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Secular trends in adult male smoking from 1992 to 2006 in South Korea: Age-specific changes with evolving tobacco-control policiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This study suggests that comprehensive tobacco control policies in South Korea reduced smoking prevalence among males, initially among older men and later among both older men and younger men. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - November 6, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: E.J. Park, H.K. Koh, J.W. Kwon, M.K. Suh, H. Kim, S.I. Cho Tags: Short Communication Source Type: journals

Patterns and correlates of stress among rural Chinese males: A four-region studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: Objectives: Prior research has revealed a high prevalence of stress among general urban populations in China. However, little is known about stress in rural Chinese counterparts. This research estimates the prevalence of severe stress among rural Chinese males and identifies sociodemographic and psychological correlates.Study design: The study design was a cross-sectional survey with multistage sampling.Methods: Subjects were male residents aged ≥15 years from four geographic regions of China (N=4414), namely Jinbei, Jinnan, Guidongbei and Subei. Information was collected on perceived stress and potential sociod...
Source: Public Health - November 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: T. Yang, I.R.H. Rockett, X. Yang, X. Xu Tags: Short Communication Source Type: journals

Risk – reality, perception and communicationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Perhaps this is a good time to recall Geoffrey Rose's strategy for preventive medicine – the dilemma between investing in targeted interventions for those most at risk and mass population interventions. Both probably have their place even if evidence is scanty, although it seems that the former has greater currency at present in many jurisdictions, perhaps because it sits more comfortably alongside a political agenda of personal choice. This month's issue has examples of the impact of both targeted interventions, such as an exercise referral scheme in Suffolk and population policy, such as the legislation controlling exp...
Source: Public Health - November 5, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: F. Sim, P. Mackie Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

Active cigarette smoking, secondhand smoke exposure at work and home, and self-rated healthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The present study indicates an increase in suboptimal SRH among current heavy smokers, and suggests that SHS exposure at work is a possible risk factor for non-smokers. Whether or not the association is causal, control of smoking at work may protect workers from developing future health conditions. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - October 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: A. Nakata, M. Takahashi, N.G. Swanson, T. Ikeda, M. Hojou Tags: Short Communication Source Type: journals

Influenza vaccine uptake among staff in care homes in Nottinghamshire: A random cluster sample surveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: All care homes for the elderly should have a vaccination policy which recommends staff vaccination. Educational campaigns, vaccination in the workplace and free provision of the influenza vaccine may help to improve vaccine uptake in this group. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - October 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: A. Shroufi, J. Copping, P. Musonda, R. Vivancos, V. Langden, S. Armstrong, R. Slack Tags: Short Communication Source Type: journals

Cervical screening: Perceptions and barriers to uptake among Somali women in CamdenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Language difficulties and specific cultural issues are key barriers to first-generation Somali women attending cervical screening. Providing education and information orally, as well as improving access to a more culturally appropriate screening service, could lead to improved uptake among this group. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - October 28, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: A. Abdullahi, J. Copping, A. Kessel, M. Luck, C. Bonell Tags: Short Communication Source Type: journals

Gender-related explanatory models of depression: A critical evaluation of medical articlesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The biomedical model for explaining gender-related aspects of depression had the highest quality when bibliometric methods were used. However, the sociocultural and psychological models had higher quality than the biomedical model when multifactoriality and intersectionality were analysed. There is a need for the development of new methods in order to evaluate the scientific quality of research. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - October 26, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: A. Hammarström, A. Lehti, U. Danielsson, C. Bengs, E.E. Johansson Tags: Short Communication Source Type: journals

An exploratory study of the perceived impact of raising the age of cigarette purchase on young smokers in ScotlandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: This exploratory study raises questions about the nature and extent of the impact of raising the age of sale on young smokers' ability to purchase and access cigarettes. The importance of alternative social sources of cigarettes highlights the need for further research to investigate whether the change in legislation had less of an impact on more disadvantaged adolescent smokers, as they are likely to have greater access to alternative sources from their family, friends and community. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - October 26, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: T. Borland, A. Amos Tags: Short Communication Source Type: journals

An evaluation of the effectiveness of ‘Active for Life’: An exercise referral scheme in West SuffolkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Only 35% of men and 24% of women are achieving recommended physical activity targets in the UK (30 minutes of moderate activity five times per week). Regular uptake of physical activity is associated with many positive physiological effects, including lowering of lipids, body fat, blood pressure and overall weight, and improvements in functional status and mental well-being. It is recommended as part of the management and prevention of several conditions. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - October 26, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: A.S.W. Lee, S.J. Griffin, R.K. Simmons, on behalf of Forest Heath District Council Tags: Short Communication Source Type: journals

Association between levels of physical activity and poor self-rated health in Korean adults: The Third Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES), 2005Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Physical activity was positively associated with self-rated health in Koreans. The independent association between a lower level of physical activity and poor self-rated health supports public health programmes that encourage regular physical activity. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - October 26, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: M.A. Han, K.S. Kim, J. Park, M.G. Kang, S.Y. Ryu Tags: Short Communication Source Type: journals

Seasonal variation in self-reported health and health-related behaviour in Dutch adolescentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Youth health surveys are often used to collect data on the prevalence of health and health-related behaviour. As well as using various methods of data collection (e.g. self-administered questionnaires or interviews,l paper-and-pencil or web-based tests) and different settings (e.g. school or household), studies also take place in different seasons. Collecting data at different times of the year raises the issue of seasonal variation in youth health surveys. Knowledge of seasonal variation in health and health-related behaviour is important for the design of (epidemiological) studies and when comparing data from other youth...
Source: Public Health - September 24, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: P.M. van de Looij-Jansen, E.J. de Wilde, C.L. Mieloo, M.C.H. Donker, F.C. Verhulst Tags: Short Communication Source Type: journals

Changes in tuberculin sensitivity among first-grade students of elementary schools in Evros, Greece due to immigrationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study tested whether gender (male vs female), national origin (native vs foreign-born children) and place of residence (urban vs semi-urban vs rural) correlated with tuberculin reaction positivity.Results: In total, 8588 children (47.1% girls) were tested. Tuberculin reaction positivity was independent of gender. The difference in TST positivity between native and foreign-born children between 1993 and 2004 was highly significant, with substantially more foreign-born children having a positive Mantoux test (P (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - September 21, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: E. Mantadakis, V. Arvanitidou, A. Tsalkidis, A. Ramatani, E. Triantafillidou, G. Trypsianis, V. Dipla, S. Thomaidis, D. Bouros, A. Chatzimichael Tags: Original Research Source Type: journals

Prevalence and time trends in diabetes and physical inactivity among adult West African populations: The epidemic has arrivedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Diabetes and physical inactivity are important public health issues in urban West Africa, with similar prevalences to wealthy industrialized countries. There is an urgent need for policy makers, politicians and health promotion experts to put measures in place to encourage active lifestyles and control diabetes in urban West Africa. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - September 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: A.R. Abubakari, W. Lauder, M.C. Jones, A. Kirk, C. Agyemang, R.S. Bhopal Tags: Original Research Source Type: journals

Conventional and ecological public healthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: This paper suggests that current models of public health are no longer sufficient as a means for understanding the health challenges of the anthropogenic age, and argues for an alternative based upon an ecological model. The roots of this perspective originated within the Victorian era, although it found only limited expression at that time. Ecological thinking in public health has only been revived relatively recently. Derived from an analysis of obesity, this paper proposes the development of an approach to ecological public health based on four dimensions of existence: the material, the physiological, the socia...
Source: Public Health - September 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: G. Rayner Tags: Mini-symposium Source Type: journals

