Section edited by Michelle Turner and Mahfuzar Rahman
This section aims to publish studies on the environmental correlates of health and disease.
Research article
In a multi-unit housing (MUH) complex, secondhand smoke (SHS) can pass from one living space to another. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of SHS incursion, and to establish the relationshi...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:739
Published on: 25 September 2017
Study protocol
There is evidence from existing literature that ambient air pollutant exposure in early childhood likely plays an important role in asthma exacerbation and other respiratory symptoms, with greater effect among...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:712
Published on: 16 September 2017
Research article
Despite evidence showing that access to and use of improved sanitation is associated with healthier households and communities, barriers influencing the adoption and sustainablity of sanitation facilities rema...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:706
Published on: 13 September 2017
Research article
Cell phone use during pregnancy is a public health concern. We investigated the association between maternal cell phone use in pregnancy and child’s language, communication and motor skills at 3 and 5 years.
BMC Public Health 2017 17:685
Published on: 5 September 2017
Research article
Photodamage is partially mitigated by darker skin pigmentation, but immune suppression, photoaging and cataracts occur among individuals with all skin types.
BMC Public Health 2017 17:677
Published on: 25 August 2017
Research article
There is some concern that coal seam gas mining may affect health and wellbeing through changes in social determinants such as living and working conditions, local economy and the environment. The onward impac...
BMC Public Health 2017 18:51
Published on: 3 August 2017
The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736
Research article
A wide range of pesticides is applied for crop protection in vegetable cultivation in China. Regulation of pesticide maximum residue limits (MRLs) in vegetables is established but not fully enforced. And pesti...
BMC Public Health 2017 18:91
Published on: 2 August 2017
The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736
Study protocol
It is now universally acknowledged that climate change constitutes a major threat to human health. At the same time, some of the measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, so-called climate change mitigation...
BMC Public Health 2017 18:71
Published on: 1 August 2017
The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736
The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:679
Research article
Housing is a key determinant of the poor health of Aboriginal Australians. Most Aboriginal people live in cities and large towns, yet research into housing conditions has largely focused on those living in rem...
BMC Public Health 2017 18:70
Published on: 1 August 2017
The Erratum to this article has been published in BMC Public Health 2017 17:736
Research article
Globally, there is a growing concern over pesticides use, which has been linked to self-harm and suicide. However, there is paucity of research on the epidemiology of pesticides poisoning in Nepal. This study ...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:619
Published on: 3 July 2017
Research article
Physical activity is likely to be determined as a complex interplay between personal, interpersonal, and environmental factors. Studying the built environment involves expanding the focus from the individual p...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:616
Published on: 3 July 2017
Research article
Domestic waste generation has contributed significantly to hampering national waste management efforts. It poses serious threat to national development and requires proper treatment and management within and o...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:615
Published on: 3 July 2017
Research article
Pesticide poisoning in children has been a serious public health issue around the world, especially in the developing countries where agriculture is still one of the largest economic sectors. The purpose of th...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:602
Published on: 28 June 2017
Research article
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, is known as severely air-polluted city in the world due to increased coal consumption in the cold season. The health effects of air pollution in Mongolia such as mortality, morbidity and...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:594
Published on: 23 June 2017
Research article
High rates of food insecurity are documented among Inuit households in Canada; however, data on food insecurity prevalence and seasonality for Inuit households with children are lacking, especially in city cen...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:578
Published on: 15 June 2017
Research article
Although breastfeeding of infants is recommended globally, the fact that maternal toxic metal stores are mobilised into breast milk implies infants, whose mothers live and work in mining communities, are at ri...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:505
Published on: 25 May 2017
Research article
BMC Public Health 2017 17:516
Published on: 25 May 2017
Research article
With urbanisation increasing, it is important to understand how to design changing environments to promote mental wellbeing. Evidence suggests that local-area proportions of green space may be associated with ...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:460
Published on: 17 May 2017
Research article
In South Africa, community health workers (CHWs) working in community-based care (CBC) programmes provide care to patients most of whom are living with HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB). Although studies have sho...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:448
Published on: 15 May 2017
Editorial
BMC Public Health 2017 17:372
Published on: 9 May 2017
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