2014 Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

2014 Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention 2014 Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention..............................3 Knowledge Exchange and Public Health Advocacy .........10 Nutrition....................................................................14 Public Health Methods...................................................25 Social Determinants of Health and Inequalities.............39 Statistical and Econometric Modelling...........................50 2 Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention 3 Dr Marie Cantwell Senior Lecturer [email protected] Co-Investigator: UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health NI Keywords: nutrition; cancer epidemiology; colorectal cancer; breast cancer; oesophageal cancer Marie is a senior lecturer in Nutritional Epidemiology and has published extensively on the role of diet and lifestyle on oesophageal carcinoma risk within the Factors Influencing Barrett’s Oesophagus, Reflux Oesophagitis and Oesophageal adenocarcinoma (FINBAR) study, a population-based case-control study in Ireland. Marie is a member of the Pooling Group for the international collaboration BEACON (Barretts Esophagus and Adenocarcinoma Consortium. Marie has collaborations with researchers at the National Cancer Institute from the Prostate Lung Colorectal Ovarian screening trial, the NIH American Association for Retired Persons (NIH-AARP) cohort and the Polyp Prevention Trial and has published extensively on the role of diet and lifestyle and cancer risk. She is principle investigator on a study to develop a Northern Ireland colorectal polyp register to determine factors associated with polyp recurrence and progression to colorectal cancer. She is also principle investigator on a 6 month randomised controlled trial of a diet and physical activity intervention in prostate cancer patients treated with androgen deprivation therapy. More recently Marie has begun to examine the relationship between nutritional exposures and breast cancer survival using data from the DietCompLyf study a UK cohort of 3000 breast cancer patients. Dr Helen Coleman Lecturer / CRUK Fellow [email protected] Co-Investigator: UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health NI Funder: QUB / CRUK (PI: Marie Cantwell) Keywords: cancer epidemiology; colorectal cancer; Barrett’s oesophagus; endometrial cancer; nutritional epidemiology My general research interests are in cancer epidemiology, particularly risk factors for progression from pre-cancerous conditions to cancer and factors associated with recurrence or survival after a cancer diagnosis. Cancer site-specific interests include colorectal polyps and colorectal cancer, Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal cancer, endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial cancer. My research mostly investigates modifiable risk factors and cancer progression, particularly the role of nutrition, and I am increasingly interested in how these interact with molecular and genetic factors to influence cancer risk and survival. For example, I am currently investigating vitamin D receptor and vitamin D related genetic variants in relation to colon cancer survival as part of a Cancer Research UK Population Research Postdoctoral Fellowship. 4 Mr Conan Donnelly Affiliated Visiting Research Fellow (secondment) and PhD student (p/t) [email protected] Supervisors: Anna Gavin, Liam Murray Title: Identifying targets for intervention to promote earlier diagnosis of cancer Funder: Self-funded Keywords: colon cancer; lung cancer; prostate cancer; cancer incidence; cancer survival; ICBP I am currently on secondment from NISRA and in my second year of a PhD of a National Awareness and Early Diagnosis Initiative (NAEDI) investigating factors associated with early death in lung and colon cancer with a view to developing early diagnosis strategies. This nested case control study involves note review of patients diagnosed with lung and colon cancer (2005-10) to identify patient, clinical, service and disease factors associated with dying within 3 months of diagnosis. I have also had a coordinating role in the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP) in NI, a work programme that involves 6 partner countries and aims to explain differences in international cancer survival with the focus largely on diagnostic delay. I also have interests in other health services research including quality of life among prostate cancer patients and am part of a team about to embark on a UK wide study of quality of life among prostate cancer patients, I will lead on a normative component that will provide matched comparisons to estimate any quality of life deficits among patients. I also lead for the production of official statistics on cancer incidence and survival in Northern Ireland. Miss Blanaid Hicks Affiliated PhD Student [email protected] Supervisors: Chris Cardwell, Liam Murray Title: The effect of commonly used medications and smoking on colorectal and breast cancer progression Funder: DEL Keywords: pharmacoepidemiology; smoking; cancer survival; colorectal cancer; breast cancer After graduating with a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science at Queen’s University Belfast, I began a PhD programme under the supervision of Dr Chris Cardwell and Professor Liam Murray. I am currently in my second year of my PhD which aims to investigate the effects of modifiable factors on cancer progression. This includes investigations on the effects of commonly used medications and smoking on cancer survival. I have a keen interest in both pharmacoepidemiology and cancer epidemiology and I am an active member of the Cancer Epidemiology and Health Sciences Research Group. 