Rudi Haryadi, Akhmad Rizkhi Ridhani, Sabit Tohari, Eka Sri Handayani, Ani Wardah, Zainal Fauzi, Nurmiati, Riza Amalia, Dominikus David Biondi Situmorang
{"title":"The tale of crying rice: Indonesian fairy tale to enhance food security awareness by early age.","authors":"Rudi Haryadi, Akhmad Rizkhi Ridhani, Sabit Tohari, Eka Sri Handayani, Ani Wardah, Zainal Fauzi, Nurmiati, Riza Amalia, Dominikus David Biondi Situmorang","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae244","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae244","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"e468-e469"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142121446","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":"Upliftment of indigenous communities: a call for equality in public health.","authors":"Fides Del Castillo","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae271","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae271","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"e492-e493"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142368070","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":"Evaluation of an authorized nurse immunizer led opportunistic patient influenza and COVID-19 vaccination program under the RE-AIM framework.","authors":"Sarah Davies, Kathryn Taylor, Donna Moore","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf049","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf049","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Influenza and COVID-19 are significant vaccine-preventable causes of morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Hospital-based, nurse-led models can increase vaccine uptake, yet few target adults. This study evaluates the implementation of an opportunistic patient influenza and COVID-19 vaccination program in the Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD), led by Authorized Nurse Immunizers (ANIs).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Evaluation of the ANI-led program was conducted using the RE-AIM (reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance) framework. The 10-week program involved screening patients for vaccine eligibility, offering vaccinations and collecting quantitative data and qualitative feedback across the five RE-AIM domains.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 849 patients screened alongside service encounters, 398 were vaccinated with 76% of eligible patients consenting to flu and 59% to COVID-19 vaccination. Inpatients had lower vaccination rates on admission compared to the general population and higher rates after program contact. The program was well received by patients and staff and adopted across various CCLHD settings, effectively addressing community access barriers.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Opportunistic vaccination using an ANI-led model is an effective strategy to improve vaccination coverage among higher-risk patients. This evaluation demonstrates the benefits of a dedicated nurse immunizer workforce and suggests potential for broader adoption in similar healthcare settings to improve public health outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"e391-e399"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12395946/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144013349","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}
{"title":"Spatial analysis of colorectal cancer outcomes: investigating the impact of place-specific factors using causal inference methods for spatial data.","authors":"Dajana Draganic, Knut R Wangen","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf044","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Disparities in health outcomes across regions may arise from place-specific factors, encompassing both contextual elements such as healthcare accessibility and compositional factors tied to the unique population characteristics. This study seeks to investigate the impact of various place-specific factors on late-stage incidence and mortality rates within Norwegian municipalities.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Municipality-level data on colorectal cancer (CRC) late-stage diagnosis and mortality rates were acquired from the Cancer Registry of Norway and the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry. Screening utilization rates were obtained from the Norwegian Patient Registry. To explore the region-level effects of place-specific factors on CRC outcomes, a causal inference method for spatial data-neighborhood adjustment method via spatial smoothing (NA approach)-was employed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The findings indicate that a one-unit increase in screening rates (or a 1% rise in screening uptake) corresponds to a 2.9% decrease in late-stage incidence, with a 95% credible interval ranging from -0.055 to -0.003. However, no significant relationship between screening rates and mortality rates was observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study underscores the importance of maximizing the utilization of screening services to prevent advance-stage diagnosis. Moreover, the research underscores the significance of improving access to screening services, particularly in rural and medically underserved areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"446-453"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12395940/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144063347","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}
Anna Bartoskova Polcrova, Thao Minh Lam, Hynek Pikhart, Jeroen Lakerveld
