Background Recognising the importance of the social determinants of health, the Japanese government introduced a health management support programme targeted at type 2 diabetes (T2D) for public ...

Background Although a known risk factor for several respiratory diseases, the relationship between cooking smoke and tuberculosis has not been conclusively established. Hence, a case–control study was ...

Background Over 2 million children from low-income families are eligible for free school meals in England. The school holiday periods pose an increased risk of hunger for those children. To respond to ...

1 Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand 2 University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand Background Few cohort studies of the health effects of urban air pollution ...

1 Evidence for Population Health Unit, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, The University of Manchester 2 Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of ...

Background Unmet health needs have the potential to capture health inequality. Nevertheless, the course of healthcare needs fulfilment, and the role of multimorbidity in this process remains unclear.

Introduction We investigated whether changes in engagement in home-based creative activities were associated with changes in depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction during the ...

Epidemiology and Statistics Unit, Institut Valencià d'Estudis en Salut Pública, C/Joan de Garay, 21 46017, Valencia, Spain Respiratory and Environmental Reserach Unit, Institut Municipal ...

Background: This article examines the multifaceted structures and complex operations of the World Health Organization and its regional offices; it also reassesses the form and the workings of the ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between the spatial concentration of deprived households and teenage non-marital childbearing. Associations with area deprivation are tested before and ...

Background Lower-quality employment, characterised by excessive or part-time hours, irregular schedules and inadequate earnings, is a key social determinant of health among adults. Research examining ...

Public health advocacy is the strategic use of news media to advance a public policy initiative, often in the face of opposition. The nature and impact of effective opposition to new public health ...