5 Mr Andrew Kunzmann PhD Student [email protected] Supervisors: Marie Cantwell, Liam Murray, Helen Coleman Title: Risk factors (including biomarkers) for colorectal cancer development and prognosis Funder: UKCRC Centre of Excellence for Public Health NI Keywords: colorectal cancer; pharmacoepidemiology; nutrition; aspirin; vitamin D; fruits and vegetables; dietary fibre I completed a degree in Psychology at the University of York, before undertaking an MMedSci in Human Nutrition at the University of Sheffield, after becoming interested in the effects of food on health. This led to me wanting to study the impact of nutrition and other modifiable lifestyle factors on cancer. I am now in my third year of a PhD at Queen’s University Belfast studying “Risk factors (including biomarkers) for colorectal cancer development and progression” funded by the Centre of Excellence for Public Health NI. My main areas of interest are modifiable risk factors for colorectal cancer development and prognosis, particularly nutritional or pharmacological risk factors. Dr Úna Mc Menamin Affiliated Research Fellow [email protected] Title: Pharmacoepidemiology (PI: Chris Cardwell, Liam Murray) Funder: National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Keywords: cancer epidemiology; pharmacoepidemiology; breast cancer; colorectal cancer I have recently completed my PhD in cancer pharmacoepidemiology within the Centre for Public Health at QUB, having previously undertaken a Masters in Public Health at the University in 2010. My PhD primarily investigated the association between commonly prescribed medications and cancer survival among breast and prostate cancer patients using large UK population-based databases. I was also involved in the establishment of a Northern Irish breast cancer cohort for the conduct of future population-based studies of drug exposures and cancer outcomes. My primary research interests relate to the utilisation of routinely collected data sources for the identification of modifiable factors for cancer progression. I have recently been appointed to a research fellow position within the Centre for Public Health and am currently investigating the impact of anti-diabetic medications on survival outcomes among colorectal cancer patients. Miss Charlene McShane Affiliated PhD Student [email protected] Supervisors: Lesley Anderson, Liam Murray Title: Prior medical history and medication usage and risk of multiple myeloma Funder: DEL Keywords: cancer epidemiology; pharmacoepidemiology; haematological malignancies; immunology; 6 I graduated from University College Dublin in 2011 with a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical, Health and Life Sciences. In October 2011, I began my PhD at Queens University Belfast investigating aetiological risk factors associated with the development and progression of the plasma cell disorders, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and multiple myeloma (MM). During this time I have utilised large population-based databases including the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) and the USA SEER-Medicare datasets to explore the impact of exposure to chronic antigenic stimulation (for example, infections and autoimmune disease) and exposure to commonly prescribed drugs on the development of MGUS, MM and lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/waldenströms macroglobulinemia (LPL/WM). I am also overseeing the AiMS (Assessing the Impact of MGUS) study, a mixed methodology project aiming to investigate the impact of an MGUS diagnosis on a patient’s psychological wellbeing and the care pathway for MGUS individuals within Northern Ireland. My general areas of interest are cancer epidemiology with a particular focus on risk factors associated with progression of pre-malignant conditions of haematological origin. I am an active member of the Cancer Epidemiology and Health Services Research Group and co-coordinate the weekly meetings and journal clubs Professor Liam Murray [email protected] Co-Investigator: UKCRC Centre of Excellence
Recommended publications
  • Data Book 2019 Table Number Table Name
    Table Number Table Name (Click on the table number to go to corresponding table) (To return to this "Titles" worksheet, you must select this worksheet again) Narrative 01.01 Population of Counties: 1831 to 2010 01.02 Characteristics of the Population: 1831 to 2010 01.03 Resident Population, by Military Status: 2010 to 2019 01.04 Resident and De Facto Population, by Residence Status: 2000 to 2019 01.05 Resident Population of Islands: 1970 to 2014-2018 01.06 Resident Population, by County: 2000 to 2019 01.07 Percentage Change in Resident Population, by County: 2000 to 2019 01.08 County Population as a Share of the State Total: 2000 to 2019 01.09 De Facto Population, by County: 2000 to 2019 01.10 Population, Land Area and Population Density, by County and Island: 2010 01.11 Resident Population of Counties and Judicial Districts: 1990 to 2014-2018 01.12 Resident Population and Number of Households, by Island and Census Designated Place: 2014-2018 01.13 Population and Percentage Change Rankings: 2010 and 2019 01.14 Resident Population for Oahu Neighborhoods: 2010 and 2014-2018 01.15 Population Characteristics of Oahu Neighborhoods: 2014-2018 01.16 Resident Population and Households, by Island and Census Tract: 2014-2018 01.17 Resident Population of Hawaiian Home Lands, by Island: 2014-2018 01.18 Resident Population, by Island and Zip Code Tabulation Area: 2014-2018 01.19 Resident and De Facto Population and Employed Persons, for Waikiki: 1970 to 2010 01.20 Urban and Rural Areas, by County: 2010 01.21 Centers of Population, by County: 1990 to
