Abstract Frailty has become a public health priority in many advanced countries. However, the effects of national implemented intervention remained unclear. Taiwan disability prevention program nationwide targeting on people aged 65 and over 2019. We aimed to identify subtypes function outcomes programs compare different outcome between frail non-frail older adults. The current study analyzed p...

• Objective: To describe the development and implementation of an electronic health record (EHR) with an embedded continuous quality improvement program for care of patients with stable coronary artery

background and aims. dental caries still remains a major problem in the field of oral and dental health and its prevention is more important than its treatment. fluoride plays a significant role in prevention of caries, and improving oral and dental health. one of the common ways of fluoride use is the use of a fluoride-containing mouthwash, the most important of which in use is 0.2% sodium flu...

BACKGROUND Depression and anxiety are common mental health concerns worldwide. Broad-spectrum multi-vitamin/mineral approaches have been found to alleviate a number of psychiatric symptoms. We investigated the effects of a nutrient intervention program, which includes optimizing vitamin D levels, on depression and anxiety outcomes from community-based program. METHODS We evaluated self-report...

the commentator suggests that it is necessary to extend the classical connotation of  global city which focuses much on the functions of controlling global capital and production. global city should also include the dimensions of the leading role and capacity on health improvements and well-being promotion. the commentator agrees with authors’ assessments about shanghai’s substantial progress o...

In December 2006, Congress passed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act to improve the nation's public health preparedness and response capabilities. It includes the role of Centers for Public Health Preparedness (CPHPs) to establish a competency-based core curriculum and perform evaluation of impact on newly developed materials. The Heartland Center for Public Health Preparedness (HCPH...

Medicare's health care quality improvement program (HCQIP) is a national effort to improve beneficiaries' quality of care. The end stage renal disease (ESRD) HCQIP was implemented in 1994 in response to criticism about the poor quality of care received by ESRD patients. Quality improvement efforts initiated by the ESRD Networks and dialysis providers in response to the HCQIP have demonstrated s...