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Health Promotion and Behavioral Epidemiology

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 14669

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Emily A. Schmied

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Guest Editor
Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science in the School of Public Health, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182, USA
Interests: health promotion; health behavior; mental health; sleep health; stigma; mental and physical comorbidities
Dr. Jennifer Sanchez-Flack

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Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago 1747 West Roosevelt Road, WROB 478, Chicago, IL 60608, USA
Interests: health and wellness; public health; health behavior and health education

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

A guiding principle of public health is the acknowledgement that many diseases and disabilities are attributable, at least in part, to health-related behaviors. Accordingly, public health researchers and practitioners have long sought to investigate the myriad influences on health behavior, and to develop, implement, and disseminate health promotion programs designed to facilitate behavior change. This work is complicated by the fact that health behavior does not occur in a silo, and no one person or community shares the same influences; however, many programs have successfully identified and addressed barriers to behavior change in at-risk communities.

The purpose of this Special Issue, Health Promotion and Behavioral Epidemiology, is to highlight research that applies novel approaches to the study of health behavior (e.g., ecological momentary assessment, complex systems analysis) and/or the development and evaluation of health promotion programs. Papers on any health behavior and from any population are welcome, though papers that consider broader social, political, and environmental contexts of behavior are preferred. Please see the following list of key words and terms.

Dr. Emily A. Schmied
Dr. Jennifer Sanchez-Flack
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • health promotion
  • health behavior
  • interventions
  • behavioral determinants
  • social determinants of health
  • behavior change techniques

