Methods This review was conducted according to PRISMA guidelines. We searched six databases in July 2023: AMED, Embase, Medline, Psychinfo, Scopus and Web of Science. Quantitative and qualitative ...

Ezzati M, Horwitz MEM, Thomas DSK, et al.Altitude, life expectancy and mortality from ischaemic heart disease, stroke, COPD and cancers: national population-based analysis of US counties.

The Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JECH) is a peer-reviewed public health journal that covers all aspects of epidemiology and public health.

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

Background Underemployment is an increasing feature of global labour markets. However, the mental health impacts of underemployment remain relatively under-researched. Longitudinal evidence is ...

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 ...

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

Background: The infant mortality rate (IMR) has been criticised as a measure of population health because it is narrowly based and likely to focus the attention of health policy on a small part of the ...

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 ...

Background The association between resting heart rate (RHR) trajectory patterns based on multiple measurements and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is unclear. This study aimed ...