Surveillance and Monitoring
Effective public health response requires surveillance systems to track trends, identify vulnerable populations, allocate resources, and evaluate interventions. Why surveillance matters Climate-related mental health surveillance serves several critical functions: Early detection of emerging mental health crises before they become severe. Resource allocation to direct services where they’re most needed. Identification of vulnerable populations requiring targeted […]
Inequitable Burden of Climate-Related Mental Health Impacts
Those who have contributed least to climate change often suffer the most. This is a profound injustice we must address. Climate change does not affect all populations equally. The mental health consequences are profoundly shaped by existing social, economic, and environmental inequities. The climate justice framework Understanding differential vulnerability Mental health disparities emerge from multiple […]
Mental Health Consequences of Climate Change
Climate change affects mental health through multiple pathways, producing a spectrum of psychological responses ranging from acute trauma to chronic existential distress. Acute mental health impacts: Trauma and stress disorders Extreme weather events—hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and heat waves—can produce immediate and severe psychological trauma. Research evidence Systematic reviews of disaster mental health literature consistently document […]
Temporal and infratemporal regions; temporomandibular joint
Optional reading Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 7th ed., Temporomandibular joint section through Arthritis of TMJ. Temporal region Figure 1. Attachments of temporal fascia. GRAY’S ANATOMY FOR STUDENTS, FIGURE 8.138. Figure 2. GRAY’S ANATOMY FOR STUDENTS, FIGURE 8.139. The temporal fossa is the sunken area located on the lateral skull above the zygomatic arch. Boundaries Its floor […]
Hematopoietic System—Draft
Your introduction to the system (it can be written, or you can record a video). It doesn’t need to be very long. In case you need inspiration, here are some suggestions for what to include: How does this system relate to the one that has come before, and the one that follows? Why are certain threads […]
Family Medicine
Welcome to the Family Medicine learning website! At the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, much of your learning will include aspects of Family Medicine: the primary care of patients of all ages and all genders. Since Washington State relies on Family Physicians to provide a large component of health care, especially in rural and […]
Thoracic cavity
MS1 Complete Physical Examination
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
source: Novan’s notes, by George Novan, MD, and Joanna Breems, MD Last update: September 2023 The terms STIs (sexually transmitted infections) and STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) are nterchangeable. However, more authors now favor using STI because not all “infections” are manifest as “disease”—that is, they are not clinically evident or symptomatic. A note on terminology. […]