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Association between Neighbourhood Deprivation Trajectories and Self-Perceived Health: Analysis of a Linked Survey and Health Administrative Data
by Sékou Samadoulougou, Laurence Letarte and Alexandre Lebel
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(1), 486; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010486 - 28 Dec 2022
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Life course exposure to neighbourhood deprivation may have a previously unstudied relationship with health disparities. This study examined the association between neighbourhood deprivation trajectories (NDTs) and poor reported self-perceived health (SPH) among Quebec’s adult population. Data of 45,990 adults with complete residential address [...] Read more.
Life course exposure to neighbourhood deprivation may have a previously unstudied relationship with health disparities. This study examined the association between neighbourhood deprivation trajectories (NDTs) and poor reported self-perceived health (SPH) among Quebec’s adult population. Data of 45,990 adults with complete residential address histories from the Care-Trajectories-Enriched Data cohort, which links Canadian Community Health Survey respondents to health administrative data, were used. Accordingly, participants were categorised into nine NDTs (T1 (Privileged Stable)–T9 (Deprived Stable)). Using multivariate logistic regression, the association between trajectory groups and poor SPH was estimated. Of the participants, 10.3% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 9.9–10.8) had poor SPH status. This proportion varied considerably across NDTs: From 6.4% (95% CI: 5.7–7.2) for Privileged Stable (most advantaged) to 16.4% (95% CI: 15.0–17.8) for Deprived Stable (most disadvantaged) trajectories. After adjustment, the likelihood of reporting poor SPH was significantly higher among participants assigned to a Deprived Upward (odds ratio [OR]: 1.77; 95% CI: 1.48–2.12), Average Downward (OR: 1.75; CI: 1.08–2.84) or Deprived trajectory (OR: 1.81; CI: 1.45–2.86), compared to the Privileged trajectory. Long-term exposure to neighbourhood deprivation may be a risk factor for poor SPH. Thus, NDT measures should be considered when selecting a target population for public-health-related interventions. Full article
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Evolution of Legislation and the Incidence of Elective Abortion in Spain: A Retrospective Observational Study (2011–2020)
by Amada Pellico-López, María Paz-Zulueta, Jimena B. Manjón-Rodríguez, Mar Sánchez Movellán, Purificación Ajo Bolado, José García-Vázquez, Joaquín Cayón-De las Cuevas and Laura Ruiz-Azcona
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(15), 9674; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159674 - 5 Aug 2022
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Background: According to the WHO, “unsafe abortion occurs when a pregnancy is terminated either by people lacking the necessary skills or in an environment that does not conform to minimal medical standards, or both”. Aim: To review the legislation that ensures access to [...] Read more.
Background: According to the WHO, “unsafe abortion occurs when a pregnancy is terminated either by people lacking the necessary skills or in an environment that does not conform to minimal medical standards, or both”. Aim: To review the legislation that ensures access to elective abortion and the main indicators of elective abortion in Spain. Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted across all regions of Spain from 2011 to 2020. The regulations of each region on the creation of the clinical committee and the creation of the registry of conscientious objector professionals were identified. Data were collected on rates of elective abortions per 1000 women, type of health center where the intervention was performed, interval of weeks of gestation, and cause. Results: After Law 2/2010 entered into force, the Spanish regions created a clinical committee; however, very few regions have a registry of conscientious objectors. During the study period, the average annual rate in Spain was 11.10 elective abortions per 1000 women between 15 and 44 years of age, showing a decreasing trend (annual percentage change of −1.92%). Only 10.67% of abortions were performed at public centers. In 90.18% of the cases, abortions were performed at the woman’s request. Conclusion: Spain legislated late compared to most European Union countries. The current law is similar to that of other member states, allowing abortion at the woman’s request in the first fourteen weeks and thereafter for medical reasons. Most abortions are performed at private centers, although many territorial inequalities are observed. Full article
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Associations of Social Cohesion and Socioeconomic Status with Health Behaviours among Middle-Aged and Older Chinese People
by Zeyun Feng, Jane M. Cramm and Anna P. Nieboer
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(9), 4894; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094894 - 4 May 2021
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Background: An understanding of factors associated with health behaviours is critical for the design of appropriate health promotion programmes. Important influences of social cohesion, education, and income on people’s health behaviours have been recognised in Western countries. However, little is known about [...] Read more.
Background: An understanding of factors associated with health behaviours is critical for the design of appropriate health promotion programmes. Important influences of social cohesion, education, and income on people’s health behaviours have been recognised in Western countries. However, little is known about these influences in the older Chinese population. Objective: To investigate associations of social cohesion and socioeconomic status (SES) with health behaviours among middle-aged and older adults in China. Methods: We used data from the World Health Organization’s Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health. Logistic regression and multivariate linear regression were performed. Results: Participants who reported greater social cohesion were more likely to have adequate vegetable and fruit (VF) consumption, be socially active, and less likely to smoke daily, but were not physically more active; participants with lower education levels were less likely to have adequate VF consumption and be socially active, and more likely to smoke daily; higher incomes were associated with decreased odds of daily smoking, increased odds of adequate VF consumption, increased likelihood to be socially active, but also less likelihood to have sufficient physical activity (PA). Associations of social cohesion and SES with health behaviours (smoking, PA, and VF consumption) differed between men and women. Discussion: Our findings are an essential step toward a fuller understanding of the roles of social cohesion and SES in protecting healthy behaviours among older adults. Full article
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The Airman’s Edge Project: A Peer-Based, Injury Prevention Approach to Preventing Military Suicide
by Justin C. Baker, Craig J. Bryan, AnnaBelle O. Bryan and Christopher J. Button
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(6), 3153; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063153 - 18 Mar 2021
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In light of data indicating military personnel are more likely to reach out to peers during times of need, peer-to-peer (P2P) support programs have been implemented for military suicide prevention. Often designed to reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors by reducing mental health symptom [...] Read more.
In light of data indicating military personnel are more likely to reach out to peers during times of need, peer-to-peer (P2P) support programs have been implemented for military suicide prevention. Often designed to reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors by reducing mental health symptom severity, existing data suggest that P2P programs have little to no effect on mental health symptoms. Conceptualizing suicide prevention from an occupational safety and injury prevention perspective to promote positive health-related behavior change at both the group and individual level may enhance the effectiveness of P2P programs and military suicide prevention efforts more broadly. To illustrate these concepts, the present article provides an overview of the Airman’s Edge project, a P2P program design based upon the occupational safety and injury prevention model of suicide prevention, and describes a program evaluation effort designed to test the effectiveness of this approach. Full article
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