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Public Health in Practice
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ISSN 2666-5352 · Elsevier · 810 articles in the index
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Changes in land-based gambling premises in London, Great Britain, 2020–2025
Objectives: To examine changes in the number and types of land-based gambling premises across London boroughs between December 2020 and December 2025, and to assess whether these changes were associated with borough-level deprivation. Study design: A longitudinal analysis of gambling premises…
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Effectiveness of INTI educational program on photoprotection among adolescents in high-altitude rural Andean school: A quasi-experimental study
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program (INTI) on knowledge, attitudes, and photoprotection habits among adolescents exposed to high levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in a high-altitude rural area of Peru. Study design: Quasi-experimental. Pretest-posttest study with…
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Mapping community-based health promotion strategies for cervical cancer screening uptake: A scoping review of intervention components, delivery models and implementation gaps
Objectives: To map community-based health-promotion strategies used to improve cervical cancer screening uptake and to identify intervention components, delivery models, equity targets and implementation gaps. Study design: Scoping review. Methods: The review followed PRISMA-ScR and JBI…
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Completion of early response actions accounted for most elapsed time across the 7-1-7 pathway in Sierra Leone, 2023–2025
Objectives: To assess the timeliness of detection, formal notification and completion of applicable early response actions for priority public health events in Sierra Leone, and to identify documented operational constraints in delayed events and enabling process features in timely events. Study…
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Evaluation of a hand hygiene intervention in two primary schools using UV-based feedback and AI-assisted image analysis
Objectives: Hand hygiene prevents infectious diseases in schoolchildren, but objective assessment of technique remains largely unexplored in school settings. The aim of the present study is to evaluate a school-based intervention on hand hygiene in primary schools. Study design: We conducted a…
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Literacy-sensitive sexual and reproductive health education for adolescents in Ghana: Evidence from a school-based quasi-experimental study
Objectives: This study examined how the complexity and format of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education materials influence adolescents’ functional SRH literacy and its implications for literacy-sensitive SRH education. Study design: Quasi-experimental study design. Methods: This…
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Under-5 mortality trends and leading causes of death in Greece, 2016-2020: A nationwide study
Objectives: To examine recent trends and cause-specific patterns of under-5 mortality in Greece and to identify demographic and regional variations using ICD-10–based national data. Study design: Nationwide population-based retrospective study. Methods: We conducted a nationwide analysis of all…
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The second violence: Police responses to family violence as a public health exposure
Objectives: This paper contributes to a broader survivor-led program of research on second violence: the institutional reproduction of harm through systems formally designed to respond to violence. Within that broader program, the paper focuses on one police station encounter to examine how police…
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What works to improve health and digital health literacy in disadvantaged groups: A policy-focused evidence brief
The policy challenge: Low health literacy disproportionately affects disadvantaged populations and is associated with poorer health outcomes and reduced engagement with health services. Functional literacy skills, such as reading, writing, and numeracy, underpin health literacy and is shaped by…
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Training healthcare providers in adolescent alcohol and substance use screening through project ECHO in rural Pennsylvania: A brief case reportWhat this study addsImplications for policy and practice
Objectives: Adolescent alcohol and substance use remain major public health concerns in Pennsylvania, particularly in medically underserved areas, yet adoption of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) for early identification and prevention among healthcare providers…
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Mental health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in Nigeria and Japan: A systematic review of access to emergency healthcare
Objective: This systematic review synthesises evidence on the mental health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations in Nigeria and Japan and evaluates their access to emergency healthcare services. Study design: Systematic review of peer-reviewed and grey literature. Methods: Following…
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Behavioral health and drunk driving prevention: The history and policy implications of the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP)
Objectives: Since its establishment in 1983, the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) has tried to decrease the costs of drunk driving and underage drinking. This article (1) analyzes how WRAP worked to prevent drunk driving using behavioral health strategies and (2) reflects on the policy…
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Optimizing mobile health clinic placement via geospatial modeling
Objectives: Mobile health clinics (MHCs) provide flexible, community-based care to underserved populations facing geographic and socioeconomic barriers. Maximizing coverage enables MHCs to reach more individuals, improve preventive and continuous care, and reduce health disparities. However, few…
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Who is left out? A systematic review on the barriers and facilitators for screening participation reported by people in vulnerable situations with strategies for the future
Objectives: This review aims to give a comprehensive overview of barriers and facilitators reported by people in vulnerable situations (PiVS) for screening participation. Furthermore, it investigates proposed strategies to increase screening participation, as reported in quantitative and…
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Sex and age differences in alcohol-attributable mortality in Chile between 2008 and 2022
Objective: To analyze trends in alcohol-attributable mortality in Chile from 2008 to 2022 by sex, age, and cause of death. Study design: Secondary analysis of repeated cross-sectional and administrative data. Methods: We estimated alcohol-attributable fractions (AAFs) via relative risk functions…
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Predicting hearing loss in noise-exposed petrochemical workers: Influencing factors and a nomogram model
Objective: The study aimed to develop a predictive nomogram capable of estimating individual risk within noise-exposed petrochemical workers. Study design: A total of 1700 of noise-exposed petrochemical workers from a certain hospital in Lanzhou between March 1 to July 8, 2024, was surveyed for an…
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Inadvertent post-expiry COVID-19 vaccination in 282 seniors: Safety, efficacy, and implications for extended off-label stability data
Objectives: To describe safety and clinical outcomes after inadvertent post-expiry administration of Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine to adults aged ≥80 years in Swedish primary care; indicate what can (and cannot) be inferred about efficacy from real-world follow-up; and identify system needs…
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Effectiveness of community-based mental health and psychosocial support through the Paracounsellor model for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Objectives: To examine pre–post differences in psychological distress among Rohingya refugees who received community-based mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) through the Paracounsellor Model (PCM) from a quantitative perspective. Study design: Pre–post study. Methods: The current study…
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Understanding smokeless tobacco use in rural United States: A narrative synthesis of contributing factors and prevention efforts
Objectives: Smokeless tobacco (SLT) use remains disproportionately high in rural regions of the United States, particularly among youth, due to perceptions of lower risk compared with smoking. Despite clear evidence of its addictive potential and serious health consequences, limited attention has…
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Organizational and community determinants of hospital-based violence prevention programs in the United States
Background: Hospital-based workplace violence prevention programs (WVPPs) and community violence prevention programs (CVPPs) are increasingly used to protect healthcare workers and respond to violence-related harm. National evidence on which hospitals report these programs remains limited. This…