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With a simple to-follow approach and unrivaled learning support, Jarvis' Physical Examination and Health Assessment, eighth Edition is the most legitimate, total, and handily actualized answer for wellbeing evaluation in nursing. This... more

With a simple to-follow approach and unrivaled learning support, Jarvis' Physical Examination and Health Assessment, eighth Edition is the most legitimate, total, and handily actualized answer for wellbeing evaluation in nursing. This firmly incorporated learning bundle keeps on fixating on Carolyn Jarvis' trademark clear, coherent, and comprehensive way to deal with physical assessment and wellbeing evaluation over the patient life expectancy. It's stuffed with distinctive outlines, bit by bit direction and proof based substance to give a total way to deal with wellbeing evaluation abilities and physical assessment. With a new spotlight on the present need-to-know data, the eighth version coordinates QSEN and interprofessional cooperation, highlights upgraded incorporation of LGBTQ contemplations, incorporates another independent Vital Signs part, and gives improved EHR and documentation content.

• • by Sally Simmonstaw
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  • Health Sciences, Health Impact Assessment, Health, Physical examination

The Minimum Elements and Practice Standards for Health Impact Assessment (MEPS) is undergoing its first update in six years. This document was first created to standardize health impact assessments (HIA) through specific guidance and... more

The Minimum Elements and Practice Standards for Health Impact Assessment (MEPS) is undergoing its first update in six years. This document was first created to standardize health impact assessments (HIA) through specific guidance and benchmarks and describe best practices for how an HIA should be conducted. A group of leading HIA practitioners created the MEPS in 2009. Since then, it has been updated twice to reflect the evolution of HIA as a practice and the expanded use of HIA as a tool to implement health in all policies. This commentary describes current efforts to revise the MEPS in the context of continued learnings in the field.

• • by Sandra Whitehead and +1
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  • Assessment, Public Health Policy, Health Impact Assessment, Public Health

We conducted a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) focused on water and sanitation in Vinton, TX, a small rural town on the U.S./Mexico Border. We present the Vinton HIA as a case study to inform the practice of HIA in rural limited resource... more

We conducted a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) focused on water and sanitation in Vinton, TX, a small rural town on the U.S./Mexico Border. We present the Vinton HIA as a case study to inform the practice of HIA in rural limited resource communities with higher than average levels of unemployment and poverty, and limited infrastructure. Household surveys, focus groups, and interviews provided quantitative and qualitative data on water sources and quality, sanitation practices, and community health. We found that some of the current water sources in Vinton did not meet drinking water standards for total dissolved solids and arsenic; the majority of septic tanks were not managed properly; and there was a short-term risk of water scarcity due to prolonged drought in the region. Prevalent ailments reported by participants included stomach problems, diarrhea, and skin problems. These ailments can be related to arsenic and/or biological organisms in water. The positive direct and indirect ...

• • by William Hargrove
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  • Health Impact Assessment, Adolescent, Multidisciplinary, Mexico

Large-scale mass poisoning through arsenic contaminated groundwater is a global concern and Bangladesh is among the countries exposed to high concentrations of arsenic in groundwater. As arsenic is a widespread contaminant, several... more

Large-scale mass poisoning through arsenic contaminated groundwater is a global concern and Bangladesh is among the countries exposed to high concentrations of arsenic in groundwater. As arsenic is a widespread contaminant, several studies have been conducted on it but only a few of these studies were held on micro regions by assessing its role on water quality index. In this study, the source and mobilization of arsenic, its effect on soil and plant, level and consequence of toxicity in human health along with current and potential methods to eliminate arsenic from groundwater in Bangladesh were reviewed based on previous researches. Along with the review, an experimental study was also carried out in an arsenic prone region of Bangladesh named Faridpur Sadar Upazila to delineate the role of arsenic in contamination by generating two synthetic scenarios where water quality was measured by the weighted arithmetic water quality index (WQI) method. From the review it was found that, both geogenic, as well as anthropogenic sources, contribute to arsenic affluence in groundwater in Bangladesh. The most accepted theory states that the Himalayan is the primary geogenic source of arsenic in the Bangladesh. Arsenic arrived in the aquifer transported with sediments which eventually releases into groundwater by several biogeochemical processes. This arsenic-contaminated groundwater is extensively used for drinking purpose and irrigation resulting in accumulation of arsenic in human body, soils and plants. Moreover, the accumulated arsenic in soil and plants transmits into the human body jeopardizes human health. Though, several arsenic removal technologies are now in practice in Bangladesh, more eco-friendly and convenient methods may be utilized to attenuate the level of toxicity. The experimental study revealed that, if the arsenic amount was reduced from the present condition, the overall WQI increases considerably. At one location, the index changed from category E to category B while considering a synthetic scenario of no arsenic in water. This indicates that arsenic is the key pollutant of groundwater in the area. This paper expects the kind attention of the local people and policymakers about the severity of arsenic pollution in the region.

