In this freshly published narrative systematic review, the authors (Josee Lapalme, Sherri Bisset and Louise Potvin) are asking: how do neighbourhood interventions become effective in promoting positive youth development? They addressed this question by analyzing 19 studies using a framework integrating standards of health promotion evaluation and elements of the ecological systems perspective. They found… Read more »
After our first and second Blogrolls, we thought it’s about time we had a third one, albeit short! So here it goes: – As most of you are probably already aware of, PLOS has now a Public Health Blog. This blog was established about three months ago and already counts numerous posts on various Public… Read more »
1We are happy to announce a new course from the Swiss School of Public Health +, entitled “How to pass your research protocol through an ethics review committee”. The course will focus on what an ethics review committee looks for in a research protocol and what its primary concerns are which ethics guidelines need to… Read more »
We continue our series of Meet the Blogger articles, by a contribution from Katherine Welch, in collaboration with the Cancer inCYTES Blog. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— Although largely framed as a legal issue, a social issue, and sometimes a geo-political issue, human trafficking IS also a public health issue. Communicable diseases such as tuberculosis, sexually transmitted infections, and… Read more »
In this newly published study in the International Journal of Public Health, the authors (Alessio Vieno, Michela Lenzi, Massimo Santinello, Franco Cavallo) explore the time trend changes and gender convergence in adolescent drunkenness in different Italian regions. The study uses data from over 13,000 adolescents, taken from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) and… Read more »
Self-rated health is a widely used and recognized measure of health status. There is some discussion, however, about a possible conceptual differentiation between positive and negative self-rated health: do their determinants refer to similar but mirrored patterns of association or are they different concepts? The study, authored by Rainer Reile and Mall Leinsalu, was just… Read more »
We are happy to announce a new course organized by the Swiss School of Public Health+, entitled “Genes- Are they key to Public Health?”. The course provides an introduction into studying the genetic architecture of complex diseases and evaluating genomic research from a Public Health point of view. It will take place on Tuesday 26… Read more »
