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  1. Guo HR, Hashim Z, Su SB, Bundschuh J
    Biomed Res Int, 2015;2015:920518.
    PMID: 26064966 DOI: 10.1155/2015/920518
    Matched MeSH terms: Public Health*
  2. Narimah A
    Med J Malaysia, 2000 Aug;55 Suppl B:52-61.
    PMID: 11125524
    Matched MeSH terms: Public Health/methods*
  3. Levin-Zamir D, Sorensen K, Su TT, Sentell T, Rowlands G, Messer M, et al.
    Glob Health Promot, 2021 06;28(2):27-37.
    PMID: 33775167 DOI: 10.1177/1757975921998639
    The current COVID-19 pandemic has exposed missing links between health promotion and national/global health emergency policies. In response, health promotion initiatives were urgently developed and applied around the world. A selection of case studies from five countries, based on the Socio-Ecological Model of Health Promotion, exemplify 'real-world' action and challenges for health promotion intervention, research, and policy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interventions range from a focus on individuals/families, organizations, communities and in healthcare, public health, education and media systems, health-promoting settings, and policy. Lessons learned highlight the need for emphasizing equity, trust, systems approach, and sustained action in future health promotion preparedness strategies. Challenges and opportunities are highlighted regarding the need for rapid response, clear communication based on health literacy, and collaboration across countries, disciplines, and health and education systems for meaningful solutions to global health crises.
    Matched MeSH terms: Public Health*
  4. Boedeker W, Watts M, Clausing P, Marquez E
    BMC Public Health, 2021 10 27;21(1):1943.
    PMID: 34702250 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11941-z
    In a correspondence to BMC Public Health, Dunn et al. (Dunn SE, Reed J and Neumann C. BMC Public Health (n.d)) respond to our review on the occurrence of unintentional, acute pesticide poisoning (UAPP). Based on a systematic review and further data sources we estimated that about 385 million cases of UAPP occur annually world-wide including around 11,000 fatalities (Boedeker W. et al. BMC Public Health:1875, 2020).
    Matched MeSH terms: Public Health*
  5. Mohamad NS, Tan LL, Ali NIM, Mazlan NF, Sage EE, Hassan NI, et al.
    Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2023 Mar;30(11):28422-28445.
    PMID: 36680719 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25257-5
    The current study aims to provide a roadmap for future research by analyzing the research structures and trends in scholarly publications related to the status of zinc in public health. Only journal articles published between 1978 and 2022 are included in the refined bibliographical outputs retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS) database. The first section announces findings based on WoS categories, such as discipline heterogeneity, times cited and publications over time, and citation reports. The second section then employs VoSViewer software for bibliometric analysis, which includes a thorough examination of co-authorship among researchers, organizations, and countries and a count of all bibliographic databases among documents. The final section discusses the research's weaknesses and strengths in zinc status, public health, and potential future directions; 7158 authors contributed to 1730 papers (including 339 with publications, more than three times). "Keen, C.L." is a researcher with the most publications and a better understanding of zinc status in public health. Meanwhile, the USA has been the epicenter of research on the status of zinc in public health due to the highest percentage of publications with the most citations and collaboration with the rest of the world, with the top institution being the University of California, Davis. Future research can be organized collaboratively based on hot topics from co-occurrence network mapping and bibliographic couplings to improve zinc status and protect public health.
    Matched MeSH terms: Public Health*
  6. Henry JA, Wong LY, Ameh E, Yip CH, Hill A
    Front Public Health, 2023;11:1293880.
    PMID: 37869182 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1293880
    Matched MeSH terms: Public Health*
  7. Haregu T, Lim SC, Miranda M, Pham CT, Nguyen N, Suya I, et al.
    PMID: 37843178 DOI: 10.4103/WHO-SEAJPH.WHO-SEAJPH_140_22
    INTRODUCTION: The Better Health Program has been addressing key health system issues in the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines. As the program comes to an end, the sustainability and scaling-up of issues have assumed importance.

