Digital tools to improve parenting behaviour in low-income settings: a mixed-methods feasibility study (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Digital parenting interventions could be potentially cost-effective means for providing early child development services in low-income settings. This 5-month mixed-methods pilot study ev
Association between exposure to multiple air pollutants, transportation noise and cause-specific mortality in adults in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Long-term exposure to air pollution and noise is detrimental to health; but studies that evaluated both remain limited. This study explores associations with natural and cause-specific mor
Bidirectional associations between sleep problems and behavioural difficulties and health-related quality of life in adolescents: evidence from the... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Sleep problems show associations with negative outcomes in both physical and mental health in adolescents, but the associations may be reciprocal. We aimed to assess bidirectional associat
P-4 Swiss Learning Health System (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/p-4-swiss-learning-health-system
In learning health systems (LHS), the research agenda is collaboratively developed to be responsive to current health system needs and to facilitate the flow of information at levels of policy, resea
Beyond seasonal suffering: Effects of Pollen on Cardiorespiratory Health and Allergies (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/beyond-seasonal-suffering-effects-of-pollen-on-cardiorespiratory-health-and-allergies
As climate change increases the duration and intensity of the pollen season, allergies to airborne pollen are increasingly common in Europe. Yet, it is not well recognized that high pollen concentrati
The Last Mile: Novel Tools and Strategies for Breaking Schistosomiasis Transmission (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/the-last-mile-novel-tools-and-strategies-for-breaking-schistosomiasis-transmission
Background: Global elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem is set as target in the new World Health Organization’s Neglected Tropical Diseases Roadmap for 2030. Due to a long history
Stratified Host-Directed Therapy for Rifampicin-Resistant TB: A Randomized Controlled Multi-Centre Trial (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/project-detail/project/stratified-host-directed-therapy-for-rifampicin-resistant-tb-a-randomized-controlled-multi-centre-trial
Tuberculosis (TB) has historically been the most common infectious cause of death globally, surpassed only recently (and presumably temporarily) by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. TB treatment is lengt
