A guide to Quantitative Methods in Health Impact Assessment

Fri, 2009-05-08 10:17 — admin

Håkan Brodin, Stephen Hodge
Swedish National Institute of Public Health, (SNIPH) 2008

Available online at: http://www.fhi.se/PageFiles/4375/R200841_Health_Impact_200812.pdf?epslanguage=en

This report is a guidance for quantitative (or numerical) analysis of health impact assessments (HIAs), when such analysis is needed. It is intended to be a complement to other guidance, published by the Swedish National Institute of Public Health (SNIPH), and is based on accepted methods from health technology assessment (HTA).

Recognition of the International Human Right to Health and Health Care in the United States

Fri, 2009-05-08 10:16 — admin

Eleanor D. Kinney, JD, MPH Hall Render Professor of Law - Co-Director, William S. and Christine S. Hall Center for Law and Health
Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis
RUTGERS LAW REVIEW [Vol. 60:2 – 2008]

Available online PDF [45p.] at: http://www.pegasus.rutgers.edu/~review/vol60n2/Kinney_Macro_web.pdf

Also at: http://indylaw.indiana.edu/instructors/Kinney/Articles/Rutgers_Law_Review_2009.pdf

The Millennium Development Goals Fail Poor Children: The Case for Equity-Adjusted Measures

Fri, 2009-05-08 09:50 — admin

Daniel D. Reidpath1*, Chantal M. Morel2, Jeffrey W. Mecaskey3, Pascale Allotey1
1 Centre for Public Health Research, Brunel University, Uxbridge, United Kingdom,
2 LSE Health, London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom,
3 Save the Children UK, London, United Kingdom
PLoS Med 6(4): e1000062. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000062 - April 28, 2009

Available online at: http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1000062

Morbidity numbers, the danger of complacency, and pandemic prep parties

Thu, 2009-05-07 22:22 — JRees

The CDC, MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) is showing numbers on the Swine Flu to May 06, 2009. The details include: Mexico with nearly 12,000 suspected cases, and 1000 confirmed; the United States with 600 confirmed and 800 probable cases. Testing reveals that more than 99% of the probable cases pop positive for the A (H1N1) virus.

"This virus hasn't stopped. It's just begun."

Thu, 2009-05-07 06:22 — JRees

A crash effort to analyze the genes of the swine flu virus has revealed that it first emerged in humans last year — most likely last fall.

Author: Richard Knox
Publication Date: May 7, 2009
Source: NPR Morning Edition

"The consistent range we're getting out is the second half of last year — between June and December," says Oliver Pybus of Oxford University. "The best estimate is the middle of that range, kind of September."

The silver lining of recession: uptick in "Neighboring"

Thu, 2009-05-07 05:56 — JRees

Neighbors are reaching out to talk about crime and economy, helping others through job losses and organizing potlucks.

Author: By Annie Gowen, The Washington Post
Date: 05 May 2009
Published: Seattle Times

WASHINGTON — When Kris Kumaroo founded a new neighborhood association in October, he was driven by a desire to combat recession-era problems such as vacant homes and petty crime.

Swine Flu: Confused About What to Do?

Thu, 2009-05-07 05:28 — JRees

By TARA PARKER-POPE
Published: May 4, 2009
NY Times: Well Blog

Confused about swine flu? It’s no wonder, with all the seemingly mixed messages coming out of health agencies and news organizations.

Last week, the World Health Organization raised the alert level for the virus, whose formal name is H1N1, indicating that a “pandemic is imminent.” Now, health officials report that although the virus is widespread, most cases seem to be mild. People are being told not to panic, but schools in some communities remain closed.

May 6 Trend Update on the H1N1 Flu Outbreak of Spring 2009

Wed, 2009-05-06 06:00 — admin

It appears that the U.S. and Mexico are emerging out of their concern regarding 2009 H1N1 hitting as a rapidly spreading lethal outbreak this spring. We now have over 1000 confirmed cases and very possibly thousands of infections worldwide. These infections will still increase.

Pandemic influenza preparedness in Latin America: analysis of national strategic plans

Tue, 2009-05-05 17:31 — admin

Ana Mensua, Sandra Mounier-Jack and Richard Coker
Communicable Disease Policy Research Group, Health Policy Unit, Department of Public health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Health Policy and Planning Advance Access published May 1, 2009
Published by Oxford University Press in association with The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Health Policy and Planning 2009;1–8 doi:10.1093/heapol/czp019

Full text at: http://bit.ly/AsZJI

PAHO Urges Equitable Access to Influenza Vaccines

Tue, 2009-05-05 16:24 — admin

Website; http://new.paho.org/hq/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1300&Itemid=1

Washington, D.C., May 3, 2009 (PAHO/WHO) – Guaranteeing access for developing countries to vaccines, including a possible vaccine for the new A/H1N1 influenza virus, is a major concern of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the regional office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO), a PAHO vaccine expert said during a media briefing today.

PAHO H1N1 Flu Briefing

Tue, 2009-05-05 16:21 — admin

PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION -WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

News and Public Information * MEDIA ADVISORY

PAHO Briefing Monday May 4 on Influenza Epidemic 2 PM (Eastern time)

WHAT: Briefing on new A/H1N1 influenza outbreaks by Dr. Jon K. Andrus, Pan American Health Organization

WHEN: Monday, May 4, at 14:00 HS (Washington, DC Time)

WHERE: PAHO. 525 23rd St. NW, Washington, DC (Corner 23rd St. & Virginia Ave)

WHO: Dr. Jon K. Andrus, Pan American Health Organization, regional office for the Americas, World Health Organization

Capitalism Beyond the Crisis

Tue, 2009-05-05 16:19 — admin

Amartya Sen, is Lamont University Professor at Harvard. He received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998.
His most recent book is Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny. (March 2009)

The New York Review of Books - Volume 56, Number 5 · March 26, 2009

Available online at: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/22490

Pandemic Influenza Planning in the United States from a Health Disparities Perspective

Tue, 2009-05-05 16:16 — admin

Philip Blumenshine,*1 Arthur Reingold,† Susan Egerter,‡ Robin Mockenhaupt,§ Paula Braveman,‡ and James Marks§

*Weill/Cornell Medical College, Ithaca, New York, USA; †University of California, Berkeley, California, USA; ‡University of California, San Francisco, California, USA; and §Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
EID Journal Home > Volume 14, Number 5–May 2008
CDC Journal Emerging Infectious Disease

Available online at: http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/14/5/709.htm

Psychosocial Patterns of the H1N1 Outbreak Tending Toward Relaxed Vigilance

Tue, 2009-05-05 09:59 — admin

Lots of mixed messages this morning about the threat of swine flu. Below are quotes from the latest AP summary story, which reflect the fact that government and political figures appear to believe that the worst is over, while government health officials and scientists are urging caution. A Gallup poll yesterday found 19 percent say they personally worried Sunday about getting swine flu, down from 25 percent Thursday night. And swine flu is no longer getting the amount of coverage it was last week by national news organizations.

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