In this very interesting article published recently at NY Times, A.G Sulzberger presents a new employment trend, as observed in some settings in the United States: smokers now face the risk of not being employed or getting fired- even if they smoke in their own space and during their leisure time. Some companies go as… Read more »
2The International Journal of Public Health is happy to announce that a new Call for Papers entitled “Life course influences on health and health inequalities: moving towards a Public Health Perspective” has been opened! Life course influences are increasingly seen to hold the key to a better understanding of disease aetiology and the processes that… Read more »
15Closing our first series of students’ articles, Stephanie Alexander offers an interesting introduction to a somewhat different Public Health topic: children’s play. We would very much like to have your views on this thought-provoking post! Many thanks to Stephanie for her contribution! ——————————————————————————————————————————————— In our contemporary western society a high value is attributed to playing–… Read more »
5In 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 Martine! ————————————————————————————————————————————————– The role of local environments or neighbourhoods in the production and maintenance of social inequalities in health is widely acknowledged. Exposure… Read more »
I am happy to introduce Students’ Den, a new section in our blog, that aims to give Public Health students the opportunity to elaborate on a subject of their choice. We look forward to your comments and a fruitful discussion! Many thanks to Daniel Fuller for being the first author of this series! ———————————————————————————————————————————————— A… Read more »
