Community health workers: efficacy, taxonomy, and performance by Ballard, M

“…<p><b>Background:</b> This thesis presents an empirical investigation into the efficacy, types, and performance of community health workers (CHWs)—trained lay people to whom simple medical procedures can be "task shifted" from doctors. …”

Detecting changes in population trends in infection surveillance using community SARS-CoV-2 prevalence as an exemplar by Pritchard, E, Vihta, K-D, Eyre, DW, Hopkins, S, Peto, TEA, Matthews, PC, Stoesser, N, Studley, R, Rourke, E, Diamond, I, Pouwels, KB, Walker, AS, COVID-19 Infection Survey Team

Eviction as a community health exposure by Schwartz, Gabriel L., Leifheit, Kathryn M., Arcaya, Mariana C., Keene, Danya

“…In this narrative review, we summarize evidence and lay out a theoretical model for eviction as a community health exposure, mediated through four paths: 1) shifting ecologies of infectious disease and health behaviors, 2) disruption of neighborhood social cohesion, 3) strain on social networks, and 4) increasing salience of eviction risk. …”
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The potential of smartphone apps in informing protobacco and antitobacco messaging efforts among underserved communities : longitudinal observational study by Lee, Edmund Wei Jian, Bekalu, Mesfin Awoke, McCloud, Rachel, Vallone, Donna, Arya, Monisha, Osgood, Nathaniel, Li, Xiaoyan, Minsky, Sara, Viswanath, Kasisomayajula

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Ectomycorrhizal community composition, diversity, and their environmental drivers across common UK temperate woodlands by Ong, Wei Sern

“…Soil samples were collected from the four habitats during the autumn season for ECM analysis. …”
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Effects of a participatory-art based intervention on holistic health outcomes of Singapore older community dwellers: the Singapore a-health study by Ho, Reen Wan Li

“…Using a mixed methods analysis on a subsample, this paper examines the effect of the participatory arts intervention on holistic health outcomes of Singapore older community dwellers. …”
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Contribution of poultry farm practice to the structure and composition of bacterial communities in the soil of poultry farms in Lagos, Nigeria by Ajayi, A, Adewale, B, Osuolale, K, Chukwu, E, Utibeima, EU, Yisau, J, Abubakar, R, Ezeobi, P, Okwuzu, J, Salako, B, Oyetibo, GO, Tobun, YA, Adeoti, ST, Macaulay, R, Omileye, A, Yussuf, R, Sheppard, SK, Smith, SI

Effects of "Thursdays at the Museum" at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on the mental and physical health of older community dwellers : the art-health randomized clinical trial pr... by Beauchet, Olivier, Cooper-Brown, Liam, Hayashi, Yoko, Galery, Kevin, Vilcocq, Christine, Bastien, Thomas

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Taxonomic composition and seasonal dynamics of the air microbiome in West Siberia by Gusareva, Elena S., Gaultier, Nicolas Paul Eugène, Premkrishnan, Balakrishnan N. V., Kee, Carmon, Lim, Serene Boon Yuean, Heinle, Cassie Elizabeth, Purbojati, Rikky Wenang, Nee, Ang Poh, Lohar, Sachin R., Yanqing, Koh, Kharkov, Vladimir N., Drautz-Moses, Daniela Isabel, Stepanov, Vadim A., Schuster, Stephan Christoph

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Perceived roles and barriers in delivering community-based care: a qualitative study of health and social care professionals by Ge, Lixia, Yip, Wan Fen, Ho, Andy Hau Yan, Chua, Eric Siang Seng, Chieh, Christina Pann Pei, Leong, Ian Yi Onn, Chua, Evon Yiwen, Tham, Sinma, Ho, Ringo Moon-Ho, Tan, Woan Shin

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Bacterial type VI secretion system helps prevent cheating in microbial communities by Filloux, Alain

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Predictors of vaccine hesitancy and protective behaviours to limit the community spread of COVID-19 by Hills, Stephen, Webb, Justin

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A burden shared: the financial, psychological, and health-related consequences borne by family members and caregivers of people with cancer in India by Ranganathan, Sruthi, Tomar, Vivek, Chino, Fumiko, Jain, Bhav, Patel, Tej A., Dee, Edward C., Mathew, Aju

“…We suggest steps forward, including future directions in (1) health services research, (2) community-level interventions, and (3) policy changes. …”
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Yeast9: a consensus genome-scale metabolic model for S. cerevisiae curated by the community by Zhang, Chengyu, Sánchez, Benjamín J., Li, Feiran, Cheng, Eiden Wei Quan, Scott, William T., Liebal, Ulf W., Blank, Lars M., Mengers, Hendrik G., Anton, Mihail, Rangel, Albert Tafur, Mendoza, Sebastián N., Zhang, Lixin, Nielsen, Jens, Lu, Hongzhong, Kerkhoven, Eduard J.

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Co-designing the implementation of a rural health systems-strengthening rheumatic heart disease program with remote First Nations Australian communities using Theory of Change by Jones, B, Mitchell, A, Haynes, E, Howard, NJ, Wade, V, Pears, C, Rossingh, B, Gatti, J, Ramadani, S, Corpus, E, Yan, J, Marangou, J, Kaethner, A, Bailey, M, Francis, JR, English, M, Nagraj, S

Community profiling of the intestinal microbial community of juvenile Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrna lewini) from the Rewa Delta, Fiji by Juste-Poinapen, Natacha M. S., Yang, Lu, Ferreira, Marta, Poinapen, Johann, Rico, Ciro

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Cost-utility analysis of molnupiravir plus usual care versus usual care alone as early treatment for community-based adults with COVID-19 and increased risk of adverse outcomes in... by Png, ME, Harris, V, Grabey, J, Hart, ND, Jani, BD, Butler, D, Carson-Stevens, A, Coates, M, Cureton, L, Dobson, M, Dorward, J, Evans, P, Francis, N, Gbinigie, OA, Hayward, G, Holmes, J, Hood, K, Khoo, S, Ahmed, H, Lown, M, McKenna, M, Mort, S, Nguyen-Van-Tam, J, Rahman, N, Richards, DB, Thomas, N, van Hecke, O, Hobbs, FR, Little, P, Yu, L-M, Butler, CC, Petrou, S

Long-Term Associations between Disaster-Related Home Loss and Health and Well-Being of Older Survivors: Nine Years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami by Shiba, Koichiro, Hikichi, Hiroyuki, Okuzono, Sakurako S., VanderWeele, Tyler J., Arcaya, Mariana, Daoud, Adel, Cowden, Richard G., Yazawa, Aki, Zhu, David T., Aida, Jun, Kondo, Katsunori, Kawachi, Ichiro

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Rethinking how development assistance for health can catalyse progress on primary health care by Kasper, T, Yamey, G, Dwyer, S, McDade, KK, Lidén, J, Lüdemann, C, Diab, MM, Ogbuoji, O, Poodla, P, Schrade, C, Thoumi, A, Zimmerman, A, Assefa, Y, Allen, LN, Basinga, P, Garcia, PJ, Jackson, D, Mwanyika, H, Nugent, R, Ofosu, A, Rawaf, S, Reddy, KS, Settle, D, Tritter, B, Benn, C

Community noise measure via crowd sourcing by Lim, Yun Jie

“…Noise pollution is linked to a range of health problems that impairs health and worsens living standards, resulting in both intangible (psychological, health) and physical (financial) losses. …”
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