Micronutrient Supplementation for Pregnant and Lactating Women to Improve Maternal and Infant Nutritional Status in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Protocol for a Systematic Revi... by Sachin Shinde, Dongqing Wang, Mashavu H Yussuf, Mary Mwanyika-Sando, Said Aboud, Wafaie W Fawzi

“…Detailed results disaggregated by variables such as maternal age, sex of infant, duration, and dose of intervention may also help policy makers, researchers, practitioners, and government agencies to adopt more effective maternal and child health policies and programs in LMICs. The review will also identify any gaps in the existing evidence. …”
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Cost of illness of chronic kidney disease in Lebanon: from the societal and third-party payer perspectives by Mabel Aoun, Elie Helou, Ghassan Sleilaty, Rony M. Zeenny, Dania Chelala

“…It revealed a significantly higher cost of medications in transplant patients. Health policies should target interventions that prevent end-stage kidney disease and encourage kidney transplantation.…”
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Substance Use From Social Distancing and Isolation by US Nativity During the Time of COVID-19: Cross-sectional Study by Francisco Alejandro Montiel Ishino, Kevin Villalobos, Faustine Williams

“…ConclusionsTo better prepare for the inadvertent effects of public health policies meant to protect individuals, we must understand the mental health burdens that can precipitate into substance use coping mechanisms that not only have a deleterious effect on physical and mental health but also exacerbate morbidity and mortality in a disease like COVID-19.…”
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Associations between school-based fluoride mouth-rinse program, medical-dental expense subsidy policy, and children's oral health in Japan: an ecological study by Takafumi Yamamoto, Sakura Kiuchi, Miho Ishimaru, Hideki Fukuda, Tetsuji Yokoyama

“…Prefectures focusing on promoting oral health policies may promote both, but the interaction effect of implementing both subsidy policies and S-FMR at the prefectural level on caries prevention has not yet been examined. …”
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Temporal and Emotional Variations in People’s Perceptions of Mass Epidemic Infectious Disease After the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Influenza A as an Example: Topic Modeling and Sentim... by Jing Dai, Fang Lyu, Lin Yu, Yunyu He

“…We sought to understand the societal impact of large-scale infectious diseases and the public’s stance after the COVID-19 pandemic to improve public health policies and communication strategies. …”
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Direct and Indirect Associations of Media Use With COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in South Korea: Cross-sectional Web-Based Survey by Minjung Lee, Myoungsoon You

“…Gender-based and generation-based public health policies and communication are recommended. Efforts to lower the perceived risk of vaccine side effects and heighten perceived benefits of the vaccine are required. …”
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Drug take-back program: assessment of knowledge, practices, and barriers to safe disposal of unused medication among healthcare students in a Nigerian university by Wuraola Akande-Sholabi, Damilola Q. Olaoye, Yusuff A. Adebisi

“…The study underscores the urgent need for improved public health policies and educational programs on safe medication disposal.…”
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Aspectos culturales de la reproducción: el caso de los Suruí de Rondonia y Mato Grosso, Brasil Cultural aspects of reproduction: the case of the Suruí of Rondonia and Mato Grosso,... by María Mercedes Arias Valencia, Ricardo Ventura Santos, Carlos Coimbra, Ana Lucia Escobar

“…Conclusion: Cultural aspects are the essential elements for new health policies and to give ethnical specificity to their programs and projects.…”
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Análise das recomendações internacionais sobre o consumo de açúcares publicadas entre 1961 e 1991 An analysis of the recommendations on the consumption of sugars published througho... by Maria do Carmo M. Freire, Geoffrey Cannon, Aubrey Sheiham

“…It was concluded that advice on the intake of sugars given by dietary guidelines in the last three decades is coherent with the existing scientific evidence on the relationship between sugars and human diseases and, therefore, they should be integrated into national food and health policies.…”
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Trends and Projection of the Incidence of Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Southwestern China: Age-Period-Cohort Analysis by Jinou Chen, Yubing Qiu, Wei Wu, Rui Yang, Ling Li, Yunbin Yang, Xing Yang, Lin Xu

“…To bridge the gap of TB-free vision, our study suggests that public health policies be put in place soon, including large-scale active case-finding, priority prevention policies for high-risk older adult and young adult populations, and reduction of possible grandparent-grandchildren transmission patterns.…”
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It’s Not Just About Baby Teeth: Preventing Early Childhood Caries by Jennifer D. Zwicker, Carolyn Dudley, J.C. Herbert Emery

