What Are the Risks and Obstacles in Implementing a Public Health Approach to the Well-Being and Protection of Children?

There is clear evidence that the prevalence of negative media reporting has increased substantially over the past years. There is evidence that this negative reporting adversely affects social interactions, and thereby also health and well-being outcomes. Given the wide reach of negative media reporting and the contagion of such reporting and the resulting interactions, the effects on health are arguably substantial. Moreover, there is little incentive at present for media outlets to change practices. A commitment of news outlets to report one positive story for every 3 negative stories, and of news consumers to restrict attention to outlets that do, could dramatically alter practices and, consequently, population health.

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Person-centred integrated care with a health promotion/public health approach: a rapid review

Journal of Integrated Care ◽

10.1108/jica-02-2021-0010 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Teresa Burdett ◽

Joanne Inman

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Integrated Care ◽

Population Health ◽

Active Agent ◽

Well Being ◽

Models Of Care ◽

Rapid Review ◽

Public Health Approach ◽

Content Type

PurposeDue to the need for the development of person-centred integrated models of care with a population health approach, this paper explored contemporary literature in this arena.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review was conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Papers included in this review focused upon person-centred integrated care and a health promotion/public health approach (January 2018–October 2020). Papers were excluded due to not being written in English, not fitting the age criteria and not being peer reviewed.FindingsEight studies met the inclusion criteria and three overarching themes were identified with regards to person-centred integrated care as a health promotion/public health approach: Core components; Development, implementation, and evaluation of models of care and relationship to population health and wellbeing outcomes.Research limitations/implicationsThe need for person-centred integrated care as a health promotion/public health approach, to enhance population health and well-being outcomes requires further research to continue to develop, implement and evaluate models of care.Originality/valueThe international scope of this contemporary review brought together the three concepts of person-centred integrated care and public health, exploring the translation of policy into practice (WHO, 2016). The juxtaposition of public health approaches in the background/consequential or foreground/active agent demonstrates how promotion, prevention and population health can be re-valued in integrated people-centred health services (WHO, 2016).

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Geospatial mapping and resource utilization tool in support of a national smoke-free public housing rule

BMC Research Notes ◽

10.1186/s13104-019-4815-x ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Sonia Tetlow ◽

Brian Gurbaxani ◽

Corinne Graffunder ◽

Connor Owen ◽

Diem Tran ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Public Housing ◽

Well Being ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Public Health Approach ◽

Healthcare Facilities ◽

Mapping Tool ◽

State And Local ◽

Institute Of Technology ◽

Geospatial Mapping

Abstract Objective To advance public health support for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s smoke-free rule, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collaborated with the Georgia Institute of Technology to develop a geospatial mapping tool. The objective was to create a tool state and local public health agencies could use to tailor smoke-free educational materials and cessation interventions for specific public housing development resident populations. Results The resulting “Extinguish Tool” includes an interactive map of U.S. public housing developments (PHDs) and healthcare facilities that provides detailed information on individual PHDs, their proximity to existing healthcare facilities, and the demographic characteristics of residents. The tool also estimates the number of PHD residents who smoke cigarettes and calculates crude estimates of the potential economic benefits of providing cessation interventions to these residents. The geospatial mapping tool project serves as an example of a collaborative and innovative public health approach to protecting the health and well-being of the nation’s two million public housing residents, including 760,000 children, from the harms of tobacco smoking and secondhand smoke exposure in the places where they live, play, and gather.

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Globalization

10.1093/med/9780198816805.003.0005 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 63-79

Author(s):

Kelley Lee

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Well Being ◽

Health Determinants ◽

Public Health Approach ◽

Global Public Health ◽

Population Mobility ◽

Cognitive Changes ◽

Regulatory Frameworks ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Changing Patterns

Globalization, defined as the closer interconnectedness of human societies across national borders and geographies, through a mixture of spatial, temporal, and cognitive changes, is having wide-ranging impacts on public health. This interconnectedness is characterized by restructuring of the world economy, increased population mobility, and advances in information and communication technology, all of which can have profound impacts on health determinants and outcomes. Contemporary globalization creates new opportunities to enhance human health and well-being, but can also be a potential source of negative externalities. In addition, the costs and benefits to health from globalization have been inequitably distributed. A ‘global public health’ approach seeks to better understand the changing patterns of health and disease, and their determinants, arising from globalization, and the interventions needed to effectively manage them. This requires greater attention to achieving collective action, underpinned by legal and regulatory frameworks, across populations and societies to tackle transboundary health determinants and outcomes. More effective global health governance, in turn, will contribute to more sustainable forms of globalization.

