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Evelyn Angiji, Paul Ebusu • Tobacco Induced Diseases
(2018)
Background and challenges to implementation
Uganda
Cancer Society's (UCS) purpose is to coordinate civil society efforts for a
systematic contribution towards effective cancer control in Uganda. UCS is
moving towards fully integrating tobac...
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DOI: 10.18332/tid/84466
Huan Zhou, Sean Sylvia, Scott Rozelle, Gary L Darmstadt et al. • BMJ Open
(2023)
Introduction Millions of young rural children in China still suffer from poor health and malnutrition, partly due to a lack of knowledge about optimal perinatal and child care among rural mothers and caregivers. Meanwhile, there is an urgen...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065403
Margaret Padek, Peg Allen, Paul C. Erwin, Melissa Franco et al. • Implementation Science
(2018)
Abstract Background Much of the cancer burden in the USA is preventable, through application of existing knowledge. State-level funders and public health practitioners are in ideal positions to affect programs and policies related to cancer...
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DOI: 10.1186/s13012-018-0742-9
Ahmed Kabore, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, James Awuah, Andrew Hansen et al. • The Pan African Medical Journal
(2019)
INTRODUCTION: Substance abuse is an important public health issue affecting West Africa; however, there is currently a dearth of literature on the actions needed to address it. The aim of this study was to assess the risks and protective fa...
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DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2019.34.214.12851
Alinane Linda Nyondo-Mipando, Mai-Lei Woo Kinshella, Sangwani Salimu, Brandina Chiwaya et al. • International Breastfeeding Journal
(2021)
Abstract Background Exclusive breastfeeding is widely accepted as a key intervention with proven efficacy for improving newborn survival. Despite international commitments and targets to support and promote breastfeeding, there are still ga...
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DOI: 10.1186/s13006-021-00418-9
Laila Khawaja, Sarah Muir, Sarah Jenner, Sarah Shaw et al. • BMC Research Notes
(2026)
Abstract Objective Conducting health research with adolescents involves navigating complex challenges at both organisational and individual levels. As part of evaluating the EACH-B (Engaging Adolescents with Changing Behaviour) intervention...
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DOI: 10.1186/s13104-026-07642-8
Jing Li, Jing Yang, Jiayu Feng, Xiaohui Xu et al. • Global Health Action
(2025)
Background Diabetes is a leading global public health challenge with 537 million cases worldwide in 2021 and significant economic and societal burdens. Despite global initiatives, feasibility constraints limit widespread implementation of d...
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DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2025.2543605
George Seaden, André Manseau • Building Research & Information
(2001)
The particular roles played by governments through their policies and programmes are considered within a comparative context in order to gain an understanding of construction innovation systems and processes. The analysis of this question i...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613210010027701
Aruna Chandran, Churong Xu, Jonathan Gross, Kathryn M. Leifheit et al. • Frontiers in Public Health
(2021)
Introduction: Local health departments are currently limited in their ability to use life expectancy (LE) as a benchmark for improving community health. In collaboration with the Baltimore City Health Department, our aim was to develop a we...
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DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.663825
Amanda Le, Liisa S. Smith, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Kara Giannone et al. • Women's Health
(2025)
Background: Primary testing for high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) via self-collection can increase cervical cancer screening rates. In the United States, federally qualified health center (FQHC) patients often have low incomes, lack heal...
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DOI: 10.1177/17455057251362581
Agathe Yvinou, Romain Alain • Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
(2025)
Abstract Gender and sex disparities persist in orthopaedic and traumatology surgery, making it one of the least diverse medical specialties worldwide. Despite growing women representation in medical education, women continue to be significa...
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DOI: 10.1186/s13018-025-06170-8
Patrycja Sleboda, Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Wändi Bruine de Bruin, Wändi Bruine de Bruin et al. • Frontiers in Nutrition
(2022)
Objective:To inform dietary interventions, it is important to understand antecedents of recommended (henceforth: healthy) dietary behaviors, beyond dietary beliefs and self-efficacy. We used the validated “Eating Identity Type Inventory” to...
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DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.894557
Begashaw Melaku Gebresillassie, Kelly Howells, Diane Ashiru-Oredope • Pharmacy
(2023)
Pharmacists and their teams play an important role in providing public health services, however little is known about their level of contribution and the strength of evidence in Africa’s Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs). The purpose...
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DOI: 10.3390/pharmacy11010024
Margaret McConnell, Alya Alsager, Plyce Fuchu, Shrivaths Sriprasad et al. • BMC Pediatrics
(2025)
Abstract Background Preterm birth is a leading cause of childhood mortality and developmental disabilities, with persistent socioeconomic disparities in incidence and outcomes. Maternal presence during prolonged neonatal intensive care unit...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-05621-9
Evert Vedung • Routledge eBooks
(2017)
Evaluation is a controversial and little-understood strategy of public governance, control, and decision making. As early as classical antiquity, scholars were summoned to court to counsel kings. Public policy and program evaluation is a re...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315127767
B. Guy Peters (2021)
Contents: 1. Public Policy: A Design Perspective 2. Policy Problems PART I MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT POLICY 3. Models of Policymaking 4. Agendas, Agenda-setting and Framing PART II POLICY INTERVENTIONS 5. Designing Intervention and Implementat...
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Michael Tonry • Oxford University Press eBooks
(2012)
Abstract This introduction to the book starts by defining crime. It explains that cross-national agreement about what should and should not be considered as criminal is narrower than is sometimes recognized. Examples are given of various ac...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199844654.013.0001
• Oxford University Press eBooks
(2008)
Abstract The Oxford Handbook of Public Policy mines all the traditions of public policy. Public policy is the business end of political science. It is where theory meets practice in the pursuit of the public good. Political scientists appro...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199548453.001.0001
Parisa Darouei, Afsaneh Nazeri, Ali Zadeh Mohammadi, Mahdi Motia • پژوهشنامه روانشناسی مثبت
(2025)
This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of expressive art therapy package (based on visualizing memories with a unity-oriented approach) on the subjective well-being of middle-aged women. It was a quantitative, ...
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DOI: 10.22108/ppls.2026.131333.2222
Lejla Kuralić-Ćišić, Adela Ĉokić, Dţana Sultanić • Research in Education and Rehabilitation
(2023)
Educational institutions record an increase in behavioral disorders in children and adolescents every day, with severe symptoms that result in hospitalization or the imposition of criminal sanctions for juvenile delinquents....
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DOI: 10.51558/2744-1555.2023.6.2.243