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{"title":"LGBTQ+ inclusion in local authority public health: a review of needs assessments in England.","authors":"D J Connolly, E Bausas, R Cullinan, J Yang","doi":"10.1177/17579139261433889","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139261433889","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>A Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) is the process through which health and wellbeing boards in England assess the needs of their local populations to identify inequalities in health and its wider determinants and inform both commissioning priorities and a Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy. We sought to determine how and to what extent JSNAs address the needs of LGBTQ+ people in England.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The local authorities in receipt of a Public Health Grant in 2024 were identified and their websites searched for current (i.e. published in 2020 or later) JSNAs. Those which referenced LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing were assessed against pre-specified methodological and content criteria indicative of LGBTQ+-inclusive practice (e.g. LGBTQ+ community involvement in JSNA development). Counts and percentages described the frequency with which each criterion was met across the eligible JSNAs, and choropleth maps illustrated patterns of inclusion across England.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 142 local authorities with an eligible JSNA, 108 referenced LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing at least once. However, few local authorities considered the diversity within LGBTQ+ communities or the impact of intersecting marginalised characteristics. Most disaggregated data for LGBTQ+ people concerned mental illness, sexually transmitted infections, HIV, and substance use.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Currently, English JSNAs do not adequately characterise the needs of local LGBTQ+ communities and disproportionately focus on highly stigmatised behaviours and conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"17579139261433889"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147730118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"'We don't just ink skin': a qualitative exploration of the experiences of tattoo artists responding to their clients' mental health disclosures.","authors":"M Pearson, K Whittingham, D Doran","doi":"10.1177/17579139261423488","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139261423488","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>This research analysed the lived experiences of tattoo artists in response to clients' mental health-related disclosures. The aim was to explore the potential public mental health function and impact they might have and the impact on them in providing this.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Narrative interviews were undertaken with tattoo artists, inviting them to tell their stories in relation to working as a tattoo artist and responding to disclosures about mental health. Fifteen participants were successfully recruited and interviewed, and their audio-transcribed interviews were subjected to thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results/findings: </strong>Among the rich data available from the stories, five themes emerged: tattoo therapy, tattoo artist and client relationship, tattoo studio environment, impact on tattoo artists, and training opportunities.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results indicate that tattoo artists are spending large amounts of time and emotional labour in talking about mental health with their clients, serving as an under-appreciated public mental health resource. Tattoo artists are often lacking training and support to manage these disclosures and their own emotional responses.</p>","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"17579139261423488"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147624077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From pandemic to practice: applying COVID-19 engagement lessons to MMR vaccine equity.","authors":"O Topping, C Kennedy, J Pritchard, A Lawrence, B Jones, M Abuaffan","doi":"10.1177/17579139261429349","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579139261429349","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"71-73"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147493621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Healthy Conversation Skills intervention to support changes to physical activity and dietary behaviours in community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"J Zhang, I Bloom, L D Westbury, G Bevilacqua, K A Ward, M Barker, W Lawrence, C Cooper, E M Dennison","doi":"10.1177/17579139241262657","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579139241262657","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Physical activity (PA) and nutrition are important determinants of health in late adulthood. However, low levels of PA and poor nutrition are common in older adults and have become more prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic. We hypothesised that Healthy Conversation Skills could be used to support health behaviour changes beneficial for health in older adults and thus conducted a study nested within the UK Hertfordshire Cohort Study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Between November 2019 and March 2020, 176 participants were visited at home. A trained researcher administered a questionnaire and undertook anthropometric and physical performance tests. A total of 89 participants were randomised to the control group and received a healthy living leaflet; 87 participants in the intervention group were interviewed using Healthy Conversation Skills at the initial visit with follow-up telephone calls at 1, 3, 6 and 9 months. Follow-up at 1 year by postal questionnaire assessed change in PA and diet. In total, 155 participants (79 control and 76 intervention) completed the baseline and 1-year follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At baseline, median (lower quartile, upper quartile) age (years) was 83.1 (81.5, 85.5) and median PA time (min/day) from walking, cycling and sports was 30.0 (15.0, 60.0). In total, 95% of participants completed the intervention; the total response rate for postal questionnaires was 94%. There were no statistically significant differences in outcomes between the trial arms. In women, there was a tendency for greater increases in diet quality in the intervention group compared to the control group (<i>p</i> = 0.075), while among men, there was a tendency for reduced decline in self-reported physical function in the intervention group compared to the control group (<i>p</i> = 0.081).