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Section edited by Michelle Turner and Mahfuzar Rahman
This section aims to publish studies on the environmental correlates of health and disease.
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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
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
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
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
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
Research article
Cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and arsenic (As) are common environmental contaminants that have been associated with lower birthweight. Although some essential metals may mitigate exposure, data are inconsistent. Thi...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:354
Published on: 24 April 2017
Research article
In urban settings of Africa with rapidly increasing population, traffic-related air pollution is a major contributor to outdoor air pollution (OAP). Although OAP has been identified as a leading cause of globa...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:320
Published on: 17 April 2017
Research article
Excessive noise affects human health and interferes with daily activities. Although environmental noise may not directly cause mental illness, it may accelerate and intensify the development of latent mental d...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:315
Published on: 12 April 2017
Research article
Drinking water insecurity and related health outcomes often disproportionately impact Indigenous communities internationally. Understanding media coverage of these water-related issues can provide insight into...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:282
Published on: 27 March 2017
Research article
Although many studies have examined the effects of heat waves on the excess mortality risk (ER) posed by cardiovascular disease (CVD), scant attention has been paid to the effects of various combinations of di...
BMC Public Health 2017 17:223
Published on: 23 February 2017
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