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Direct linkCharitonos, Koula; Littlejohn, Allison – Studies in Continuing Education, 2022
This article examines tensions that professionals in healthcare settings in low-to-middle income countries (LMICs) face in the evolving field around surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Few public health problems are of greater global importance today than AMR, that poses a threat to our ability to treat infections. In this context, the…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Health Services, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Alexander Le; Sara Ali; Christine C. Blackburn; Leslie Ruyle; Jessica Hernandez; Farid Abarca; Araceli Arroniz; Sanny Rivera; Kaylee Jerman; Neha Kashyap; Edward Davila; Kathryn Ortega; Yesenia Zavala – Health Education & Behavior, 2024
Treatment-seeking behavior (TSB) in relation to dengue infection is a critical aspect of public health, and understanding the factors that influence it is crucial for effective disease management. This research delves into key determinants of dengue TSB by examining the perceptions and behaviors of individuals in Costa Rica, in relation to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Access to Health Care
Download full textDimitra Perifanou; Eleni Konstantinou; Anne Nikula; Kristina Grendova; Aija Ahokas; Joan-Carles Casas-Baroy; Daniela Cavani; Paola Ferri; Paola Galbany-Estragués; Cinzia Gradellini; Michaela Machajova; Daniela Mecugni; Sari Nyman; Xavier Palomar-Aumatell; Janka Prnova; Montse Romero Mas; Carme Roure Pujol; Heli Thomander; Evanthia Sakellari – Higher Education Studies, 2024
Immunization is a highly cost-effective investment in health, proven to be an effective tool in controlling and eliminating dangerous infectious diseases. Health science students require evidence-based knowledge to tackle challenges in healthcare, particularly in the field of vaccination. The aim of the current study is to asses students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immunization Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Communicable Diseases
Macharia, Pascal; Moore, Samantha; Mathenge, John; Ndunda, Erastus; Lazarus, Lisa; McKinnon, Lyle R.; Lorway, Robert – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: This report identifies the profound effects that the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant government lockdown have had on sexual health services delivery to a community of marginalised male sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya. Methods: Based on the experiences shared during ongoing virtual conversations with peer health workers, a case study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Males, COVID-19, Pandemics
Lee, Emily; Cormier, Kayla; Sharma, Anu – Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2022
Aim: To investigate mask use and the difficulties it may pose during communication in healthcare settings. Methods: A survey utilizing a series of Likert scales was administered. Mask use challenges between clinicians and their patients were examined in the domains of communication, listening effort, cognition, and rehabilitation. Results: Across…
Descriptors: Health Services, Disease Control, Communication Problems, Safety Equipment
Spieker, Susanne – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2022
This study offers a microhistory by exploring the impact regular smallpox outbreaks had on the lives of gentry families in seventeenth-century England. It particularly focuses on the question as in what way smallpox influenced upbringing and educational decisions and draws on a collection of personal letters of the Clarke family (1667-1710),…
Descriptors: Educational History, Decision Making, Letters (Correspondence), Family Relationship
Schug, Mark C. – Social Education, 2021
While both the 1918 influenza (aka Spanish flu) and the 2020 COVID-19 pandemics were devastating, the 1918 influenza pandemic was considered worse. Its origins are still debated, but it was first identified in the United States at Fort Riley, an Army base in Kansas. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Comparative Analysis, Incidence
Velasco, Veronica; Coppola, Liliana; Veneruso, Mariacira – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objective: International agencies report the importance of health promotion in planning educational strategies and school management in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to identify the benefits of using a Health Promoting School (HPS) approach to guide educational and school policy during the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy, the main…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Health Promotion
Jewett, Amy; Bell, Teal; Cohen, Nicole J.; Buckley, Kirsten; Leino, E. Victor; Even, Susan; Beavers, Suzanne; Brown, Clive; Marano, Nina – Journal of American College Health, 2016
Objective: Colleges are at risk for communicable disease outbreaks because of the high degree of person-to-person interactions and relatively crowded dormitory settings. This report describes the US college student health screening requirements among US resident and international students for tuberculosis (TB) and vaccine-preventable diseases…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Screening Tests, Diseases
Sydney M. Silverstein; Whitney Jenkins; Marietta Orlowski; Sara Paton – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: We describe and analyze case investigation and contact tracing (CICT) efforts across Ohio's public universities in response to COVID-19 to distill challenges and lessons learned and suggest future opportunities for universities to mobilize in the face of emergent public health crises. Participants: Faculty, staff, and graduate students…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Public Colleges, Emergency Programs
Bender, Lisa – UNICEF, 2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) has made the assessment that COVID-19 (coronavirus) can be characterised as a pandemic and the virus has now spread to many countries and territories. While a lot is still unknown about the virus that causes COVID-19, we do know that it is transmitted through direct contact with respiratory droplets of an…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Disease Incidence, Prevention, Child Safety
Samah Alageel; Lamis Al-Sayyari; Sultana A. Alhurishi – Discover Education, 2023
Health education specialists play a major role in promoting a healthy lifestyle, preventing, and managing diseases. This study aimed at identifying the needed skills and knowledge of health education specialists with an interest in disease prevention and the transformation of healthcare in Saudi Arabia. This study employed a qualitative case study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Specialists, Disease Control
UNICEF, 2021
In sub-Saharan Africa, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have far-reaching consequences for 550 million children under the age of 18. This UNICEF Child Alert examines how the disease and measures put in place to contain it are impacting the lives of children across the region, exacerbating existing threats like conflict, climate change and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Conflict, Climate
Francis, Diane B.; Noar, Seth M.; Widman, Laura; Willoughby, Jessica Fitts; Sanchez, Diana M.; Garrett, Kyla P. – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objective: Condom distribution programmes are an important means of preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs); yet little research has examined their perceived and actual impact on college campuses. Design: Quantitative, cross-sectional study. Setting: Large public university in the Southeastern USA. Method: Approximately 2 months after a…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Campuses, Higher Education, Case Studies
Lupafya, Phindile Chitsulo; Mwagomba, Beatrice L. Matanje; Hosig, Kathy; Maseko, Lucy M.; Chimbali, Henry – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Malawi is a Sub-Saharan African country experiencing the epidemiological transition from predominantly infectious to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) with dramatically increasing prevalence of lifestyle-related diseases such as obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. Malawi's 2011-2016 Health Sector Strategic Plan included NCDs, and an NCD Control…
Descriptors: Diseases, Disease Control, Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis
