All Resources for 'Policy, Governance & International Affairs'

Cultural Adaptations, Engagement and Outcomes of the Thailand Strengthening Families Program 12-16

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Populations
Family
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion
Partner Organisation

Kannikar Nolrajsuwat

Introduction: The Thailand culturally adapted version of the Strengthening Families Program (12-16) was evaluated for high risk 12 to 17-year-olds. After the success of the SFP 6-11 in Thailand, the Thailand juvenile...

Predictors of Educational Attainment in a Disadvantaged French-Canadian Sample

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

Marie-Helene Veronneau, Lisa Serbin, Kathleen Kennedy-Turner, Dale M. Stack, Alex Schwartzman, Jane Ledingham

Introduction: Educational attainment predicts health and well-being throughout the lifespan. Although educational attainment is...

Is Young Adolescents’ Self-Esteem Predicted by Peer Acceptance? A Gender Perspective

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Women
Partner Organisation

Olivier Gaudet, Justin Vollet, Marie-Helene Veronneau, Thomas Kindermann, Cécile Mathys

Introduction: Self-esteem influences youth’s mental and physical health (Tzesniewski et al., 2006) and is central to adolescent development. During...

Risks and Opportunities of Growing Up as Refugees

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Indigenous Populations, Older Adults and Refugees.
Refugees
Partner Organisation

Ha Yeon Kim, Lindsay Brown

Introduction: The world currently faces the largest refugee crisis since WWII[1]. Lebanon alone, a nation of approximately 4 million citizens, is sheltering over 1 million registered Syrian refugees. The...

Tobacco Product Use among Military Veterans — United States, 2010–2015

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Scientific article
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Populations
Family
Public Health

Summary

What is already known about this topic?

In the United States, the prevalence of adverse health conditions caused by tobacco use is particularly high among veterans; however, data on use of tobacco products other than cigarettes in...

Most-Read Knowledge Share Articles of 2017

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News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Addiction
Public Health
Statistics
Mental Health
Policy
Here is a selection of the most-read Knowledge Share articles of 2017. These are the articles that captivated our members most.

Generating Revenue by Raising Tobacco Taxes in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Scientific article
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Policy
Public Health

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine if raising tobacco taxes in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region will generate extra tax revenue, even at outer edges of the sensitivity analysis, with relatively...

The Role of Health Literacy in Quitting Tobacco in Indonesia

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Men
Partner Organisation

Nicole Johnson, Sri Handayani, John Parrish-Sprowl

Introduction: Within the past few years, Indonesia Ministry of Health and government have begun to push toward more anti-tobacco initiatives by sponsoring mass media campaigns and...

The Co-Occurrence of Violence and Substance Use among Mexican Adolescents

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Partner Organisation

Stephanie Ayers, Flavio F. Marsiglia, Stephen S. Kulis, Paul Smokowski, Anaid Gonzalvez

The rise and spread of violence in Mexico is an urgent concern given its unsettling, widespread and accelerating impact on communities. Experiencing...