A preliminary study on the barriers and facilitators to improving the health, safety, and well-being of aging heavy vehicle drivers.

Introduction: Managers from road freight transportation organizations were interviewed on barriers and facilitators to implementation of occupational health, safety, and well-being interventions for aging heavy vehicle drivers. As aging drivers are more likely to be seriously injured or die in a work-related incident than younger drivers, it is important to recognize strengths and weaknesses throughout the system to identify intervention that addresses their specific needs.

Method: A Systems Theoretic Accident Model and Processes (STAMP) control structure was constructed to chart the controllers, controls, and feedback channels in the system to identify gaps in health, safety, and well-being intervention in the system.

Comparing barriers and enablers of women's health leadership in India with East Africa and North America.

Background: Women are estimated to hold between 70 and 75% of global health positions worldwide yet persistent inequities in power and leadership remain. There is little information on specific enablers and barriers that women working in public health face in India and how those compare with other regions.

Methods: We collected and analyzed information from women working in public health in India and East Africa (Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda) and in global health (Canada and United States), to understand and document the specific enablers and barriers women face in India, compared with other regions.

Real-Time PCR Assays for Races of the Spinach Fusarium Wilt Pathogen, f. sp. .

Fusarium wilt of spinach, caused by f. sp. , is a significant limitation for producers of vegetative spinach and spinach seed crops during warm temperatures and/or on acid soils.