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PubMed2005

Housing and self-neglect: the responses of health, social care and environmental health agencies.

Substantiated cases of elder self-neglect have been reported to be more common than either elder abuse or neglect. It is a problem that often requires the active involvement of a whole range of health, social, housing, police and voluntary agencies. The ways in which these various agencies respond to self-neglect and how they interact with one another is not known. This research explored the ways in which different health and social care organizations respond to the problems associated with self-neglect. Research methods involved qualitative in-depth interviews with housing, healthcare, environmental health and social workers and a sample of their clients who were described as living in self-neglecting circumstances. This study revealed a lack of joint working across the relevant professions in relation to self-neglect. Better co-ordinated intervention could improve effectiveness and help make available resources go further. The study also suggests a need for a preventative approach to self-neglect, although further work would be required to develop indicators for early intervention.

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PubMed1996

[Preventive health services in the county of Buskerud--environmental health services].

Local environmental health services are essential for meeting many national health objectives. In order to assess the quality of the local environmental health services and the effects of national funding of local projects (The Master Plan), a questionnaire was distributed to the 21 local medical officers in the county of Buskerud in March 1995. 15 out of 20 responders stated that the local environmental health services do not meet legal standards. Local authorities seem to be unable or unwilling to commit sufficient personnel and money to environmental health services. This study indicates that national funds have helped to improve the services, especially in areas given national priority.

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PubMed1996

Environmental health competencies: a survey of U.S. nurse practitioner programs.

Because of widespread public and governmental concern about the health effects of environmental hazards and exposure in recent years, and the increasing incidence of environmentally-induced diseases, it is important that primary care nurse practitioners possess the knowledge and skills to effectively address environmental health as a component of their practice. A mailed questionnaire survey of 187 U.S. nurse practitioner (NP) programs was conducted, with a response rate of 64%, to determine: 1) current and ideal emphasis on environmental health, 2) faculty preparation for teaching environmental health, 3) environmental health competencies expected of graduates, 4) didactic and clinical contact hours devoted to environmental health, and 5) barriers and incentives to greater emphasis on environmental health. Findings reveal that more than two-thirds of NP program directors believe there should be greater emphasis on environmental health in their programs, but expressed concerns about overcrowded curricula and lack of faculty preparation as barriers to change. Competencies with the highest mean ratings included understanding the relationship between environmental hazards and human health, accessing information resources related to environmental hazards and health, and counseling clients about how they can reduce risks associated with environmental hazards. The two factors identified as most likely to increase the emphasis on environmental health in NP programs were having nurse faculty with expertise and being able to access information resources related to environmental health. Currently, insufficient attention is given to environmental health in nurse practitioner education programs.

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PubMed1996

Environmental health competencies: a survey of nurse practitioner programs.

Because of widespread public and governmental concern about the health effects of environmental hazards and exposure in recent years, and the increasing incidence of environmentally induced diseases, it is important that primary care nurse practitioners possess the knowledge and skills to effectively address environmental health as a component of their practice. A mailed questionnaire survey of 187 United States' nurse practitioner (NP) programs was conducted, with a response rate of 64%, to determine: 1) current and ideal emphasis on environmental health, 2) faculty preparation for teaching environmental health, 3) environmental health competencies expected of graduates, 4) didactic and clinical contact hours devoted to environmental health, and 5) barriers and incentives to greater emphasis on environmental health. Findings reveal that more than two thirds of NP program directors believe there should be greater emphasis on environmental health in their programs, but expressed concerns about overcrowded curricula and lack of faculty preparation as barriers to change. Competencies with the highest mean ratings included understanding the relationship between environmental hazards and human health, accessing information resources related to environmental hazards and health, and counseling clients about how they can reduce risks associated with environmental hazards. The two factors identified as most likely to increase the emphasis on environmental health in NP programs were having nurse faculty with expertise and being able to access information resources related to environmental health. Currently, insufficient attention is given to environmental health in NP education programs.

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PubMed1964

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH. ITS ROLE IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS.

An important part of the practice of occupational medicine is directed toward the control of the industrial, physical, chemical and biological environments which may adversely affect health. This concern with the effect of environment on health has moved out of industry and has become a major area of public health practice, as evidenced by interest in pesticides, air pollution and radioactive fallout. The discipline of occupational health is a natural resource and springboard for the development of the skills necessary to control these environmental hazards. Occupational health is supplying trained and experienced personnel in the applied technical and administrative phases. It also can provide a basis for graduate teaching and research programs in environmental health. At the University of California's School of Public Health in Berkeley, curricula are being developed for educating teachers and research personnel in the environmental health sciences.

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