All Resources for 'Community-Based Prevention'

Price elasticity of demand for cigarettes and alcohol, in Ecuador, with household data

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Scientific article
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Populations
Family
Policy

OVERVIEW

Aim: To estimate the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes and alcohol in Ecuador, using cross-sectional data from the national survey of income and expenditure of urban and rural families (ENIGHUR) 2011-2012.

Methods: 2011...

Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Primary School Children: A Survey in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Scientific article
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Public Health
Statistics

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Introduction: We report on second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure based on saliva cotinine levels among children in Bangladesh—a country with laws against smoking in public places.

Methods: A survey of primary school children from two...

Alcohol: no ordinary consumer product

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Book
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Populations
Family
Public Health
Partner Organisation

From a public health perspective, alcohol consumption plays an important role in the causation of disability, illness and death on a global scale. It also contributes substantially to the family dysfunction, violence and psychiatric...

The Mexican model of Justice therapy for people with the use of psychoactive substances

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Book
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Psychoactive Substances
Public Health
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation

Mexican model of therapeutic justice program. Since there are 3 years ago began the program with these abusive users or dependent on drugs who have committed an offence. Currently, the program takes in 6 States of the Mexican Republic.

Drug policy and the public good

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Book
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Public Health
Policy
Law Enforcement
Partner Organisation

Drug use has a significant impact on health published by illness, disability, and social problems, and the decision makers are increasingly interested in the development of evidence-based drug policy. Is fundamentanl to strengthen ties...

Protocol for a Prospective, School-Based Standardisation Study of a Digital Social Skills Assessment Tool for Children

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Scientific article
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Prevention
School-Based
Public Health

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Background: Humans are by nature a social species, with much of human experience spent in social interaction. Unsurprisingly, social functioning is crucial to well-being and quality of life across the lifespan. While early...

Childhood Emotional Maltreatment and Mental Disorders

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Scientific article
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Populations
Family
Mental Health

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Child maltreatment is a public health concern with well-established sequelae. However, compared to research on physical and sexual abuse, far less is known about the long-term impact of emotional maltreatment on mental health. The...

Trends in Adolescent Alcohol Use in the Netherlands

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Populations
Family
Public Health

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Background: From an international perspective, studying trends in adolescent alcohol use in the Netherlands is an important case study. Whereas Dutch adolescents topped the international rankings of alcohol consumption in the...