International Journal of Public Health Blog
It seems that the International Journal of Public Health is not alone in its endavour to bridge the gap between Public Health Reseach and Practice! Yale has just announced that establishment of a Public...
Today the Managing Editor of the International Journal of Public Health, Anke Berger, introduces us to a new exciting section of the journal. ——————————————————————————————————————————————— Public health is by definition closely related to the welfare...
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...
A Symposium on “Regional Differences in Health and Health Care. What There is to Learn”, will be held on 16 November 2011 in the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern (in German and French). All...
This year’s Swiss Public Health Conference will be held in Kollegienhaus, Basel from 25th to 26th of August. Please visit the conference web page here ! You can alredy download a copy of the...
This week, the US Department of Health and Human Services released a series of nine new text warnings accompanies with graphic images that are planned to be used on cigarette packs from September 2012. ...
I have previously tried to convince you that Public Health can be fun! Today I would like to add that some Public Health researchers have been really creative and I think their efforts deserve...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently published the 10 Public Health Achievements of First Decade of 21st Century. Tobacco control, occupational safety, cancer prevention are included in the list and...
In the past we have talked about online games in public health, social media in public health and we do have a blog which I guess is the biggest proof that we are very...
KEY MESSAGES FROM THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION In the lead up to the United Nations High Level Meeting on NCDs, New York, September 2011 “ NCDs present a complex picture...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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!...
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...