“…To reduce the costs and developmental consequences associated with severe ECC and improve well-being, oral health policies focused on disease prevention and health promotion are still necessary. …”
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Characteristics and Oxidative Potential of Ambient PM_2.5 in the Yangtze River Delta Region: Pollution Level and Source Apportionment by Yaojia Cui, Longwei Zhu, Hui Wang, Zhuzi Zhao, Shuaishuai Ma, Zhaolian Ye

“…This study can provide an important reference for adopting appropriate public health policies regarding the detrimental outcomes of exposure to PM_2.5.…”
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Burden of high-risk phenotype of heavy alcohol consumption among obese U.S. population: results from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2020Research in context... by Syed Ahsan Raza, Itunu O. Sokale, Aaron P. Thrift

“…Given their independent and potential synergistic effects on premature mortality, public health policies on alcohol consumption need to reflect the background obesity epidemic. …”
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O IMPACTO DO TRAUMA DA VIDA NA SAÚDE MENTAL E NO COMPORTAMENTO SUICIDA: UM ESTUDO EM PAÍSES DE LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA by Colleen Beatriz, Henrique Pereira, Mariana Silva

“…Governments of Portuguese Language Countries should include strategies aimed at minimizing the impact of traumatic experiences when implementing mental health policies and prevention campaigns.…”
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Evaluation of a Pilot Program to Prevent the Misuse of Prescribed Opioids Among Health Care Workers: Repeated Measures Survey Study by Stephen Hebard, GracieLee Weaver, William B Hansen, Scarlett Ruppert

“…ConclusionsWhile attempts to address the opioid crisis have been made through public health policies and prescribing initiatives, opioid misuse continues to rise. …”
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Concepções e práticas do agente comunitário na atenção à saúde do idoso Conceptions and practices of community health agents caring for the elderly by Adriana Falangola Benjamin Bezerra, Antônio Carlos Gomes do Espírito Santo, Malaquias Batista Filho

“…CONCLUSIONS: Community health agents identified themselves as main actors for delivery basic care and core agents in the accomplishment of specific health policies. Their conceptions had a positive perspective in relation to their attributions and aging health. …”
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Vectors of Health: Epidemics, Ecologies, and the Reinvention of Mosquito Science in Brazil by Castro, Luisa Reis

“…In this case, these mosquito projects were expected to give the science produced from their particular positionality (Global South; Northeast of Brazil; and a public health center) deserved recognition, even amid austerity measures and budget cuts that threaten research and health policies. In addition, I demonstrate that these projects are situated within Brazil’s long history of instrumentalizing mosquitoes to make scientific and political claims. …”
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Assessing how commercial data on food retail sales can be used to monitor industry-led changes in the food supply in the UK by Bandy, L

“…</p> <p><b>Discussion:</b> This thesis provides novel insights into how companies have responded to Government public health policies, including the sugar reduction programme. …”

The roles of general health and COVID-19 proximity in contact tracing app usage: cross-sectional survey study by Witteveen, D, de Pedraza, P

“…<br><strong> Conclusions:<br></strong> Current public health policies aim to promote the use of smartphone-based contact tracing apps during the off-peak periods of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”

Infections increase the risk of decompensation and death in patients with early alcohol-related liver disease by Stine Johansen, Simon Langkjær, Ditlev Nytoft Rasmussen, Mads Israelsen, Nikolaj Torp, Katrine Lindvig, Maria Kjærgaard, Johanne Kragh Hansen, Camilla Dalby Hansen, Katrine Thorhauge, Peter Andersen, Sönke Detlefsen, Helene Bæk Juel, Ulrik Stenz Justesen, Torben Hansen, Aleksander Krag, Maja Thiele, Ema Anastasiadou, Manimozhian Arumugam, Peer Bork, Torben Hansen, Jenny Presto, Hans Israelsen, Morten Karsdal, Cristina Legido-Quigley, Hans Olav Melberg, Maja Thiele, Jonel Trebicka, Aleksander Krag, Peer Bork, Mathias Mann, Jelle Matthijnssens, Aleksander Krag, Torben Hansen

“…The research underscores the critical need to incorporate these insights into clinical practice and public health policies to improve patient outcomes and mitigate the impact of infections in patients with ALD.…”
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