Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Joanne Liu, Helen Clark, Michel Kazatchkine
Summary: Heads of state and government have the responsibility to prevent future pandemics.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sarah E. Gollust, Kathleen T. Call, J. Robin Moon, Bonnie Cluxton, Zinzi Bailey
Summary: This paper describes the curriculum of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Interdisciplinary Research Leaders (IRL) program, which aims to cultivate leaders, promote health equity in communities, and address health inequities through research and action.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ilana R. Cliffer, William A. Masters, Nandita Perumal, Elena N. Naumova, Augustin N. Zeba, Franck Garanet, Beatrice L. Rogers
Summary: This study used longitudinal data to investigate growth patterns in Burkina Faso children aged 6-27 months. It found that children who experienced growth faltering have slower growth rates and shorter attained lengths. The study also found that growth between 9 and 11 months had the most significant impact on attained length.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Area Studies
Weila Gong
Summary: This paper examines the implementation of low-carbon policy experiments in different cities in China and highlights the role of mid-level local bureaucrats. The study finds that the availability and resource mobilization capacity of bureaucratic entrepreneurs have a significant impact on the level of local engagement in low-carbon policy experimentation.
Article
Pediatrics
Michael Ekholuenetale, Osaretin Christabel Okonji, Chimezie Igwegbe Nzoputam, Amadou Barrow
Summary: The prevalence of stunting, anemia, and exclusive breastfeeding varies across African countries. Efforts should be made to improve childhood health and feeding practices through socio-economic improvement and increased food availability.
Article
Nursing
Marianne Frilund, Lisbeth Fagerstrom, Froydis Vasset
Summary: The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of nurse leaders regarding the changes in the healthcare sector brought about by political decisions and reforms over the past 25 years. A qualitative design with a narrative approach was used, and individual interviews were conducted with eight nurse managers from Norway and Finland with extensive experience in specialized and primary healthcare. The findings revealed two main categories of experiences: organizational challenges and personnel-administrative challenges, each with its own subcategories.
Review
Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
L. L. Hagenaars, P. P. T. Jeurissen, N. S. Klazinga, S. Listl, M. Jevdjevic
Summary: Global sugar consumption is increasing and posing detrimental health effects, leading to the consideration of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes to reduce sugar consumption. However, implementing such policies requires consideration of various factors beyond evidence alone. Policymaking on SSB taxes should take into account existing problems, public sentiment, tax regulations, and the need for a comprehensive and context-sensitive approach.
JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Shahzad Inayat, Ahtisham Younas, Sonia Andleeb, Subia Parveen Rasheed, Parveen Ali
Summary: Nurses can contribute significantly to the development and implementation of general and health policies. However, their involvement in policy making is limited due to various barriers. This study aims to explore strategies to enhance nurses' participation in policy making from the perspective of nurse leaders.
INTERNATIONAL NURSING REVIEW
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
James Ntambara, Minjie Chu
Summary: The study addresses child malnutrition, proposing strategic responses such as strengthening community-based nutrition services, emergency food distribution, and nutrition education, with a focus on children under 5 years old.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yan Bai, Anna Herforth, William A. Masters
Summary: The study found that many population groups globally lack adequate nutrition in their diets, especially women and girls. Specifically, diet costs were most sensitive to requirements for calcium, iron, zinc, and vitamins C and E. Additionally, in high-income countries, least-cost diets included more animal-source foods, while low-income countries relied more on pulses, nuts and seeds, and fruits and vegetables.
LANCET PLANETARY HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Kameron J. Moding, Anabelle Bonvecchio Arenas, Cloe Rawlinson, Harriet Okronipa, Selene Pacheco-Miranda, Rebecca Boenig, Abigail E. Flesher, Susan L. Johnson
Summary: The study aimed to adapt a video coding scheme for live coding in order to assess infant food acceptance in naturalistic settings. The results showed that the live coding method demonstrated initial reliability and validity in assessing infant food acceptance.
MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Development Studies
Amber Steyaert, Joost Dessein
Summary: City-to-city learning processes play an important role in building better urban food systems, but they face challenges in terms of stakeholder involvement, the political and social contexts of each city, and information availability. This paper examines the travel of ideas between Quito and Lima in their urban food systems, finding that stakeholders perceive city-to-city learning as important but still need to overcome obstacles such as the COVID-19 pandemic and specific challenges. The success of the ongoing process between Quito and Lima depends on institutional maturity, social and political environment, resources, and the willingness of local authorities to work on this topic.