Relationship between evidence and policy: A case of evidence-based policy or policy-based evidence?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: The use (or non-use) of evidence in health policy is an issue of growing interest and concern among both academic researchers and policy makers. Most public health research is government funded, yet the extent to which its findings are used to shape and inform policy is variable in the extreme. Part of the problem lies in the nature of the evidence itself and the extent to which it addresses the complexities of the issue being researched. However, part of it also lies in the way that evidence gets communicated and transmitted to those intended to benefit from, or act on, it. This paper reviews such matters and arg...
Source: Public Health - September 13, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: D.J. Hunter Tags: Mini-symposium Source Type: journals

Risk communication and management in public health crisesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
As the world faces its first influenza pandemic in 40 years, it has been argued that we have never been better prepared. Concern about emerging infectious diseases has fuelled significant public health and political developments, such as the coming into force of the International Health Regulations (IHR). Since the turn of the century, the World Health Organization (WHO) has documented a historically unprecedented number of emerging infectious disease outbreaks, and lessons drawn from their management have confirmed the critical importance of effective communications, specifically through formal channels such as WHO and in...
Source: Public Health - September 11, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: J. de Sa, S. Mounier-Jack, R. Coker Tags: Short Communication Source Type: journals

Food consumption patterns among adolescent and young adult smokersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Smoking is a major determinant in the development of cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Mortality statistics pinpoint smoking as the second leading cause of death worldwide, and the primary cause of both preventable and premature death. Despite evidence accumulated on its health hazards, smoking remains a widespread practice. Of particular concern is the high and steady prevalence of smoking among youngsters. Beside the acute health problems specific to premature tobacco use, those who start smoking in early life have an amplified risk of becoming addicted, turning into heavy smokers and dying prematurely. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - September 10, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: L. Gisle, H. Van Oyen, S. Demarest, J. Tafforeau Tags: Short Communications Source Type: journals

Epidemiology of physical inactivity in Poland: Prevalence and determinants in a former communist country in socioeconomic transitionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Summary: Objectives: The aim of this study was to identify physical activity patterns and determinants of physical inactivity in a representative sample of Polish adults.Study design: A cross-sectional analysis of 14 769 randomly selected individuals (52.7% women and 47.3% men) aged 20–74 years participating in the National Polish Health Survey, WOBASZ (2002–2005).Methods: Sociodemographic and lifestyle details were collected. Assessment of physical activity was based on selected questions from the CINDI Health Monitor Questionnaire.Results: Approximately 35% of Polish adults are not physically active in leisure time...
Source: Public Health - September 8, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: W. Drygas, M. Kwaśniewska, D. Kaleta, M. Pikala, W. Bielecki, J. Głuszek, T. Zdrojewski, A. Pająk, K. Kozakiewicz, G. Broda Tags: Original Research Source Type: journals

Effect of participation on the cumulative risk of false-positive recall in a breast cancer screening programmeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
One of the major concerns in breast cancer screening programmes is the number of women with mammographic abnormalities requiring further investigation that finally turn out to be negative. It has been reported that, apart from giving rise to anxiety and higher costs, such false-positive mammogram results might also affect subsequent screening attendance. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - September 6, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: E. Molins, M. Comas, R. Román, T. Rodríguez-Blanco, M. Sala, F. Macià, C. Murta-Nascimento, X. Castells Tags: Short Communications Source Type: journals

Smoking prevalence: A comparison of two American surveysEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: These results raise doubt about the recent decline in smoking prevalence described by the NHIS. Further investigation of the NSDUH/NHIS discrepancy may lead to better surveys and to a clearer picture of smoking trends in the USA. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - September 6, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: B. Rodu, P. Cole Tags: Original Research Source Type: journals

Assessing health-related quality of life among coronary patients: SF-36 vs SF-12Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The SF-12 replicates the information of the summary component scores of the SF-36, and discriminates between patients with AMI and those with unstable angina. Its use allows the same information to be obtained as from the SF-36, with less effort for the patient and the doctor. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - September 2, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: I. Failde, P. Medina, C. Ramírez, R. Arana Tags: Original Research Source Type: journals

