Implementation strategies for gender-sensitive public health practice: a European workshop (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Providing a robust scientific background for the focus on gender-sensitive public health and a systematic approach to its implementation. METHODS: Within the FP7-EUGenMed project ( http://
Exposure to road, railway, and aircraft noise and arterial stiffness in the SAPALDIA study: annual average noise levels and temporal noise... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The impact of different transportation noise sources and noise environments on arterial stiffness remains unknown. OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the association between residential outdoor expo
Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016 (GBD 2016) provides a comprehensive assessment of risk factor exposure and attributable burden of disease. By providing
Risks and impacts to First Nation health and the Mount Polley Mine tailings dam failure (Publications)
In August 2014, the Mount Polley Mine tailings dam was breached, releasing millions of cubic metres of tailings water and tailings into Polley Lake, Quesnel Lake, and Hazeltine Creek in British Columb
Correction to: Urogenital schistosomiasis elimination in Zanzibar: accuracy of urine filtration and haematuria reagent strips for diagnosing light... (Publications)
Following publication of the original article [1], the authors flagged that unfortunately an error had been introduced to the Conclusions section of the article's Abstract, during production of the ar
A qualitative study of the dissemination and diffusion of innovations: bottom up experiences of senior managers in three health districts in South... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In 2012 the South African National Department of Health (SA NDoH) set out, using a top down process, to implement several innovations in eleven health districts in order to test reforms to