WellStar Kennestone Hospital's patient flow improvement initiative is a case study in engaging physicians in a collaborative effort that benefits both the physicians and the hospital. Kennestone's success was in large part due to the active participation of physician leaders on the committee charged with leading the project. The initiative provides a lesson for hospitals looking to collaborate with physicians in meeting reform's mandate for the highest-quality care delivered with the highest level of efficiency at the lowest possible cost.
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Front Health Serv
December 2024
Health Research and Technology Transfer Directorate, South Ethiopia Region Public Health Institute, Jinka, Ethiopia.
Background: Women's empowerment is one of the fundamental issues for attaining sustainable development goals crossing multiple dimensions. In Ethiopia, Women's Development Network (WDN), a network of women, was established in 2010 with development aims. Ensuring women's empowerment critically needs collective efforts of platforms such as WDN.
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December 2024
Addiction Sciences Division, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Background: Opioid-related overdose is a leading cause of death for criminal legal-involved individuals and, although naloxone distribution and medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) are effective means for reducing post-release overdose death risk, jail-based availability is limited. This case report describes the challenges faced by three Ohio communities as they implemented evidence-based practices (EBPs) in jails to combat post-release opioid overdose deaths.
Method: We present case examples of how barriers were overcome to implement jail-based EBPs in three Ohio communities (two urban and one rural) as part of the HEALing Communities Study (UM1DA049417; ClinicalTrials.
Behav Sci (Basel)
October 2024
College of Education for the Future, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, China.
Health Promot Int
December 2024
Department of Behavioral, Social and Health Education Sciences, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Retail food environments influence dietary health, yet efforts to improve them have had limited success. Recruiting informants from the food and beverage retail industry for insider information has been challenging due to the sensitivity of inquiries and proprietary protections. Moreover, which recruitment approaches are successful are seldom disseminated.
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November 2024
Unit of Cell and Gene Therapy, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Introduction: Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), derived from reprogrammed adult somatic cells, hold significant promise for disease modelling, personalized medicine, drug discovery, and regenerative therapies. Public awareness and understanding of hiPSCs are crucial for advancing research in this field. However, limited data exists on the general population's knowledge and attitudes toward their use.
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