Search Results - "Pacific islands"

National Electronic Health Record Coverage in Pacific Island Countries and Territories: Environmental Scan.

Authors: Porrello EE Peden A Nunan M et al.

Source: Journal of medical Internet research [J Med Internet Res] 2025 Oct 03; Vol. 27, pp. e71212. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Oct 03.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: JMIR Publications Country of Publication: Canada NLM ID: 100959882 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1438-8871 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14388871 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Med Internet Res Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Electronic Health Records*/statistics & numerical data, Pacific Islands ; Humans

Evidence of elevated microplastic accumulation in Pacific Island mangrove sediments.

Authors: Powell WJ Ford AK Dehm J

Source: Marine pollution bulletin [Mar Pollut Bull] 2025 Dec; Vol. 221, pp. 118514. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Aug 06.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0260231 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1879-3363 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0025326X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Mar Pollut Bull Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Geologic Sediments*/chemistry , Microplastics*/analysis , Environmental Monitoring* , Water Pollutants, Chemical*/analysis , Wetlands*, Pacific Islands ; Fiji

Epidemiology of systemic sclerosis in the Asia-Pacific region: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Authors: Mahakkanukrauh A Ngamjarus C Pattanittum P et al.

Source: Annals of medicine [Ann Med] 2025 Dec; Vol. 57 (1), pp. 2479238. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Mar 21.

Publication Type: Journal Article; Systematic Review; Meta-Analysis

Journal Info: Publisher: Informa Healthcare Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8906388 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1365-2060 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 07853890 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ann Med Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Scleroderma, Systemic*/epidemiology, Humans ; Prevalence ; Incidence ; Asia/epidemiology ; Pacific Islands/epidemiology

Changes in life expectancy across selected countries in the Western Pacific Region and their underlying risk factors, 1990-2021.

Authors: Zheng Y Tyrovolas S Yip PSF et al.

Source: BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2025 Nov 13; Vol. 25 (1), pp. 3933. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 13.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968562 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2458 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712458 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Life Expectancy*/trends, Humans ; Risk Factors ; Middle Aged ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Female ; Global Burden of Disease ; Developing Countries/statistics & numerical data ; Adult ; Male ; Asia, Southeastern/epidemiology ; Infant ; Mortality/trends ; Child, Preschool ; Infant, Newborn ; Pacific Islands/epidemiology

Life Course Trajectories for Young Pasifika in Aotearoa: Protocol for the 25-Year Follow-Up of the Pacific Islands Families Study Cohort.

Authors: Tautolo ES Bakir-Demir T Jalili-Moghaddam S et al.

Source: JMIR research protocols [JMIR Res Protoc] 2025 Nov 10; Vol. 14, pp. e77460. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 10.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: JMIR Publications Country of Publication: Canada NLM ID: 101599504 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1929-0748 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19290748 NLM ISO Abbreviation: JMIR Res Protoc Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Pacific Island People* , Population Health*, Adolescent ; Adult ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Young Adult ; Cohort Studies ; Follow-Up Studies ; Longitudinal Studies ; New Zealand/epidemiology ; Pacific Islands

Building Capacity in Public Health: Effects of the Pacific Public Health Fellowship Program in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands.

Authors: Frazier CM Concepción Acevedo J Holmes G et al.

Source: Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP [J Public Health Manag Pract] 2025 Nov-Dec 01; Vol. 31 (6), pp. 982-990. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Oct 21.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9505213 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1550-5022 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10784659 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Public Health Manag Pract Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Fellowships and Scholarships*/methods , Fellowships and Scholarships*/trends , Fellowships and Scholarships*/statistics & numerical data , Capacity Building*/methods , Capacity Building*/trends , Public Health*/education , Public Health*/methods , Public Health*/trends, Humans ; Pacific Islands ; United States ; Curriculum

Investigating linkages between human movement and meteorological variables on dengue outbreaks in the Pacific Islands.

Authors: Sexton J Russell T Burkot TR et al.

Source: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2025 Oct 22; Vol. 19 (10), pp. e0013607. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Oct 22 (Print Publication: 2025).

