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Re-evaluating the access imperative in healthcare in the United States
Re-evaluating the access imperative in healthcare in the United States
Access to healthcare, defined by the Institute of Medicine as "the timely use of personal health services to achieve ...
Developing a quality index and an evaluation indicator system for the National Food Safety Standard Framework in China
Developing a quality index and an evaluation indicator system for the National Food Safety Standard Framework in China
International Organization for Standardization and Codex Alimentarius Commission emphasized the importance of evaluating a...
An evaluation of Massachusetts’ flavored tobacco restriction one year after policy implementation: Is it promoting equity?
An evaluation of Massachusetts’ flavored tobacco restriction one year after policy implementation: Is it promoting equity?
In the United States certain groups, such as African Americans (AA) and sexual minorities (SM) have disproportion...
Applying the 5P framework to improve cancer prevention in European health systems
Applying the 5P framework to improve cancer prevention in European health systems
Cancer remains one of the leading causes of premature mortality in Europe, with nearly half of all cases attributable to m...
Data for famine and extreme emergencies: challenges and opportunities
Data for famine and extreme emergencies: challenges and opportunities
High-quality data are a pre-requisite for the development of models—whether of famine or food and nutrition-related ...
Local governance dynamics in the Colombian health system: an exploratory cross-sectional study among public health sector officials
Local governance dynamics in the Colombian health system: an exploratory cross-sectional study among public health sector officials
Health system governance is essential for effective and equitable healthcare delivery. In Colombia, persistent challenges,...
Global ethylene oxide uses in foods and considerations for food safety
Global ethylene oxide uses in foods and considerations for food safety
Ethylene oxide (EtO) is a sterilant widely used for medical devices, but its use is controversial due to its carcinogenici...
How local prevention efforts and state regulations intersect to reduce fatal shootings: a configurational analysis of firearm policies in the United States
How local prevention efforts and state regulations intersect to reduce fatal shootings: a configurational analysis of firearm policies in the United States
Firearm violence arises from a complex interplay of local conditions and state regulations. Using coincidence analysis (CN...
A systems analysis of structures, dynamics, archetypes of the Somalia famine, 2011–2012
A systems analysis of structures, dynamics, archetypes of the Somalia famine, 2011–2012
The 2011–2012 Somalia famine was a complex humanitarian disaster shaped by interacting environmental, economic, soci...
Modeling the 1998 Bahr el Ghazal famine in Southern Sudan
Modeling the 1998 Bahr el Ghazal famine in Southern Sudan
This paper explores the use of system dynamics modeling to better understand the 1998 Bahr el Ghazal famine in southern Su...
System-wide modeling approaches for integrating supply chains into food security analysis: lessons from Uganda 2016–2020
System-wide modeling approaches for integrating supply chains into food security analysis: lessons from Uganda 2016–2020
Supply chains are central to food security modeling, particularly in famine-prone settings, yet traditional analyses rarel...
Modeling the dynamics of human starvation: incorporating lessons from famines past and present
Modeling the dynamics of human starvation: incorporating lessons from famines past and present
Famines are crises characterized by starvation and malnutrition-related mortality. But representative nutrition and mortal...
Households under pressure: a systems framework for modeling the “watch” famine archetype
Households under pressure: a systems framework for modeling the “watch” famine archetype
Famines are complex systems that change over time, and in which outcomes differ by household situation and livelihood. The...
Anatomy of a famine: using fuzzy cognitive mapping to understand the crisis in Ayod County, South Sudan, 2017
Anatomy of a famine: using fuzzy cognitive mapping to understand the crisis in Ayod County, South Sudan, 2017
This paper explores Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping (FCM) as an analytical approach for understanding famine as a complex, dynamic...
Famine risk under climate change: assessing the impact on local food production and the potential role of adaptation strategies
Famine risk under climate change: assessing the impact on local food production and the potential role of adaptation strategies
While climate change will impact all aspects of the food system, it is not clear how it will influence the risk of famine:...