Hepatitis B vaccine uptake amongst at-risk infants: Experience from a dedicated inner city clinicEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hepatitis B (HBV) is a vaccine-preventable disease of global public health importance. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), England and Wales have been categorized as low-prevalence countries [hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence less than 2%]. Chronic carriage is most likely to result from childhood infection; 90% of those born to HBsAg-positive/hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive mothers will be chronically infected, although transmission is significantly reduced in HBsAg-positive/HBeAg-negative mothers. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: G. Manikkavasagan, H. El Bashir, A. Green Tags: Short Communications Source Type: journals

e-Supplement–World Social Marketing Conference 2008: Where is our Coke?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
“Where is the Coke?” was the question posed by seasoned social marketer Dr Bill Smith (Executive Vice President, Academy for Educational Development) at the World Social Marketing Conference, held in Brighton in September 2008. The ‘Coke’ in question referred to the ‘product’, one of the four key elements of the traditional marketing mix (product, price, place and promotion), which are used to achieve marketing objectives. His remark reflects a growing recognition that despite the apparent simplicity of the ‘4Ps’ tool and the value it brings to marketing efforts, many ‘social marketing’ initiatives focu...
Source: Public Health - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Denise Ong, Allison Thorpe, Rowena Merritt Tags: Guest Editorial Source Type: journals

“Without repetition, hesitation or deviation”Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Listeners to BBC Radio 4–or indeed the BBC World Service – will be familiar with the panel game “Just a Minute”. The basic rules of the show are simple, contestants are asked to speak for one minute without hesitation, deviation or repetition. It sounds an easy task, until you try to do it. Regular panellists have become adept in the use of synonyms and uncommon words in an effort to keep talking within the rules of the game. Over the 42 years that the show has been running, the majority of the panellists have been comedians with a sprinkling of politicians, writers and “serious” actors and clearly an comedic p...
Source: Public Health - August 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: P. Mackie, F. Sim Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

Prevalence and correlates of musculoskeletal pain in Chinese elderly and the impact on 4-year physical function and quality of lifeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Musculoskeletal pain is prevalent among elderly men and women, being much higher in the latter, giving rise to considerable functional and psychological impairments. Osteoporosis and osteoarthritis are likely to be the main underlying causes. The condition may be considered part of the frailty syndrome, and in this context, prevention and management represent major public health challenges. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 26, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: J. Woo, J. Leung, E. Lau Tags: Original Research Source Type: journals

Prevalence of excessive alcohol consumption in pregnancyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Alcohol consumption offers no benefits in relation to the outcomes of pregnancy. It is fetotoxic, teratogenic and has many toxic effects. The most vulnerable period is from 4 to 10 weeks of gestation, but alcohol-related damage may occur throughout pregnancy.The Department of Health (DOH) issued revised guidance in May 2007: Pregnant women or women trying to conceive should avoid drinking alcohol. If they do choose to drink, to minimise the risk to the baby, they should not drink more than one to two units of alcohol once or twice a week and should not get drunk. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: C. Mehta, G. Masson, Z. Iqbal, F. O'Mahony, R. Khalid Tags: Short Communications Source Type: journals

Parallel evolutions of the growth rate of newly diagnosed HIV cases and the proportion of potentially infective patients in Cayenne French Guiana: Should HAART be used to curb the epidemic?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The prevention of new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is one of the greatest health challenges today. Recently, increased access to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been proposed as a method to curb the growth of the HIV epidemic. Although the correlation between plasma viral load and semen or vaginal secretions is moderate, patients with a plasma viral load below 1500copies/ml are considered to be low risk for transmitting the virus sexually. This has been re-emphasized recently following studies in Switzerland which showed that patients on effective HAART are sexually non-infectious....
Source: Public Health - August 18, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: M. Nacher, V. Vantilcke, F. Huber, M. El Guedj, T. Vaz, C. Magnien, F. Djossou, A. Mahamat, F. Dabis, P. Couppié Tags: Short Communication Source Type: journals

