Practical guide for the diagnosis and management of asthma : based on the Expert Panel report 2 : guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma.

"October 1997."

Kids and drugs : a youth leaders' handbook.

Mode of access: Internet.

Burden of heart disease and stroke in Illinois : mortality, morbidity and risk factors.

"February 2007"

Case detection, medical evaluation and environmental methods in pediatric lead poisoning : a manual for community lead poisoning programs, with a treatment guide for physicians.

Mode of access: Internet.

Get the lead out : Illinois childhood lead poisoning surveillance report.

Description based on: 1994; title from cover.

Guidelines for the detection and management of lead poisoning for physicians and health care providers.

"April 1992."

Heart disease and stroke in Illinois : now is the time for public health action : 2007-2012 state plan.

"6/07"--Colophon.

Stroke = brain attack : every minute counts! : stroke rehabilitation resource and information guide.

"8/06"--Colophon.

Is beer a four letter word?

On cover: An alcohol abuse prevention program idea book.

Community-based programs to promote care seat restraints in children 0-16 years - A systematic review

Study Objective: Community-based models for injury prevention have become an accepted part of the overall injury control strategy. This systematic review of the scientific literature examines the evidence for their effectiveness in reducing injury due to inadequate car seat restraint use in children 0-16 years of age. Methods: A comprehensive search of the literature was performed using the following study selection criteria: community-based intervention study: target population was children aged 0-16 years of age; outcome measure was either injury rates due to motor vehicle crashes or observed changes in child restraint use; and use of community control or historical control in the study design. Quality assessment and data abstraction was guided by a standardized procedure and performed independently by two authors. Data synthesis was in tabular and text form with meta-analysis not being possible due to the discrepancy in methods and measures between the studies. Results: This review found eight studies, that met all the inclusion criteria. In the studies that measured injury outcomes, significant reductions in risk of motor vehicle occupant injury (33-55%) were reported in the study communities. For those studies reporting observed car seat restraint use the community-based programs were successful in increasing toddler restraint use in 1-5 year aged children by up to 11%; child booster seat use in 4-8 year aged children by up to 13%; rear restraint use in children aged 0-15 years by 8%; a 50% increase in restraint use in pre-school aged children in a high-risk community; and a 44% increase in children aged 5-11 years. Conclusion: While this review highlights that there is some evidence to support the effectiveness of community-based programs to promote car restraint use and/or motor vehicle occupant injury, limitations in the evaluation methodologies of the studies requires the results to be interpreted with caution. There is clearly a need for further high quality program evaluation research to develop an evidence base. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Adapting Mpowerment to a Rural Area

As HIV/AIDS continues to disproportionately impact men who have sex with men (MSM) (CDC, 2010a), effective and timely prevention strategies for this population must be developed. Specifically, evidence-based interventions that can be easily adapted and have proven effectiveness are needed. Hence, the purpose of the current study was to assess the impact of the Mpowerment Project (Hayes, Rebchook, & Kegeles, 2003), a community level HIV prevention program originally designed for young urban gay men, when adapted for rural gay men. The Mpowerment Project is recognized as evidence- based intervention by the CDC (CDC, 2009b). The current study is an extension of this research, assessing Mpowerment model fidelity and the behavioral and attitudinal changes that occurred among participants. Data were collected from participants in a rural area of southeast Idaho from 2002-2004. Data were collected prior to M-Group participation and at a three months follow-up. The 66 individuals completing the M-Group pre and posttest assessment also attended a minimum of three study events and a maximum of 226 events. Results revealed no significant changes in attitudinal variables and all but one behavioral variable among Rural Mpowerment (R-MP) participants. The one significant behavior change was an increase in reported safer sex discussion among friends, indicating a possible change in the social norm regarding safer sex. Results also indicate that program fidelity was maintained and the Mpowerment Project is adaptable to rural areas. However, there was no indication of attitudinal changes in participants of this study. There were no changes in behavioral variables aside from discussion about safer sex with friends increasing. The lack of evidence-based interventions for rural gay men highlights the need for further research on the community impact of the Mpowerment Project on rural participants.

Adapting Mpowerment to a rural area

As HIV/AIDS continues to disproportionately impact men who have sex with men (MSM) (CDC, 2010a), effective and timely prevention strategies for this population must be developed. Specifically, evidence-based interventions that can be easily adapted and have proven effectiveness are needed. Hence, the purpose of the current study was to assess the impact of the Mpowerment Project (Hayes, Rebchook, & Kegeles, 2003), a community level HIV prevention program originally designed for young urban gay men, when adapted for rural gay men. The Mpowerment Project is recognized as evidence- based intervention by the CDC (CDC, 2009b). The current study is an extension of this research, assessing Mpowerment model fidelity and the behavioral and attitudinal changes that occurred among participants. Data were collected from participants in a rural area of southeast Idaho from 2002-2004. Data were collected prior to M-Group participation and at a three months follow-up. The 66 individuals completing the M-Group pre and posttest assessment also attended a minimum of three study events and a maximum of 226 events. Results revealed no significant changes in attitudinal variables and all but one behavioral variable among Rural Mpowerment (R-MP) participants. The one significant behavior change was an increase in reported safer sex discussion among friends, indicating a possible change in the social norm regarding safer sex. Results also indicate that program fidelity was maintained and the Mpowerment Project is adaptable to rural areas. However, there was no indication of attitudinal changes in participants of this study. There were no changes in behavioral variables aside from discussion about safer sex with friends increasing. The lack of evidence-based interventions for rural gay men highlights the need for further research on the community impact of the Mpowerment Project on rural participants.

Programa de prevenção indicada em jovens consumidores de cannabis

A cannabis é a substância ilícita mais consumida pela população jovem (EMCDDA, 2015). Devido ao aumento das prevalências de consumo desta substância, tem-se verificado um aumento do número de indivíduos que recorrem ou são encaminhados para os serviços de saúde tendo a cannabis como droga principal. Por este motivo, temos assistido a uma necessidade cada vez maior de se realizarem intervenções preventivas que proporcionem conhecimentos e competências que ajudem a lidar com o risco associado ao consumo de substâncias psicoativas (SICAD, 2013a). O principal objetivo da presente dissertação é avaliar a eficácia de um programa de prevenção indicada aplicado num grupo de jovens consumidores de cannabis através de uma avaliação pré e pós-intervenção. A amostra foi constituída por 10 jovens consumidores de cannabis, pertencentes à consulta de prevenção indicada do Centro de Respostas Integradas de Aveiro. A intervenção em grupo implementada foi avaliada através da aplicação dos seguintes instrumentos: ASSIST, AUDIT e SCL-90-R e a análise de dados foi realizada através do SPSS – Versão 19.0. Não foram encontradas diferenças estatisticamente significativas ao nível da sintomatologia psicopatológica e de consumo entre as duas fases de avaliação do grupo de prevenção indicada. Contudo, observaram-se melhorias significativas no grupo de controlo ao nível de algumas subescalas psicopatológicas. Conclui-se que a intervenção individual foi mais eficaz do que a intervenção em grupo. Os resultados obtidos colocam em causa a pertinência de se realizarem intervenções em grupo neste tipo de populações.

Prevenir a Brincar

Projeto de Graduação apresentado à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do grau de licenciada em Criminologia