Control of Vascular Risk Factors and Response to Stroke Symptoms in Argentina During the COVID-19 Quarantine. The SIFHON-COVID Population Survey by María S. Rodríguez Pérez, Julieta S. Rosales, Daiana E. Dossi, Sebastián F. Ameriso

“…These undesirable aspects should be taken into consideration in the planning, communication and implementation of health policies.…”
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Clinical and cardiovascular characteristics from subjects with COVID-19 and viral outbreaks by Arturo Orea-Tejeda, Óscar Ubaldo Martínez-Reyna, Dulce González-Islas, Rafael Hernández-Zenteno, Rocío Sánchez-Santillán, Aimeé Flores-Vargas, Alan Ibarra-Fernández, Ilse Pérez-García, Justino Pineda- Regalado, Juan José Orozco-Gutíerrez

“…The only way to combat this risk is a prevention approach, specifically through vaccines, but also through measures that force drastic changes in health policies to reduce perhaps the worst of pandemics, obesity and its metabolic consequences.…”
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The Disparity and Dynamics of Social Distancing Behaviors in Japan: Investigation of Mobile Phone Mobility Data by Zeyu Lyu, Hiroki Takikawa

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to assist in designing and implementing public health policies by exploring how social distancing behaviors varied among various demographic groups over time. …”
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Knowledge and attitude towards strabismus among adult residents in Woreta town, North West Ethiopia: A community-based study. by Henok Biruk Alemayehu, Kalkidan Berhane Tsegaye, Fozia Seid Ali, Nebiyat Feleke Adimassu, Getasew Alemu Mersha

“…Providing data in this area is important for planning health policies.<h4>Methods</h4>A community-based cross-sectional study was done in Woreta town from April-May 2020 with a sample size of 424. …”
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Even slower : the great smog of Beijing by Hendranata, Erioseto

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Poor vitamin D status, obesity and associated health outcomes: focus on groups at risk by Hirani, Vasant

“…There is some potential to address and improve the situation through public health policies such as appropriate vitamin D supplementation and food fortification, interventions for the prevention and management of overweight and obesity, and optimising the management of chronic diseases. …”
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Is health politically irrelevant? experimental evidence during a global pandemic by Acharya, A, Gerring, J, Reeves, A

“…It could also be that members of the public view public health policies through partisan lenses, which means that it is largely endogenous, and yet we find little evidence of polarization in our data. …”

Poverty, AIDS and child health: identifying highest-risk children in South Africa. by Cluver, L, Boyes, M, Orkin, M, Sherr, L

“…<h4>Background:</h4> <p>Identifying children at the highest risk of negative health effects is a prerequisite to effective public health policies in Southern Africa. A central ongoing debate is whether poverty, orphanhood or parental AIDS most reliably indicates child health risks. …”

Chinese propriety medicines: an "alternative modernity?" The case of the anti-malarial substance artemisinin in East Africa by Hsu, E

“…These Western-Chinese combinations, produced in strife toward fulfilling Mao Zedong's Communist-revolutionary vision, have a potential to represent a critical alterity to Western health policies, challenging rhetoric against such combinations. …”

Estimating the impact of expanding treatment coverage and allocation strategies for chronic hepatitis C in a direct antiviral agent era by Poovorawan, K, Pan-ngum, W, White, L, Soonthornworasiri, N, Wilairatana, P, Wasitthankasem, R, Tangkijvanich, P, Poovorawan, Y

“…This study aimed to estimate the future burden of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and the impact of public health policies using novel antiviral agents in Thailand. …”

Considering equity in priority setting using transmission models: recommendations and data needs by Quaife, M, Medley, GF, Jit, M, Hollingsworth, TD

“…We provide guidance on the technical approaches to support this goal and ultimately, to achieve more equitable health policies.<p>…”

People-centeredness and Community Engagement based on "Each Home as a Health Post" initiative to Control COVID-19 in I.R. Iran: The Fourth Phase of National Mobilization against CO... by Ardeshir Khosravi, Elham Rashidian, Alireza Raeisi, Seyed hossein Wassegh, Azizollah Atefi, Batoul Rabbani, Mahin sadat Azimi, Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Mohammad Assai Ardekani, Amin Ataey

