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.

Examining Coroners' Recommendations for Health and Safety Management of Ageing Heavy Vehicle Drivers: A STAMP Analysis.

Recommendations were analysed from coronial cases involving ageing heavy vehicle drivers (≥55 years) and mapped onto a Systems Theoretic Accident Model and Processes (STAMP) control structure to identify the controllers and control actions influential in the heavy vehicle industry with regard to health and safety. A National Coronial Information System (NCIS) database search revealed 38 coroners' recommendations arising from 14 unique cases of ageing driver involvement. There were no ageing themes identified in the analysis of coroners' findings and recommendations.

Pre-injury health status of truck drivers with a workers' compensation claim.

Truck drivers are a vulnerable population due to the high number of workplace injuries and fatalities predominant in their occupation. In Australia, the road freight transportation industry has been identified as a national priority area in terms of creating preventative measures to improve the health and safety of its workers. With an environment conducive to poor nutritional food choices and unhealthy lifestyle behaviours, many barriers exist to creating a safe and healthy workforce.

Shedding Light on Races of the Spinach Fusarium Wilt Pathogen, f. sp. .

Two pathogenicity groups of f. sp. , the causal agent of Fusarium wilt of spinach (), were described recently based on virulence of isolates on proprietary spinach inbreds.

More Women Must Lead in Global Health: A Focus on Strategies to Empower Women Leaders and Advance Gender Equality.

Despite comprising 70% of the health workforce, women fill only 25% of senior and 5% of top health organization positions. Greater diversity in global health leadership, particularly greater representation of women, is essential to ensure diverse perspectives and ideas inform policies and priorities. Interviews and literature reviews surfaced many of the key challenges that women in global health face at individual, organizational and societal levels.

Putative Effector Genes Distinguish Two Pathogenicity Groups of f. sp. .

Fusarium wilt of spinach, caused by f. sp. , is an important disease during warm conditions in production regions with acid soils, yet little is known about what confers pathogenicity to spinach in f.

Predictors of Satisfying and Impactful Clinical Shadowing Experiences for Underrepresented Minority High School Students Interested in Healthcare Careers.

Introduction: Diversity among healthcare professionals lags behind the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of the United States' population. Increasing diversity of the health professional workforce may be one strategy to influence healthcare disparities. This study sought to understand factors associated with highly satisfying and impactful clinical shadowing experiences among underrepresented minority (URM) students in a health professional development program for urban high school students.

Living beyond words: post-human reflections on making music with post-verbal people.

: This paper draws on a longitudinal ethnographic study of music-making with "post-verbal" people: those with stroke, learning difficulties, acquired brain injury, dementias or autism. : Using embedded observation, arts workshops, interviews with families and carers and focus groups with Music Leaders, the project traced how inclusive music-making happens with "post-verbal" people. It used post-human theory to illuminate and explore processes and benefits.

Funding innovation in neglected diseases.

Concerted action is required to reverse downward trends in research and development

Modeling the potential impact of emerging innovations on achievement of Sustainable Development Goals related to maternal, newborn, and child health.

Background: Innovations that improve the affordability, accessibility, or effectiveness of health care played a major role in the Millennium Development Goal achievements and will be critical for reaching the ambitious new Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) health targets. Mechanisms to identify and prioritize innovations are essential to inform future investment decisions.

Methods: Innovation Countdown 2030 crowdsourced health innovations from around the world and engaged recognized experts to systematically assess their lifesaving potential by 2030.

The relationship between higher social trust and lower late HIV diagnosis and mortality differs by race/ethnicity: results from a state-level analysis.

Introduction: Black men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to suffer a disproportionate burden of new HIV diagnoses and mortality. To better understand some of the reasons for these profound disparities, we examined whether the association between social trust and late HIV diagnosis and mortality differed by race/ethnicity, and investigated potential indirect effects of any observed differences.

Methods: We performed generalized structural equation modelling to assess main and interaction associations between trust among one's neighbours in 2009 (i.

Barriers along the care cascade of HIV-infected men in a large urban center of Brazil.

Global and national HIV/AIDS policies utilize the care cascade to emphasize the importance of continued engagement in HIV services from diagnosis to viral suppression. Several studies have documented barriers that men experience in accessing services at specific stages of care, but few have analyzed how these barriers operate along the care cascade. Brazil offers a unique setting for analyzing barriers to HIV care because it is a middle-income country with a large HIV epidemic and free, universal access to HIV/AIDS services.

Cancer patient and clinician acceptability and feasibility of a supportive care screening and referral process.

Background: Incorporating supportive care into routine cancer care is an increasing priority for the multi-disciplinary team with growing evidence of its importance to patient-centred care. How to design and deliver a process which is appropriate for patients, clinicians and health services in rural areas needs further investigation.

Objective: To (i) examine the patient and clinician acceptability and feasibility of incorporating a supportive care screening and referral process into routine cancer care in a rural setting, and (ii) explore any potential influences of patient variables on the acceptability of the process.

The GO License: only part of the solution.

The Generic Open (GO) License is a proposal to make patents more accessible for vaccines and drugs in low- and middle-income countries. However, for some health-related products, such as vaccines, intellectual property is frequently not the primary constraint. Technical know-how and assurance of a viable market built on reliable demand at prices that cover costs are the most critical factors for vaccine access.

Chapter 26: Innovative financing mechanisms to accelerate the introduction of HPV vaccines in developing countries.

The costs of developing and producing new-generation vaccines have increased compared to many of the older, "traditional" vaccines because of new technologies and regulatory requirements. While the public sector often supports basic research costs, private manufacturers are usually responsible for the investments in product development and production scale-up. When considering investments, firms evaluate the probability of a market.