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Functional Fear Predicts Public Health Compliance in the COVID-19 Pandemic

open access: yesInternational Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2020
In the current context of the global pandemic of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), health professionals are working with social scientists to inform government policy on how to slow the spread of the virus.
C. Harper   +3 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

Urban green space, public health, and environmental justice: The challenge of making cities ‘just green enough’

open access: yes, 2014
a b s t r a c t Urban green space, such as parks, forests, green roofs, streams, and community gardens, provides crit- ical ecosystem services. Green space also promotes physical activity, psychological well-being, and the general public health of urban ...
J. Wolch, J. Byrne, J. Newell
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

Estimation of the Transmission Risk of the 2019-nCoV and Its Implication for Public Health Interventions

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Medicine, 2020
Since the emergence of the first cases in Wuhan, China, the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection has been quickly spreading out to other provinces and neighboring countries. Estimation of the basic reproduction number by means of mathematical modeling
Biao Tang   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evidence‐Informed Multidisciplinary Consensus Guidance for the Psychosocial Care of Adolescents With High‐Risk Cancer: Recommendations From the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with high‐risk cancer face complex developmental, psychosocial, and ethical challenges that extend beyond disease‐directed treatment. Although international recommendations exist for communication, psychosocial care, pediatric palliative care, survivorship, and shared decision‐making, these have largely evolved within ...
Johanna M. C. Blom   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public Health Challenges and Responses to the Growing Ageing Populations

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges
Background Human populations are rapidly ageing worldwide due to declining birth rates and rising life expectancies. This profound demographic shift presents complex public health challenges.
H. T. Khan   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Active Aging and Public Health: Evidence, Implications, and Opportunities.

open access: yesAnnual Review of Public Health, 2021
By 2050, 20% of the world's population will be over the age of 65 years, with projections that 80% of older adults will be living in low- to middle-income countries. Physical inactivity and sedentary time are particularly high in older adults, presenting
S. Dogra   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

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