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View article: Concussion Management Policy Implementation in High Schools: Examining Policy Through a Disproportionality Lens
Concussion Management Policy Implementation in High Schools: Examining Policy Through a Disproportionality Lens Open
Background and Objectives Evidence-based concussion practices have been codified into legislation, yet implementation has been narrowly evaluated. We examined implementation of concussion practices in Massachusetts high schools and adopted…
View article: The critical role of primary care health care professionals in referring older adults to community-based fall prevention programs
The critical role of primary care health care professionals in referring older adults to community-based fall prevention programs Open
The critical role of primary care health care professionals in referring older adults to community-based fall prevention programs
View article: Reducing fall injuries with better data
Reducing fall injuries with better data Open
Background Fall deaths in the USA almost tripled in the twenty-first century. While various interventions have been effective in reducing fall deaths, they have failed to make a substantial impact at a population level. Main body An overar…
View article: Public health nurses for case finding, assessment and referral of community-dwelling socially isolated and/or lonely older adults
Public health nurses for case finding, assessment and referral of community-dwelling socially isolated and/or lonely older adults Open
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 22 March 2023Sec. Aging and Public Health Volume 11 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1114792
View article: Knowledge, Perceived Competence, and Behaviors Relative to Traumatic Brain Injury Among a Sample of Domestic Violence Emergency Shelter Advocates in a New England State
Knowledge, Perceived Competence, and Behaviors Relative to Traumatic Brain Injury Among a Sample of Domestic Violence Emergency Shelter Advocates in a New England State Open
This cross-sectional study describes knowledge, perceived competence, and behaviors relative to intimate partner violence (IPV)-related brain injury (BI) among staff in residential domestic violence shelter programs across a New England st…
View article: It is time to rewrite state youth sports concussion laws
It is time to rewrite state youth sports concussion laws Open
Between 2009 and 2014, all 50 states and the District of Columbia passed legislation to improve the recognition and management of youth concussed in sports. These laws can include requirements for concussion training for school athletic pe…
View article: Disparities in baseline neurocognitive testing for student concussion management in Massachusetts high schools
Disparities in baseline neurocognitive testing for student concussion management in Massachusetts high schools Open
Purpose There is evidence of socioeconomic disparities with respect to the implementation of student-sports concussion laws nationally. The purpose of this study was to examine school sociodemographic characteristics associated with the pr…
View article: Evaluation of Implementation of Massachusetts Sports Concussion Regulations: Results of Focus Groups with Athletic Directors
Evaluation of Implementation of Massachusetts Sports Concussion Regulations: Results of Focus Groups with Athletic Directors Open
In 2018, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) conducted focus groups with athletic directors (ADs) from Massachusetts middle and high schools to assess the implementation of legislated regulations relative to the management…
View article: Evaluation of a Safer Opioid Prescribing Protocol (SOPP) for Patients Being Discharged From a Trauma Service
Evaluation of a Safer Opioid Prescribing Protocol (SOPP) for Patients Being Discharged From a Trauma Service Open
The aims of this study were to evaluate the effects on opioid medication prescribing, patient opioid safety education, and prescribing of naloxone following implementation of a Safer Opioid Prescribing Protocol (SOPP) as part of the electr…
View article: Older adult fall prevention practices among primary care providers at accountable care organizations: A pilot study
Older adult fall prevention practices among primary care providers at accountable care organizations: A pilot study Open
New strategies that more directly target providers are needed to accelerate integration of fall risk assessment and intervention into primary care practice.
View article: Additional file 1: of Older adult falls prevention behaviors 60 days post-discharge from an urban emergency department after treatment for a fall
Additional file 1: of Older adult falls prevention behaviors 60 days post-discharge from an urban emergency department after treatment for a fall Open
60 Day Prospective Older Adult Falls Data Set and Data Dictionary. (XLSX 23 kb)
View article: Concussion Care Practices and Utilization of Evidence-Based Guidelines in the Evaluation and Management of Concussion: A Survey of New England Emergency Departments
Concussion Care Practices and Utilization of Evidence-Based Guidelines in the Evaluation and Management of Concussion: A Survey of New England Emergency Departments Open
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines can facilitate proper evaluation and management of concussions in the emergency department (ED), often the initial and primary point of contact for concussion care. There is no universally adopte…