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Palliative care for young adults with life-limiting conditions: public health recommendations

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care ◽

10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-002042 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. bmjspcare-2019-002042

Author(s):

Karen A Cook ◽

Kim Bergeron

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Palliative Care ◽

Young Adults ◽

Concept Maps ◽

Well Being ◽

Public Health Approach ◽

Developmental Needs ◽

Face To Face ◽

Research Activities ◽

Group Concept

ObjectiveTo engage young adults (18–35 years of age) with life-limiting neuromuscular conditions, their parents, and health and community providers in the development of a public health approach to palliative care. A public health approach protects and improves health and wellness, maximises the quality of life when health cannot be restored and improves the quality, scope and accessibility of age-appropriate care and services.MethodsGroup concept mapping (GCM) was used to determine the most important priorities for these young adults. GCM involves three district phases: (1) brainstorming ideas, (2) sorting and rating ideas based on level of importance and (3) analysing and interpreting concepts maps. Online software was used to collect information for phases 1 and 2 and develop concept maps. In phase 3, a face-to-face workshop, participants analysed and interpreted the concept maps. The combination of online and face-to-face research activities offered the needed flexibility for participants to determine when and how to participate in this research.ResultsThrough this three-phase patient engagement strategy, participants generated 64 recommendations for change and determined that improvements to programming, improvements to funding and creating a continuum of care were their most important priorities. Five subthemes of these three priorities and development of the concept map are also discussed.ConclusionThis research demonstrates the unique perspectives and experiences of these young adults and offers recommendations to improve services to enhance their health and well-being. Further, these young adults were integral in the development of recommendations for system changes to match their unique developmental needs.

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Depression and Public Health Law

10.1093/oso/9780198801900.003.0019 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

John Coggon

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Public Mental Health ◽

Population Level ◽

Well Being ◽

Public Health Approach ◽

Health Law ◽

Positive Health ◽

Public Health Law ◽

Health Question

This chapter examines arguments for framing and approaching depression as a public health question, paying attention to legal, regulatory, and practical issues. A public health approach focuses on effecting positive health changes through methods of socially coordinated, population-level intervention. Public health agendas aim to prevent or mitigate the incidence of ill health in the first place to promote broader concepts of well-being. This chapter explains a public mental health law approach to depression by addressing two sets of questions: why we would wish to take a public health approach and how we go about it. It presents and expands on a dominant understanding of public health before turning to a broad characterization of public health law, and considering some practicalities of taking a public health approach. It concludes with a discussion of why depression is apt to be framed and addressed as a matter for public health law.

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Preventive psychiatry: a paradigm to improve population mental health and well-being

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.bp.110.091181 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 198 (6) ◽

pp. 417-419 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Kamaldeep Bhui ◽

Sokratis Dinos

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Public Mental Health ◽

Well Being ◽

White Paper ◽

Public Health Approach ◽

Policy Practice ◽

Population Mental Health

SummaryThe government's Public Health White Paper for England sets out a utopian vision of how to prevent and remedy mental health problems. The public health approach relies on primary prevention, promoting individual responsibilities and resilience, while also sustaining existing services and tackling inequalities. These ambitions are consistent with the preventive psychiatric paradigm, and with the best of evidence-based psychiatric practice. Although the evidence on cost-effectiveness of public mental health interventions is growing, the challenge is to ensure that specialist knowledge informs policy, practice and research so that inequalities are not compounded. Specialist mental health professionals are needed to inform and lead public health reforms.

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