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An assessment of a ‘training-of-trainers programme for clinic committees’ in a South African district: a qualitative exploratory study

Author: Esau, Natasha ; English, René ; Shung-King, Maylene Date: 30 Nov 2020 Abstract Background In South Africa (SA), clinics and community health centres are the predominant primary level health care facilities in the public health sector. As part of legislated health ... Read more
Analysis of Cameroon’s Sectoral Policies on Physical Activity for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention

Author: Tatah, Lambed ; Mapa-Tassou, Clarisse ; Shung-King, Maylene ; Oni, Tolu ; Woodcock, James ; Weimann, Amy ; McCreedy, Nicole ; Muzenda, Trish ; Govia, Ishtar ; Mbanya, Jean Claude ; Assah, Felix Date: 02 Dec 2021 Physical inactivity is increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), urbanisation and sedentary living are rapidly growing in tandem. Increasing active living requires the participation of ... Read more c b
Bottom-up innovation for health management capacity development: a qualitative case study in a South African health district

Author: Orgill, Marsha ; Marchal, Bruno ; Shung-King, Maylene ; Sikuza, Lwazikazi ; Gilson, Lucy Date: 24 Mar 2021 Abstract Background As part of health system strengthening in South Africa (2012–2017) a new district health manager, taking a bottom-up approach, developed a suite of innovations to improve ... Read more
Correction to: The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in Africa: a scoping review of its application and validation

Author: Hoosen, Nikhat ; Davids, Eugene L ; de Vries, Petrus J ; Shung-King, Maylene Date: 31 Jan 2018 Abstract After publication of the article [1], it has been brought to our attention that the authors listed in Table 1 are in the wrong order. They should be listed as follows: Read more
The ebb and flow of child health policy development in South Africa: Three case studies reflecting the role of the CI in shaping child health policy in South Africa

Author: Shung-King, Maylene Date: Dec 2006 Read more c b n d
Evaluation of the Western Cape Province Screening Programme for developmental disabilities in pre-school children: a summary report

Author: Michelson, Lori ; Adnams, Colleen ; Shung-King, Maylene Date: May 2003 Read more c b n d
Evaluation of the Western Cape Province Screening Programme for developmental disabilities in pre-school children: full report

Author: Michelson, Lori ; Adnams, Colleen ; Shung-King, Maylene Date: Nov 2003 This evaluation study was commissioned by the Maternal, Child and Women’s Health (MCWH) Sub-directorate of the Provincial Administration of the Western Cape Department of Health and undertaken by the Children’s Institute, University of Cape ... Read more c b n d
Exploring the contribution of a leadership development program on the implementation of improvement projects at a South African central hospital

Author: Patel, Bhavna Date: 2022 Background It is recognized that healthcare leaders of today would need to not only be responsive to the rapid changes around them, but also plan for the future of healthcare by creating a climate that is sensitive to the context of the ... Read more
Exploring the influence of intersecting social identities on the leadership experience of female managers in the South African health system

Author: Reddy, Mishka Date: 2020 In the transition from the Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable Development Goals, the importance of an integrated health system in which all health activities interact - including the multiple actors within the system - has gained ... Read more
Exploring the perspectives of health service providers on mental health policy and interventions for school children in the Western Cape, South Africa

Author: Mgoqi, Khusela Date: 2021 Background: Mental health is recognised as a critical public health challenge globally, yet child and adolescent mental health receive low priority, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Children and adolescents spend a significant ... Read more
From fieldwork to facts to firearms control. Research and advocacy towards firearm control legislation in South Africa: A case study

Author: Shung-King, Maylene ; Proudlock, Paula ; Michelson, Lori Date: Aug 2005 Read more c b n d
Intersectoral Action for Addressing NCDs through the Food Environment: An Analysis of NCD Framing in Global Policies and Its Relevance for the African Context

