Objective: To assess health improvement and differential changes in health across various sociodemographic groups in neighbourhood renewal areas. Design and setting: A longitudinal survey of 10 390 ...

Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are linked to poor health and social outcomes, with growing interest in their ...

Background Spousal caregiving is linked to increased symptoms of poor mental health among older people. Less is known about ...

Aims Electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) use by youth remains a significant public health concern. Perceived risk is an important predictor of adolescent ENDS use. While state policies have ...

Correspondence to Dr Jacques Pépin, Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Université de Sherbrooke, CHUS, 3001, 12ème Avenue Nord, Sherbrooke, Qc J1H 5N4, Canada; ...

Welfare states are important determinants of health. Comparative social epidemiology has almost invariably concluded that population health is enhanced by the relatively generous and universal welfare ...

1 Centre for Health and Policy Studies, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada 2 International Collaborative Centre for the Study of Social and Physical Environment and ...

Background Community resilience is a relevant concept in public health, but its empirical relationship with health outcomes ...

Seat belt use represents a cornerstone of road safety, one that has significantly reduced the risk of fatal and serious injuries resulting from motor vehicle collisions.1 Nevertheless, a substantial ...

Background Although voting is recognised as a social determinant of health, the association between electoral participation and subsequent mortality at an individual level has not been established.

Background There are concerns that COVID-19 mitigation measures, including the ‘lockdown’, may have unintended health consequences. We examined trends in mental health and health behaviours in the UK ...

Background: This article examines the multifaceted structures and complex operations of the World Health Organization and its regional offices; it also reassesses the form and the workings of the ...