Tobacco is considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be the second major cause of death worldwide. It is a major risk factor for at least two of the leading causes of premature mortality: circulatory diseases and a range of cancers. In addition, it is an important contributory ...
These findings, although preliminary, will be of importance for the development of strategic plans, policy development and programme management in the area of population health. 展开 关键词: population health socioeconomic factors smoking Quebec heterogeneity ...
Structural and social determinants of health (SDOH) are “the circumstances in which people live and the systems and structures that model their experience and access to health care.” From: Clinics in Chest Medicine, 2023 About this pageAdd to MendeleySet alert ...
Medical researchers and public health experts contend that smoking by pregnant women leads to health risks for their offspring as well as themselves. Socia... MH Zimmer,M Zimmer - 《Social Science Journal》 被引量: 18发表: 1998年 Smoking Risks in Spain: Part I - Perception of Risks to the...
Two health establishments in the Gauteng region were used for the smoke free health establishment study. Results: Prevalence of cigarette smoking in medical students was 17.3%. Only 22% of students felt their training curriculum contained tobacco control (TC) issues. Factors independently associated ...
Socioeconomic Status, Smoking, Alcohol use, Physical Activity, and Dietary Behavior as Determinants of Obesity and Body Mass Index in the United States: Findings from the National Health Interview Survey 来自 Semantic Scholar 喜欢 0 阅读量: 36 ...
The term social determinants of health (SDOH) is often used to refer to any nonmedical factors influencing health, including health-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors (e.g., smoking); however, SDOH also include "upstream" factors, such as social disadvantage, risk exposure, and...
Determinants of Health The term ‘determinants of health’ was introduced in the 1970s and it refers to those factors that have a significant influence, whether positive or negative, on health. The term should not imply a cause–effect relationship between arisk factorand ahealth status. Health...
population.”47 This situation is particularly disconcerting in oral health, where many conditions and risk factors are largely preventable. There are several definitions of health disparities and inequities; the scope of the definitions and the goals for overcoming them have expanded over time. In ...
Tobacco consumption is now one of the most serious problems in the world and is receiving renewed attention in the current health promotion. This study was carried out to elucidate the psychosocial and behavioural aspects of smokers associated with participation, attrition and outcome in smoking cessa...