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The multiple lenses on the community health system: Implications for policy, practice and research
(2021-07)
Community health systems (CHSs) have historically been approached from multiple perspectives, with different
purposes and methodological and disciplinary orientations. The terrain is, on the one hand, vast and diverse. ...
Galvanizing collective action to accelerate reductions in maternal and newborn mortality and prevention of stillbirths
(Johns Hopkins University, 2021)
Every day, there are an estimated 810 maternal and
7,000 newborn deaths, and more than 5,000 stillbirths, most of which are preventable.1-3 While progress
has been made in reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity and ...
A reflective view of the introduction of technologies in social work fieldwork modules within the South African context
(Kazan Federal University, 2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need to prepare students for emergency online learning
and teaching. The blended-learning approach that includes online learning and teaching options in
social work theoretical modules ...
Policy requirements for the prevention and management of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in South Africa: A policy brief
(Frontiers Media, 2021)
This policy brief is aimed to guide policymakers in developing a comprehensive and
multi-sectoral policy for the prevention and management of fetal alcohol spectrum
disorder (FASD). FASD is a leading source of non-genetic ...
Association of ultra-processed food intake with risk of inflammatory bowel disease: prospective cohort study
(BMA, 2021)
To evaluate the relation between intake of ultraprocessed food and risk of inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD).21 low, middle, and high income countries across
seven geographical regions (Europe and North
America, South ...
Are rhetorical commitments to adolescents refected in planning documents? An exploratory content analysis of adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Global Financing Facility country plans
(BMC, 2021)
The Global Financing Facility (GFF) offers an opportunity to close the financing gap that holds back gains in women, children's and adolescent health. However, very little work exists examining GFF practice, particularly ...
Strengthening research and practice in community health systems: A research agenda and manifesto
(Researchgate, 2021-07-11)
While there have been increased calls for strengthening community health systems (CHSs), key priorities for this field
have not been fully articulated. This paper seeks to fill this gap, presenting a collaboratively defined ...
Mental health and physical activity: A COVID-19 viewpoint
(Bentham Open, 2021)
COVID-19, which has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, has become a public health emergency across the globe. It is a
highly contagious disease, which elicits high levels of fear amongst the world ...
Exercise therapy education enriched through interprofessional
(2021)
Biokineticist and physiotherapy professional scopes of practice are explicit that they are both exercise therapists, meaning that they use exercise as a treatment modality. Despite these well-defined scopes of the profession ...
Developing a district level supportive supervision framework for community health workers through co-production in South Africa
(BMC, 2021)
One of the key challenges of community health worker (CHW) programmes across the globe is
inadequate supervision. Evidence on effective approaches to CHW supervision is limited and intervention research has
up to now ...