{"title":"Greenspaces and Health: Scoping Review of studies in Europe","authors":"Nicola Banwell, Sarah Michel, Nicolas Senn","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1606863","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2024.1606863","url":null,"abstract":"Access to greenspaces and contact with nature can promote physical activity and have positive effects on physical and mental health. This scoping literature review aims to examine current evidence linking greenspaces and (a) behaviour change, (b) health outcomes and (c) co-benefits.This review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA scoping review guidelines. Searches were conducted through PubMed and EMBASE databases for studies published between 2000 and March 2023 with a focus on Europe.122 scientific articles and grey literature reports were identified. Access to greenspaces is positively associated with physical and mental health, and reduced risk of all-cause mortality and some non-communicable diseases. Greenspace quality is associated with increased physical activity and reduced risk of obesity. Nature-based therapies or green prescription are effective in improving mental health outcomes and overall health. Importantly, numerous co-benefits of greenspaces are identified.Increasing access to greenspaces for populations with particular attention to greenspace quality is important for co-benefits. Responsible governance and use of greenspaces are crucial to minimize public health risks and human disturbance of nature.","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141120599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julia Dratva, Michal Molcho, Jean Calleja-Agius, Freia De Bock, Cecilia Elias, M. Lazzerini, Heiko Schmengler, Lourdes Cantarero-Arevalo, Emmanuelle Godeau, Danielle Jansen
{"title":"Call for Action—Crisis Recovery and Preparedness in Child and Adolescent Public Health","authors":"Julia Dratva, Michal Molcho, Jean Calleja-Agius, Freia De Bock, Cecilia Elias, M. Lazzerini, Heiko Schmengler, Lourdes Cantarero-Arevalo, Emmanuelle Godeau, Danielle Jansen","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1606849","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2024.1606849","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140995737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sofia Lombatti, Avi Magid, N. Davidovitch, John Middleton, M. Sheek-Hussein, Henrique Lopes, N. Skhvitaridze, Hazem Agha, Daniel Lopez-Acuña, José Martínez Olmos, Ariane Bauernfeind, Vladimir Prikazsky, Nora Veselá, Alena Petrakova, G. P. Privitera, Jean Philippe Naboulet, L. Leighton, R. Otok, John Reid
{"title":"The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Public Health Teacher—the Lessons We Must Learn","authors":"Sofia Lombatti, Avi Magid, N. Davidovitch, John Middleton, M. Sheek-Hussein, Henrique Lopes, N. Skhvitaridze, Hazem Agha, Daniel Lopez-Acuña, José Martínez Olmos, Ariane Bauernfeind, Vladimir Prikazsky, Nora Veselá, Alena Petrakova, G. P. Privitera, Jean Philippe Naboulet, L. Leighton, R. Otok, John Reid","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1607232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2024.1607232","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141004139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWSPub Date : 2024-05-01eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2024.1606968
Jean-Baptist du Prel, Adrijana Koscec Bjelajac, Zrinka Franić, Lorena Henftling, Hana Brborović, Eva Schernhammer, Damien M McElvenny, Eda Merisalu, Nurka Pranjic, Irina Guseva Canu, Lode Godderis
{"title":"The Relationship Between Work-Related Stress and Depression: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Jean-Baptist du Prel, Adrijana Koscec Bjelajac, Zrinka Franić, Lorena Henftling, Hana Brborović, Eva Schernhammer, Damien M McElvenny, Eda Merisalu, Nurka Pranjic, Irina Guseva Canu, Lode Godderis","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1606968","DOIUrl":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1606968","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Work-related stress is highly prevalent. Recent systematic reviews concluded on a significant association between common work-related stress measures and depression. Our scoping review aims to explore whether work-related psychosocial stress is generally associated with depression or depressiveness, the extent and methodology of the primary research undertaken on this topic and to elucidate inconsistencies or gaps in knowledge.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched for literature in Pubmed, PsycInfo and Web of Science including full reports in seven languages published between 1999 and 2022 and applied the PRISMA statement for scoping reviews criteria.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 463 primarily identified articles, 125 were retained after abstract and full-text screening. The majority report significant associations between work-related stress and depression. Cross-sectional studies are most prevalent. Sufficient evidence exists only for job strain and effort-reward imbalance. Most studies are from Asia, North America and Europe. The health sector is the most studied. Several research gaps such as the lack of interventional studies were identified.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The consistency of most studies on the significant association between work-related stress and depression is remarkable. More studies are needed to improve evidence and to close research gaps.</p>","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11094281/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140946242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWSPub Date : 2024-04-29eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.3389/phrs.2024.1605597
Waqas Hameed, Bushra Khan, Bilal Iqbal Avan
{"title":"Supportive Care-A Missing Piece in the Current Global Efforts of Promoting Respectful Maternity Care.","authors":"Waqas Hameed, Bushra Khan, Bilal Iqbal Avan","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1605597","DOIUrl":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1605597","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11089184/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140916519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O. Paltiel, Orly Manor, Ronit Calderon Margalit, Orna Baron Epel, Yael Bar Zeev, Elliot M Berry, A. M. Clarfield, E. Dann, N. Davidovitch, M. Donchin, Manfred Green, H. Hochner, Y. Neumark, D. Nitzan, A. Paltiel, Oliver Razum, Bruce Rosen, Mary Rudolf
