• and https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB152/B152(5)-en.pdf (accessed 15 May 2023). (who.int)
  • WHO's 75th anniversary in 2023 provides an opportunity to inspire and catalyse additional multisectoral, multilateral action, by governments and all relevant stakeholders, towards the progressive realization of universal health coverage and Health for All. (who.int)
  • Building on the fifth edition of the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI), the SIGI 2023 Global Report provides a global outlook of discriminatory social institutions, the fundamental causes of gender inequality. (oecd.org)
  • Health J. 2023;29(9):699-707. (who.int)
  • Aims To examine how, why, for whom and in what context school-based interventions prevent or reduce mental health problems in LGBTQ+ adolescents. (lancs.ac.uk)
  • Socio-economic health inequalities, adolescent health, developing health interventions. (maastrichtuniversity.nl)
  • The COVID-19 crisis, in particular, is exacerbating existing inequities, with reported disruptions in essential health interventions disproportionately impacting the most vulnerable women and children. (unicef.org)
  • We can do that through interventions and policies that work to reduce racial inequalities, reduce family stress, improve parent-youth relationships and help youth regulate their emotions. (uga.edu)
  • Community needs assessments and health rankings provide descriptions of local behavioral health needs but do not provide public health practitioners and policy makers with guidelines on the number of programs, health care practitioners, or interventions needed in the local substance abuse care system. (cdc.gov)
  • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Published online: February 2018 ISBN: 978-92-806-4921-5 Countdown to 2030 tracks coverage levels for health interventions proven to reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality. (bvsalud.org)
  • Self-care interventions are among the most promising and exciting approaches to improve health and well-being, both from a health systems perspective and for the users of these interventions. (bvsalud.org)
  • 0000-0001-8832-8323 non-randomized clinical trials, before-and-after controlled studies, cohort, and Andrea Rodriguez Lannes case-control studies will be conducted on interventions that contribute to the use of Fernandes4 condoms by homeless adolescents without language restrictions. (bvsalud.org)
  • Thus, health interventions should change this reality and alleviate inequalities to promote healthy lifestyle habits and improve the How to cite: Santos MHS, Mesquita KKB, Campos RKGG, Pinheiro PNC, Ferreira AGN, Lima FET, et al. (bvsalud.org)
  • Information on the correlates of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents is useful when designing and targeting policies and interventions (12). (cdc.gov)
  • Health inequality refers to the unequal realization of health outcomes between different groups in the population. (iadb.org)
  • Systematic disparities in health outcomes and in access to health resources not only undermine basic principles of fairness and social justice but also contributes towards perpetuating poverty and disadvantage. (iadb.org)
  • Overall, our results highlight that despite the epidemiological transition which is underway, socio-economic health disparities in the LAC region are still more important on early childhood and teenagerhood than in adulthood, at least as it pertains to the outcomes analyzed in this chapter. (iadb.org)
  • At the same time, we show that while socio-economic inequalities in child health are smaller in the richest countries, the contrary happens with inequalities in some adult outcomes. (iadb.org)
  • School environment is a key risk factor and consistently associated with negative mental health outcomes for LGBTQ+ adolescents. (lancs.ac.uk)
  • Community trauma as a predictor of sexual risk, marijuana use, and psychosocial outcomes among detained African-American female adolescents. (cdc.gov)
  • Low socioeconomic status is closely linked to poor child health and development outcomes, as well as increased risk of adverse experiences in early childhood. (bmj.com)
  • Polly Vizard, Tania Burchardt and Polina Obolenskaya will present findings from forthcoming papers on health and social care as part of the Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes research programme funded by Nuffiel. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Through our Strengthening Health Outcomes for Women and Children (SHOW) project, we're training health care workers to provide gender responsive and adolescent-friendly health services and empowering youth to be leaders of their own sexual health to help them make informed decisions about their future. (plancanada.ca)
  • These include (i) how systems can specifically support adolescents, (ii) specific measures to improve nutrition, including through community entry points, (iii) how information environments can promote stigma-free access to services and (iv) measures to address and transform gender inequalities in health and nutrition outcomes. (ennonline.net)
  • The program aimed to improve outcomes related to marriage, educational attainment, and sexual and reproductive health for adolescent girls and their communities. (icrw.org)
  • With the support of partners and donors, PAnKH demonstrated promising results in improving girls' school attendance, delaying marriages, and promoting better mental health outcomes through a community-based approach. (icrw.org)
  • The impact of oral health problems on society is defined as the outcomes related to the limitations of functional capabilities and performance of expected roles. (bvsalud.org)
  • To compare the frequency of negative birth outcomes and stunting among children aged 5 years born to adolescent and non-adolescent mothers. (who.int)
  • These typically have the Adolescent pregnancy can result in lifetime health worst outcomes. (who.int)
  • As expected, adolescent pregnancy rate was 10.2% in 1993 but it decreased to 4% by mothers are at higher risk of adverse birth outcomes, 2018 ( 7 ). (who.int)
  • What are the root causes of gender inequality? (oecd.org)
  • Gender transformative projects address the root causes of gender inequality and promote the value of women and girls health project is helping entire communities champion women and adolescent girls' health while moving the needle on gender equality. (plancanada.ca)
