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What works to reduce loneliness: a rapid systematic review of 101 interventions.

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Journal of Public Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI: 10.1057/s41271-025-00561-1

Joanna M Blodgett, Katie Tiley, Frances Harkness, Margherita Musella

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High transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Amazonia, Brazil: an epidemiological strategy to contain severe cases of COVID-19. 巴西亚马逊地区SARS-CoV-2高传播：控制COVID-19重症病例的流行病学战略

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Journal of Public Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-05 DOI: 10.1057/s41271-024-00530-0

Lucas Ferrante, Eduardo Capanema, Wilhelm Alexander Cardoso Steinmetz, Bruce Walker Nelson, Alexandre Celestino Leite Almeida, Jeremias Leão, Letícia Sarturi Pereira, Ruth Camargo Vassão, Philip Martin Fearnside, Unaí Tupinambás

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Trends in tuberculosis and inequality-adjusted Human Development Index in Brazil, 2018-2022. 2018-2022年巴西结核病趋势和不平等调整人类发展指数

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Journal of Public Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-22 DOI: 10.1057/s41271-024-00543-9

Dennis Minoru Fujita, Roberto Fioravante Alvarenga, Heitor Franco de Andrade

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The education and training of the public health workforce: working at the intersection of the WFPHA Global Charter and the WHO Roadmap. 公共卫生队伍的教育和培训：在世界粮食计划署和世界卫生组织全球宪章与世卫组织路线图的交叉点开展工作。

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Journal of Public Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1057/s41271-024-00545-7

Leanne Coombe, Priscilla Robinson

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Reconstructing decision-making dynamics during public health crises by applying data science to public records. 通过将数据科学应用于公共记录，重建公共卫生危机期间的决策动态。

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Journal of Public Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-18 DOI: 10.1057/s41271-024-00540-y

Peter Nadel, Kevin M Smith

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Causal AI for public health research and policy: a journey back to the future. 用于公共卫生研究和政策的因果人工智能：重返未来之旅。

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Journal of Public Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1057/s41271-024-00541-x

Elena N Naumova

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Beyond Housing First: rethinking neoliberal policies impacting homelessness. 超越住房优先：重新思考影响无家可归的新自由主义政策。

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Journal of Public Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-11 DOI: 10.1057/s41271-024-00537-7

Kathleen J Farkas, Jaroslaw R Romaniuk, Mariusz Baranowski

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Low utilization of skilled delivery services in rural sub-Saharan Africa: a case for facility delivery improvement. 撒哈拉以南非洲农村地区熟练接生服务利用率低：改善设施交付的案例。

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Journal of Public Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-14 DOI: 10.1057/s41271-024-00542-w

Emmanuel Kumah, Collins Kokuro, Samuel Egyakwa Ankomah, Adam Fusheini, Eunice Agyei, Cynthia Lamisi Anaba

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From evidence to advice in France, Germany, and the UK: transparency, accountability, and participation in pandemic science advice. 法国、德国和英国从证据到建议：透明度、问责制和参与大流行科学建议。

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Journal of Public Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-28 DOI: 10.1057/s41271-024-00544-8

Holly Jarman, Michelle Falkenbach, Sarah Rozenblum, Olivia Rockwell, Scott L Greer

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Correction: Risk messaging style and its effect on public preparedness for earthquakes: longitudinal intervention-based study. 修正：风险信息传递方式及其对公众地震防备的影响：纵向干预研究。

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Journal of Public Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI: 10.1057/s41271-024-00546-6

Liel Levy, Moran Bodas

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