Objectives The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the free school breakfast program implemented in the St. Joseph, MO school district and identify ways to facilitate the success of the program. Methods The study sample was comprised of three experimental and three control schools. Quantitative and qualitative data were obtained to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. Par...

Though advocated as useful for patients, there is little in the literature regarding the use and effectiveness of bariatric support groups. This study investigated characteristics and experiences of bariatric patients who did and did not attend offered groups. Seventy-eight postoperative laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding patients from a private bariatric clinic completed mailed self-repor...

Background The purpose of mammography screening is to decrease breast cancer mortality. To achieve this a high coverage by examination is needed. Within an organized screening programme, we examined the impact of changes in the invitation schedule on the interplay between coverage and participation. Method We studied nine cohorts aged 50-51 when first targeted by mammography screening in Copenh...

OBJECTIVE To chart emergency department (ED) attendance and acute admission following a devastating earthquake in 2011 which lead to Canterbury's rapidly accelerated integrated health system transformations. DESIGN Interrupted time series analysis, modelling using Bayesian change-point methods, of ED attendance and acute admission rates over the 2008-2014 period. SETTING ED department withi...

STRUCTURE, HIGH-ENERGY AGENDA, AND RECORD ATTENDANCE, THE ANNUAL meeting of the EDUCAUSE National Learning Infrastructure Initiative (NLII) set out this past January to put change into motion. Against the backdrop of pre–Mardi Gras New Orleans, more than 260 educators, administrators, and industry representatives gathered at the city’s InterContinental Hotel to discuss expectations and conditio...

BACKGROUND The benefits of regular exercise and physical activity are well known. Those living in long-term care are often frail, but have the potential to benefit from physical activity; yet are less likely to be offered exercise. Promoting exercise within residential and nursing homes may reduce health risks associated with inactivity in this population. The aim of this cohort study is to ide...

BACKGROUND The public health system of Brazil is structured by a network of increasing complexity, but the low resolution of emergency care at pre-hospital units and the lack of organization of patient flow overloaded the hospitals, mainly the ones of higher complexity. The knowledge of this phenomenon induced Ribeirão Preto to implement the Medical Regulation Office and the Mobile Emergency At...

BACKGROUND The 1990 Contract encouraged general practitioners to participate in continuing medical education by providing a financial incentive. AIM The study was designed: to determine the motivation of general practitioners attending education events; and to compare motivation and reasons for attendance pre- and post-Contract at commercial and non-commercial meetings, and at the different e...