  • Since adolescence is a critical period in developing sound psychological and behavioural patterns and adolescent markers of SES were seldom used, we determine if family SES in adolescence predicts later mortality. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A longitudinal study was designed by linking baseline data on 12 to 18 year-old Finns in 1985-95 ( N = 41,833) from the Adolescent Health and Lifestyle Surveys with register data on mortality and SES from Statistics Finland. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Maternal, newborn, child and adolescent mortality rates were substantially higher in countries chronically affected by conflict. (unicef.org)
  • The key to achieving at least 7 of the SDGs is to strengthen ECD by tackling poverty, hunger, health (including child mortality), education, gender, water and sanitation, and inequality. (who.int)
  • These trends in behavioral health problems are in contrast to gains in life expectancy and reduction in mortality from many other causes. (cdc.gov)
  • Based on repeated measurement of health behaviors the CroHort Study showed that health behavior explains a great deal more of class inequalities in mortality than observed in previous studies. (srce.hr)
  • Yet discrimination, place of residence, socio-economic status, and inequalities within and between countries contribute to earlier mortality and significant morbidities for mothers and their children, particularly in settings with limited resources. (bvsalud.org)
  • CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report - United States, 2013. (cdc.gov)
  • In this issue, articles generate debate around human dignity and health disparities. (bvsalud.org)
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  • Three of the high-level meetings will focus on progress towards Goal 3, namely universal health coverage,2 tuberculosis3 and pandemic prevention, preparedness and response.4 The high-level meeting on universal health coverage presents an opportunity to go beyond the status quo and strengthen health systems for the future based on primary health care. (who.int)
  • The research project Children's and adolescents' responses to the pandemic - future risks of increasing inequalities in learning and mental health (YoungEqual) examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the wellbeing and skills of comprehensive school pupils. (helsinki.fi)
  • However, conflict, climate instability and the COVID-19 pandemic are putting the health and well-being of all children and adolescents at risk. (unicef.org)
  • We need to work collectively to meet immediate needs caused by the pandemic while also strengthening health systems. (unicef.org)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to turn back the clock on years of progress in reproductive, maternal, child and adolescent health. (unicef.org)
  • The past decade of progress to advance the health of women, children and adolescents must be protected from the impact of the pandemic and the responses to it, the report says. (unicef.org)
  • As the intensive tracking of the COVID-19 pandemic tells us, timely local data are necessary to be able to target actions and prevent rising inequalities. (unicef.org)
  • The COVID-19 pandemic and concurrent resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement and attention to the public health emergency of racism around the world have heightened attention to the enduring social and structural injustices that are derived from racism as a system of oppression and of the critical need for action to address them [ 10 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Between 2020-2022, working with the University of Cambridge, De Montfort University, Swansea University, the University of Strathclyde and Queen's University Belfast, the Mental Health Foundation led a ground-breaking, long-term, UK-wide research study of how the pandemic affected people's mental health. (mentalhealth.org.uk)
  • Read how the pandemic exacerbated existing inequalities, created new ones, triggered various emotional responses, and what coping strategies helped people survive the pandemic. (mentalhealth.org.uk)
  • Learn the background behind the 'Coronavirus: Mental Health in the Pandemic' study - who was involved and how the project was run. (mentalhealth.org.uk)
  • The Mental Health Foundation worked with Independent Age to produce this report on older people's mental health during the pandemic. (mentalhealth.org.uk)
  • Explore this briefing surrounding financial inequality and mental health during the pandemic. (mentalhealth.org.uk)
  • This report was a result of this 'Coronavirus: Mental Health in the Pandemic' study. (mentalhealth.org.uk)
  • This briefing reports findings from the Coronavirus: Mental Health in the Pandemic study around how people's experiences during the COVID-19 crisis varied depending on social and economic factors. (mentalhealth.org.uk)
  • Explore our findings and statistics about mental health from different waves of the pandemic. (mentalhealth.org.uk)
  • It highlights the increasing de-prioritisation and reduced investment in adolescent health and nutrition in this critical period when adolescents face increasing health risks and gender inequities further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. (ennonline.net)
  • A recent publication in the health journal The Lancet makes a strong argument for how inequality could be an enabling factor in the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. (worldbank.org)
  • In countries across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), which are characterized by deep socioeconomic inequalities, the poorest households are also more likely to experience high economic tolls associated with the pandemic. (worldbank.org)
  • But the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the issue of racial inequality, have exacerbated the challenges. (casbo.org)
  • The Times letter highlighted the damage done to children and young people by pandemic measures, including increases in mental health problems and childhood obesity rates. (medscape.com)
  • I think what the pandemic will leave us with is greater inequalities. (medscape.com)
  • Okan O, Jochimsen MA, Hendricks J, Wasem J, Bauer U. Health literacy in children and adolescents: associations between health literacy and health inequalities. (uni-bielefeld.de)
  • 2018. "Health literacy in children and adolescents: associations between health literacy and health inequalities", EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 28 (Suppl. (uni-bielefeld.de)