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We have shown that it is viable to utilise Healthy Conversation Skills via telephone to promote healthier lifestyles in older adults. Larger appropriately powered studies to determine the efficacy of such an intervention are now warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"104-112"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13091919/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141861288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Alarming increase in overweight and obesity among Vietnamese school-aged children: a call for quick intervention.","authors":"Bnt Dat, T V Phu, H T Anh, T H Trung, L M Quan, Nnt Vi, D V Tho, S Ibrahim, P Tran, N T Huy","doi":"10.1177/17579139261429365","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579139261429365","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Over the past decade, Vietnam has witnessed a dramatic rise in overweight and obesity prevalence among school-aged children, particularly in urban areas and among boys. This Current Topics & Opinions article synthesises relevant findings from national and international literature to identify the problem, associated factors, and potential consequences. It also underscores the urgent need for culturally tailored, evidence-based strategies that address diet, physical activity, and educational interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"64-67"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147515788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial.","authors":"Catherine Homer","doi":"10.1177/17579139261436239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139261436239","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":"146 2","pages":"54"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147785426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Embedded researchers in public health: a critical assessment.","authors":"J Woodall, A J Potts, Ssj Brown","doi":"10.1177/17579139231223711","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579139231223711","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"74-75"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13091917/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139567526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dying whilst on probation: a scoping review of mortality amongst those under community justice supervision.","authors":"S E Perrett, C Craddock, B J Gray","doi":"10.1177/17579139231223714","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579139231223714","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Data suggest mortality rates of those under community justice services such as probation or parole have been increasing year on year. Little is known about why and how these individuals are dying. This scoping review explores the causes and contributing factors of mortality in those under community justice supervision.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Studies published between 2011 and 2021 were identified across CINAHL, Embase, Global Health, Ovid Medline and PsycINFO. Articles were included if they presented original data on either mortality rates among those under community justice supervision or risk factors associated with the mortality of those under community justice supervision.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Searches identified 101 unique articles of which 13 were included in the review. Articles were representative of five countries. All articles were either retrospective reviews or retrospective cohort studies. The studies fell into the categories of all-cause mortality, self-inflicted deaths or drug-related deaths.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Mortality rates of those under community justice supervision were found to be consistently higher than mortality rates for the general population regardless of cause of death. Factors identified as affecting mortality included history of drug use, history of self-harm and previous imprisonment including length of time in custody and experience of hospitalisation or solitary confinement while in custody.</p>","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"76-84"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139643127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Homelessness: an invisible public health crisis in Southeast Asia.","authors":"G Lasco, R M Yunus, A Kulthanmanusorn","doi":"10.1177/17579139251356929","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579139251356929","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lasco et al. present this article on homelessness as a rising public health crisis in Southeast Asia. Given that this problem is not getting adequate prioritisation and intervention, the authors hope that this paper will draw more attention from policy makers, and push for greater initiatives within the region to address the root causes of this issue.</p>","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"61-63"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144776530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment and inequalities: a systematic review of international evidence and critical appraisal of statistical methods.","authors":"A Abugamza, D Kaskirbayeva, A Charlwood, S Nikolova, A Martin","doi":"10.1177/17579139241231910","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579139241231910","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individual labour market outcomes and how these vary over time and between different groups of individuals.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Searches were conducted using Medline, Scopus and EconLit. Grey literature searches used Google Scholar and Econpapers. Study quality was assessed using the risk of bias in non-randomised studies of exposure tool (ROBINS-E), accompanied by a directed acyclic graph (DAG) to identify relevant mediators, moderators and confounders.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 85 studies (77 peer-reviewed articles, 8 working papers) were included. The ROBINS-E showed that the overall risk of bias varied between studies from low (<i>n</i> = 14), moderate (<i>n</i> = 56) to serious (<i>n</i> = 15). Studies also varied in terms of outcome measures, study designs and the academic disciplines of researchers. Generally, studies using data collected before and during the pandemic showed large negative effects on employment, working hours and income. Studies that assessed moderators (e.g. by industry, occupation, age, gender, race and country of birth) indicated the pandemic has likely worsened pre-existing disparities in health and work. Generally, women, less educated, non-whites and young workers were affected the most, perhaps due to their jobs involving high levels of personal contact (e.g. hospitality, sales and entertainment) and being less amenable to remote working. The DAG highlighted methodological challenges in drawing robust inferences about COVID-19's impact on employment, including the lack of an unexposed control group.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The COVID-19 health crisis caused unanticipated and unprecedented changes to employment opportunities around the world, with potential long-term health consequences. Further research should investigate the longer-term impact of COVID-19, with greater attention given to low- and middle-income countries. Our study provides guidance on the design and critical appraisal of future studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"85-94"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13091924/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140111761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}