{"title":"Children on the Gaza-Israel Border: Victims of War","authors":"O. Paltiel, Orly Manor, Ronit Calderon Margalit, Orna Baron Epel, Yael Bar Zeev, Elliot M Berry, A. M. Clarfield, E. Dann, N. Davidovitch, M. Donchin, Manfred Green, H. Hochner, Y. Neumark, D. Nitzan, A. Paltiel, Oliver Razum, Bruce Rosen, Mary Rudolf","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1607192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2024.1607192","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140663642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nina Lamprecht, T. Erlanger, Jürg Utzinger, Mirko S. Winkler
{"title":"Prospects and Perspectives of Health Impact Assessment: A Systematic Review of the Peer-Reviewed Literature From June 2007 to January 2023","authors":"Nina Lamprecht, T. Erlanger, Jürg Utzinger, Mirko S. Winkler","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1606649","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2024.1606649","url":null,"abstract":"In 2008, an analysis investigating health impact assessment (HIA) practice found that only 6% of HIA-related peer-reviewed publications had a focus on low- and medium-developed countries, whereas 94% were conducted in countries with a high or very high development state. We aimed to update and deepen these observations.We conducted a systematic review, searching PubMed and Web of Science for HIA-related papers published in the scientific literature from June 2007 to January 2023. Only applied HIA and papers with HIA as a subject were included.The search yielded 3,036 publications and the final selection consisted of 1,019 publications. The annual number of total publications increased considerably over the past 15 years. Whereas research-driven HIA (n = 460) showed a steep increase, step-by-step HIA (n = 71) did not show a clear trend.The gap between the number of HIA-related peer-reviewed publications focusing on low/medium and high/very high developed countries has diminished from 6/94 to 11/89. There is a growing tendency to apply the terminology HIA for health impact modelling studies and quantitative health risk assessments.","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140694730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Unwanted but Long-Known Company: Post-Viral Symptoms in the Context of Past Pandemics in Switzerland (and Beyond)","authors":"Kaspar Staub, T. Ballouz, M. Puhan","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1606966","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2024.1606966","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: Some people do not fully recover from an acute viral infection and experience persistent symptoms or incomplete recovery for months or even years. This is not unique to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and history shows that post-viral conditions like post COVID-19 condition, also referred to as Long Covid, are not new. In particular, during and after pandemics caused by respiratory viruses in which large parts of the population were infected or exposed, professional and public attention was increased, not least because of the large number of people affected. Methods: Given the current relevance of the topic, this article aims to narratively review and summarize the literature on post-viral symptoms during past pandemics and to supplement and illustrate it with Swiss examples from the pandemics of 1890, 1918–1920 and later. Results: Post-viral diseases were an increasingly emphasised health topic during and after past pandemics triggered by respiratory infections over the last 150 years. Conclusion: In the next pandemic, it should not be surprising that post-viral conditions will again play a role, and pandemic plans should reflect this.","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140729104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using Qualitative Methods to Understand the Interconnections Between Cities and Health: A Methodological Review","authors":"J. P. Silva, Ana Isabel Ribeiro","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1606454","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2024.1606454","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Using different perspectives and methods to investigate the links between the urban phenomenon and health is critical in an urbanizing world. This review discusses qualitative methods in the context of urban health research. Methods: We conducted a narrative review following these steps: We identified the qualitative data collection, analysis and sampling methods that could be more relevant for the problems researched in the urban health field. We conducted searches for methodological articles and other documents about those methods. We included some influential materials and examples of empirical urban health studies using those methods. Results: We included 88 studies and identified several qualitative data gathering, analysis and sampling methods relevant for urban health researchers. We present those methods, focusing their strengths and limitations, and providing examples of their use in the field of urban health. These methods are flexible and allow in-depth analysis of small samples by collecting and analyzing rich and nuanced data. Conclusion: This article should contribute to a better understanding of how, and when, qualitative methods may improve our knowledge on urban health.","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140731601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Martani, A. Ulytė, D. Menges, Emily Reeves, M. Puhan, Rolf Heusser
{"title":"Emerging Health Care Leaders: Lessons From a Novel Leadership and Community-Building Program","authors":"A. Martani, A. Ulytė, D. Menges, Emily Reeves, M. Puhan, Rolf Heusser","doi":"10.3389/phrs.2024.1606794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3389/phrs.2024.1606794","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Although there are guidelines and ideas on how to improve public health education, translating innovative approaches into actual training programs remains challenging. In this article, we provide an overview of some initiatives that tried to put this into action in different parts of the world, and present the Emerging Health Care Leader (EHCL), a novel training program developed in Switzerland. Policy Options and Recommendations: Looking at the experience of the EHCL, we propose policymakers and other interested stakeholders who wish to help reform public health education to support these initiatives not only through funding, but by valuing them through the integration of early career healthcare leaders in projects where their developing expertise can be practically applied. Conclusion: By openly sharing the experiences, strengths, weaknesses, and lessons learned with the EHCL program, we aim to foster a transparent debate on how novel training programs in public health can be organised.","PeriodicalId":35944,"journal":{"name":"PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.5,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140745877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}