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Physical activity and public health: updated recommendation for adults from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association.

open access: yesCirculation, 2007
SUMMARY In 1995 the American College of Sports Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published national guidelines on Physical Activity and Public Health.
W. Haskell   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prioritizing the Mental Health and Well-Being of Healthcare Workers: An Urgent Global Public Health Priority

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on health systems in most countries, and in particular, on the mental health and well-being of health workers on the frontlines of pandemic response efforts.
Lene E. Søvold   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Matching Methods for Causal Inference: A Review and a Look Forward [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
When estimating causal effects using observational data, it is desirable to replicate a randomized experiment as closely as possible by obtaining treated and control groups with similar covariate distributions. This goal can often be achieved by choosing
Bloomberg School   +3 more
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Effectiveness of public health measures in reducing the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesBritish medical journal, 2021
Objective To review the evidence on the effectiveness of public health measures in reducing the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.
S. Talic   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Vaccine Hesitancy, Acceptance, and Anti-Vaccination: Trends and Future Prospects for Public Health.

open access: yesAnnual Review of Public Health, 2021
An often-stated public health comment is that "vaccination is a victim of its own success." While the scientific and medical consensus on the benefits of vaccination is clear and unambiguous, an increasing number of people are perceiving vaccines as ...
È. Dubé   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effective public health measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19: a systematic review

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2021
In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was recognized in Wuhan, China. It was characterised by rapid spread causing a pandemic. Multiple public health interventions have been implemented worldwide to decrease the transmission of the 2019 novel
Imen Ayouni   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The publics of public health in Africa [PDF]

open access: yesCritical Public Health, 2016
How do we understand the public character of public health in contemporary Africa? What are the parameters of community engagement in health care delivery, medical research and disease control programmes? To what extent is public health in Africa a project led by African Governments?
Kelly, Ann H.   +2 more
openaire   +5 more sources

The novel coronavirus (COVID-2019) outbreak: Amplification of public health consequences by media exposure.

open access: yesHealth Psychology, 2020
The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-2019) has led to a serious outbreak of often severe respiratory disease, which originated in China and has quickly become a global pandemic, with far-reaching consequences that are unprecedented in the modern era.
Dana Rose Garfin   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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