Public health nursing
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Breastfeeding is a critical public health intervention. Nurses play a vital role in promoting and supporting optimal breastfeeding practices in infants and young children. An analysis following the eight-part Walker & Avant method provides clarity and context to the concept of breastfeeding. The antecedents of the concept of breastfeeding indicate nurse interventions to facilitate and the consequences provide key points for education related to the benefits of breastfeeding.
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Public health nursing · May 2013
Multicenter StudyImpact of demographic change, socioeconomics, and health care resources on life expectancy in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar.
Demographic and socioeconomic changes and the availability of health care resources were collected to examine the impacts on life expectancy in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. ⋯ Results show that factors that had direct impacts on life expectancy in all three countries were socioeconomic status and health care resources. Demographic changes had an indirect influence on life expectancy via health care resources. These findings suggest that policymakers should be focusing on how to remove the barriers that impede access to health care services during economic downturns. In addition, how to increase preventive care for the populations that have less access to health care in communities.
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Public health nursing · May 2013
Information and support needs among parents of young children in a region of Canada: a cross-sectional survey.
To determine the information and support needs among parents of young children in a region of Canada. ⋯ Parents want information to support their parenting. These results have implications for planning and implementation of future parenting information and support programs and services.