Cigarette-related injuries to young children in the USA, 2002–2007Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It has been well documented by several studies that cigarette-related injuries (e.g. fires, poisonings, burns) are a significant cause of paediatric morbidity and mortality, especially among children under 5 years of age. To the author's knowledge, there are no published studies that have used a nationally representative sample to describe the epidemiology of cigarette-related injuries to young children. To address this issue, data from a nationally representative hospital emergency department surveillance system in the USA were analysed to calculate estimates of non-fatal, unintentional cigarette-associated injuries to ch...
Source: Public Health - August 12, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: J.T. Quirk Tags: Short Communications Source Type: journals

Prevalence of and risk factors for fatty liver disease in a professional population of Wuhan, ChinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: A high prevalence of FLD was found among the exposed workers, and some risk factors, especially different types of work, were related to the prevalence of FLD. High serum TG, high serum AST, hypertension, hyperglycaemia, higher BMI and drinking alcohol were important risk factors for FLD. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 11, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: H. Dai, L. Chu, S. Song, W. Li, L. Zhang, Z. Wu, J. Zeng, Q. Duan Tags: Original Research Source Type: journals

Perceptions of rural people about childhood burns and their prevention: A basis for developing a childhood burn prevention programme in BangladeshEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: A safety education programme could be an effective intervention to improve knowledge and practices of rural people in Bangladesh with regard to prevention of burns injuries in children. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: S.R. Mashreky, A. Rahman, S.M. Chowdhury, L. Svanström, M. Linnan, S. Shafinaz, T.F. Khan, F. Rahman Tags: Short Communication Source Type: journals

Impact of hypertension on health-related quality of life in a population-based study in Shanghai, ChinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Hypertension markedly impairs quality of life in terms of both physical and mental health. Comorbidity further deteriorates HRQL among people with hypertension. The findings suggest that people with hypertension represent a vulnerable population, and it is important to prevent and treat comorbidity of hypertension. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: R. Wang, Y. Zhao, X. He, X. Ma, X. Yan, Y. Sun, W. Liu, Z. Gu, J. Zhao, J. He Tags: Original Research Source Type: journals

Effect of privatization of the drug distribution system on drug prices in MalaysiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Some of the prices increased several hundred-fold compared with the previous year, showing that no pricing formula has been followed. Increasing prices over the years may lead to higher expenditures and a hurdle to drug accessibility. A rational pricing structure is needed for transparent pricing, and government involvement and the formation of a medicine pricing policy seems vital. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 9, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Z.D. Babar, M.I.M. Izham Tags: Original Research Source Type: journals

Type 2 diabetes mellitus associated with increased risk for colorectal cancer: Evidence from an international ecological study and population-based risk analysis in ChinaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: T2DM was associated with increased risk for CRC, and this association was more evident for colon cancer and among male diabetic patients. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 6, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: X. Ren, X. Zhang, X. Zhang, W. Gu, K. Chen, Y. Le, M. Lai, Y. Zhu Tags: Original Research Source Type: journals

Association of MDMA/ecstasy and other substance use with self-reported sexually transmitted diseases among college-aged adults: A national studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Alcohol use is a robust correlate of STDs. Irrespective of college-attending status, young women and African Americans have a higher rate of STDs than young men and Whites. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 4, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: L.-T. Wu, C.L. Ringwalt, A.A. Patkar, R.L. Hubbard, D.G. Blazer Tags: Original Research Source Type: journals

