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Binge drinking declines at WPI // Study surveys 116 colleges
WORCESTER - Binge drinking declined 7 percent from 1993 to 1997 at WPI, one of only nine colleges to show a decrease in a Harvard School of Public Health alcohol survey of 116 colleges. The sharpest decline in binge drinking - 19 percent - came among the college's male students, while more women reported both drinking and binge drinking. Nationally, binge drinking continued at about the same rate over the five years, according to Henry Wechsler, director of the Harvard study. Complete results of the national survey are not yet available.
Newspaper Article
Public health: Harvard's gift is Massachusetts' gain
The work done at places such as the Harvard School of Public Health is the foundation of Massachusetts' dominance in health care, as strong institutions attract both top-notch academics and private companies to the Bay State.
Newspaper Article
DOCTOR CAMPAIGNS FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION
As a doctor, it astounds Deborah Prothrow-Stith that the leading cause of death for black teen-age males is thought of as something inevitable. We don't consider heart disease inevitable, she says. People are constantly working on research and education campaigns to keep heart disease from happening. They do the same with cancer, AIDS and car accidents. It's almost unheard of in health care, Prothrow-Stith adds, \"to find somebody saying this disease or this condition is inevitable.\" Prothrow-Stith, 41, assistant dean at the Harvard School of Public Health, established the country's first violence-prevention office within a state health department. The violence-prevention curriculum she wrote for Boston was adapted for use in Montgomery County schools and community groups.
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Infrastructure Sustainability and Design
You're overseeing a large-scale project, but you're not an engineering or construction specialist, and so you need an overview of the related sustainability concerns and processes. To introduce you to the main issues, experts from the fields of engineering, planning, public health, environmental design, architecture, and landscape architecture review current sustainable large-scale projects, the roles team members hold, and design approaches, including alternative development and financing structures. They also discuss the challenges and opportunities of sustainability within infrastructural systems, such as those for energy, water, and waste, so that you know what's possible. And best of all, they present here for the first time the Zofnass Environmental Evaluation Methodology guidelines, which will help you and your team improve infrastructure design, engineering, and construction.
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Health-related physical fitness, physical activity and its correlates among school going adolescents in hilly state in north India: a cross sectional survey
Introduction
Health-related physical fitness, which includes body composition, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular endurance, flexibility, power, and strength are associated with risks of chronic diseases and promote good health and wellness. There have been reports of increasing levels of physical inactivity among children and adolescents, leading to increasing rates of obesity and decreased physical fitness. The present study was conducted among school going adolescents to estimate the levels and correlates of PF for timely intervention.
Methodology
School based cross-sectional study was done among students of class 8-11th in Government schools of Garhwal division of Uttarakhand. Multistage stratified random sampling was applied for recruitment of study participants. We recruited a final sample size of 634 students. Validated questionnaires and standard methods for assessment of physical fitness, physical activity levels and other variables such as waist circumference, hip circumference, BMI and hemoglobin estimation were done.
Results
Average and above average cardiorespiratory fitness score as per Harvard step test among boys (54.3%) was significantly higher as compared to girls (21.3%) (χ2 = 88.93,
p
< 0.001). There was a significant association between gender and dominant handgrip strength (χ2 = 8.02,
p
= 0.01) as well as between gender and Shoulder stretch test (SST) of dominant (χ2 = 17.5,
p
< 0.05) as well as nondominant arm (χ2 = 13.5,
p
< 0.05). Sit and reach test results also showed a significant association with gender (χ2 = 27.17,
p
< 0.001). Gender, hemoglobin level, BMI and PAL scores significantly predicted cardiorespiratory fitness scores (
R
2 = 0.188,
F
value of the model = 37.69,
p
=< 0.001)).
Conclusion
Physical fitness of school going adolescents in Garhwal division of Uttarakhand was better than other parts of India, with significant gender differences. Physical activity levels (PAL) were poor and are also a significant predictor of physical fitness. More emphasis needs to be paid on the health and fitness of girl students. School based policies to increase PAL among students through innovation and rewards may go a long way in improving the long-term health of the students.
Journal Article
Fallon joins in $3 million asthma study // Health care provider gets 5-year grant with Harvard
WORCESTER - Researchers at Fallon Healthcare System and the Harvard University School of Public Health have received a $3 million grant to study the occupational and genetic causes of asthma. Dr. Donald K. Milton, a Fallon Clinic consultant and associate professor of occupational and environmental health at Harvard, and Dr. Richard A. Rosiello, a Fallon pulmonary physician, are the study's lead scientists. Fallon spokesman David P. Kowal, of Kowal Communications Inc., said Fallon's computer system will be used to identify asthma patients as soon as possible after they are diagnosed with the disease. The asthma patients then will be contacted and offered the opportunity to participate in the study.
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