International Journal of Public Health | New and Recent Articles https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health RSS Feed for International Journal of Public Health | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-07-08T01:52:14.843+00:00 60 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609473 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609473 <![CDATA[Mapping the availability of climate and health education in European schools of public health: a baseline assessment for indicator development]]> 2026-06-26T00:00:00Z Original Article Eric Phillip TwomeyFadilah Fitri ArsyRobert OtokLaurent Chambaud https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609165 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609165 <![CDATA[Effects of a family home-based intervention on global health and 24h movements: an exploratory family cluster-based approach to childhood obesity]]> 2026-06-25T00:00:00Z Original Article Julie SirouxJuliette LemayInès RamosVicky DrapeauJean-Phillipe ChaputElodie VedrineCarla DalmaisVictoria Rousset-ThiryDavid ThivelYves BoirieMagalie Miolanne https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609386 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609386 <![CDATA[Individual placement and support (IPS) integrated with specialized substance use disorder treatment: a socioeconomic analysis based on a randomized controlled trial]]> 2026-06-25T00:00:00Z Original Article Kristoffer Andreas Aamodt AndersenLinn Nathalie StømeErlend Marius AasEspen Ajo ArnevikMarianne Riksheim StavsethEline Borger Rognli https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609856 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609856 <![CDATA[COVID-19 disrupted patterns of cause-specific mortality in Switzerland]]> 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z Original Article Anthony HauserMoritz WagnerAnna FesserKarim AbawiAnne LaubeGaryfallos KonstantinoudisJulien Riou 0.80).ConclusionThese patterns likely reflect three overlapping mechanisms: reduced circulation of non-COVID-19 respiratory pathogens, unrecognized COVID-19 deaths (especially cardiovascular), and mortality displacement, pointing to possible underestimation of the true respiratory burden.]]> https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609624 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609624 <![CDATA[Concurrent utilisation of cancer screening tests in the general population aged 50–69: an analysis of the 2017 Swiss Health Survey]]> 2026-06-23T00:00:00Z Original Article Audrey Butty DettwilerJessica Nakiyingi-MiiroJean-Luc Bulliard https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609281 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609281 <![CDATA[Rising clustering of metabolic risk factors and behavioral-metabolic profiles in Viet Nam, 2015–2021: repeated cross-sectional surveys]]> 2026-06-19T00:00:00Z Original Article Duy Quang PhamThi Tu Quyen BuiHung Minh NguyenMinh Van Hoang https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609152 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609152 <![CDATA[Substance use among second-generation immigrants in France: heritage language as a protective factor]]> 2026-06-15T00:00:00Z Original Article Stéphane LegleyeMyriam KhlatDamien Bricard https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609906 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609906 <![CDATA[Closing the implementation gap: the Joint Action on Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes (JACARDI) as a proof of-concept for Europe’s Safe Hearts Plan]]> 2026-06-15T00:00:00Z Commentary Benedetta ArmocidaBeatrice FormentiAlbert AszalosHector BuenoEwelina ChawłowskaHanna ElonheimoMounia El YamaniIrati ErreguerenaSinikka KytoMatilde LeonardiJaana LindströmAgnes MakaiBernardino MorilloLuigi PalmieriRoberta PapaMarkku PeltonenHelena SafadiNatalia SkogbergAnna TarhanchukHanna TolonenEdwin WoutersJelka ZaletelKatarzyna ZukowskaGraziano Onder https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609990 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609990 <![CDATA[The emergency events database, EM-DAT, must be preserved as a global public good]]> 2026-06-15T00:00:00Z Commentary Niko SpeybroeckIlan NoyAlbert KettnerRegina BelowGabriele MessoriWim ThieryValentin WatheletAglaé JézéquelDamien DelforgeDewald Van Niekerk https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1608979 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1608979 <![CDATA[Assessing Unmet Need for Mental Healthcare Among Adults in Germany – Results from a Nationwide Study with Data Linkage]]> 2026-06-11T00:00:00Z