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. …”

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

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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

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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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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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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Designing a Virtual Counsellor for UUM Community (S/O 14347) by Che Pa, Noraziah, Mahmuddin, Massudi, Abu Bakar, Nur Azzah

“…The prosed design of Virtual Counsellor has been evaluated through two main aspects; functionality and its usability involving 33 respondents among UUM community. Responses show that UUM community are highly aware of the concept of Virtual Counselling. …”
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Emergency care knowledge, utilization, and barriers in Northern Tanzania: A community-based survey by Shayo, F, Zaccheus, GG, Sakita, F, Hernandes, TR, Vissoci, JRN, Gordee, A, Kuchibhatla, M, Kiremeji, M, Minja, L, Mmbaga, BT, Staton, CA, Keating, EM, Joiner, AP

Rethinking village malaria workers in Cambodia: Perspectives from the communities, programme managers, and international stakeholders by Orng, LH, Jongdeepaisal, M, Khonputsa, P, Dysoley, L, Sovannaroth, S, Peto, TJ, Callery, JJ, Pell, C, Maude, RJ, Liverani, M

“…There was emphasis on the needs for more sustainable financing mechanisms and integration with the existing community health infrastructure. The potential expansion of VMW services will benefit from the continued involvement of external donors and partners for technical and financial support. …”

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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Maternal Death Surveillance and Response in Sudan: an evidence-based, context-specific optimisation to improve maternal care by Altijani Osman Abbakar, N

“…</p> <p><b>Conclusion:</b> Four interlinked recommendations are made to improve MDSR and to include midwives: [1] to invest in the development of an autonomous midwifery profession; [2] to promote early inter-professional learning and collaborative practice between maternal health providers; [3] to strengthen midwifery and other MDSR inputs, and [4] to review maternal health care provided by all practitioners in cases of deaths using provider-based reviews.…”

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

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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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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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Experiences of geophagy during pregnancy among African migrant women in London: implications for public health interventions by Madziva, Cathrine, Chinouya, Martha J., Njoroge, Kezia

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Transphobia as a weapon of war: reporting on Russia’s trans community amidst heightened regulation, censorship and propaganda by Sloane, Wendy

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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

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

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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