Heading toward a famine: modeling seasonality of malnutrition in Yemen, 2018–2023
Heading toward a famine: modeling seasonality of malnutrition in Yemen, 2018–2023
Yemen continues to experience one of the most severe child malnutrition and food insecurity crises on the planet. Seasonal...
Seasonality and risk factors of relapse to acute malnutrition: a multi-country prospective cohort study in Mali, South Sudan, and Somalia, 2021–2022
Seasonality and risk factors of relapse to acute malnutrition: a multi-country prospective cohort study in Mali, South Sudan, and Somalia, 2021–2022
Despite the effectiveness of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) in treating severe acute malnutrition...
Psychological reactance to vaccine mandates on Twitter: a study of sentiments in the United States
Psychological reactance to vaccine mandates on Twitter: a study of sentiments in the United States
This study examines the relationship between vaccine mandates and public sentiment toward vaccines and health officials on...
Why expanding public health insurance coverage is not enough to provide effective ambulatory care: policy lessons from Mexico, 2000–2022
Why expanding public health insurance coverage is not enough to provide effective ambulatory care: policy lessons from Mexico, 2000–2022
Despite expanding public insurance coverage and investment in public healthcare supply, the Mexican population not covered...
Actionable partnerships for shaping healthcare’s future by closing the equitable access gap and delivering meaningful change
Actionable partnerships for shaping healthcare’s future by closing the equitable access gap and delivering meaningful change
Putting health equity into practice requires deliberate, longitudinal work by numerous stakeholders and a multi-sectoral s...
Assessing hearing health inequalities using routine health information systems
Assessing hearing health inequalities using routine health information systems
Hearing loss is a significant public health challenge, with prevalence estimates based on projected age demographics rathe...
Women empowerment and hypertension in Nepal: a nationally representative survey analysis
Women empowerment and hypertension in Nepal: a nationally representative survey analysis
This study investigates the roles of women empowerment on the prevalence, awareness, and treatment of hypertension among e...
Mitigating PFAS contamination in the United States: assessing the impact of California’s legislation from 2018 to 2022 on drinking water quality
Mitigating PFAS contamination in the United States: assessing the impact of California’s legislation from 2018 to 2022 on drinking water quality
This study evaluates the impact of California’s specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) legislation on p...
The impact of Title IX iterations on campus sexual misconduct reports per synthetic control in the United States
The impact of Title IX iterations on campus sexual misconduct reports per synthetic control in the United States
Title IX regulation changes’ impact on sexual misconduct (SM) reporting to the institutions of higher education (IHE...
Perspectives of healthcare workers on drone-enabled healthcare delivery in challenging terrains of Manipur and Nagaland, India: a qualitative research
Perspectives of healthcare workers on drone-enabled healthcare delivery in challenging terrains of Manipur and Nagaland, India: a qualitative research
Collaborative initiatives of the drone industry and healthcare sector are becoming a pivotal step in restructuring healthc...
Legalization of surrogacy? Opinions from more than 7700 residents in Taiwan
Legalization of surrogacy? Opinions from more than 7700 residents in Taiwan
This study explores Taiwanese' perspectives on the potential legalization of surrogacy, an issue with diverse legal st...
A population-level impact assessment of the National Health Mission on maternal and child health outcomes in India
A population-level impact assessment of the National Health Mission on maternal and child health outcomes in India
India launched the National Health Mission (NHM) in 2005 to reduce maternal and child mortality by providing equitable, af...
The education and training of the public health workforce: working at the intersection of the WFPHA Global Charter and the WHO Roadmap
The education and training of the public health workforce: working at the intersection of the WFPHA Global Charter and the WHO Roadmap
The pandemic and a series of natural and man-made disasters have highlighted an international deficit of appropriately and...
Developing and validating a Women’s Health Index for India
Developing and validating a Women’s Health Index for India
Developing a women’s health index is particularly important in the Indian context due to the pronounced disparities ...
What works to reduce loneliness: a rapid systematic review of 101 interventions
What works to reduce loneliness: a rapid systematic review of 101 interventions
This review evaluates the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing loneliness across all age groups. Studies were ...
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