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Equity, social determinants and public health programmes
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This article is published in Indian Journal of Medical Research.The article was published on 2011-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 311 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Social determinants of health & Health equity.read more
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Prevalence and the Association of Body Mass Index and Other Risk Factors with Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes Among 50,867 Adults in China and Sweden : A Cross-Sectional Study
Yue Zhang,Ailiana Santosa,Ailiana Santosa,Na Wang,Weibing Wang,Nawi Ng,Nawi Ng,Qi Zhao,Yonggen Jiang,Lars Weinehall,Genming Zhao +10 more
TL;DR: In both populations, the predicted probability of T2DM increased as the BMI increased in all age groups and the importance of addressing the ongoing obesity epidemic as a matter of urgency in order to curb what has become an apparent diabetes epidemic in both countries.
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Health systems research for policy change: lessons from the implementation of rapid assessment protocols for diabetes in low- and middle-income settings
TL;DR: The uptake of results was due to the credibility of the research which was influenced by a mix of the people involved, past assessments, trusted local partners, and the use of the results by knowledge brokers, such as the World Health Organization.
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Impact of a private sector living wage intervention on depressive symptoms among apparel workers in the Dominican Republic: a quasi-experimental study
Katharine B. Burmaster,John C. Landefeld,David H. Rehkopf,Maureen Lahiff,Karen Sokal-Gutierrez,Sarah Adler-Milstein,Lia C. H. Fernald +6 more
TL;DR: It is found that providing a living wage and workplace improvements to improve income and well-being in a disadvantaged population is associated with reduced depressive symptoms.
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Healthy public policies: looking ahead.
TL;DR: There is some scope to review the focus on GDP when measuring economic development, and how health promotion considers both the opportunities and responsibilities of industry as part of healthy public policies.
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Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the Middle-age Population: A Priority for the Health System.
TL;DR: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in the present study, especially in women, was higher than that reported from previous studies in Iran and programs for overweight and Obesity-related are suggested as a priority for the health system in this population.
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