Not Easy, but Essential: The Weight Conversation
Clinicians are often reluctant to bring up the weight issue for fear of offending patients. Find out how to use neutral yet motivating language to address this important clinical concern.
Category : Public Health : Health & Medical
Gaps in Knowledge of HPV and the HPV Vaccine
Do medical students properly understand HPV and the HPV vaccine and what types of gaps exist in their knowledge?
Monitoring the Health of Gender Minority Populations
This study examined the viability and acceptance of a brief tool with which transgender and gender minority young adults could be self-identified.
Computer Use and Overweight Development in Young Adults
Is time spent at the computer for leisure activities such as gaming and social media significantly contributing to obesity in young adults?
Lack of Sleep, Low Vitality and Impaired Glucose Tolerance
What's the link between self-reported lack of sleep, low vitality and impaired glucose tolerance?
An Unmet Need in Medical Training: Addressing Weight Bias
To change attitudes of healthcare professionals toward obese patients, start with healthcare students in training.
Utilization of Public Health Evaluations in Europe
Using hand hygiene campaigns as an example, this study identified the frequency and scope of evaluations of European national public health programs.
Promoting Physical Health of People With Mental Health Issues
How can public health clinicians help to encourage people with mental health issues to exercise and improve their physical health?
Smoking Cessation in People With Mental Health Problems
How can patients with mental health issues be properly counseled about the dangers of smoking and the importance of smoking cessation?
Does Doing Housework Keep You Healthy?
Is housework enough to keep people healthy, or are other forms of physical exercise recommended for the majority of adults?
Changing Minds About Vaccination
If you have been putting off having discussions with the vaccine hesitant or vaccine refusers among your patients, here are steps to follow to persuade them to have those needed vaccinations.
Cannabis, Other Predictors of Cigarette Use in Young Men
This study looks at the use of cannabis as well as other potential factors which might serve as a gateway to cigarette smoking in young men.
Parental Weight Changes Predict Child Weight Changes
Does a parent's weight gain or loss influence their children's weight changes?
Documentation of Injury-Related Pediatric Hospitalizations
How important is it for clinicians to gather as much information and data as possible in cases of possible maltreatment of children and subsequent hospitalizations? This study explains.
Sedentary Behavior and Health Outcomes Among Older Adults
Many elderly persons spend most of their awake time in sedentary activities. Is this contributing to poor health outcomes?
Risk of Suicide, Self-injury, and Psychiatric Service Use
Can perinatal experiences, such as birth complications, predict later mental health problems in children and adolescents?
Health Economics of Rubella
Does it make economic sense to expand rubella vaccinations globally? This new article discusses.
Improving STD Testing Behavior Among High-risk Young Adults
How can young adults be encouraged to go for STI testing? This new study looks at some interventional methods in a large vocational school.
Factors in the Control of Measles Epidemics: A Simulation
Using a simulation, the authors examined the effects of vaccination coverage and other factors on the probability of uncontrolled measles outbreaks and outbreak size after a single initial case.
Neighborhood Fast Food Restaurants and Fast Food Consumption
Does an abundance of easily available fast food in some of America's neighborhoods contribute to a higher risk for obesity?