All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Exposure to Secondhand Smoke and Arrhythmogenic Cardiac Alternans in a Mouse Model

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Scientific article
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Public Health

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Background:

Epidemiological evidence suggests that a majority of deaths attributed to secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure are cardiovascular related. However, to our knowledge, the impact of SHS on cardiac electrophysiology, Ca2+Ca2+...

Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Among Nonsmokers

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Scientific article
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Public Health

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What is already known about this topic?

Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke can cause sudden infant death syndrome, respiratory infections, ear infections, and asthma attacks in infants and children, and coronary heart disease...

Alcohol Policy Scoring

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Book
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Policy
Prevention

Assessing the level of implementation of the WHO Global strategy to reduce the harmful use of alcohol in the Region of the Americas.

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[FOREWORD]. Monitoring progress is a key component whenever planning and committing to implement...

Increased Taxation on Cigarettes in Grenada: Potential Effects on Consumption and Revenue

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Scientific article
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Policy
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[ABSTRACT]. Objective. To investigate the feasibility of addressing the public health concerns of tobacco consumption through increased taxation, while preserving or augmenting government revenues in Grenada. Methods. Purposive...

Improving Care to Prevent Suicide among People with Serious Mental Illness

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Book
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Mental Health
Prevention

On September 11–12, 2018, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop in Washington, DC, to discuss what is known, what is currently being done, and what needs to be done to identify and reduce suicide risk...

Triggering Myocardial Infarction by Marijuana

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Scientific article
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Populations
Men
Women

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Background: Marijuana use in the age group prone to coronary artery disease is higher than it was in the past. Smoking marijuana is known to have hemodynamic consequences, including a dose-dependent increase in heart rate, supine...

Implementation of a Quit Smoking Programme in Community Adult Mental Health Services

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Scientific article
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Addiction
Mental Health

Little is known about the experiences of people with severe mental health difficulties in smoking cessation interventions. This study aimed to review the implementation of a smoking cessation programme across 16 community mental health day...

Frequency and Associated Risk Factors of Non-Fatal Overdose Reported by Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder

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Scientific article
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Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women

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Background

Little is known about opioid overdose or naloxone access among pregnant women.

Objectives

The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of non-fatal overdose, risk factors for overdose, and naloxone...

Enciclopedia Argentina de Salud Mental

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Book
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Mental Health

La Enciclopedia Argentina de Salud Mental cubre en su primera edición 49 entradas contando con mas de mil paginas.  En particular, se incluye un artículo de la Dra. Maria Veronica Brasesco y el Dr. Roberto Canay, ambos de Sedronar, titulado...

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