2022
Regional Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Response to Climate-Related Disparities: Promoting Health Equity in the Pacific
Palinkas LA, O’Donnell M, Kemp S, Tiatia J, Duque Y, Spencer M, Basu R, Del Rosario KI, Diemer K, Doma B, Forbes D, Gibson K, Graff-Zivin J, Harris BM, Hawley N, Johnston J, Lauraya F, Maniquiz NEF, Marlowe J, McCord GC, Nicholls I, Rao S, Saunders AK, Sortino S, Springgate B, Takeuchi D, Ugsang J, Villaverde V, Wells KB, Wong M. Regional Research-Practice-Policy Partnerships in Response to Climate-Related Disparities: Promoting Health Equity in the Pacific. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 9758. PMID: 35955120, PMCID: PMC9368677, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19159758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth equityNatural hazardsPolicy partnershipsNetwork of researchersComplex emergenciesClimate-related extreme weather eventsRegional capacitySocial impactResearch practicesRegional approachMental health disparitiesEquityResponse capacitySmall islandsPractice implementationExtreme weather eventsMiddle-income countriesHealth disparitiesCountriesClimate changeMental health providersHealth providersLimited healthcare facilitiesDisparitiesPolicy
2020
An Exploratory Study of the Gaps and Barriers to Nutrition Education for Pregnant Women in Tamale, Ghana
Ayande R, Otoo G, Rousham E, Hawley N, Carbone E. An Exploratory Study of the Gaps and Barriers to Nutrition Education for Pregnant Women in Tamale, Ghana. Current Developments In Nutrition 2020, 4: nzaa054_009. PMCID: PMC7258329, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa054_009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal health literacyPregnant womenNutrition educationHealth providersNE interventionsHealth professionals’ workloadsLow-middle income settingsChild health outcomesTraditional birth attendantsCurrent nutrition educationLow socioeconomic statusANC visitsPregnancy outcomesAnemia preventionBirth attendantsMaternal complianceANC sessionsHealth workersStudy investigatorsHealth literacyWomen's adherenceHealth outcomesCare processesIncome settingsSpousal controls
2016
The growing threat of non-communicable disease to pregnancy health
Hawley N. The growing threat of non-communicable disease to pregnancy health. Pacific Journal Of Reproductive Health 2016, 1 DOI: 10.18313/pjrh.2016.909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-communicable diseasesChild health effortsPrevalence of obesityRelated non-communicable diseasesSkilled health providersChronic hypertensionObstetric populationMaternal deathsNewborn deathsPregnancy healthPregnant womenGlobal maternalHealth effortsHealth providersAdequate nutritionEssential medicinesDiseaseDeathHypertensionPrematurityObesityDiabetesMaternalMortalityPrevalence