Bed Bug Epidemic: A Challenge to Public Health

Autor/inn/en	Ratnapradipa, Dhitinut; Ritzel, Dale O.; Haramis, Linn D.; Bliss, Kadi R.
Titel	Bed Bug Epidemic: A Challenge to Public Health
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 42 (2011) 4, S.245-251 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-5037
Schlagwörter	Prevention; Public Health; Resource Allocation; Child Health; Entomology; Poisoning; Health Education; Teacher Role; Teachers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Gesundheitswesen; Ressourcenallokation; Entomologie; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Lehrerrolle; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	In recent years, reported cases of bed bug infestations in the U.S. and throughout the world have escalated dramatically, posing a global public health problem. Although bed bugs are not known to transmit disease to humans, they pose both direct and indirect public health challenges in terms of health effects, treatment, cost, and resource allocation and coordination. Education is an important component of prevention and treatment of infestations and health educators can play a key role in educating the public about this re-emerging problem and in organizing community-based responses. Therefore, the two goals of this paper were to: (1) provide an overview of the public health threat from bed bug infestations, and (2) provide prevention and treatment guidance for health educators to utilize in educating the public about this challenge. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10