Safeguarding governance and advancing policy at the nexus of climate and health: a commercial determinants of health perspective [PDF]
The Journal of Climate Change and HealthThe impacts of climate change on physical and mental health and health equity are well-established. Intersectoral and multisectoral policy responses are emerging, yet current entry-points, to build decarbonised and climate-resilient health services or ...
Daniel Hunt, Britta K Matthes
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What Are Healthy Societies? A Thematic Analysis of Relevant Conceptual Frameworks [PDF]
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2023 Background While support for the idea of fostering healthy societies is longstanding, there is a gap in the literature on what they are, how to beget them, and how experience might inform future efforts.
Kent Buse +5 more
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Exemption of behind-the-wheel driving test for novice young drivers: A serious public health concern [PDF]
Journal of Road Safety, 2020 Road traffic injuries (RTIs) continue to emerge as a serious public health issue across the world; according to the World Health Organization, every year, almost 1.35 million individuals lose their lives, and approximately 25 million injuries are caused ...
Imran Bari, Nino Paichadze, Adnan Hyder
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Corporations and Health: The Need to Combine Forces to Improve Population Health [PDF]
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2022 The recent concerns raised about commercial determinants of health (CDoH) are not new. Numerous organizations around the world are working on these issues.
Mélissa Mialon +6 more
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Firearm violence: a neglected “Global Health” issue
Globalization and Health, 2021 Populations around the world are facing an increasing burden of firearm violence on mortality and disability. While firearm violence affects every country globally, the burden is significantly higher in many low- and middle-income countries.
Meghan Werbick +3 more
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Research Metrics for Health Science Schools: A Conceptual Exploration and Proposal
Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics, 2022 Research is a critical component of the public health enterprise, and a key component of universities and schools of public health and medicine. To satisfy varying levels of stakeholders in the field of public health research, accurately measuring the ...
Nigussie Gemechu +3 more
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SSM: Population Health, 2022 Background Manufacturers of harmful products engage in misinformation tactics long employed by the tobacco industry to emphasize uncertainty about scientific evidence and deflect negative attention from their products.
N. Maani +4 more
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Taking on the Corporate Determinants of Ill-health and Health Inequity: A Scoping Review of Actions to Address Excessive Corporate Power to Protect and Promote the Public’s Health [PDF]
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2023 Background In many sectors of the economy, for-profit business corporations hold excessive power relative to some governments and civil society. These power imbalances have been recognised as important contributors to many pressing and complex societal ...
Benjamin Wood +2 more
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Addressing cancer prevention and control in Armenia: tobacco control and mHealth as key strategies
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021 This paper focuses on the particular challenges in cancer prevention and control (CPC) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In particular, this paper extrapolates challenges and opportunities in Armenia, which has the 2nd highest rate of cancer ...
Carla J. Berg +4 more
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Globalization and Health, 2023 Introduction Share buybacks, when a corporation buys back its own shares, are recognised as having potentially harmful impacts on society. This includes by contributing to economic inequalities, and by impeding investments with the potential to protect ...
Benjamin Wood, Gary Sacks
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