Using formative evaluation of a community-based opioid overdose prevention program to inform strategic communication for adoption, implementation, and sustainability

Abstract Background Opioid addiction and overdose is a public health problem in the United States and is expected to remain with substance use increasing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Communities that approach this issue through multi-sector partnerships experience more positive health outcomes.Understanding motivation for stakeholder engagement in

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Post-Pandemic Follow-Up Audit of Security Checkpoints

This paper provides a follow-up audit of security checkpoints (or simply checkpoints) for mass transportation hubs such as airports and seaports aiming at the post-pandemic R&D adjustments.The goal of our study is to determine biometric-enabled resources of checkpoints for a counter-epidemic response.To achieve the follow-up audit goals, we

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Hypocaloric diet in perinatal life followed by obesity exacerbates metabolic disorders in the offspring of wistar rats

The effects arla eagle rock of an obesogenic post-weaning diet on the growth and metabolic parameters of adult offspring submitted to a hypocaloric diet in perinatal life were evaluated.Male Wistar rats were divided into two groups according to maternal diet during pregnancy and lactation: Control (C, received normocaloric diet) and hypocaloric die

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