Although there has been substantial debate and research concerning the economic impact of neo-liberal practices, there is a paucity of research about the potential relation between neo-liberal economic practices and population health. We assessed the extent to which neo-liberal policies and...

A better and healthier time to be alive than ever -- An unhealthy country -- An unhealthy world -- Who we are, the foundational forces -- Where we live, work, and play -- Politics, power, and money -- Compassion -- Social, racial, and economic justice -- Health as a public good -- Understanding...

Precision public health approaches are crucial for targeting health policies to regions most affected by disease. We present the first sub-national and spatially explicit burden of disease study in Africa. We used a cross-sectional study design and assessed data from the Kenya population and...

Abstract Many of the secondary outcomes in observational studies and randomized trials are rare. Methods for estimating causal effects and associations with rare outcomes, however, are limited, and this represents a missed opportunity for investigation. In this article, we construct a new...

Part I. Why migration and health?An introduction to migration and health /Sandro Galea, Catherine K. Ettman, and Muhammad H. Zaman --Understanding migration and health : socio-ecological and lifecourse perspectives /Catherine K. Ettman, Muhammad H. Zaman, Sandro Galea --The global drivers of...

Precision public health approaches are crucial for targeting health policies to regions most affected by disease. We present the first sub-national and spatially explicit burden of disease study in Africa. We used a cross-sectional study design and assessed data from the Kenya population and...

The main objective of the study was to assess the socioeconomic and demographic determinants of social capital amongst child caregivers in the Iganga and Mayuge Health and Demographic Surveillance Site Eastern Uganda. Logistic regression models were used to analyze associations between 4 social...