Promoting the Health of Young Adults in Urban Public Universities: A Case Study From City University of New York

Abstract

Changing demographics of college students and new insights into the developmental trajectory of chronic diseases present universities with opportunities to improve population health and reduce health inequalities. The reciprocal relationships between better health and improved educational achievement also offer university health programs a chance to improve retention and graduation rates, a key objective for higher education. In 2007, City University of New York (CUNY), the nation's largest urban public university, launched Healthy CUNY, an initiative designed to offer life-time protection against chronic diseases and reduce health-related barriers to educational achievement. In its first 5 years, Healthy CUNY has shown that universities can mobilize students, faculty, and other constituencies to modify environments and policies that influence health. New policies on tobacco and campus food, enrollment of needy students in public food and housing assistance programs, and a dialogue on the role of health in academic achievement are first steps towards healthier universities.     

Our common future: a rapidly growing and rapidly aging humankind

Abstract

Physical inactivity, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, smoking and obesity were associated with imbalance in oxidative stress, leading to endothelial dysfunction. Such dysfunction is present in both cardiovascular disease (CVD) and erectile dysfunction (ED). ED is the persistent inability to achieve or sustain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance and is one of the first manifestations of endothelial damage in men with CVD risk factors. The purpose of this article is to review the results of studies involving physical activity, CVD, endothelial dysfunction and ED in order to verify its applicability for improving the health and quality of life of men with such disorders. There is consistent evidence that endothelial damage is intimately linked to ED, and this manifestation seems to be associated with the appearance CVDs. On the other hand, physical activity has been pointed out as an important clinical strategy in the prevention and treatment of CVDs and ED mainly associated with improvement of endothelial function. However, further experimental and clinical prospective investigations are needed to test the role of physical exercises in the modulation of endothelial function and their implications on erectile function and the appearance of CVDs.     

群发性职业病诊断鉴定的法律问题研究

职业病认定是职业病患者维权的关键。然而,我国法律对群发性职业病的认定未做任何规定,一旦有群发性职业病事件发生,患者只能按照现行相关法律单独进行职业病认定,导致患者得不到及时的职业病认定和补偿,而且也造成了资源的浪费。文章根据我国群发性职业病立法空白的现状以及实践中现行群发性职业病认定的做法,提出了一些建议,以期为相关部门破解群发性职业病“认定难”问题提供一些借鉴。     

稀土掺杂系统中供体和受体能量传递的理论计算

利用能量传递微观动力学方程，推导了掺杂样品中供体和受体之间能量传递函数。结果表明，由于受体的随机分布，宏观上观察到的供体发光的衰减不一定是指数形式的，对衰减曲线分析必须考虑随机分布的影响。     

衢州珍稀濒危植物资源及保护对策

衢州是浙江省珍稀濒危植物最丰富的地区之一,共有珍稀濒危植物22种,隶属12科19属,其中1级保护植物3种,2级保护植物19种。本文主要分析这些珍稀濒危植物的区系组成和生物学特性,提出珍稀濒危植物的保护对策。     

试析我国高校教学及管理疾病的致病因素——我国传统教育对高校教学及管理的负面影响

我国高校教学及管理疾病很少为人们所关注 ,但作为一种社会现象 ,它确实存在 ,而且可以说自高等教育产生的那一天起 ,就已存在。本文就高校教学及管理疾病的类型与症状进行了描述 ,并试图从对中国古代教育思想的反思中探寻我国高校教学及管理疾病产生的原因     

稀土发光材料的特点及应用介绍

本文概述了稀土发光材料近几年的研究进展,重点介绍稀土发光材料的特点、合成方法和应用,以及我国稀土发光材料生产现状和未来发展前景展望。     

稀见戏曲剧种二夹弦源流考略

二夹弦是流行于鲁、豫、皖地区的稀见戏曲剧种,具有浓郁的地方特色和独具个性的文化价值,2008年二夹弦正式被列入首批国家级非物质文化遗产名录.学界关于其起源问题的探讨虽很热烈,却尚无定论.二夹弦的传统剧目、特色声腔、表演特征在不同阶段有不同艺术形态,由此入手探究进行研究,考证其起源,梳理其发展脉络,见出其在不同历史时期的艺术特征,可辨出二夹弦起源于民间曲艺艺术花鼓丁香,在融合黄河流域的民间音乐以及借鉴吸收其他兄弟剧种艺术养分的基础上,最终于20世纪20年代形成相对成熟的戏曲剧种.     

新中国成立前后苏北区医疗卫生事业发展述略

新中国成立前后,苏北区作为省级行政单位,存在了3年多的时间。虽然时间不长,但在各方面都取得了辉煌的成就,为该地区以后各项事业的发展奠定了坚实的基础。本文尝试从医疗卫生事业方面入手,来展现苏北区所取得的伟大成就和所做出的历史贡献。     

A model of toxoplasmosis incidence in the UK: evidence synthesis and consistency of evidence

Summary.  We present a Bayesian evidence synthesis model combining data on seroprevalence, seroconversion and tests of recent infection, to produce estimates of current incidence of toxoplasmosis in the UK. The motivation for the study was the need for an estimate of current average incidence in the UK, with a realistic assessment of its uncertainty, to inform a decision model for a national screening programme to prevent congenital toxoplasmosis. The model has a hierarchical structure over geographic region, a random-walk model for temporal effects and a fixed age effect, with one or more types of data informing the regional estimates of incidence. Inference is obtained by using Markov chain Monte Carlo simulations. A key issue in the synthesis of evidence from multiple sources is model selection and the consistency of different types of evidence. Alternative models of incidence are compared by using the deviance information criterion, and we find that temporal effects are region specific. We assess the consistency of the various forms of evidence by using cross-validation where practical, and posterior and mixed prediction otherwise, and we discuss how these measures can be used to assess different aspects of consistency in a complex evidence structure. We discuss the contribution of the various forms of evidence to estimated current average incidence.