RESEARCH FOR PRACTICAL PUBLIC HEALTH

Practical Microbiology and Public Health

93 perhaps somewhat less gifted, the doctor, now as then, finds himself accused of few virtues and provided gratis with an exhaustive catalog of all those things wherein he has been remiss. But after all, grumbler as well as genius must have its butt, and from Moliere to Shaw the less and the lesser lights have found delight in seeking vulnerable points through which a jab could advantageously ...

Centre for Public Health Research

Using interpretative phenomenological analysis for public health nutrition and dietetic research: a practical guide.

The present paper introduces interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) as a framework for analysing qualitative research data collected for public health nutrition and dietetic research studies. The theoretical roots of IPA have been set out briefly in order to help researchers decide whether the approach is relevant for them and their particular research questions. IPA can be used to anal...

Guidelines for Defining Public Health Research and Public Health Non-Research (Revised October 4, 1999)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is committed to preventing disease and injury and improving health for all Americans. CDC is also committed to protecting individuals who participate in all public health activities. In the conduct of public health research, CDC follows the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 45, Part 46, The Public Health Service Act as amended by the Health ...

Why and How Political Science Can Contribute to Public Health? Proposals for Collaborative Research Avenues

Written by a group of political science researchers, this commentary focuses on the contributions of political science to public health and proposes research avenues to increase those contributions. Despite progress, the links between researchers from these two fields develop only slowly. Divergences between the approach of political science to public policy and the expectations that public hea...