Where households across income levels shop for food is of central concern within a growing body of research focused on where people live relative to where they shop, what they purchase and eat, and how those choices influence the risk of obesity and chronic disease. We analyzed data from the National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) using a conditional logit model to det...

Legislation establishing the SSI program and subsequent amendments provide for State payments to supplement the basic Federal SSI payment. For former public assistance recipients, State payments are required, if necessary, to maintain prior income levels. For those newly eligible, additional State payments are optional. At the beginning of SSI, most States elected to provide supplementary payme...

Health is a collective experience. Disease and physical maladies afflict humans across all geographical, cultural, or temporal contexts. Medicine, on the other hand, has never represented a shared set of values. Sick and suffering individuals understand their own bodies in culturally specific ways, relying on their local traditions and beliefs when they seek medical assistance. Today, nearly al...

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Central to the controversy over the new immigration is the worry that it has promoted an increase in the level of poverty and welfare utilization among immigrants. This study documents and explains immigrant-native trends and differentials in poverty and public assistance utilization during the period from 1960-1980. Results show that there is ample evidence that the level of poverty among im...

This study examined relationships between workplace stress, organizational factors and use of EAP counseling services delivered by network providers in a large, privately-insured population. Claims data were linked to measures of workplace stress, focus on wellness/prevention, EAP promotion, and EAP activities for health care plan enrollees from 26 employers. The association of external environ...

BACKGROUND Rates of travel-related diarrhoea vary from 8% to 50% depending on the country visited. Travellers' diarrhoea has social, health and economic costs. The impact of these may be reduced by relevant pre-travel advice. Little is known of the effect of pre-travel advice on the incidence of diarrhoea among travellers abroad. AIM To determine the 'true' attack rate of travellers' diarrhoe...

Background Canada legalized assisted dying with the passing of Bill C-14, Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), in June 2016. This legislation has implications for health care professionals participating in MAiD. This research aims to understand the effect that MAiD has on pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in Canada. Methods We conducted a thematic document analysis of pharmacy guidelines, p...

BACKGROUND Hypothyroidism causes considerable morbidity. Low knowledge coupled with inadequate health literacy may lead to poor prevention and management. This study aimed to assess health information-seeking behavior and hypothyroid knowledge among South Indian hypothyroid patients. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in October 2013 in Saveetha Medical College, Chennai, India. ...