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Sian Griffiths: We need to take decisive action to address the harms of problem gambling
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Sian Griffiths: Is gambling a public health issue?
Public health precautionary strategies are needed at national and local level to protect populations from harm from gambling […]
Sian Griffiths: Inequality matters
Reducing health inequalities, even in affluent areas, needs to be a priority for government and society, say Sian Griffiths and colleagues […]
Sian M Griffiths: £1 housing scheme helps tackle health inequalities
Good housing is a prerequisite for good health. When he was constructing the welfare state, William Beveridge named squalor—which he said resulted from a shortage of good houses—as one of the five giants standing in the way of social progress. There is a growing body of evidence which shows a correlation between poor housing and […]
Harry HX Wang and Sian M Griffiths: A primary care oriented approach to pursue population health in China
From Healthy China 2020 to Healthy China 2030 Seven decades ago, China’s healthcare was characterised by barefoot doctors who demonstrated the contribution of primary care to improved population health. Subsequent reform, however, restructured the healthcare delivery model to focus on providing curative care in a market driven system as opposed to spending on preventive care. […]
Sian M Griffiths: How to implement handwashing with soap in schools
11 March 2016 was an important day for global public health. It was the day the UN adopted a hygiene indicator as part of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6–the goal that covers the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, and which will guide funding and policy in this area for the […]