economic support by both the National Public Health Institute and the Finnish Academy. This article outlines our groups research plan for the next few years.

scholarly journals COVID-19 In-Hospital Mortality in People with Diabetes Is Driven by Comorbidities and Age—Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of Austrian National Public Health Institute Data

Viruses ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 2401
Author(s):  
Faisal Aziz ◽  
Felix Aberer ◽  
Alexander Bräuer ◽  
Christian Ciardi ◽  
Martin Clodi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Propensity Score ◽  
Hospital Mortality ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
National Public Health Institute ◽  
Data Platform ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Public Health Institute

Background: It is a matter of debate whether diabetes alone or its associated comorbidities are responsible for severe COVID-19 outcomes. This study assessed the impact of diabetes on intensive care unit (ICU) admission and in-hospital mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on a countrywide cohort of 40,632 COVID-19 patients hospitalized between March 2020 and March 2021. Data were provided by the Austrian data platform. The association of diabetes with outcomes was assessed using unmatched and propensity-score matched (PSM) logistic regression. Results: 12.2% of patients had diabetes, 14.5% were admitted to the ICU, and 16.2% died in the hospital. Unmatched logistic regression analysis showed a significant association of diabetes (odds ratio [OR]: 1.24, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.15–1.34, p < 0.001) with in-hospital mortality, whereas PSM analysis showed no significant association of diabetes with in-hospital mortality (OR: 1.08, 95%CI: 0.97–1.19, p = 0.146). Diabetes was associated with higher odds of ICU admissions in both unmatched (OR: 1.36, 95%CI: 1.25–1.47, p < 0.001) and PSM analysis (OR: 1.15, 95%CI: 1.04–1.28, p = 0.009). Conclusions: People with diabetes were more likely to be admitted to ICU compared to those without diabetes. However, advanced age and comorbidities rather than diabetes itself were associated with increased in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients.

scholarly journals Occupational Medicine in cardiovascular risk prevention by ergometry and psycho test implementing physical activities in Public Health Institute employees

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Lalić Hrvoje
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Occupational Medicine ◽  
Stress Test ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Bicycle Ergometry ◽  
Health Institute ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Burden Test ◽  
Project Objectives ◽  
Public Health Institute

Within the WHO global action against chronic noninfectious diseases the local action in cooperation of Occupational Medicine and Sports and Public Health Institute in Rijeka, Croatia has been undertaken. The Project objectives were improvement of psychophysical condition of women employed in the Institute and also to spark their interest in health and physical activities. The research comprised ergometry testing 19 female employees and so the levels of glucose and lactate were tested before and after ergometry burden. They have undergone the battery of psycho tests, stress test, test of anxiety as condition, test of anxiety as trait personality and test of depression. They had 6 weeks of physical exercises 1 hour twice a week monitored by a kinesiologist. After the exercises the results proved positive but not statistically due to short period of exercises. The Scout lactate test p = .357, p > .05 indicated a minor increase of lactate after the bicycle ergometry burden test and conducted programmed exercises in relation to the bicycle ergometry burden test before the exercises. Bionime glucose test after the burden and exercise showed a decrease but smaller compared to the burden test before exercises, p = .250, p > .05 which indicates improved fitness though not significant. Concerning psychic parameters the exercises resulted in significant differences in depression, p = .0197, p < .05. In conclusion, besides the importance of carrying out such programmed physical activities, diagnosed Electrocardiograph (ECG) changes, of 19 employees one was cosmetic and one cardiac organic change, point to the significance of screening in Occupational Medicine and Sports in diagnosing potential cardiac diseases in working population.

The Louisiana Public Health Institute

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph D. Kimbrell ◽  
Anne Witmer ◽  
Patrick Flaherty
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Institute ◽  
Public Health Institute
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