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Implementation of risk mitigation prescribing during dual public health emergencies: A qualitative study among Indigenous people who use drugs and health planners in Northern British Columbia, Canada.
Int J Drug Policy
December 2024
First Nations Health Authority, 100 Park Royal S, Coast Salish Territory, BC V7T 1A2, Canada; Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Blusson Hall, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby BC V5A 1S6, Canada.
Background: In response to the dual public health emergencies of COVID-19 and the overdose crisis, the Government of British Columbia (BC) introduced risk mitigation prescribing, or prescribed safer supply. In the context of colonialism and racism, Indigenous people are disproportionately impacted by substance use harms and experience significant barriers to receiving care, particularly those living in rural and remote communities. As part of a larger provincial evaluation, we sought to assess the implementation of risk mitigation prescribing as experienced by Indigenous people who use drugs (IPWUD) in Northern BC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCommunity-Level Strategies for Addressing Disparities in Healthy People 2030 Leading Health Indicators.
J Public Health Manag Pract
December 2024
Author Affiliations: Public Health Department, NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, Maryland (Mss Van Vleet, Chitwood, Hallman, Heffernan, Fromknecht, and O'Leary); and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, Washington, District of Columbia (Mss Lin and Hoyer).
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- The Healthy People 2030 Leading Health Indicators (LHIs) focus on measurable objectives to help organizations tackle health disparities like infant and maternal mortality and food insecurity.
- This study investigates what programs organizations are using to address these LHIs and how they decide on those programs.
- Common strategies identified include wraparound services, doula programs, and food pharmacies, with organizations emphasizing community needs assessment and partnerships for effective program implementation.
'More like a partnership': A qualitative evaluation of Communication Coaching for Sonographers (CCS) in obstetric ultrasound.
Ultrasound
September 2024
School of Psychology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Introduction: Sonographers are required to deliver unexpected news to expectant parents in real time during obstetric ultrasound scans. The complexity of these interactions requires sonographers to conduct the clinical task while communicating their findings and managing the expectant parent's response within the designated appointment time. Communication coaching for sonographers (CCS) is a tailored intervention that has previously been associated with improvements in confidence and news delivery practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStrengthening policy engagement when scaling up interventions targeting non-communicable diseases: insights from a qualitative study across 20 countries.
Health Policy Plan
November 2024
School of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia.
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- * A qualitative study was conducted with 19 project teams across 20 countries to identify challenges and facilitators in the early phases of policy engagement, yielding 15 themes from 43 interviews with stakeholders involved in research and government.
- * Key strategies for successful policy engagement include understanding the local policy landscape, fostering networks of policy champions, allowing genuine contributions from policy leaders, and promoting two-way learning between researchers and policymakers.
A PROTOCOL FOR ACCELERATING THE ADOPTION OF EVIDENCE-BASED MATERNAL, NEWBORN, CHILD, AND NUTRITION HEALTH (MNCNH) INNOVATIONS TO REDUCE MATERNAL MORTALITY IN NIGERIA.
West Afr J Med
November 2024
Centre for Communication Social Impact (CCSI), Mafemi Crescent, Utako, Abuja.
Background: Maternal mortality remains a significant challenge in Nigeria, where 28.5% of global maternal deaths occur. Barriers such as weak policy environments and lack of product availability hinder the implementation of life-saving interventions.
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