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rockli Kim, Avleen S. Bijral, Yun Xu, Xiuyuan Zhang, Jeffrey C. Blossom, Akshay Swaminathan, Gary King, Alok Kumari, Rakesh Sarwal, Juan M. Lavista Ferres, S. Subramanian
Summary: This study utilized data from the 2011 Indian Census and the 2016 Indian Demographic and Health Survey to predict child anthropometric failures for all villages in India using a bias-corrected semisupervised regression framework. The results showed that village-level factors had the largest impact on child anthropometric failures, followed by state-level factors.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Rebecca Miriam Jedwab, Janette Gogler, Bernice Redley, Lynn Nagle, Gillian Strudwick
Summary: The aim of this study was to validate and prioritize health informatics competencies for Australian nurse leaders using a modified Delphi technique. The study involved 11 Chief Nursing Information Officers and 7 Nurse Leaders who completed three rounds of consensus surveys. The top priority competency identified was the support of Nursing and Midwifery leaders in adopting and using information and communication technologies for safe, quality care delivery.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
S. M. Jubaidur Rahman, N. A. M. Faisal Ahmed, Md Menhazul Abedin, Benojir Ahammed, Mohammad Ali, Md Jahanur Rahman, Md Maniruzzaman
Summary: This study focused on using machine learning algorithms to detect and predict the risk factors of malnutrition among Bangladeshi under-five children, with logistic regression identifying potential risks and ML classifiers like SVM, RF, and LR used for prediction. RF showed the highest accuracy in classifying stunted, wasted, and underweight children, which can help policymakers in reducing malnutrition prevalence.
Article
Environmental Studies
Leah Salm, Nicholas Nisbett, Laura Cramer, Stuart Gillespie, Philip Thornton
Summary: Climate change significantly impacts nutritional status, with vulnerable populations being the most affected. Understanding the interaction between inequity and adverse nutrition outcomes in the face of increasing climate change pressures is a novel area of research. Studies highlight the importance of addressing equity as a fundamental component in climate change and nutrition research to ensure inclusive decision-making processes.
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-CLIMATE CHANGE
(2021)
Book Review
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Elise Wach
AGROECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Elise Wach
Summary: The agroecology and food sovereignty movements have focused on promoting small-scale producers and peasants as alternatives to industrial food systems, emphasizing reduced input dependency. Some argue that applying the concept of 'market dependency' to capitalism could help strengthen the focus of these movements.
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Nicholas Nisbett, Sharon Friel, Richmond Aryeetey, Fabio da Silva Gomes, Jody Harris, Kathryn Backholer, Phillip Baker, Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, Sirinya Phulkerd
Article
Food Science & Technology
Richmond Aryeetey, Afua Atuobi-Yeboah, Lucy Billings, Nicholas Nisbett, Mara van den Bold, Mariama Toure
Summary: The study found that child stunting and anemia rates decreased in Ghana at the national level, but with variations in different subgroups. Reduction in anemia was correlated with changes in household, maternal, and child characteristics, while stunting reduction was linked to bed-net utilization, household wealth, and pregnancy care service utilization. Multiple policies and programs across various sectors were identified as potentially relevant to further reduce child stunting and anemia, with enhanced coordination and capacity needed for continued progress.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Robert F. Breiman, Dianna M. Blau, Portia Mutevedzi, Victor Akelo, Inacio Mandomando, Ikechukwu U. Ogbuanu, Samba O. Sow, Lola Madrid, Shams El Arifeen, Mischka Garel, Nana Bukiwe Thwala, Dickens Onyango, Antonio Sitoe, Ima-Abasi Bassey, Adama Mamby Keita, Addisu Alemu, Muntasir Alam, Sana Mahtab, Dickson Gethi, Rosauro Varo, Julius Ojulong, Solomon Samura, Ashka Mehta, Alexander M. Ibrahim, Afruna Rahman, Pio Vitorino, Vicky L. Baillie, Janet Agaya, Milagritos D. Tapia, Nega Assefa, Atique Iqbal Chowdhury, J. Anthony G. Scott, Emily S. Gurley, Karen L. Kotloff, Amara Jambai, Quique Bassat, Beth A. Tippett-Barr, Shabir A. Madhi, Cynthia G. Whitney
Summary: The study found that most child deaths have multiple causes, rather than a single underlying condition. Considering all conditions, rather than just the underlying condition, can better guide research priorities and strategies for preventing mortality.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Erica Marie Nelson, Nicholas Nisbett, Stuart Gillespie
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a series of economic, food, public health, and political shocks globally, leading to a rethinking of global systems. Anticolonial movements in the global health sector challenging hierarchies of race, space, gender, and expert knowledge have gained new significance amid the unequal impacts of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. There is a growing urgency for critical analysis of recent events as practitioners in global health seek to reimagine the future and understand the connections and differences between past challenges to Western powers and current issues.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mohammad Habibur Rahman Sarker, Michiko Moriyama, Harun Ur Rashid, Md Moshiur Rahman, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Sumon Kumar Das, Yasmin Jahan, Samir Kumar Saha, Shams El Arifeen, Tahmeed Ahmed, A. S. G. Faruque
Summary: This study evaluates the outcome of a health education intervention in rural and periurban adults suffering from CKD in Bangladesh. The findings suggest that a combined approach of a CKD campaign and mHealth may be effective in increasing knowledge and improving quality of life among CKD patients.
JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mohammad Habibur Rahman Sarker, Michiko Moriyama, Harun Ur Rashid, Md Moshiur Rahman, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Sumon Kumar Das, Samir Kumar Saha, Shams El Arifeen, Tahmeed Ahmed, A. S. G. Faruque
Summary: This study evaluated the outcome of a health education intervention on CKD knowledge, quality of life, and motivation for healthy lifestyle among CKD patients. The results showed that the intervention, which included a campaign and mobile health technologies, improved CKD knowledge and helped control fasting blood sugar and blood pressure among patients.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Nicholas Nisbett, Jody Harris, Derek Headey, Mara van den Bold, Stuart Gillespie, Noora-Lisa Aberman, Olutayo Adeyemi, Richmond Aryeetey, Rasmi Avula, Elodie Becquey, Scott Drimie, Elyse Iruhiriye, Leah Salm, Zuzanna Turowska
Summary: This article provides an overview of findings from 14 studies conducted in nine countries in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Europe between 2017 and 2021. The studies utilized various methods to assess determinants of nutritional change and focused on multisectoral determinants, changes in the food environment, structural factors, and changes in political commitment, cross-sectoral coherence, and capacity. It emphasizes the importance of addressing both upstream and downstream determinants of nutrition to effectively tackle the issue.
Article
Geography
Nicholas Nisbett
Summary: This paper explores critical approaches to child malnutrition and the underlying causes, which go beyond just food and encompass various social and material relationships. By drawing on broader geographies of infrastructure and care, as well as feminist perspectives on childhood, infant feeding, and shame, the paper aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of the infrastructures of nurture and the implications of their gaps and deficiencies.
CHILDRENS GEOGRAPHIES
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Rebecca Mitchell, Jessica Gordon, Gopal Krushna Bhoi, Nicholas Nisbett
Summary: To achieve Zero Hunger, a better understanding of the barriers to food security is needed. This article investigates access to nutrition and food services in impoverished districts in Odisha, India. Interviews reveal that both front-line service providers and high-level officials can create barriers to access. Marginalization due to identity, poverty, and education disparities hampers progress. This study aims to improve understanding of health and nutrition access and demonstrates the value of the candidacy model in LMIC settings.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Leah Salm, Nicholas Nisbett, Katie Cuming, Tabitha Hrynick, Alexandra Lulache, Hayley MacGregor
Summary: Childhood obesity is a global problem with complex causes and few proven solutions. This study examines the successful reduction of child obesity rates in Brighton, UK, and identifies key mechanisms that contribute to a supportive environment for obesity reduction. These mechanisms include early years intervention, political support, tailored interventions, cross-sector collaboration, and a 'whole system' approach.
Editorial Material
Food Science & Technology
Petronell Kruger, Rachel Wynberg, Mikateko Mafuyeka, Amos Laar, Melissa Mialon, Lori Lake, Chantell Witten, Nicholas Nisbett, Phillip Baker, Karen Hofman
Summary: The recent participation of Nestle in the Africa Food Prize highlights the growing influence of the ultra-processed food industry in Africa, and prompts us to consider its implications for the continent's agenda on sustainable food systems.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Birgit Bichler, Elise Wach, Santiago Ripoll
LANDBAUFORSCHUNG-JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE AND ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(2020)