• • by MD.AMINUL ISLAM KHAN
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  • Water quality, Arsenic, Arsenic Contamination in Ground Water, Health Impact Assessment
• • by Anne Moudon
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  • Education, European Union, Health Impact Assessment, Public Health

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a key public health and environmental sustainability activity and the revised EIA Directive presents opportunities for an effective consideration of population and human health and for greater... more

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a key public health and environmental sustainability activity and the revised EIA Directive presents opportunities for an effective consideration of population and human health and for greater collaboration across the key professional groups. This document is a primer. It is intended to spark discussion. It offers brief guidance and recommendations for public health teams, EIA practitioners, planning officers, consultees, consenting authorities and others concerned with population and human health (e.g. during screening, scoping, consultation, assessment, reporting and monitoring). EIA guidance should clearly define the proportionate assessment of population and human health. Key EIA principles include a comprehensive approach to health, proportionality, consistency, equity and reasonableness. The biggest opportunity to influence project design and hence influence health outcomes occurs while scoping, very early in the design process. Improved UK EIA guidance on population and human health is urgently needed. EIA professionals, public health teams, planning officers, environmental health officers, private sector consultants and community groups must work quickly, and work together.

• • by Ryngan Pyper and +1
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  • Health Promotion, Environmental Impact Assessment, Health Impact Assessment, Public Health

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a key public health and environmental sustainability activity and the revised EIA Directive presents opportunities for an effective consideration of population and human health and for greater... more

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a key public health and environmental sustainability activity and the revised EIA Directive presents opportunities for an effective consideration of population and human health and for greater collaboration across the key professional groups. This document is a primer. It is intended to spark discussion. It offers brief guidance and recommendations for public health teams, EIA practitioners, planning officers, consultees, consenting authorities and others concerned with population and human health (e.g. during screening, scoping, consultation, assessment, reporting and monitoring). EIA guidance should clearly define the proportionate assessment of population and human health. Key EIA principles include a comprehensive approach to health, proportionality, consistency, equity and reasonableness. The biggest opportunity to influence project design and hence influence health outcomes occurs while scoping, very early in the design process. Improved UK EIA guidance on population and human health is urgently needed. EIA professionals, public health teams, planning officers, environmental health officers, private sector consultants and community groups must work quickly, and work together.

• • by Ben Cave and +4
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  • Health Promotion, Environmental Impact Assessment, Health Impact Assessment, Spatial planning

In Australasia (Australia and New Zealand) the use of health impact assessment (HIA) as a tool for improved policy development is comparatively new. The public health workforce do not routinely assess the potential health and equity... more

In Australasia (Australia and New Zealand) the use of health impact assessment (HIA) as a tool for improved policy development is comparatively new. The public health workforce do not routinely assess the potential health and equity impacts of proposed policies or programs. The ...

• • by Sarah Simpson
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  • Health inequality, Policy Development, Environmental Impact Assessment, Health Impact Assessment
• • by Elliott Sclar
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  • Program Evaluation, Health Promotion, Urban Planning, Health Impact Assessment
• • by kennedy sambambi
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  • Health Impact Assessment, Zambia, Syphilis, Pregnancy
• • by María Sandín Vázquez
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  • Health Impact Assessment, Public Health, Public health systems and services research

Lifting at work is considered an important risk factor for low back pain (LBP). However, contradictory findings have been reported, partly because frequency, duration and intensity (ie, the weight of the load) of lifting have not been... more

Lifting at work is considered an important risk factor for low back pain (LBP). However, contradictory findings have been reported, partly because frequency, duration and intensity (ie, the weight of the load) of lifting have not been systematically considered. This has hampered developments of threshold values for lifting. The aims of this study were: to assess the effect of lifting during work (quantified in duration, frequency or intensity) on the incidence of LBP and to quantify the impact of these relationships on the occurrence of LBP in occupational populations exposed to lifting. We searched in PubMed and EMBASE.com for longitudinal studies assessing the effect of occupational lifting on LBP incidence. For each study, the exposure-response slope of the association was estimated by loglinear regression analysis. When possible, a meta-analysis on these slopes was conducted. In a health impact assessment, the effects of the pooled exposure-response relationships on LBP incidenc...