    [Show full text]
  • Is the World's Economic Center of Gravity Already in Asia?∗
    Is the World’s Economic Center of Gravity Already in Asia?∗ Jean-Marie Grether†and Nicole A. Mathys‡ November, 2006 Abstract This paper proposes a simple measure of the World’s Economic Center of Gravity (WECG) based on national GDP figures and the geographical location of the world’s most important cities. This measure makes it pos- sible to characterize the location of economic activity around the globe. It turns out that, over the 1975-2004 period, the WECG has shifted to- wards Asia, and the location of economic activity has become more evenly spread. On average, the distance to the WECG, which is highly corre- lated with the remoteness indicator frequently used in the trade gravity literature, has decreased more in Asian cities (-12%) and increased more in European cities (+16%). JEL Classification numbers: F01 Key Words: Geographical location of economic activity, center of grav- ity, spatial imbalances ∗We thank Olivier Cadot, Céline Carrère, Jaime de Melo, João Vieira-Montez, Stefano Puddu and particularly Marius Brülhart for very useful comments. The usual disclaimers apply. †University of Neuchâtel, Pierre-a-Mazel 7, CH-2000 Neuchatel, Switzerland, tel: +41 32 718 13 56, fax: +41 32 718 14 01, e-mail: [email protected] ‡University of Lausanne, Internef, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, e-mail: [email protected] 1 1 Introduction Economic activity at the world-wide level has been drifting towards Asia in recent years. In particular, many would agree with the assertion of French (2005) that the growth performance of China and India has pulled ”the globe’s economic center of gravity decidedly towards Asia”.
    [Show full text]
  • Communities Report
    Fishing Communities of the United States 2006 Economics and Sociocultural Status and Trends Series U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-98 May 2009 a b Fishing Communities of the United States, 2006 Economics and Social Analysis Division Office of Science and Technology National Marine Fisheries Service 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-F/SPO-98 May 2009 U.S. Department of Commerce Gary Locke, Secretary of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., Administrator of NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service James W. Balsiger, Ph.D., Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries i Suggested citation: National Marine Fisheries Service. 2009. Fishing Communities of the United States, 2006. U.S. Dept. Commerce, NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-F/SPO-98, 84 p. Available at: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/st5/publication/index.html A copy of this report may be obtained from: Economics and Social Analysis Division Attn: Susan Abbott-Jamieson or Rita Curtis Office of Science and Technology National Marine Fisheries Service 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 Or online at: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/st5/publication/index.html Photo credits: Susan Abbott-Jamieson, Charlie Ess, William B. Folsom, Palma Ingles, Edward J. Pastula, Jenifer Sepez, Tony Suber, NOAA Photo Library Front cover photo: Unisea seafood processing plant, Dutch Harbor/ Unalaska, in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, the largest U.S. port by pounds landed Inside front photo: A fleet of longline fishing vessels crowd Pier 17 in Honolulu ii Contents v Preface 1 National Overview 2 U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • The Path of Urban Decline. the Twin Cities and Ten Other US
    DOCUMENT RESUME ED 392 871, UD 030 833 AUTHOR Adams, John S.; And Others TITLE The Path of Urban Decline. The Twin Cities and'Yen Other U.S. Metropolitan Areas. What the 1990 Census Says aboot Minnesota. INSTITUTION Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. REPORT NO CURA-95-4 PUB DATE 95 NOTE 137p.; For a related document, see UD 030 832. PUB TYPE Reports 7.valuative/Feasibi1ity (142) Statistical Data (110) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC06 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Census Figures; Comparative Analysis; Inner City; *Labor Force; Low Income Groups; *Poverty; Resource Allocation; Tables (Data); *Tax Allocation;*Urban Areas; Urban Demography; Urban Problems;*Welfare Recipients IDENTIFIERS Census 1990; Minnesota (Minneapolis); Minnesota (Saint Paul); *Minnesota (Twin Cities) ABSTRACT This report is the second in a series on What the 1990 Census Says about Minnesota. A group of urbanspecialists gathered to examine a set of metropolitan areas thatshare important features that were thought to be related to central-citydecline as evidenced in Minnesota's Twin Cities, Minneapolis andSaint Paul. Six cities were identified as substantially similar to theTwin Cities, and four others were identified as substantiallydifferent. Variables studied in all 10 cities included one direct measure of povertyand 4 other characteristics considered indicators of weak laborforce attachment: (1) the proportion of persons in each census tractliving in households below the poverty levEl;(2) the proportion of households receiving public assistance; (3) the proportionof families and subfamilies headed by females;(4) the proportion of persons 16 to 19 years of age not in schooland not working; and (5) the proportion of males 16 and older unemployed or underemployed.
