scholarly journals THE PUBLIC HEALTH AS AFFECTED BY CHRONIC DISEASES OF THE HEART, KIDNEY AND ARTERIES

1915 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 705-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Horace Greeley
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
The Public

scholarly journals An Overview of The Public Health Global Perspective on the Grand Challenges of Non-Communicable and Chronic Diseases Within the Framework for Developing new Drugs

10.5772/59070 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Estella Tembe-Fokunang ◽  
Charles Fokunang ◽  
Zacharia Sando ◽  
Barbara Atogho Tiedeu ◽  
Frederick Kechia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
The Public ◽  
Grand Challenges

scholarly journals Health literacy and associated factors in patients with chronic diseases, Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
C F Tenani ◽  
M L R Sousa ◽  
M J Batista
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Public Health Service ◽  
The Public

Abstract Chronic diseases of the population have been a global challenge for public health. Considered a new field of study, health literacy (LS) is the ability to obtain and understand basic health information and services needed to make health decisions. Worse outcomes, such as less control of chronic diseases, have been associated with LS. Thus, the objective of the study was to investigate the association of LS, clinical and behavioral conditions in patients with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) users of the public health service in Brazil. It was a cross-sectional study, conducted from July to December 2019, with 238 adult users of the public health service, in a random sample, from 10 basic health units, in Piracicaba-SP, Brazil. A questionnaire was applied to obtain socioeconomic, behavioral, and LS data (Suka et al, 2013). The outcome was LS (high, medium and low) and the independent variables: CNCDs (diabetes, systemic blood pressure), clinical conditions (pressure, tooth loss, pain, visible plaque and insertion loss), behaviors (brushing, use of dental floss), determinants (type and frequency of service use) and self-perception (oral health and quality of life) in health. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed, and the Chi-Square test, based on a conceptual model adapted for LS (5% significance level). They had low levels of literacy 35.3% (n = 84), average 35.7% (n = 85), and high 29.0% (n = 69). Low LS levels were associated with older individuals, low education, less brushing and flossing, irregular use of dental services, edentulism, pain, loss of insertion, negative self-perception of oral health and quality of life, and better systolic blood pressure index. The results of this study show the association of LS with behavioral and clinical factors, showing an important role in the health-disease process in this population. LS should be considered in health promotion policies in future studies. Key messages Our study shows the importance of health literacy, and its association with health outcomes in individuals with chronic non-communicable diseases. Within the important global epidemiological panorama of chronic diseases, better understanding the role of LS is important, and it can collaborate with health promotion strategies for this population.

scholarly journals Hospitalizações por doenças crônicas em crianças menores de cinco anos no sistema público de saúde no Brasil e no Rio Grande do Sul/ Hospitalizations caused by chronic diseases among children under the age of five in the public health system in Brazil and in Rio Grande do Sul

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raíra Lopes Amaral Souza ◽  
Eliane Tatsch Neves ◽  
Daisy Cristina Rodrigues ◽  
Leonardo Bigolin Jantsch ◽  
Rivaldo Mauro de Faria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health System ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Public Health System ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
The Public

Objetivo: identificar as taxas de hospitalização por doenças crônicas em crianças menores de cinco anos de 2010 a 2015. Método: estudo ecológico de tendência de série temporal. Os dados foram extraídos do Sistema de Informações Hospitalares do Sistema Único de Saúde e coletados entre janeiro e março de 2016. Após digitalização dos dados, foi realizada a análise descritiva, utilizando programa EpiInfo. Resultados: a frequência de hospitalizações por doenças crônicas em crianças menores de cinco anos vem se mantendo constante entre 10,8% a 11,2% no Brasil e 13,8% a 16,1% no Rio Grande do Sul. Identificou-se que os distúrbios respiratórios foram os mais prevalentes nos dois cenários, dando destaque à asma(como o motivo de internação mais prevalente. Considerações finais: apesar de as causas de internações apresentarem, de modo geral, uma tendência à estabilidade, dá-se ênfase à alta prevalência da agudização das condições crônicas na infância e à repercussão delas para a vida da criança  e sua família.

scholarly journals The Prevalence of Chronic Diseases by Exposure to Nitrates from Environmental Factors

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-85
Author(s):  
Severin Beatrice ◽  
Damaschin Floarea ◽  
Ion Ileana ◽  
Adumitresi Cecilia ◽  
Oancea Victoria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Chronic Exposure ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Public Health Department ◽  
Family Doctors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Made In

Abstract The study aims to analyze the health effects caused by chronic exposure to elevated levels of nitrates in the water in order to improve prevention of some diseases. We analyze water quality from two villages of Constanta County in the period 2006-2012 and we take data about chronic diseases from family doctors of these localities. Analyzes on water samples were made in the laboratory of the Public Health Department. We found a significant increase of prevalence for chronic diseases in locality exposed to nitrates.

scholarly journals PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION AS A PROFESSIONAL FUNCTION OF A PHARMACIST − ANALYSIS OF EXPECTATIONS AND PREFERENCES OF PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES CONSUMERS

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 25-36
Author(s):  
I.A. Kirshcina ◽  
A.A. Karimova ◽  
A.V. Soloninina
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Pharmaceutical Services ◽  
Health Protection ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
The Public ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Consumer Expectations ◽  
Public Health Protection

Implementation of state problems in the field of public health protection is impossible without the participation of phar- maceutical specialists, which requires a comprehensive assessment of existing practices in the field of health and social work from the consumers’ view. The purpose of the research is to study the expectations, preferences and consumers satisfaction with the level of participation of pharmacists in maintaining and improving the public health. Materials and methods. The assessment of consumer expectations and preferences was based on the analysis of the survey results using standard methods of statistical analysis (two-sample student test, nonparametric Mann-Whitney test with a significance level of p<0.05, Friedman’s rank analysis of variance) in the software products Statistica 10 and Microsoft Excel. Results. Analysis of consumer expectations and their satisfaction regarding the participation of pharmacists in public health has allowed to define the portrait of the most competent and at the same time demanding visitor pharmacies. It’s a woman 36-50 years old with higher education that has got children up to 18 years and/or older relatives (friends), and/or with chronic diseases and receiving multiple medications on a regular basis. With increasing age, the number of chronic diseases and, consequently, the number of necessary medications, consumer expectations are also increase. The public reaction to the participation of pharmacists in public health protection is mostly positive, however the pharmaceutical specialist is more widely perceived in society as an expert on medicines, rather than on healthcare in general. For all consumers of pharmaceutical services, the most significant characteristic is the level of pharmacists’ professional compe- tence. Regular consumers of pharmacy services express a higher willingness to follow the pharmacists’ recommendations to pre- serve and promote health (such as healthy diet, physical activity, solving problems associated with quitting smoking). At the same time, consumers without any health problems are less motivated to receive health-saving recommendations from a pharmacist. Conclusion: The modern society is aware of the significant role of pharmacists in the implementation of health-saving technologies, although the range of their professional tasks rarely goes further than the sphere of medicines supply. This fact requires the phar- macy manager to focus on monitoring the compliance of specialists ‘ competencies with consumer expectations. The greatest interest in receiving health-saving recommendations from pharmacists is shown by older patients having chronic dis- eases and taking medicines on a regular basis, while the involvement of other categories of pharmacy’s visitors in preventive con- sultations remains low. This circumstance indicates the potential for strengthening the preventive component of pharmaceutical counseling, which will allow visitors to form a deeper understanding of pharmacists as full participants in the healthcare system.

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