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There is increasing recognition that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an important international and development 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,...
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outcomes desired by other sectors, such as education, environment, welfare, agriculture, and transportation. HiAP can be …
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Economic declines and their associated stress, shortage of financial resources, and changes in available time can impair health behaviors. This study tested the association between change in working hours, change in employment status, and financial strain and health behaviors measured after the...
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depression. Health damaging behaviors like unhealthy eating, smoking, and alcohol use may be used to cope, contributing to … depression, most healthy and least unhealthy eating, most physical activity, and lowest levels of smoking and drinking. Those … physical activity, and amount of cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption. Depression significantly mediated the association …
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Risky health behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, drug use, unprotected sex, and poor diets and sedentary … lifestyles (leading to obesity) are a major source of preventable deaths. This chapter overviews the theoretical frameworks for …
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In the financial crisis literature, it is usually argued that, contrary to the case of currency crises, building a time series index to identify banking crisis episodes is highly difficult, particularly because of the lack of reliable data on banking sector variables (non-performing loans,...
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The causality between energy consumption and real income in developed countries has been a very vital research topic in recent years. Raising concerns about climate change and global warming increase the pressure on policy makers to take action against energy depletion. Unfortunately these...
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