A new environmental public health practice to manage current and future global health challenges through education, training, and capacity building

Autor: Giovanni S. Leonardi, Ariana Zeka, Matthew Ashworth, Catherine Bouland, Helen Crabbe, Raquel Duarte-Davidson, Ruth Ann Etzel, Nia Giuashvili, Özden Gökdemir, Wojciech Hanke, Peter van den Hazel, Paul Jagals, Ejaz Ahmad Khan, Piedad Martin-Olmedo, Joseph Pett, Ekaterine Ruadze, Maria Grazia Santamaria, Jan C. Semenza, Cecilia Sorensen, Sotiris Vardoulakis, Fuyuen Yip, Paolo Lauriola

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 12 (2024)

Unsustainable globalisation of economic activities, lifestyles and social structures has contributed to environmental degradation, posing major threats to human health at the local and global levels. All these problems including climate change, pollu

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/854787887f7845f7bacfe88ca74f3c9f

The Use of Pb Isotope Ratios to Determine Environmental Sources of High Blood Pb Concentrations in Children: A Feasibility Study in Georgia

Autor: Adam Laycock, Simon Chenery, Elizabeth Marchant, Helen Crabbe, Ayoub Saei, Ekaterine Ruadze, Michael Watts, Giovanni S. Leonardi, Tim Marczylo

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 19; Issue 22; Pages: 15007

The incidence of lead (Pb) poisoning in children in Georgia has been identified as a major health concern, with a recent national survey identifying that 41% of children aged 2–7 years had blood lead concentrations (BLCs) greater than the blood lea

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36429725

Cascade of care among HIV patients diagnosed in 2013 in Georgia: Risk factors for late diagnosis and attrition from HIV care

Autor: Ekaterine Ruadze, Nikoloz Chkhartishvili, Otar Chokoshvili, Tengiz Tsertsvadze

Publikováno v: SAGE Open Medicine, Vol 5 (2017)

Introduction: The major challenge in the HIV epidemic in Georgia is a high proportion of undiagnosed people living with HIV (estimated 48%) as well as a very high proportion of late presentations for care, with 66% presenting for HIV care with CD4 co

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/5269338e14dd4b029cbbefc1a4416451

Reduction in Blood Lead Concentration in Children across the Republic of Georgia following Interventions to Address Widespread Exceedance of Reference Value in 2019

Autor: Ekaterine Ruadze, Vladimer Getia, Lela Sturua, Helen Crabbe, Tim Marczylo, Ayoub Saei, Irma Khonelidze, Amiran Gamkrelidze, Giovanni Leonardi, Paolo Lauriola

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11903, p 11903 (2021)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume 18
Issue 22

In recent years, reports of lead contamination have dramatically increased in Georgia. Given concerns about the exposure of children to lead (Pb), the National Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS-2018) included a blood sampling component. The res

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https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/11903

May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results in Georgia-Europe

Autor: Neil R Poulter, D. Trapaidze, B. Tsinamdzgvrishvili, Tamar Abesadze, Nino Grdzelidze, Maia Kereselidze, Ramaz Urushadze, Lela Sturua, Amiran Gamkrelidze, Thomas Beaney, Nana Mebonia, Ekaterine Ruadze, Xin Xia

Publikováno v: European Heart Journal Supplements : Journal of the European Society of Cardiology
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Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of high BP and to act as a temporary solution to the lack of screen

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31043878