A5022376495- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Community Health and Development
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Social Representations and Identity
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- Consumer Perception and Purchasing Behavior
- Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Agricultural risk and resilience
- Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Folate and B Vitamins Research
- Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
Johns Hopkins University
2013-2024
University of Washington
2024
University Of Medicine 1 Yangon
2024
Seattle University
2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked unprecedented public health and social measures (PHSM) by national local governments, including border restrictions, school closures, mandatory facemask use stay at home orders. Quantifying the effectiveness of these interventions in reducing disease transmission is key to rational policy making response current future pandemics. In order estimate interventions, detailed descriptions their timelines, scale scope are needed. Health Intervention Tracking for...
Malawi has made progress in increasing its overall modern contraceptive prevalence rate since 2000, resulting a dramatic reduction total fertility rate. However, youth, 15-24 years, have not had the same successes. Teenage pregnancies are on rise and little been reducing unmet need for family planning among youth. With two-thirds of population under age 25 with Malawi's rapid growth, youth remains priority government's reproductive health agenda. To further explore this situation, we...
Research at the intersection of human-computer interaction (HCI) and health is increasingly done by collaborative cross-disciplinary teams. The need for teams arises from interdisciplinary nature work itself-with expertise in a discipline, experimental design, statistics, computer science, addition to HCI. This can also increase innovation, transfer knowledge across fields, have higher impact on communities. To succeed project, researchers must effectively form maintain team that has right...
An ageing global population will bring a significant increase in the prevalence of dementia, with need for collaborative international effort to combat this public health challenge being increasingly recognised. To be successful, cooperation must sensitive different cultural environments which dementia is positioned, shape variety clinical, political and social approaches condition worldwide. The aim project examine representations among people from three countries care systems. More...
Poor nutrition contributes substantially to global disease, diminishing the wellbeing of women and children in low middle income countries, better must be part universal health coverage agenda, say <b>Rebecca Heidkamp colleagues</b>
The 2010 floods inundated one-fifth of Pakistan and affected more than 20 million people.To characterize the impact subsequent humanitarian response on household economy food security.A cross-sectional 80 x cluster survey (n = 1,569 households) was conducted using probability proportional to size sampling in four most flood-affected provinces 6 months after floods. Analysis included both descriptive statistics regression models, with receipt aid (in first month), dietary quality, income at...
Reproductive, maternal, newborn, child health, and nutrition (RMNCH&N) data is an indispensable tool for program policy decisions in low- middle-income countries. However, being equipped with evidence doesn't necessarily translate to changes. This study aimed characterize visualization interpretation capacity preferences among RMNCH&N Tanzanian implementers policymakers ("decision-makers") design more effective approaches towards promoting evidence-based Tanzania.We conducted 25...
Nutrition data use and needs: Findings from an online survey of global nutrition
Introduction Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally, with an increasing prevalence acute myocardial infarction (AMI) among younger populations. Despite this rising trend, there are limited data from Myanmar on the clinical profile associated risk factors for premature CAD in young adults. This study aims to investigate characteristics predisposing AMI individuals aged 40 years below, contributing better understanding patterns population....
Approximately half of all births globally occur in the Asia Pacific Region. Concerted efforts to support local activities aimed at developing national newborn screening (NBS) have been ongoing for almost 30 years, first by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and then through volunteer efforts. Sustainable bloodspot continues be initiated develop many countries with economies region. Since discontinuation IAEA funding 2007, a working group Society Human Genetics (APSHG) consisting...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Although substantial progress has been made in establishing evidence-based psychosocial clinical interventions and implementation strategies (CIs/ISs) for mental health, translating this research into practice—especially more accessible, community settings—has slow. We outline our protocol the renewal of National Institute Mental Health-funded University Washington ALACRITY (Advanced Laboratories Accelerating Reach Impact Treatments Youth Adults with Illness)...
Introduction: Vitamin D is essential for the healthy development and maintenance of bones, particularly in childhood adolescence. We aimed to figure out vitamin concentrations among children who were 4 15 years came health check-up clinics a private hospital Yangon. Methods: This retrospective record review study over 1 year which included total 99 well aged to15 years. collected demographic clinical details as blood samples including (25 (OH) alkaline phosphatase. For statistical analysis,...
Although substantial progress has been made in establishing evidence-based psychosocial clinical interventions and implementation strategies for mental health, translating research into practice-particularly more accessible, community settings-has slow. This protocol outlines the renewal of National Institute Mental Health-funded University Washington Advanced Laboratories Accelerating Reach Impact Treatments Youth Adults with Illness Center, which draws from human-centered design (HCD)...
There is a growing global demand for information to track nutritional status and its determinants, including intervention coverage. We developed an online survey identify which nutrition indicators data sources the community uses currently what gaps remain. created using Qualtrics software distributed it through multiple nutrition-focused listservs professional networks. Respondents were asked about their background, use of in previous year, accessed data, unfilled needs, how they used work....
The global nutrition community has called for a multisectoral approach to improve nutritional outcomes. While most essential interventions are delivered through the health system, nutrition-sensitive from other sectors critical.
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