    OBJECTIVES: The objective is to assess how well sustainability and scale-up strategies have been integrated into the design and implementation of a 3-year multicountry technical program; to explore enablers and barriers of sustainability and scaling up; and to identify practical strategies that can improve sustainability and scale-up of Better Health Program interventions.

    METHODS: We applied a staged approach to explore barriers and enablers and to identify practical strategies to improve sustainability and scale-up of four NCD interventions: community-based obesity prevention, front-of-pack labeling, local learning networks (LLNs), and NCD surveillance. We extracted evidence from peer-reviewed literature and local documents. We also conducted in-depth interviews with the implementation teams and key stakeholders. We conducted a thematic synthesis of the resulting information to identify practical strategies that improve sustainability and scale-up of the four interventions.

    RESULTS: Strong engagement of stakeholders at higher levels of the health system was identified as the main enabler, while limited funding and commitment from local governments were identified as a key barrier to sustainability and scale-up. Strengthening the social and institutional anchors of community health volunteers, enhancing evidence-based advocacy for front-of-pack labeling, trailblazing the LLN innovation, and securing the commitment of local governments in the implementation of NCD surveillance were among the key strategies for improving sustainability and scale-up of Better Health Program interventions in Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam, respectively.

    CONCLUSIONS: This study identified practical strategies for improving sustainability and scale-up of NCD-related interventions. Implementation of the strategies that had high priority and feasibility will improve the sustainability of critical elements of the program in the respective countries.

    Matched MeSH terms: Public Health*
  8. Binns C, Yun Low W
    Asia Pac J Public Health, 2023 Sep;35(6-7):405-407.
    PMID: 37649271 DOI: 10.1177/10105395231198918
    Matched MeSH terms: Public Health*
  9. Romanello M, Napoli CD, Green C, Kennard H, Lampard P, Scamman D, et al.
    Lancet, 2023 Dec 16;402(10419):2346-2394.
    PMID: 37977174 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01859-7
    Matched MeSH terms: Public Health*
  10. Hamahata H
    Kangogaku Zasshi, 1970 Aug;34(8):92-5.
    PMID: 4989637
    Matched MeSH terms: Public Health Nursing
  11. Hamahata H
    Kangogaku Zasshi, 1970 Sep;34(9):94-7.
    PMID: 4989660
    Matched MeSH terms: Public Health Nursing
  12. Khor GL, Ko CF, Kok KM, Chee HL
    Family Physician, 1993;5:27-31.
    The cultural and socioeconomic determinants (including the accessibility, costs and perceived effectiveness of medical care) of why and how individuals engaged in health-improving behaviours are essential information for policy makers in designing strategies towards increasing the efficient utilisation of public health services and interventions. Studies on such determinants are particularly needed for urban populations given their socioeconomic and cultural heterogeneity.
    Matched MeSH terms: Public Health
  13. Nakayama SF, St-Amand A, Pollock T, Apel P, Bamai YA, Barr DB, et al.
    Int J Hyg Environ Health, 2023 Jan;247:114046.
    PMID: 36356350 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.114046
    Human biomonitoring (HBM) data measured in specific contexts or populations provide information for comparing population exposures. There are numerous health-based biomonitoring guidance values, but to locate these values, interested parties need to seek them out individually from publications, governmental reports, websites and other sources. Until now, there has been no central, international repository for this information. Thus, a tool is needed to help researchers, public health professionals, risk assessors, and regulatory decision makers to quickly locate relevant values on numerous environmental chemicals. A free, on-line repository for international health-based guidance values to facilitate the interpretation of HBM data is now available. The repository is referred to as the "Human Biomonitoring Health-Based Guidance Value (HB2GV) Dashboard". The Dashboard represents the efforts of the International Human Biomonitoring Working Group (i-HBM), affiliated with the International Society of Exposure Science. The i-HBM's mission is to promote the use of population-level HBM data to inform public health decision-making by developing harmonized resources to facilitate the interpretation of HBM data in a health-based context. This paper describes the methods used to compile the human biomonitoring health-based guidance values, how the values can be accessed and used, and caveats with using the Dashboard for interpreting HBM data. To our knowledge, the HB2GV Dashboard is the first open-access, curated database of HBM guidance values developed for use in interpreting HBM data. This new resource can assist global HBM data users such as risk assessors, risk managers and biomonitoring programs with a readily available compilation of guidance values.
    Matched MeSH terms: Public Health
  14. Renganathan E, Guinto R, Mahmood J, Lacey-Hall O, Veerakumarasivam A, Poppema S
    Front Public Health, 2023;11:1072823.
    PMID: 37168072 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1072823
    This article is part of the Research Topic 'Health Systems Recovery in the Context of COVID-19 and Protracted Conflict'. Universities, as engines of knowledge creation and dissemination and as incubators of disciplined yet original thinking, have a key role to play in tackling the most complex challenges that societies and our planet face, from infectious diseases to the climate emergency. This commentary presents the perspectives from Sunway University, a young private university in Malaysia that made a strong commitment to the sustainable development goals (SDGs) prior to the pandemic, and its experiences in promoting research, innovation, and learning as part of COVID-19 recovery and in preparation for future crises such as the climate emergency. Some of the university's initiatives include embracing the planetary health approach, reviving essential public health functions, exploring pandemic resilience, addressing 'infodemics' and promoting science diplomacy. The example of Sunway University provides some insights on the opportunities and challenges that academic institutions face as they seek to reorient the paradigm of education, research, and service away from disciplinary siloes and towards a more integrated, preventive, accessible and translational approach.
    Matched MeSH terms: Public Health
  15. Jayaraj VJ, Ng CW, Hoe VC, Chong DW, Rampal S
    BMJ Health Care Inform, 2024 Jan 18;31(1).
    PMID: 38238022 DOI: 10.1136/bmjhci-2023-100759
    OBJECTIVE: Data-driven innovations are essential in strengthening disease control. We developed a low-cost, open-source system for robust epidemiological intelligence in response to the COVID-19 crisis, prioritising scalability, reproducibility and dynamic reporting.