  • Children of parents who suffer from depression have a severely heightened risk of mental health problems, but new research points to several factors that seem to strengthen young peoples' resilience and predict good mental health. (madinamerica.com)
  • We consider the implications of CAMHS policies for the relationship between children, families, mental health services and the state. (stir.ac.uk)
  • The results will be used to develop a new indicator for the socio-digital wellbeing of children and adolescents. (helsinki.fi)
  • highlights that since the Every Woman Every Child movement was launched 10 years ago, spearheaded by the United Nations Secretary-General, there has been remarkable progress in improving the health of the world's women, children and adolescents. (unicef.org)
  • In 2019, 5.2 million children under the age of 5 and 1 million adolescents died of preventable causes. (unicef.org)
  • The report examines the deep-rooted inequities which continue to deprive women, children and adolescents of their rights - noting birthplace as a significant determinant of survival. (unicef.org)
  • For too long, the health and rights of women, children, and adolescents have received insufficient attention and services have been inadequately resourced," said former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Board Chair of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Helen Clark. (unicef.org)
  • The GFF partnership will double down on its efforts to engage with partners and countries and honor the global commitment to ensure that all women, adolescents and children can access the quality, affordable health care they need to survive and thrive. (unicef.org)
  • Between 2005 and 2011, the CDC collected data from studies performed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and others, concerning mental disorder diagnoses in children aged 3 to 17. (nami.org)
  • Early child development is a crucial factor for children that controls health and well-being in later life. (who.int)
  • BRUSSELS, Belgium - Adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer are often missing out on age-appropriate specialist care owing to a lack of awareness of how their needs differ from those of children and older adults with cancer. (esmo.org)
  • It also suggests that modest improvements in survival in the AYA age group compared to children and older adults with cancer reflect inequalities in care. (esmo.org)
  • Published in the Journal of Adolescent Health , Reck's study followed 472 African American families over the course of four years, starting when the children were 11 years old. (uga.edu)
  • For even the most dedicated and caring caregivers, high levels of stress can make parenting children in general-and parenting adolescents, in particular-so difficult," Reck said. (uga.edu)
  • The lowest prevalence of health risks was recorded among children and adolescents, followed by general adult population from the CroHort Study. (srce.hr)
  • Self-reported height and weight were determined in a national representative sample of Estonian schoolchildren collected within the framework of the HBSC (health behaviour of school-aged children) survey. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In Germany, a priority within health and social care for over a decade has been improving parents' interactions with and care for their children. (bmj.com)
  • This was in response to a large study in 2007 of children's health and development 1 that identified 20% of children aged 3 to 17 years were at risk of a mental health disorder. (bmj.com)
  • 3 4 For example, in Germany, 26.0% of children living in families of low socioeconomic status show symptoms of mental health problems, compared with 9.7% of children in families with high socioeconomic status. (bmj.com)
  • Racism and racial discrimination are fundamental causes and determinants of health and health inequalities globally, with children and adolescents particularly vulnerable. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Racial discrimination is a common stressor in the lives of many children and adolescents, with growing evidence of negative associations between racial discrimination and multiple domains of child and adolescent health. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Addressing racism and racial discrimination must be core public health priorities, even more so among children and young people. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Schools are key settings in the lives of children and adolescents and become increasingly more important to identity formation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • School communities, teachers and peers greatly influence children and adolescents' beliefs about race and difference. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Schools are therefore key sites for the delivery of population-based programs to reduce racism and promote proactive bystander behaviour and healthy resistance to racism among all children and adolescents as well as among the adults. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Stark is founder and clinical director of the Texas Child Study Center, which provides mental health prevention and intervention services (including PTSD screening) to children and families. (utexas.edu)
  • Plan International and its partners are improving health for vulnerable women, adolescent girls and children in five countries by tackling gender inequality, a root cause of maternal and child deaths. (plancanada.ca)
  • Save the Children UK and Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Youth Leaders recently released a brief making the case for prioritising adolescent health and nutrition and setting out recommendations for governments to implement a gender-transformative, adolescent-responsive approach to health and nutrition. (ennonline.net)
  • The brief provides a summary of the challenges that adolescents face in gaining access to health and nutrition services and maintaining their health, nutrition and economic wellbeing - these barriers include stigma and discrimination, dependence on support from others and adolescents falling between the services designed for children and those designed for adults. (ennonline.net)
  • This report presents the Gradient Evaluation Framework (GEF), a European framework for designing and evaluating policies and actions to level-up the gradient in health inequalities among children, young people and their families. (health-inequalities.eu)
  • A coalition of the nation's leading experts in pediatric health has issued an urgent warning declaring the mental health crisis among children so dire that it has become a national emergency. (casbo.org)