• • by Jaap Van Dieen and +1
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  • Health Impact Assessment, Low back pain, Humans, Work
• • by Ben Cave
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  • Urban Planning, Health Impact Assessment, Public Health, Business Process Improvement, Data Quality Dimensions, Information Quality , Qualitative and Quantitative Methodology
• • by Jennifer Mindell
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  • Decision Making, Evidence Based Practice, Health Impact Assessment, Qualitative Research
• • by David Rojas-rueda
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  • Environmental policy, Carbon Dioxide, Air pollution, Health Impact Assessment
• • by Regine Gerike and +1
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  • Transportation, Health Impact Assessment, Preventive medicine, Risk assessment

Cardiovascular health has been identified as a prioritized community health need according to recent community health need assessment (CHNA) data. While the Affordable Care Act mandates that non-profit hospitals conduct a CHNA, little... more

Cardiovascular health has been identified as a prioritized community health need according to recent community health need assessment (CHNA) data. While the Affordable Care Act mandates that non-profit hospitals conduct a CHNA, little guidance exists on how to address the identified needs. Logic models provide systematic structure and necessary direction in how communities can start to address their identified health needs. Completing logic models in a non-linear fashion is encouraged to employ a strengths-based approach and verify the logic. This article provides an application of logic models as one strategy to generate a community-based program theory to improve cardiovascular health.

• • by Karin Becker
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  • Health Promotion, Health Education, Community Health, Health Impact Assessment
• • by Ben Cave
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  • Strategic Environmental Assessment, Health Impact Assessment, Public Health

Fibromyalgia (FM) is the most common chronic pain syndrome encountered in medical practice, affecting females more than males, and the estimated prevalence of FM in Egypt is 1.3 %. The aim was to translate and adapt the Fibromyalgia... more

Fibromyalgia (FM) is the most common chronic pain syndrome encountered in medical practice, affecting females more than males, and the estimated prevalence of FM in Egypt is 1.3 %. The aim was to translate and adapt the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) into Arabic and assess reliability and validity. The Arabic version of Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ-A) was adapted following the forward/backward translation approach. Fifty-one female patients with FM were studied to assess psychometric properties of the FIQ-A. Reliability was analyzed by the correlation coefficient between test and retest. Internal consistency was checked by the Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Construct validity was assessed comparing FIQ-A with Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), Health Assessment Questionnaire of Fibromyalgia (FHAQ), The Medical Outcome Survey Short-Form-36 (SF-36), and the Total Visual Analog Scale (TVAS) for FM symptom, and feasibility was assessed by the time taken in completing the FIQ-A and the proportion of patients completed the questionnaire. Patients studied were 33.2 ± 9.8 years old. Translation was concordant. Adaptation affected 4 sub-items of physical function. Test-retest correlation coefficient was 0.89 for total FIQ-A and Cronbach's alpha was 0.76. Excellent to good statistically significant correlations (p < 0.05) were found between the FIQ-A items and HAQ, FHAQ, and SF-36. The FIQ-A is a reliable, valid for measuring health status and physical function in Arabic-speaking FM patients.

• • by Mohamed A . Hefny
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  • Health Impact Assessment, Translation, Fibromyalgia
• • by Michael Joffe
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  • Human Geography, Evidence Based Medicine, Health Impact Assessment, Risk assessment
• • by Ben Smith
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  • Health Promotion, Social Marketing, Evidence Based Medicine, Global Health
• • by Tim Schwanen
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  • Transportation, Health Impact Assessment, Preventive medicine, Adolescent

This HIA shows how Seattle’s Delridge Corridor Multimodal Transportation Project, through changing the way that residents move through and interact with their environment and each other, has the potential to profoundly improve... more

This HIA shows how Seattle’s Delridge Corridor Multimodal Transportation Project, through changing the way that residents move through and interact with their environment and each other, has the potential to profoundly improve disparities, and increase the health and wellbeing of the overall community. The recommendations provided here will assist SDOT, DPD, policymakers, and community stakeholders enhance the health- and equity-promoting aspects of this project.

