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A framework of NGO inside and outside strategies in the commercial determinants of health: findings from a narrative review

Globalization and Health, 2023
Background Public health scholarship has uncovered a wide range of strategies used by industry actors to promote their products and influence government regulation.
Belinda Townsend, Timothy D. Johnson, Rob Ralston, Katherine Cullerton, Jane Martin, Jeff Collin, Fran Baum, Liz Arnanz, Rodney Holmes, Sharon Friel   +9 more
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Health monitoring among asylum seekers and refugees: a state-wide, cross-sectional, population-based study in Germany

Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, 2019
Background Health monitoring in Germany falls short on generating timely, reliable and representative data among migrants, especially transient and marginalized groups such as asylum seekers and refugees (ASR). We aim to advance current health monitoring
Louise Biddle, Natalja Menold, Martina Bentner, Stefan Nöst, Rosa Jahn, Sandra Ziegler, Kayvan Bozorgmehr   +6 more
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The significant places of African American adults and their perceived influence on cardiovascular disease risk behaviors

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background AA living in rural areas of the southeastern U.S. experience a disproportionate burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality.
Michelle J. White, Katelyn M. Holliday, Stephanie Hoover, Nicole Robinson-Ezekwe, Giselle Corbie-Smith, Anissa Williams, Kiana Bess, Leah Frerichs   +7 more
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Health Risk Behaviours by Immigrants’ Duration of Residence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

International Journal of Public Health, 2022
Objectives: The aim was to systematically review and synthesise international evidence on changes in health risk behaviours by immigrants’ duration of residence.Methods: We searched literature databases for peer-reviewed quantitative studies published ...
Sol P. Juárez, Sol P. Juárez, Helena Honkaniemi, Helena Honkaniemi, Nina-Katri Gustafsson, Nina-Katri Gustafsson, Mikael Rostila, Mikael Rostila, Lisa Berg, Lisa Berg   +9 more
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Understanding factors associated with rural‐urban disparities of stunting among under‐five children in Rwanda: A decomposition analysis approach

Maternal and Child Nutrition, 2023
Childhood stunting in its moderate and severe forms is a major global problem and an important indicator of child health. Rwanda has made progress in reducing the prevalence of stunting.
Chester Kalinda, Million Phiri, Simona J. Simona, Andrew Banda, Rex Wong, Maria Albin Qambayot, Sage Marie Consolatrice Ishimwe, Alemayehu Amberbir, Bekele Abebe, Alemayehu Gebremariam, Julius Odhiambo Nyerere   +10 more
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Social Determinants of Health Equity

American Journal of Public Health, 2014
Language is important. The call for papers in this supplement was entitled health equity. Yet the call asked for papers that address disparities in health. In the United States, disparities, most often, has been used to refer to racial/ethnic differences in health, or more commonly health care. We note that the call in this supplement expands the focus
Michael, Marmot, Jessica J, Allen
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Prioritizing precision: guidelines for the better use of population descriptors in human microbiome research

mSystems
Microbiome science is a celebration of the connections between humans, our environment, and microbial organisms. We are continually learning more about our microbial fingerprint, how each microbiome may respond to identical stimuli differently, and how ...
Nicole M. Farmer, Amber Benezra, Katherine A. Maki, Suzanne L. Ishaq, Ariangela J. Kozik   +4 more
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Promoting data harmonization to evaluate vaccine hesitancy in LMICs: approach and applications

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2023
Background Factors influencing the health of populations are subjects of interdisciplinary study. However, datasets relevant to public health often lack interdisciplinary breath.
Ryan T. Rego, Yuri Zhukov, Kyrani A. Reneau, Amy Pienta, Kristina L. Rice, Patrick Brady, Geoffrey H. Siwo, Peninah Wanjiku Wachira, Amina Abubakar, Ken Kollman, Akbar K. Waljee   +10 more
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Equity and the Social Reproduction of Capital [PDF]

Pólemos, 2017
Abstract This essay draws on Marxist thinking to argue that equity is essential to the social reproduction of finance capital. Equitable doctrines can be seen as assemblages that define and reproduce the way in which money, people and property relate to each other.
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BMT4me En Español: Multisite Feasibility and Usability Testing of a Spanish‐Language mHealth Adherence Support App for Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cancer Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Medication nonadherence during the first 100 days after pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and during oncology treatment increases risk for complications. BMT4me is a caregiver‐facing mobile health (mHealth) application providing medication reminders, symptom tracking, and note‐taking features to support ...
Micah A. Skeens, Madeline R. Peek, Bianca Franklin, Emre Sezgin, Melissa Beauchemin   +4 more
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