  • Overall, the data shows that in 2020, the percentage of emergency department visits for mental health emergencies rose by 24% for children between the ages of 5 and 11 and 31% for those 12 to 17, compared with 2019. (casbo.org)
  • The declaration calls for policymakers on the local and federal levels to fund and improve mental health care for children when it comes to screening, diagnosing and treatment. (casbo.org)
  • In August, the Biden administration announced plans to invest nearly $85 million in funding for mental health awareness, training and treatment for children. (casbo.org)
  • Therefore, many children and adolescents and their families were left behind. (bvsalud.org)
  • Research indicate that many children and adolescents are left behind. (bvsalud.org)
  • Adolescent motherhood can cause lifelong health inequalities for mothers and children. (who.int)
  • This was a secondary analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey data of 2755 adolescent and non- adolescent mothers aged 15-49 years who had a negative birth outcome and their children aged 0-5 years in Türkiye. (who.int)
  • Term low birthweight and stunting were significantly higher among children of adolescent mothers. (who.int)
  • Few studies have investigated the association between the food environment and the prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents. (cdc.gov)
  • Overweight and obesity is a leading public health issue in the United States, affecting adults, children, and adolescents (1-3). (cdc.gov)
  • Recent estimates indicate that 17% of children and adolescents are obese and 32% are overweight or obese (4). (cdc.gov)
  • Despite the abundance of research on adults, few studies have investigated the association between the food environment and the prevalence of overweight among children and adolescents (9,13,14,16). (cdc.gov)
  • Most studies among children and adolescents have concentrated on the effects of fast food restaurants near the home (9) or school (13,14). (cdc.gov)
  • No study has considered whether the distribution of corner stores near schools is associated with the prevalence of overweight among the children and adolescents attending those schools. (cdc.gov)
  • Research in Los Angeles and other areas has also shown that most corner stores stock limited healthful food options and an ample variety of unhealthful food options (22-24) and that children and adolescents shopping at corner stores typically purchase unhealthful foods (25). (cdc.gov)
  • Children suffered not only from education loss, but also from poorer mental health - which is clearly linked to school closures - and poorer physical health. (medscape.com)
  • A lot of children will catch up and it will be particularly children from wealthier families, where parents have more resources to help with their physical and mental health. (medscape.com)
  • Because children and adolescents are rapidly developing, both aged 5 to 18 years measured for the Colombian National Nutrition physically and cognitively, they may be especially vulnerable to surveys of 2005 (n = 9,119) and 2010 (n = 21,520). (cdc.gov)
  • The household level explained 40% in 2005 and children and adolescents (5,7). (cdc.gov)
  • An authoritative source of data on cancer incidence and survival of children and adolescents in Europe. (who.int)
  • 3.8.2, which measures the incidence of catastrophic health spending and is focused on relatively large out-of-pocket health spending exceeding a lower threshold of 10% or a higher threshold of 25% total household consumption or income (budget), as one type of indicator of the lack of financial protection in health. (who.int)
  • Research has extensively demonstrated the relationship between health and socioeconomic status (SES), often measured through income, education or occupation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Title : Income inequality within urban settings and depressive symptoms among adolescents Personal Author(s) : Pabayo, Roman;Dunn, Erin C.;Gilman, Stephen E.;Kawachi, Ichiro;Molnar, Beth E. (cdc.gov)
  • This is a preliminary, non-causal association that's likely explained by the literature pointing to a strong relationship between gender and income inequality. (worldbank.org)
  • For example, a 2015 flagship study by the IMF found that gender inequality is strongly associated with income inequality and economic growth. (worldbank.org)
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  • Improving maternal education, income, and other socioeconomic inequalities can help improve maternal and child health in Türkiye. (who.int)
  • They curtail women's access to sexual and reproductive health and rights. (oecd.org)
  • Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are human rights, global health imperatives, and a necessity for inclusive development. (oecd.org)
  • Netherlands Network on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. (share-net.nl)
  • 3.7 By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes. (bvsalud.org)
  • Adolescents girls and boys have specific sexual and reproductive health needs, and require tailored health services. (plancanada.ca)
  • In many places, that gap translates to little access to information and services about sexual and reproductive health, including about contraception and pregnancy. (plancanada.ca)
  • Achieving inclusive physical, mental, and social well-being in all matters related to sexual and reproductive health and rights, especially for the most vulnerable. (icrw.org)
  • ICRW works to develop the evidence base that informs programs and policies around the connections between gender and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) , shedding light on how social and gender norms can influence perceptions of sexuality , fertility choices and preferences, and contraceptive needs and access. (icrw.org)
  • This project aims to provide greater insight into the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescent girls that are either internally displaced or in refugee camps in Nigeria and Uganda. (icrw.org)
  • The project focuses on living conditions in the camps, contraceptives, pregnancy, and abortion, use of sexual and reproductive health services, intimate partner violence, and gender-based violence to better understand how displaced populations have similar or different SRHR needs. (icrw.org)
  • Knowledge and utilisation of sexual and reproductive health services among adolescents in AMAC Abuja Nigeria. (lu.se)
