Prevention in Prison: The Diabetes Prevention Program in a Correctional Setting

Characteristics of inmates witnessing overdose events in prison: implications for prevention in the correctional setting

BACKGROUND Although prevention of opiate overdose has been gaining attention as a harm reduction measure with community drug users, there is scarce information about drug overdose in prison. In correctional institutions without a drug free environment, awareness of overdose events is an important public health concern. This study explores the frequency with which inmates in a state penitentiary...

a swot analysis of the english program of a bilingual school in iran

با توجه به جایگاه زبان انگلیسی به عنوان زبانی بین المللی و با در نظر گرفتن این واقعیت که دولت ها و مسئولان آموزش و پرورش در سراسر جهان در حال حاضر احساس نیاز به ایجاد موقعیتی برای کودکان جهت یاد گیری زبان انگلیسی درسنین پایین در مدارس دو زبانه می کنند، تحقیق حاضر با استفاده از مدل swot (قوت ها، ضعف ها، فرصتها و تهدیدها) سعی در ارزیابی مدرسه ای دو زبانه در ایران را دارد. جهت انجام این تحقیق در م...

The Diabetes Prevention Care Program

Diabetes is a common and costly chronic health condition. Afflicting slightly more than 3% of Kaiser Permanente North Carolina (KPNC) members, this condition is responsible for increased rates of myocardial infarction, stroke, kidney disease, and limb amputation. The medical management of these patients leads to dramatically higher health care costs than for nondiabetic patients. In 1995, the e...

The cost-effectiveness of diabetes prevention: results from the Diabetes Prevention Program and the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study

BACKGROUND The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) was a randomized, controlled clinical trial. It demonstrated that among high-risk individuals with impaired glucose tolerance, diabetes incidence was reduced by 58 % with lifestyle intervention and 31 % with metformin compared to placebo. During the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS), all DPP participants were unmasked to their tr...

Modifying the Diabetes Prevention Program to Adolescents in a School Setting: A Feasibility Study