Scaling up Health Service Delivery – From pilot innovations to policies and programmesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Health services tend to be very effective at generating new ideas, many of them potentially beneficial. Where they generally seem to be less effective is in seeing that the good ones are widely taken up so that they are available to all who would benefit. The NHS is surely no exception on either count. The subject of this book – how best to scale up from pilot scheme to fully operational programme – should be relevant to anyone who has an interest in how clinical policy is developed and implemented. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 2, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: B. Kirkup Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals

A dictionary of epidemiologyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It was Nathaniel Hawthorne – American author of The Scarlett Letter and Tanglewood – who observed that “words – so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become, in the hands of one who knows how to combine them”. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 2, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ian Harvey Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals

Small safe steps to preventionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Recent global events have brought a dramatic increase in the extent and complexity of airport security checks. Mandatory passenger screening necessitates passage through metal detectors and, for some passengers, removal of shoes for more sensitive X-ray examination as part of a comprehensive package of security arrangements. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 2, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: J.I. Blenkharn Tags: Letter Source Type: journals

Associations of diet behaviours and intention to eat healthily with tobacco use among motor freight workersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, it was hypothesized that healthy dietary behaviours and intention to eat more healthily would be lower for tobacco users compared with non-users. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - August 2, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: L.M. Quintiliani, A.M. Stoddard, C.B. Ebbeling, L.K. Pereira, G. Sorensen Tags: Short Communication Source Type: journals

The State's role and health – swine flu as a case studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In England, the Secretary of State for Health recently announced a review of public health policy. The review has three main components: consideration of the state's role in relation to people's health, especially in relation to prevention of ill-health; lessons to be learned about influencing healthier lifestyle choices; and the role of the government and NHS in enhancing service delivery to improve people's health and wellbeing. The review is due to report this autumn. At present, independent of the vagaries of the Political system, almost any work scheduled to be completed later this year has some doubt hanging over it ...
Source: Public Health - July 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: F. Sim, P. Mackie Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

Rose's Strategy of Preventative MedicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Just before writing this review of Geoffrey Rose's deservedly famous 1992 monograph I read an entertaining book by Pierre Bayard entitled How to talk about books you haven't read. I rapidly realised that Rose's book fell into Bayard's idiosyncratic category “SB+” – denoting a book I have skimmed and about which I hold a positive opinion. The truth is that I have owned the original of Rose's Strategy for fifteen years – and have often referred in lectures to his prevention paradox – whilst having at best only skimmed a few of its 160 pages. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - July 31, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ian Harvey Tags: Book Review Source Type: journals

Mental Health Services Today and Tomorrow. Part 1: Experiences of Providing and Receiving Care and Part 2: Perspectives on Policy and PracticeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
These paperback volumes combine to portray a useful tapestry of current debates on mental health services in England. Volume one includes 15 chapters, some brief, that describe experiences of delivering, or using, mental health services. Many of the chapters in this first volume have few references, but taken together they portray some of the competing constructions of mental health, illness, and services that will be familiar to people working in this area. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - July 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Cameron Stark Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals

A pilot study to assess workplace tuberculosis control activities in four districts in KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in South Africa and requires vigilance at all levels of society. KwaZulu-Natal is among the provinces with the highest incidence of TB (1100 cases per 100,000 population). Apart from the devastating effect of the disease on social and family life, TB is a heavy burden on business, disrupting work flow, reducing productivity, and increasing both direct costs (related to care and treatment) and indirect costs (e.g. replacement and retraining of workers). TB is estimated to lead to a decline in worker productivity amounting to US$ 12 billion (approximately R 91 billion) annua...
Source: Public Health - July 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: S.P. Ntshanga, M.L.H. Mabaso Tags: Short Communications Source Type: journals

Public Health Branding – applying marketing for social changeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Many health professionals in the United Kingdom work for one of the best know branded organisations in the world (The National Health Service) yet think little about that concept, or are not well equipped to make something of it. Here is a book that, at long last, deals with branding in the world of social marketing. It is very welcome. It is edited by two top social marketers: W Douglas Evans, Professor and Director of Public Health Communication and Marketing, George Washington University; and Gerard Hastings, Professor and Director, The Institute of Social Marketing, University of Stirling. It features chapters written ...
Source: Public Health - July 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ray J. Lowry Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals

