Shelby Yamamoto

ORCID: 0000-0002-1156-3699
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Research Areas
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Health, psychology, and well-being
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • School Health and Nursing Education
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
  • COVID-19 impact on air quality
  • Pregnancy-related medical research

University of Alberta
2017-2024

Deleted Institution
2024

University at Buffalo, State University of New York
2024

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2014-2022

Excel Life Sciences (India)
2022

Berry (United States)
2022

Jackson College
2022

Heidelberg University
2007-2018

University Hospital Heidelberg
2009-2012

University of Mannheim
2009-2011

Bangladesh has been identified as one of the most vulnerable countries in world concerning adverse effects climate change (CC). However, little is known about perception CC from community, which important for developing adaptation strategies.The study was a cross-sectional survey respondents two villages--one northern part and other southern Bangladesh. A total 450 households were selected randomly through multistage sampling completed semi-structure questionnaire. This supplemented with 12...

10.1186/1476-069x-11-1 article EN cc-by Environmental Health 2012-01-11

Available evidence concerning the association between indoor air pollution (IAP) from biomass and solid fuel combustion preeclampsia/eclampsia is not available in developing countries. We investigated exposure to IAP symptoms of Indian women by analyzing cross-sectional data India's third National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3, 2005-2006). Self-reported during pregnancy such as convulsions (not fever), swelling legs, body or face, excessive fatigue vision difficulty daylight, were obtained...

10.1111/ina.12144 article EN Indoor Air 2014-07-15

Abstract Aims and Objectives The purpose of this study was to explore Canadian nurses’ perspectives on climate change, health, nursing practice the relationships between these concepts. Background Climate change negatively impacts human health. With a mandate promote nurses have professional ethical responsibility address change. Little is known about or how they perceive their towards addressing it. Methods A focused ethnography conducted in three medicine units emergency room at hospital....

10.1111/jocn.15519 article EN Journal of Clinical Nursing 2020-10-03

Although the positive influence of social activity on health is now well-established, a complex relationship exists among participation, personal, and environment. Social participation older adults was examined in rural urban settings to identify features built-environment perception neighborhood specific locale.Using cross-sectional data from Canadian Longitudinal Study Aging (CLSA), we people (65 + yrs) relation built environment sociocultural contexts for areas. A index derived responses...

10.1186/s12877-023-04127-2 article EN cc-by BMC Geriatrics 2023-07-18

This study aimed to identify risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and assess the effects of GDM on adverse pregnancy outcomes.This was a cross-sectional using data from German Perinatal Quality Registry, which is complete national registry containing information all hospital births across Germany. The Registry 2006 contains birth cohort 668,085 newborn infants 647,392 mothers 896 hospitals. All were taken maternity log records analyzed by multivariate logistic regression....

10.1111/j.1600-0412.2010.01040.x article EN Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica 2010-11-16

Human resource crises in developing countries have been identified as a critical aspect of poor quality and low accessibility health care. Worker motivation is an important facet this issue. Specifically, among physicians, who are bridge between systems patients, should be considered. This study aimed to identify the determinants job neglected perspective, especially countries. A stratified random sample 360 physicians was selected from public primary, secondary private tertiary facilities...

10.1186/1472-6963-10-201 article EN cc-by BMC Health Services Research 2010-07-09

Among the many challenges faced by people of Bangladesh, effects climate change are discernibly threatening, impacting on human settlement, agricultural production, economic development, and health. Bangladesh is a low-income country with limited resources; its vulnerability to has influenced individuals seek out health coping strategies. The objectives study were explore different strategies/measures employ cope sensitive diseases sickness. A cross-sectional was conducted among 450...

10.1186/1471-2458-13-565 article EN cc-by BMC Public Health 2013-06-10

People experiencing homeless have greater vulnerabilities in relation to climate change that require a range of policy and systems approaches. There are two interrelated areas policymakers can consider homelessness: migration exposure. This synthesis the available data expert opinion provides practical information policymakers, with specific strategies alongside case examples. The captured here is through systematic reviews, generated input from year-long series five virtual think tanks....

10.1080/14693062.2023.2194280 article EN Climate Policy 2023-04-18

The risk of malaria can be influenced by the household environment. range these risks more diverse in semi-urban areas, which include a mix different housing styles and environments. This study examined effect characteristics on among 98 case 185 control children area Nouna, Burkina Faso. Characteristics were assessed via questionnaires direct inspection. Those associated with decreased floors constructed earth bricks running water neighbourhood. Electrification home house age <10 years an...

10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.07.003 article EN Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2009-08-29

Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the 1‐year incidence, location, type, mechanism and severity sports injuries for adolescents in Germany. Methods: Data were from ‘German Health Interview Examination Survey Children Adolescents’, a nationwide n = 17 641 children adolescents. Analyses based on weighted total sample size w 7451 between 11 years age, 51% them boys. Results: A 577 (8%) reported having experienced injury during past year. Collisions falls as being most important...

10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02578.x article EN Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2012-09-26

The high prevalence of mental disorders among adolescents calls for community-based and population-level prevention strategies. Diet is an important intervention target primary adolescents. We used data from a large longitudinal study Canadian (aged 14-18 y) to examine prospective associations between diet health outcomes.

10.5888/pcd21.240187 article EN public-domain Preventing Chronic Disease 2024-10-24

More than 95% of the population in Burkina Faso uses some form solid biomass fuel. When these fuels are burned traditional, inefficient stoves, pollutant levels within and outside home can be very high. This have important consequences for both health climate change. Thus, push to switch cleaner burning is advantageous. However, there several considerations that need taken into account when considering use promotion different fuel types. In setting semi-urban area Nouna, Faso, we examine...

10.3402/gha.v2i0.2088 article EN cc-by Global Health Action 2009-11-11
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