Assessing the environmental impacts of halving food loss and waste along the food supply chain.

Reducing food loss and waste (FLW) is widely recognized as an important lever for lowering the environmental impacts of food systems. The United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda includes a goal to reduce FLW by 50% by 2030. Given differences in resource inputs along the food supply chain (FSC), the environmental benefits of FLW reduction will vary by stage of the FSC.

A systems approach to assessing environmental and economic effects of food loss and waste interventions in the United States.

Reducing food loss and waste (FLW) is critical for achieving healthy diets from sustainable food systems. Within the United States, 30% to 50% of food produced is lost or wasted. These losses occur throughout multiple stages of the food supply chain from production to consumption.

Predictors of Second Medical Emergency Team Activation Within 24 Hours of Index Event.

This study explored the trajectory of patients who remained on a general unit after medical emergency team activation. Of those who had a second activation within 24 hours, 80% occurred within 12 hours of the baseline activation. Chest pain and recent intensive care unit discharge were associated with having a second activation.

Electronic documentation of central venous catheter-days: validation is essential.

Background: Measurement of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates outside of intensive care units is challenged by the difficulty in reliably determining central venous catheter (CVC) use. The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) allows for use of electronic data for determination of CVC-days, but validation of electronic data has not been studied systematically.

Objective: To design and validate a process to reliably measure CVC-days outside of the intensive care units that leverages electronic documentation.

Framing the evidence for health smart homes and home-based consumer health technologies as a public health intervention for independent aging: a systematic review.

Introduction: There is a critical need for public health interventions to support the independence of older adults as the world's population ages. Health smart homes (HSH) and home-based consumer health (HCH) technologies may play a role in these interventions.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review of HSH and HCH literature from indexed repositories for health care and technology disciplines (e.