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How does health visiting in the first year of life vary by family characteristics? A longitudinal analysis of administra...

Published in Journal of public health (Oxford, England)

The health visiting service in UK promotes the health and wellbeing of families with young children and comprises a universal offer (three mandated contacts between birth and 12 months) and additional contacts based on need. We aimed to understand how the level of health visiting support received varies by family characteristics. Using the Communit...

Embracing the future: how the metaverse revitalises counsellors and combats compassion fatigue.

Published in Journal of public health (Oxford, England)

International scientific communication on COVID-19 data: management pitfalls understanding.

Published in Journal of public health (Oxford, England)

During the pandemic, countries utilized various forms of statistical estimations of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) impact. Differences between databases make direct comparisons and interpretations of data in different countries a challenge. We evaluated country-specific approaches to COVID-19 data and recommended changes that would improve fut...

Climate change and infectious disease surveillance in Nepal: qualitative study exploring social, cultural, political and...

Published in Journal of public health (Oxford, England)

To explore the impacts of contextual issues encompassing social, cultural, political and institutional elements, on the operation of public health surveillance systems in Nepal concerning the monitoring of infectious diseases in the face of a changing climate. Semi-structured interviews (n = 16) were conducted amongst key informants from the Depart...

'Telling them "that's what it says in the guidance" didn't feel good enough': moral distress during the pandemic in UK p...

Published in Journal of public health (Oxford, England)

The study aimed to identify the causes of moral distress in public health professionals associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the potential ways of avoiding or mitigating the distress. The survey was distributed to all members of the UK Faculty of Public Health between 14 December 2021 and 23 February 2022. Conventional qualitative content ana...

How food insecurity and childhood undernutrition thrive in a global economic recession?

Published in Journal of public health (Oxford, England)

The impacts of extreme temperature on mortality and emergency hospital admissions within East Sussex in comparison with ...

Published in Journal of public health (Oxford, England)

The impacts of heatwaves are a rapidly growing area of study; however, much of the existing research focusses on national data analysis. This article aims to add a local perspective using data from only one county, East Sussex, and comparing these with the pre-existing national data. Population data were obtained from publicly available sources suc...

'I see the high level of interpersonal support during the pandemic as proof that the good in people prevails': the COVID...

Published in Journal of public health (Oxford, England)

The public health approach to end-of-life care has led to initiatives to promote caring communities, involving the community in supporting vulnerable dying people and their families. Our study aimed to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the relevance of a caring community, whether the concept of a caring community took on a different meanin...

Chat GPT: the need for an ethical framework to regulate its use in education.

Published in Journal of public health (Oxford, England)

'Children's psychological well-being: a cornerstone for a healthier World's future'.

Published in Journal of public health (Oxford, England)