All Resources for 'Public Health'

SPYM Newsletter

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Book
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Prevention
Public Health

The Society for Promotion of Youth and Masses has produced its latest newsletter!

The newsletter highlights the new relationship with SPYM and ISSUP through the establishment of the ISSUP India National Chapter.

There is a report of the...

Alcohol Interventions in Secondary and Further Education

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Book
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Prevention
Public Health

Alcohol use during the teenage years is related to a wide range of health and social problems. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has developed new guidelines to help schools and colleges when teaching their pupils about...

Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Offspring Alcohol Use

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Scientific article
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Women
Public Health
Theories and Science
Data

Despite increasing awareness of the negative consequences of alcohol, rates of consumption among young adults remain high.

Longitudinal studies provide insight into the risk and protective factors in a young persons life that might...

Select, Adapt, Evaluate - Violence Prevention Tool

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Website
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Public Health

Violence prevention approaches based on the best available evidence are those that have been rigorously evaluated in one or more research studies and found to impact intended outcomes.

Because each setting and each community is unique, you...

Tobacco Use Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Young Adults

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Scientific article
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Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Women
Data

It is recognised that smoking and use of tobacco products among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) young adults is higher compared to their heterosexual and cisgender peers.

Although it is believed that within the LGBTQ...

Drinking in Pregnancy: Lasting Effects of Low-level Alcohol Use?

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Scientific article
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Populations
Women
Public Health

It is generally known and accepted that heavy drinking during pregnancy can have harmful effects on the development of the unborn child. What is less well understood, and is causing uncertainty amongst the public, is the impact of low-level...

Changing Perceptions: How Harmful Is Drinking in Later Life?

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Scientific article
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Populations
Men
Women
Public Health

Given the current growth of ageing populations, alcohol consumption among the elderly has received increased attention.

What is deemed to be a ‘safe’ level of consumption has also been thrown into question, in the light of new evidence of...

Wine Glass Size and Wine Sales

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Scientific article
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Public Health

Excessive alcohol consumption is a continuous global public health concern.

It is believed that glass size can influence pouring behaviour, with larger glasses resulting in more alcohol being poured into them, and also by influencing...