    METHODS: A five-tiered workflow of data acquisition; processing; databasing, sharing, version control; visualisation; and monitoring was used. COVID-19 data were initially collated from press releases and then transitioned to official sources.

    RESULTS: Key COVID-19 indicators were tabulated and visualised, deployed using open-source hosting in October 2022. The system demonstrated high performance, handling extensive data volumes, with a 92.5% user conversion rate, evidencing its value and adaptability.

    CONCLUSION: This cost-effective, scalable solution aids health specialists and authorities in tracking disease burden, particularly in low-resource settings. Such innovations are critical in health crises like COVID-19 and adaptable to diverse health scenarios.

    Matched MeSH terms: Public Health Surveillance
  16. Pridmore S, Money TT, Pridmore W
    Malays J Med Sci, 2018 Mar;25(2):15-19.
    PMID: 30918451 DOI: 10.21315/mjms2018.25.2.2
    Background: The predominant, current western view is that all suicide is the result of mental disorder. This view is much too narrow and does not admit extensive information regarding the social, economic, and forensic factors (among many others) which may contribute to completed suicide. A consequence of this narrow view is that prevention strategies mainly focus on the detection and treatment of mental disorder. A preferred approach is to place greater emphasis on public health approaches to suicide prevention.

    Objective: To develop and suggest a body of information which may be useful in a public health approach to suicide.

    Conclusion: It is suggested that the following be available to the general public: i) suicide is a fact of life which should be minimised, ii) suicide has many different triggers, iii) most people who take their lives are able to make decisions, and iv) increased public discussion and understanding of suicide is desirable. Five pieces of information that may be useful to those contemplating suicide include: i) don't murder the part of you that wants to live, ii) suicide actions may leave you alive but disabled, iii) suicide hurts other people, iv) suicidal impulses do pass if you hold on, and v) suicide is a waste.

    Matched MeSH terms: Public Health
  17. Binns C, Low WY
    Asia Pac J Public Health, 2014 May;26(3):224-5.
    PMID: 24824521 DOI: 10.1177/1010539514533252
    Matched MeSH terms: Public Health*
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