An important recent trend in health promotion and disease prevention has been the increasing number and scope of communitybased interventions. These programs are aimed at entire populations, which are usually geographically defined, and they attempt to change health behavior and disease risk through mass media campaigns, activation of existing community organizations, or changes in the physical...

Purpose To date, most studies of integrative health care (IHC) have focused on the experiences of patients and practitioners, often emphasising the tensions between CAM and biomedical cultures. Minimal research has investigated the perspectives of IHC managers. In response, this study explores the perspectives of seven IHC managers working in a diverse range of health care services in Australia...

“. . . Community lies at the heart of public health . . . interventions work best when they are rooted in the values, knowledge, expertise, and interests of the community itself . . . health encompasses the physical, mental, spiritual, environmental and economic well-being of a community and its members. We recognize the power of equal partnerships including community-based organizations, acade...

Holly Hatton, M.s., is a professional researcher and evaluator working for the Northern California Training Academy at the University of California, Davis. She has 9 years of experience designing and conducting evaluations of communitybased programs that serve children, families, and communities. She also maintains a career in academic research related to child and family development. Ms. Hatto...

h e purpose of the present study was to test the ef ects of a culturally sensitive, health empowermentfocused, communitybased health promotion program tailored to adult patients with type 2 diabetes on these patients’ body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, and selfreported blood glucose levels, treatment adherence, and stress levels. Study participants (N = 130) consisted mostly of African Amer...

OLDER ADULT FALLS Falls threaten the independence of adults aged 65 years and older. In the U.S., one in three older adults fall annually, causing significant disability and reduced quality of life (1). The high prevalence of falls, coupled with more than $30 billion in direct medical costs (2) has created a critical need for effective older adult fall prevention programs. As the nation’s publi...

Introduction Dengue Hemorrhagic fever is the most important mosquito-borne viral disease in Indonesia and the most rapidly spreading over the past 40 years. It is a major cause of morbidity and mortality especially among children. Beside of that, larval habitats are increasing rapidly in Padang city as urban areas. It refers to poor populations lacking basic health services. Effective bottom-up...

he Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Prevention and Control of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in their 1997 report The Hidden Epidemic, Confronting Sexually Transmitted Diseases, concluded that an effective national system of STD Prevention did not exist. As they discussed gaps, new approaches and collaborations, they developed the following vision statement to guide their work: “An effective...

Introduction Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related death in women. Currently, few women in Saudi Arabia get screened for breast cancer. A recent study found a gap between awareness and the practice of breast self-exam (BSE), and emphasized the need for community-based awareness programs. The main objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an innovative comm...

After Indonesia’s Mental Health Law, approved by parliament in 2014, then began the movement of mental health services in Indonesia. Rehabilitation is one of the mental health effort that must be done in the context of the patient’s recovery. Mahdi Marzoeki mental hospital in Bogor is the oldest psychiatric hospital in Indonesia which has a psychosocial rehabilitation program hospital-based and...