“…The COVID-19 pandemic challenged all political, economic, social, and health policies and exposed the weaknesses of the governments. …”
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Social determinants associated with psychological distress in children and adolescents during and after the first COVID-19-related lockdown in France: results from the CONFEADO stu... by Mégane Estevez, Nicolas Oppenchaim, Dalila Rezzoug, Isaura Laurent, Sandrine Domecq, Imane Khireddine-Medouni, Xavier Thierry, Cédric Galera, Carla De Stefano, Stéphanie Vandentorren

“…Our results suggest that health policies implemented during future pandemics should consider these structural social determinants to prevent severe psychological distress in children and adolescents.…”
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Clinical practices of the management of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and outcome of treatment: A representative prospective survey in tertiary healthcare centers across Turkey by Bülent Özin, Kudret Aytemir, Özgür Aslan, Türkay Özcan, Mehmet Kanadaşı, Mesut Demir, Mustafa Gökçe, Mehmet Murat Sucu, Murat Özdemir, Zerrin Yiğit, Mustafa Ferzeyn Yavuzkır, Ali Oto

“…Conclusion: In atrial fibrillation, despite a high rate of persistence with initial treatment, the outcomes of stroke prevention and patient quality of life are not at the desired level. National health policies should be developed and implemented to better integrate international guidelines for the management of NVAF into clinical practice.…”
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TEHRAN AIR POLLUTION MODELING USING LONG-SHORT TERM MEMORY ALGORITHM: AN UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS by M. Ghorbani, M. R. Delavar, B. Nazari, G. Shiran, S. Ghaffarian

“…Air pollution is a major environmental issue in urban areas, and accurate forecasting of particles 10 &mu;m or smaller (PM₁₀) level is essential for smart public health policies and environmental management in Tehran, Iran. …”
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Area level indirect exposure to extended conflicts and early childhood anthropometric outcomes in India: a repeat cross-sectional analysis by Pritha Chatterjee, Jarvis Chen, Aisha Yousafzai, Ichiro Kawachi, S. V. Subramanian

“…Given the continued exposures of such historically and contextually rooted internal conflicts in many LMICs, chronic violence exposures should be targeted in public health policies as important social and political determinant of child health.…”
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Toward eliminating children’s lead exposure: a comparison of policies and their outcomes in three lead producing and using countries by M Sullivan, D Green

“…This comparative policy assessment examines and compares environmental and public health policies to prevent children’s exposure of three major lead producing countries. …”
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Ethics of early detection of disease risk factors: A scoping review by Sammie N. G. Jansen, Bart A. Kamphorst, Bob C. Mulder, Irene van Kamp, Sandra Boekhold, Peter van den Hazel, Marcel F. Verweij

“…Such research is necessary for developing and implementing responsible and fair preventive health policies.…”
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Social protection as a right of people affected by tuberculosis: a scoping review and conceptual framework by Melisane Regina Lima Ferreira, Rafaele Oliveira Bonfim, Pedro Augusto Bossonario, Venisse Paschoalin Maurin, Ana Beatriz Marques Valença, Paula Daniella de Abreu, Rubia Laine de Paula Andrade, Inês Fronteira, Aline Aparecida Monroe

“…Conclusions Our findings identify social protection measures as a right for people affected by tuberculosis and have the potential to guide the development of evidence-based social and health policies through collaboration between tuberculosis control programs and governmental entities.…”
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One Health Approach in Serosurvey of <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> in Former Black Slave (Quilombola) Communities in Southern Brazil and Among Their Dogs by Giovanni Kalempa Panazzolo, Louise Bach Kmetiuk, Orlei José Domingues, João Henrique Farinhas, Fernando Rodrigo Doline, Danilo Alves de França, Nássarah Jabur Lot Rodrigues, Leandro Meneguelli Biondo, Rogério Giuffrida, Helio Langoni, Vamilton Alvares Santarém, Alexander Welker Biondo, Giovani Marino Fávero

“…Brazilian <i>quilombos</i> are rural semi-isolated remnant communities of former black slaves and their descendants who traditionally maintained themselves through archaic subsistence livestock and agriculture practices and historically lacked specific public health policies. Although such individuals and their dogs may be exposed to zoonotic pathogens such as <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>, no study to date has assessed these human-animal populations together. …”
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