Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2014
Comparative StudyUsing electronic health record data to evaluate preventive service utilization among uninsured safety net patients.
This study compared the preventive service utilization of uninsured patients receiving care at Oregon community health centers (CHCs) in 2008 through 2011 with that of continuously insured patients at the same CHCs in the same period, using electronic health record (EHR) data. ⋯ Lack of insurance is a barrier to preventive service utilization, even in patients who can access care at a CHC. Policymakers in the United States should continue to address this significant prevention disparity.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2014
Association between self-reported physical activity and indicators of body composition in Malaysian adolescents.
Obesity and lack of physical activity are fast becoming a concern among Malaysian adolescents. ⋯ This study demonstrates that high physical activity scores were associated with the decreased precursor risk factors of obesity.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2014
The health consequences of child mental health problems and parenting styles: unintentional injuries among European schoolchildren.
Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death for schoolchildren. We assessed the association between externalizing psychopathology, parenting style, and unintentional injury in European children in the community. ⋯ Unintentional injury is a potential adverse health consequence of child externalizing problems. Interventions to improve parent-child relationships and prevention as well as focused treatment for externalizing problems may reduce the burden of injury.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2014
The implementation of a participatory manuscript development process with Native American tribal awardees as part of the CDC Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative: challenges and opportunities.
In 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded 50 communities, including three tribal awardees, to implement environmental approaches to address obesity and smoking through the Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative. The tribes were among the selected awardees offered training support for analyzing, writing, and publishing their findings. This article describes the process of translating the workshops, guided by a participatory framework, for implementation with the tribes. ⋯ The participatory manuscript development process described here is the first of its kind outlining a pathway for tribal community health practitioners to translate and publish their work. Further development of this process could increase the number of community-developed manuscripts, thereby advancing the field of translational intervention science and leading to improved health equity.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2014
Dog walking is associated with more outdoor play and independent mobility for children.
Dog ownership is positively associated with children's physical activity. It is plausible that dog-facilitated activity rather than dog ownership per se encourages children's physical activity behaviors. We examined relationships between dog walking and children's physical activity, and outdoor play and independent mobility. ⋯ Dog-facilitated play and physical activity can be an effective strategy for increasing children's physical activity. Dog walking may provide a readily accessible and safe option for improving levels of independent mobility.