Previous investments in public health research and education played major roles in improving population health and increasing life expectancy [1,2]. In the early 1900s, amidst efforts to eliminate hookworm from the southern United States (US), Welch and Flexner recognized the need to train public health leaders. They proposed a freestanding public health school affiliated with, but independent ...

CONTEXT National efforts are underway to classify a minimum set of public health services that all jurisdictions throughout the United States should provide regardless of location. Such a set of basic programs would be supported by crosscutting services, known as the "foundational capabilities" (FCs). These FCs are assessment services, preparedness and disaster response, policy development, com...

BACKGROUND The HIV/AIDS epidemic has become a point of important political concern for governments especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Clinical and public health interventions to curb the epidemic can be greatly enhanced with the strategic support of political leaders. OBJECTIVE We analyzed the role of national political leadership in large-scale HIV/AIDS communications campaigns in 14 countrie...

background recognizing the importance of having a broad exploration of how cultural perspectives may shape thinking about ethical considerations, the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) funded four regional meetings in africa, asia, latin america, and the eastern mediterranean to explore these perspectives relevant to pandemic influenza preparedness and response. the meetings were ...

Primary prevention concepts have been widely applied to health problems of American Indian people. When applied to mental health issues, and the problem of suicide in particular, primary prevention intervention methods may not be effective. As an alternative, secondary and tertiary interventions directed at the prevention of suicide are examined, including evidence for their effectiveness, and ...

this commentary is a brief response to nir eyal’s argument that health policies should not make healthy behaviour a condition or prerequisite in order to access healthcare as it could result in the people who need healthcare the most not being able to access healthcare. while in general agreement due to the shared concern for equity, i argue that making health behaviour a condition to accessing...

OBJECTIVES To assess the level of consensus amongst an international panel of public health nutrition leaders regarding the essential competencies required for effective public health nutrition practice. DESIGN A modified Delphi study involving three rounds of questionnaires. SUBJECTS A panel of 20 public health nutrition experts from seven countries in the European Union, the USA and Austr...

While laws in Uganda surrounding abortion remain contradictory, a frequent interpretation of the law is that abortion is only allowed to save the woman's life. Nevertheless abortion occurs frequently under unsafe conditions at a rate of 54 abortions per 1000 women of reproductive age annually, taking a large toll on women's health. There are an estimated 148,500 women in Uganda who experience a...