ABSTRACT
Youth violence is a serious public health problem, described by the Surgeon General's Report on Youth Violence (2001). Homicide is the second cause of death for the 15-24 age population in the USA and Puerto Rico; intentional injuries also result in significant morbidity. Youth are at greater risk of being victims than perpetrators of violence. African American and Hispanic youth are at particular risk. Effective, community-based initiatives to prevent youth violence are necessary to interrupt the cycle of violence. In 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Department of Health and Human Services awarded grants to establish ten Academic Centers of Excellence for Youth Violence Prevention. This article describes the development of the Center for Hispanic Youth Violence Prevention, of the FILIUS Institute of the University of Puerto Rico.
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Humans , Male , Female , Adolescent , Adolescent Behavior , Community Mental Health Centers/organization & administration , Hispanic or Latino , Universities/organization & administration , Firearms/statistics & numerical data , Program Evaluation , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. , Curriculum , Community Mental Health Centers/statistics & numerical data , Community Mental Health Centers , Data Collection , Depression/epidemiology , United States/epidemiology , Hispanic or Latino/psychology , Homicide/statistics & numerical data , Puerto Rico/epidemiology , Suicide, Attempted/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
The high prevalence of violence in children and youth has been a great concern among diverse sectors of our society. Considered as a complex public health problem, the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of Atlanta, Georgia, has financed local and national projects geared to its prevention. This work describes the process in which the Developing Centers of Youth Violence Prevention from the University of Puerto Rico and the University of Southern California collaborated in the development of core competencies for health professionals in youth violence prevention. This two Developing Centers are projects funded by the CDC.
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Humans , Male , Female , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Violence/prevention & controlABSTRACT
Genitourinary tuberculosis is the second most common form of extrathoracic tuberculosis. The most common signs are persistent sterile pyuria in up to 90 of patients, irritative voiding symptoms and painless hematuria in up to 80 of the patients. In Puerto Rico the incidence of tuberculosis is rising, being 9.2 per 100000 population in 1992. A.I.D.S. has had a steady rise since 1983. With the rise in the incidence of both diseases and with the influx immigrants from countries were tuberculosis is endemic we should expect a rise in the number of cases of genitourinary tuberculosis. Chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment. Surgery is performed less often. Early recognition and management is important to avoid irreversible damage to the genitourinary tract. The cases of a 43 y/o man and a 30 y/o male with A.I.D.S. are discussed