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Population tobacco control interventions and their effects on social inequalities in smoking: systematic review. [PDF]

, 2008
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of population tobacco control interventions on social inequalities in smoking. DATA SOURCES: Medical, nursing, psychological, social science and grey literature databases, bibliographies, hand-searches and contact with ...
Thomas, S, Sowden, A, Worthy, G, Whitehead, M, Ogilvie, D, Misso, K, Fayter, D, Petticrew, M   +7 more
core   +1 more source

The Insistence of Blackness and the Persistence of Antiblackness in Ireland

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper positions Ireland as a critical site for examining the insistence of blackness and an antiblackness created and sustained through Irish ethnonationalist imaginaries and exclusionary processes. Drawing on connected sociologies and Irish Black Studies, this enquiry argues that antiblackness in Ireland operates as a generational force,
Philomena Mullen
wiley   +1 more source

The new WHO Foundation — global health deserves better

BMJ Global Health, 2021
Mark Petticrew, Jeff Collin, May CI van Schalkwyk, Nason Maani, Rob Ralston   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inequality in life expectancy losses by education in Finland during COVID-19 pandemic

International Journal for Equity in Health
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a rapid increase in mortality in most societies examined. The effects of the pandemic have varied considerably between different populations, time periods and age groups.
Dmitri Jdanov, Domantas Jasilionis, Lasse Tarkiainen, Pekka Martikainen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of lockdown and school closure on children during the COVID-19 pandemic

Global Pediatrics
This brief communication reports the conclusions of a narrative review study on the impact of Lockdown and School Closure on Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The objective was to analyze social inequalities in child health, before, during and after
Luis Rajmil
doaj   +1 more source

Unfair inequalities in health and health care [PDF]

Inequalities in health and health care are caused by different factors. Measuring "unfair"inequalities implies that a distinction is introduced between causal variables leading toethically legitimate inequalities and causal variables leading to ethically
FLEURBAEY, Marc, SCHOKKAERT, Erik
core  

Social capital and health: Measuring and understanding social capital at a local level could help to tackle health inequalities more effectively

, 2002
This paper examines whether an understanding of the concept of social capital and its local measurement can help to tackle inequalities in health within and across communities.
Pilkington, Paul, P. Pilkington
core   +1 more source

‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington, Bernadette Sebar, Jessica Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The ubiquity of ‘self-care’ in health: Why specificity matters

Global Public Health
Despite increased interest in self-care for health, little consensus exists around its definition and scope. The World Health Organization has published several definitions of self-care, including in a 2019 Global Guideline rooted in sexual and ...
Laura Ferguson, Michelle E. Anderson, Krishni Satchi, Alexander M. Capron, Charles D. Kaplan, Peter Redfield, Sofia Gruskin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social marketing, smoking cessation and inequalities

, 2006
First paragraph: 'Social marketing' is gaining currency. It was identified as a key tool in the UK's recent public health White Paper (Choosing Health 2004) and the Canadian, New Zealand, Australian and US governments are all exploring its potential.
Hastings, Gerard, McLean, Neil, NEIL MCLEAN, GERARD HASTINGS   +3 more
core   +1 more source