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101291488 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1935-2735 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19352727 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Dengue*/epidemiology , Dengue*/transmission , Disease Outbreaks* , Meteorological Concepts*, Humans ; Pacific Islands/epidemiology ; Dengue Virus ; Temperature

The shift in Mosquito-borne diseases incidence across Asia-Pacific region (1992-2021): insights from an Age-Period-Cohort analysis using the global burden of disease study 2021.

Authors: Wei S Zhang T Sun S et al.

Source: BMC public health [BMC Public Health] 2025 Oct 08; Vol. 25 (1), pp. 3373. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Oct 08.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100968562 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2458 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712458 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Vector Borne Diseases*/epidemiology, Humans ; Incidence ; Global Burden of Disease/trends ; Adult ; Cohort Studies ; Middle Aged ; Asia, Southeastern/epidemiology ; Asia/epidemiology ; Animals ; Young Adult ; Pacific Islands/epidemiology ; Adolescent ; Female ; Male ; Aged ; Culicidae ; Child, Preschool ; Child ; Infant ; Dengue/epidemiology ; Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Health Promotion in Asia-Pacific: Evidence Base for Good Practice?

Authors: Lin V; LaTrobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.; University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Source: Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals [Health Promot J Austr] 2025 Oct; Vol. 36 (4), pp. e70107.

Publication Type: Editorial

Journal Info: Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: Australia NLM ID: 9710936 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1036-1073 (Print) Linking ISSN: 10361073 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Health Promot J Austr Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Health Promotion*/organization & administration , Health Promotion*/methods , Evidence-Based Practice*, Humans ; Asia ; Pacific Islands

Seabird restoration priorities for the U.S. Pacific Islands.

Authors: Raine AF Gregg J McFarlin M et al.

Source: Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology [Conserv Biol] 2025 Oct; Vol. 39 (5), pp. e70084. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Jun 09.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, Inc. on behalf of the Society for Conservation Biology Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9882301 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1523-1739 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 08888892 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Conserv Biol Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Conservation of Natural Resources*/methods , Birds*/physiology, Animals ; Pacific Islands ; Climate Change ; Risk Assessment

Health Promotion in the Asia Pacific: Celebrating Success Stories and Tackling Challenges.

Authors: Williams C Signal L Baldwin L et al.

Source: Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals [Health Promot J Austr] 2025 Oct; Vol. 36 (4), pp. e70106.

Publication Type: Editorial; Introductory Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Wiley Country of Publication: Australia NLM ID: 9710936 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1036-1073 (Print) Linking ISSN: 10361073 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Health Promot J Austr Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Health Promotion*/organization & administration, Humans ; Australia ; Pacific Islands ; Asia

The state of abortion services in five Pacific Island countries: a legislative analysis and scoping review.

Authors: Cao J Blair A Homer C et al.

Source: BMC pregnancy and childbirth [BMC Pregnancy Childbirth] 2025 Sep 30; Vol. 25 (1), pp. 970. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Sep 30.

Publication Type: Journal Article; Scoping Review

Journal Info: Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 100967799 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1471-2393 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14712393 NLM ISO Abbreviation: BMC Pregnancy Childbirth Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Abortion, Induced*/legislation & jurisprudence , Abortion, Induced*/statistics & numerical data , Health Services Accessibility*/legislation & jurisprudence , Abortion, Legal*/legislation & jurisprudence, Humans ; Female ; Pregnancy ; Pacific Islands ; Fiji ; Melanesia ; Vanuatu ; Papua New Guinea ; Samoa

Breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening prevalence in the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands.

Authors: Gopalani SV Qin J Buenconsejo-Lum L et al.

Source: Cancer epidemiology [Cancer Epidemiol] 2025 Aug; Vol. 97, pp. 102851. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Jun 06.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101508793 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1877-783X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 18777821 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Cancer Epidemiol Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Colorectal Neoplasms*/diagnosis , Colorectal Neoplasms*/epidemiology , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*/diagnosis , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*/epidemiology , Early Detection of Cancer*/statistics & numerical data , Breast Neoplasms*/diagnosis , Breast Neoplasms*/epidemiology, Humans ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Male ; Prevalence ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Adult ; Aged ; Pacific Islands/epidemiology ; United States/epidemiology ; Mass Screening/statistics & numerical data ; Young Adult

What is missing in our understanding of urban slum environments and maternal, infant and young child nutrition from publicly available data in Asia and the Pacific?

