OBJECTIVES To describe differences between older at-risk drinkers, as determined using the Comorbidity Alcohol Risk Evaluation Tool, who reduced drinking and those who did not after an initial intervention and to determine factors associated with early reductions in drinking. DESIGN Secondary analyses of data from a randomized controlled trial. SETTING Seven primary care sites. PARTICIPAN...

Introduction: The stigmatization of mental healthcare services and users is a barrier to the achievement wellness present on global level. 800000 suicides are estimated each year, 25 suicide attempts for every (ratio 25:1), in 2017 prevalence > 10% people suffering from disorder or substance abuse (global data). multifactorial phenomenon process that involves different factors, which overall...

The concept of Prevention, in spite of recent vigorous emphasis, is not new to the practice of dentistry; for many years it has been a basic part of the practice of dental public health. The early investigations of those such as McKay’ and others in detecting an elusive fluoride ion and, the developments by Jay and his associates’ in the dietary control of dental caries are just two of the pion...

This study explored Arabic, Chinese, South Asian, and Vietnamese immigrant women's experiences with a peer health educator program, a public health program that facilitated access to breast health information and mammography screening. Framed within critical social theory, this participatory action research project took place from July 2009 to January 2011. Ten focus groups and 14 individual in...