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Constructing comparable intimate partner violence indicators across the DHS, MICS, and PMA health surveys
Constructing comparable intimate partner violence indicators across the DHS, MICS, and PMA health surveys
We construct comparable indicators that measure the prevalence of recent intimate partner violence (IPV) using publicly av...
Testing behaviour change with an artificial intelligence chatbot in a randomized controlled study
Testing behaviour change with an artificial intelligence chatbot in a randomized controlled study
Chatbots can effect large-scale behaviour change because they are accessible through social media, flexible, scalable, and...
Cultural roots of the myopia boom in Confucian Asia and their implications
Cultural roots of the myopia boom in Confucian Asia and their implications
Current evidence implicates educational pressures and reduced outdoor time as major causes of myopia. This paper examines ...
COVID-19, migrants, and world large urban areas: a thematic policy brief
COVID-19, migrants, and world large urban areas: a thematic policy brief
Migrants living in large urban areas are disproportionately impacted by health crises such as pandemics. This policy brief...
Risk messaging style and its effect on public preparedness for earthquakes: longitudinal intervention-based study
Risk messaging style and its effect on public preparedness for earthquakes: longitudinal intervention-based study
This study examines the effect of risk communication styles (fear-based versus empowerment-based) on households’ ear...
Methodology for evaluation of complex school-based health promotion interventions
Methodology for evaluation of complex school-based health promotion interventions
There is a need for careful examination of large volumes of collected (structured and unstructured) information related to...
Health professional retention in underserved areas: findings from the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program participants in the United States, 2019–2021
Health professional retention in underserved areas: findings from the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program participants in the United States, 2019–2021
Health care provider retention is important for mitigating workforce shortages in underserved areas. The National Health S...
Inventory of state workers’ compensation laws in the United States: first responder mental health
Inventory of state workers’ compensation laws in the United States: first responder mental health
We conducted a comprehensive review of state workers’ compensation laws in the United States to evaluate the extent ...
Prioritising research funding for cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Australia
Prioritising research funding for cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Australia
The Targeted Translation Research Accelerator program was created to address cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Austra...
The impact of the Prime Time Sister Circles® (PTSC) on blood pressure of low-income mid-life African American women in the United States
The impact of the Prime Time Sister Circles® (PTSC) on blood pressure of low-income mid-life African American women in the United States
There is a pressing need to develop and evaluate culturally tailored, community-based interventions that address hypertens...
Correction to: Nuclear bomb and public health
Correction to: Nuclear bomb and public health
Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which...
Cold housing environments: defining the problem for an appropriate policy response
Cold housing environments: defining the problem for an appropriate policy response
Researchers across disciplines are increasing attention to cold housing environments. Public health, environmental and soc...
Barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Australian health professional students during the pandemic: a nationwide study
Barriers and facilitators to COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Australian health professional students during the pandemic: a nationwide study
Using a cross-sectional online survey we investigated knowledge, attitudes, and risk perception about COVID-19 vaccination...
Influence of participatory monitoring and evaluation on decision-making in maternal and newborn health programs in Mombasa County, Kenya
Influence of participatory monitoring and evaluation on decision-making in maternal and newborn health programs in Mombasa County, Kenya
The study assessed the utilization of participatory monitoring and evaluation approaches (PM&E) and their influenc...
Nuclear bomb and public health
Nuclear bomb and public health
Since the nuclear bomb attack against Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, the world has advanced in nuclear technology. Today,...
Public health and nuclear winter: addressing a catastrophic threat
Public health and nuclear winter: addressing a catastrophic threat
Despite the end of the Cold War, the world still has thousands of nuclear weapons and adversarial relations between the co...
Correction to: Digital health, cardiometabolic disease and ethnicity: an analysis of United Kingdom government policies from 2010 to 2022
Correction to: Digital health, cardiometabolic disease and ethnicity: an analysis of United Kingdom government policies from 2010 to 2022
Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which ...
Is value-based healthcare a strategy to achieve universal health coverage that includes oral health? An Australian case study
Is value-based healthcare a strategy to achieve universal health coverage that includes oral health? An Australian case study
The 2021 Resolution on Oral Health by the 74th World Health Assembly supports an important health policy direction: inclus...
Determinants of neonatal, infant and under-five mortalities: evidence from a developing country, Bangladesh
Determinants of neonatal, infant and under-five mortalities: evidence from a developing country, Bangladesh
We investigated the macroeconomic determinants of neonatal, infant, and under-five mortalities in Bangladesh for the perio...
Digital health, cardiometabolic disease and ethnicity: an analysis of United Kingdom government policies from 2010 to 2022
Digital health, cardiometabolic disease and ethnicity: an analysis of United Kingdom government policies from 2010 to 2022
Recent health policies in the United Kingdom (UK) and internationally have focussed on digitisation of healthcare. We exam...
International humanitarian law violations in northern Uganda: victims' health, policy, and programming implications
International humanitarian law violations in northern Uganda: victims' health, policy, and programming implications
Experience of serious violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) results in complex physical disability and psycho...
What isn’t public health?
What isn’t public health?
By recognizing the structural causes of health and illness, public health has often been associated with values of compass...
Potential chemical risks from tattoos and their relevance to military health policy in the United States
Potential chemical risks from tattoos and their relevance to military health policy in the United States
We summarize and consolidate disparate sources of information about the practice of tattooing and its potential implicatio...
An equity and environmental justice assessment of anti-science actions during the Trump administration
An equity and environmental justice assessment of anti-science actions during the Trump administration
In the United States, science shapes federal health and safety protections, but political officials can and do politicize ...
Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic—what Occupational Safety and Health can bring to Public Health
Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic—what Occupational Safety and Health can bring to Public Health
We strive to increase public (PH) and occupational health (OSH) inter-linkages by building a collaborative framework. Besi...
Recommendations for maternal mental health policy in India
Recommendations for maternal mental health policy in India
Mental illnesses are a serious concern in India where every seventh person suffers from mental health problems—with ...
Integrated approaches to COVID-19 emergency response in fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings: a public health policy brief
Integrated approaches to COVID-19 emergency response in fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings: a public health policy brief
In the absence of fully effective measures to prevent and treat COVID-19, the limited access to and hesitancy about vaccin...
What drives health mindset and expectations in the United States?
What drives health mindset and expectations in the United States?
Health mindset is a group of beliefs or assumptions that individuals hold about the causes of health and well-being. Stren...
Are healthful behavior change policies ever unethical?
Are healthful behavior change policies ever unethical?
Public health experts often assume that any policy promoting healthful behavior change is inherently and self-evidently et...
The economic imperatives for technology enabled wellness centered healthcare
The economic imperatives for technology enabled wellness centered healthcare
A 2020 World Health Organization report underscored the impact of rising healthcare spending globally and questioned the l...
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