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PubMed1998

The preparation of soy-bean foods for use in rural communities of the developing world.

Since the beginning of 1970, there has been a great breakthrough in the popularization of soy-bean-based food in Nigeria and in many parts of the developing world, especially for use in the prevention of kwashiorkor. Since 1975, soy bean has become a main source of daily dietary protein in many parts of Nigeria as a result of the successful incorporation of soy-bean products into almost all traditional Nigerian foods. This is a review of previous work in Nigeria on eliminating the beany flavour, bitter taste, and flatus factors in soy-bean milk and cooked soy-bean paste preparations.

Developing Countries↗
PubMed1985

Development of community-based health services for adolescents at risk for sociomedical problems.

Community-based service and training programs have been advocated as important for improving access to medical care for the poor as well as enhancing the ambulatory training setting for residents and medical students. In 1981 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provided funds to 20 teaching hospitals to support community-based, comprehensive health services to high-risk young people, that is, young people living in communities with high rates of sociomedical problems, such as adolescent pregnancy, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, accidents, homicide, suicide, and depression. In this article, the authors describe the experiences of these institutions in establishing off-campus clinics, concluding that high-risk adolescents need additional services and that teaching hospitals and communities can collaborate to provide these comprehensive services. They discuss issues of maintaining services after foundation grants end and the impact of recent financial restraints on continued support from teaching hospitals for off-campus activities.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1993

Collaborating to develop a community-based health service for rural homeless persons.

In the current healthcare environment, public health nursing administrators are called on to create and manage programs and services while reducing cost and improving access. Public health science provides a framework on which to base program planning and management. Using this approach, the authors describe the establishment of a health services center to meet an identified gap in service to homeless persons in a rural area.

Community Health Centers↗
PubMed1994

Effective coping with stroke disability in a community setting: the development of a causal model.

A proposed causal model based upon Lazarus' theory of psychological stress and coping was tested in a sample of 75 persons disabled by stroke. Coping constraints such as demographic and stroke factors were hypothesized to affect resources (perceived availability of social support, perceived effectiveness of social support, social contact), stress appraisal, coping behavior and coping effectiveness. Although the model did not fit the data, several path coefficients within the model were statistically significant. Functional status was positively related to resources and negatively related to the stressor. Resources were negatively related to the stressor and positively related to coping effectiveness. It was noted that the buffering effect of social support was related to the level of disability of the stroke person. Persons with functional disability following stroke also had decreased social contact, perceived less availability of social resources and increased threat to physical well-being, and had reduced coping effectiveness.

Activities of Daily Living↗
PubMed1995

Development of a community mammography registry: experience in the breast screening program project.

PURPOSE: To assess the formation, implementation, and operation of a community mammography registry, which is a consolidated database for all mammography and breast biopsy reports within a community. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A registry was created in Lee County, Fla. Mammography interpretation data were provided by 13 facilities and 38 radiologists organized in several private practice groups. RESULTS: The registry contains data on 87,926 mammograms and 3,234 breast biopsies performed between June 1991 and May 1994. The registry calculates individual and group mammography interpretation accuracy measures, such as sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, false-positive and false-negative rates, and clinical outcome measures such as sizes and stages of malignant lesions detected. CONCLUSION: The registry allows community radiologists and mammography practices to compare their outcomes with those of their local peers and to published data and encourages focused interventions for quality improvement based on objective experience.

Adult↗