Background Negative associations between neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantage and health are well documented. However, ...

Background This study examined the independent effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and social support on ...

An epidemic often begins as a whisper—in barnyards, wetlands or milking parlours—long before its roar reaches emergency briefings and policy halls. As seen with H5N1 in early 2025, dismissing these ...

This glossary presents a comprehensive list of indicators of socioeconomic position used in health research. A description of what they intend to measure is given together with how data are elicited ...

Background There is good evidence that job stressors are prospectively related to mental health problems, particularly depressive symptoms. This review aimed to examine whether job stressors were also ...

Background Previous studies have suggested that socio-environmental factors interact with genetic risk in the genesis of schizophrenia. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between income, ...

Background Unintentional home injuries are a leading cause of preventable death in young children. Safety education and equipment provision improve home safety practices, but their impact on injuries ...

Community mobilisation interventions have been used to promote health in many low-income and middle-income settings. They frequently involve collective action to address shared determinants of ...

This essay examines key aspects of social relationships that were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses explicitly on relational mechanisms of health and brings together theory and emerging ...

Background Education attainment can improve life expectancy and guide healthy behaviours throughout an entire lifetime. A nationwide longitudinal study of the association of education status with the ...

Ten years ago Aaron Antonovsky died after a short period of disease. His death meant a break in the leadership of a new innovative direction in public health research. His fundamental contribution was ...