RSPH policy update
(Source: Perspectives in Public Health)
Source: Perspectives in Public Health - November 2, 2016 Category: Health Management Tags: Policy Source Type: research
Diary
(Source: Perspectives in Public Health)
Source: Perspectives in Public Health - November 2, 2016 Category: Health Management Tags: Diary Source Type: research
News
(Source: Perspectives in Public Health)
Source: Perspectives in Public Health - November 2, 2016 Category: Health Management Tags: News Source Type: research
Health knowledge, behaviour and risk for the spread of antibiotic resistance
(Source: Perspectives in Public Health)
Source: Perspectives in Public Health - November 2, 2016 Category: Health Management Tags: Letters to the editor Source Type: research
The rise and fall of clinical public health in the United Kingdom
(Source: Perspectives in Public Health)
Source: Perspectives in Public Health - November 2, 2016 Category: Health Management Tags: Letters to the editor Source Type: research
Contemporary public health perspectives of the Holy Quran for the 21st century
(Source: Perspectives in Public Health)
Source: Perspectives in Public Health - November 2, 2016 Category: Health Management Tags: Letters to the editor Source Type: research
Electing for public health
(Source: Perspectives in Public Health)
Source: Perspectives in Public Health - November 2, 2016 Category: Health Management Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Book Review: Health Inequalities: Critical Perspectives.
(Source: Perspectives in Public Health)
Source: Perspectives in Public Health - August 14, 2016 Category: Health Management Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: research
Book Review: The Health Gap: The Challenge of an Unequal World.
(Source: Perspectives in Public Health)
Source: Perspectives in Public Health - August 14, 2016 Category: Health Management Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: research
Assessing public health job portals over the internet
Conclusion:
There is a need to establish standard occupational classification categories for the public health workforce. (Source: Perspectives in Public Health)
Source: Perspectives in Public Health - August 14, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Joshi, A., Mirza, A., McFarlane, K., Amadi, C. Tags: Peer Review Source Type: research
Sheffield Hallam Staff Wellness service: Four-year follow-up of the impact on health indicators
Conclusions:
The service demonstrates that a university-based wellness service using a combination of motivational interviewing and health screening to elicit behaviour change (and subsequent improvements in health-related outcomes) was successful in improving the health of employees with an ‘at risk’ profile. (Source: Perspectives in Public Health)
Source: Perspectives in Public Health - August 14, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Flint, S. W., Scaife, R., Kesterton, S., Humphreys, L., Copeland, R., Crank, H., Breckon, J., Maynard, I., Carter, A. Tags: Peer Review Source Type: research
Teenage perceptions of electronic cigarettes in Scottish tobacco-education school interventions: co-production and innovative engagement through a pop-up radio project
Conclusions:
This was a qualitative study in one region, and perception of e-cigarettes was not an a priori topic. However, it provides insights into youth perceptions of e-cigarettes. How they discerned e-cigarettes reflects their marketing environment. The relative harmlessness of nicotine, affordability of e-cigarettes, coolness of vaping, absence of second-hand harms and availability of innovative products are all key marketing features. Conflicting messages on safety, efficacy, potential ‘gateway’ to smoking and nicotine may be contributing to teenagers’ confusion. The allure of ‘youthful cool&...
Source: Perspectives in Public Health - August 14, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: de Andrade, M., Angus, K., Hastings, G. Tags: Peer Review Source Type: research
Socio-economic disparities in tobacco consumption in rural India: evidence from a health and demographic surveillance system
Conclusion:
The BIRPOP study indicates that irrespective of gender and income, raising the level of awareness through household-based health education could be an effective intervention to minimise the level of tobacco use. (Source: Perspectives in Public Health)
Source: Perspectives in Public Health - August 14, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Barik, A., Rai, R. K., Gorain, A., Majumdar, S., Chowdhury, A. Tags: Peer Review Source Type: research
Childhood immunisation in South Asia - overcoming the hurdles to progress
(Source: Perspectives in Public Health)
Source: Perspectives in Public Health - August 14, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Hasman, A., Noble, D. J. Tags: Current Topics & amp;amp; Opinions Source Type: research
A miscarriage of justice: why is policy not implemented for young offenders?
(Source: Perspectives in Public Health)
Source: Perspectives in Public Health - August 14, 2016 Category: Health Management Tags: Current Topics & amp;amp; Opinions Source Type: research
