Prospective Attitudes towards Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccination: Validation of a Survey Instrument among Young Females in Jordan Pending Vaccine Authorization by Tleen Kherfan, Malik Sallam

“…These insights can inform public health policies and interventions aiming to promote RSV vaccination and mitigate the burden of RSV-related diseases among infants. …”
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Interdisciplinary fetal-neonatal neurology training applies neural exposome perspectives to neurology principles and practice by Mark S. Scher

“…Addressing health care disparities in the Global South and high-income country medical deserts require constructive dialogue among stakeholders to achieve medical equity. Population health policies require a brain capital strategy that reduces the global burden of neurologic diseases by applying FNN principles and practice. …”
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Mapping of the World Health Organization's Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 to disability weights using the Multi‐Country Survey Study on Health and Responsiveness by Joran Lokkerbol, Ben F. M. Wijnen, Somnath Chatterji, Ronald C. Kessler, Dan Chisholm

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Anxiety, Stress, and Depression Among Healthcare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Morocco by Oumnia Bouaddi DMD, Ndjoubnane Mohamed Abdallahi MD, Cheikh Mohamed Fadel Abdi MD, Kenza Hassouni PhD, Manar Jallal MD, Roukaya Benjelloun MD, Zakaria Belrhiti PhD, Chakib Nejjari PhD, Mohamed Khalis PhD

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¿Es la enfermedad periodontal un factor de riesgo cardiovascular? Revisión de la evidencia experimental y clínica. by Jorge Hernán Ramírez

“…Nevertheless, the possibility that the periodontal treatment diminishes cardiovascular morbimortality may have an important impact in public health policies, since cardiovascular diseases are the first cause of mortality in Colombia and many other countries. …”
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Temporal Trends and Projections of Bladder Cancer Burden in China from 1990 to 2030: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study by Xiang Z, Ye Z, Ma J, Lin Y, Zhou Y

“…More effective and long-term health policies are needed to develop for early prevention and treatment of bladder cancer.Keywords: bladder cancer, disease burden, trend, risk factors, China…”
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Diet, Nutrition, Obesity, and Their Implications for COVID-19 Mortality: Development of a Marginalized Two-Part Model for Semicontinuous Data by Kamyari, Naser, Soltanian, Ali Reza, Mahjub, Hossein, Moghimbeigi, Abbas

“…To achieve the best results in preventing nutrition-related pandemic diseases, strategies and policies should fully recognize the essential role of both diet and obesity in determining good nutrition and optimal health. Policies and programs must address the need for change at the individual level and make modifications in society and the environment to make healthier choices accessible and preferable.…”
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The Effects of Adopting Mobile Health and Fitness Apps on Hospital Visits: Quasi-Experimental Study by Yan Bo, Qianqian Ben Liu, Yu Tong

“…This study provides causal evidence for the effects of health apps, extends the digital health literature, and sheds light on mobile health policies. MethodsThis study used a data set containing health and fitness app use and hospital-related geolocation data of 267,651 Chinese mobile phone users from January to December 2019. …”
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Influenza : a study of contemporary medical politics by Doshi, Peter Nikolai

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Bilateral exchanges in social networks and the design of public institutions by Mani, Ankur

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Impacts of the Covid-19 lockdown and relevant vulnerabilities on capability well-being, mental health and social support: an Austrian survey study by Simon, J, Helter, TM, White, RG, van der Boor, C, Łaszewska, A

“…The negative capability well-being, mental health and social support impacts of the Covid-19 lockdown were strongest for people with a history of mental health treatment. Future public health policies concerning lockdowns should pay special attention to improve social support levels in order to increase public resilience.…”

Development of an online food frequency questionnaire and estimation of misreporting of energy intake during the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults in Peru by Vega-Salas, MJ, Curi-Quinto, K, Hidalgo-Aréstegui, A, Meza-Carbajal, K, Lago-Berrocal, N, Arias, L, Favara, M, Penny, M, Sánchez, A, Vimaleswaran, KS

“…Further studies should aim at using and validating innovative dietary intake data collection methods, such as those described, for informing public health policies targeting malnutrition in different contexts after the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

Increasing trends in incidence of preterm birth among 2.5 million newborns in Guangzhou, China, 2001 to 2016: an age-period-cohort analysis by Lu, J, Wei, D, Shen, S, Xia, X, He, J, Sun, Y, Lam, KBH, Bao, W, Xia, H, Qiu, X

“…Further studies are recommended on the impact of altered maternal age and parity on premature births and corresponding public education and public health policies.</p>…”

Clients' experience and satisfaction of utilizing healthcare services in a community based health insurance program in Bangladesh by Sarker, AR, Sultana, M, Ahmed, S, Mahumud, RA, Morton, A, Khan, JAM

