Publications by authors named "S A Newell"
Annie Dodge Wauneka was an activist and public servant whose decades long career focused extensively on improving the welfare of the Navajo Community. She campaigned to increase education among those living on the Navajo Reservation through working on the Tribal Council, completing personal visits, and producing educational material to improve hygiene. Annie's biggest fight was against tuberculosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Loneliness and social isolation are associated with a range of deleterious health outcomes. Yoga is a mind-body physical activity that is used in health care settings and increasingly in a telehealth group format. This trial aimed to determine the effect of a brief course of telehealth yoga on loneliness among rural older adults.
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- Innovation is sought after in healthcare but its programs’ effectiveness is often unmeasured, especially regarding employee experiences, which led to the creation of the VA innovators network (iNET) to enhance patient care and processes.
- A study involving interviews with 50 participants across 15 sites revealed that many felt revitalized and appreciated new connections and recognition, though some faced challenges like time constraints.
- The findings indicate that iNET effectively promotes innovation and positively influences employee experiences, suggesting that similar programs could help address issues like burnout in the post-pandemic healthcare landscape.
Study Objectives: Insomnia is a highly prevalent and debilitating disorder. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTi) is the recommended 'fist line' treatment, but is accessed by a minority of people with insomnia. This paper describes a system-level implementation program to improve access to CBTi in Australia to inform CBTi implementation in other locations.
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- Grand Lake St. Marys (GLSM) experiences harmful algal blooms (HABs) predominantly caused by Planktothrix, which can produce toxic microcystin due to high nutrient runoff from agriculture.
- The years 2020 and 2022 showed typical bloom patterns with high chlorophyll and microcystin levels, while 2021 was atypical with lower biomass and toxin concentrations, despite increased tributary loading later in the year.
- The study indicates that reduced external nutrient loads can lead to better water quality outcomes, such as lower HAB toxicity and increased phytoplankton diversity, particularly highlighting the variability of factors influencing blooms in GLSM.