International Journal of Public Health Blog
Growing urbanization and social inequality increases the risk of violence and is preventing urban areas reaching their full potential. So, what can be done to build trust and common ground between historically adversarial civil...
This is a blog post by Patrick Präg on a paper we recently published. Patrick is a researcher at Oxford University’s Department of Sociology and a Fellow at Nuffield College. Patrick holds a PhD in Sociology from...
Picture credit Each year, the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) organizes a national ‘Week of Science and Technology’ – an event devoted to popularization of domestic scientific research. As part of this years’ edition...
Here is an infographic for one of our recently published papers! For the full study please click here
We are back with a freshly published, open access paper on the role of social ties in socio-economic differences in the school context. Full text available open access here! Have fun reading! https://magic.piktochart.com/output/13873312-smoking-and-friendship
Heart attack is the leading cause of death in the US and there is a significant relationship between income and risk for cardiovascular disease. A lot of cross-sectional studies have linked income inequality with...
We are very happy to reintroduce our “Meet the Blogger” section with the contribution of Dr. James Woodall. James is a Reader in Health Promotion and currently co-directs the Centre for Health Promotion Research...
According to the WHO, childhood obesity is one of the most serious Public Health challenges of the 21st century. As obesity (and its consequences like type 2 diabetes) are largely preventable, preventing it is...
According to the World Health Organisation “children represent the future and ensuring their healthy growth and development ought to be a prime concern of all societies”. However, regional, ethnic and social factors might present...
If you are interested in social inequalities in Roma people as much as we do (recent examples here, here and here), you might be interested in having two newly published reports that were produced...
A newly published study at the International Journal of Public Health sought to investigate the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in France and its association with socioeconomic position. Data was taken from the French National...
This freshly published study from the International Journal of Public Health aimed to assess the presence and magnitude of inequalities in mental health and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children. The study used...
The health of people of Roma ethnicity, has been shown to be poorer compared to people of non-Roma ethnicity in various studies. Health inequalities are bigger in Central and Eastern Europe and they might...
Internal migration between deprived and non-deprived areas may influence the health status of the residents of these areas. Because the size and composition of migration flows to and from deprived areas vary with age,...
The International Journal of Public Health has just published a special issue on life course influences on health and health inequalities. Life course research explores the long-term effects of biological, physical and social exposures...
We are happy to announce the online publication of a study on the change of the socioeconomic gradient in health-related behaviour in adolescents in Slovakia. This article is written by Lukas Pitel, Andrea Madarasova...
The International Journal of Public Health is very much interested in work relating to socioeconomic inequalities in health. In the past, we have published a themed issue on that subject, while relevant papers appear...
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...
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! ————————————————————————————————————————————————–...
