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History and public health

WebHistory and public health. It is worth remembering that during the 18th and early 19th century there was a mutual hybridisation between history and epidemiology …

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International cooperation and health. Part I: issues and concepts

WebThe world is increasingly shaped by powerful global forces, many of which have consequences for human health and the social, economic, and environmental …

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Glossary of health equity in the context of environmental public …

WebEnvironmental public health. EPH is the branch of public health that deals with the relationships between people and their environments.8 Public health refers to …

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Green space, urbanity, and health: how strong is the relation

WebStudy objectives: To investigate the strength of the relation between the amount of green space in people’s living environment and their perceived general …

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About Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JECH)

WebAims and scope. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health is a truly international journal that encompasses all aspects of epidemiology and public health. It publishes …

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Wealth and health: the need for more strategic public health …

WebThis article argues that public health researchers have often ignored the analysis of wealth in the quest to understand the social determinants of health. Wealth concentration and …

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WHO should redefine health

WebIn 1946, the newly constituted World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as follows: > Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the …

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The COVID-19 pandemic and health inequalities

WebThis essay examines the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for health inequalities. It outlines historical and contemporary evidence of inequalities in pandemics—drawing on …

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A glossary for evidence based public health Journal of …

WebAbstract. This glossary seeks to define and explain some of the main concepts underpinning evidence based public health. It draws on the published literature, experience gained …

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On the World Health Organisation's measurement of health …

WebStudy objective: To review the World Health Organisation's methodological approach for the purpose of measuring health inequalities presented in the WHR 2000 …

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A glossary for health inequalities Journal of Epidemiology

WebIn this glossary, the authors address eight key questions pertinent to health inequalities: (1) What is the distinction between health inequality and health inequity?; …

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Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

WebJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health is a leading international journal devoted to publication of original research and reviews covering applied, …

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Defining equity in health Journal of Epidemiology & Community …

WebStudy objective: To propose a definition of health equity to guide operationalisation and measurement, and to discuss the practical importance of clarity in …

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Politics is nothing but medicine at a larger scale: reflections on

WebThis article retraces the historical origins and contemporary resonances of Rudolf Virchow’s famous statement “Medicine is a social science, and politics nothing but medicine at a …

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Association between retirement and mortality: working longer, …

WebAim This study summarised available evidence on the association between early and on-time retirement, compared with continued working, and mortality. Moreover, this study …

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Causation in epidemiology

WebCausation is an essential concept in epidemiology, yet there is no single, clearly articulated definition for the discipline. From a systematic review of the literature, five categories can …

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COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on social relationships and …

WebThis essay examines key aspects of social relationships that were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses explicitly on relational mechanisms of health and brings …

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Ecological perspectives in health research Journal of …

WebAn ecological perspective on health emphasises both individual and contextual systems and the interdependent relations between the two. Origins of this approach have emanated …

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The effects of an urban renewal project on health and health

WebBackground In the last decade, the Neighbourhoods Law in Catalonia (Spain) funded municipalities that presented urban renewal projects within disadvantaged …

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Authors Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JECH)

WebWhen publishing in Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, authors choose between three licence types – exclusive licence granted to BMJ, CC-BY-NC and CC-BY (Creative …

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Social epidemiology—strategies for public health activism

WebEdited by Julie G Cwikel. Published by Colombia University Press, New York, 2006, pp 613. ISBN 0-231-10048-5 Put mildly, improving physical activity in children in times where …

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Risk communication and public health. Journal of Epidemiology

WebRisk communication and public health. P Benett, K Calman. (Pp 272; price not stated). New York: Oxford Universty Press, 1999. ISBN0-19-263037-7 In this global and fragmented …

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Poverty trajectories and child and mother well-being outcomes in

WebBackground Poverty is associated with poor outcomes, yet exposure to distinct poverty trajectories in early childhood is not well understood. Objective To understand the …

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