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How have Ontario Public Health units engaged with faith-based organizations to build confidence in COVID-19 vaccines among ethno-racial communities.
PLOS Glob Public Health
December 2024
Centre for Global Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
In Ontario, collaborations between Public Health Units (PHUs) and faith-based organizations (FBOs) and other community organizations were implemented to deliver interventions aimed at building trust in vaccines among ethnoracial communities. This research sought to explore the processes of PHU engagement with FBOs, and challenges encountered. A qualitative research study based on in-depth interviews was conducted with 18 of the 34 Ontario PHUs who expressed an interest.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBenefits of RENEW: A Faith-Infused, Game-Based Social-Emotional Intervention: Evidence from a Pilot Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial on Primary School Children in Taiwan.
J Relig Health
December 2024
Master's Program in Global Health and Health Security, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, No. 301, Yuantong Road, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, 235603, Taiwan.
Social-emotional competence (SEC) enables children to build successful relationships and reduces the risk of mental issues. It has been demonstrated that implementing social-emotional learning (SEL) programs helps develop students' SEC and that better results are obtained utilizing gamification. This paper illustrates the impact of the faith-infused, game-based intervention RENEW (REsilience iN Emotional and behavioral Well-being) on primary school students' SEC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExamining patient choice and provider competition under the National Health Insurance Fund outpatient cover in Kenya: does it enhance access and quality of care?
BMC Health Serv Res
December 2024
Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Background: While patient choice and provider competition are predicted to influence provider behaviour for enhancing access and quality of care, evidence on provider perceptions and response to patient choice and provider competition is largely missing in low-resource settings such as Kenya. We examined provider and purchaser perceptions about whether patient choice and provider competition influenced provider behaviour and enhanced access and quality of outpatient care in Kenya.
Methods: We conducted a qualitative study to explore this across two purposefully selected counties.
Supporting Children's Mental Health Needs in Disasters.
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January 2025
Center for Translational Research, Children's National Research Institute, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC.
Public health emergencies, including climate-related and manmade disasters such as active shooter incidents, occur regularly in the United States. A comprehensive approach is needed to ensure that children's mental health needs are adequately addressed following disasters. This article summarizes the latest evidence on how health systems can effectively address children's unique developmental, social, emotional, and behavioral needs in the context of disasters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnderstanding the lived experiences of people living with epilepsy: Oral history assessment in the Shai Osudoku and Ningo Prampram districts, Ghana.
Epilepsy Behav
December 2024
University of Ghana, Ghana. Electronic address:
Introduction: Epilepsy is a prevalent neurological condition globally, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Ghana, it is one of the top five causes of premature death and disability, impacting children's neurological development and learning outcomes. Although 25% of epilepsy cases are preventable, many go undiagnosed and untreated.
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