Globally, COVID-19 has the potential to overburden health systems. Interventions aimed at curbing transmission of SARS-CoV-2, such as restrictions to movement, absenteeism, behavioral changes, closure of institutions and interruption of supply chains, are also expected to result in malaria prevention ...
How can indigenous communities best mitigate potential devastating effects of COVID-19? In Bolivia, where nearly half of all citizens claim indigenous origins, no specific guidelines have been outlined for indigenous communities inhabiting native communal territories. In this Public Health article, we ...
The ongoing crisis and containment measures are likely to impact mental health. Many mental health patients now have difficulties accessing healthcare services. Also, continuous social isolation and COVID-19-related stress are likely to increase the number of mental health cases. The stress levels ex...
The WHO first gave COVID its highest level of alert on January 30, 2020, and the panel has continued to apply the label ever since, at meetings held every three months. In the early stage of the pandemic in 2020, countries around the world scrambled to roll out hea...
The objective of this study is to estimate the cumulative prevalence of COVID-19 cases among U.S. prison staff (e.g., COs, correctional healthcare workers, other clerical/admin) over time and compare it to the prison inmate population and the general U.S. population, overall. Previous res...
With recurring waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, a dilemma facing public health leadership is whether to provide public advice that is medically optimal (e.g., most protective against infection if followed), but unlikely to be adhered to, or advice that is
“On 31 December 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) China Country Office was informed of cases of pneumonia unknown etiology (unknown cause) detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China” [1]. The disease was officially designated as coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 by WHO on ...
Community health Sustainability COVID-19 Vaccination Noncommunicable diseases Child health care Social inclusion Social exclusion Sorry, something went wrong. Please try again and make sure cookies are enabled References [1] J. Paim, C. Travassos, C. Almeida, L. Bahia, J. Macinko The Brazilian...
While recent state legislation restricting the power of public health officials is undoubtedly a reaction to government actions during the COVID-19 pandemic, it will have an impact on future health emergencies. Put simply, the ability of our public health officials to lead during the next crisis ...
Since December 2019, when it was first reported in Wuhan, province of Hubei, China, the new virus SARS-CoV-2 has spread rapidly around the world and has become a global pandemic. During the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the public health measures implemented