American journal of preventive medicine
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The purpose of this study was to examine geographic variation in the availability of and barriers to school-based mental health services. ⋯ Significant inequities in school-based mental health services exist outside of urban areas.
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Cross-Sectional Nutritional Information and Quality of Canadian Chain Restaurant Menu Items in 2020.
More than 50% of Canadians report regularly eating foods prepared at restaurants. The literature shows poor nutritional quality of restaurant foods. No federal policy on improving the nutritional quality of restaurant food is available except for a provincial regulation that mandates Ontario chain restaurants to display the energy content of items on menus. There is limited information on the nutrition information reporting and nutritional quality of restaurant foods. This study aimed to examine the nutrition information reporting and nutritional quality of menu items of Canadian chain restaurants in 2020. ⋯ Although most chain restaurants provided nutrition information, the lack of regulations regarding reporting format and provision of serving size and other nutrients challenges the assessment of the nutritional quality of menu items. Interventions to standardize nutrition information reporting and improve nutritional quality are needed in the restaurant sector.
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The objective of this study is to determine the RR of intimate partner violence‒related hospitalization among men and women with and without intellectual disabilities. ⋯ Intellectual disability and female sex compound to elevate the risk of intimate partner violence‒related hospitalizations. This study underscores the need for improved and specialized service provision across healthcare, legal, criminal, and other systems to promote safety and healing for people with disabilities (especially for those with intellectual disabilities) who are survivors of intimate partner violence.
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This study explores the relationship between nonprofit hospitals' use of equity as a guiding theme in the development of their community health needs assessments and the level of alignment between the health needs identified in the community health needs assessment and those addressed in hospitals' implementation strategy. ⋯ Using equity as a guiding theme in the needs assessment process can help to align hospitals' community health initiatives with the most pressing health needs, thus contributing to public health improvement.