...Elian Eve Jentoft; Marit Haldar Purpose Loneliness’ impact on health and wellbeing has emerged as a public health issue in several countries. Young people are increasingly understood as a ‘risk group’ and intervention target for loneliness-reduction. This research paper aims to present a discourse...

...) the “paradox of support” and (3) the “paradox of confidence” – to account for both the positive and negative links between measures of political support and public acceptability of COVID-19 containment measures. Public health Risk perception Risk communication Institutional trust COVID-19 preventive...

... of citizens. During the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the quarantine and other measures adopted to stop the spread of COVID-19 in African countries, the number of infected cases continued to increase significantly. This situation mounted unprecedented pressure on the public health systems in many African...

... studies on the impact of military establishment on society. These findings highlight the importance of “bringing the military back in” to the forefront of sociological research. Public health Disadvantaged groups Health services Political economy Social policy Jorgenson et al...

... among the ST and from 19.5 to 11.1 per cent among other caste/tribe groups. Public health India Disadvantaged groups Social inclusion Children (0-6 years) ICDS The limitation of the programme is that it does not address the household food security, but it targets children aged zero...

... on health outcomes to be impressive when comparing it with other Union Territories (UTs). However, using examples of two public health and nutrition schemes, the paper argues that unless ANI's development indicators are compared over few years, public policy may fail to identity its development challenges...

... be contacted at: shrikantkuntla@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Social dynamics Public health Marriage Pregnancy India Studies in a global context have also identified factors affecting consanguineous marriages. Akrami and Osati (2007) elaborated various social...

... workers abroad, are unpaid volunteers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 United States of America Citizen participation Emergency services Medical personnel Community participation Public health Social responsibility Volunteering Community health services Why would...

... that substance abuse is the most serious health problem globally, the advocated approach to the resolution of addiction is the efficiency of the relationship between the primary care physician and the patient. Social policy Public policy Public health Economics Sociology Community health services...

... instrumental (operant) conditioning. Social policy Public policy Public health Economics Sociology Community health services This article is about substance abuse as a human disorder that defies resolution – a worldwide pandemic. In the World Health Organization's Draft Global Policy...

... Limited 2009 Globalization Public health Birth control Developing countries The rapid growth of world society organizations and their growing involvement in development efforts at all levels, from policy design to implementation, has raised a number of questions and given rise...

... public health policy that seeks to reintegrate housing and well‐being is undertaken. Findings Decent housing lies at the heart of health for all. Generally, the picture is more positive, but action remains slow. Children's needs must be given a higher priority in housing in future to promote physical...