    [Show full text]
  • THE CENTER of the UNITED STATES and OTHER APPLICATIONS of CALCULUS to GEOGRAPHY the Centroid, Or Center of Mass, of a Bounded Pl
    THE CENTER OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER APPLICATIONS OF CALCULUS TO GEOGRAPHY DAVID RICHESON The centroid, or center of mass, of a bounded planar region is the location at which that region would balance if it were made of a flat material of uniform density. The concept of the centroid is typically presented to second semester calculus students as an application of the integral. Most textbooks provide few, if any, real-world applications of the centroid, although some students may see the idea of the centroid later applied to probability. As a refreshing and different application of the centroid I assigned the following project to students in my calculus classes: find the geographic center of the conterminous United States (ignore Alaska and Hawaii). Inspired by the high quality solutions and the enthusiastic responses that I received, I suggest expanding the project so that it includes several other topics from calculus. The objectives are as follows. (1) Estimate the area of the U.S. (2) Locate the geographic center of the U.S. (3) Locate the geographic median of the U.S. (the point that divides the nation into equal area north-south regions and equal area east-west regions). (4) Find the population center of the U.S. (5) Find the population median of the U.S. (6) Estimate the perimeter of the U.S. The United States as a mathematical region Our first task is to represent the United States mathematically. Again, for simplicity we consider only the conterminous United States. First, transfer the map of the United States to graph paper.
    [Show full text]
  • Queen Victoria's Irish Soldiers: Quality of Life and Social Origins of the Thin "Green" Line Author(S): Thomas E
    Queen Victoria's Irish Soldiers: Quality of Life and Social Origins of the Thin "Green" Line Author(s): Thomas E. Jordan Source: Social Indicators Research, Vol. 57, No. 1 (Jan., 2002), pp. 73-88 Published by: Springer Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27526984 Accessed: 12-05-2015 18:58 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/ info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. Springer is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Social Indicators Research. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 140.184.72.44 on Tue, 12 May 2015 18:58:57 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions THOMASE. JORDAN QUEEN VICTORIA'S IRISHSOLDIERS: QUALITY OF LIFE AND SOCIALORIGINS OF THE THIN GREENLINE (Accepted 3 August 2001) ABSTRACT. This essay examines the social background of men enlisting in the army inmid-nineteenth century Ireland. A data set of 1,032 recruits is presented, and their county origins are explored through development of an index of quality of life (QUALEIRE). Height data are presented as well as the process of recruit ment. Topics include home background, census information, literacy, officers, politics, and health with reference to tuberculosis.
    [Show full text]
  • Federal Register/Vol. 63, No. 244/Monday, December 21, 1998
    70526 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 244 / Monday, December 21, 1998 / Notices OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND • What criteria should be used to A. Accounting for Residual Areas BUDGET define a set of statistical areas of B. Development of Multiple Sets of different types that together classify all Statistical Areas Alternative Approaches to Defining the territory of the Nation? C. Settlement Types Within Metropolitan Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Areas DATES: Comments must be received on Part VI. Sources Cited Areas or before February 12, 1999. Part VII. Frequently Used Terms Appendices AGENCY: Executive Office of the ADDRESSES: Written comments should A. Revised Standards for Defining President, Office of Management and be submitted to James D. Fitzsimmons, Population Division, Bureau of the Metropolitan Areas in the 1990s Budget (OMB), Office of Information B. OMB Memorandum M±94±22, ``Use of and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). Census, Washington, DC 20233±8800; Metropolitan Area Definitions'' ACTION: Notice of intent to review the fax (301) 457±2644. C. Summary of the Conference on New Electronic Data Availability and standards currently used to define Approaches to Defining Metropolitan Comments: This Federal Register Notice metropolitan areas and to propose and Nonmetropolitan Areas is available electronically from the OMB standards for defining nonmetropolitan Part I. Background home page on the World Wide Web: areas following the 2000 census. <<http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/ A. What Is a Metropolitan Area? SUMMARY: OMB defines metropolitan EOP/OMB/html/fedreg.html>>. Federal Currently, an MA consists of a core areas (MAs) in the United States and Register Notices also are available area containing a large population Puerto Rico for statistical purposes, electronically from the U.S.
