Social Media in Public Health: can they make a difference?
Do you have a blog, tweet regularly or have a facebook account? Chances are that you answered positive to (at least) one of these. How do I know? Well, seeing that least one out...
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International Journal of Public Health: new issue out now!
The second issue of the International Journal of Public Health for 2011 is now published! You can have a look at the table of contents here! With ten original articles, two brief reports and...
Hot off the press: Hard times or good times? Inequalities in the health effects of economic change
The economic crisis of the last years, often referred to as “great recession” has raised many discussions on how it could affect our health. The World Health Organization issued a statement on the matter...
Public Health Methodology. We take it seriously!
– How many epidemiologists does it take to change a light bulb? – Six. One to change it and five to critique the methods. This made me laugh out loud. Methodology in Public Health...
Public Health Fun! The use of games in Public Health Education
Who said that studying Public Health is only about spending hours studying textbooks? It seems there are more fun ways to learn, or at least that’s the idea! I was not aware of the...
Announcement: SSPH+ PHD PROGRAM IN PUBLIC HEALTH – TEACHING, TRAINING, NETWORKING
The SSPH+ PhD Program Public Health is a training- and networking program of the Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+). The School is a joint initiative of seven Swiss Universities (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne,...
GPS for health needs, aka patient navigators!
While browsing through my favourite public health blogs, I came across an article on Patient Navigation , by Pamela Fayerman published in the Vancouver Sun. I had never heard of this term before, so...
Hot off the press: Tobacco-Free Hiring…A step to better health or a step too far?
In this very interesting article published recently at NY Times, A.G Sulzberger presents a new employment trend, as observed in some settings in the United States: smokers now face the risk of not being...
Call for papers: Life course influences on health and health inequalities: moving towards a Public Health perspective
The International Journal of Public Health is happy to announce that a new Call for Papers entitled “Life course influences on health and health inequalities: moving towards a Public Health Perspective” has been opened!...
Students’ Den: “All work and no play … ?” A project investigating the public health discourse on children’s play.
Closing our first series of students’ articles, Stephanie Alexander offers an interesting introduction to a somewhat different Public Health topic: children’s play. We would very much like to have your views on this thought-provoking...
Students’ Den: The concept of activity space and its use in health research: the “why”
In this week’s Students’ Den, Martine Shareck gives us an introduction to the concept of activity space and its potential use in health research. Enjoy reading and join the discussion! Thank you Martine! ————————————————————————————————————————————————–...
Students’ Den: Web based surveys, social epidemiology and internet freedom
I am happy to introduce Students’ Den, a new section in our blog, that aims to give Public Health students the opportunity to elaborate on a subject of their choice. We look forward to...
Health of ethnic minorities in Europe- and not only.
In an ever changing world like ours, migration is a reality that every country has to face, one way or another. According to the International Organization for Migration (IMO), the total number of international...
Food for thought: Is doing a PhD a waste of time?
With the somewhat provocative (and relatively depressing) title “Doctoral degrees: The disposable academic” , the Economist addresses an issue that will probably touch a few cords- albeit for different reasons. In a nutshell, Academia...
Hot off the press: retracted study linking autism to MMR vaccination now declared an “elaborate fraud”.
One of the most controversial health-related subjects of the last 15 years has been the alleged connection between the MMR vaccine and autism. It all started back in 1998, when Dr. Andrew Wakefield published...
Is the glass half empty, half full, or twice as large as it needs to be? Welcome to the blog of the International Journal of Public Health!
An anthropologist, an epidemiologist and a statistician are riding a train to Edinburgh. As the train goes into Scotland they see a flock of sheep out the window. One sheep is not white, at...
