The DHA already globally assesses HRQOL among care-seeking beneficiaries (e.g., https://health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Access-Cost-Quality-and-Safety/Health-Care-Program-Evaluation/MHS-Patient-Satisfaction-Surveys) and the DHA has expressed interest in more systematic monitoring of HRQOL as a ...
Occupational stress is one of the greatest challenges to well-being and safety, and the number of incidents is rising rapidly. If not properly managed, it leads to burnout, which has significant implications for the individual, the organization and society as a whole [1,2]. Identifying the fa...
challenges that sex workers encounter in indoor venues in different global contexts, as well as opportunities to advance comprehensive occupational health and safety programmes. Indoor venues pose important potential for establishing and implementing occupational health and safety standards in sex work and a...
When a catastrophe, natural or man-made, threatens public health and safety, this responsibility, this prerogative, this Constitutional mandate, may well come down with the force of, well, mandates, which is to say, laws. At such moments in history, we are asked to step up and accept the...
“Your agencies’ avoidance of the HELP Committee’s attempt to carry out its oversight responsibilities over a matter of critical importance to public health and safety is troubling,” Cassidy writes. “Refusing to engage with Congress on the merits of this policy furthers the perception that ...
32. Bryan-Jones K, Bero LA: Tobacco industry efforts to defeat the occupational safety and health administration indoor air quality rule. Am J Public Health 2003, 93(4):585-592. 33. McDaniel PA, Solomon G, Malone RE: The tobacco industry and pesticide regulations: case studies from ...
“Nurse navigators” are RNs, usually with a bachelor’s or master’s degree, who provide liaison and coordination among patients, particularly cancer patients, and their many doctors and other medical and related professionals,home careand other services.Patient safetynurses are increasingly appointed...
Canada and 7Division of Clinical Decision Making, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Email: Andrea C Tricco* - atricco@cheo.on.ca; Ba' Pham - ba.z.pham@gsk.com; Bernard Duval - bernard.duval@ssss.gouv.qc.ca; Gaston De Serres - gaston...
Caregiving is at the intersection of many challenges, including the following: gender roles, duties and expectations; cultural norms and power dynamics; lack of caregiving role models; physical labor; mental health and mental labor; emotional labor; time pressure; poverty; the learning and use of ...
Self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring utilizing a validated automatic sphygmomanometer, also known as a blood pressure measurement device, and a healthy diet are two of the most effective and affordable strategies to manage blood pressure and reduce the risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease...