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| Boletín Informativo. No. 37 | julio 2012 |
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Gender and HealthLatest issue of Eurohealth is now available on-line: main focus on Gender and Health Eurohealth Observer - Volume 18 | Number 2 | 2012 Quarterly of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies “…..The impact of gender inequalities on women’s and men’s health can take a number of forms, affecting not only health outcomes and health status, but also access to preventive and curative services. Moreover, the different health needs and opportunities available to men and women accompany them throughout their life course, from infancy to adolescence and adulthood. For these reasons, promoting policies that acknowledge the differential effects of gender roles and norms on health is crucial, not only to rectify any negative biases or inequities between genders but also to ensure the success of intended policy outcomes….” Texto completo aquí Imagen tomada de:aquí
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Use of Email and Telephone Prompts to Increase Self-Monitoring in a Web-Based InterventionRandomized Controlled Trial Mary L Greaney1, PhD; Kim Sprunck-Harrild1, MSW, MPH; Gary G Bennett2,3, PhD; Elaine Puleo4, PhD; Jess Haines5, PhD; K Vish Viswanath1,6, PhD; Karen M Emmons1,7, PhD 1Center for Community-Based Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, United States 2Department of Psychology and and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States 3Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States 4Department of Public Health, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States 5Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada 6Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States 7Department of Society, Human Development & Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States Corresponding Author: Mary L Greaney, PhD Center for Community-Based Research Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 450 Brookline Ave, LW664 Boston, MA, 02215 United States Phone: 1 617 582 7940 Fax: 1 617 582 5390 Email: mary_greaney [at] dfci.harvard.edu ABSTRACT Background: Self-monitoring is a key behavior change mechanism associated with sustained health behavior change. Although Web- based interventions can offer user-friendly approaches for self-monitoring, engagement with these tools is suboptimal. Increased use could encourage, promote, and sustain behavior change. Objective: To determine whether email prompts or email plus telephone prompts increase self-monitoring of behaviors on a website created for a multiple cancer risk reduction program. Methods: We recruited and enrolled participants (N = 100) in a Web-based intervention during a primary care well visit at an urban primary care health center. The frequency of daily self-monitoring was tracked on the study website. Participants who tracked at least one behavior 3 or more times during week 1 were classified as meeting the tracking threshold and were assigned to the observation-only group (OO, n = 14). This group was followed but did not receive prompts. Participants who did not meet the threshold during week 1 were randomly assigned to one of 2 prompting conditions: automated assistance (AA, n = 36) or automated assistance + calls (AAC, n = 50). During prompting periods (weeks 2–3), participants in the AA and AAC conditions received daily automated emails that encouraged tracking and two tailored self-monitoring reports (end of week 2, end of week 3) that provided feedback on tracking frequency. Individuals in the AAC condition also received two technical assistance calls from trained study staff. Frequency of self-monitoring was tracked from week 2 through week 17. Results: Self-monitoring rates increased in both intervention conditions during prompting and declined when prompting ceased. Over the 16 weeks of observation, there was a significant between-group difference in the percentage who met the self-monitoring threshold each week, with better maintenance in the AAC than in the AA condition (P < .001). Self-monitoring rates were greater in the OO group than in either the AA or AAC condition (P < .001). Conclusions: Prompting can increase self-monitoring rates. The decrease in self-monitoring after the promoting period suggests that additional reminder prompts would be useful. The use of technical assistance calls appeared to have a greater effect in promoting self-monitoring at a therapeutic threshold than email reminders and the tailored self-monitoring reports alone. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01415492; http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01415492 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/68LOXOMe2 (J Med Internet Res 2012;14(4):e96) Texto completo aquí Imagen tomada de aquí
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Social Determinants of HealthPublic Health Agency of Canada Canadian Best Practices Portal Web site desde aquí “……The social determinants of health influence the health of populations. They include income and social status; social support networks; education; employment/working conditions; social environments; physical environments; personal health practices and coping skills; healthy child development; gender; and culture. These resources provide Canadian and international information to help you plan approaches to address the social determinants of health.
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Implementation research evidence uptake and use for policy-makingUlysses Panisset 1; Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos 2; Ahmad Hamdi Alkhatib 3; Tomás Pantoja 4 ;Prabal Singh 5; Jane Kengey-Kayondo 6; Ben McCutchen 7 1 Coordinator, Evidence Informed Policy Network (EVIPNet), Department of Knowledge Management and Sharing, WHO 2 Programme Head, Health & Family Planning Systems Programme, ICDDR,B, Dhaka, Bangladesh 3 Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University; Forum Fellow, McMaster Health Forum, Canada 4 Family Medicine Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 5 ACCESS Health International Inc., Centre for Emerging Markets Solutions, Indian School of Business, Andhra Pradesh, India 6 Strategic Alliances, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), WHO 7 Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Canada Health Research Policy and Systems – July 2012 “……A major obstacle to the progress of the Millennium Development Goals has been the inability of health systems in many low- and middle-income countries to effectively implement evidence-informed interventions. This article discusses the relationships between implementation research and knowledge translation and identifies the role of implementation research in the design and execution of evidence-informed policy. After a discussion of the benefits and synergies needed to translate implementation research into action, the article discusses how implementation research can be used along the entire continuum of the use of evidence to inform policy. It provides specific examples of the use of implementation research in national level programmes by looking at the scale up of zinc for the treatment of childhood diarrhoea in Bangladesh and the scaling up of malaria treatment in Burkina Faso. A number of tested strategies to support the transfer of implementation research results into policy-making are provided to help meet the standards that are increasingly expected from evidence-informed policy-making practices…” “……Implementation research is an integral part of the knowledge translation (KT) continuum. Emphasis must be placed not only on its production, but also on its quality, proper use and uptake in decision-making. In order to more effectively implement evidence informed policy, policy-makers and researchers should learn together and work in partnership to improve access and delivery. Steps should be taken to increase the demand for research use and knowledge translation (KT) through sustainable partnerships and mechanisms, including KT platforms (at the district, provincial and national levels) that promote the early involvement of policy-makers, managers, health care providers and patients and serve as the basis for capacity-strengthening activities….” Texto completo desde aquí Imagen tomada desde aquí |
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Jarrón con amapolas - Van GoghJarrón con amapolas Autor:Vincent Van Gogh Fecha:1886 Museo:Wadsworth Atheneum (Hartford) Características:56 x 46´5 cm. Material:Oleo sobre lienzo Estilo:Neo-Impresionismo  La llegada de Van Gogh a París en marzo de 1886 le va a poner en
contacto con los impresionistas que ya estaban viendo amenazadas sus innovaciones por jóvenes artistas que se engloban dentro del término Post-Impresionismo. Vincent es un "paleto holandés" que va a empezar a observar lo que se hace a su alrededor y va a iniciar un revolucionario cambio en su paleta y en sus temas, abandonando los campesinos de Nuenen para interesarse por el paisaje de las cercanías de su casa o asuntos florales como este jarrón con amapolas. La similitud entre Cèzanne y Van Gogh en este lienzo es amplia ya que Vincent frecuenta los ambientes artísticos de la noche parisina, consumiendo grandes dosis de alcohol y asimilando nuevos conceptos. Por eso en estas amapolas nos ofrece una visión más colorista de su mundo, apreciándose la alegría del pintor en las tonalidades empleadas: rojos, azules y verdes son aplicados con pinceladas rápidas y vibrantes, inundando la composición y haciendo olvidar el periodo frío y triste de Nuenen. Texto obtenido de aquí |
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