  • We identify how children's distress is individualised, through medicalising discourses and shifting understandings of the relationship between socio-economic context and mental health. (stir.ac.uk)
  • This is evidenced in a shift from seeing children's mental health challenges as produced by social and economic inequities to a view that children's mental health must be addressed early to prevent future socio-economic burden. (stir.ac.uk)
  • She is also involved in several research projects such as the 3WE (Work, Well-being and Women in Ethiopia) project and the Future Positive project in which a micro-intervention was developed to increase health behaviors of employees with a low socio-economic position (SEP). (maastrichtuniversity.nl)
  • The objective was to engage youth to help them develop perspective on 'Inequality in Education' and generate discussion on the existing education gap which is a grave threat to the socio-economic fabric of the society. (oxfamindia.org)
  • Compared with the health of the native population of Switzerland, the health status of the immigrant population is poor ( 8 ) because of the high prevalence of infectious diseases in the home countries ( 9 ), a difficult psychosocial environment in the new country, inappropriate risk-taking behavior ( 10 ), and social inequalities ( 11 ). (cdc.gov)
  • East Mediterr Health J. 2021;27(11):1069-1077. (who.int)
  • This global brief was created in recognition of the multiple commitment-making moments in 2021 and beyond (including the Nutrition for Growth Year of Action, the Global Financing Facility Replenishment Event, the UN Food Systems and Lives in the Balance Summits, Family Planning 2030 and the Generation Equality Summit) and the opportunity these moments present to further adolescent health and nutrition. (ennonline.net)
  • We call on all partners to work together to support governments to strengthen health systems and tackle the inequities that constrain progress. (unicef.org)
  • What can public health do to address inequities in infectious disease? (bvsalud.org)
  • Discriminatory social institutions are at the heart of gender inequality. (oecd.org)
  • Yet, discriminatory laws and social norms are depriving millions of women and adolescents of these rights, with dire health consequences. (oecd.org)
  • To address the fundamental causes of gender inequality, we need dedicated policies and programmes to focus on biases and social norms. (oecd.org)
  • Chapters investigate timely issues related to social theory and social research in the digital age, including the study of online behaviour, digital social inequalities, and the micro- and macro-level consequences of digital technological change. (e-elgar.com)
  • We also study how reserve capacity (perceived health, health-promoting behaviour and social support) and school achievement modify this relationship and reduce the negative effects of low SES. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Perceived health and social support predicted that in girls. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Hence, SES has been proposed as a "fundamental cause" of health inequalities because it represents several resources like money, knowledge, prestige, power and beneficial social connections which can be used to improve health regardless of the disease mechanisms working at a given time [ 7 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Affiliates of the Institute of Mental Health with expertise in Health and Social Care. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • Uniting many faculty and student research is an emphasis on social inequality. (umass.edu)
  • NCHHSTP staff have worked in collaboration with a broad range of scientists, community stakeholders, policymakers, health care providers and others to research topics related to social determinants of health and the prevention of HIV, Viral Hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis. (cdc.gov)
  • Collection of social determinant of health measures in US national surveillance systems for HIV, viral hepatitis, STDs, and TB. (cdc.gov)
  • Addressing social determinants of health: Accelerating the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STD and TB. (cdc.gov)
  • Use of data systems to address social determinants of health: a need to do more. (cdc.gov)
  • Identifying the impact of social determinants of health on disease rates using correlation analysis of area-based summary information. (cdc.gov)
  • Greene KM, Duffus WA, Xing J, King H. Social Determinants of Health Associated with HBV Testing and Access to Care among Foreign-born Persons Residing in the United States: 2009 - 2012 external icon . (cdc.gov)
  • We reviewed 212 articles to produce an inventory of community and social correlates of behavioral health, components of a substance abuse care system, and numerical values for guidelines for estimating community needs. (cdc.gov)
  • CAST generates recommendations by the application of social and community determinants of health as risk coefficients to each estimate of component need. (cdc.gov)
  • The higher levels of stress were associated to lower financial conditions, poorer social functioning and poorer mental health for bothmen and women. (srce.hr)
  • To overcome this challenge cross-sectoral collaboration is needed, especially between health and social services sectors. (bmj.com)
  • COVID-19 and BME groups - How, in 2020, can 'race' still be a social determinant of health? (lse.ac.uk)
  • This presentation will focus on several dimensions of economic and social inequalities that have arisen under the COVID-19 induced crisis. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Gender-transformative approaches attempt to promote gender equality by (i) fostering a critical examination of inequalities and gender roles, norms and dynamics, (2) recognising and strengthening positive norms that support equality and an enabling environment, (3) promoting the relative position of women, girls and marginalised groups and transforming the underlying social structures, policies and broadly held social norms that perpetuate and legitimise gender inequalities. (ennonline.net)
  • The discussion about the relationship between health and quality of life demonstrates that this is a social representation based on subjective parameters, such as well being, happiness and objectives based on the needs of a certain population 2 . (bvsalud.org)
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  • Although the rate of adolescent pregnancy has such as premature birth and low birthweight, because decreased over the years, it is still important when the they usually have worse antenatal care and conditions resultant health and social problems are considered. (who.int)