{"title":"Social disparities in exposures to neighbourhood obesogenic built environments in Czechia.","authors":"Anna Bartoskova Polcrova, Thao Minh Lam, Hynek Pikhart, Jeroen Lakerveld","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf065","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf065","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Exposure to the environments with limited walkability and high density of unhealthy food outlets promotes obesity development and might cluster in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. This study examines the combined obesogenicity of urban neighbourhoods in Brno, and related socio-economic disparities.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study was conducted in Brno, the second-largest city in Czechia. The obesogenic index was calculated from 12 components of built food and physical activity environments for each of the 296 basic settlement units (BSUs) of Brno. The index ranged from 0 (low obesogenicity) to 100 (high obesogenicity). The social disparities were assessed using linear regression. Spatial clustering was assessed using the global Moran's Index.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The median obesogenic index score for Brno's 296 BSUs was 72.09 (IQR = 24.03), with higher scores in peripheral and industrial areas. Areas with higher proportion of people with university education had lower obesogenic scores of physical activity and overall obesogenic environment. Simultaneously, localities with higher unemployment exhibited lower obesogenic score in food and overall obesogenic environment.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Areas with lower levels of obesogenicity were primarily concentrated in central locations. No clear socio-economic gradient was observed, although proportion of university-educated inhabitants and unemployment rates were both associated with lower obesogenic environment scores.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"436-445"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12395951/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144251654","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}
{"title":"Declining vaccination uptake rates need active advocacy by the whole healthcare workforce.","authors":"Sam Ghebrehewet","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf101","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdaf101","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"381-384"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144984124","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}
Rosalia Dewi Nawantara, Laelatul Arofah, Dwi Sri Rahayu, Nila Zaimatus Septiana, Riza Amalia, M Akbar Husein Allsabah
{"title":"When love hurts: emotional labor and hidden strains of intimate partner violence in toxic relationships.","authors":"Rosalia Dewi Nawantara, Laelatul Arofah, Dwi Sri Rahayu, Nila Zaimatus Septiana, Riza Amalia, M Akbar Husein Allsabah","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae280","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae280","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"e502-e503"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142549842","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}
Albert Lodewyk Sentosa Siahaan, Dominikus David Biondi Situmorang
{"title":"State apparatus and public services: how should their relationship be?","authors":"Albert Lodewyk Sentosa Siahaan, Dominikus David Biondi Situmorang","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae230","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae230","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"e448-e449"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142094347","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":"Exploring the interplay between outdoor activity, sleep duration and myopia in Chinese children: implications for public health strategies.","authors":"John Federick Yap, Leizel Yap","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae285","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae285","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"e506"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142515439","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":"How low education increases COVID-19 mortality: the mediating role of vaccination, distrust in science, and lack of preventative health behavior.","authors":"Jie Zhuo, Nicholas Harrigan","doi":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae318","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pubmed/fdae318","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Previous research shows the significant correlation between low education and COVID-19 mortality in underprivileged communities, even when accounting for factors like poverty and race. The exact mechanisms by which low education gives rise to COVID-19 mortality, however, are less clear.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We propose that low education predicts COVID-19 morality because low education gives rise to a less engaged, less agentic approach to one's own healthcare. We operationalize low engagement and low agentic behavior as four variables that mediate the effect of low education on COVID-19 mortality: (i) vaccination, (ii) distrust of science (Republican vote), (iii) poor health, and (iv) prevention. We model COVID-19 mortality in 3108 counties of the United States, using deaths across 60 fortnights.</p><p><strong>Main results: </strong>All four indicators of an agentic, engaged approach to health are statistically significant mediators of the relationship between low education and COVID-19 mortality: vaccination [IRR = 1.02; (1.02, 1.03)]; Republican vote [IRR: 1.07; (1.06, 1.09)]; poor health [IRR: 1.01; (1.01, 1.02)]; and prevention [IRR: 1.00, (1.001, 1.003)].</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These findings suggest that low level of formal education predicts mortality from COVID-19 because low levels of education gives rise to a less engaged and less agentic approach to one's own health.</p>","PeriodicalId":94107,"journal":{"name":"Journal of public health (Oxford, England)","volume":" ","pages":"e419-e429"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143018610","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}