International Journal of Public Health: New issue out now, including two free...
We are happy to announce the publication of the latest issue of the International Journal of Public Health! In this issue, we publish 10 Original Articles and one Brief Report reporting research...
View ArticleHot off the press: Poor health, employment transitions and gender
We recently published a very interesting paper looking at health selection in the context of transitions across employment statuses, with focus on gender differences. The paper, written by Myung Ki and...
View ArticleFREE study! Public Health adaptation strategies to climate change: a...
For those interested in climate change, we are happy to offer you a paper to download for FREE! This paper was recently published in the International Journal of Public Health and is entitled “Health...
View ArticleLife course influences in health: special issue from the International...
The International Journal of Public Health has just published a special issue on life course influences on health and health inequalities. Life course research explores the long-term effects of...
View ArticleNew study: positive and negative self-rated health: mirror images or...
Self-rated health is a widely used and recognized measure of health status. There is some discussion, however, about a possible conceptual differentiation between positive and negative self-rated...
View ArticleNew study: Time trend changes and gender convergence in adolescent...
In this newly published study in the International Journal of Public Health, the authors (Alessio Vieno, Michela Lenzi, Massimo Santinello, Franco Cavallo) explore the time trend changes and gender...
View ArticleNew review: Neighbourhood interventions to promote positive youth development
In this freshly published narrative systematic review, the authors (Josee Lapalme, Sherri Bisset and Louise Potvin) are asking: how do neighbourhood interventions become effective in promoting positive...
View ArticleFREE study: Online registry of knowledge translation methods and tools
As part of our special section on Knowledge Synthesis, Translation and Exchange, we recently published a study entitled “Online registry of knowledge translation methods and tools to support...
View ArticleA country divided? Regional variation in mortality in Ukraine
We just published a very interesting study by Adrianna Murphy, Nataliia Levchuk, Andrew Stickley, Bayard Roberts and Martin McKee from the European Centre on Health of Societies in Transition from the...
View ArticleEat well, be active! Results from an intervention to prevent obesity in...
There is a high prevalence of childhood overweight globally, which makes the need for prevention and management intervention more relevant than ever. In a recently published study , results from the...
View ArticleMigration and geographical inequalities in the Netherlands
Internal migration between deprived and non-deprived areas may influence the health status of the residents of these areas. Because the size and composition of migration flows to and from deprived...
View ArticleBarriers in assessing health services and health status in Roma and non-Roma...
The health of people of Roma ethnicity, has been shown to be poorer compared to people of non-Roma ethnicity in various studies. Health inequalities are bigger in Central and Eastern Europe and they...
View ArticlePublic acceptance of euthanasia: Western vs Eastern Europe
Euthanasia is often a matter of debate in Europe, with some countries like Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg decriminalizing it. The degree of public acceptance has been shown to vary across Europe...
View ArticleStudy confirms higher rates of some cardiovascular risk factors in Roma...
As we have discussed in a previous post, the health of Roma population is reported to be worse compared to the health of non-Roma population. We have just published another study on Roma health in...
View ArticleEvaluating the effectiveness of heat warning systems: systematic review
Heatwaves can have a grave impact on human health and life; the 2003 heatwave in Europe, for instance, resulted in more than 70,000 excess deaths. The need to reduce the harm caused by heatwaves has...
View ArticleHIV prevention interventions in China: a systematic review
Health communication strategies are used more and more in prevention interventions for HIV/AIDS. In a recently published systematic review , Zhiwen Xiao , Seth M Noar and Lily Zeng investigate whether...
View ArticleTV exposure associated with increased sweetened beverage consumption in...
TV viewing is associated with increased BMI and childhood obesity. Time spent in front of TV or computer screens is also associated with dietary habits such as higher sugar intake or fast food...
View ArticleWishful thinking will not do it! The need for tools to implement...
A while ago, we had posted about a study we published, regarding an online registry fro knowledge translation methods and tools (available for FREE download on pdf and html). We have just published a...
View ArticleNeighbourhood recreational space: does it impact youth smoking?
Youth smoking has been traditionally studied in relation to individual, family and peer influences. In the past few years, however, the physical environment of the neighbourhood has also been...
View ArticleSocioeconomic inequalities in mental health and health-related quality of...
This freshly published study from the International Journal of Public Health aimed to assess the presence and magnitude of inequalities in mental health and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in...
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