“…The experience and opinion of the clients who utilized health services through the insurance scheme are important for improving healthcare services, shaping health policies and providing feedback on the quality, availability, and responsiveness of healthcare services. …”

Socioeconomic inequalities of Long COVID: a retrospective population-based cohort study in the United Kingdom by Shabnam, S, Razieh, C, Dambha-Miller, H, Yates, T, Gillies, C, Chudasama, YV, Pareek, M, Banerjee, A, Kawachi, I, Lacey, B, Morris, EJA, White, M, Zaccardi, F, Khunti, K, Islam, N

“…These findings will help inform public health policies and interventions in incorporating a social justice and health inequality lens. …”

Prevalence and associated factors of chronic constipation among Japanese university students by Nhu Thi Hanh Vu, Nhu Thi Hanh Vu, Duc Trong Quach, Shunsuke Miyauchi, Mai Ngoc Luu, Mahoko Yoshida, Doan Thi Nha Nguyen, Atsuo Yoshino, Yoshie Miyaka, Yuri Okamoto, Shiro Oka, Toru Hiyama

“…This may contribute to implementing suitable education health programs, health care professionals, and public health policies to identify individuals at risk for CC to prevent and treat CC effectively.…”
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Local initiative supports case isolation and contact tracing during a SARS-CoV-2 surge in summer 2020: a community case study in Antwerp, Belgium by Kristien Verdonck, Stefan Morreel, Jef Vanhamel, Bea Vuylsteke, Christiana Nöstlinger, Marie Laga, Josefien van Olmen, Josefien van Olmen

“…From their conception, health policies should consider adaptability of new interventions to local contexts.…”
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Leprosy and tuberculosis control scenario of the national program for the improvement of access and quality of primary care in Brazil by Glenda R. O. N. Ferreira, Amanda L. C. Miranda, Viviane A. Farias, Melissa B. Martins, Débora Talitha Neri, William D. Borges, Carlos Leonardo F. Cunha, Geyse Aline R. Dias, Dirceu C. Santos, Fabianne J. D. Sousa

“…Abstract Background In Brazil, despite advances in public health policies aimed at eliminating and controlling infectious and parasitic diseases, the incidence of neglected diseases is still high. …”
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Temperature and particulate matter as environmental factors associated with seasonality of influenza incidence – an approach using Earth observation-based modeling in a health insu... by Jörn Rittweger, Lorenza Gilardi, Maxana Baltruweit, Simon Dally, Thilo Erbertseder, Uwe Mittag, Muhammad Naeem, Matthias Schmid, Marie-Therese Schmitz, Sabine Wüst, Stefan Dech, Jens Jordan, Tobias Antoni, Michael Bittner

“…Future studies should attempt to further establish the mediating mechanisms to inform public health policies.…”
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Spectrum of prevalent cardiovascular diseases in urban Port-au-Prince, Haiti: a population-based cross-sectional studyResearch in context by Lily D. Yan, Rodney Sufra, Reichling St Sauveur, Marie Christine Jean-Pierre, Alexandra Apollon, Rodolphe Malebranche, Michel Théard, Gerard Pierre, Jessy Dévieux, Jennifer Lau, Nour Mourra, Nicholas L.S. Roberts, Rehana Rasul, Denis Nash, Altaf M. Pirmohamed, Richard B. Devereux, Myung Hee Lee, Gene F. Kwan, Monika M. Safford, Lauré Adrien, Jean Patrick Alfred, Marie Deschamps, Patrice Severe, Daniel W. Fitzgerald, Jean W. Pape, Vanessa Rouzier, Margaret L. McNairy, Lily D. Yan, Rodney Sufra, Reichling St Sauveur, Marie Christine Jean-Pierre, Jean Lookens Pierre, Alexandra Apollon, Rodolphe Malebranche, Michel Théard, Gerard Pierre, Jessy Dévieux, Jennifer Lau, Nour Mourra, Miranda Metz, Caleigh Smith, Shalom Sabwa, Adrienne Clermont, Nicholas L.S. Roberts, Rehana Rasul, Denis Nash, Altaf M. Pirmohamed, Richard B. Devereux, Myung Hee Lee, Gene F. Kwan, Monika Safford, Lauré Adrien, Jean Patrick Alfred, Marie Deschamps, Patrice Severe, Daniel W. Fitzgerald, Jean W. Pape, Vanessa Rouzier, Margaret L. McNairy

“…These data underscore the importance of local population-based epidemiologic data within LMICs to expedite the selection and implementation of evidence-based cardiovascular health policies targeting each country's spectrum of heart disease. …”
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