• • by Hilary Jauregui, DNP, MN, RN, NCSN
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  • Health Impact Assessment
• • by Ryan Calder
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  • Science Policy, Renewable Energy, Environmental Policy and Governance, Environmental Impact Assessment
• • by Eleonora Kapitonova and +1
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  • Radiation Protection, Health Impact Assessment, Chernobyl, Risk assessment

This paper attempts to investigate the impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on economic growth in Nigeria. The research developed a structural macroeconometric model consisting of four blocks made up of supply, private demand... more

This paper attempts to investigate the impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on economic growth in Nigeria. The research developed a structural macroeconometric model consisting of four blocks made up of supply, private demand ,government and external sectors. The model deploys 18 simultaneous equations and 100 variables to capture the required proxies. The research adopted a three-stage least squares (3SLS) technique and macroeconometric model of simultaneous equations to capture the disaggregated impact of FDI on the different sectors of the economy and the inter-linkages amongst the sectors in order to give better insight into the variations inherent therein. The finding shows that FDI has a significant impact on output of the economy but that the growth effects of FDI differ across sectors. The paper recommends sector-specific policies, enhanced trade openness, import substitution development strategy incentives to existing investors, and potential overseas investors so as to enhance the development of the country.

• • by adegbemi onakoya
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  • Economic Growth, Health Impact Assessment, Regional economic development, Foreign Direct Investment ( FDI )
• • by Steve Iliffe
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  • Information Systems, Decision Making, Evidence Based Medicine, Health Impact Assessment
• • by mazrura SAHANI
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  • Malaysia, Air pollution, Health Impact Assessment, Environmental Pollution
• • by Denis Caillaud
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  • Air pollution, Health Impact Assessment, Humans, Pollen
• • by Susan Povall
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  • Health Promotion, Research Design, Social Determinants of Health, Health Impact Assessment
• • by Virginia Murray and +1
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  • Health Impact Assessment, All aspects of flooding
• • by Salim Vohra
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  • Health Impact Assessment, International Trends
• • by Donald Light
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  • Developing Countries, Health Impact Assessment, International Cooperation, Motivation
• • by David Rojas-rueda
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  • Transportation, Air pollution, Health Impact Assessment, Preventive medicine

We develop a framework for assessing the net benefits of investments to promote bicycling, which explicitly accounts for internal costs of bicycling. We apply our model to eight Swiss cities using data from the Swiss national travel... more

We develop a framework for assessing the net benefits of investments to promote bicycling, which explicitly accounts for internal costs of bicycling. We apply our model to eight Swiss cities using data from the Swiss national travel survey and find that increasing the level of bicycling by reducing internal costs leads to inframarginal benefits that exceed the net benefits from the additional bicycling.
We further find that Swiss cyclists only partially internalize health benefits, which affects the benefits from infrastructure investments but also implies that there is scope for “soft” measures that would inform users about health benefits
of bicycling.

• • by Thomas Gotschi
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  • Transport Economics, Transportation Economics, Health Impact Assessment, Public Health
• • by Prof. Dr. Md. Moklesur Rahman Sarker and +1
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  • Occupational Health, Health Impact Assessment, Humans, Male

Pesticide risk and impact assessment models critically rely on and are sensitive to information describing dissipation from plants. Despite recent progress, experimental data are not available for all relevant pesticide−plant... more

Pesticide risk and impact assessment models critically rely on and are sensitive to information describing dissipation from plants. Despite recent progress, experimental data are not available for all relevant pesticide−plant combinations, and currently no model predicting plant dissipation accounts for the influence of substance properties, plant characteristics, temperature, and study conditions. In this study, we propose models to estimate half-lives for pesticide dissipation from plants and provide recommendations for how to use our results. On the basis of fitting experimental dissipation data with reported average air temperatures, we estimated a reaction activation energy of 14.25 kJ/mol and a temperature coefficient Q 10 of 1.22 to correct dissipation from plants for the influence of temperature. We calculated a set of dissipation half-lives for 333 substances applied at 20 °C under field conditions. Half-lives range from 0.2 days for pyrethrins to 31 days for dalapon. Parameter estimates are provided to correct for specific plant species, temperatures, and study conditions. Finally, we propose a predictive regression model for pesticides without available measured dissipation data to estimate half-lives based on substance properties at the level of chemical substance class. Estimated half-lives from our study are designed to be applied in risk and impact assessment models to either directly describe dissipation or as first proxy for describing degradation.

• • by Peter Fantke
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  • Health Impact Assessment, Environmental Sciences, External costs, Life Cycle Assessment ( LCA )
• • by Bruno Kochan and +2
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  • Environmental policy, Physical Activity, Transportation, Air pollution

"Sarakham Makham Laem " (Covering the canopy of the existing tamarind tree), is an idiom in the past that referred to Maha Sarakham City Municipality. which is another word about the memory that indicates the identity of the city,... more

"Sarakham Makham Laem " (Covering the canopy of the existing tamarind tree), is an idiom in the past that referred to Maha Sarakham City Municipality. which is another word about the memory that indicates the identity of the city, Cultivation of tamarind trees in the city On the side of Nakhon Sawan Road, which is an important road of Maha Sarakham City, there are historical landmarks in the city and the former government center, by planting tamarind trees along Nakhon Sawan Road in the past, the shape of the bush is trimmed to look like a pointed bush, however over time Physical characteristics of tamarind trees are growing, Both the shape of the tree and the canopy change with age, causing problems of toppling and death of large tamarind trees in the area.

