Physical Activity in Older People
Adding exercise to daily routines can be very beneficial for health in older adults. How can public health clinicians encourage this in their patients?
Category : Public Health : Health & Medical
Multimorbidity Prevalence Across Socioeconomic Determinants
How well do clinicians understand the concept of multimorbidity, and how can it help them to effectively diagnose and treat their patient populations?
Public Preferences for Vaccine, Antivirals in Flu Outbreak
During the 2009-2010 H1N1 pandemic, many people failed to properly protect themselves by getting vaccinated or taking appropriate antiviral medications. Why not?
Preventive Health and the Affordable Care Act
The potential impact of healthcare reform on preventive health in the United States is enormous.
Alcohol Use Before and During Pregnancy
Do women properly understand the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant? This new study explores the prevalence and predictors of drinking during pregnancy.
The Effects of Gender and Age on Health Related Behaviors
Who is more health conscious? Men or women? Younger adults or older adults? This research yields some surprising findings that may inform future research and policy makers.
What Do Patients Think About HIV Mass Screening in France?
Are men and women in France receptive to the idea of mass screening for HIV?
An HIV Self-Test Kit Voucher for High-Risk African Americans
This study investigated the feasibility of a partnership with a commercial pharmacy to institute a voucher system facilitating HIV self-testing in a high-risk population with limited health care access.
Elevated Depressive Symptoms and Adolescent Injury
What role does depression play in shaping adolescent injury?
Student Alcohol Use and Use of Tobacco and Cannabis
Does a reduction in the use of alcohol lead to greater use of other substances such as tobacco and marijuana? This study examines the inter-relationships of substance use among teens.
Climate Change and Vector-Borne Diseases in Europe
This study attempts to project future dengue fever risk in Europe under climate change. Could dengue become endemic?
Parental Weight Changes Predict Child Weight Changes
Does a parent's weight gain or loss influence their children's weight changes?
Changing Minds About Vaccination
If you have been putting off having discussions with the vaccine hesitant or vaccine refusers among your patients, here are steps to follow to persuade them to have those needed vaccinations.
Office Environment Strategies to Reduce Weight Bias
If you want to avoid healthcare disparity, take a critical look at your healthcare setting and eliminate sources of weight bias.
Advising Patients on Safe Travel Abroad
If your patients are traveling abroad, be ready with this advice on how to prevent illness or injury.
Prevalence and Complications of Diabetes Mellitus in Northern Africa
How prevalent is type 2 diabetes in Northern Africa, and how can clinicians work together to educate the public about the risk factors associated with disease?
Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviors, and BMI
What effect does sedentary behavior potentially have on health status? Does it raise the risk of various chronic diseases?
Stigma: A (Dis)incentive for Weight Loss and Healthy Lifestyle?
Does stigmatizing obesity motivate patients to lose weight, or does it make the problem worse?
Diet and the Prevention of Chronic Disease
Having a hard time keeping up with what to recommend to patients? This up-to-date review provides the answers.