Sex and gender are important determinants of health, but we often lack criteria for effective gender-sensitive work place health promotion. A team at the Austrian Health Promotion Fund are working …
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Talking “place” – a public health conversation for everyone?
The Place Standard is a tool to facilitate effective conversation between organisations, businesses and communities to identify both the assets of a place, and areas deemed priority for improvement. It …
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Cities improving public health with public gardens
Urban regeneration is being linked to efforts to improve physical and mental health in Turin and Zagreb, with initiatives to improve biodiversity and grow local food involving citizens. Evaluation of …
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Working on the wellbeing of migrant children and their families
To help migrant children to thrive in new environments Pharos is delivering support to careers and teachers. Their efforts aim to both support children’s development, and to reduce inequalities. By …
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Editorial: Support children and families now to protect the health of adults tomorrow
For every step down the socio-economic ladder, children and young people experience a higher level of physical and mental health problems that will affect their future health and life opportunities. …
Food aid and healthy nutrition programmes in schools: what works?
What is the best way to reduce food insecurity and obesity in schools? That’s one of the main questions studied by the DIATROFI programme. Since 2012 more than 110,000 students …
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Two approaches to promoting healthy diets amongst children in Austria
Overweight and obesity is increasingly a problem for children across Europe, and Austria is no exception. There, two initiatives have been put in place to try to curb the trend. …
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A system wide approach to improving outcomes in First 1000 Days
In a Welsh community formerly driven by heavy industry, the citizens of Cwm Taf continue to experience high levels of deprivation and poor health outcomes. This is a story repeated …
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Europe’s Environmental Pollution & Children’s Brain Development
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The Positive Parenting Intervention in Spain
The Spanish Health Promotion and Prevention Strategy (HPPS) [1], launched in 2013, combines health promotion, ‘positive parenting’, and life-course approaches. Using elements from health, social, and education services, the strategy …
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A new PATH to perinatal mental health
Becoming a parent can be an exciting but challenging time. These challenges can affect parents’ mental health, leading to illnesses such as postnatal depression which are not always recognised and …
An integrated health monitoring model for good, lifelong health
The Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso Foundation was established in 1951 by Mr Manuel and Mrs Maud Queiroz Pereira ‘…to be an institution of preventive and educational assistance dedicated to …
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Preventing is caring: a focus on Early Child Development interventions
What are the effects of different interventions for children and care-givers at pre- and postnatal periods? How do they support health equity? For good physical, social, and emotional development, children …
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The future starts early. It’s time to invest in children’s well-being
We know that early childhood interventions have a high return on investment and long-term societal advantages. Why then do we not prioritise early childhood interventions? Here we look at the …
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