  • This research programme aims to characterize social inequalities in cancer within the wider context of global transitions and the profile of cancer while also considering the underlying mechanisms and the inefficiencies in the equitable provision of health-care services. (who.int)
  • Rapid reversal of hard-fought progress in women's, children's and adolescents' health is a real threat," said Ties Boerma, Director of the Countdown to 2030 for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health. (unicef.org)
  • Our results show that macroenvironmental factors have a marked impact on maternal and child health, especially among women with lower socioeconomic status. (who.int)
  • Abstract: The term 'territory' and its correlates have become commonplace in the field of Mental Health since the psychiatric reform, a potentially emancipatory milestone in non-hospital-centered ideals. (scielo.br)
  • A number of key health topics were identified as important and influential for the participants in this context: food choices, mental health and wellbeing, physical activity and sedentary behaviour, sleep and substance misuse. (dcu.ie)
  • For example, students and school staff both indicated the need to use relevant, applied and engaging approaches to improve health literacy and subsequent health behaviour. (dcu.ie)
  • We further extend the reserve capacity framework to include health behaviour since psychosocial resources underlie these factors and operate through them [ 20 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Racism and racial discrimination are fundamental causes and determinants of health and health inequalities globally [ 1 , 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Crises, conflicts, and the political backlash against gender equality in several countries further limit access and deepen inequalities. (oecd.org)
  • According to the study, "an increase in the multi-dimensional Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2 from 0 (perfect gender equality) to 1 (perfect gender inequality) is associated with an increase in net inequality (measured by the Gini coefficient) by almost 10 points. (worldbank.org)
  • This guideline covers how community pharmacies can help maintain and improve people's physical and mental health and wellbeing, including people with a long-term condition. (bvsalud.org)
  • Callaghan J, Fellin LC & Warner-Gale F (2017) A critical analysis of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services policy in England. (stir.ac.uk)
  • Qualitative research, carried out in October 2017, with ten nurses working in teams of the Estratégia de Saúde da Família (Family Health Strategy). (bvs.br)
  • Investigación cualitativa, realizada en octubre de 2017, con diez enfermeros actuantes en equipes de la Estrategia de Salud de la Familia. (bvs.br)
  • Published Date : Apr 21 2016 Source : J Epidemiol Community Health. (cdc.gov)
  • Health inequalities on adolescents' risk behavior indicators in Mexico: analysis of two national health surveys]. (bvsalud.org)
  • Ensuring access for all people to their preferred contraceptive methods advances several human rights including the right to life and liberty, freedom of opinion and expression and the right to work and education, as well as bringing significant health and other benefits. (bvsalud.org)
  • Recognizing that for poor and near poor people, out-of-pocket health spending might be a source of financial hardship, even when it is not relatively large, indicators of impoverishing health spending are also used to track the lack of financial protection in health and link the universal health coverage target to Sustainable Development Goal 1 (End poverty in all its forms everywhere). (who.int)
  • But for African American adolescents living under the poverty line, it's even harder. (uga.edu)
  • But learning more about the issues that perpetuate poverty and poor mental health could help policymakers break the cycle. (uga.edu)
  • 5 Poverty is associated with a broad range of psychosocial burdens, including early parenthood and parental adverse childhood experiences.6 These problems might lead to lower parental capabilities, potentially acting as mediators for children's poorer health and development, as well as higher risk for maltreatment. (bmj.com)
  • ICRW is leading the charge in reducing inequality and poverty by generating actionable, evidence-based research. (icrw.org)
  • It argues that people living in poverty are more likely to have chronic health conditions and live in close quarters, thus putting them at a higher risk of contagion. (worldbank.org)
  • The brief provides model commitments for advocates, governments and donors and calls for governments to increase their commitment to invest in gender- and adolescent-responsive, integrated health and nutrition services. (ennonline.net)
  • The brief calls for adolescent-responsive health and nutrition systems and gender-transformative approaches. (ennonline.net)
  • An adolescent-responsive approach is a systems approach that integrates adolescent services into each building block of the health and nutrition system and adapts policies, procedures and programmes to respond to the unique and diverse needs and preferences of adolescents. (ennonline.net)
  • The brief identifies the core components of adolescent-responsive and gender-transformative minimum services. (ennonline.net)
  • To determine the factors associated with the prevalence of dental caries and decayed, missing, and filled teeth index (DMFT) in adolescents and young adults using logistic and negative binomial regression. (uwi.edu)
  • It is similarly important to raise awareness beyond the medical communities, because the knock-on effects of adolescents and young adults being diagnosed with cancer are far broader and longer term. (esmo.org)
  • The RIs of adults with and without SCT were compared in the study "Reference values for laboratory tests of blood count in the Brazilian adult population: National Health Survey", by Rosenfeld et al. (scielo.br)
  • Policy on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in England has undergone radical changes in the last 15 years, with far reaching implications for funding models, access to services and service delivery. (stir.ac.uk)
  • Thus, even with improvements in medicine and other advances in health technologies, those without access to these resources lack the means to protect their health. (biomedcentral.com)
