Despite progress in air pollution control, concerns remain over the health impact of poor air quality. Governments … estimates of the health effects of air pollutants. But avoidance behaviour imposes a cost on individuals and therefore may not … relationship between children's daily hospital emergency admissions for respiratory diseases and common air pollutants, while …

Engaging and strengthening the ICDS and Health programs of the government was a major approach of the two component … effectiveness at scale. This paper describes how the INHP learnt and evolved in its strategies in engaging existing public health …

As Bhutan has progressed financially, its health indicators have also progressed. It has achieved significant gains in … elevated: stunting of children younger than 5, and anemia in women and children. Some factors can be interpreted as direct or … female anemia rates. Beyond factors that directly impact on the nutrition of women and children are other issues specific to …

-life health and the longterm effects of shocks due to disease, famine, malnutrition, pollution, and war. …A growing literature documents the links between long-term outcomes and health in the fetal period, infancy, and early … of data and identification to study the long reach of childhood health in developing countries. Health in early life may …

health. The objective is to develop a parsimonious method for identifying behavioral heterogeneity caused by life …

issue globally, undermining health gains and imposing financial and economic costs on governments and households. NCDs are … an important health challenge in the Pacific. First, (NCDs) can impose large but often preventable health, financial, and … bulk of health services. Second, risk factors in the Pacific are feeding a pipeline of potentially expensive-to-treat NCDs …

Among a recent birth cohort in U.S. cities, children were far more likely to be diagnosed with asthma and to experience … underlying the relationship between family structure and children’s asthma. I find that demographic and socioeconomic correlates … of marriage explain asthma differences between children of married and cohabiting parents. However, children whose …

Among a recent birth cohort in U.S. cities, children were far more likely to be diagnosed with asthma and to experience … underlying the relationship between family structure and children’s asthma. I find that demographic and socioeconomic correlates … of marriage explain asthma differences between children of married and cohabiting parents. However, children whose …