Why are multiparous women more likely to smoke? New data from the German Perinatal Quality Survey from 2006Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The authors' recent article about smoking behaviour during pregnancy addresses a serious public health problem. Aside from risks for the fetus and the mother, smoking is also considered to be a major risk for the woman's husband and her children in the high-risk group of multiparous women. It is necessary to analyse the relationship between parity and smoking to identify those factors that influence the smoking behaviour of multiparous women. A recent review summarized prior studies on the stable and almost linear relationship between multiparity and smoking. Possible causes for this strong association remain to be identif...
Source: Public Health - July 20, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: S. Schneider, B. Hoeft, H. Maul, B. Fischer, N. Freerksen Tags: Short Communications Source Type: journals

Social capital, political trust and daily smoking and smoking cessation: A population-based study in southern SwedenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The results suggest that political trust is independently associated with both daily smoking and smoking cessation. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - July 20, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: M. Lindström Tags: Original Research Source Type: journals

Essential public healthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
For many years, one of the best loved textbooks used by public health specialists in training within the UK has been known simply as ‘Donaldson’. The actual title of the book is something of a microcosm of UK public health history. Starting life as “Essential Community Medicine: Including Relevant Social Services”, it passed through versions entitled “Essential Public Health Medicine” and “Essential Public Health” until now – some quarter century later – when a new edition has been published under the title of “Donaldson's Essential Public Health”. Any publisher will tell you that including the word...
Source: Public Health - July 20, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: P. Mackie, F. Sim Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

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This is an interesting book in many respects however I am unclear of the likely target audience. The editors suggest a number of possible readers including health and safety practitioners, occupational physicians & applied economists. It gives a world view on the subject, but I am not clear what the subject actually is in practical terms and therefore who is the audience? As an occupational physician with an interest in occupational health and safety practise I found it limited. I would suspect that public health practitioners would feel the same way unless they are actively involved in theoretical concepts of applied econ...
Source: Public Health - July 16, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: R.D. Jefferson Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals

Health indicators in the European regions: Expanding regional comparisons to the new countries of the European Union – ISARE IIIEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: A database and a set of indicators for relevant sub-national areas of countries in the European Union, including new countries, were constructed. Data collection from the new countries was more straightforward due to the requirement for them to adhere to the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) levels. The lack of adherence to NUTS levels in the ‘old’ countries of the European Union continues to create problems. There remains an urgent need to introduce comprehensive sub-national data collection on important public health topics such as obesity and smoking. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - July 16, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: J.R. Wilkinson, L. Berghmans, F. Imbert, B. Ledésert, A. Ochoa, the Members of the ISARE III Project Team Tags: Original Research Source Type: journals

High-risk behaviours among juvenile prison inmates in PakistanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: HIV risk behaviours are common among adolescent inmates. Although inmates do have knowledge about modes of transmission and condom use, the use of condoms is significantly low. Interventions are needed for behavioural change among this group. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - July 16, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: A. Altaf, N.Z. Janjua, S. Kristensen, N.A. Zaidi, A. Memon, E.W. Hook, S.H. Vermund, S.A. Shah Tags: Original Research Source Type: journals

Community beliefs about treatments and outcomes of mental disorders: A mental health literacy survey in a rural area of Maharashtra, IndiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The findings from this study highlight the need to enhance MHL in this community. Additionally, there is a need to build the capacity of the primary healthcare staff, including the VHWs, so that they are equipped to provide an effective local response for people experiencing mental health problems. (Source: Public Health)
Source: Public Health - July 15, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Authors: M. Kermode, K. Bowen, S. Arole, K. Joag, A.F. Jorm Tags: Original Research Source Type: journals