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2 days ago · JECH is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal. JECH is a leading international journal devoted to publication of original research and reviews covering applied, methodological and theoretical issues with emphasis on studies using multidisciplinary or integrative approaches. Current Issue. Authors. JECH accepts submissions of a wide range of ...
Estimated changes in free sugar consumption one year after the …
Background The UK soft drinks industry levy (SDIL) was announced in March 2016 and implemented in April 2018, encouraging manufacturers to reduce the sugar content of soft drinks. This is the first study to investigate changes in individual-level consumption of free sugars in relation to the SDIL. Methods We used controlled interrupted time series (2011–2019) to explore changes in the ...
Effect of Universal Credit on young children’s mental health: quasi ...
Sep 16, 2024 · Background Child mental health has become an increasingly important issue in the UK, especially in the context of significant welfare reforms. Universal Credit (UC) has introduced substantial changes to the UK’s social security system, significantly impacting low-income families. Our aim was to assess the effects of UC’s introduction on children’s mental health for families eligible for ...
The primary purpose of this review was to compile and eval-uate the existing evidence linking nature and the mental health of children and teenagers. The results demonstrate that inter-acting with nature is positively associated with the mental health of children and teenagers. The findings, although somewhat.
Impact of early childhood infection on child development and …
Aug 30, 2024 · Background Childhood infection might be associated with adverse child development and neurocognitive outcomes, but the results have been inconsistent. Methods Two population-based record-linkage cohorts of all singleton children born at term in New South Wales, Australia, from 2001 to 2014, were set up and followed up to 2019 for developmental outcome (N=276 454) and school performance (N=644 ...
The ecological fallacy strikes back | Journal of Epidemiology ...
When I first started studying epidemiology, ecological studies were briefly discussed as an inexpensive but unreliable method for studying individual level risk factors for disease. For example, rather than go to the time and expense to establish a cohort study or case-control study of fat intake and breast cancer, you could simply use …
Redlining in New York City: impacts on particulate matter …
Sep 5, 2024 · Background Evidence suggests historical redlining shaped the built environment and health outcomes in urban areas. Only a handful of studies have examined redlining’s association with air pollution and adverse birth outcomes in New York City (NYC). Additionally, no NYC-specific studies have examined the impact of redlining on birth weight. Methods This longitudinal cohort study analysed data ...
State-level association between income inequality and mortality in …
Sep 6, 2024 · Methods We perform repeated cross-sectional regressions of mortality on state-level inequality measures (Gini coefficients) at 10-year intervals. We also estimate the correlation between within-state changes in income inequality and changes in mortality rates using two time-series models, one with state- and year-fixed effects and one with a lagged dependent variable.
Small numbers, big impact: making a utilitarian case for the ...
Inclusion health groups make up a small proportion of the general population, so despite the extreme social exclusion and poor health outcomes that these groups experience, they are often overlooked in public health investment and policy development. In this paper, we demonstrate that a utilitarian argument can be made for investment …
Is it possible to identify populations experiencing material ...
Sep 9, 2024 · Background Material disadvantage is associated with poor health, but commonly available area-based metrics provide a poor proxy for it. We investigate if a measure of material disadvantage could be constructed from UK primary care electronic health records. Methods Using data from Clinical Practice Research Datalink Aurum (May 2022) linked to the 2019 English Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD ...