The parliamentary political agenda: a tool for policy analysis of diabetes priorities in Spain La agenda política parlamentaria: una herramienta para el análisis político sobre las... by Andrés A. Agudelo-Suárez, María Teresa Ruiz-Cantero, Laura I. González-Zapata, Juan Carlos Restrepo-Medrano, Gaby M. Ortiz-Barreda

“…The updated National Diabetes Strategy in Spain will need to strengthen public health policies according to established international priorities. …”
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Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 315 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE), 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Glo... by Ali, R, Hay, S, Gething, P, Bisanzio, D, Bennett, D, Jha, V, GBD 2015 DALYs and HALE Collaborators

“…Countryspecific drivers of disease burden, particularly for causes with higher-than-expected DALYs, should inform financial and research investments, prevention efforts, health policies, and health system improvement initiatives for all countries along the development continuum.…”

Immunogenicity and efficacy of conjugated and unconjugated Vi-polysaccharide vaccines in the prevention of typhoid fever by Jin, C

“…These results contributed to a change in global health policies and funding prioritisation for TCVs. Towards the end of 2017, the WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation recommended the use of TCVs in high burden typhoid endemic regions and importantly in children >6 months of age and the Global Vaccine Alliance pledged US$85 million to assist with the roll out of TCVs to areas of need. …”

Factors associated with adherence to colonoscopy among individuals who were positive in the preliminary screening for colorectal neoplasms by Ji‐Bin Li, Keng‐Jian Ke, Wei‐Li Zhang, Ling‐Yan Wang, Yan‐Ping Wu, Fan Weng, Huan Tian, Zhi‐Yu Qiu, Yin Li, Shi‐Yong Lin, Mei‐Xian Ye, Qing‐Jian Ou, Cheng‐Hua Gong, Zhen‐Hai Lu, Zhi‐Zhong Pan, De‐Sen Wan, Jian‐Hong Peng, Yu‐Jing Fang

“…Both barriers and facilitators associated with adherence to colonoscopy should be considered in supportive systems and health policies. However, further well‐designed prospective studies are warranted to confirm our findings.…”
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Vivencias e impacto en la calidad de vida de personas con COVID persistente by Verónica Tíscar-González, Sheila Sánchez-Gómez, Ana Lafuente Martínez, Ana Peña Serrano, Marta Twose López, Sofía Díaz Alonso, Marta Bartolomé-Rupérez, Janire Portuondo-Jiménez, Iñaki Zorrilla-Martínez

“…It is necessary to design health policies that favour a personalised, comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to these patients.…”
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Riscos ocupacionais relacionados ao trabalho de enfermagem em uma unidade ambulatorial especializada [Occupational risks in nursing at a specialized out-patient unit] [Riesgos labo... by Norma Valéria Dantas de Oliveira Souza, Ariane da Silva Pires, Francisco Gleidson de Azevedo Gonçalves, Luana dos Santos Cunha, Shino Shoji, Liana Viana Ribeiro, Kelly Fernanda Assis Tavares

“…Outstanding proposals identified among the subjects included the need for structural reforms, increment of human assets and materials, and consolidation of workers’ health policies. Those proposals must help sustain the creation and implementation of a workers’ health core at the institution.   …”
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccine breakthrough infections: A single metro-based testing network experience by Samantha S. Strickler, Annette Esper, Leona Wells, Anna Wood, Jennifer K. Frediani, Eric Nehl, Jesse J. Waggoner, Paulina A. Rebolledo, Paulina A. Rebolledo, Joshua M. Levy, Janet Figueroa, Thanuja Ramachandra, Wilbur Lam, Wilbur Lam, Gregory S. Martin

“…ObjectivesUnderstanding the incidence and characteristics that influence severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine breakthrough infections (VBIs) is imperative for developing public health policies to mitigate the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. …”
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Facilitators and barriers to the uptake of COVID-19 vaccine precaution dose among adult population: qualitative analysis across six different states of India by Sheela Godbole, Vishal Diwan, Saibal Das, Mahendra M. Reddy, Madhanraj Kalyanasundaram, Dilipkumar Rajendran, Dipankar Biswas, Megha Mamulwar, Rajnarayan R. Tiwari, Joydeep Majumder, Ayush Mishra, Santhosh Kumar Muthusamy, M. Memeenao, Nivedita Gupta, Swati Gupta, Leyanna Susan George, Prajakta Kadale, Tanwi Trushna, Indranil Saha, Umaer Alam, Jeyashree Kathiresan, Sanjib Kumar Phukan, Suvarna Sane, Kalyan Bhowmik, Girijesh Kumar Yadav, Vinaykumar Krishnamurthy, Punananda Gogoi, Kedar Padhye, Rajni Kant, Pramit Ghosh, Mahesh Kharat, Aditi Kulkarni

“…These lessons learnt from COVID-19 vaccination campaigns must not be forgotten and must be applied in future vaccination campaigns and while framing public health policies.…”
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Atualização dos dados nos sistemas de informação em saúde [Data update in health information system] [Actualización de los datos en los sistemas de información em salud] by Maria Cristina Pinto de Jesus, Sueli Maria dos Reis Santos, Thais Pereira Goulart, Nathália Alvarenga Martins, Renata Bastos Peres, Victor da Silva Coelho

