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View article: Evaluation of a pilot project to increase influenza vaccine coverage in patient with chronic diseases
Evaluation of a pilot project to increase influenza vaccine coverage in patient with chronic diseases Open
Background Chronic diseases are a major risk factor for influenza morbidity and mortality. However, influenza vaccine coverage in people with chronic diseases remains low, around 43%, in Quebec, Canada. Various strategies are being tested …
View article: Effect of area-level factors on heat-associated morbidity and mortality in the Eastern Townships
Effect of area-level factors on heat-associated morbidity and mortality in the Eastern Townships Open
Background Multiple individual risk factors for morbidity and mortality during heat waves have previously been identified. Based on these, five categories of area-level indicators are used in Quebec, Canada, to identify geographical region…
View article: Improving access to post-exposure prophylaxis for Lyme disease: a role for community pharmacists
Improving access to post-exposure prophylaxis for Lyme disease: a role for community pharmacists Open
Issue Virtually non-existent in Eastern Townships (ET) before 2010, Lyme disease incidence rate reached 52 confirmed cases per 100 000 in some districts in 2018, leading to post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) recommendation by public health. T…
View article: Les impacts des changements climatiques sur la santé au Québec : l’exemple de l’Estrie
Les impacts des changements climatiques sur la santé au Québec : l’exemple de l’Estrie Open
L’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) soutient que les changements climatiques représentent la plus grande menace pour la santé dans le monde au 21e siècle. Ceux-ci influencent négativement plusieurs déterminants sociaux et environneme…
View article: Better care through an optimized mental health services continuum (Eastern Townships, Québec, Canada): A systematic and multisource literature review
Better care through an optimized mental health services continuum (Eastern Townships, Québec, Canada): A systematic and multisource literature review Open
Summary Introduction In 2014, the health authorities of the Eastern Townships (Québec, Canada) commissioned an evaluation of the mental health admission system for adults (GASMA) to identify the best GASMA organizational or structural elem…
View article: Évaluation de l’implantation d’un modèle de concertation local en santé et services sociaux
Évaluation de l’implantation d’un modèle de concertation local en santé et services sociaux Open
Objectif : Pour adapter l’offre de services aux besoins des citoyens de sa communauté, une autorité locale de santé a créé un modèle de concertation en santé et services sociaux. Cette démarche reposant sur une gouvernance partagée et dive…
View article: Tuberculosis contact investigations by a small public health organization in Canada, 2012 to 2016
Tuberculosis contact investigations by a small public health organization in Canada, 2012 to 2016 Open
perspective on male MC would facilitate to scale-up of the procedure in Poland.
View article: Fostering Partnerships Between Public Health Functions Within Health And Social Services Organizations: A Perspective From The Province Of Quebec (Canada)
Fostering Partnerships Between Public Health Functions Within Health And Social Services Organizations: A Perspective From The Province Of Quebec (Canada) Open
Health and social services organizations discriminate too much between core public health functions.Health protection actions, services, and programs are often separate from those concerned with disease prevention and health promotion.In t…
View article: Energy Conservation and the Promotion of<i>Legionella pneumophila</i>Growth: The Probable Role of Heat Exchangers in a Nosocomial Outbreak
Energy Conservation and the Promotion of<i>Legionella pneumophila</i>Growth: The Probable Role of Heat Exchangers in a Nosocomial Outbreak Open
OBJECTIVE To determine the source of a Legionella pneumophila serogroup 5 nosocomial outbreak and the role of the heat exchanger installed on the hot water system within the previous year. SETTING A 400-bed tertiary care university hospita…
View article: Combination of Heat Shock and Enhanced Thermal Regime to Control the Growth of a Persistent Legionella pneumophila Strain
Combination of Heat Shock and Enhanced Thermal Regime to Control the Growth of a Persistent Legionella pneumophila Strain Open
Following nosocomial cases of Legionella pneumophila, the investigation of a hot water system revealed that 81.5% of sampled taps were positive for L. pneumophila, despite the presence of protective levels of copper in the water. A signifi…