Evidence supports the beneficial health impact of an increase in primary care physicians for underserved populations. However, given the shortage of primary care physicians in many countries, the authors of this recently published paper explore the options available to distribute physicians and how these can be seen from an ethical perspective. The authors undertook a… Read more »
The next course announced from the Swiss School of Public Health+ is practical introduction to the free, open-source statistical software R! If you are one of those people who appreciate the flexibility of R but find it less intuitive to use, register for this course and by the end of it you will be able… Read more »
A newly published study in the International Journal of Public Health sought to describe health literacy and its association with substance use among young men in Switzerland. Data were taken from the Cohort Study on Substance Use Risk Factors, which includes Swiss males from army recruitment centers. Data from 11,930 young adult males were collected… Read more »
Research has shown that migrant status coincides with disparities in the use of hospital services. Migrants tend to use Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments rather than hospital services and they resort to A&E more than native-born individuals. This recently published study by the International Journal of Public Health aimed to analyse the characteristics of… Read more »
Are you writing or about to start writing your next journal article? Do you consider writing for journals one of the most challenging part of your studies/ job in Public Health? Then this freshly announced course from the Swiss School of Public Health+ is for you! This is a 3-day course taking place from 18th… Read more »
