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October 12, 2010 | Video/Story
Clare County, Michigan, ranked last in its state in this nationwide assessment. Here's how local officials developed the tools and information to help improve the health of county citizens.
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) prevention programs warn mothers and family members about the dangers of infant shaking. This article reports on a study of the effectiveness of two SBS educational videos, shown from 2001-2003 in hospitals throughout Utah.
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
Youth with special needs face numerous issues when transitioning to the adult health system. A survey of 77 youth showed that too many lacked a usual source of care, and were either uninsured or had experienced an insurance gap.
August 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article examines the reliability of using administrative billing codes to identify pediatric urinary tract infection hospitalizations. Urinary tract infections are among the most common causes of hospitalization for children, and there is substantial variation in the treatment of pediatric urinary tract infection hospitalizations.
January 1, 2007 | Journal Article
Authors conclude that the ability of the rating scale to capture patients' pain-related suffering is only modest.
June 13, 2011 | Journal Article
Incidence of GI bleeding in hospitalized non-ICU patients is rare preventive medication is not recommended.
June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This case study involved a regional QI initiative to improve delivery of care to people with diabetes. Pay for participation may be a viable strategy to promote quality improvement in primary care practices.
November 8, 2007 | Issue Brief
Physical education, physical activity and academic performance.
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A study to identify perceived environmental factors that support or impede rural children's physical activity found a wide range of both barriers to and opportunities for physical activity, with a focus on rural-specific hindering factors.
May 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Rural youth are at greater risk for obesity than children in urban areas. This report applies active living concepts, which emphasize the interaction of environmental factors with individual behaviors, to a study of physical activity (PA) among rural youth.