    [Show full text]
  • Antti Rekola Creating a Distribution Model in The
    ANTTI REKOLA CREATING A DISTRIBUTION MODEL IN THE RUSSIAN MARKET Master’s Thesis Examiner: prof. Jarkko Rantala Examiner and topic approved by the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Business and Built Environment on 3 April 2013 i TIIVISTELMÄ TAMPEREEN TEKNILLINEN YLIOPISTO Tuotantotalouden koulutusohjelma REKOLA, ANTTI: Creating a distribution model in the Russian market Diplomityö, 104 sivua Elokuu 2013 Pääaine: Logistiikka ja kuljetusjärjestelmät Tarkastaja: professori Jarkko Rantala Avainsanat: Jakelumalli, kansainvälistyminen, rakennusteollisuus, sijaintien keskipiste, toimitusketjun hallinta, Venäjä Työssä kehitetään kohdeyritykselle jakelumalli Venäjän markkinoille. Nykyisin yritys maahantuo koko tarjoomansa, mutta tulevaisuudessa valtaosa volyymista valmistetaan Tatarstaniin vuonna 2015 avattavassa tehtaassa. Työ keskittyy jakelukeskusten sijaintiin asiakkaiden kannalta, mutta siinä arvioidaan myös kysynnän kehittymistä sekä tukku- reiden roolia tulevaisuudessa kohdeyrityksen ja loppuasiakkaiden välillä. Työn aineisto alkaa Venäjän markkinoita käsittelevien kvalitatiivisten tutkimus- ten käsittelyllä. Niiden tueksi sovelletaan käytännössä sijaintien keskipisteitä (centers of gravity) ja muita geometriaan pohjautuvia työkaluja ihanteellisten sijaintien löytämisek- si jakelukeskuksille. Osittain iteratiivisesti kehitetään kaksi vaihtoehtoa kohdeyrityksen jakeluhypoteesille. Näitä kolmea verrataan toisiinsa sijaintien, kuljetusmuodon, kustan- nusten, toimitusaikojen, riskien ja herkkyysanalyysin pohjalta. Tulokset osoittavat, että
    [Show full text]
  • 48 Kansas History Kansas “Dis-Centers”: the Competition to Claim Ownership of the Center of the Nation by Jeffrey P
    Geographic center monument at Lebanon, Kansas, dedicated in 1941. Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains 39 (Spring 2016): 48–63 48 Kansas History Kansas “Dis-centers”: The Competition to Claim Ownership of the Center of the Nation by Jeffrey P. Stone urray Wilson must have been surprised in early 1940 when he received a letter from the small town of Lebanon in north-central Kansas, requesting his assistance in locating the geographic center of the nation. His company—Wilson and Company, Incorporated—had been founded in 1932 to provide surveying and engineering services for the Kansas Fish and Game Commission, so validating a small town’s claim to fame was certainly not a routine request. Lebanon city boosters expressed concern that a “well known map maker” had Mrecently maintained that the geographic center of the United States was located across the state border in southern Nebraska.1 This dark news contradicted Lebanon folklore and civic pride, which held that the prestigious geographic point was located in or near Lebanon itself. The city’s hastily formed “Hub Club” sought Wilson’s assistance in reclaiming the national landmark from Nebraska and forestalling all other potential claims.2 Intrigued by the letter, Wilson agreed to Lebanon’s request, with surveying engineer Lester T. Hagadorn leading the review of 1898 survey data from the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USCGS). The USGS had initially calculated the position of the national geographic center in 1891 but the 1898 calculations were more recent. Their findings validated the city’s assertion—the geographic center of the nation was, in fact, located a few miles northwest of the town.
