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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tabitha A. Hrynick, Santiago Ripoll Lorenzo, Simone E. Carter
Summary: Vertical responses to prevent and contain COVID-19 have negatively impacted access to and use of other health services, especially in low-income and middle-income countries, emphasizing the need for proportionate and socially just responses.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Anja Bedeker, Michelle Nichols, Taryn Allie, Tsaone Tamuhla, Peter van Heusden, Olorunyomi Olorunsogbon, Nicki Tiffin
Summary: There is increasing recognition of the importance of benefit sharing in research programmes, but it can be challenging to implement. This paper presents a framework to assist research stakeholders in identifying opportunities for benefit sharing and intentionally including it in their research programmes.
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nathan C. C. Lo, Benjamin F. Arnold
Summary: A trial in Senegal has successfully tested a new method to combat a prevalent human parasitic disease. The approach resulted in a decrease in infection rates and provided additional benefits in agriculture and economy.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ria R. Ghai, Ryan M. Wallace, James C. Kile, Trevor R. Shoemaker, Antonio R. Vieira, Maria E. Negron, Sean Shadomy, Julie R. Sinclair, Grace W. Goryoka, Stephanie J. Salyer, Casey Barton Behravesh
Summary: Effectively preventing and controlling zoonotic diseases requires a One Health approach that involves collaboration across sectors responsible for human health, animal health, and the environment. The Generalizable One Health Framework (GOHF) provides a five-step structure for implementing zoonotic disease programs, along with a toolkit of existing resources. It also offers recommendations for implementing a One Health approach in technical domains to enhance capacity building and combat zoonotic disease threats.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
Tord Finne Vedoy, Karl Erik Lund
Summary: This study examined the potential usage of e-cigarettes, nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), and snus among Norwegian smokers. The results showed that among smokers who traditionally used snus as an alternative to cigarettes, the likelihood of using e-cigarettes in the event of quitting smoking was higher. However, among smokers who had never used e-cigarettes or snus, the likelihood of using NRT was higher.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Substance Abuse
Christina N. Kyriakos, Janet Chung-Hall, Lorraine Craig, Geoffrey T. Fong
Summary: This paper highlights key issues that policymakers should consider when developing a product standard banning menthol and other flavors in tobacco products. The optimization of a flavor product standard can be achieved by having a clear definition of flavor and applying the standard to all tobacco product categories and components.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nivedita Saksena, Rahul Matthan, Anant Bhan, Satchit Balsari
Summary: The National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) in India will have significant implications on healthcare delivery, population health planning, and individual rights and privacy. Traditional mechanisms may not be adequate to protect individual autonomy in a digitised ecosystem.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Neiloy R. Sircar, Amit Yadav, Stella Aguinaga Bialous
Summary: The WHO FCTC has made significant progress in tobacco control with the help of NGOs, but diversity in non-state actors' representation at COP meetings has been lacking. Greater participation from health and non-health sector NGOs, intergovernmental organisations, and UN agencies in COP discussions is seen as essential to strengthening the global impact and implementation of the WHO FCTC.
GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Substance Abuse
Jenny E. Twesten, Chad Stecher, Jim Arinaitwe, Mark Parascandola
Summary: This study aims to describe the landscape of tobacco-related topics, funders, and institutional networks in Africa. A total of 818 articles were analyzed, representing all 54 African countries. The coauthorship network included 2714 unique authors from 90 countries, with various collaboration patterns between African institutions.
Article
Substance Abuse
J. Robert Branston, Deborah Arnott, Allen W. A. Gallagher
Summary: The potential implications of Brexit for UK tobacco control mainly focus on areas such as supply, cost, taxation, and regulation. Commitments regarding the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland will have an impact on tobacco control measures.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DRUG POLICY
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jing Liu, Khairul Manami Kamarudin, Yuqi Liu, Jinzhi Zou, Jiaqi Zhang
Summary: Preventive behaviors such as hand hygiene, facemask wearing, and social distancing are crucial in controlling virus spread during pandemics. However, people often face difficulties adhering to these behaviors due to various reasons. This article aims to propose design strategies to encourage behavior change during pandemics and provides valuable insights for stakeholders. The research framework developed through literature review, interviews, and a questionnaire survey shows that factors such as perceptional, social, physical, and sociocultural factors can directly or indirectly affect individuals' preventive behavior.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sirry Alang, Oni Blackstock
Summary: Health crises disproportionately affect marginalized communities due to systems of oppression, such as racism and capitalism. Unequal distribution of advancements in HIV prevention and treatment is observed. Poverty, homophobia, homelessness, racism, and mass incarceration expose marginalized populations to higher risks while limiting their access to resources. Similar patterns have emerged with COVID-19. Introducing the health justice framework can help mitigate the long-term impact of both epidemics by considering power dynamics and addressing the needs of marginalized communities. Recommendations include resource redistribution, power redistribution mandates, legislation supporting long-haul COVID-19 patients, centering impacted communities in policy development, and evaluating policy effects across systems. Successful implementation requires community organizing and collective action.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Javier M. Rodriguez, Arline T. Geronimus, John Bound, Rixin Wen, Christina M. Kinane
Summary: This study found that infant and postneonatal mortality rates are significantly higher under Republican-controlled state legislatures than under non-Republican-controlled ones, with a larger effect size for postneonatal mortality. The results suggest that the impact may be greater for Black infants under Republican control.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Substance Abuse
Rob Ralston, Selamawit Hirpa, Shalini Bassi, Denis Male, Praveen Kumar, Rachel Ann Barry, Jeff Collin
Summary: This research highlights the different perceptions and understanding of Article 5.3 norms between health and non-health sectors. While health officials typically link the core norm of a conflict between public health and industry interests with the governance norm of protecting public health policies from industry interference, officials in sectors beyond health show limited awareness of Article 5.3.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Anne Debost-Legrand, Guillaume Legrand, Julie Duclos-Medard, Juliette Thomazet, Marine Pranal, Eric Langlois, Charline Mourgues, Francoise Vendittelli
Summary: This study aims to assess the impact of a mobile antenatal care clinic on the completion of antenatal care for geographically vulnerable pregnant women. The study will compare an intervention group with a control group in a controlled cluster-randomised study. The sample size is estimated to be at least 330 with an 80% participation rate.