Author: Weimann, Amy ; Shung-King, Maylene ; McCreedy, Nicole ; Tatah, Lambed ; Mapa-Tassou, Clarisse ; Muzenda, Trish ; Govia, Ishtar ; Were, Vincent ; Oni, Tolu Date: 26 Oct 2021 Noncommunicable diseases contribute the greatest to global mortality. Unhealthy diet—a prominent risk factor—is intricately linked to urban built and food environments and requires intersectoral efforts to address. Framings of the noncommunicable ... Read more c b
Leadership experiences and practices of South African health managers: what is the influence of gender? -a qualitative, exploratory study

Author: Shung-King, Maylene ; Gilson, Lucy ; Mbachu, Chinyere ; Molyneux, Sassy ; Muraya, Kelly W ; Uguru, Nkoli ; Govender, Veloshnee Date: 18 Sep 2018 Background The importance of strong and transformative leadership is recognised as essential to the building of resilient and responsive health systems. In this regard, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 5 prioritises a ... Read more
Protocol for a Multi-Level Policy Analysis of Non-Communicable Disease Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity: Implications for Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa and the Caribbean

Author: Shung-King, Maylene ; Weimann, Amy ; McCreedy, Nicole ; Tatah, Lambed ; Mapa-Tassou, Clarisse ; Muzenda, Trish ; Govia, Ishtar ; Were, Vincent ; Oni, Tolu Date: 10 Dec 2021 Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally. Despite significant global policy development for addressing NCDs, the extent to which global policies find expression in low-and-middle income countries’ (LMIC) ... Read more c b
The children’s nursing workforce in Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, South Africa and Zambia: generating an initial indication of the extent of the workforce and training activity

Author: North, Natasha ; Shung-King, Maylene ; Coetzee, Minette Date: 07 May 2019 Background This study sought to identify, as far as possible, the extent of the specialist children’s nursing workforce in five selected African countries. Strengthening children’s nursing training has been recommended as a ... Read more
The effectiveness of school-based interventions addressing adolescent mental health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis

Author: Albertus, Cleo Alyssa Date: 2020 Mental health is fundamental to a person's wellbeing and quality of life, as well as, influences social and economic outcomes across an individual's lifespan (Barry, Clarke, Jenkins, & Patel, 2013). The World Health Organization (WHO) ... Read more
The global diet and activity research (GDAR) network: a global public health partnership to address upstream NCD risk factors in urban low and middle-income contexts

Author: Oni, Tolu ; Assah, Felix ; Erzse, Agnes ; Foley, Louise ; Govia, Ishtar ; Hofman, Karen J ; Lambert, Estelle V ; Micklesfield, Lisa K ; Shung-King, Maylene ; Smith, Joanne ; Turner-Moss, Eleanor ; Unwin, Nigel ; Wadende, Pamela ; Woodcock, James ; Mbanya, Jean C ; Norris, Shane A ; Obonyo, Charles O ; Tulloch-Reid, Marshall ; Wareham, Nicholas J Date: 19 Oct 2020 Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally. While upstream approaches to tackle NCD risk factors of poor quality diets and physical inactivity have been trialled in high income countries (HICs), there ... Read more
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in Africa: a scoping review of its application and validation

Author: Hoosen, Nikhat ; Davids, Eugene Lee ; de Vries, Petrus J ; Shung-King, Maylene Date: 11 Jan 2018 Background: Child and adolescent mental health in Africa remains largely neglected. Quick and cost-efective ways for early detection may aid early intervention. The Strengths and Difculties Questionnaire (SDQ) is globally used to screen for ... Read more
Three Growth Spurts in Global Physical Activity Policies between 2000 and 2019: A Policy Document Analysis

Author: Muzenda, Trish ; Shung-King, Maylene ; Lambert, Estelle Victoria ; Brugulat Panés, Anna ; Weimann, Amy ; McCreedy, Nicole ; Tatah, Lambed ; Mapa-Tassou, Clarisse ; Govia, Ishtar ; Were, Vincent ; Oni, Tolu Date: 23 Mar 2022 Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) contribute significantly to global mortality and are of particular concern in growing urban populations of low- and-middle income countries (LMICs). Physical inactivity is a key NCD determinant and requires ... Read more c b

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