Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Nov 2013
Risk factors for single and recurrent falls: a prospective study of falls in community dwelling seniors without cognitive impairment.
The purpose of this study is to contribute evidence towards heterogeneity in risk factors for single and recurrent falls. ⋯ Different intervention strategies should be developed for single and recurrent fallers.
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Preventive medicine · Nov 2013
Review Comparative StudyAn overview of national clinical guidelines for the management of childhood obesity in primary care.
Review of clinical guidelines. ⋯ The present review shows that there is international consensus regarding the recommendations for management of childhood obesity. There is less international consensus regarding the diagnostic classification of childhood obesity.
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Preventive medicine · Nov 2013
Elementary school practices and children's objectively measured physical activity during school.
To examine the relation of physical activity practices covering physical education (PE), recess, and classroom time in elementary schools to children's objectively measured physical activity during school. ⋯ The presence of multiple school physical activity practices doubled children's physical activity during school.
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Preventive medicine · Nov 2013
The association between county political inclination and obesity: Results from the 2012 presidential election in the United States.
We examined whether stable, county-level, voter preferences were significantly associated with county-level obesity prevalence using data from the 2012 US Presidential election. County voting preference for the 2012 Republican Party presidential candidate was used as a proxy for voter endorsement of personal responsibility approaches to reducing population obesity risk versus approaches featuring government-sponsored, multi-sectoral efforts like those recommended by the Centers for Disease Control Centers for Disease Control (CDC, 2009). ⋯ Future public health efforts to understand and reduce obesity risk may benefit from increased surveillance of this and similar linkages between political preferences and health risks.
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Preventive medicine · Nov 2013
Review Comparative StudyEvolution of cervical cancer screening and prevention in United States and Canada: implications for public health practitioners and clinicians.
Declines in cervical cancer incidence and mortality in Canada and in the United States have been widely attributed to the introduction of the Papanicolaou (Pap) test. This article reviews changes in screening and introduction of HPV vaccination. ⋯ Many prevention strategies are available for cervical cancer. Continued public health efforts should focus on increasing vaccine coverage in the target age groups and cervical cancer screening for women at appropriate intervals. Ongoing evaluation will be needed to ensure appropriate use of health resources, as vaccinated women become eligible for screening.