  • During this time, adolescent girls and boys need access to health care and education that addresses their specific needs and challenges. (plancanada.ca)
  • People of all ages and genders who lack the ability to make informed, empowered decisions about their own reproductive and sexual lives and access comprehensive, dignified care are at risk of severe health impacts, including HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy-related morbidity , and maternal death. (icrw.org)
  • One of the clearest ways in which gender inequalities play out in access to WASH services is in how heavily the burden of fetching water falls on women. (worldbank.org)
  • Access to telemedicine and mental health care in schools should be a priority, the letter says. (casbo.org)
  • Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey conducted in Brazil in 2010 showed an overview of access to oral health services of adolescents between 15 and 19 years old. (bvsalud.org)
  • At least 400 million people worldwide lack access to the most essential health services, an. (bvsalud.org)
  • More particularly, gender inequality is apparent in the curriculum of both schools and Teacher Education Institutes (TEIs). (wikipedia.org)
  • An unequal education system adds to the widespread of the existing inequality in the society. (oxfamindia.org)
  • On 30th July 2018, Oxfam India and Dastak Manch organized a photo exhibition on the issue 'Inequality in Education: with focus on girls education' in Lucknow. (oxfamindia.org)
  • They also wrote blogs narrating their experience on 'Inequality in Education' especially on the challenges faced by girls and prepared posters on the same. (oxfamindia.org)
  • Students were oriented on the existence of inequality in education in India and the struggle girls face in pursuing education, with lack of resources and teachers as also domestic violence. (oxfamindia.org)
  • When people like you support Oxfam India's work, we are able to conduct workshops and events to spread awareness and engage with youth on the issues surrounding inequality in education. (oxfamindia.org)
  • It offers a range of potential non-health benefits that encompass expanded education opportunities and empowerment for women, and sustainable population growth and economic development for countries. (bvsalud.org)
  • Higher levels of stress were also associated with heart problems, higher alcohol consumption in men while in women stress was associated to poorer general health, higher age and lower levels of education. (srce.hr)
  • University of Texas at Austin faculty experts are available to talk about a wide range of K-12 and higher education issues related to the start of school, including education policy, teaching strategies, children's mental and emotional health, and closing the achievement gap. (utexas.edu)
  • One of the things that COVID taught us is the importance of links between health and education - these should be restored. (medscape.com)
  • PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH, PRACTICE, AND POLICY AUGUST 2014 (such as lack of economic resources or education) have been iden- tified as determinants (8). (cdc.gov)
  • NEW YORK, 25 September 2020 - Fragile gains made to advance women and children's health are threatened by conflict, the climate crisis and COVID-19, according to a new report from Every Woman Every Child. (unicef.org)
  • Households adapt to conflict with changes in marriage and fertility, migration, investments in children's health and schooling, and the distribution of labor between the genders. (worldbank.org)
  • Her research interests include research into explaining the (psychological) processes underlying health inequalities between people with a low and higher SEP, with a specific focus on these processes during adolescence. (maastrichtuniversity.nl)
  • Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (9). (dcu.ie)
  • New research from the University of Georgia suggests that the stress from economic hardship may also harm youths' mental health. (uga.edu)
  • Visiting the families in their homes once each year, the research team asked participants to complete detailed surveys on their lives, asking about everything from their personal struggles and stress to their mental health. (uga.edu)
  • The primary aim is to disseminate comprehensive information about the occurrence and outcome of various cancers in young people in Europe, to stimulate research and inform public health policies. (who.int)
  • This worsening crisis in child and adolescent mental health is inextricably tied to the stress brought on by COVID-19 and the ongoing struggle for racial justice and represents an acceleration of trends observed prior to 2020," the declaration from the pediatric groups says. (casbo.org)
  • Developmental studies have shown that early adverse exposures to poor environments could activate adaptive responses or mechanisms that provide long-term health advantages [ 12 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The emerging empirical evidence is organized using a framework that identifies both the differential impacts of violent conflict on males and females (first-round impacts) and the role of gender inequality in framing adaptive responses to conflict (second-round impacts). (worldbank.org)
  • Scandinavian Journal of Public Health , 50 (5), 538-541. (uu.nl)
  • These investments in preparedness are already yielding promising results in terms of early detection and management of public health threats. (who.int)
  • In countries with large migrant populations, improved public health strategies are needed to reach VFR travelers. (cdc.gov)
  • Arguments regarding the harm reductions that could be achieved, for individual smokers and for public health if tobacco were replaced with e-cigarettes, 1 have led many public health experts to urge the WHO not to back calls to regulate e-cigarettes as tobacco products or restrict their marketing. (bmj.com)
  • However, other leading public health experts have argued for greater regulation, pointing to limited evidence regarding direct harms and emerging evidence that e-cigarettes are not adopted primarily for smoking cessation. (bmj.com)
  • Public Health Reports. (cdc.gov)
  • Public Health Rep. 2010 Jul-Aug;125 Suppl 4:1-5. (cdc.gov)
  • Int J Environ Res Public Health. (cdc.gov)
  • CAST can assist public health practitioners in evaluation and improvement of the capacity of community-based, substance abuse care systems. (cdc.gov)
  • The GEF has been developed as a European action-oriented policy tool to guide and inform technical experts in (modern) public health working at the Member State level. (health-inequalities.eu)
