Periodontal health through public health–the case for oral health promotion
RG Watt, PE Petersen - Periodontology 2000, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Periodontal diseases are highly prevalent, particularly amongst socially disadvantaged
populations, impact on quality of life and are costly to treat. Clinical treatments and chairside …
populations, impact on quality of life and are costly to treat. Clinical treatments and chairside …
Promoting appropriate management of diarrhea: a systematic review of literature for advocacy and action: UNICEF-PHFI series on newborn and child health, India
Background Scaling up of evidence-based management and prevention of childhood
diarrhea is a public health priority in India, and necessitates robust literature review, for …
diarrhea is a public health priority in India, and necessitates robust literature review, for …
Interim evaluation of a large scale sanitation, hygiene and water improvement programme on childhood diarrhea and respiratory disease in rural Bangladesh
TMN Huda, L Unicomb, RB Johnston, AK Halder… - Social science & …, 2012 - Elsevier
Started in 2007, the Sanitation Hygiene Education and Water Supply in Bangladesh
(SHEWA-B) project aims to improve the hygiene, sanitation and water supply for 20 million …
(SHEWA-B) project aims to improve the hygiene, sanitation and water supply for 20 million …
Association between intensive handwashing promotion and child development in Karachi, Pakistan: a cluster randomized controlled trial
Objective To evaluate associations between handwashing promotion and child growth and
development. Design Cluster randomized controlled trial. Setting Informal settlements in …
development. Design Cluster randomized controlled trial. Setting Informal settlements in …
The impact of housing improvement and socio-environmental factors on common childhood illnesses: a cohort study in Indigenous Australian communities
RS Bailie, M Stevens, EL McDonald - J Epidemiol Community Health, 2012 - jech.bmj.com
Background Improvements in health are an important expected outcome of many housing
infrastructure programs. The authors aimed to determine if improvement in the notoriously …
infrastructure programs. The authors aimed to determine if improvement in the notoriously …
Toward a systems approach to enteric pathogen transmission: from individual independence to community interdependence
JNS Eisenberg, J Trostle, RJD Sorensen… - Annual review of …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Diarrheal disease is still a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide; thus a large
body of research has been produced describing its risks. We review more than four decades …
body of research has been produced describing its risks. We review more than four decades …
[PDF][PDF] A cluster-randomized controlled trial of handrubs for prevention of infectious diseases among children in Colombia
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of alcohol-based handrubs (ABH) in reducing
acute diarrheal diseases (ADD) and acute respiratory infections (ARI) among children 1-5 …
acute diarrheal diseases (ADD) and acute respiratory infections (ARI) among children 1-5 …
[PDF][PDF] Background paper on measuring WASH and food hygiene practices: definition of goals to be tackled post 2015 by the joint monitoring programme
A Biran, V Curtis, OP Gautam, K Greenland… - London Sch Hyg Trop …, 2012 - Citeseer
1.2 Background In 2013 the United Nations General Assembly will be asked to decide what
development goals the international community should seek beyond 2015. The decision will …
development goals the international community should seek beyond 2015. The decision will …
Evaluation of food handling practice among New Zealanders and other developed countries as a main risk factor for campylobacteriosis rate
A Al-Sakkaf - Food Control, 2012 - Elsevier
New Zealand has a much higher rate of reported campylobacteriosis cases than the rest of
the developed world. The two main risk factors identified internationally for …
the developed world. The two main risk factors identified internationally for …
[HTML][HTML] Community-based educational intervention to limit the dissemination of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusin Northern …
GR Golding, B Quinn, K Bergstrom, D Stockdale… - BMC public …, 2012 - Springer
Background Surveillance examining the incidence of community-associated methicillin-
resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) was conducted over 8 years beginning in 2001 …
resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) was conducted over 8 years beginning in 2001 …