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Gender and exposure pathways to zoonotic infections in communities at the interface of wildlife conservation areas of Uganda: A qualitative study

Global Public Health
The changing climate and increasingly frequent environmental shocks are creating new pressures on land use and intensifying inter-species contact that might foster zoonotic disease transmission.
Collins Agaba, Laura Ferguson, Sarah Emoto, Mercy Haumba, Dennison Kizito, Margarita Kolchina, Ssali Ogwal, Ebenezer Paul, Ruth Stephans, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Janet Seeley, Julius J. Lutwama   +11 more
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The economic burden of health disparities related to socioeconomic status in Israel

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, 2019
Background Low socioeconomic status (SES) is often associated with excess morbidity and premature mortality. Such health disparities claim a steep economic cost: Possibly-preventable poor health outcomes harm societal welfare, impair the domestic product,
Eran Politzer, Amir Shmueli, Shlomit Avni   +2 more
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Mental health care reform in Belgium: interorganisational networks

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2012
Griet De Roeck, Mark Leys
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Barriers and Facilitators to Retaining and Reengaging HIV Clients in Care

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 2016
Retention in HIV care is critical to decrease disease-related mortality and morbidity and achieve national benchmarks. However, a myriad of barriers and facilitators impact retention in care; these can be understood within the social–ecological model. To
Miriam B. Berger MPH, Kristen A. Sullivan MSW, MA, PhD, Heather E. Parnell MSW, Jennifer Keller MPH, Alice Pollard MSW, MSPH, Mary E. Cox MPH, Jacquelyn M. Clymore MS, Evelyn Byrd Quinlivan MD   +7 more
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Tackling inequalities in health [PDF]

BMJ, 1995
What can be done about socioeconomic inequalities in health? A report by the King's Fund contains an impressive agenda for action.1 The objective of the report was “to outline a number of practical and affordable ways in which the situation could be substantially improved, if the political will existed to recognise that tackling inequalities in health ...
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Learning sustainability at the Barefoot College: local and global community values in action

Sustainable Earth Reviews
This article investigates learning sustainability at the Barefoot College, identifying potential replicability and relevance for other contexts. Background Government statistics in India, suggest that some 32 million children have no access to education,
Jennifer Patterson, Francia Kinchington
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Unequal weathering: How immigrants’ health advantage vanishes over the life-course

Journal of Migration and Health
The weathering hypothesis implies that there is an interaction between age and race or ethnicity that results in marginalized groups experiencing a more rapid decline in health than the dominant groups.
Silvia Loi, Peng Li, Mikko Myrskylä
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Individual and parental housing tenure and mental healthcare use among Finnish men and women in early mid-adulthood

SSM - Mental Health
Homeownership is a valuable status associated with better mental health outcomes than being a tenant. However, research has yet to investigate the role of duration and past experiences of homeownership, particularly in a context where homeownership is ...
Joan Damiens, Liina Junna, Lasse Tarkiainen, Pekka Martikainen   +3 more
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Inequality and inequity in eye health.

Community eye health, 2016
According to the 2010 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, the global prevalence of blindness (age-standardised) has declined from 0.60% in 1990 to 0.47% in 2010. This seems to indicate that an increasing number of people have access to good eye health services.
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Food patterns of First Nations adults in Canada: the role of ultra-processed foods, sugary drinks, and carbonated drinks in weight status

FACETS
Indigenous peoples in Canada historically had nutrient-rich diets from their diverse food systems. Colonization and structural racism marginalized them through the dispossession of their lands and natural resources, leading to an inability to maintain ...
Ines Sebai, Milena Nardocci Fusco, Amy Ing, Karen Fediuk, Hing Man Chan, Malek Batal   +5 more
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