Journal of public health
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Journal of public health · Sep 2009
Geographical variation in the provision of elective primary hip and knee replacement: the role of socio-demographic, hospital and distance variables.
To explore inequalities in the provision of hip/knee replacement surgery and produce small-area estimates of provision to inform local health planning. ⋯ This study found evidence of inequalities in the provision of joint replacement surgery. However, before we can conclude that there is inequity in receipts of healthcare, future research must consider whether these patterns are explained by variations in need across socio-demographic groups.
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Journal of public health · Sep 2009
Historical ArticleThe role of schools of public health: learning from history, looking to the future.
There is a broad consensus on the need for high-quality public health education and research to tackle the world's many public health challenges. Public health education and research are delivered by a variety of institutions operating very different models, which collectively can be called schools of public health. Given the importance of education and research to public health systems, it is surprising how little research has been done to assess the role of schools of public health in contributing to population health. ⋯ Although the evidence is patchy, a global overview of the history of schools of public health identifies three important themes: capacity building, multidisciplinarity and balancing teaching and research. Newer challenges and opportunities include addressing the impact of climate change and developments in e-learning. Schools of public health have the potential to make a central contribution to progress in public health practice in the twenty-first century.