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Community engagement to promote health and reduce inequalities in Spain: a narrative systematic review
ConclusionsThree main points are discussed: the role of professionals and citizens in CEH interventions, providing training to enable a reorientation towards a CEH practice and the relevance of contexts as enablers for community engagement processes to thrive. (Source: International Journal of Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Public Health - March 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Public trust: caught between hype and need
(Source: International Journal of Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Public Health - February 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Social capital and health status: longitudinal race and ethnicity differences in older adults from 2006 to 2014
ConclusionsInterventions targeting social capital are in need, specifically those reinforcing positive social support and neighborhood social cohesion and diminishing neighborhood physical disorder and negative social support of older adults. (Source: International Journal of Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Public Health - February 20, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Trends in social inequality in overweight and obesity among adolescents in Denmark 1998 –2018
ConclusionsThere was a persistent absolute and relative social inequality in overweight and obesity 1998 –2018 among Danish adolescents. (Source: International Journal of Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Public Health - February 19, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Acute coronary syndrome and use of biomass fuel among women in rural Pakistan: a case –control study
ConclusionsThe study found increased risk of ACS from use of biomass for cooking. However, full benefits from interventions may not accrue in short term. (Source: International Journal of Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Public Health - February 18, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Violence exposure and young people ’s vulnerability, mental and physical health
ConclusionsExposure to violence in domestic and/or relationships is detrimental to children and young people ’s mental and physical health and vulnerability. Health risks and inequalities reported by CYP in this study provide compelling intelligence for renewed strategic policy-level consideration in the design and delivery of young peoples’ health services. (Source: International Journal of Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Public Health - February 17, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

European Union state of health from 1990 to 2017: time trends and its enlargements ’ effects
ConclusionsOverall, the EU health status is improving, despite changes in its composition over the years. However, the average EU state of health declined with the 2004, 2007 and 2013 EU enlargements. (Source: International Journal of Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Public Health - February 16, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Eating and healthy ageing: a longitudinal study on the association between food consumption, memory loss and its comorbidities
ConclusionsThe results highlighted the longitudinal association of fruit and vegetable in relation to memory loss and comorbid heart disease. Age effects on cereals consumption which have an influence on memory loss and comorbid heart disease. (Source: International Journal of Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Public Health - February 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Hotspot or blind spot? Historical perspectives on surveillance and response to epidemics in the Central African Republic
ConclusionsAs both a hotspot and a blind spot for global health, the CAR signals the need to reorient health interventions to address the long-term health of Central African people. (Source: International Journal of Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Public Health - February 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

The role of causal inference in health services research I: tasks in health services research
(Source: International Journal of Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Public Health - February 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

The role of causal inference in health services research II: a framework for causal inference
(Source: International Journal of Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Public Health - February 11, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Maternal pregnancy smoking in three Brazilian cities: trends and differences according to education, income, and age
ConclusionsPregnancy smoking has been declining during the last decades. However, among less-educated women, pregnancy smoking did not change in two sites and increased in one of them. (Source: International Journal of Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Public Health - February 9, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Challenges for HIV-infected adolescents during transition from paediatric to adult HIV clinics in Africa
(Source: International Journal of Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Public Health - February 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Dental caries diagnostic thresholds: Which one? Why? When?
(Source: International Journal of Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Public Health - February 2, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Comparing web-based versus face-to-face and paper-and-pencil questionnaire data collected through two Belgian health surveys
ConclusionsIndicators collected via the web-based and P&P self-administered modes were generally more comparable than indicators collected via the web-based and F2F mode. Furthermore, fewer differences were detected for indicators based on simple and factual questions compared to indicators based on subjective or complex questions. (Source: International Journal of Public Health)
Source: International Journal of Public Health - January 28, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research