Moses B Pounds
Biographic Data
| ID | 2570058 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Moses B Pounds |
| GIVEN NAMES | Moses B |
| FAMILY NAME | Pounds |
| SIGNATURE | POUNDS M B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Associations between HIV-positive individuals' receipt of ancillary services and medical care receipt and retention
This study examines associations between HIV-positive individuals' receipt of ancillary services and their receipt of and retention in primary medical care. Ancillary care services examined include case management, mental health and substance abuse treatment/counseling, advocacy, respite and buddy/companion services, as well as food, housing, emergency financial assistance, and transportation. The selection criterion used was the receipt of care …
Background for the studies on ancillary services and primary care use
Timely and optimal HIV primary care is a key tenet of the Ryan White CARE Act, a safety net programme for vulnerable and marginalized people living with HIV in the USA. Health services researchers, local providers and policy makers suspect that ancillary services are necessary to improve entry into and retention in HIV primary care for vulnerable populations experiencing barriers to HIV services, including access to antiretroviral therapies. This…
The role of ancillary services in client-centred systems of care
The studies in this issue reflect the operation of the Ryan White CARE Act's holistic model of health and support services for people living with HIV in the USA. Ancillary services available through the CARE Act are responsive to predisposing factors, enabling factors, and system characteristics that pose barriers to clients' receipt of primary medical care. That nearly all of the studies use cross-sectional rather than longitudinal data makes it…
Aids in African–American Communities and the Public Health Response
Changing water-use patterns in a water-poor area
An epidemiological survey carried out in the Dodoma region of Tanzania found that high rates of trachoma infection in pre-school children were associated with unwashed faces. Prior to a planned trachoma intervention project, a pilot study was done on household decisions about water use and perceptions about face washing and eye disease. The study found that mothers overestimated the amount of water necessary to wash a child's face. In addition, m…
Changing water-use patterns in a water-poor area
An epidemiological survey carried out in the Dodoma region of Tanzania found that high rates of trachoma infection in pre-school children were associated with unwashed faces. Prior to a planned trachoma intervention project, a pilot study was done on household decisions about water use and perceptions about face washing and eye disease. The study found that mothers overestimated the amount of water necessary to wash a child's face. In addition, m…
Changing water-use patterns in a water-poor area
An epidemiological survey carried out in the Dodoma region of Tanzania found that high rates of trachoma infection in pre-school children were associated with unwashed faces. Prior to a planned trachoma intervention project, a pilot study was done on household decisions about water use and perceptions about face washing and eye disease. The study found that mothers overestimated the amount of water necessary to wash a child's face. In addition, m…
Aids in African–American Communities and the Public Health Response
Associations between HIV-positive individuals' receipt of ancillary services and medical care receipt and retention
This study examines associations between HIV-positive individuals' receipt of ancillary services and their receipt of and retention in primary medical care. Ancillary care services examined include case management, mental health and substance abuse treatment/counseling, advocacy, respite and buddy/companion services, as well as food, housing, emergency financial assistance, and transportation. The selection criterion used was the receipt of care …
Background for the studies on ancillary services and primary care use
Timely and optimal HIV primary care is a key tenet of the Ryan White CARE Act, a safety net programme for vulnerable and marginalized people living with HIV in the USA. Health services researchers, local providers and policy makers suspect that ancillary services are necessary to improve entry into and retention in HIV primary care for vulnerable populations experiencing barriers to HIV services, including access to antiretroviral therapies. This…
The role of ancillary services in client-centred systems of care
The studies in this issue reflect the operation of the Ryan White CARE Act's holistic model of health and support services for people living with HIV in the USA. Ancillary services available through the CARE Act are responsive to predisposing factors, enabling factors, and system characteristics that pose barriers to clients' receipt of primary medical care. That nearly all of the studies use cross-sectional rather than longitudinal data makes it…
Medicine (5 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Business (4 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (4 works) · CARE Act (3 works) · Health care (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Receipt (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works)