International journal of public health
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Int J Public Health · Sep 2009
Addressing the socioeconomic determinants of adolescent health: experiences from the WHO/HBSC Forum 2007.
Over the past 25 years, the WHO collaborative cross-national Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study has been accumulating evidence that provides insights into how to promote the health and well-being of young people. HBSC has increased understanding of the determinants of young people's health, particularly in relation to the social contexts in which they live, learn and play. The study now spans 43 countries and regions in Europe and North America. ⋯ The WHO/HBSC Forum series is an evolving platform. The methodology for each Forum process incorporates lessons learnt through past Fora - within resource constraints - and is based on the principles of efficiency and effectiveness. Areas requiring further development, identified through the aforementioned interviews and based on the reflections of co-organizers, include identification of means to ensure systematic, appropriate and meaningful youth involvement; maximization of the usefulness of the European consultation; and definition of a budget line and framework for evaluation of the process' impact at country level.
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Int J Public Health · Jan 2009
Comparative StudyConceptualizing the integration of HIV treatment and prevention: findings from a process evaluation of a community-based, national capacity-building intervention.
This paper responds to a gap in knowledge about the conceptualization of integration in community-based AIDS organizations (CBAOs). ⋯ Study findings help distinguish a community-based concept of HIV-related integration from alternative uses of the term while pointing out key tensions associated with efforts to integrate HIV prevention and treatment in a community-based context.
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To study the prevalence and determinants of cigarette smoking in Morocco. ⋯ Cigarette smoking remains an important public health problem in Morocco. A comprehensive strategy for tobacco control is needed.
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Int J Public Health · Jan 2008
Does perceived safety of light cigarette encourage smokers to smoke more or to inhale more deeply?
This study investigated the effect of smoking light cigarettes and believing that light cigarettes are less of a health threat on the decision to smoke more light cigarettes or inhale more deeply in Taiwan. ⋯ Government should attempt to reverse the tendency for light smokers to smoke more under the misconception that light cigarettes are relatively safe, and correct the erroneous belief among smokers who wish to quit that smoking light cigarettes is an intermediate stage on the path to quitting.