    [Show full text]
  • RUSSIA Reshaping Economic Geography
    Report No. 62905-RU. Public Disclosure Authorized RUSSIA Reshaping Economic Geography Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized June 2011 Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit Public Disclosure Authorized Document of the World Bank Europe and Central Asia Region Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..........................................................................4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...........................................................................7 SPOTLIGHT 1: FROM YALTA TO YEKATERINBURG ....................................... 20 CHAPTER 1. RUSSIA TODAY ............................................................. 23 SPOTLIGHT 2: AT THE END OF WORLD WAR II .......................................... 30 CHAPTER 2. A MODERN RUSSIA ....................................................... 34 SPOTLIGHT 3: AT THE END OF THE COLD WAR .......................................... 52 CHAPTER 3. A DIVERSIFIED RUSSIA .................................................. 58 SPOTLIGHT 4: AT THE END OF THE TRANSITION ......................................... 80 CHAPTER 4. A COMPETITIVE RUSSIA ................................................ 87 CHAPTER 5. A PROSPEROUS RUSSIA ............................................... 112 ANNEX .......................................................................................... 120 BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................ 132 2 | P a g e LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Key Country Size and Economic Indicators, Russia and Six Comparator
    [Show full text]
  • Characteristics of the Population
    Characteristics of the Population GEN~RAL The major portion of the informaifon on the population of the tional Poptrlation, Nativity and Parentage, Nonwhite Popula­ United States, compiled from the Censuses of Population and tion by Race, Persons of Spanish Surname, Puerto Ricans in Housing of l\l50, is presented in this volume. Part. 1, t.he United Continental United States, State of Birth, Mobility of the Popu. States Summary, contains three chapters previously published as lation, Characteristics by Size of Place, Education, and· Fertility/ separate bulletins. Chapter A recapitulates the statistics on the size and distribution of the total population of the U11itccl States 1950 Census of Housing RPports (originally published in Series P-A U.S. Summary bullctill); Chap­ ter J3 ]lresen ts statiRtics on the general characteristic.:s of the popu­ In addition to the reports on population, the Bureau of the. lation (originally publhihed in Series P-B U.S. Summary bullcthl); Census is presenting a separate group of reports on housing from and Chapter C presents detailed data on the characteristics of t,he Seventeenth Decennial Census. Hou&ing Volume I provides the population of the United Htatcs (oriµ;inally vublishcd in Series st.atistics on the general characteristics of housing, and Housing P-C U. S. Summary bulletin). Most of the dnt11. that are pre­ Volume II provides statistics relating characteristics of households sented for the United States in this volume hnve also boon pre­ to housing characteristics. senter! for each Stute, as well as for many of the coHstitucnt Preliminary Sample Dnta From the 1950 Census partH of t.hc St.at.e, in the State parts of the volmnc.
    [Show full text]
  • Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, Maryland Community Health Needs Assessment
    Mercy Medical Center Baltimore, Maryland Community Health Needs Assessment Congress recently added several new requirements for hospital organizations to maintain federal income tax exemption under Section 501(r) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) as part of the Affordable Care Act. One of the requirements set forth in Section 501(r) of the Code is for each hospital organization to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) at least once every three tax years with respect to each hospital facility operated by such hospital organization. The requirement to conduct a CHNA applies to Mercy Medical Center, Inc., which is a hospital organization that operates one hospital facility (Mercy Medical Center). In order to conduct a CHNA that meets the requirements of Section 501(r) of the Code, he CHNA for Mercy Medical Center must be completed and a CHNA written report published on Mercy Medical Center, Inc.’s s website by June 30, 2013 (the end of Mercy Medical Center, Inc.’s 2012 tax year). In addition, Mercy Medical Center, Inc. must adopt an Implementation Strategy to address certain of the community health needs identified in the CHNA by June 30, 2013. It is the intention of Mercy Medical Center, Inc. to publish the CHNA written report and for Mercy Medical Center Inc.’s Board of Directors or an appropriately delegated committee to approve the CHNA written report and Implementation Strategy during its 2012 tax year. INTRODUCTION Established in 1874 by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health Services is the parent organization of a nonprofit health care system that includes Mercy Medical Center, Inc., a hospital organization that operates an acute care hospital (Mercy Medical Center); Stella Maris, Inc., a long-term care facility and hospice in Timonium; and a regional network of community-based primary care physician practices.
    [Show full text]