BACKGROUND Early detection and treatment of mental disorders in adolescents and young adults can lead to better health outcomes. Mental health literacy is a key to early recognition and help seeking. Whilst a number of population health initiatives have attempted to improve mental health literacy, none to date have specifically targeted young people nor have they applied the rigorous standards ...

Introduction: The World Health Organization (WHO) declared tuberculosis(TB) as a global emergency in 1993 and still is a major health problem across the world.The basis of the WHO recommendation comes from a Meta analysis and several studies which showed same day sputum microscopy has similar diagnostic accuracy as compared to the conventional technique.The rationale behind this research is to ...

BACKGROUND Evidence on the economic impact of social marketing anti-stigma campaigns in relation to people with mental illness is limited. AIMS To describe the economic impact of the Time to Change (TTC) anti-stigma social marketing campaign, including the potential effects on the wider economy. METHOD Data collected for the evaluation of TTC were combined with the social marketing campaign...

Citation: Gitte SV (2016) LCDC (Leprosy Cases Detection Campaign) Aiming at Cent Percent Detection of Leprosy Cases in the Community Based on a Line of Pulse Polio Campaign in Leprosy Endemic State. Int J Dermatol Clin Res 2(1): 012-013. DOI: 10.17352/2455-8605.000014 012 flexibility based on preparations. These also included progress, problems encountered, proposed solutions and new action poi...

BACKGROUND Infodemiology can offer practical and feasible health research applications through the practice of studying information available on the Web. Google Trends provides publicly accessible information regarding search behaviors in a population, which may be studied and used for health campaign evaluation and disease monitoring. Additional studies examining the use and effectiveness of G...