Students’ Den: The concept of activity space and its use in health research:...
In this week’s Students’ Den, Martine Shareck gives us an introduction to the concept of activity space and its potential use in health research. Enjoy reading and join the discussion! Thank you...
View ArticleGPS for health needs, aka patient navigators!
While browsing through my favourite public health blogs, I came across an article on Patient Navigation , by Pamela Fayerman published in the Vancouver Sun. I had never heard of this term before, so...
View ArticleSocioeconomic inequalities in health betweeen Roma and non-Roma in Serbia:...
The International Journal of Public Health is very much interested in work relating to socioeconomic inequalities in health. In the past, we have published a themed issue on that subject, while...
View ArticleFree article! Socioeconomic gradient shifts in health-related behaviour in...
We are happy to announce the online publication of a study on the change of the socioeconomic gradient in health-related behaviour in adolescents in Slovakia. This article is written by Lukas Pitel,...
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 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 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...
View ArticleMetabolic syndrome and socioeconomic status in France
A newly published study at the International Journal of Public Health sought to investigate the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in France and its association with socioeconomic position. Data was...
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Health care and employment of Roma people in central Europe: two new WHO...
If you are interested in social inequalities in Roma people as much as we do (recent examples here, here and here), you might be interested in having two newly published reports that were produced in...
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Malnutrition in children under 5 in Serbia: great differences between Roma...
According to the World Health Organisation “children represent the future and ensuring their healthy growth and development ought to be a prime concern of all societies”. However, regional, ethnic and...
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Childhood obesity: Is ethnicity a better predictor than socioeconomic status?
According to the WHO, childhood obesity is one of the most serious Public Health challenges of the 21st century. As obesity (and its consequences like type 2 diabetes) are largely preventable,...
View ArticleMeet the Blogger! Dr. James Woodall on prison and offender health (and why it...
We are very happy to reintroduce our “Meet the Blogger” section with the contribution of Dr. James Woodall. James is a Reader in Health Promotion and currently co-directs the Centre for Health...
View ArticleIncome inequality and risk of heart attack: longitudinal findings from the US
Heart attack is the leading cause of death in the US and there is a significant relationship between income and risk for cardiovascular disease. A lot of cross-sectional studies have linked income...
View ArticleStudents’ Den: The concept of activity space and its use in health research:...
In this week’s Students’ Den, Martine Shareck gives us an introduction to the concept of activity space and its potential use in health research. Enjoy reading and join the discussion! Thank you...
View ArticleGPS for health needs, aka patient navigators!
While browsing through my favourite public health blogs, I came across an article on Patient Navigation , by Pamela Fayerman published in the Vancouver Sun. I had never heard of this term before, so...
View ArticleSocioeconomic inequalities in health betweeen Roma and non-Roma in Serbia:...
The International Journal of Public Health is very much interested in work relating to socioeconomic inequalities in health. In the past, we have published a themed issue on that subject, while...
View ArticleFree article! Socioeconomic gradient shifts in health-related behaviour in...
We are happy to announce the online publication of a study on the change of the socioeconomic gradient in health-related behaviour in adolescents in Slovakia. This article is written by Lukas Pitel,...
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Smoking and friendship: social ties and socioeconomic smoking differences in...
We are back with a freshly published, open access paper on the role of social ties in socio-economic differences in the school context. Full text available open access here! Have fun reading!...
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Parnter violence against women in Tanzania
Here is an infographic for one of our recently published papers! For the full study please click here The post Parnter violence against women in Tanzania appeared first on International Journal of...
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