  • It aims to guide those involved in the policy process (e.g. technical experts working in modern public health) by reducing their possibility of error having developed, or when developing, policies and related actions to increase the potential of levelling-up the gradient in health inequalities. (health-inequalities.eu)
  • JHGD has been raising public health issues related to inequalities and right to health. (bvsalud.org)
  • A low prevalence of dental caries was observed, and it was higher in adolescents who used public oral health services rather than private ones, evidencing the low influence of oral health on the quality of life of the participants. (bvsalud.org)
  • Adolescents are recognized as important part of the global public health. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Act defines the public health tasks, entities engaged in delivering these tasks and the public health financing policy. (who.int)
  • 2. Public health means the tasks identified in art. (who.int)
  • 8) Developing public health professionals and personnel. (who.int)
  • Public health tasks are delivered by joint collaboration of the government administration in accordance with their competence defined in the Act on government administration activities, dated 4 September 1997 (Journal of Laws of 2015, Item 812, 1255 and 1269), state organizational units, including executive agencies, and units of territorial self- government pursuing their own tasks and responsibilities involving health promotion or protection. (who.int)
  • 2. Public health tasks may be delivered with participation of entities whose statutory objectives or activities overlap with the tasks defined in art. (who.int)
  • 5. The National Health Fund ( Narodowy Fundusz Zdrowia - NFZ) performs public health tasks by financing health care services as defined in the Act on the health care services financed by public funds, dated 27 August 2004 (Journal of Laws 2008, No. 164, item 1027 as amended) and co-financing health policy programs as defined in the art.48d of the above mentioned Act. (who.int)
  • 4) Communicating the need to undertake specific public health tasks to appropriate bodies and entities referred to in Art. (who.int)
  • 7) Reporting on public health tasks delivered or undertaken during a given year, including the evaluation of such tasks. (who.int)
  • 3. For the purposes of tasks, referred to in section 2, items 1, 2, and 6, the minister for health may set up working groups comprised of people having knowledge and experience related to delivery of public health tasks. (who.int)
  • The opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. (cdc.gov)
  • Health constitutes a fundamental aspect of our well-being. (iadb.org)
  • The aim of this study was to initiate a co-design process with adolescents to inform the development of a targeted health literacy intervention for implementation in designated socioeconomically disadvantaged post-primary schools in Ireland. (dcu.ie)
  • This report aims to inform Member States of progress towards universal health coverage based on the latest available data, and of evidence-based priority areas for action, especially to orient health systems towards primary health care. (who.int)
  • We also need culturally competent mental health care for Black adolescents. (uga.edu)
  • Behavioral health problems are increasing the health care burden in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Opioid abusers generate, on average, annual direct health care costs 8.7 times higher than costs generated by nonabusers (5). (cdc.gov)
  • Despite state and community planning efforts, behavioral health care systems lack sufficient capacity for addressing the needs of the population they serve. (cdc.gov)
  • These systems were developed in the midst of funding shortages, shifting health care priorities, and decentralized planning efforts and by multiple organizational stakeholders (8). (cdc.gov)
  • As a result, community behavioral health care systems have gaps in comprehensive care and redundancy of resource allocation (9). (cdc.gov)
  • This approach is aligned with the evidence based Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development Framework, launched during the 71st World Health Assembly in May 2018. (bmj.com)
  • They may make unmarried pregnant girls feel ashamed for being pregnant and seeking health care. (plancanada.ca)
  • It is a multidimensional concept that involves different health domains, and it is increasingly recognized as an integral part of general health, with an important role for understanding subjective patient evaluations and the experience with oral health care and determining the assessment of needs 3,4 . (bvsalud.org)
  • This can be explained by several factors, like the socioeconomic and educational levels, the high cost of private services and the deficiencies in the availability of oral health services in primary health care. (bvsalud.org)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) uses the following working definition of self-care: Self-care is the a. (bvsalud.org)
  • The study found that the provision of care by nurses in Primary Health Care is close to the sociocultural aspects of these women when considering the beliefs and values of each individual, especially regarding the life context and their care experiences. (bvs.br)
  • The article concludes by exploring how concepts of 'parity of esteem' and 'stigma reduction' may inadvertently exacerbate the individualisation of children's mental health. (stir.ac.uk)
  • In a nationwide survey conducted in 2010 in Brazil, a mean decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) index of 4.25 was established for adolescents aged 15 to 19 years, with the highest mean found in the Midwest region (5.94) and the lowest mean found in the Southeastern region (3.83) 6 . (bvsalud.org)
  • In addition, a higher percentage of DMFT in this age group remains untreated and it is associated with a negative impact on general health, development, productivity, school performance and oral health-related quality of life 7 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Using corpus analysis and critical discourse analysis, we explore how childhood, mental health and CAMHS are constituted in 15 policy documents, 9 pre-2010 and 6 post-2010. (stir.ac.uk)
  • A global shortage of an estimated 18 million health workers is anticipated by 2030, a record 130 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, and there is the global threat of pandemics such as COVID-19. (bvsalud.org)