Lancet
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The ethnicity data gap hinders public health research from addressing ethnic health inequity in the UK, especially for under-served young, migrant populations. We aimed to review how ethnicity was captured, reported, analysed, and theorised within policy-relevant research. ⋯ UCL Engagement Beacon Bursary.
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Review
Household food insecurity and child health outcomes: a rapid review of mechanisms and associations.
Household food insecurity (HHFI) has detrimental impact on child health outcomes. The primary aim of this work was to describe the mechanisms, defined as statistically quantified processes or systems, that explain the association between HHFI and poor child health outcomes. The secondary aim was to identify which child health outcomes were significantly associated with HHFI. ⋯ University of Sheffield.
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Review
Population-level interventions for the primary prevention of dementia: a complex evidence review.
Dementia is a leading, global public health challenge. Recent evidence supporting a decrease in age-specific incidence of dementia in high-income countries (HICs) suggests that risk reduction is possible through improved life-course public health. Despite this, efforts to date have been heavily focused on individual-level approaches, which are unlikely to significantly reduce dementia prevalence or inequalities in dementia. In order to inform policy, we identified the population-level interventions for dementia risk reduction with the strongest evidence base. ⋯ None.
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Poor diet is a major public health concern. In 2021, 63·8% of adults and 22·2% of reception-age children were either overweight or obese in England. Fiscal interventions have become a popular policy measure to reduce obesity and encourage healthy eating. Such measures are highly controversial, leading to media debate promoting pro-tax and anti-tax arguments. To better understand food tax debates and the use of media analysis in public health research, we conducted a scoping review of media analyses using food taxes as a case study. ⋯ National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
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Everyone in England has the right to primary care without financial charges. Nevertheless, evidence shows that barriers remain for inclusion health populations such as vulnerable migrants, people experiencing homelessness, Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller (GRT) communities, and people who sell sex. There is little evidence for what works to improve access. This study was a scoping review of interventions to improve access to mainstream primary care for inclusion health groups in England. ⋯ National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR 202050).