Authors: Haycraft E Chandrasenage D Wambui D et al.

Source: Maternal & child nutrition [Matern Child Nutr] 2026 Mar; Vol. 22 (1), pp. e13551. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 08.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101201025 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1740-8709 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17408695 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Matern Child Nutr Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Poverty Areas* , Urban Population*/statistics & numerical data , Nutritional Status* , Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena* , Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena* , Child Nutrition Disorders*/epidemiology, Humans ; Infant ; Female ; Child, Preschool ; Asia/epidemiology ; Adult ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Pacific Islands/epidemiology ; Thinness/epidemiology ; Breast Feeding/statistics & numerical data ; Malnutrition/epidemiology ; Infant Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology

Twenty-four years of response: an analysis of Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network deployments to and from the WHO Western Pacific Region.

Authors: Salmon S Effler P

Source: Western Pacific surveillance and response journal : WPSAR [Western Pac Surveill Response J] 2025 Sep 30; Vol. 15 (5 Spec edition), pp. 1-13. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Sep 30 (Print Publication: 2024).

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific Country of Publication: Philippines NLM ID: 101558993 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2094-7313 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20947321 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Western Pac Surveill Response J Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Disease Outbreaks*/prevention & control , World Health Organization*, Humans ; Global Health ; Pacific Islands

Genomic signatures indicate biodiversity loss in an endemic island ant fauna.

Authors: Liu C Sarnat E Tan JA et al.

Source: Science (New York, N.Y.) [Science] 2025 Sep 11; Vol. 389 (6765), pp. 1133-1136. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Sep 11.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0404511 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1095-9203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00368075 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Science Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Ants*/genetics , Ants*/classification , Biodiversity* , Genome, Insect*, Animals ; Ecosystem ; Genomics ; Population Dynamics ; Pacific Islands

'They build roads, not cycle paths': a qualitative study of Pacific children's physical activity barriers.

Authors: Ryan ST Randle M Waqa G et al.

Source: Health promotion international [Health Promot Int] 2025 Sep 03; Vol. 40 (5).

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9008939 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1460-2245 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09574824 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Health Promot Int Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Exercise*, Humans ; Qualitative Research ; Child ; Sedentary Behavior ; Female ; Pacific Islands ; Male ; Interviews as Topic

Resource use of dusky and Galapagos sharks in response to fishing activities at a remote Pacific Island.

Authors: Matley JK Meyer L Roberts CN et al.

Source: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2025 Aug 28; Vol. 15 (1), pp. 31743. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Aug 28.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101563288 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2045-2322 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20452322 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Rep Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Sharks*/physiology , Feeding Behavior* , Hunting* , Human-Animal Interaction*, Animals ; Humans ; Pacific Islands

Population genomics of Aedes albopictus across remote Pacific islands for genetic biocontrol considerations.

Authors: Seok S Vorsino AE Collier TC et al.

Source: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2025 Aug 11; Vol. 19 (8), pp. e0013414. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Aug 11 (Print Publication: 2025).

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101291488 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1935-2735 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19352727 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Aedes*/genetics , Aedes*/classification , Aedes*/virology , Mosquito Vectors*/genetics , Mosquito Vectors*/virology , Genome, Insect*, Animals ; Pacific Islands ; Genetics, Population ; Humans ; Gene Flow ; Genomics

SCR Organism: Aedes albopictus

Genomic origins and evolution of neo-sex chromosomes in Pacific Island birds.

Authors: Muirhead CA Martí E Shogren EH et al.

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America [Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A] 2025 Aug 05; Vol. 122 (31), pp. e2503746122. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Jul 28.

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal Info: Publisher: National Academy of Sciences Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7505876 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1091-6490 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00278424 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Subsets: MEDLINE

MeSH Terms: Sex Chromosomes*/genetics , Evolution, Molecular* , Birds*/genetics , Genome* , Passeriformes*/genetics, Animals ; Female ; Male ; Pacific Islands ; Genomics