• • by NCLA 2022 The 5th National Conference on Landscape Architecture
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  • Health Impact Assessment, Sustainable Land Management, Tamarind

Amid sawmill busy lives, air pollution is one of the greatest casualties of our time and has increased worldwide since 1990. Today, the history of air pollution in sawmills accounts for 93.32% of the total number of wood processing... more

Amid sawmill busy lives, air pollution is one of the greatest casualties of our time and has increased worldwide since 1990. Today, the history of air pollution in sawmills accounts for 93.32% of the total number of wood processing industries in Nigeria, it seems daunting, overwhelming and have positioned the country at a perilous crossroad. For emerging nations such as Nigeria with a population projected to hit 410.6 million humans by 2050 with up to 40-60 million people with mental disorders at the moment, consequently more than 40,000 deaths a year will be due to air pollution. 7 million deaths worldwide is attributed to air pollution with the number set to increase significantly in coming decades mostly through non-communicable diseases like lung cancer, stroke and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease but also through acute respiratory infections like pneumonia. Similarly, around 90% of all people breathe air contaminated with pollutants. In 2015, tobacco caused 7 million deaths, 1.2 million AIDS, 1.1 million cases of tuberculosis and 0.7 million of malaria, 19% of all cardiovascular deaths, 24% of all deaths due to ischaemic heart disease. 21% of stroke deaths, and 23% of deaths from lung cancer. Non-communicable diseases are responsible for 70% of deaths from air pollution and are a major cause of unexplained infections. In addition, air pollution seems to be significant but it is still not a determinant factor of the risk of neurodegenerative disorders in children and neurodegenerative diseases in adults. This study assessed ambient air quality in major sawmill sites in Ilorin Metropolis,

• • by Raimi Morufu
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  • Air pollution, Health Impact Assessment, Air Pollution and Health Effects, Air Pollution Control

The Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) is currently the most widely used oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) instrument. The study validated the English-language 5-item OHIP by investigating its psychometric properties of... more

The Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP) is currently the most widely used oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) instrument. The study validated the English-language 5-item OHIP by investigating its psychometric properties of dimensionality, reliability, and validity in the adult general population. In 405 subjects (mean age 45+15.7 years, 63% female) from the 2014 Minnesota State Fair, dimensionality was investigated by confirmatory factor analysis. Construct validity was assessed by using a structural equation model correlating OHRQoL and self-reported global oral health status. Reliability was calculated using Cronbach&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;s alpha for OHIP5 total scores. In the confirmatory factor analysis, the unidimensional model fit OHIP5 well as indicated by fit indices (RMSEA: 0.07, SRMR: 0.03, comparative fit indices: &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;0.95). In the structural equation model, self-reported global oral health status correlated with 0.46 with the latent OHRQoL factor, indicating sufficient construct validity. Cronbach&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;s alpha, a measure of score reliability, was &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;satisfactory&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; with 0.75. We validated the English-language version of OHIP5 in the adult general population. Ultrashort instruments such as the 5-item OHIP provide a conceptually appealing and technically feasible opportunity to measure the impact of oral disorders and dental interventions in settings such as general dental practice where the burden to collect and interpret OHRQoL information needs to be minimized.

• • by Karl Self and +1
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  • Psychometrics, Quality of life, Health Impact Assessment, Language
• • by Eva Elliott
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  • Health Impact Assessment
• • by Lisa Barnett
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  • Education, Health Impact Assessment, Adolescent Health, Adolescent

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Beginning in Gauteng in May 2008, escalated xenophobic violence resulted in the deaths, disability and displacement of migrant populations across South Africa. This discrimination and violence against migrants needs to... more

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Beginning in Gauteng in May 2008, escalated xenophobic violence resulted in the deaths, disability and displacement of migrant populations across South Africa. This discrimination and violence against migrants needs to be viewed in the context of broader structural or institutional discrimination, which in turn contributes to broader societal xenophobia and discrimination.

• • by Brett Bowman and +1
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  • Health Impact Assessment
• • by Lory Laing
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  • Environmental Impact Assessment, Health Impact Assessment, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Impact