National and sub-national exposure to ambient fine particulate matter PM2.5 and its attributable burden of disease in Iran from 1990 to 2016 (Publications)
Ambient particulate matter is a public health concern. We aimed (1) to estimate national and provincial long-term exposure of Iranians to ambient particulate matter (PM)
Vector Biology | Research at Swiss TPH (Page)
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Unit | Vector Biology Epidemiology and Public Health Vector Biology New Vector Control Interventions Vector Research and Control Vectors are organisms that do not cause disease themselves but spread infections [...] tools for the surveillance and control of mosquitoes and offer services to industry for testing public health pesticide products. The unit is also actively contributing to research training and capacity building
Adverse cardiovascular effects of traffic noise with a focus on nighttime noise and the new WHO noise guidelines (Publications)
review focuses on the consequences of nighttime noise. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Public Health, Volume 41 is April 1, 2020. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/pag [...] Exposure to traffic noise is associated with stress and sleep disturbances. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently concluded that road traffic noise increases the risk for ischemic heart disease
Study Panel on Upcoming Technologies to measure Non-Ionizing Radiation and Cognition (Page)
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Environmental Exposures and Health , Sensoring and Environmental Epidemiology Involved Departments: Epidemiology and Public Health Associated Units: Physical Hazards and Health Contract: 02.02.2018 - 31 [...] Involved Regions: Europe and Central Asia Involved Countries: Switzerland, France Related Publications All Publications Eeftens M, Pujol S, Klaiber A, Chopard G, Riss A, Smayra F, Flückiger B, Gehin T, Diallo [...] cognitive performance, health-related quality of life and sleep. Environ Res...
Mosquito Biology and Control (Page)
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mosquitoes and test public health pesticide products to generate data needed for decision making on their recommendation for public health use. Malaria Malaria Vaccines Surveillance and Health Systems Malaria [...] Read more A Quality Label for Mosquito Repellents Swiss TPH has extensive experience in testing public health pesticide products for many years. In collaboration with manufacturing industry and research [...] in West Africa Links Ifakara Health Institute Malvec-Project European...
Penser la médecine communautaire s'apprend aves les pairs (Publications)
legitimacy of health insurers intervening in the management of depression. They found that health insurers put pressure on public authorities during the development of legislation governing the health system
Can a smoking ban save your heart? (Publications)
paper evaluates the causal effect of environmental tobacco exposure on health by exploiting the time and geographical variation in public-place smoking bans implemented in Switzerland between 2007 and 2011 [...] infarction, which allow to measure the short-run effects of the policy on an objective metric of health. We show that the incidence of acute myocardial infarction decreases by approximately 8% immediately [...] policy was effective in reducing the negative externality of smoking with...
Society and Civic Engagement | Swiss TPH (Page)
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sustainable health systems. We tailor evidence-based policies and programs for sustainability across different social-ecological systems. Adolescent Health Ageing and Health Gender and Health Health Promotion [...] determinants of health, along the life course in different societies. We engage with public health policies and programs from a local to global level with a focus on sexual and reproductive health, disease control [...] Civic Engagement Striving for social justice in health and...
Work with Us | Jobs and Careers at Swiss TPH (Page)
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Working at Swiss TPH The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) is a world-leading institute in global health, with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries. Associated with [...] Swiss TPH focusing on climate change, environment and health, infectious and non-communicable diseases, societal and cultural context, and health systems and policies. Swiss TPH is an equal opportunity [...] generous maintenance allowances according to the number of eligible children. Heal...
Research approaches for improved pro-poor control of zoonoses (Publications)
through more comprehensive frameworks that consider benefits of the control of zoonoses to the public health, livestock, and private sectors. It is challenging to better assure food safety in informal markets [...] and participatory and include intersectoral collaborations, notably between the livestock and public health sectors [...] of neglected and impoverished communities, at the intersection between livestock production, human health, and poverty. OBJECTIVE: To review research innovations...