“…Personnel in charge of immediate feeding of the system highlighted hindrances generated by manual entering of data as well as relevance of information consolidation for planning public health policies and user care.   RESUMEN Se objetivó conocer como se actualizan el Sistema de Información de la Atención Básica y el Sistema de Vigilancia Alimentar y Nutricional. …”
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Prevalência e fatores associados à pressão arterial elevada, seu conhecimento e tratamento em idosos no sul do Brasil Prevalencia y factores asociados a la presión arterial elevada... by Maruí Weber Corseuil Giehl, Antonio Fernando Boing, Luciana Carmen Zattar, Eleonora d'Orsi

“…Treatment was associated with gender, functional capacity, self-rated health, and recent medical consultation. Although public health policies should include everyone, unequal distribution of HBP in the population should be addressed through targeted preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic measures.…”
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The ecosystem of health decision making: from fragmentation to synergy by Holger J Schünemann, ProfMD, Marge Reinap, MA, Thomas Piggott, MD, Erki Laidmäe, MSc, Kristina Köhler, MSc, Mariliis Pōld, PhD, Brendalynn Ens, MN, Alar Irs, MD, Elie A Akl, ProfMD, Carlos A Cuello, MD, Maicon Falavigna, MD, Michelle Gibbens, MSW, Luciana Neamtiu, PhD, Elena Parmelli, PhD, Mouna Jameleddine, PharmD, Lisa Pyke, MA, Ilse Verstijnen, PhD, Pablo Alonso-Coello, MD, Peter Tugwell, MD, Yuan Zhang, PhD, Zuleika Saz-Parkinson, PhD, Tanja Kuchenmüller, MA, Lorenzo Moja, MD

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20 Years of Real-World Data to Estimate the Prevalence of Heart Failure and Its Subtypes in an Unselected Population of Integrated Care Units by Cristina Gavina, Daniel Seabra Carvalho, Filipa Valente, Filipa Bernardo, Ricardo Jorge Dinis-Oliveira, Carla Santos-Araújo, Tiago Taveira-Gomes

“…These results may guide local and national health policies and strategies for HF diagnosis and management.…”
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Discrepancy in cardiac rehabilitation: national and international perspective by Sana Bashir, Iqbal Tariq, Saad Rauf

“…This demonstrates the urgent need for coordinated initiatives to boost CR competence and availability through innovative delivery strategies, efficient referral networks, and favorable health policies[6, 7]. Likewise, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is avoidable and pushes for middle-income nations to adopt cardiac rehabilitation (CR) more widely. …”
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Analysis of DNA damage and repair responses in cerium exposed cells and hepatocyte spheroids by Chao, Christy.

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Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016:... by Global Burden Of Disease 2016 Dalys And Hale Collaborators, Hay, S, Abajobir, A

“…Country-specific drivers of disease burden, particularly for causes with higher-than-expected DALYs, should inform health policies, health system improvement initiatives, targeted prevention efforts, and development assistance for health, including financial and research investments for all countries, regardless of their level of sociodemographic development. …”

Facilitants et obstacles à l’ergothérapie communautaire en France : vers l’élargissement du champ de pratique des ergothérapeutes by Cédrine Amandine Jouve, Marie-Hélène Lévesque, Mélanie Levasseur

“…Elements enabling the development of community occupational therapy were its novelty, strong compatibility with values of community health, health policies further moving toward community principles, and occupational therapists’ knowledge and skills in this practice. …”
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Facilitants et obstacles à l’ergothérapie communautaire en France : vers l’élargissement du champ de pratique des ergothérapeutes by Cédrine Amandine Jouve, Marie-Hélène Lévesque, Mélanie Levasseur

“…Elements enabling the development of community occupational therapy were its novelty, strong compatibility with values of community health, health policies further moving toward community principles, and occupational therapists’ knowledge and skills in this practice. …”
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Caloric reductions needed to achieve obesity goals in Mexico for 2030 and 2040: A modeling study by Francisco Reyes-Sánchez, Ana Basto-Abreu, Rossana Torres-Álvarez, Martha Carnalla-Cortés, Alan Reyes-García, Boyd Swinburn, Rafael Meza, Juan A. Rivera, Barry Popkin, Tonatiuh Barientos-Gutiérrez

“…Mexico has not defined obesity goals to help track country-level advances and assess the effectiveness of public health policies. <h4>What did the researchers do and find?…”
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Assessing capacities and resilience of health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned from use of rapid key informant surveys by Briana Rivas-Morello, Dirk Horemans, Kavitha Viswanathan, Chelsea Taylor, Andrea Blanchard, Humphrey Karamagi, Benson Droti, Regina Titi-Ofei, Laetitia Ouedraogo Nikiema, Moussa Traore, Hillary Kipruto, Amalia del Riego, Natalia Houghton, Hassan Salah, Deena Alasfoor, Henry Doctor, Ardita Tahirukaj, Florian Tille, Tomas Zapata, Kathryn O'Neill

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Sociodemographic disparities in hypertension prevalence: Results from the first Portuguese National Health Examination Survey by Ana Paula Rodrigues, Vânia Gaio, Irina Kislaya, Sidsel Graff-Iversen, Eugénio Cordeiro, Ana Clara Silva, Sónia Namorado, Marta Barreto, Ana Paula Gil, Liliana Antunes, Ana Santos, José Pereira Miguel, Baltazar Nunes, Carlos Matias Dias

“…Significant differences in hypertension prevalence were found according to gender, age and socioeconomic status, which highlights the importance of population strategies in public health policies. Resumo: Introdução: As doenças cardiovasculares são uma importante causa de morte e incapacidade, sendo que a hipertensão arterial (HTA) é responsável por, pelo menos, 45% da mortalidade por doença cardíaca e 51% por acidente vascular cerebral. …”
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