Justin B Echouffo-Tcheugui,Elizabeth Selvin
Justin B Echouffo-Tcheugui
Prediabetes is an intermediate stage between normal glycemia and diabetes and is highly prevalent, especially in older age groups and obese individuals. Five different definitions of prediabetes are used in current practice, which are based...
Stephan Lewandowsky
Stephan Lewandowsky
Climate change presents a challenge at multiple levels: It challenges our cognitive abilities because the effect of the accumulation of emissions is difficult to understand. Climate change also challenges many people's worldview because any...
Considerations for Developing an Agenda for Gun Violence Prevention Research [0.03%]
关于制定控枪研究议程的考虑因素
Mark Rosenberg
Mark Rosenberg
In December 2019, for the first time in more than 20 years, the US Congress appropriated, and the president signed, a bill that included $25 million for gun violence prevention research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and ...
Benchmarking as a Public Health Strategy for Creating Healthy Food Environments: An Evaluation of the INFORMAS Initiative (2012-2020) [0.03%]
基准评估作为创造健康食物环境的公共卫生策略:INFORMAS计划(2012-2020)的评价
Gary Sacks,Janelle Kwon,Stefanie Vandevijvere et al.
Gary Sacks et al.
Diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and obesity are the leading contributors to poor health worldwide. Efforts to improve population diets need to focus on creating healthy food environments. INFORMAS, established in 2012, is an in...
Progress in National Policies Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals: Policies that Matter to Income and Its Impact on Health [0.03%]
支持可持续发展目标的国家政策进展:影响收入及收入对健康的影响的重要政策
Amy Raub,Jody Heymann
Amy Raub
From education to working conditions, from income to discrimination, social determinants of health (SDH) shape the majority of health outcomes. Governments are often best positioned to address the major SDH on a population-wide basis. In 20...
Sheikh Taslim Ali,Benjamin J Cowling
Sheikh Taslim Ali
Influenza is a common respiratory infection that causes considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide each year. In recent years, along with the improvement in computational resources, there have been a number of important developments in ...
Asmamaw Abera,Johan Friberg,Christina Isaxon et al.
Asmamaw Abera et al.
This review highlights the importance of air quality in the African urban development process. We address connections between air pollution and (a) rapid urbanization, (b) social problems, (c) health impacts, (d) climate change, (e) policie...
Addressing Social Needs in Health Care Settings: Evidence, Challenges, and Opportunities for Public Health [0.03%]
医疗保健机构中的社会需求:公共卫生面临的挑战、机遇及证据
Matthew W Kreuter,Tess Thompson,Amy McQueen et al.
Matthew W Kreuter et al.
There has been an explosion of interest in addressing social needs in health care settings. Some efforts, such as screening patients for social needs and connecting them to needed social services, are already in widespread practice. These a...
Declining Life Expectancy in the United States: Missing the Trees for the Forest [0.03%]
美国预期寿命下降:只见森林不见树木
Sam Harper,Corinne A Riddell,Nicholas B King
Sam Harper
In recent years, life expectancy in the United States has stagnated, followed by three consecutive years of decline. The decline is small in absolute terms but is unprecedented and has generated considerable research interest and theorizing...
Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen
Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen
The health benefits of green space are well known, but the health effects of green infrastructure less so. Green infrastructure goes well beyond the presence of green space and refers more to a strategically planned network of natural and s...