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Preparedness Exercises for Pandemic Influenza

New influenza A virus subtypes, similar to those that caused the three pandemics of the 20th century, are likely to emerge in the 21st century. RAND offers a manual of tabletop exercises that can be used by state and local health agencies to help prepare for such a threat.

May 17, 2006
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Ruling Out the Need for Antibiotics: Are We Sending the Right Message?

This paper examines the relationships among physician- parent communication practices, physicians' perceptions of parental expectations for antibiotic treatment, and inappropriate antibiotic prescribing for viral upper respiratory tract infections.

Jan 1, 2006
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Public Health Preparedness Lessons for Responding to Agricultural Bioterrorism

An exercise in responding to agricultural bioterrorism examined the intentional introduction of avian influenza in commercial poultry operations during a severe human influenza season. The scenario enabled exploration of a range of issues associated with public health preparedness for major disease outbreaks.

Jan 1, 2006
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Comment on a Bayesian Dynamic Model for Influenza Surveillance by Sebastiani Et Al., Statistics in Medicine

The author comments on the analysis of influenza surveillance data and their use of the syndromic surveillance statistical method.

Jan 1, 2006
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Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Adaptive Responses to an Evolving Challenge

In the United States, preparation for a potential influenza pandemic is receiving heightened media coverage and scrutiny.

Jan 1, 2006
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Heterogeneity of Childhood Asthma Among Hispanic Children: Puerto Rican Children Bear a Disproportionate Burden

To estimate differences in asthma prevalence among Hispanic subgroups and non-Hispanic children living in the United States

Jan 1, 2006
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Improved Asthma Care After Enrollment in the State Children's Health Insurance Program in New York

Enrollment in New York's SCHIP was associated with improvements in access to asthma care, quality of asthma care, and asthma-specific outcomes.

Jan 1, 2006
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Vaccinations in Nursing Homes Key to Reducing Influenza Outbreaks

Potentially deadly influenza outbreaks in nursing homes are less likely to occur when large numbers of staff and residents get flu shots. Nursing homes were 60 percent less likely to have an outbreak if more than 55 percent of the staff and more than 89 percent of the residents were vaccinated for influenza.

Jan 1, 2006
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Improving Quality of Care and Promoting Health Care System Change: The Role of Community-Based Coalitions

As part of their community action plans, the Allies Against Asthma coalitions have developed efforts to improve quality of care and promote health care system change.

Jan 1, 2006
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Integrating Asthma Prevention and Control: the Roles of the Coalition

Activities addressing pediatric asthma are often fragmented.

Jan 1, 2006
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Childhood Asthma Surveillance by Community Coalitions

Multiple benefits can accrue when community coalitions conduct asthma surveillance activities.

Jan 1, 2006
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Engaging the Community in Coalition Efforts to Address Childhood Asthma

For health improvement efforts to address community needs, community members must be engaged in planning and implementing public health initiatives.

Jan 1, 2006
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From Formation to Action: How Allies Against Asthma Coalitions Are Getting the Job Done

Survey participants agreed that community mobilization around asthma would not have happened without coalitions.

Jan 1, 2006
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Allies Against Asthma Coalitions: A Brief Overview: The Alianza Contra El Asma Pediatrica En Puerto Rico (ALIANZA)

The objectives of Alianza Contra el Asma Pediátrica en Puerto Rico (ALIANZA) focus on four strategic areas: empowering children with asthma and their families and/or caregivers; increasing community awareness and knowledge about asthma; improving access, quality, and financing of asthma health care services; and improving collaboration between the health care system, schools, child care centers, and other private and public community agencies.

Jan 1, 2006
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Learning from Experience: The Public Health Response to West Nile Virus, SARS, Monkeypox, and Hepatitis A Outbreaks in the United States

Describes the response of state and local health departments to outbreaks of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), monkeypox, West Nile virus, and hepatitis A.

Aug 31, 2005
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Measuring the Quality of Antibiotic Prescribing for Upper Respiratory Infections and Bronchitis in 5 U.S. Health Plans

To develop and test the validity of a quality-of-care performance measure that examines antibiotic prescribing rates in children diagnosed as having upper respiratory infection (URI) or bronchitis.

Aug 1, 2005
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Evaluation of a Quality Improvement Collaborative in Asthma Care: Does it Improve Processes and Outcomes of Care?

Examines whether clinics that participated in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Breakthrough Series Collaborative for asthma care improved the process and outcomes of care in asthmatic adults.

Jan 1, 2005
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Measuring the Effectiveness of a Collaborative for Quality Improvement in Pediatric Asthma Care: Does Implementing the Chronic Care Model Improve Processes and Outcomes of Care?

Patients who received care at intervention clinics also reported higher general and asthma-specific quality of life.

Jan 1, 2005
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in Asthma Diagnosis Among Children Who Wheeze

Racial and ethnic disparities exist in reported childhood asthma prevalence, but it is unclear if disparities stem from true prevalence differences.

Jan 1, 2005
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How Do Ethnicity and Primary Language Spoken at Home Affect Management Practices and Outcomes in Children and Adolescents with Asthma?

Examines the effects of language on asthma management practices and asthma-related outcomes.

Jan 1, 2005

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