Original Article Diana PeitzFelicitas VogelgesangHeike HöllingThomas G. GrobeTimm FrerkUrsula MarschallJulia Thom https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609244 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609244 <![CDATA[Pakistan’s HPV vaccination drive: navigating trust, culture, and misinformation in a new era of immunization]]> 2026-06-11T00:00:00Z Commentary Umaima MirMaria AsgharNayab AmjadUrooj AmjadIqra KhanShandana KifayatShanlina KifayatMuhammad Ali Jan KhanKhadija Tul KobraZeeshan WaliBaber WaliSobia ShafiqAsad UllahFazal JamilMuhammad IttefaqMuhammad Salar Khan https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609740 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609740 <![CDATA[Invisible victims of border conflict: health and wellbeing of border communities between Cambodia and Thailand]]> 2026-06-10T00:00:00Z Commentary Virak Sorn https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609179 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609179 <![CDATA[Individual placement and support in Mexico: barriers and facilitators]]> 2026-06-10T00:00:00Z Original Article J. Carlos Arámbula-RománElsy Cárdenas-GarcíaSol Durand-AriasRicardo Saracco-AlvarezJaime Carmona-HuertaJesús Alejandro Aldana-LópezEveling Villafuerte-JacobShoshana BerenzonAna Carolina FlorenceBob DrakeEzra SusserFranco Mascayano https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609454 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609454 <![CDATA[Bridging the implementation gap in cardiovascular prevention: a narrative review and call to action]]> 2026-06-10T00:00:00Z Review Grzegorz KubielasJacek GonosChristopher S. LeeAngela DuranteMichela BarisoneNicola StraitonAdrian JurczykKatarzyna KułagaMaria JędrzejczykIzabella Uchmanowicz https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609143 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609143 <![CDATA[Large trials of psychosocial interventions: examples from individual placement and support]]> 2026-06-09T00:00:00Z Review Justin D. MetcalfeKim T. MueserRobert E. Drake 1,000) IPS RCTs for aspects of design and execution that undermine the validity of their results.ResultsWe identified three large IPS RCTs and identified threats to validity associated with treatment adherence and attrition.ConclusionLarge trials should rely on pilot studies to ensure that difficulties with recruitment, implementation of and participation in interventions, and follow-up measurement do not compromise study validity; intervention fidelity and participation should be measured to permit evaluation of study success. Funders should require and support the use of pilot studies and other prior research to justify the introduction of an intervention to a population and anticipate potential threats to validity.]]> https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609283 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609283 <![CDATA[Integrating equity and justice in rheumatic heart disease policy: addressing reproductive health challenges]]> 2026-06-04T00:00:00Z Theory & Concept Panduleni Penipawa ShimandaTekla Shipahu Natangwe Shiindi-Mbidi https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609449 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609449 <![CDATA[Tool for identifying occupational exposures and risks in agriculture (TIERRA): application in coffee farming in Uganda]]> 2026-06-04T00:00:00Z Original Article Hannah WeyLena JäggiAggrey AtuhaireFelix BoosPeter SsekkaddeSandra AbeineRuth MubeeziSamuel Fuhrimann https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609134 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609134 <![CDATA[COVID-19 testing and mental health service utilization in Ontario: a population-based cohort study]]> 2026-06-02T00:00:00Z Original Article Kiran SaqibVivek GoelJoel A. DubinJeremy VanderDoesZahid Ahmad Butt https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609153 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609153 <![CDATA[Development and external validation of an interpretable machine learning model for obesity-depression comorbidity in Korean and US adults]]> 2026-05-28T00:00:00Z Original Article Yuwen ShangguanZhenhao LinYoung-Je SimKunpeng WuYu ChuKunyi HuangFangxi ChenKangkang JiFang ChenShangrui Liu https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609361 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2026.1609361 <![CDATA[Do youth e-cigarette users perceive smoking as attractive? The dynamics of demographics and contextual factors]]> 2026-05-26T00:00:00Z Original Article Omar B. Da’arMaria AlamrRandah AlalweetBandar AlEissaFarah Kalmey