30 September 2009

PUBLIC HEALTH

APHO Technical Briefing 6: Using small area data in public health intelligence (31st August 2009)
In this briefing, from the Association of Public Health Observatories, they assess the types of small area data available to analysts and local policy makers across the UK and Ireland, reflecting, as much as possible, the differences between the constituent nations. A range of analytical and presentational methods that may be used and some of the analytical issues that may be encountered are described.
Briefing

Violence Prevention: The Evidence. (17th September 2009)
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centre for Public Health have produced a series of eight briefings. The series summarises the evidence for interventions to prevent interpersonal and self-directed violence, providing clear directions for how violence prevention funders, policy makers and programme implementers can boost the impact of their violence prevention efforts.
Violence prevention: the evidence. Overview
Reducing violence through victim identification, care and support programmes
Changing cultural and social norms that support violence
Promoting gender equality to prevent violence against women
Guns, knives and pesticides: reducing access to lethal means
Preventing violence by reducing the availability and harmful use of alcohol
Preventing violence by developing life skills in children and adolescents
Preventing violence through the development of safe, stable and nurturing relationships between children and their parents and caregivers


Sustainable plastic usage and public health. Fact sheet 5 (25th September 2009)
This fact sheet examines both the public health benefits and issues associated with our addiction to plastics
Fact sheet

ARTICLE - Identifying primary care patients at risk for future diabetes and cardiovascular disease using electronic health records (22nd September 2009)
Prevention of diabetes and coronary heart disease (CHD) is possible but identification of at-risk patients for targeting interventions is a challenge in primary care. This study looked at the electronic health record (EHR) data for 122,715 patients from 12 primary care practices. After excluding patients with diabetes/CHD at baseline 78,293 patients were eligible for analysis.
Article

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