Islamic Religious Leaders in Israel as Social Agents for Change on Health-Related Issues
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DOI: 10.1007/s10943-017-0409-x
Abstract: Islamic religious leaders (IRLs) have the potential to influence health education, health promotion, and positive health outcomes among their own communities. This study aims to examine the role and effectiveness of Arab Muslim religious leaders,… read more here.
Keywords: health related; agents change; change health; health ... See more keywords
Climate Change and Health: Perspectives From Ghana
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DOI: 10.1029/2024gh001030
Abstract: Climate change is impacting many aspects of human life in many ways. In Ghana, climate change knowledge remains low and discussions linking climate change and health are scarce. In this paper, authors contribute to the… read more here.
Keywords: paper; change health; climate change; change ... See more keywords
Institutionalizing and sustaining social change in health systems: the case of Uganda
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DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czx066
Abstract: Abstract The key to high impact health services is institutionalizing and sustaining programme evaluation. Uganda represents a success story in the use of a specific programme evaluation method: Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS). Institutionalization is… read more here.
Keywords: institutionalizing sustaining; programme evaluation; change health; evaluation ... See more keywords
Climate change and health informatics: pilot survey of perspectives across the field
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DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocac199
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Establish a baseline of informatics professionals' perspectives on climate change and health. MATERIALS AND METHODS Anonymized survey sent to 9 informatics listservs March 31, 2022 to April 15, 2022. RESULTS N = 85 participants completed part… read more here.
Keywords: change; climate change; change health; survey ... See more keywords
The health of Internally Displaced People (IDPs), between conflicts and the increasing role of climate change.
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DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taae151
Abstract: Globally, the number of IDPs has jumped from 50.3 to 75.9 million in the past 5 years, and their displacement is increasingly driven by climate-change, replacing conflicts as main factor in 2023. This underscores the need… read more here.
Keywords: change health; climate; climate change; health internally ... See more keywords
Evidence-based recommendations for communicating the impacts of climate change on health.
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DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibac029
Abstract: Climate change poses a multifaceted, complex, and existential threat to human health and well-being, but efforts to communicate these threats to the public lag behind what we know how to do in communication research. Effective… read more here.
Keywords: climate change; health; change health; communication ... See more keywords
A cross-sectional analysis of factors associated with the teachable moment concept and health behaviors during pregnancy
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DOI: 10.1186/s12884-024-06348-8
Abstract: Background Pregnancy is often associated with a change in health behaviors, leading some to suggest that pregnancy could be a teachable moment for lifestyle change. However, the prevalence and underlying mechanism of this phenomenon is… read more here.
Keywords: change health; teachable moment; pregnancy; health behaviors ... See more keywords
[The Impact of Climate Change on Health].
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DOI: 10.20344/amp.10473
Abstract: There is broad consensus among scientists that climate change is occurring and increasing evidence that human health will be affected by it in many ways. Some of the impact will be direct, such as deaths… read more here.
Keywords: impact climate; change; climate change; change health ... See more keywords
Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change on Health to Better Manage Adaptation Action
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DOI: 10.3390/atmos10030119
Abstract: The atmospheric and climate research communities have made significant advances in recent decades in gathering and understanding the scientific evidence supporting the concept of anthropogenic climate change [...] read more here.
Keywords: change; impacts climate; climate change; health better ... See more keywords
Scoping Review of Climate Change and Health Research in the Philippines: A Complementary Tool in Research Agenda-Setting
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16142624
Abstract: The impacts of climate change on human health have been observed and projected in the Philippines as vector-borne and heat-related diseases have and continue to increase. As a response, the Philippine government has given priority… read more here.
Keywords: research; scoping review; change health; climate change ... See more keywords
Role of Health Professionals Regarding the Impact of Climate Change on Health—An Exploratory Review
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18063222
Abstract: Health professionals are increasingly urged to act to protect individuals and populations against the negative effects of climate and environment change on health. However, the amount of evidence supporting initiatives to that end is unknown.… read more here.
Keywords: change; climate environment; health professionals; change health ... See more keywords