The baby-friendly hospital initiative in Switzerland: trends over a 9-year period (Publications)
Background:This article reports the trends over a 9-year period for 4 steps of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) (exclusive breastfeeding, uninterrupted rooming-in, no use of pacifiers, and [...] the first 2 hours after birth) during hospital stays in Switzerland.Methods:Data were collected annually over a period of 9 years from a monitoring survey of all BFHI-accredited hospitals in Switzerland
Incidence, treatment and outcome of patients with retroperitoneal soft-tissue sarcoma in Switzerland 2005-2015: a population-based analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Reports on the epidemiology and mortality of retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma (RSTS) in Switzerland are scarce. This study investigates the incidence and outcomes of surgically treated RSTS [...] of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). Sarcoma centers were identified by the annual total number of sarcoma patients (> 50 patients/year). The analysis of yearly incidence, age distribution
Study protocol: a prospective cohort on non-communicable diseases among primary healthcare users living in Kosovo (KOSCO) (Publications)
waist/hip/neck circumferences, peak expiratory flow and HbA1c measurements). Cohort data were collected annually in two phases, approximately 6 months apart, with an expected total follow-up time of 5 years. ETHICS [...] decision-makers to improve service responsiveness, which will be shared with stakeholders through reports and presentations.
The baby-friendly hospital initiative in Switzerland: trends over a 9-year period (Publications)
Background:This article reports the trends over a 9-year period for 4 steps of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) (exclusive breastfeeding, uninterrupted rooming-in, no use of pacifiers, and [...] the first 2 hours after birth) during hospital stays in Switzerland.Methods:Data were collected annually over a period of 9 years from a monitoring survey of all BFHI-accredited hospitals in Switzerland
Several thousand hospital stays and hundreds of deaths: these are the annual consequences of the flu in Switzerland. With the National Strategy for the Prevention of Seasonal Influenza (GRIPS), the Federal [...] was to document their long-standing and diverse experience in the field of prevention measures." reports Jana Gerold, project manager at the Swiss TPH. Overall, the analysis allows four general conclusions
High blood pressure and long-term exposure to indoor noise and air pollution from road traffic (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Traffic noise has been associated with prevalence of hypertension, but reports are inconsistent for blood pressure (BP). People's noise exposure indoors might be essential to ascertain effects [...] METHODS: We evaluated 1926 cohort participants at baseline (years 2003-2006, Girona - Spain). Outdoor annual average levels of nighttime traffic noise (Lnight) and NO2 were estimated at postal addresses with [...] indoor traffic Lnight levels were derived from outdoor Lnight applying...
High blood pressure and long-term exposure to indoor noise and air pollution from road traffic (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Traffic noise has been associated with prevalence of hypertension, but reports are inconsistent for blood pressure (BP). People's noise exposure indoors might be essential to ascertain effects [...] METHODS: We evaluated 1926 cohort participants at baseline (years 2003-2006, Girona - Spain). Outdoor annual average levels of nighttime traffic noise (Lnight) and NO2 were estimated at postal addresses with [...] indoor traffic Lnight levels were derived from outdoor Lnight applying...
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comprehensive sustainability / impact report to the attention of the Swiss TPH key stakeholders Fully integrate the existing ‘Unit/Group Governance Factsheets’ as an annual self-assessment as a basis for the
diseases and are under close surveillance by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). Annually, one to three outbreaks of one of these diseases have been observed in Switzerland. The FOPH has [...] outbreak investigations in Switzerland; 3. Carrying out the systematic survey of all listeriosis cases reported to the FOPH; 4. Provide technical advice to federal and cantonal authorities on epidemiology and
